This is a book of shifter short stories. All of these stories came from readers asking me to write stories about animals they typically don't see as shifters.
The stories that are in this series are -
Welcome to the Jungle,
Undercover,
The Storm,
Prize Fighter,
The Doe's Stallion
The Biker Bunnies
The Luna's Two Mates
Short terrifying stories that leave you insomnolent. . . definitely a must read.
A family was given a gift of a huge cactus. They gave it a place of honour in the dining room,and soon noticed a strange phenomenon-it appeared to be breathing! In and out,in and out,ever so slightly the sides of the huge plant were moving. The mother decided . . . OPEN TO FIND OUT THE REST!!
Bedtime stories, fantasy, fiction, romance, action, urban,mystery, thriller and anything more you can think ...
Just a warning ... none of them are normal.
After Mr. Wen's death more enemies show up, shaking the Wen empire. This causes Miho, Mr. Wen's only and youngest child to go through a emotional breakdown.
The toture of being kept in doors and aggressive brother isn't easy to handle.
One afternoon she decided to commit suicide but luckily she meets Moon a young man she falls in love with.
But a dark secret about Moon is about to get in between them. Is their love strong enough to keep them going?
Note this a Red hot werewolf Romance book which ends at any chapter. Different books are inside this particular book so enjoy the journey.♥️♥️
"Sliver..... " Those three funny voices made her stand on her feet with her bold look like one walking into the battle filled.
" Not you three again" she laid back flat on the bed with her hands blocking the view of her eyes.
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A single love was everything an alpha young wanted and she got all without much delay but this time it got multipled by 3 and not longer one. She was fated to be theirs.
Each short story in this sizzling collection explores forbidden attraction, ruthless dominance and the uncontrollable pull of the mate bond. From cold billionaire werewolves to Supreme Alphas no one dares to defy, these powerful men don’t ask for love. They take it.
And once they mark you, there’s no turning back.
Life is a whirlwind, isn’t it? The quote 'life is short' always nudges me to reflect on how fleeting our time really is. It’s a reminder that we shouldn’t dwell too long in discomfort or indecision. Just the other day, I was chatting with a friend about our favorite anime, and we ended up discussing how quickly time passes. Remembering those carefree days spent binge-watching 'Naruto' and laughing over silly memes, it struck me how those moments, though seemingly trivial, fill our lives with joy.
This quote emboldens me to seize the day! I think about my goals—whether it’s learning a new manga drawing style or finally finishing that epic fantasy novel I started last year. It pushes me to take action rather than procrastinate, to immerse myself fully, whether it’s in friends, hobbies, or travel. Time is like a fleeting anime episode you can’t rewind, so I want to fill each season with fantastic experiences, quirky adventures, and meaningful connections.
Every time I hear 'life is short,' it becomes both a motivator and a reminder of my passions—to gather stories, make memories, and of course, to share them with whoever will listen. It inspires us to be courageous. So here's to living fully, laughing often, and never letting the mundane slip us by!
Sometimes when I'm staring out a rainy window with a cup of tea, a line from 'Life is Short' sneaks into my head and rearranges my priorities. To me the central theme is the sharp, unignorable brevity of human life — not just as an abstract fact, but as a prompt to do something with the time we actually have. The poem tends to push toward a 'seize the moment' impulse: love more openly, create without waiting for permission, forgive sooner, and stop postponing the small joys that make days feel alive.
But it's not only pep talk. I also see a bittersweet memento mori woven through the imagery: fading light, wilting flowers, clocks that keep beating. The poet reminds us that mortality isn't meant to scare us into panic so much as to sharpen our attention. Reading it makes me check my phone less and notice the stray cat on the stoop, the way sunlight hits a bookshelf. It's a nudge toward presence, and honestly, that small shift has made a surprising difference in my week-to-week happiness.
Every morning, as I sip on my coffee and scroll through my feed, I find that 'life is short' resonates louder than ever. It nudges me awake, almost like a gentle, warm hug. This quote pushes me to embrace the little moments, you know? Whether it’s a spontaneous road trip with friends or indulging in that dessert I've been eyeing for ages, it reminds me that each day has the potential for joy.
Take yesterday for instance. I decided to finally try out that café with the outrageous pastries everyone raves about. I sat there, enjoying a matcha croissant, and just breathed in the atmosphere. What a treat! The people around me were laughing, sharing stories, and the vibrant energy was infectious. It was then I realized how often we put off such pleasures, waiting for the 'right' moment.
This phrase also inspires me to dive into my hobbies more fearlessly. Whether it's binging the latest episodes of 'Attack on Titan' or finally cracking open that hefty novel I've been avoiding, I remind myself that every moment wasted is a moment I won’t get back. Seeing life in this way transforms mundane tasks into adventures. It feels liberating, and honestly, that's the motivation I carry into each day.
I get oddly giddy collecting tiny, punchy lines about work — they're like espresso shots for the brain. When I’m mid-week and emails feel like a tide, I pull a one-liner out and it clicks things back into place. Here are ones I lean on the most: 'Work smarter, not harder.' 'Done is better than perfect.' 'Ship it.' 'Less talk, more action.' 'Progress over perfection.' 'Make it simple.' 'Focus beats talent.' 'If it matters, measure it.' 'Say no more than yes.'
Some of these are razor-sharp for daily use, others are little nudges toward better habits. I keep a rotating list on my phone and tacked to a sticky note on my monitor — yes, the classic sticky note — and swap them depending on mood. When I’m stuck in the weeds I like 'Break it down.' When I'm hesitating on a risky idea, 'Fortune favors the bold' gets me moving. For team moments, 'We rise by lifting others' reminds me that wins are shared. And when the grind is loud, 'Protect your time' is the quiet rebellion that keeps me sane. Try one for a day and see how it colors your choices — sometimes five words are all you need to reframe an entire afternoon.
Some days I hunt for a tiny, bright sentence to pin on my brain like a magnet — it’s become a little hobby of mine. If you want quick hits of joy, start with quote hubs like BrainyQuote and Goodreads (their quotes pages are shockingly easy to skim), and Wikiquote if you want something tied to a famous person or work. Pinterest is great for visually styled short lines that double as phone wallpapers, and Instagram accounts that post bite-sized quotes can be followed so they show up in your feed when you need them. I also use the search trick: type "short happy life quotes" or "one-line happiness quotes" and switch to image results to find compact, shareable phrases fast.
Beyond websites, I keep a tiny notebook and a folder in my phone labeled 'happy bits' where I screenshot lines from books like 'The Little Prince' and 'The Alchemist' (those books have so many short, resonant sentences). Reddit’s r/quotes and r/GetMotivated often have brief, genuine posts from real people; Tumblr still surprises me with poetic one-liners. For something more curated, the Poetry Foundation and Tiny Buddha both have short reflections that feel like warm advice rather than slogans.
If you want the craftier route, I jot down moments from my day and turn them into lines — that’s how some of my favorite short quotes were born. Try making a wallpaper or sticky note out of one that sticks with you; seeing it daily turns a phrase into a habit. I find the best ones are the ones I can say aloud in a calm voice, so test them like that and keep the ones that sound like truth to you.
I get a little giddy thinking about this—it's wild that the worry 'life is short' is one of the oldest poetic feelings humans have put on paper. If I had to pin a beginning, I'd point to ancient Mesopotamia: the 'Epic of Gilgamesh' (written down in various forms by around 2000–1200 BCE) is one of the earliest long poems that grapples directly with mortality and the suddenness of death. Gilgamesh's quest is basically an ancient meditation on how short a human life is and what to do with that knowledge.
Beyond Mesopotamia, Egyptian wisdom texts and later Greek writers kept repeating the theme. By the classical period you get aphorisms like the Hippocratic sentiment (translated into Latin as 'ars longa, vita brevis')—the idea that life is short enough to shape how we think about art and craft. Roman poets like Horace then popularized the 'carpe diem' approach in their 'Odes'. So, while no one line can be declared the absolute first, the theme clearly shows up as early as the third millennium BCE in poetry and myth, and keeps reappearing in different cultures. I love that when I read the old stuff—sipping coffee, flipping pages—I'm tuning into the same worry people had thousands of years ago.
Some captions hit like that first perfect track on a playlist — simple, sharp, and surprisingly true. I love collecting bite-sized lines about choices because they’re so useful for late-night posts, small victories, or those 'thinking-about-life' selfies where you want to sound thoughtful but not preachy. Over the years I’ve tacked these onto photos of sunsets, messy desks, and even a blurred concert crowd, and they somehow fit every mood.
Here are short quotes that I actually use or would use for captions: 'Choose the path that scares you a little', 'Small choices, big ripples', 'Every no opens room for a yes', 'Decide to be brave', 'Choices carve character', 'Not all who wander are lost; some are choosing', 'One step, one choice', 'Choose joy, choose chaos, choose growth', 'Paths change with a single decision', 'I pick myself today', 'Choices are tiny rebellions', 'Turn pages, not problems', 'Choose progress over perfection', 'Your choice, your chapter', 'Make the choice that future you will thank', 'Less fear, more forward', 'Choose curiosity', 'I voted for me', 'Choose the story you want to tell', 'A fork isn't failure', 'Pick a direction and dance', 'Comfort is a slow decision killer', 'Today’s small choice, tomorrow’s new life'.
I try to match the line to the image’s vibe — playful lines for casual snaps, something weightier for milestones. Sometimes I’ll mash two short quotes into one caption if I want a little twist: 'Small choices, big ripples — and I’m ready for the tide.' If you like emoji, sprinkle them in: a little compass, a flame, or a seedling can flip a caption from cryptic to cozy. Choose a line that makes your chest tilt in a particular way; that little tug is the sign it’ll feel authentic under your photo.
If you're hunting for the full text of a poem titled 'Life Is Short', the best place I usually start is the big poetry sites and library sources. I personally check 'Poetry Foundation' and 'Poets.org' first — they host complete poems from many canonical and contemporary poets, and the formatting is clean. If the poem is older and in the public domain, Project Gutenberg or Archive.org often has full texts scanned from older collections.
When that doesn't turn it up, I switch to Google Books and WorldCat: Google Books can show full previews or the exact pages if the poem appears in a scanned anthology, and WorldCat tells me which libraries near me hold the physical collection. If it’s a modern poem still under copyright, the poet's official site or the publisher will be the reliable place to purchase or request permission. I also use local library apps like Libby or Hoopla to borrow ebooks — they sometimes carry poetry collections you can read in full.
Little tip from experience: social media posts often show only a stanza or an unattributed quote. Verify the author and look for the poem in a reputable collection so you get the whole piece, not a clipped version.
Some of my favorite ways people analyze poems built around the idea that 'life is short' lean into history and mood, and I love reading those threads on long commutes with a thermos of coffee. Critics often place these poems in a 'carpe diem' tradition — think of 'To His Coy Mistress' or Robert Herrick's 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time' — where the speaker urges swift enjoyment because time is fleeting. That reading focuses on urgency: imperatives, fast-moving verbs, and metaphors like flowers, sunsets, or sand slipping through an hourglass.
Other popular takes zoom out. Folks treat 'life is short' poems as meditations on mortality and legacy, linking them to poems like Shelley's 'Ozymandias' or Dickinson's 'Because I could not stop for Death'. Here analysis spotlights irony, tone shifts, and the clash between human ambition and decay. More modern critics also read these poems through psychological or cultural lenses — anxiety about aging, the pressure to succeed quickly, or even social-media era fear of missing out. When I annotate, I look at diction, punctuation, and stanza breaks to see where the poet squeezes urgency into form. It changes how the poem breathes.
Personally, I like to mix approaches: historical context, close reading of imagery and sound, and then a reader-response take — how it makes me feel in this exact moment. That three-way combo often surfaces fresh insights and keeps the poem from feeling like a mere moral lesson.
When I’m scrolling through feeds on a slow Sunday, I love having a pocketful of tiny, bright lines to drop under a photo. Here are handfuls that fit perfectly with sunlit windows, coffee stains, or that candid street shot: Live simply. Smile loudly. Grow daily. Small steps, big heart. Choose joy, even on grey days. Sunlight in my pocket. Be kinder than necessary. Curiosity keeps me young. Make today gentle. Less rush, more wonder. Hold hope close. Find magic in the mundane. I usually pair these with an emoji or two — a little sun for mornings, a leaf for slow walks, a heart when I want extra warmth. If you like a poetic touch, try line breaks like: "Small steps, big heart." For hashtags, I often use #littlejoys or #todayishuman. When my photo is from a rainy commute, I’ll pick something like "Choose joy, even on grey days" and throw in a coffee cup emoji; for an outdoor snap it’s "Sunlight in my pocket" with a warm filter. These lines are short enough to read at a glance but carry a mood, which is exactly what an Instagram post needs. Try swapping a word to make it yours — that tiny edit often makes the caption feel more honest to me.