What happens when a dreamer, swept into love's tide, meets a lover seeking stability on life's undertow? Simon Balzano and June McKenna's journey begins in 2007, when they first meet at the verge of death. They grow up as next-door neighbors and classmates with grand ambitions, but after a sudden loss, Simon struggles with the weight of responsibilities that drown out his dreams. Meanwhile, June, fueled by a burning desire to become a successful screenwriter, grapples with balancing her career aspirations against a future with Simon. Their story, a heart-wrenching experience of fragile love tested by fate and their relentless attempts to rewrite it - a gripping and devastating page-turner. Well-intended secrets and unspoken sacrifices, nurtured over a decade, threaten to flood everything they've built. Can their love endure the opposing currents that threaten to pull them apart, or will it suffocate along with their dreams?

Do you know how pathetic and stupid it feels when people just turn away from you for no apparent reason? When they want nothing more to do with you from one day to the next? Believe me, I know how you feel and I've been there. That's exactly how I felt. Because of two people I once called my friends. Mia and Hannah were the constants in my little world for seven long years. I thought it would stay that way forever. But here I am, two years later. With many unanswered questions and memories of that time. Being a teenager is already challenging enough, but having struggles with friends makes it all even more complicated. Back then, I wished someone with similar experiences would have talked about their worries. So here I am sharing mine with you. Trust me, you are not alone. And it will become better.

Do you know this moment when your parents ask you: What happened to you? And its not a good: You changed question, its a: You can not be fixed, one so you just shrug because there are too many words at once? This is the answer. No matter if you are the one in need of comfort, the one to understand or the cause. This book was written for understanding what happens in our minds, to cure our inner childs and most importantly to know it is okay, no matter the age. May you find a home between these pages.

I don't want you to love me If you don't want it too. So please, not just when push comes to shove Lead this fight in me to an end and say the words that will bury this love. 17 little stories and poems, written for those who are lost, want comfort, inspiration or just a way to escape this world. There are some stories that consist of pure dialogue, some that tell a whole story without mentioning any names and a few that are simply meant to show how some people see the world. "Beautifully written, but I would be happier if you had done the laundry quickly in that time." ~ my mom

What!? You are reading this!? You know you shouldnt judge a book by its cover? Right? Well, OK, I will spoil a little for you, but you definitely should also look into the inside of the book. The polaroids on my wall talk about different chapters of my life. It is a mix of prose and poetry on different topics like family, moving into a new country, about illness and of course about love. About different ways of love to be precise. The purpose of this book is, to show others that they are not alone. Not alone with confusion. Not alone with illness. Not alone with love. And not the only one struggling.

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

Love is so short, forgetting is so long. This is what Pablo Neruda writes, but who and why do we remember? This anthology examines how we experience life and relationships through our five senses: smell, sight, sound, taste, and touch. But more importantly, how do we remember when we have loved and lost? Embark on a journey through the body and mind as the story unfolds of the father's and daughters whose relationship flourished and failed, and maybe as it restores again. Eat your way through burnt toast and slick sushi spines. Listen to the cicadas and screaming. Smell the ocean and gasoline down the burning pavement. Touch a beloveds hand and feel its grip around your throat. But most importantly, see the life as it unfolds, for one day it might be over and nothing remains but the memories left in its wake. This is an exploration of what prevails at the end of love.