A collection of excerpts of writing done during the month of November 2014 in celebration of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) by Corvallis, Oregon area writers. Genres presented include science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, and even comics.

Under the command of Jin Mogis, the Kingdom of Arabakia's Expeditionary Force declared independence as the new Frontier Army. They then formed an alliance with the king of the goblins. Now, their next move is to conquer Mount Grief, occupied by an army of orcs.Entrusted with an important mission to infiltrate and disrupt the enemy from within, Haruhiro and his team work with the members of Shinohara's Orion, Team Renji, and the Tokkis in order to break through the "Graveyard" benea...

The party has suffered crushing losses attempting to flee the Ironblood Kingdom. Kuzaku was cut down by Jumbo, and Setora was feasted upon by the orc’s great black eagle. No one had the power to prevent it. No one except the No-Life King, who has been sleeping inside of Merry. And with his awakening comes great upheaval.Now, the sekaishu has overrun Grimgar, eating away at the world. In this chaotic situation, the Frontier Army, the volunteer soldiers, the various races that populat...

G-Greetings. For those unaware, I am Isana Higashira, Mizuto-kun’s best friend, aka the girl whose advances he most recently spurned. There’s clearly been a development in his relationship with his stepsister, Yume-san, during their family trip, but it’s of no concern to me. After all, I simply wish to continue being his friend.Strangely enough, others have been assuming that my own relationship with Mizuto-kun has evolved, in a sense. Some, in fact, are under the assumption that w...

TikTok poet Shelby Leigh presents a moving and inspirational collection of poetry about growing up and embracing all the beauty life has to offer. The perfect gift for fans of Rupi Kaur, Connor Franta, and Cleo Wade.Shelby Leigh breaks up her poignant and reflective poetry collection into two themes: the anchor and the sail. While the anchor explores issues of insecurity, heartbreak, and anxiety, the sail focuses on healing and hope after the storm.With an ...

Their resolve renewed, Keisuke and Nito continue their journey through this ashen world, still searching. Though they each have their own goals, they now travel their path together as true companions. While looking for a map that might offer them clues, the pair arrive at a temple venerating a saint the people of this world believe in. At first, the temple seems to be abandoned, but in fact various other survivors have gathered around it, each carrying their own pain and their own story to...

Cameron Awkward-Rich's Transit, runner-up for the 2014 Button Poetry Prize, takes the reader on a constantly surprising journey through gender and identity in contemporary America. Awkward-Rich's academic prowess shines throughout, as does his remarkable ability to condense an essay's worth of thought and theory into a few poignant lines. A book to be read anywhere and everywhere: in a classroom, on the subway, under blankets on a cold winter night.

"Shaughnessy's particular genius . . . is utterly poetic, but essayistic in scope."-The New Yorker"Brenda Shaughnessy's work is a good place to start for any passionate woman feeling daunted by poetry." -Cosmopolitan"Shaughnessy's voice is smart, sexy, self-aware, hip . . . consistently wry, and ever savvy."-Harvard ReviewSubversions of idiom and cliché punctuate Shaughnessy's fourth collection as she approaches middle age and revisits the...

There's probably a house pretty much like this one down the street or around the corner in your neighborhood. You know the one I mean: the big kids tell you about it when they want to scare you. They tell you about the crazy old guy who used to live there who disappeared one night, and about the weird lights that shine out from behind the curtains in the upstairs rooms when black clouds cover the moon, and about the strange noises you can hear on nights when the wind is moaning and the thu...

Finding The Rainbow Over Land And Sea is the third book in our Land And Sea (with Lane and Shelby) series.In this picture book, Lane and Shelby will be introduced and they are the main characters. It all started when Lane and Shelby wake up and find out that the rainbow is gone. They search over land and sea and find one color of the rainbow at a time in a different location. In the end, when all seven colors are collected, the rainbow comes back and everyone is happy especially La...

READER'S TRAIL MIX: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES takes you on a journey through three unconnected stories. The story of "Fool's Gold" follows two brothers, Jeremy and Michael, near the end of their search to find their deceased grandfather's treasure in a small Arizona town. Along the way, they will encounter car trouble, overcome their differences, and discover how valuable their reward truly is.In "A Hero's Dilemma" a young knight named Garek and his best friend Trass arrive at t...

A new baby's arrival is an occasion of excitement and anticipation. Yet for a young child, it can be cause for bewilderment and distress. Hand-in-hand with endearing elf characters, author Emily Menendez-Aponte shows the way to help a child welcome the new arrival into the family with open arms!