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This is a short story about an autistic teen who took an adoption and a structure or in other words, a unique bonding. Read More
TW=trigger warning **=end of trigger warning ~-~=smexy scene @@=end of smexy scene MR=mention of rape _____________________________ This is about a boy who is being neglected by his family and is sent off to boarding school for the gays as his parents are hugeeeeee homophobes. (he's 17). His name is Zaine.… Read More

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A husband and wife press ahead with adopting a rescued child in the face of opposition from their own family. ************************************* Read More
Could you imagine being in your early twenties and finding out that your sibling has decided that you're going to raise their child because they don't want to? Luckily for you, that was just a hypothetical question, but for Scarlet, this was her life. Scarlet was an aspiring actress before… Read More
WEB OF MISERICORDIA HOME FOR UNWED MOTHER'S - THIS CHAPTER BLEEDS IN IT'S OWN RIGHT...., for the thousands of Women's lives, they assisted and shattered. Read More

Short Story / Memoir

February 18, 2021

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My name is Ryan Anderson. Shortly before I turned 18, I learned that I was adopted. This discovery rocked my world. Twelve years later, I am finally ready to talk about who I am and where I came from. This is my story, told for the first time. I am… Read More

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Kenzie Burton has been plagued by the same nightmare for as long as she can remember; a scuffed shoe, thinking her mom is going to be mad at her because of the shoe, making faces at her best friend from across the room, and then a single gunshot, before everything… Read More
my brother and i always connected deeply with rapper nf's song how could you leave us, written about his distant relationship with his drug addict mom who eventually od'd. i rewrote it to describe our relationship with our biological mother shelawnda for an english assignment. Read More

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This is the story of about the day I got my name. Read More

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Kate McCallister dissolved into tears when the doctor announced the reason behind her younger sister, Reagan's recent bizarre behaviors. She had a serious mental illness. The illness made her do things she would have never done before she got sick, like marry an abusive man. Take a journey with Kate… Read More
Even though your dreams may have perished you cannot say " no" to living. Human existence is all about going on , raising yourself every time you fall. This is a continuation of the earlier story with the same name. Read More
At times, I get very reflective about my life, the decisions I have made and those who have influenced me along the way. Read More
DISCONNECTED SYNOPSIS Disconnected is a fast-paced, coming of age, YA, contemporary novel, featuring an adoptee from Guatemala in search of identity, Namaya Chessgard, a self-deprecating and troubled teen. Sixteen year old Namaya Chessgard's story begins when she visits Guatemala to meet her birth mother. Though sad to learn the tragic… Read More
mia drake, "queen of the northampton hs," invites namaya, (usually in the nerd group) to hang out at her house. as namaya distances herself from her former friends, she begins to enter into new ( and dangerous) circles. Read More
Namaya Chessgard, 16 years old, adopted as an infant from Guatemala and brought up in New England by a single, professional woman, searches for her identity. Read More
I am trying to potrary thought of an orphan girl who gets adopted.will she be able to adapt to her new home? Read More

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Mayor Satch schemes to get Sarah's boss to give her a raise so he may earn her respect. Jennifer grows tired of raising Howard and explores adoption. Anella is caught off guard when Jim and Sandy team up with a new friend to vandalize City Hall. Read More
My Dad's rags to riches story and the search for over 19 brothers and sisters. Read More
Adoption is a dichotomy of emotions as one ages. Sometimes after a somber night of disturbing images, I’m left with no morning recourse but to ground the night’s dreams through pen and paper, hoping such working of the persistent inner-voices will rid the dreams of darkness. (Image by Maria Avrimonic) Read More

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Book / Fantasy

April 25, 2019

Heidi is a lovable person, hardly ever gets angry. But there are some things in life that can really hurt. Note: I started writing this story without knowing where it's going to lead me. Read More
Jack and Arty Mason are living the perfect life, until they adopt a new son into the family: Daniel. Do you really know who you're letting into your home? Read More
Romance, family, and faith are three words that summarize the fascinating story of Dr. Kelly and her new patient Sarah. There is a mystery between them and the more they discover about each other, the more they usher in major life-changing experiences. Yet in a world where stories are… Read More
the corruption of the foster care system is often ignored and here’s why. Read More

Poem / Non-Fiction

December 12, 2017

I am adopted and have recently been united with my birth aunt and birth mother. Read More

Tags: pain, adoption

Book / Other

November 27, 2017

Jack (aka Sean) and Mark even their friends lose their job on YouTube because it is being taken down.What will they do now? Mark and Sean get a kid?! Wait wait what was that sound? Read More
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