St. Caleb's
This is the story of a life... a man's life. A man who is narcissistic, sociopathic, and a charming gentleman to no one. He hates people and loves pizza. His friends call him "Bob," but that's not because his name is Robert. It's because he has no friends. No one calls him Bob. He would rather stick his tongue between the cloven hooves of a pig than have friends. This man is the best person on the face of the earth, in his own mind. This man's name is Caleb.
The Wild
Gunther is sixteen years old and frankly, views his life as a drab story. When he is forced to attend a camping trip with his Boy Scout Troop, he grudgingly complies, seeing the whole escapade as rather pointless. The outing takes a turn for the worse when his best friend, Ethan, goes mysteriously missing… and no one seems to care. Unbeknownst to them, the oblivious campers will soon discover that they aren’t the only ones out in the wild.
Story Starts
One night, we had an idea. Sitting on our couch in the front room, we decided to try something new. Since that day, we have challenged ourselves to write a short story, or “story start” before 10:00pm arrives. These are those stories. Compiled for your benefit, these cliff-hanger stories are meant to entertain you, to frustrate you, and maybe even to inspire you. We hope you enjoy these as much as we did. Now, we challenge you to take these ideas and write like never before. Good luck.
The Key to Yamal
The Key to Yamal will take readers on an exciting adventure to an amazing world covered with medieval castles, rolling hills, murky swamps, tropical islands, and spiky mountain peaks. Filled with exotic creatures and memorable characters, readers will find themselves drawn into the story of five teenagers who must carry out a daunting task to aid their king in eliminating an impending rebellion. Join them on their journey as they discover who they are and who God is, while searching for their country’s only hope: The key to Yamal.
Adonai's Book
After escaping the clutches of evil to retrieve the key to Yamal, Samuel and his friends are thrust back into the hectic life of Castle Orthox, only to encounter the aftereffects of a heinous crime. Following their arrival, the young team is chased out of the castle by an unlikely villain, who is bent on recovering a mysterious book in their possession.
Bane of the Hylokar
The culmination is at hand, and something is stirring. A being more powerful and evil than Samuel and his friends could have ever imagined is rising from its grave. Will this be the end of civilization in the land of Domilia, or can the chaos be stopped? There is one possibility… it is a blade… the most powerful blade in existence… the Bane.
The Walls of Remant
Cortis is a peaceful city, filled with simple folk living simple lives. They go about their daily business with hardly a care. There is only one problem… the wall. For as long as anyone can remember, a massive, stone wall has surrounded the city. It has no exits or entrances, no trace of a door. No one knows what lies beyond… until now. When Seren, a teenager from Cortis, goes with her friends on what appears to be a harmless adventure, they end up where they never expected to be… on the other side.
Leaking Worlds
Following their narrow escape from the dreadful clutches of the Council Supreme, Seren and her friends are shocked to find themselves in a different world, unlike anything they have ever seen before. While Seren battles with the aftereffects of a horrible tragedy, the soldier Bruck goes on a covert escapade with a new, unexpected friend. Meanwhile, Seren’s mother, Ralya, and her companions are trying to find a way back to their home world, when the appearance of a deadly new enemy causes them to make an alteration in their plans. And finally, back in Cortis, an old shopkeeper and his young apprentice make a horrifying discovery that could endanger the lives of everyone in the city.
The Fate of Enalym
The doors to all Ten Kingdoms lie in the center of Melyn Toche, within the heavily guarded room known as the Velarach uma Enalym. The Axedarians have watched over them for generations, keeping them safe and out of reach of the Xortahn. But now, the vast Xortahn army stands outside the city walls, their solitary goal to gain access to the doors and use their new omnipresence to destroy every living being in the Ten Kingdoms.
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As this threat looms, Jeston and Samuel pursue a wicked enchantress spy who has breached the city's security. Seren, Malto, and Bruck carry out a secret espionage mission into the Xortahn's fortress, Exor Toche. Glen, Ridul, and Lyra, led by Ralya and Yanonelias, arrive at the abandoned continent of Usurvia and meet up with the group of refugees who fled the infested city of Cortis. Haan finds himself in a moral predicament when the traitorous leader of the Cortis refugees is reelected, and he must decide whether or not to work alongside his nemesis to lead the community into the desolate wasteland in search of a new home. Little do they know, they are not the only ones in Usurvia.
The Fickle
The Fickle is an adventure set on the mysterious Isle of Potato, where anything is possible (I’m talking literally anything). Told from the perspective of an eighty year-old walrus girl, who has an age-old vendetta on her mind, The Fickle will take you on an adventure you will never forget, even though you’ll want to.
The Fickle 2
The Fickle 2 is a choose-your-own-adventure story set on the Isle of Hedgehog and told from the perspective of a female spirit-transmogrifier in the form of a volcano. To some, this story may appear strange, but to the ones I actually care about, it is a deep, thought-provoking story that is rife with philosophical metaphors. You will enjoy this book, whether you like it or not.
The Fickle III: the III-Quel
The Fickle III: the III-Quel is a choose-your-own-adventure story set on the Isle of Ohcan and told from the perspective of Carol, just an average dude with crocs, frosted tips, a Tesla, and nachos. In a surprisingly multi-faceted plot, multiple characters will interact with each other, and events will transpire like you have never seen before. The endings are rife with skillfully evoked emotion, and the final plot twist will leave you drooling and asking for more.