The Walled Cities

The Walled Cities

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**Previously Featured in Wattpad Picks, Undiscovered for now.**Earth. Two hundred years after the fall of civilization, the remains of mankind have divided into two groups: those that wish to carry on some sense of civilization live inside one of the great Walled Cities, while others prefer to live outside these cities in the vast wilds. Compared to these wilds, the Walled Cities is a sanctuary for polite society. Seventeen year old Z is one of these outsiders. Due to his heritage and choice to live outside the Walled Cities, he is seen as untrustworthy by many. All he wants is to help his sister in law, his brother and their two children, survive and run the small farm they live on. To do this he hunts and traps the wild animals that roam the wilderness, and sells their skins to the merchants of the Walled Cities. They are the only ones who have the money and supplies his family needs to survive each year. Without them or the cities and ports, his life would come to a grinding halt. Z has always tried to respect the laws and customs of the Walled Cities, but an encounter with a guard goes horribly wrong. Fleeing from the city and one of the few men who trusted him, Z encounters a stranger under unique circumstances. He and the stranger will have to work together as Z knows the stranger will not survive alone, and he will have need of their talents soon. Between them, they will undertake some of the hardest trials the world has to throw at them. Lives will be lost, cities will crumble, and Z will have to make the hardest decision of his life. #754 in Science Fiction 10/17/17#571 in Science Fiction 10/19/17#434 in Science Fiction 11/13/17#347 in Science Fiction 11/19/17#203 in Science Fiction 1/24/18#158 in Science Fiction 1/26/18#142 in Science Fiction 2/6/18#123 in Science Fiction 2/9/18#59 in Science Fiction 2/22/18#50 in Science Fiction 5/7/20First published in October 2017Images used are not mine, Copyrights belong to respective artists.…

A Frigid Journey

A Frigid Journey

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Bracken was a fairly ordinary guy. He went to school, participated in outdoors schools, and spent as much time as possible honing his skills in the wild. Raised in a world where living off the grid was becoming outdated as people flocked to the cities, he ignored the social norms and continued to practice as much as possible with his younger brother. Hiking in Death Valley had been his idea. Being tossed into a world of snow, cold, and strange beasts was not part of the plan. Forced to adapt to the new world as he accepts that there is no way home, will he succeed making this new world home or will the new land prove to much for him to handle?#868 in Adventure 6/2/17#675 in Adventure 11/4/17…

The Wayward Outlaw (Being Revised)

The Wayward Outlaw (Being Revised)

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Chris McCoy is a man with a dark past. While he may have accepted that fact at one point, and waited until someone brought him to his maker, he has decided on a different course of action. Now all he wants is to find somewhere to live out the rest of his life, however short it may be. Yet where can he go where the locals will accept a gunfighter and known murderer. Even if they did accept him, what will he do with his life, and can he ever learn to love another human?Sara Hemmingway is a bright young seamstress looking for some adventure in her life. All her life she had lived in a small backwaters town where the biggest thing that happens if an Indian raid, or when the crops are ready for harvest. Some people might like it, but she is tired of it. Then one day a young gunslinger blows into town, and her visions of adventure are changed into a rolling tide of emotions. Can she learn to accept what she has, and perhaps settle for this young gunslinger?Cover art courtesy of @SamMaze…

Dragon Tales

Dragon Tales

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Have you ever imagined a world where beasts from your wildest dreams roam. Where loved ones race against time to save each other from certain death. A place where magic is so common that not seeing it is rare. Stories that no one thinks can be true yet they appear in your mid all the time.Here you can find all of that. From a young maiden being saved from a fate worse than death, to a monster hunted by his own people out of fear. Where magic and love intertwine as loved ones fight to keep each other alive.So please pull up a chair and enjoy these unique stories. Comments and feedback are appreciated in any form. Works done for the Adventure Community or simply to help out my fellow authors, readers, and peeps. Sara Casten is the co-author for A Selkies First Swimhttps://www.wattpad.com/user/AdventureCommunity…

A Birthday To Remember

A Birthday To Remember

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Check out my Wattpad birthday story to celebrate 10 years of stories!…

Various poems

Various poems

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These poems are dedicated to my best friend and girlfriend Sara. She is my sun and my inspiration. Thank you for entering my life and filling it with light, joy, and purposePoems on the Moon and SunPoems on the SeasonsPoems about naturePoems on life…