Emily Dickinson: 158 books

Aster wanted the new kid more than he’d ever want air to pierce his lungs. The distance between them was excruciating, like a knife forever lodged in his chest. Having Lyre so close, yet a million miles away, was akin to being held underwater, chained to his own death. And sleeping at night? Just...

The spinning ASI module slowed to a crawl with a barely audible keen, not unlike the echo of a tumbling barrel drum rolling down a grassy hillside—if it weren't for the faintly audible thump-thump-thump of adjusting machinery, it might have passed entirely unnoticed. Reagan felt herself rise almost...

It was beautiful and quiet night. I was sitting alone in my home, drinking my hot tea and listening jazz that is always relaxing me. I did not expect anything unusual to happen, just quiet night where I will enjoy in the music and then go to sleep like a baby. After a while, someone knocked on my...

A gust chilled him to the bone. The night was filled with starlight. It was a serene, glittering night that kept the world's children warm. But he was far from warm. His heart was in the icy, relentless grip of loneliness-a bone-chilling snare that threatened to break him like a twig. Winds...

Maya, and Talia stared off into the distance their silence settling uneasily between them. Since elementary school these girls had done everything together...until now. This was the summer of their senior year and while they are excited to be setting off into the wide world they will be going to different...

The rain played an almost identifiable melody on the roof. I lay in bed enjoying the welcoming sounds. It had been one of those days, in fact one of those weeks. It was all good as within a few hours I would be on an airplane and off for the well needed vacation that I had been planning for over a...

Betty entered the room like she always did; large eyes with her head tilted down to emphasize the fake innocent look atop her young lithe body. She swayed as she walked in with hips exaggerated to the sides. It was something new. She moved with purpose and seductive intent. With her tight yoga pants it was easy to see her curves shouting sexuality.

I’m working in a successful company almost 3 years. Every day we are in a hurry to make some money for the company and be on the list of top 5 successful companies in my country. I have different colleagues, men and women. I hang out almost with everyone and everyone like me as a person. I must...

He will come for you, if you offer. He will give the dying life. Give yourself. Give all. Of all, he will devour. Kallisto was still out in the field gathering olives from the emerging harvest. Usually, she'd sit quietly between the rows plucking the lavender and thyme that grew on its outskirts and...

And of course, I called him. He picked up with his manly voice. I said nothing besides, “Melting Chocolate.” I hung up the phone, and I sat there, touching my chest, feeling as though I was living in a dream. I had just encountered the man who made me melt, made my ice cream melt, made my heart...

Sunlight filtered in through the blinds causing Lauren's auburn hair to glow like fire against the crisp white linens. She stretched languidly, like a cat, feeling each muscle awaken and aching from her activities the day before. Moving was always hard but to leave everything you have ever known...

My name is Bethany Goose, but my friends call me Becky, and I just moved here to the small town of Spoonings to live with my father after my mother married a super rich chiropractor and decided that she totally didn't feel like raising me anymore.... on my 18 birthday... so I'm pretty sad about that...

I lifted the phone from its cradle. I pressed the concierge button. Settling back into the pillows, I waited while a machine voice told me all about the hotel’s offerings. I was only interested in one. When at last a real person answered, I sighed patiently as he, too, recited his required script. “How...

I’m in a relationship almost a year. My boyfriend is not from my country, so when we decide to be in a relationship, we actually decide to have a long distance relationship. Usually, people are feeling afraid to start this kind of relationship. Till now, I can say that is the best thing that I ever...