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See what your peers have submitted into the Radiant Prose Writing Contest. You can browse by most recent, top voted, top viewed, category, or search for specific submissions. Once you’ve read through the entries, share your favorites with your friends. Then, learn more about author Melissa Marr and her radiant books.

218 Votes

Keeping Secrets

453 Views

Isaac and Jason have a sort of understanding. Jason wants Isaac and Isaac goes with it-at least in the privacy of an empty school bathroom. But neither are quite willing to let the world know their secret.

romance, gay, homosexual
Submitted
April, 25 2010
202 Votes

Twilight Mists

417 Views

Alyssa was taught to hate and fear Them. But when Alyssa finds that she has strange powers, she has no choice but to join Them. Living in Gray's House, a home for the Gifted, she struggles with who she is and what secrets the villages may have.

fantasy, sorrow, pain, magic, darkness, light
Submitted
May, 26 2010
194 Votes

Naive

928 Views

Some ghosts are helpful. Some ghosts are lost. Some ghosts just want you dead. Gwen Pine starts to see traslucent people. Why is her ex-best friend acting strange? Can these two bond again and save their school in time?

ghosts, love, best friends, asthma
Submitted
May, 5 2010
184 Votes

Havely

1884 Views

Years after her parents' deaths, Kat finds herself faced with an uncertain future, an angelic companion, and a fear of being alone. One mistake may change her future as she knows it.

romance, fantasy, death, angels, fire
Submitted
May, 25 2010
177 Votes

A Life of Yellow Wood

404 Views

This was written, originally, as extra credit in my AP Lang&Comp class. It's simple in plot, but complex in interaction, relationship discovery, and growth. It's about adventure. It's about a pencil.

family, pencil, new york city, artist, america, change
Submitted
May, 12 2010
163 Votes

Bleeding Rainbows

591 Views

Dan and Jessa are old friends reunited, both of them suffering from the loss of something dear. Everthing seems to be going fine until longing interferes with reality and these two teens find themselves at a crossroads. Just an excerpt. Enjoy!

love, friendship, loss, fight, betrayal, laughter
Submitted
June, 5 2010