short stories

a collection of short stories (~500 to 600 words) I wrote based off of prompts given to me by my Instagram followers :] prompts are in chapter titles enjoy!

MERCURY

"..and just so you know, old sport, that boy eats hearts." copyright © donnastartt 2016

THE BODY

A beautiful young woman was missing. I knew I had a murder. I even had a suspect. But would I ever find the body? Would I ever be able to arrest the suspect without the body? Don't believe all that crap you see on TV shows. Follow me on this true crime story and see what happens in a real murder case.

The Whole Truth

Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is. ***** A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her...

Ask Amy ✔

BLACK MIRROR meets PRETTY LITTLE LIARS in this multimedia thriller where an anonymous advice website gets hacked and the dark origins of the site start to come to light. (shortlisted for the 2017 wattys, #1 in mystery/thriller)

Collection Of Short Stories

A collection of short stories and poems, usually contest entries. Each chapter is a stand alone story/poem. A Chance Not Missed - third place winner (prompt 33)

The Jock And The Nerd

Alexander Thomas has been waiting for this day for a while. It was the day he'd finally express his feelings towards his crush. This day had to be perfect and he wanted nothing to go wrong. Of course, when he says he wants to have a good day, the universe laughs its head off. This day had to be perfect, but of course...

fifty unsent letters

WARNING: This book was written when I was 11 and 12 years old so ignore all the mistakes and cringe-ness LOL Kennedy is in love. And by in love, I mean "in love." With a guy she's never even met. Yet for some reason he's caught her eye, and she has never felt this way before. Jake is just a boy trying to navigate hig...

Her Lies, His Truth || ✔️

When popular girl Kelly Anderson receives a letter from an anonymous admirer, she can't help but respond. *Trigger warning: depression and suicide [#17 in Anonymous] [#3 in Popular Girl]

The Candlestick Maker

It was dark. Anna and Matthew didn't see the ice on the road until it was too late. Now Anna is in a strange place with a strange man who has several arms protruding from his back. COMPLETE

Uncle Frank's Hobby

*Short horror story* Jenny is curious about her uncle's hobby. Once she finds out what he does, she suffers the consequences. *First draft*

Love Me on Valentine's Day || ✔️

Alexandria Benson received ten invitations to the Valentine's Day dance, but only one of them is The One. _________________________ #7 in We Need Diverse Books [8/12/2019] #89 in Teenagers [1/12/2019] #1 in School Dance [1/17/2019] #2 in Diversity in Lit [8/12/2019] #106 in Diversity [2/27/2019] #1 in Diverse Reads [1...

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Look around you || SoloTravel Competition

What do you see in the face of darkness? Monsters? Vast emptiness? The unknown? Or something else, something greater. Liberation? This is a story about a girl who finds a greater thing by simply looking around her... Hope you enjoy!

What Happened That Night

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Everyone knew Clara was in love with Griffin, the most popular and perfect kid at school - so no one understands why her older sister, Emily, murdered him. ***** Golden boy Griffin Tomlin is found dead, floating in his poo...

The Ideal Death

"In 500 words or less, write your opinion of the worse way to die." When a group of people receive an email from a killer who was once a Harvard professor, they think nothing of it. When the email claimed they were selected to participate in a study, they were eager to join. The only requirement was to write in 500 wo...

I Never Imagined ✔️

(This is the sequel of The Badass Diaries. It can be read as a stand alone) "Imagination will often carry us to worlds we thought never were. But without it, we would go nowhere." -Carl Sagan. Three friends never imagined that they'd be in their current positions today. As Carl Sagan says, our imagination will often...

Million Dollar Woman ✓

She was invincible and unfixable. She was the woman you'd been warned about since you could walk. She was the smile that robbed a million dollars, and twice as many hearts. {Written 2013.}

What Happens On The Balcony

...stays on the balcony the only separation between aimee and jace's balconies were the two parallel metal rods reaching just three feet tall, a rather ineffective barrier between the already short spaces. they could hear and see everything from their designated sides, so naturally it would be easy for the conversatio...

Cursed

"If only there were more of them with care instead of the curse..." Your one simple act of care can save the lives of hundreds. Word Count: 464 Written for National Geographic's #PlanerOrPlastic Writing Contest

Career Day

Meet Jazz after his father’s been imprisoned…but before the serial killer known as the Impressionist comes to the small town of Lobo’s Nod and makes his mark, forcing Jazz into a world of bloodshed and death he thought he’d escaped.

Hidden Truths|✓

When Olivia Parker is found dead at a high school party gone wrong, it seems obvious who her killer was. Wesley Owens was found next to her covered in blood. Obviously, he did it. The question was why. With the entire senior class attending the end of the year bash, it shouldn't have been that simple to get away with...

Love, Limeade and Deception.

Sheila was in love with Edward, there was no doubt about it. Their shared passion for Wendy's Limeade created an unbreakable connection ... or so she thought. Edward had begun acting suspicious, and Sheila was determined to get to the bottom of it. But what she found could make even the sweetest love story go sour.

Confessions About Colton

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Seven letters, seven confessions, seven clues. Elliot Parker has what he needs to find out who killed his best friend... But is he hunting down the killer? Or is the killer hunting him? ***** When Colton Crest returns, unhar...

If The Outsiders Had Social Media

It's the present day. Technology is available and the greasers learn to use social media. From Facebook to Twitter, and Instagram to Ask.fm, the seven boys and the others explore the wonderful creation of the internet!

If The Outsiders Had Facebook

Wondered what it would be like if the Outsiders had Facebook? this is how the gang from the Outsiders would act if they were put in our generation:) *all credits for this idea go to tobleedgrease*

If The Outsiders Had Facebook

The title pretty much says it all NOTICE: this is a very terrible book. I wrote it when I was v young and ignorant and I regret a lot of it. There are some touchy subject brought up in the wrongest way so please be cautious while reading and know I don't support the controversial things written any more. S/O to @the...

𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋 || 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫

Falling for Jaime Lannister was the most treacherous act that Joan Stark could commit. She knew her family would never forgive her. But she was in too deep now, lost in the depths of his emerald gaze...and she couldn't get her heart back from the Kingslayer if she tried. ____ "We don't get to choose who we love...

Prince's Angel

Gabrielle Delacour thought that travelling going on a trip with her sister's family to Egypt might be fun. Instead she ends up in a cursed tomb, gets killed by nasty-looking monsters, and wakes up... In Essos, in another world. A world where her eyes are purple, where dragonlords once ruled, where the poor and the ens...

Jaime X Brienne ~ A Game Of Thrones Fanfic

This is just a short fanfiction about Ser Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth. I made this just for fun, and it differs from the actual main storyline. Don't worry, there are no book spoilers. Enjoy!! { this is my first fanfic so im sorry if it's terrible :3 } [ ANOTHER NOTE : This is written on my phone so the spaci...