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Short Story / Horror

December 13, 2024

Reads: 82

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A heartwarming journey into the magic of storytelling, inspired by winter nights spent with family. Discover how one father's tales shaped a lifetime of wonder and creativity." Read More

Tags: horror, family, mystery, drama, thriller

Deep loss turns to abiding hope... Read More

Tags: loss, family, hope, spring

Book / Romance

December 05, 2024

Unspoken follows Mia Harper, a Deaf woman navigating life with a fierce independence shaped by her past. When she meets Jake Lawson, a quiet artist with his own emotional baggage, their connection is immediate-but Mia's reluctance to open up and trust him threatens what could be a beautiful relationship. As… Read More

Tags: family, romance, college, deaf, asl

A Thanksgiving Reflection on Love, Loss, and the Time We Have Read More

Tags: family, reflection, sunset, gratitude, thanksgiving

Freddie Freeman, family man and baseball great, finally gets some notice from the media. He plays injured and after a serious illness to his three year old son, in the 2024 World Series and becomes its Most Valuable Player by hitting the first ever walk off grand slam home run… Read More

Tags: family, baseball, hero, biography, overcoming

Book / Fantasy

November 18, 2024

Jaycee feels different from her family. The day before her 17th birthday, everything falls apart, and she doesn't think it can get any worse. But it does. On her 17th birthday, Jaycee discovers that she is more of an outcast than it seems... Read More

Tags: family, supernatural, creature, legacy

Book / Action and Adventure

November 11, 2024

Reads: 1682

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Everest, a newly turned vampire without family or friends, grew up as a experiment rat, going through pain that left her with scars both inside and out. With her new change in appearance (do to the turning) her uses it to her advantage to track down all the organizations just… Read More

Tags: vampire, family, strength, forgiveness, never-backing-down

War follows you home. Home follows you to war. From the pine barrens of North Carolina to the streets of Belize, from the mountains of Honduras to the ruins of Mogadishu to the grinding occupation of Afghanistan . . . Smitten Gate is a story of war and family. Profane,… Read More

Tags: family, afghanistan, war-crimes, special-operations

Overview: A Journey of Faith and Resilience Kelly’s story begins in the sunlit avenues of California, where he spends his first five years. His early childhood is one of freedom and discovery, until a move to the serene countryside of Ohio brings new adventures and challenges. Here, in the heartland,… Read More

Tags: childhood, family, life-lessons

A young boy and his father experience the joys of Christmas. Perhaps, not as we might expect. A story to keep your Christmas spirits guessing. Read More

Tags: family, christmas, sci-fi

Poem / Poetry

November 02, 2024

My mother Read More

Tags: love, family, mother, daughter, mom

Poem / Poetry

October 29, 2024

Reads: 75

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A boy, excited by the hype in his town, used a telescope to watch a solar eclipse with his family and friends. As darkness slowly covered the sun, they gathered in awe of the rare cosmic event. Though some feared it was a bad omen, the sun eventually returned, and… Read More

Tags: family, poem, space, friends, ballet

Author: Bonem Pukhrambam The Bond Between Brandon and Mario Brandon’s life had always been a lonely one. From a young age, his parents had sent him to a hostel, far away from home and the warmth of a family. His entire childhood had been spent under the shadow of their… Read More

Tags: friendship, family, journey, success, failure

of step roles Read More

Tags: family, cozy, warmth, sleepover, living-room

Book / Non-Fiction

October 21, 2024

Reads: 392

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

This is a story about two brothers who were taken from their mother because she could not take care of them. They are put in a foster home in a world that they do not understand, a world where Religion and Church are more important than family. The only thing… Read More

Tags: family, brother, home, brothers, foster

Tags: family, murder, mystery, drama, suspense

In progress, a recount of my life and the experience of finding out my mother wasn't my real mother. Read More

Tags: family, mother, trauma, abandon

Tags: family, food, kids, yellow

We all come at some point in our lives -- to that moment of clarify -- when re realize how much love has clouded our thoughts and our judgments --- and how time reveals what was concealed. Read More

Tags: love, family, time, ties, bonds

Independent mind Read More

Tags: love, family, life, lifestyle, love-life

The next day, as I approached the office campus, I spotted her waiting just outside. My instinct was to keep walking, to ignore the flood of memories. But then I heard her call my name, “Bronzi! Are you not going to talk to me?” I hesitated, a storm of emotions… Read More

Tags: love, family, life, sad, college

Even Family Trees wither and die -- time and human arrogance has a tendency of destroying families and family ties that once seemed invincible and untouchable. Live long enough, and one will feel the hurt, the pain, the loneliness of seeing the Family Tree dwindle, wither and die. Read More

Tags: family, tree, roots, ties, bonds

A coming of age story of a girl named Tara. She tells her story of when her father named Rye went missed for seven years. Tara's father tells his daughter on the day he went missing. The Iron Badger is about family and friends. How life comes and changes everything… Read More

Tags: fantasy, family, comingofage, femaleimpowerment, mythology.-gods

cliff and anna montgomery are a happily married couple. they live on the montgomery family compound. they keep to themselves and when trouble knocks on their door, they have a protocol for this sort of thing. the compound has their own set of rules to live by. Read More

Tags: family, dark-humor, healthy-relationships

This is a short story I wrote in my ELA 30 class (for a personal response to text) based off of the picture 'Like Son' by Robert Gawthmey. I just wanted to share it, maybe get some feedback :) Read More

Tags: loss, family, heartache, grief, parents

Kirsti Blackburn reveals a long-kept secret: she has a 28-year-old son, Cole, who was fathered by former teen idol Logan Vandermark. Cole now has a son of his own, Parker. Kirsti’s dying wish is to protect Parker from his formidable maternal grandparents, the Richardsons, who are seeking custody of the… Read More

Tags: family, logan, lgbt, loganslegacy, dakkopec

Caught in a web of murders, Emma navigates the brutality with trepidation after her mother's murder. Each scene has a mark–her old result sheets. Read More

Tags: horror, family, mystery, crime, detective

Azalia was child in a farming village that was hovering near poverty but getting by just fine. She had friends, family, peace, health, free time, and happiness though she never had what one would call a luxury. She was happy. Until the bombs started dropping. She didn't know why. No-one… Read More

Tags: loss, family, home, community, civilians

The world was murdered. The world will live again, will rise out from under its fetters. So will the people. In the meanwhile, the Yemars have magic. The Yemars have magic, and they have each other, and they have hope. Read More

Tags: death, family, nature, freedom, oppression

Prince Taylor is just a boy that gets in a lot of trouble. Some say that he is spoiled and some say he has a problem with temper tantrums. His parents are very worried... so worried that they are sending their son to the Victorian Virtue Institute. This school specializes… Read More

Tags: family, identity, kid, sissy, transgender

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