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New Releases

A whole slew of books just as the school year is starting. After my bank recovers from Back-to-School shopping, maybe I'll pick up a few of these. Click below to read about all the books coming out this week.

Neverwraith by Shakir Rashaan Entangled: Teen

Being the new kid is always gonna land you in it. Yasir Salah isn’t like the other guys in his new suburban Georgia high school. Lately, he can feel something shifting in his body. Raw. Edgy. Volatile . Like his eyes changing colors and heat on his skin when some alpha bro comes for him…or how just a grin from the gorgeous, untouchable girl at school sends vibrations shooting through his entire body. Only it’s not just being at a new school. It’s a new town. New rules. New flow . And everything feels way smaller than his ex-life in Atlanta. All he can do is what he’s been keep a low profile and try to not be noticed…and keep his anger under control. But they never warned him. They never told him what he is. And they sure as hell didn’t tell him that the world is gonna need him.

All You Have to Do by Autumn Allen Kokila

In ALL YOU HAVE TO DO, two Black young men attend prestigious schools nearly thirty years apart, and yet both navigate similar forms of insidious racism. In April 1968, in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, Kevin joins a protest that shuts down his Ivy League campus… In September 1995, amidst controversy over the Million Man March, Gibran challenges the “See No Color” hypocrisy of his prestigious New England prep school… As the two students, whose lives overlap in powerful ways, risk losing the opportunities their parents worked hard to provide, they move closer to discovering who they want to be instead of accepting as fact who society and family tell them they are.

Sign of the Slayer by Sharina Harris Entangled: Teen

High school is supposed to be about studying, socializing, and marching-band practice. Not fighting vampires. Then one night flipped my world inside out―now, my life sucks. But it isn’t all bad. I’m at a slayer academy, learning things like the real origin of vamps and how to make serious weapons out of thin air. Every last one of them will pay for what they did. I’m doing great. Until I come face-to-face with the actual vampire prince…and I’m not sure of anything anymore. Vampires are supposed to be soul-sucking demons. But Khamari is…something else. He’s intelligent and reasonable―and he seems to know things about me that could change everything. He’s also hiding something big, even from his own kind. And when a threat from an ancient evil is so extreme that a vampire will team up with a slayer to take it down, it isn’t just my need for revenge that’s at stake anymore. It’s the whole damn world.

My Father the Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang Crown Books for Young Readers

San Jose, 1999. Jane knows her Vietnamese dad can’t control his temper. Lost in a stupid daydream, she forgot to pick up her seven-year-old brother, Paul, from school. Inside their home, she hands her dad the stick he hits her with. This is how it’s always been. She deserves this. Not because she forgot to pick up Paul, but because at the end of the summer she’s going to leave him when she goes away to college. As Paul retreats inward, Jane realizes she must explain where their dad’s anger comes from. The problem is, she doesn’t quite understand it herself. Đà Nẵng, 1975. Phúc (pronounced /fo͞ok/, rhymes with duke) is eleven the first time his mother walks him through a field of mines he’s always been warned never to enter. Guided by cracks of moonlight, Phúc moves past fallen airplanes and battle debris to a refugee boat. But before the sun even has a chance to rise, more than half the people aboard will perish. This is only the beginning of Phúc’s perilous journey across the Pacific, which will be fraught with Thai pirates, an unrelenting ocean, starvation, hallucination, and the unfortunate murder of a panda. Told in the alternating voices of Jane and Phúc, My Father, The Panda Killer is an unflinching story about war and its impact across multiple generations, and how one American teenager forges a path toward accepting her heritage and herself.

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

Henry Holt and Co.

There will be blood. Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in this villain origin story. Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood. The primordial power Laure gains promises influence and adoration, everything she’s dreamed of and worked toward. With retribution on her mind, she surpasses her bitter and privileged peers, leaving broken bodies behind her on her climb to stardom. But even as undeniable as she is, Laure is not the only monster around. And her vicious desires make her a perfect target for slaughter. As she descends into madness and the mystifying underworld beneath her, she is faced with the ultimate continue to break herself for scraps of validation or succumb to the darkness that wants her exactly as she is—monstrous heart and all. That is, if the god-killer doesn’t catch her first. From debut author Jamison Shea comes I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me , a slow-burn horror that lifts a veil on the institutions that profit on exclusion and the toll of giving everything to a world that will never love you back.

The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu Quill Tree Books

Clementine Chang moves from Earth to Mars for a new start and is lucky enough to land her dream job with Dr. Marcella Lin, an Artificial Intelligence pioneer. On her first day of work, Clem meets Dr. Lin’s assistant, a humanoid AI named Kye. Clem is no stranger to robots—she built herself a cute moth-shaped companion named SENA. Still, there’s something about Kye that feels almost too human. When Clem and Kye begin to collaborate, their chemistry sets off sparks. The only downside? Dr. Lin is enraged by Kye’s growing independence and won’t allow him more freedom. Plus, their relationship throws into question everything Clem thought she knew about AI. After all, if Kye is sentient enough to have feelings, shouldn’t he be able to control his own actions? Where is the line between AI and human? As her past and Kye’s future weigh down on her, Clem becomes determined to help him break free—even if it means risking everything she came to Mars for.

The Lightstruck (The Darkening #2) by Sunya Mara Clarion Books

Vesper Vale sacrificed everything to save her city from the cursed storm. After becoming a vessel of The Great Queen, Vesper awakes from a slumber three years after her life altering choice. What she finds isn’t a home freed from the terror of the storm, but one where its citizens are besieged by the even more sinister force of The Great King and his growing army of the lightstruck—once regular citizens who are now controlled by the ominous light encroaching on the city. And the people are all looking to Vesper, now revered as a goddess after her sacrifice, as their city’s only hope. To save the rings from the Great King, Vesper must contend with the obligations of being a deity to her people and the growing chasm between her and Dalca, the prince she swore never to love. Haunted by the guilt of their past choices and faced with the pressures of a city near ruin, Vesper and Dalca find themselves torn between the growing factions within the city and the royal court. But in order to save her city from the light, Vesper must face the power most outside of her control—the goddess within.

A Tall Dark Trouble by Vanessa Montalban Zando

Twin sisters Ofelia and Delfi know better than to get involved with magic. Their Mami has seen to that. After all, it was magic that cursed their family, turning love into a poison. Romance is off the table for the Sanchez women. They’ve seen the curse take hold enough times to know how that road ends. And yet. Sometimes a girl catches feelings and just can’t help herself. When Ofelia and Delfi begin having premonitions of a series of murders, the sisters know it is time to embrace their magical inheritance to get to the bottom of the mystery and save innocent lives. Teaming up with their best friend Ethan and with brooding detective-in-training Andres, the sisters set out to learn the truth. They just need to make sure Mami doesn’t find out what they’re up to. Meanwhile, in 1980 Cuba, Anita struggles with a different magical conflict. Her mother, Mama Orti, is a bruja who belongs to a secret coven of elders and Anita knows she will be forced to join the coven herself one day. She sees no escape, though the thought of staying and letting this future claim her is terrifying. Ofelia, Delfi, and Anita’s stories collide as each woman steps into her power and embraces who she truly is, refusing to be subdued by any person, coven, or curse. In this stunning YA contemporary fantasy, debut author Vanessa Montalban explores the interlocking struggles of three generations of women in one family. An unputdownable debut for anyone who roots for magic, sisterhood, and love.

House of Marionne by J. Elle Razorbill

17 year-old Quell has lived her entire life on the run. She and her mother have fled from city to city, in order to hide the deadly magic that flows through Quell’s veins. Until someone discovers her dark secret. To hide from the assassin hunting her, and keep her mother out of harm’s way, Quell reluctantly inducts into a debutante society of magical social elites called the Order that she never knew existed. If she can pass their three rites of membership, mastering their proper form of magic, she’ll be able to secretly bury her forbidden magic forever. If caught, she will be killed. But becoming the perfect debutante is a lot harder than Quell imagined, especially when there’s more than tutoring happening with Jordan, her brooding mentor and— assassin in training. When Quell uncovers the deadly lengths the Order will go to defend its wealth and power, she’s forced to choose: embrace the dark magic she’s been running from her entire life or risk losing everything, and everyone, she’s grown to love. Still, she fears the most formidable monster she’ll have to face is the one inside. Brimming with ballgowns and betrayal, magic and mystery, decadence and darkness, House of Marionne is perfect for readers who crave morally gray characters, irresistible romance, dark academia, and a deeply intoxicating and original world.

Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim Knopf Books for Young Readers

One sister must fall for the other to rise. Channi was not born a monster. But when her own father offers her in sacrifice to the Demon Witch, she is forever changed. Cursed with a serpent’s face, Channi is the exact opposite of her beautiful sister, Vanna—the only person in the village who looks at Channi and doesn’t see a monster. The only person she loves and trusts. Now seventeen, Vanna is to be married off in a vulgar contest that will enrich the coffers of the village leaders. Only Channi, who’s had to rely on her strength and cunning all these years, can defend her sister against the cruelest of the suitors. But in doing so, she becomes the target of his wrath—launching a grisly battle royale, a quest over land and sea, a romance between sworn enemies, and a choice that will strain Channi’s heart to its breaking point. Weaving together elements of The Selection and Ember in the Ashes with classic tales like Beauty and the Beast, Helen of Troy, and Asian folklore, Elizabeth Lim is at the absolute top of her game in this thrilling yet heart-wrenching fantasy that explores the dark side of beauty and the deepest bonds of sisterhood.

Never a Hero (Monsters #2) by Vanessa Len HarperCollins

Despite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family – and destroyed the hero, Nick. But her success has come at a terrible cost. She alone remembers what happened. Now, Aaron, her hard-won friend – and maybe more – is an enemy, trying to kill her. And Nick, the boy she loved, is a stranger who doesn’t even know her name. Only Joan remembers that there is a ruthless and dangerous enemy still out there. When a deadly attack forces Joan back into the monster world as a fugitive, she finds herself on the run with Nick – as Aaron closes in. As the danger rises – and Nick gets perilously closer to discovering the truth of what Joan did to him – Joan discovers a secret of her own. One that threatens everyone she loves. Torn between love and family and monstrous choices, Joan must find a way to re-gather her old allies to face down the deadliest of enemies, and to save the timeline itself. Vanessa Len’s stunning Only a Monster trilogy continues with this second installment, a thrilling journey where a secret past threatens to unravel everyone’s future.

#new releases #weneeddiversebooks #young adult books

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Otis Redding Foundation Releases Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Available Today

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, the Otis Redding Foundation is releasing a new song, “Show Love,” written and produced by students ages 12-18, who attended the Otis Music Camp at the height of the pandemic in 2020. The song is based on a sermon “Loving Your Enemies” which Dr. King delivered at Dexter Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL on November 17, 1957, and includes a live excerpt of the sermon. Dexter Baptist Church is a designated historic landmark and boasts significant African American history since its opening in 1887. Much of Montgomery’s early civil rights activity, most famously the 1956 Bus Boycott, was directed by Dr. King from his office in the lower level of the church.

“We are always proud of the students who participate in the music camps that the Otis Redding Foundation offers each year,” stated Karla Redding-Andrews, Vice-President, Executive Director. “This song was recorded during the 2020 pandemic in the virtual Otis Music Camp, OMC 2.0 using Soundtrap by Spotify Digital audio workstation. It represents the love and respect these young people have for Dr. King during the height of the “pandemic,” a word they had never heard before.”

The young people who wrote and performed “Show Love” are Sharina Cody, Daylen Clowers, Trevor Hudson, Ella Smith, Jayden Tolbert, and produced by Saxton Keitt, Isaac Gibson and Reese Soul.

For official lyric video, click here.

“My husband believed in giving young people an opportunity to grow through music. Our camps inspire them to write, perform, produce, and play instruments,” stated Zelma Redding, Founder and President. “We are excited about the new Otis Redding Center for the Arts which broke ground in Macon in September 2022. We will be able to expand our programs and allow more young people to grow their musical talents.

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gmambo · 4 years

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This Week...

This week, I'm going to publish a poem on a website called "Antiliterary."

I'll read Madame Bovary as well. That's for a class. The graphic novels on the same weekly list are for me, myself and my enjoyment, thank you very much.

But most of all, I will write.

I have a fiction workshop piece due a week from Tuesday, so I'm going to finish a series of flashes I conceived not too long ago.

To maximize my success, I plan to imitate this man here:

When my time writing is done, I'll gladly tell you more. Stay posted.

Also, a shoutout to Sharina L Martin for becoming my first ever Tumblr follower. I'm eternally grateful.

#tumblr #writing #inspiration #role models

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vsangelssparkle · 6 years

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Casting (Callbacks):

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8. Alecia Morais (Callbacks)

9. Alessia Mertz

10. Alexandra Bonnesen

11. Alexina Graham (Gerücht: ohne Casting dabei)

12. Aleyna Fitzgerald (Callbacks)

13. Alicia Burke

14. Alicia Burke (Callbacks)

15. Alicia Herbeth

16. Alina Bobyleva

17. Alyssa Riley (Callbacks)

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21. Amy Black

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25. Angelica Erthal

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27. Anne de Paula

28. Antonina Petkovic (Callbacks)

29. Aqua Parios (Callbacks)

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31. Ashika Pratt

32. Ashley Karah

33. Aube Jolicoeur

34. Azlin Nicolette

35. Barbara Fialho (Gerücht: ohne Casting dabei)

36. Barbara Palvin (Callbacks)

37. Barbara Valente

38. Barbra Lee Grant

39. Blanca Padilla (Callbacks)

40. Bojana Krsmanovic

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45. Bruna Lirio (Callbacks)

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64. Cindy Bruna (Gerücht: ohne Casting dabei)

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170. Maartje Verhoef (Callbacks)

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172. Madisin Rian

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175. Maeva Marshall

176. Maggie Laine (ohne Casting dabei)

177. Maia Cotton (Callbacks)

178. Malaika Firth

179. Mame Camara (Callbacks)

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205. Ming Xi (Gerücht: ohne Casting dabei)

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259. Stamatina Vlami

260. Stefanie Giesinger

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262. Stephanie Lyne

263. Subah Koj

264. Sui He (Callbacks)

265. Susanne Knipper

266. Symone Challenger

267. Taerlo Thein

268. Tako Nats

269. Tami Williams

270. Tanya Kizko (Callbacks)

271. Tarah Rodgers (Callbacks)

272. Tatiana Ringsby (Callbacks)

273. Toni Garrn (Callbacks)

274. Valentina Sampaio

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276. Vanessa Moody (Callbacks)

277. Varsha Thapa

278. Victoria Lee (Callbacks)

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280. Vika Ihnatenko

281. Wallette Watson

282. Wanesa Milhomem

283. Willow Hand (Callbacks)

284. Winnie Harlow (Callbacks)

285. Xiao Wen Ju (Callbacks)

286. Xin Xie (Callbacks)

287. Yada Villaret (Callbacks)

288. Yana Trufano

289. Yasmin Wijnaldum (Callbacks)

290. Yovanna Ventura

291. Ysaunny Brito

292. Zahara Davis (Callbacks)

293. Zoi Ageliki Mantzakanis

294. Zorana Kuzmanovic

295. Zuri Tibby (ohne Casting dabei)

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oots-digitalmedia · 3 years

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Queer Webseries: Kelsey

Title: Kelsey

Status: Complete

Creator and Producers: Christina Raia & Kelsey Rauber

Cast: Nichole Yannetty, Sharina Martin, Brennan Taylor, & Daniel K Isaac

Queer Creators: Yes

Accessibility: No content warnings, auto-generated captions on YouTube here.

Summary: Kelsey, a talkative, humorous, and often self-deprecating lesbian, has just ended her long term relationship. Or more precisely, she has been dumped. She isn't sure who could love someone with her bulgy eyes & crooked teeth (which people only notice because she points them out) and weird sense of humor (she laughs loudest at her own jokes, which leaves the question open if the other person did laugh, just not as loud, or if they didn't laugh at all). All she wants is to feel whole again and she is trying to do so by dating new people. She dates all shapes and sizes and comes to one really crucial realization: Everyone is fucking weird. So, where does weird become creepy, where does it become sexy and where might it become happily ever after?

That's what Kelsey's trying to figure out. She finds solace in talking to her best friends: Samantha, Tyrone, and Rowan. They all drink and make the most out of life by supporting each other through the bad and the worse.

Tags: queer main character, queer woman, lesbian

Check out other queer webseries here.

Please feel free to offer suggestions and updates!

#oots #queer digital media #queer webseries #queer fiction webseries #kelsey #kelsey webseries #christina raia #kelsey rauber

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whileiamdying · 6 years

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A happy couple's relationship unravels during a game of "Mafia." World Premiere: SXSW 2018 Written by Michael Stahl-David & Ana Nogueira Cinematography by Autumn Eakin Edited by Danny Ward Produced by Michael Cuomo Mixed by Darin Hallinan Original Music Supervision Evan Felts CAST Rachel: Ana Nogueira Ben: William Jackson Harper Jen: Ali Ahn Daniel: Zach Schaffer Jeff: Robert Godol Lovenstein Margot: Keilly McQuail Claire: Nana Mensah Steven Stephen O'Reilly Pete: Michael Cuomo Caleb: Brandt Adams Production Design: Alejandra Murillo & Susanna Stopford Co-Producer: Esther de Rothschild Steady Cam: Tomek Graz Asst Camera: Dan Lam, JoAnn Syrek, Rose Pooge DIT: Danny ward Script Supervisor: Danny Ward Location Sound: Odin REdd Gaffer: Matt Klammer Key Grip: Nick Bartram Swing: Tomson Tee Art Department: Katie Lobel Production Asst: Ross O'Connor Post Sound: Dolby Laboratories Online Editing: Company 3 Colorist: Jenny Montgomery Google Earth Art: Clement Valla Original Music recorded at Mag Motel: Keyboard / Organ - David Caldwell Mason Drums - Jeff Barton Bass - Matt Brandau Guitar/Vocals - Evan Felts "The Strategy" Written by Nick Blaemire Vocals by Beccs Produced by Evan Felts Special Thanks Jeremy Beiler, Natalie Clark, Camila Diaz, Susanna Fogel, Justin Keyes, Jason Kim, Justin Keyes, Myriam Schroeter, Harry Schwartzman, Geoffrey Scott, Stacey Seargent, Rebecca Seltzer, Sharina Martin, Allyson Volke, SAG-AFTRA, Beltel Lofts, Ver, Eastern Effects, Company 3

#IFTTT #Vimeo

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artwalktv · 6 years

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askoloskov · 5 years

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We Win from michael stahl-david on Vimeo.

A happy couple's relationship unravels during a game of "Mafia."

'We Win' is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/we-win

World Premiere: SXSW 2018

Written by Michael Stahl-David & Ana Nogueira Cinematography by Autumn Eakin Edited by Danny Ward Produced by Michael Cuomo Mixed by Darin Hallinan Original Music Supervision Evan Felts

CAST Rachel: Ana Nogueira Ben: William Jackson Harper Jen: Ali Ahn Daniel: Zach Schaffer Jeff: Robert Godol Lovenstein Margot: Keilly McQuail Claire: Nana Mensah Steven Stephen O'Reilly Pete: Michael Cuomo Caleb: Brandt Adams

Production Design: Alejandra Murillo & Susanna Stopford Co-Producer: Esther de Rothschild Steady Cam: Tomek Graz Asst Camera: Dan Lam, JoAnn Syrek, Rose Pooge DIT: Danny ward Script Supervisor: Danny Ward Location Sound: Odin REdd Gaffer: Matt Klammer Key Grip: Nick Bartram Swing: Tomson Tee Art Department: Katie Lobel Production Asst: Ross O'Connor Post Sound: Dolby Laboratories Online Editing: Company 3 Colorist: Jenny Montgomery Google Earth Art: Clement Valla

Original Music recorded at Mag Motel: Keyboard / Organ - David Caldwell Mason Drums - Jeff Barton Bass - Matt Brandau Guitar/Vocals - Evan Felts

"The Strategy" Written by Nick Blaemire Vocals by Beccs Produced by Evan Felts

Special Thanks

Jeremy Beiler, Natalie Clark, Camila Diaz, Susanna Fogel, Justin Keyes, Jason Kim, Justin Keyes, Myriam Schroeter, Harry Schwartzman, Geoffrey Scott, Stacey Seargent, Rebecca Seltzer, Sharina Martin, Allyson Volke, SAG-AFTRA, Beltel Lofts, Ver, Eastern Effects, Company 3

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ozkamal · 6 years

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aois21 · 8 years

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January 21, 2017

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It Calls Me Home✍

Horror Novel By Sharina L Martin

Just thought I'd share a little sneak peek, I still have work to do on it though. I love working on stuff like this🤙 Stay tuned for my visual horror novel "It Calls Me Home"📚 on Wattpad in celebration of my favorite holiday... Halloween!!

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Sharina L Martin (Sharina90) | Where stories live - Wattpad ✍

https://www.wattpad.com/user/Sharina90

Luminous Enigma📚

It Calls Me Home📚

Dead Ringers The Beginning 📚

Dead Ringers Dakota's Edition 📚

Check out my stories guys. I create my own covers and visuals 🖤

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It Calls Me Home.

Horror Novel by Sharina L Martin

As the world around me fell into chaos, the world in my head seemingly fell into place.

Prologue

Ember stands at the edge of the pool ready to get in, but she stops. She doesn't know what stops her. Her sudden halt almost came naturally even though it wasn't exactly what she intended to do. She begins watching as everyone enjoyed themselves. Splashing, shooting water guns and dancing among several other things. Her friends who were already in a Jacuzzi on the other side were relaxing and talking to each other. Ember wants to walk over to them, but her body just wont move. Her hearing begins to turn the sound around her into far echoes that begin to overlap each other. She stares at Avah and Dawn expressionless as they continue talking and laughing unaware that her eyes are on them. A calming anger washes over her like a wave, she doesn't know why she's angry, but there was an intensity that overcame her as her dead stare never wavered from Dawn and Avah. Like a magnet pulling at her actions, Embers eyes slowly look away from her friends then down at the clear pool water beneath her. The water shimmers and reflects the sunlight, she begins to stare into her own eyes that were looking back at her in the water's reflection. As if slowly turning up the volume on headphones, the echoes from everyone around her got louder. She became intensely fixated on her reflection in the water; it was like she couldn't look anywhere else even if she wanted to. Her breathing became shallow, yet her heart sped up as if it were going to burst through her chest. She could hear her rapidly beating heart as it mixed in with the sounds around her while she continued staring. But the intense echoes were no longer the sounds of people having fun, it was now the sounds of everyone's inner thoughts, and all those thoughts were about her. She couldn't make out what everyone was saying, it was like hundreds of mumbled sentences that only clearly spoke her name when it came up. The sounds of the voices mixed with her heartbeat became so deafeningly loud that Ember could see blood streaming down her neck from her numbed ears. Ember slowly takes a step forward and falls into the pool, it almost felt like slow motion as she got engulfed by the water. The water didn't give her skin the cold shock factor that usually occurs because it was oddly warm. From what she remembers the pool wasn't heated, and the day wasn't hot enough to warm the pool naturally.So why was it so warm?

Body under the surface, and sound finally silent, the natural reaction of swimming back up for air, didn't occur. The natural science of the body floating back up on its own also didn't occur. Instead, her body seemingly turned into led as she sunk to the bottom of the 11'ft side of the pool. In an unnatural state, her body turns and sits Indian style as she continues to sink. Her hands rest on her knees as she stares ahead without any movement or any blinking. Now, nothing was going on in her head except the same pure calm anger. It wasn't directed at anyone or anything, it just seemed to overtake her mind. Rather than drowning in the water she was drowning in rage. There was no room for thoughts or other emotions.

Once again like volume slowly turning up, a low whisper makes its way into her ears.

"Its time to go home"

Says the deep inhuman voice. Ember shows no reaction to the voice as she finally sits at the very bottom of the pool. She didn't even need to breath; it was like air became obsolete. She sat underwater as if she were just sitting on her living room floor, she continues to stare ahead as her hair began to dance around her.

"I said..."

Mutters the mysterious whisper once again.

" Its time... to GO HOME!"

It screeches out the last two words with a roar of sinister anger. Suddenly a long-disfigured hand that looks like it belongs to something pretending to be human grabs Embers face from behind her. For the first time Ember reacts with widened eyes as she's pulled backwards so that she's forced to lay down. When her back hits the pool floor she's suddenly outside laying on grass staring up at the sky. People in bathing suits surrounded her with concerned looks on their faces as the guy who flirted with her earlier is closely hunched over her fully dressed but soaked.

What the fuck?

Ember thinks to herself as her wet body violently shivers and her eyes were still wide with shock. Her hearing was tuning in and out as the guy spoke to her so she couldn't make out what he was saying. Ember begins to notice some movement on the top of his head. Suddenly, the same disfigured hand creeps up from behind his head and slides its fingers and palm through his hair. Its long fingers now resting on his forehead, It violently pulls his head back forcing the guys face to twist up into a wide unnatural ear to ear smile with his lips still together. His eyes bulged out as they stared into Embers eyes with a psychotic look. It was a chilling stare that silently said he would violently kill her for fun with that twisted happy face if he could. His mouth didn't speak, but his piercing wide eyes told the story as he began to lightly giggle. Panic consumes Ember as she lets out a loud scream then sits up and backs away. In the blink of an eye the hand was gone and the guy looked normal again, but now he looked alarmed and confused. Embers hearing was now back and she could hear herself screaming while the guy holds up his hands in a surrendering way to calm her down. The music was now loud and clear once again and the chatter around her made more sense. Ember looks around in search of that hand then begins patting at her own head for it.

Avah and Dawn run through the crowd and join Ember on the grass.

"Are you ok? What happened?"

Asked Avah with concern.

The guy answers for Ember with shrugs.

"It looked like she was drowning, I noticed she was under the water for a while but when I pulled her out nothing was wrong. No coughing up water or catching her breath.She was...well fine. I just couldn't get her to blink or focus on me."

Dawn looks at Ember with a funny look.

"Don't you have asthma? Sense when can you hold your breath longer than 15 seconds?"

Ember still confused, shakes her head.

" I don't know."

She says with a surprisingly hoarse voice.

"Did you lose your voice?"

Asked Avah with more concern.

Ember was just as much at a loss of words as everyone around her, was she going crazy?

"I just want to go home."

Whispers Ember as she continues trembling. Dawn shakes her head.

"You should go to the hospital."

As if Embers body had its own reaction to that comment, Ember slams down her fist on the grass overcome with anger.

"NO!"

She shouts.

Dawn and Avah lean back in shock at the outburst. As quickly as the anger came, it also vanished. Ember puts her palm on her head and apologizes to Dawn.

"I'm sorry, I just want to go home, please just take me home."

Avah and Dawn each exchange a look once again then help Ember up as the rest of the onlookers stared. They were all definitely talking about Ember now.

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Luminous Enigma

Fantasy and Supernatural Novel By Sharina L Martin

Warning, this chapter snippit has Gory descriptions.

Chapter 6. WTF?

I've Just experienced the longest and worst day of my life.

It's 5:00am and its a freezing dark early morning, every surface outside is covered with snow. I throw the last black garbage bag into a garbage bin in a dark unpopulated alley behind some random restaurants. I made sure to fill other garbage bags with unimportant junk to cover the bags I was trying to get rid of. I close the bin then hurry and walk off with my hands stuffed in my jacket pockets.

I stuck around long enough.

Going back and forth from my SUV carrying out at least 6 or 7 bags I was really pushing it. I was so out of breath considering I was a small skinny woman, those heavy bags really took a lot out of me. I look around my surroundings once again as I approach my expensive truck. I quickly pull out my keys then unlock and start it with a push of a button. An old man walking by on the sidewalk with his dog where my SUV is parked smiles at me. I force a quick obvious fake smile and immediately hop into my truck. I watch the old man walking away with his big furry dog in my rear view mirror.

"SHIT!"

I scream to myself while repeatedly hitting my steering wheel. I snatch off the hat I wore to cover my long blond hair and throw it angrily at the windshield. I was hoping I wouldn't be spotted by anyone but that hope just went right out of the window. The day started off so normal and ended with me throwing pieces of someone's chopped up remains in a garbage bin. I don't know how it got this far, and I can't believe I've taken it this far. But I'm not going to prison for murder! I can't! My life is finally coming together. I Just found out I was pregnant a few days ago and I'm getting married to the man of my dreams in a month. His ex-girlfriend came to my house threatening to expose to him that I've been sleeping with someone else. Not only would that ruin my relationship, but it will have him doubting if the child is even his.

He's been away for months across sea's helping different countries that got hit with natural disasters. They needed more medical help and him being a respected traveling doctor, he didn't turn down the opportunity to help those in need. He comes back and visits a week or so out of every month, but I've gotten so lonely with him being gone. He'll finally be back for good in another week, but as my luck had it his ex-showed up yesterday revealing she's been watching and filming me, she even showed me a printed-out photo of me and the other man making out. I asked her what she wanted and she told me to give her fifteen thousand dollars a month for the next year. My fiancé just added me to an adjoined account but there was no way I could just take that money out. We had a lot of money, but it would be such a big repeated noticeable amount gone that it wouldn't be over looked, it was insane. She also revealed that she knew I was stalking him before we dated. She knew I was the cause of their breakup because... I framed her by making him think she broke into his mother's business and destroyed the place. At the time, I learned that her and his mother didn't get along and even argued so it was perfect. Now, she had the raw evidence proving her innocence and my guilt on many levels. She refused to be reasonable and told me to take the deal or leave it. The tramp was a scorned gold digger who lost her trophy and she wasn't letting him get away without getting some money out of him.

"This is all so unreal."

I say out loud to myself.

I was paranoid and frightened. I couldn't get the gory scene I created out of my head. All the limbs and blood that filled up my tub, I was a monster. I sawed her apart and it's a vision that I will never forget. I murdered someone in the big brand-new home that me and my fiancé were starting our life in. I took someone's child someone's friend possibly a sister. The sick part is I had so many chances to stop...

I told her to take a seat on the couch, my mind was racing a million miles a minute. She continued rubbing it in calling me a whore and calling him an idiot. She went on bragging about how she would reveal the evidence to him if I didn't pay up. She laughed at the thought of seeing me as a poor single mother struggling to raise a disgusting bastard child on my own.She went on to talk about my upbringing and how she knew I was homeless for many years then upgraded to white trailer trash.I didn't understand how she knew so much about me. She laughed at the thought of me going to jail for the crime she was falsely accused of. The more she dug up my life the angrier and more desperate I felt. The thought of being found out was eating at my insides like a virus, I almost wanted to faint as the room began to spin. Finally, in a fit of silent rage I grabbed a small marble figurine sitting on my fireplace then came up behind her and hit her on the back of her head. She fell to the side on the coach moaning in pain while swearing at me. I walked around the couch and hit her three more times until she stopped moving. I backed away while looking at her bloody head and dropping the figurine to the floor with shock. What the hell have I just done?

"NOOO!"

I cried out in desperation.

"Oh no, oh no no no no.!!"

I look down at my shaking bloody hands then back at the woman soaking my white couch with hauntingly deep red blood. I spot my cell phone on the table across the room and begin walking over to it. But I stop in my tracks.

"No, I can't call the police my life would be over! I can't do that I just can't!"

I walk back over and look at her.

"What am I going to do?"

I asked myself as I continued pacing.I kept looking from her to my phone as if fighting with my instincts on the right thing to do . My eyes finally break the back and forth cycle once I stare at the hallway that led to the garage door. Quickly, I went and grabbed a big blue tarp from my garage and rolled her onto it. I brainstormed for another couple of minutes until I decided to drag her to my downstairs bathtub. After covering her the best I could with the large tarp I began to drag her. Suddenly, I started hearing gargling and moaning coming from her. She was still alive! I stopped dragging her and stared down at the tarp with eyes as wide as saucers. In complete shock I began to once again pace back and forth while covering my mouth with my hand as tears starting falling from my eyes. I didn't know what to do, I've come so far and if she stays alive my life is sunk. Not only would I lose my fiancé and my baby, but I'd have tough charges pressed against me. Him and his family would hate me! I love his family so much! I finally felt at home with them and it would all be taken away. My child wasn't being born in prison and my child wasn't growing up without me!

Mind made up, I grabbed her legs and continued dragging her to the bathroom. I finally reach the bathroom and sit on the toilet out of exhaustion. She continues making noises as I stare at the tarp moving around slightly. I then get up from the toilet and use all my strength to get her into the large bathtub. After again catching my breath I walk out of the bathroom and head straight to my kitchen. Grabbing a large knife out of a drawer, I quickly walk back into the bathroom. For a moment I just stand at the entryway, I had to take a moment to convince myself that it had to be done. Finally, I walk into the bathroom and stand over the woman wrapped in a tarp inside of my bathtub. The knife is squeezed tightly in the palm of my hands as my breathing gets faster and faster. The woman surprisingly begins to mutter something.

"Please..."

She says in a cracked painfully desperate tone.

My eyes fill with tears as the knife burns in the palm of my hands. The woman mutters the words again but louder. It was then that I knew I had to end it. I lifted the knife up with force and brought it down with all the strength I had in me....I stabbed her repeatedly. I just stabbed her until I was convinced that she was dead. Shaken, I drop the knife then back away out of the bathroom with streams of tears running down my face. Eyes wide in sheer disbelief at myself, my back hits the closest wall and I slide down dropping to the ground. My hands and my pink sweater were covered in blood.

"HONK HONK!!!!"

Back in the present I snap out of my flashback when a car behind me honks at me for not moving after the light turned green. I begin to drive again as I let out a long sigh.Where does my life go from here?

I then find myself pulling up to an apartment complex. I couldn't understand what possessed me to drive here. I park in an empty slot and just sit in the truck.

"I don't even remember how to get home. What is going on with me?"

I put my hands in my face as begin to sob. My face and nose are quickly wet. It felt like invisible walls are closing in on me, I've ruined my life and I've taken a life. If I would have given in and gave her the money that she asked for I would have been figured out eventually. There would have been no way of hiding it! And if I told my husband about the affair he'd drop me and I'd be homeless again. If the child was his he'd take full custody and I'd never see the baby. If it wasn't his I'd be out on the streets with a baby in my stomach. I love my husband but as nice and caring as he is, he could also be a ruthless person. The man that I had an affair with was married and has four kids. He ended things with me when his wife found out about us. She threatened him with divorce and taking the kids along with her money. Even if we did decide to just stay together, he wouldn't even have any money to support the two of us. He married into money just like I did and she made him sign a prenup. He was nothing but a broke pretty boy getting taken care of...I guess it's what we both had in common.

I look back up at the apartment complex then get a moment of deja vu, this place looked familiar. I look around at all the apartment numbers and my eyes are drawn to apartment number 22 on the second floor. I turn off my truck then step out into the cold winter air and look around once more. Snow begins to lightly fall from the sky instantly reminding to reach into the car and grab my jacket. I put it on and begin to walk pass a few parked cars in their assigned stalls before I stop in front of stall 22. There parked in stall 22 was a green Volkswagen. Feeling a chill from the breeze I shove my hands into my coat pocket where I surprise myself by pulling out a pair of keys. Hooked to them was a car remote, I stare confusingly at the keys for a moment.

These aren't mine.

I then instantly remember throwing her keys in my pocket amidst my panicked rush. I look up at the beetle realizing it had the same logo as the car remote. I hit the button and the car chirped and blinked.

"What?"

I then notice that attached to these set of keys was what looked to be a personalized green key hanging on a gold frog charm. I look up at apartment 22. Oh my gosh, no way. Is this her place? Now that I think about it, not once did I wonder about how she got to my place. She must have taken a Lyft. What are the odds of me ending up here...this is so strange. I gulp and a more worried look spills across my face. Is this a twist of sick fate? Being here was a really bad idea.

I began to head back to my car but a thought stopped me and I looked back up at the apartment door.The rest of the evidence to my affair had to be in there. I couldn't just leave it; it would lead the cops to me. I grip the keys tightly in my hand just like I did the knife and curse at myself. Hesitantly I walk towards the Apartment. Finally standing in front of the door I look around before I slide the key in and unlock it. I step inside and close the door, Immediately I'm hit with a foul smell. I cover my nose with the sleeve of my jacket.

"What in the world is that smell?".....

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