mchale postmodernist fiction

Sapphire is a dreamer. It was an escape—a paradise even, because who wouldn't want a world of their own? Who wouldn't want a place where everything is under their control? Little did Sapphire knew, most of the worlds she'd visited in her dreams were real. Sapphire loved dreaming more than anything else, but something has changed. And someone is after her. Her dreams were now a nightmare.

Beth is a fashion designer wannabe who unexpectedly got accepted into one of the best prep schools in the nation. She is creative and ambitious but secretly struggles with balancing being herself and conforming to people around her. One day, she suddenly found herself gaining the ability to see emotional turmoil as monsters and transforming to her idealized image of self to fight them off, along with five other girls. However, their magic comes with a price--it feeds on their emotional state and will lead to mental destruction if they indulge in it. To return back to their normal lives, they had to fight their deepest pain and insecurities and gradually grow out of them.

Beth is a fashion designer wannabe who unexpectedly got accepted into one of the best prep schools in the nation. She is creative and ambitious but secretly struggles with balancing being herself and conforming to people around her. One day, she suddenly found herself gaining the ability to see emotional turmoil as monsters and transforming to her idealized image of self to fight them off, along with five other girls. However, their magic comes with a price--it feeds on their emotional state and will lead to mental destruction if they indulge in it. To return back to their normal lives, they had to fight their deepest pain and insecurities and gradually grow out of them.

After a fateful encounter, the CEO of Xia Corporation, Xia Jiannan, thought that Wang Rouxi was just a normal employee working under the Wang Empire Estates. He did not know that the person he had mistaken to be a driver-bodyguard was actually the rightful heiress of the largest empire in the whole Zhong Country. Would he even realize the truth? Or would he mistake her again for somebody else?

Every person on earth has one thing in common with one another; wanting their lives to play out like a movie with a perfect ribbon at the end of it all. That's not how it is at all in our world. We harbor regrets, guilt, jealously, and pain in our minds with a wish to replay it. That way of thinking eats at us at night when the silence is our only friend, changing us as a person without even realizing it, but what if we could see these negative parts of ourselves. What if we could get rid of physical manifestations of our phobias, trauma, and repressed memories still affecting the mind? London, whose clumsy pride makes him a target in high school, finds himself in an ever-evolving world within the minds of unfortunate victims whose lives need saving, learning more about himself and how the world may just be able to rest when the peace and quiet are interrupted. He isn't the only one either, whether those people come to share in his vision of justice or their own sense of what is right.

In the heart of Seoul, Ji-eun, a talented and ambitious chef, is determined to make her mark in the culinary world. Her dream of opening her own restaurant becomes a reality with "Love & Kimchi," a place where she can showcase her unique fusion of traditional Korean flavors and modern culinary techniques. The story begins with Ji-eun's journey at Haneul, where she encounters Min-ho, a renowned food critic known for his harsh reviews. After a less-than-stellar review from Min-ho, Ji-eun is determined to prove herself. Their initial professional rivalry evolves into a supportive relationship as Min-ho recognizes Ji-eun's exceptional talent and offers his help in making her dream come true. As Ji-eun navigates the challenges of opening and running a new restaurant, she faces high stakes when top food critics arrive for a tasting. With determination and passion, she creates dishes that impress even the harshest critics, solidifying her place in Seoul's culinary scene. "Love & Kimchi" is a heartwarming tale of ambition, resilience, and romance. Ji-eun’s journey is not just about achieving professional success but also about finding love and support in unexpected places. With Min-ho by her side, Ji-eun discovers that the perfect recipe for success includes a dash of love, a pinch of innovation, and a whole lot of passion.

A summer to remember, when a girl named Miracle takes a trip to stay with her grandma in Hawii during the summer. Everything turns upside down when she finds out she can live in not only her dreams, but others as well. But, what she does not know is that her dreams wont always stay dreams... read to find out more.

What if your beautiful dreams suddenly change into dark nightmares? Join Akira and Aame in their quest to get back to reality

When she opened her eyes, she had inexplicably returned to twenty years ago, the first day of the apocalypse escape. "Classmate, you're a Superpower User, right? How about considering joining our special operations squad?" Looking at the man opposite her with sparkling, charming eyes, Xie Ning heartlessly refused: "Thanks, I have a team." "Ah, what team do you have?" "No team." "Right, you're beautiful, so whatever you say is right. How about this, you join our squad, and I will accompany you through wind and rain, and go through fire and water with you to clear dungeons and kill monsters." "Every single day, year after year?" "Mhm! I will work hard to make money, and only for you. How does that sound?" Xie Ning: ... After being reborn, her small Space has turned into a large, mobile villa, and she originally just wanted to live her own quiet little life in peace. Never did she expect to attract such a clingy, devilishly charming man. Question: How does one heartlessly and coldly reject a charmer? Waiting online for an answer, it's quite urgent...

Reborn into the past, Zhao Nuanyue is no longer willing to be morally blackmailed by her so-called relatives and be a puppet at their mercy. She will use her own abilities to protect her younger brother and personally take revenge for her past life. Her benefactor from her past life is in a coma, and she voluntarily becomes a bride to ward off bad luck, becoming his wife. What was a solo fight transforms into a tag-team takedown, crushing those cruel, malicious bitches and scumbags from her past life! That man: "Whoever bullies you, I'll kill them!" That woman: "No need. Just dote on me. I'll take care of trashing the scum myself!"