»My treehouse is gone« ,the child says to its mother. »It isn't gone, it just looks different«, she replies. »But it is missing my cars and my dolls and my lollies, my red shoelaces, and my cassette recorder.« For the child, it all seemed to be gone. »Whenever you want to feel like you did when being in that treehouse again, you just need to close your eyes and climb up the old treehouse«. Diary of 2007 is a collection of poems that reflect upon the unique challenges of growing up in the halfway digital age, imposing a journey marked by great emotions, the transition from child to adult, self-discovery, and absolute uncertainty. Blending personal experiences of loss, love, disappointment and loneliness with a philosophical outlook that resonates with the struggles and dreams of Generation Z, Ally Lancaster grasps the core of teenage life and adolescence.

In Gaze, a thought-provoking and deeply introspective short story, you will pursue the journey of an isolated man as he confronts the desolate routine of his life. Each day blurs into the next until a simple visit to the zoo unravels his carefully maintained distance from the world. Struggling with haunting thoughts, he embarks on an unexpected path of self-discovery. Through rich, atmospheric prose, Gaze explores the themes of loneliness, identity, and what it truly means to be human. A profound exploration of the human condition, this short story promises to captivate and challenge readers, leaving them reflecting long after the final page.

MONTHS AWAY FROM HOME- NEAR JUPITER The family that Lox left behind FOR THE SAKE OF ALIEN RESEARCH!!! -is no longer hers. They're no longer HERS. Most people think she's a bad person, but generally- WHY COULDN'T THE ALIENS BE MORE EXCITING?? -Earth cares little that there's 'Life' elsewhere. Lox unravels, giving in to the desolation. The resulting emotional fire spreads from Earth, all the way to the lonely crew on the RUOPA Space station.

I opened the box with hundreds of unknown, unsolved and forgotten stories. Every one of them is unique and I don't want to believe that they are true, but with every story I read for this stupid job, the thought that all these creatures and supernatural sightings aren't the fruits of sick imaginations, grows bigger and bigger...

The year is 2074 and aproximately 99% of the humans on earth have been killed or turned to zombie like creatures by a virus created at Pennsylvania laboratories. The person in charge of this research project: Aerie Walker, 15-year old genius and "wondergirl", now completely lost for ideas on where to go or what to do. On the other hand, 17-year old stowaway Layla is fighting for survival on her own everyday in hopes of finding and reuniting with her family. When the two girls meet, they decide to stick together, slowly revealing more and more of their past and their experiences to each other. The apocalypse challenges their ideals of wrong and right and as their bond grows stronger they have to face the question: Are they still allowed happiness when everyone they loves is gone?

Her name is Rose, she planted peonies and she loved. those were the words she has written.

From Nobel Prize–winning economist and New York Times bestselling author Robert Shiller, a groundbreaking account of how stories help drive economic events—and why financial panics can spread like epidemic viruses Stories people tell—about financial confidence or panic, housing booms, or Bitcoin—can go viral and powerfully affect economies, but such narratives have traditionally been ignored in economics and finance because they seem anecdotal and unscientific. In this groundbreaking book, Robert Shiller explains why we ignore these stories at our peril—and how we can begin to take them seriously. Using a rich array of examples and data, Shiller argues that studying popular stories that influence individual and collective economic behavior—what he calls "narrative economics"—may vastly improve our ability to predict, prepare for, and lessen the damage of financial crises and other major economic events. The result is nothing less than a new way to think about the economy, economic change, and economics. In a new preface, Shiller reflects on some of the challenges facing narrative economics, discusses the connection between disease epidemics and economic epidemics, and suggests why epidemiology may hold lessons for fighting economic contagions.

March 2021. A year has passed since the world hit pause. Hyun felt lost. Lonely. Trapped. Frustrated. The lockdown had quarantined his dreams away. He was starting to get sick of everything. And it seemed the only thing he had developed over the pandemic were three unhealthy habits. Austin didn't recognize himself anymore. The burnout had burned him hollow. Physically, he was exhausted beyond expression. And mentally... he was absent. Blank. Everything seemed futile. COVID-19 wasn't the only virus. Another virus called "Hate" was quietly spreading, infecting hearts and souls. This short youth medley delves into a scene from Hyun and Austin's lives, a story of two young adults struggling to navigate their day through the gray haze of the Pandemic in the heart of NYC.

Emma is a straight-A student at her prestigious boarding school. For years she's been trying to beat her rival Finn. With her scholarship on the line, she knows she has to excel at her English project, but having Finn as her partner turns out to be more complicated as she imagined, as her best friend Nathan acts jealous all of a sudden. Now, Emma must not only create the perfect project, she also needs to figure out her feeling for Nathan and Finn.