Turkeytown, a small turkey community in California, was home to several thousand toms, hens, jakes, and jennies. These weren’t just any turkeys. Rather, they were talking turkeys, communicating like humans. Although, it wasn’t acceptable to reference them as being human-like since Turkeytown turkeys feared humans. Such comparisons weren’t well-received. The rafter of turkeys all lived in perfect harmony. Well, ...

**Trigger Warnings** Bullying, War, Trauma/PTSD, Emotional/Physical Abuse, Self-Harm, Violent Content, Depression. Reader discretion is advised ***This is a work of Fanfiction, as none of the content is my original work. The characters are created by Stephen King and J.R.R Tolkien. The content belongs to MGM and Screen Gems, as the 2013 film remake of Carrie ...

We were safe for the time being, but it was no time to let our guard down. Levi peeked through the bushes, trying his best not to make a sound. He looked both ways down the street. All we could see was the crossing guard, Mrs. Hankins, letting children pass. “All good,” he whispered. “Come ...

Mom kept pacing the living room, back and forth, not saying a word. It would have been easier if she just had just come out and told us how disappointed she was, announced our punishments, and sent us to our rooms. She wanted us to apologize, to explain. Finally, I could not stand the silence ...

***Trigger Warning*** The Following Deals with Mental Health Issues. I woke up on September 23, 2019, and the first thing I saw on Facebook was an old friend from high school saying, “If you choose to be depressed and cry oh poor me my life sucks all the time then yes your life will suck ...

I will never forget the moment I realized being nice is cooler than being popular. “Our 2012 Prom Queen is…. Brooke Settoon!” “What? There is no way…” There are many things I don’t remember about grade school, but I still can recall the times where I desperately wanted to fit in. I believed popularity was ...

Trigger Warning: Bullying Read: I’m No Ordinary Girl, Chapter One, Part One The English teacher, Mrs. Angelo passes out the course syllabus and as soon as I get a copy I skim through to see what books we will read this year. The book title, “To Kill A Mockingbird” grabs my attention and I scratch ...

Trigger Warning: Bullying Chapter 1: Through My Eyes I lay at night in bed, experiencing unbelievable pain that no human should have to experience. I toss and turn throughout the night. I’m restless no matter how many times I fluff the pillows. Numbness and tingling throughout my limbs like a thunderstorm are brewing inside my ...

It has come to the point where I can no longer watch the news. Just opening my local news app each morning seeing the horror sickens me. Each and every day, there is at least one story about the unbelievable violence a child has gone through. Enough is enough. Violence against children has become an ...