Grownupreads Stories

"Bridget Jones with a lot more wine! This story is hilarious, feel-good and relatable in all the best ways!" - Grace K @ HQ. She's just quit her high-flying job, and her marriage is coasting on fumes. Can Alice find a sense of purpose in the wreckage? ***** Alice's life isn't going to plan. She's tied to her phone, pointlessly managing PR for a sinking corporate megalith. She's become a bit player in her kids' lives, and her marriage is coasting on fumes. Forcing herself into action with a rash resignation, Alice sets out to make a positive impact on the world around her. But how? Meditation leads to napping, and her attempts to get closer to her teenage daughter result in the discovery of a secret that leaves her at a loss. As the months tick by and a sense of purpose continues to elude her, Alice finds herself forming bonds with the most unlikely characters: the young woman who panhandles outside her old office; the homeless boy who sits cross-legged outside the liquor store with his ginger cat; her own dog walker who, it turns out, knows a thing or two about developing a good crema. Testing the limits of marriage, motherhood and the Toronto subway system -- can Alice find her way into a purpose-driven life? Or will it all be one giant hangover? [*Wattpad Editor's Pick 2018*] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Readers say: "This had me laughing so loud that my sister came to check up on me to see if I'm OK!!!" "...the new Bridget Jones, a working woman's take on the digital age." About the Author: Working mother and red wine enthusiast, Renee lives in Toronto with her flawed but wonderful family (seriously, who left socks on the kitchen counter?) in a flawed but wonderful house (what *is* that smell in the basement?) where she writes flawed but wonderful stories about what it is to be a woman today.

Where in the secret to life the universe and everything is revealed. Who says entertaining writing has to have a story, or a plot? Why can't it be just a stream of consciousness, some interesting episodes from one's life, some regrets revisited, some apologies long overdue, some philosophical speculations and some plain nonsense to keep it entertaining?

Minerva McGonagall wants. She wants a broom and a career, and she wants Amelia Bones. But what happens when she gets everything she ever desired? 🥇 WINNER Quicksilver Quill Award ✔ COMPLETE **** Story contains non-explicit scenes of a sexual nature.

Hank was just a teen when his father committed suicide under a cloud of scandal. The disgrace forced him to grow up within the cold shadow of his once-promising life. Twenty years later, Hank is content with the safety of his solitude. Still, Josie arrives knowing more about the secrets of the surrounding society than an outsider should and forces him to face the ghosts of his former life.

After putting her dreams on hold, Layla gets the opportunity of a lifetime will this be Layla's greatest success or her biggest Regret.

Birgitta the nun, the grumpiest sister ever taking vows, is forever hiding in the Monastery. She wants nothing but to mind her own business - pleasantly seated in her favorite chair in front of a good fire - but is forced on an adventure, as a wizard suddenly turns up at the monastery, bringing her wayward manners and useless staff. The adventure, such as it turns out to be, brings heaps of misunderstandings, some hope lost, and a bundle of broken trusts. Birgitta the nun, in the end, finds herself on a quest, searching for friendship just as much as longing for solitude.

Following the events of Cupcakes and Side Effects, the press is breathing down George Alpha's neck while he deals with the aftermath of the Freeheart bank robberies and tries to figure out what the hell is going on. But just as he's closing in, his only leads disappear... leaving him with yet another mystery... and a craving for comfort food. *** New parts added every week ***

A WW II veteran struggles with the aftermath of a false truth; a young girl prepares to sell her body to a passing stranger; an ancient trapper sniffs the path of the wolf; a deformed fish surfaces; a mysterious track is discovered on the shore of a northern lake. Nine Lies of B.G. Davies is a collection of short fiction featuring new original works as well as a few remastered drafts. Some stories were previously published outside of Wattpad, and reworked here for the Wattpad audience, some have appeared on Wattpad in earlier forms, and others have been running around the hard drive long enough. It's time to set them free. "Unknown Artist: Bicycle and Snow, 1941" was selected as the Grand Prize Winner of Wattpad's Literary Fiction Networks's competition "Winter." "The Brother Goes First" was the grand prize winner of Wattpad's Margaret Atwood The Heart Goes Last Competition. "Seduction in D Minor" was the first place winner of Wattpad Romance Love Me Tinder Competition. "The Line in the Sand" is true. Enjoy the lies.

Gray walls. Gray clothes. Gray lifestyle. At the Ceremony, thirteen year olds have to choose between the underground and above. The people who live underground are tagged government haters, and those who are above are the government lovers. Or, as many like to call them, "Gover-Lovers". Emily Rinwood shouldn't be underground. But because of a deal she made years ago with her best friend, Scott, she finds that she is. Scott Owens never wanted to hurt Emily. But bringing her underground was important. He - and his other friend, Noah - have more than a few tricks up their sleeves. Harper, a crazy, energetic girl finds herself looped into the madness of the mission. Together, they team up for the quest that could shape the whole world.

WINNER: WATTPAD ROMANCE LETTERS TO LOVE, TIME AND DEATH COMPETITION Inspired by the film Collateral Beauty, these 500 words flashes are based on the poem cycle "Night Thoughts" by Edward Young (c.1745) and illustrated by William Blake in 1794. This work was selected to be included in the #CollateralBeauty collection.

A collection of sci fi and fantasy short stories. Some are new, some I wrote years ago and finally got around to posting here.

For the Unending Love Contest. It is based on the official prompt of the poem by Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore's 'Unending Love."

The first in a series of sea-themed short stories. A man returns to the place where forty years before his life was suddenly changed with devastating consequences. He hopes to find peace at last. However, the sea is not finished with him yet...

A factual personal recollection of Brexit night. 3.7k words.

On every timeline but one, Eliot Waugh is a brilliant but troubled magician. On that one he is the noble King of Filory. How can he be protected from the Beast? (Fanfiction based on Syfy's TV series "The Magicians")

Anthology of short fiction inspired by the songs of #DavidBowie (See second chapter for submission guidelines)

Fiction is where we give free rein to the dark side of the mind, to explore where it will go and what it will do when the constraints of civilization are removed.

A Novella. It is New Year's Eve, and the world is getting ready to celebrate. But this year, as midnight comes, so does an inexplicably terrifying fate. In a desperate attempt to survive, a group of strangers, brought together by luck and chance, flee westwards in a race against time - and midnight is not far behind.

After the war, Petunia Dursley finds that Hogsmeade is a far cry from Little Whinging when she takes refuge in the Three Broomsticks. As she and Dudley begin to rebuild their lives in the wizarding world, she must make peace with both her past and her present. ✔ COMPLETE ****** Story contains mention of (off-screen) abuse