Stories by @elturner

The Hunger Games: The Shattered

Thirty years after the war, President Paylor’s peaceful democracy is shattered by a bloody Capitol coup. To crush the uprising, preserve national unity, and satisfy District demands for retribution, Paylor issues a devastating decree: the 79th Hunger Games will reap twenty-four children from the Capitol’s most treacherous aristocratic dynasties. When 17-year-old Julian Vane’s younger sister is drawn as punishment for their father’s treasonous broadcasts, Julian volunteers to take her place. Forced into "The Iron Gilded Cage"—a flooded arena built over the ruins of the Capitol's old broadcast network—Julian and his fellow Capitol tributes lack survival skills, but possess an intimate understanding of Capitol technology. Partnering with Livia Heavensbee, the calculating daughter of an arena engineer, Julian uses his signal-engineering skills to hack the arena’s broadcast feed. To survive Paylor’s brutal political statement, Julian must turn the Capitol’s own propaganda machine against the government, exposing the dark truths of both sides to the entire nation.

Diamond Tears

The Blackwood family is renowned not only for their vast fortune but also for their daughters of ethereal, supernatural beauty. This beauty, however, is a curated torment. Since infancy, they have been subjected to a horrifying arcane ritual that alchemizes their profound sorrow into tangible wealth. Forced to endure unspeakable psychological torment within the cavernous, gothic halls of Blackwood Manor, their tears crystallize instantly into flawles, high-value diamonds. For generations, this curse was suffering accepted in silence. Until now. Elara, the newest generation's vessel of grief, is broken. In a final, agonizing act of betrayal that shatters her spirit, she no longer cries the customary diamonds that fund her captors’ opulence. As the moon ascends, and the manor’s gargoyles watch in silent judgment, Elara’s deep-set eyes weep a different substance: diamonds of solid obsidian, dripping with her family's ancestral blood. This transformation is not just physical; it is a spiritual rupture. The obsidian diamonds act as soul-shards, reanimating the ghosts of centuries of tormented women. As the manor grounds—which are a graveyard for those "spent" by the ritual—come alive, the distinction between beauty and brutality is erased. Elara is no longer a source of wealth; she is a vessel for an all-consuming vengeance. With each new blood-soaked tear that falls onto the consecrated, bloody grounds of Blackwood Manor, she grants her ancestors the power to reclaim their stolen lives, violently extracting the true cost of their "beauty." The Blackwoods built their empire on sorrow. Now, they will be buried in its reflections.

Love, Aubrey

The novel begins with Aubrey Priestly living alone in her family’s apartment, hiding from the world after a devastating car accident claimed the lives of her father and younger sister, Savannah. Overwhelmed by the loss, Aubrey’s mother has emotionally collapsed and eventually disappears, leaving Aubrey to fend for herself with nothing but a goldfish and her own resourcefulness.

Favorite Celebrities

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Rebel’s Requiem: A Hunger Games Spinoff

In a dystopian future, the once-hidden District 13 joins the 112th Hunger Games, sending four tributes to the deadly arena. With 50 contestants vying for survival, alliances are forged and broken, and the true motives of the Capitol are revealed. The Games come to a shocking end with District 13’s Fallout (12) and Radia (16) emerging as co-victors. Fallout, the youngest tribute, proves age is just a number in the arena, while Radia’s strategic prowess secures their unlikely win. The Capitol’s response will determine the fate of District 13 and the future of Panem.

The Gray Man (As Kids)

The Gray Man as kids.

The Gray Man

Directed by the Russo Brothers, The Gray Man is a high-octane action thriller that follows Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), a former convict recruited by the CIA for its elite “Sierra” program. Operating under the codename Sierra Six, he is a “gray man”—a lethal assassin who exists in the shadows and doesn’t officially exist. The plot kicks into gear when Six accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets during a mission. He suddenly becomes the target of a global manhunt spearheaded by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a sociopathic former colleague who has been contracted by the CIA to eliminate him by any means necessary. With the help of fellow agent Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas), Six must navigate a deadly gauntlet of international assassins while trying to protect the only people he considers family. The film is a globe-trotting game of cat-and-mouse, defined by massive set pieces and a brutal rivalry between the stoic Six and the unhinged Hansen.