A Change of Heart

A Change of Heart

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[2020 Watty Award Winner] Alice Rhodes, an aspiring actress who gets a heart transplant, has to live her heart donor's life like it's a movie role, in order to find her identity and the life that awaits her in Hollywood. *****A heart transplant causes Alice Rhodes to remember her heart donor's life. Intrigued by the strange people from her new memories, she goes looking for them, only to find herself in the middle of an investigation of the absurd disappearance of an important woman. With her personality changing into her heart donor's, Alice navigates a mysterious world where nothing seems to make sense and yet everything is strangely connected. It's not long before she realizes she may actually be looking for herself in the missing woman, and as she yields to her new heart, she's longing for the one she lost.This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family.Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store.Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of depression, sexual assault, and violence.© Robert Peterson 2020…

Flights of Fancy

Flights of Fancy

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There is another dimension beyond that which is known to fictional characters.A collection of short stories, poems, snippets, vignettes, and everything else that crosses my mind and has no place in my current publications, or is waiting in the wings to find its forever home. Here is either where ideas are born, or where they go to die.We will be cruising at an altitude of morally dubious. The time is lost. The weather is sarcastic with a high chance of misdirection. Please, sit back, fasten your seatbelts, and enjoy the ride. Just know, there will be turbulence, and there is a shortage of chairs.…

Emerald City

Emerald City

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A boy dealing with writer's block and a literal thorn in his side receives a strange message from his friend.…

Long-Distance Calls

Long-Distance Calls

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Peter Charming, a 15 year-old socially anxious boy from Queens, joins an online game and meets Evelyn Tiger, a strange 16 year-old girl from Cleveland, Ohio, 404 miles away from him, who shares his same interests and passions.Through late night Skype conversations and simultaneous film watching, the two will engage in a long-distance relationship.But things won't be easy, as Peter enters high school and is targeted by bullies. The difficult situation precipitates after a series of misfortunes in Peter's life, leading him to question what he has and what he believes in.…