NJ Starling

I have been writing novels and stories since I was six years old, and dream of becoming an author one day. I admire authors like JK Rowling, Suzanne Collins, Veronica Roth, and Shannon Messenger. I am too creative to not write. It is my passion.

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NJ Starling

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The “Mad” Man

NJ Starling

2 min read

Everybody wants to judge, but no one wants to listen. In my family, being the oldest brother of five, I was supposed to lead by example—never do anything wrong.

But they won’t listen to my reasons. They don’t know why I killed my wife. To them, I am just a mad man. But they don’t know the whole story.

We live in a world where everything is free to those willing to risk anything to take it; thi...

Thriller

Fantasy

An Escape From Reality

NJ Starling

1 min read

I long to be in a place where time nearly freezes, where you can ride above the heavens without a care in the world.

I want to be in a place where all your wildest dreams come true; and the seemingly impossible is always possible.

Where the sky is always painted like a sunset with swirls of violet and Cotten-candy pink.

Where there is nothing to be scared or worried about and you are free to ...

Fantasy

Entangled Hearts

NJ Starling

1 min read

(The Lover)

In the twilight’s whisper, I found her glow

A sunbeam dance, of a flame growing cold

But shadows lurk, as fate weaves it’s thread

Two souls entwined, in dreams we’ve tread

Yet a tempest blooms within my chest

A paradox of love, I can not confess

While I’m drawn to her, my heart feels the strain

In this dance of desire, we inflict the pain

(The Best Friend)

In hidden...

Poetry

Romance

Below The Surface 🥶

NJ Starling

1 min read

It had been only a few weeks since Marcus died, my husband, and the father of our children, Lucy and Maybelle.

It had only been a few weeks, and another member of my family is gone. 8-year-old Lucy. She has been only missing for a few hours, but I sense something severely off about it.

I don’t know what to do, or what to think. All I _do _know is that it is a frosty cold winter—one of the co...

Thriller

Fantasy

Angels With Devil Horns

NJ Starling

3 min read

_ It is only a game_, I repeat in my head for the thousandth time. _It is only a game. _

_ _But still as I stepped up on the pedestal with hundreds of other competitors my heart began to race. _What if I don’t get picked? _I ask myself. _What if I _do _get picked? _

My heart beats faster as the 12 team captains scan us over, each detail of us being part of their long term memory.

Each team rep...

Thriller

Fantasy

The End

NJ Starling

1 min read

If only this world had shown me a little more mercy, instead of tearing my whole life apart. Brick by brick, the wall of safety I built around me fell. And page by page, my story burned.

I thought it would be wonderful here in the Magic realm of Lunarglade, but I was wrong. They all lied.

It all was a lie.

I step forward one last time, nerve pains weave through my whole body as I fall to my ...

Fantasy

Mystery

Spill The Tea

NJ Starling

3 min read

My heels click against the freshly-cleaned wooden floors as I make my way to the dining room. One of the maids has already set up the tea party but I want to make sure everything is perfect.

It might be the last tea party I’ll ever host.

It is near 12 o’clock, so the guests should be arriving soon, I scan the dining room when I get there—everything is nice, except—

I switch the seating cha...

Drama

Thriller

The Burden Of Memory

NJ Starling

1 min read

Driving down this lonesome road

The radio plays a song we used to know

Every note, a whisper from the past

A bittersweet reminder, how long can memories last?

Oh the burden of memories, falling down like heavy rain

Falling down on my heart, dragging me down to the depths of pain

I carry them softly, in my gentle hands

For the memory of you is a burden, one no one will understand

Late nig...

Poetry

Hide & Scream

NJ Starling

5 min read

Me and my friend Lola make our way through the town heading to town square, you can already see the kids gathered around, waiting for the game to start.

It’s just another game, I repeat in my head. But I still can’t stop the achy feeling at the pit of my stomach—like maybe it wasn’t going to be just a game this time.

Lola looks to me, a wide grin on her face. “I feel like we are going to win...

Horror

Thriller

Fathoms Below

NJ Starling

2 min read

The ship had seemed to have crashed months ago, days, hours—anything other than the 5 minutes I have been sitting here. The thought still horrifies me, thousands lost at sea, all for what? A few days on a cruise ship that was destined to sink?

I feel my stomach twist and turn like an amusement park inside of me.

Kevin.

He was gone with the others, I couldn’t save him—I tried.

But I fail...

Mystery

Thriller