“Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.” - James Thurber. Adulthood is like looking both ways before crossing the street and then getting hit by an airplane.
“Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.” - James Thurber. Adulthood is like looking both ways before crossing the street and then getting hit by an airplane.
August 30th, 2023:
I had a nightmare last night that I was walking down the street and someone stepped out of an alleyway just as I passed so we ran into each other. In the dream, they went to help me up but instead held me down and put a gas mask over my face. I remeber being scared so well that I almost thought it was real. Vivid dreams are so crazy. But the dream is fading now, so I should pro...
My breathing is ragged as I startle awake. I’m instantly on edge, my eyes darting around rapidly. I’m leaning against a tree in the forest. _How did I get here?_ My body tenses up and I feel an urgency to run. _Why?_ Adrenaline is rushing through me, insisting that I go.
I push myself up and stagger, my vision going white as a searing pain causes my knees to buckle. I drop back down, panting hard...
Robert was tending to one of his orange trees when he felt someone nearing his home. He walked around the front yard and stared at the six foot fence that surrounded his home.
The person knocked and he narrowed his eyes to see who they were. A traveler with a large backpack. They were wearing a hooded cape over their green tunic and brown pants.
“You will not find what you seek here, Traveler.” ...
“If I ever go bad, will you kill me?”
“What?” Taylor flipped around to look at me, her worry filled eyes asking so many questions.
“It’s just that… I can feel the anger and darkness inside of me. And I can feel that it’s growing, getting stronger.”
Her tension eases and she give me an empathetic look. “Everyone gets frustrated from time to time.”
I frown at her and sit up from my laying positi...
“I think I just met the happiest person in the world!” My roommate, Natalie, calls out as she enters our shared apartment.
“Nice to see you too!” I yell back from where I’m sitting in the living room, flipping through a magazine on French fashion.
“I tell you, no joke, they were so kind it literally started pissing me off!” Nat says and I hear her dump her backpack onto the counter.
I squint my...
I looked around the classroom. Everyone was bent over their papers, focusing on the exam. We have to pass it if we want to pass this class.
I bit my lip and turned back to the exam in front of me. I’d been studying extremely hard for this, because it’s my worst subject. And my second time taking this stupid class.
1. Who was president of the United States during World War 2?
Frick. Um… weren...
Maybe I’ll try to hang out again today. Give being social another try. I know my friends have been missing me. And they’ve noticed me slowly distancing myself.
I just try so hard to fit in and feel comfortable and happy around them. But I always end up being awkward and irritatable.
I scroll through my messages and find the group chat I’m looking for: The Bestie Bunch. We used to be a trio. Inse...
Doesn’t really match the prompt.
⚠️WARNING: Mentions of suicide and depression.
This one’s really sad, sorry guys.
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“I was just trying to be what you wanted.”
“She wrote that? And addressed it to Penny?” I asked Jay, Penny’s brother.
Their little sister, Lilly, had killed herself a week ago, leaving behind a note for Penny.
Jay nodded sadly. “It absolutely ripped Penny apart. Sh...
I didn’t really stick with the prompt, but it goes with the picture. 🤷♀️
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The sad little corpse,
Standing in the rain.
Maybe tomorrow,
He will try again.
He’s been looking,
Every day for a friend.
But everyone screams,
Runs away in the end.
For years and years,
He’d wander streets,
Shyly waving to all
The people he meets.
As the long day ends,
He feels even lonelier.
He’s been...