Though I hardly finished anything I started, the amount of things I’ve written is ridiculous. When I was a kid, all I could think about was publishing my own book. I would tell myself about how cool it would be to see my name on a book in a bookstore. But, sadly, I grew out of writing. I lost interest in it. These stories of mine hid away somewhere, never to be read. Thus “Shadows in the Dark” was born. The whole purpose of this book is to give my writing and my stories life again. These three tales I wrote when I was younger deserve to have a purpose. Because, out of everything I’ve done, I’ve never been more proud of anything than I am with these stories. The mere fact that I sat down and wrote these myself with my own time makes me so happy. I can gladly tell my friends and family that these stories are mine. For a little background on when these were written, here you are. “Coffee?” was written during my sophomore year of high school, while “Set the World on Fire”
