Ohio stories, books, poems, and more

May 11, 2013

Shelves: 1

Sequel to Pride. Honor sees a return to everyone's favorite college kid Commie fighters. The Chinese have stepped up their brutal presence, but the rebellion has also gained size. But with a new leader and 2 years wearing them down, can the Minutemen keep up the fight? This story is… Read More

Tags: honor, uncertainty, lee, resistance, rebellion, swamp, defeat, minutemen, chinese, ohio, musician, columbus, aspen, lake_erie

Ohio Three

By dibbledabble

Poem / Poetry

May 09, 2013

Comments: 8

Shelves: 1

What right do we have to gawp at their lives! Read More

Tags: angry, press, entertainment, obscene, kidnap, ohio

Family Plot

By Tina Kaleal

Book / Mystery and Crime

March 20, 2013

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

Exciting new author, Tina Kaleal, gives us a mystery that is set against the backdrop of Salem, Massachusetts. She shows us a slice of small town American during the Halloween season. But, there is more slicing going on this Halloween that ever expected. Read More

Tags: halloween, family, murder, mystery, greed, gun, poison, money, danger, killer, plot, cemetery, headstone, lawyer, burial

I Saw Santa Claus On Christmas Eve(for Sexy Scarlett's Flash Fiction "Contest")

By hyperforce

Short Story / Fan Fiction

October 17, 2012

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A man describes what he saw while taking a jet airliner home for the holidays. Read More

Tags: fantasy, flash_fiction, science_fiction, short_story, holiday, robots, ohio, santa_claus, reindeer, christmas_eve, the_twilight_zone, berea, jet_airliner, buck_rogers

Pride of USA Epilouge

October 13, 2012

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The real last part of the invasion story, "Pride". With the revolution's leader down the epilouge asks what the future holds for the rebellion and America? Read More

Tags: love, death, humor, desperate, cowboy, invasion, debt, resistance, rebellion, buddies, chinese, ohio, part_three, national_debt, epilouge

Pride of USA 2

September 26, 2012

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The 2nd and final half of Pride. America didn't pay it's debt to China and the Chinese Army have invaded. Some college kids try to push back the Chinese in their local town in Ohio. When we left, Rob and his crew have made it into Washington Courthouse with a… Read More

Tags: love, humor, desperate, cowboy, invasion, debt, resistance, rebellion, part_two, buddies, chinese, ohio, communists, national_debt

Pride of USA

August 27, 2012

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

America has mounted up a huge debt and the Chinese aren't getting paid fast enough, so they invade the USA to collect. A colorful cast of college kids with a old school muscle car do their best to defend Ohio from the invaders. This is a story of patriotism and… Read More

Tags: love, humor, desperate, cowboy, invasion, debt, resistance, rebellion, buddies, chinese, ohio, communists, national_debt

Perpetuating the Species

By spencerphelps

Book / Humor

July 05, 2012

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

On one hand, Mike Lynch hates kids. He can’t stand how they scream all the time, poop themselves, everything. That probably comes from his father reminding Mike throughout his childhood that he was never wanted. On the other hand, that ice of indifference surrounding Mike's biological clock starts to thaw… Read More

Tags: contemporary, fatherhood, sarcasm, ohio, deadbeat, marion

El Gringo Through the Looking Glass: An Introspective View of a Year Spent in Peru

By dick1953

Book / Memoir

June 14, 2012

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The year is 1971. A 17 year old teenager from a small city in Ohio is chosen to spend a year in Lima, Peru. He doesn't know it when he arrives, but his life will be changed forever by his many experiences there. Read More

Tags: 97, ohio, peru, geneva, lima, afs, sap_vi_prom_, san_antonio_de_padua, american_field_service

CREEPY IS ALL IT IS!!!

By LostFriendFoundLove

Book / Romance

April 21, 2012

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Summary: Ones Upon a story about a teen, Katy Conner, of how she fell in love. Katy and Zack were meant for each other. How they meet is creepy. And what happens is creepier Read More

Tags: love, creepy, romance, magic, evil, teens, town, spells, ohio

THE SECRET DESIRE

By BlazinMaya

Book / Romance

January 31, 2012

Comments: 1

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17 year old Kira evans live with her single dad in new york,she has G????A??????? friends,an awesome life,but when her dad gets a new job,she ????§ faced with a difficult Read More

Tags: romance, ohio, kira, stefan

Blood in November

By Iceman69

Short Story / Thrillers

November 06, 2011

Shelves: 1

First page to my new book. Need review. Jake and his friend Robert are on a ride for there lives. Read More

Tags: love, horror, death, god, world, man, hand, fire, aliens, winter, cold, sex, car, tree, blue

Growing Wishbones

By TJ Askren

Book / Literary Fiction

October 13, 2011

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

In GROWING WISHBONES, two separate journeys of self-discovery cross paths through a web of lies and secrets. Jodi Keane is a happy young girl being raised by a single mother who works as a nurse to support them. The only father figure Jodi has ever known is her mother’s gay… Read More

Tags: abuse, gay, lesbian, sexuality, suicide, sexual, coming, nurses, florida, ohio, substance

Superior Ave.

By Thomas Frye

Book / Literary Fiction

July 19, 2011

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When Thomas Frye, a generally responsible businessman pulling paychecks to cover the gluttonous bounty of life's luxuries, attempts to escape an expensive heroin habit on a Cleveland-bound Greyhound, his summer declines into this true-life depiction of transcending addiction, exposing the sobering reality of social arrogance and the true degrading nature… Read More

Tags: fiction, high, adult, short_story, coffee, crime, addiction, problems, recovery, self_help, short_stories, heroin, cocaine, drug, anonymous

We Wish, We Dream, We Love

By a6agbkbm

Book / Fan Fiction

July 18, 2011

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

Spellbook is found & two sisters find a spell that will change their lives forever. Read More

Tags: fiction, school, magic, brother, weird, past, amazing, funny, cool, awesome, awkward, wishing, sisters, tokio_hotel, devilish

The Child of the Red Moon: Blood Circle

By Spectator

Book / Young Adult

July 11, 2011

Comments: 9

Shelves: 1

Shayne Davenport and his girlfriend Catherine have been going so great lately. for their anniversary, shayne takes her to a romantic spot. but happiness turns to horror when they are both attacked and shayne wakes up to find himself surrounded by people that call themselves werewolves Read More

Tags: love, loss, horror, teen, romance, hope, mystery, politics, story, twilight, drama, happiness, sadness, moon, beast

Holding On To Somewhere

By SoulReader

Book / Non-Fiction

March 30, 2011

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Kim Ndili is a goal-driven woman, who can yield a roundhouse kick and a frying pan with equal effectiveness while wearing a pair of five inch stilettos. But something has a hold on her--her husband. For eleven years, Kim stood by her husband and held her secrets. Her love held… Read More

Tags: women, africa, non_fiction, soulful, ohio, successful, carbon_, diamond_press

HAMZY

By John Dirina

Book / Children Stories

February 21, 2011

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

Hamzy is a hamster. He is also an actor. And quite a good one, too, coming from a long line of actors staging plays out of the Arch Street Theatre. He loves the stage, but more he loves to watch the motion pictures that humans show in the parks on… Read More

Tags: friendship, thanks, life, reading, tale, letting, trust, child, mother, dear, stories, loyalty, book, ages, stop

Regrets and Hearteaks.

By endlessfantasy

Book / Romance

October 25, 2010

Comments: 42

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Kristina's life went from perfect to bad, to heartbreakingly awful. Her brother committed suicide - she lost her boyfriend for "something else" and her mother blames her for her brothers death. Nothing could be worse. But, what will happen when Stefan's sister, Richelle moves to her area? Will things change?… Read More

Tags: romance, life, story, heartbreak, regrets, ohio

Alice In Nowhereland - A Young Adult Novel

By A Little Less Tragic

Book / Young Adult

August 04, 2010

Comments: 25

Shelves: 1

Alice doesn't have many expectations for the tiny town of Windfield, Ohio when she first moves there. But soon she hears the secretive whispers floating around her neighborhood, and it isn't long before those quiet voices are uttering her name... Read More

Tags: secrets, young_adult, teen, romance, mystery, drama, move, teens, high_school, fights, gangs, alice_in_wonderland, ohio

Annie and Abel

By Kairi

Book / Romance

February 14, 2010

Comments: 54

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(Prologue) Annie Harts used to live in a small town in Ohio, until her parents decide that their moving. Annie of course doesn't want to go and leave everything behind. But unfortunately, she hasn't got a choice. When she gets there, she's amazed by the setting, and also a boy… Read More

Tags: love, pain, rain, hate, lies, jealousy, happiness, dance, forbidden, florida, annie, ohio, shawn, courtney, cassie

Eight Years

By feathy

Book / Young Adult

May 30, 2009

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

By Babys black balloon makes her fly

Note: This story was written when I was age 12-13 in the 6th to 7th grade, try not to be TOO critical haha. Eight year old Rae Drayer has lived her short life in confusion. She has no answers to her endless stream of questions. Who is her father? Why… Read More

Tags: love, kids, teenagers, realistic_fiction, mistakes, years, mexico, montana, ohio

All Inhale the Downward Spiral ...

Short Story / Horror

June 27, 2008

Comments: 1

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babys black balloon makes her fly Read More

Tags: horror, depression, god, lost, gothic, suicide, light, sun, forgotten, dog, funny, kingdom, sister, chris, whale

Somewhere in Ohio

By DrunkenRam

Poem / Poetry

December 14, 2007

Shelves: 1