High School Drama

Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights, and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that ...

One Girl. Against the mob. This was no ordinary party. It was the first night of the Memorial Day weekend and Kat Koffman figured she’d dance the night away at a massive, East Coast rave. She’d go to the beach in the morning with friends from school. At least that was the plan. But when classmates Jodi Adams and Bruce Arnold found her, Kat lay unconscious on the second floor of a rat-infested warehouse. Beside her was an empty syringe—and a dead boy.
Jodi wanted answers—and justice. How did the boy die? Was Kat next? Why did the syringe look familiar to Bruce? And why did the ...

Only my worst enemy can save me now. Quite frankly, my senior year at Sweet Water High has been kind of lame. Okay, I got the lead in the school musical, but then I got stood up on Homecoming by Bentley Nielsen, the boy of my dreams. Even after he broke my heart, I'm still crushing on him. I know I should forgive and forget, but how can I when he’s never even apologized? My only hope of saving senior year is to win the state drama competition. But in order to win, I have to do a romantic Shakespearean scene with, you guessed it, Bentley Nielsen. How could this get any worse? One town. One...

Boy meets girl. Online. It’s one deadly web. Spring is about to give way to summer and love is in the air. Heather Barnes can’t believe she’s discovered the guy of her dreams—John Knox, a senior from a nearby high school. He’s mature, athletic, and handsome. He’s even a Christian. The fact that Heather has never actually met John in person is no big deal—or so she thinks. Against the advice of her best friend, Jodi Adams, Heather intends to go with John to the Junior-Senior Prom. Across town, FBI Agent Nick Steele is in hot pursuit of Billy Bender, a cyberstalker who is ...

8 Students. 7 Days. 1 Ticking Time Bomb. Earning extra credit was never this much fun—at least that’s what Rosie Meyer, the former Olympic silver medalist turned social studies teacher, promised her class as they set sail on the Chesapeake Bay during Spring Break. The students were supposed to learn first-hand how to respect people whose beliefs clashed with their own, while embracing tolerance and diversity. How could they know one passenger had come armed and was bent on bloody death? How could they foresee that each of them would be tested before their voyage was over? Or that ...

Bailey I’ve been invisible my whole life. Only one year left of high school and I will be free to shine. Free of my oldest brother and his best friend. A new beginning. One without Ethan. Ethan Two things I look forward to each day—basketball and Bailey. Both will be gone when I graduate. My senior year is supposed to be the year I make my mark. Win the championship and get the girl. Both are impossible. A standalone small town forbidden love sports romance and a guaranteed HEA. No cheating. No cliffhangers.. Adult contents included.

Secrets are like a spider’s web, impossible to untangle…. My older sister Cadence has just embarked on a clandestine life, and no matter the questions I ask, she refuses to let me in. Now that her ex-boyfriend is dead, it’s time for me to discover the truth--even if I have to go behind her back. Luckily, her new friend Elliott has been willing to reveal pieces of this secret world, one inquiry at a time. But the more he discloses, the harder it is to believe any of this could possibly be real. Vampires exist? There are other creatures whose sole purpose is to destroy them? Which side ...

It’s the first day of freshman year. These are supposed to be the best days of your life, right? Kara is ready begin this new chapter with her best friend full of hope and with her heart set on a finding a boyfriend. Kara is about to learn firsthand what life is about while dealing with the age old dilemmas presented to teenagers everywhere. Nothing ever goes according to plan. No matter how bad you think it could be it’s usually worse. Follow Kara and her crew as they traverse adolescence and high school in this new series. There’s no limit to the trouble they can get into by just ...

The truth will be published. Over his dead body. With a job a The Montgomery Times and her senior year ahead, Jodi Adams expects the best summer of her life—until her internship turns lethal. When a random homeless man gives Jodi a mysterious note, her first reporting assignment explodes into an expose worthy of the front page. His letter exposes a local doctor as a complete fraud and his clinic as a deadly factory. Across town, Jodi’s friend Stan Taylor deals with the horrific consequences of his actions and makes a startling discovery: His tragedy holds the key to Jodi’s ...

One life begins with a careless mistake . . . another ends in coldblooded murder.After losing his father in a tragic accident, 16-year-old Zachary Miller finds a brief escape from his pain in a one-night stand with Karissa—a perfect stranger. Four months later, she shows up at his door, pregnant with his baby. Zachary promises Karissa that he'll take responsibility and even allows her to move in, much to his mother's displeasure, but Karissa is not satisfied. The beyond clingy teenager starts to take control of every aspect of Zachary's life, driving a wedge between him and the people ...

The headmaster from Not-Earth is gone, but Brendan and the A.V. Club are on the watch for his return. Just when they thought they could find some semblance of normal, a new mystery foe threatens the peace of the school. What are the mysterious machines flying over Dutchman Springs Academy? And who is trying to steal the secret to the Headmaster’s otherworld gate machine? Brendan must look to a new ally to win this fight and find out who among his friends is betraying him. This will take him on a journey beyond school grounds where supervillains aren’t just publicity seekers and evil ...

One Movie Deal. One Fake Relationship. One Unexpected Family. Eva Bishop was a Broadway star—until her last show flopped and left her broke, pregnant, and out of options. Desperate for a fresh start before her baby arrives, she swears off bad decisions and fast money. But when a Hollywood producer from her past walks into her crumbling apartment with an offer she can’t refuse, Eva realizes some opportunities are just too good to pass up. Brandon Campbell needs two things: a lead actress and a believable date. His latest film is in trouble, his reputation is on the line, and showing up ...

The race to find the headmaster’s vault is on! But no one knows where he’s hidden it. What is certain is that the vault holds the key to the gate machine technology, and whoever controls the vault will have access to a door that leads to other worlds. Not-Earth’s military wants it. So does a gang of superpowered criminals who will stop at nothing to possess it. Only Brendan and his fellow students of Dutchman Springs Academy stand in their way. Can they discover the vault’s secrets and rescue the students kidnapped to Not-Earth by the headmaster? But the vault’s technology leaves ...

In this captivating anthology, "Baseball Dreams and Bikers" explores the fragility of dreams, the impact of familial bonds, and the unforeseen challenges that can shape lives. Each story immerses readers in a world where aspirations collide with the complexities of existence, painting a vivid portrait of the human spirit's resilience and the choices that define our paths. In "Someone Anonymous," the search for a missing piece of oneself takes center stage. As readers ponder whether they should be living a different life and if there is an untapped version of themselves yearning to break ...