Welcome to "Pages of Progress," a collection of short stories that embodies my journey of English language development. This book represents my dedication to improving my English writing skills and shifting my mindset from a Chinese writer to an English writer.   Throughout this collection, you will...

Pebbles, known variously as "Double Dip" or "The Orient Man," is in truth an orphaned 16-year-old boy who has been granted a full scholarship to Different High, a fancy private school with a unique approach to fostering troubled youth. Different was founded by the infamous "Mr. Redwood," a man with ...

"I, George Taylor do solemnly swear, that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States. And will to the best of my ability Preserve, Protect and Defend the constitution of the United States."  I uttered these words not because I was elected by this country to be its leader ...

Jackrabbit wasn’t expecting things to get so complicated. She’d joined Menagerie -- a group of art thieves who asked few questions and answered even fewer -- to get away from her monotonous life every now and then. It seemed like a good deal at the time, and she’d even grown to see her reticent acc...

Forgotten Wings tells the poignant tale of a bird named Oliver, adrift in a vast and desolate sky. Plagued by a deep sense of loneliness and yearning for companionship, Oliver embarks on a journey through melancholy and despair. As he battles the weight of his solitude, he encounters a whisper of ho...

HR worker Nagata Miho employed at the Matsuno Inc. Idol Agency receives an unexpected promotion to idol manager. Join her as she, alongside two other managers-to-be, begins to make her mark in the vibrant, scandelous, and facade-ridden world of idols. This story is based on a "Quest" (interactive st...

His dying uncle gave him a ring that, he claimed, would make him the Avatar, bringing him untold power and vitality. But at what cost? And how much of it was real?...

A husband and wife recovering from marital strife attempt to rekindle their affection with a vacation trip to Maine. In hopes of putting the past away, they look to the future, to the old couple running the bed & breakfast, and to each other. In a desperate fight for their marriage, they find themse...

With her mom off to work, newly-minted teenager Emma had the house to herself on a summer afternoon, and was ready to spend it playing music and watching anime. Instead, the apocalypse happened, life became a death-game/game-show, and soon she finds herself part of a crew looking after a group of ra...

This is about 'the runesmith' a with a different path.  ' I borrow book from my bro's without his notice which I do not intend give him back.. now I wish he know about that because now I might not able to wake up again!!!'...

The Stitched-Mouth Man is an urban legend spread by the townspeople of Woodsbury. Believed that the spirit of a dead bully cursed to roam the night and kill those who torment others, most don't dare to cause unwanted harm.But the legend has only one flaw; the victims were teenagers and Woodsbury Hig...

Based off a dream. A short story that is gated at 1,500 words, meant to be read in one setting.  "We humans always considered how supernatural beings considered us, but how would the characters we create see the writers that crafted them?"...

Based on looking at the sky. A short story gated at 2,000 words. Will contain slightly vulgar themes which will be uncomfortable for some audiences. A reflection will be posted that explains the thought process behind this short story....

Forensic anthropologist, Decca, is no stranger to death. Between traveling all over the state of Tennessee to study skeletal remains, responding to mass casualty events with her team, and sitting in bedside vigils as a death doula in her "time off," she's run herself ragged in her attempt to avoid l...

For thirty years, Garrick Iolcus has led the Pantheon Project to gather mutants from around the world to Olympus. The most exemplary among them are the heroes that use their power for the good of society. Villains that reject the Pantheon are contained in the artificial island Tartarus.  It is this ...

After decades of domestic conflicts and economic turmoil, America has collectively decided not only to outlaw guns and any form violent weapons, but to outlaw law enforcement itself. In its place, an all encompassing autonomous governance system that surveils, identifies, and measures all actions of...

Despite his name, Hiro Hierro never expected to become a hero much less anyone's Champion. Yet here he was, one of the many who were called to stand between civilization and a rapidly changing world. Too bad he is very much the wrong guy for the job. The other guy missed his call and Hiro is left st...

There are many names for those with special powers; Some of them are even accurate. Mediums, psychics, demon worshippers, freaks, frauds, and weirdos. I’m definitely the last thing, but I’m also a mirror-stepper. I enter a mirror, travel through the Sea of Psychic energy, gathering enough energy to ...

Raymond was an outlier, a revolutionary, an eco-warrior fighting for Earths survival. His naive passion for the cause is shattered when a horrible mistake forces him to face the reality of what is needed to save the planet. And the reality of what he sees in the mirror. Dresden knows time is running...

I screwed up.  Life in an isolated village beneath the mountains seems boring to most. But I love it. The vast forests hide many things, many secrets buried beneath roots and earth. There are many things to do, many places to see, and it never gets old. Spotting wild animals, gathering fruits, berri...