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The day I turned 18

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The day I turned 18, sweet sunny, summer day! Was I by forest’s edge, kept saying I’m

SamanthaSwears

Photos

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“Oh that’s so cute..!” I munch on a fry. “And a little cheesy.” He chuckles, a playfu

•Karman•

Doll In A Case

1 min read

The voices calm My back is sharp I have been impaled On this street corner I cannot

Penny Dreadful ☠️ 🦑🧜‍♀️

An Incident In The Underworld

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“You’ll be going back to your Mother, then?” the housemaid asked as she set down the

Robert Weeks

Ice Swimming

1 min read

the thrill of thin ice the familiarity of worry the comfort of self pity the yearnin

Michael T. Miyoshi

Amongst the Beach Detritus

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Beach detritus. You always hope you’ll find Aladdin’s lamp or the corner of a buried

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Not Not Home

pluviopine

2 min read

I remember a warmth when I was younger, one that filled my body from the tips of my toes to the top of my head.

I remember the open arms of my father, scooping me up after work. He always left before I woke up, always came home late. But I’d wait at the door before I went to bed, and his arms were so warm.

I remember the kind words of my mother. She never wanted to be a mother, I would learn th...

Drama

My Love,

Red blade

1 min read

SIDE NOTE- I CHANGED THE WORDS FROM “Hope is the bridge between despair and joy” to “Hope is the bridge between despair and repair”

My love, sweet and nice,

Your eyes bring out the light.

My love, sweet and nice,

Your heart is the bright.

Your eyes, the color of honey,

Makes me daydream like a bunny.

Your heart, crystal clear,

Is the apple of my tear.

Though you don’t love me,

And my thoughts a...

Poetry

Drama

change

malaria

1 min read

we’re inseparable.

at the beginning, we didn’t really click.

but soon enough we did.

and know you are one of my best friends in the world.

but what happens when that changes?

because it inevitably will.

it always happens.

one of us goes somewhere the other doesn’t,

and we don’t talk.

maybe for days, maybe for weeks.

but no matter what,

something will happen.

i’m not even scared of it.

...

Poetry

Drama

Secrets.

Maddie

1 min read

“You keep lying to me, Dean!” he shouted. His voice was rising higher and higher by the second, and I could tell he was about to break.

“You’re right” I stated quietly. “You’re right, but if I told you it would change everything. I wouldn’t just be your best friend, you wouldn’t see me as just your best friend….” My voice trailed off.

Day after day I keep lying to everyone important to me,...

Fantasy

Drama

A Fickle Friendship

Hartley Alderwood

8 min read

They were childhood friends. Best friends. That was an irrefutable truth that I was aware of in all our years at this school.

Everyone disapproved of them. They all tried to split up these two best friends for years. They loved her and they hated him. Here’s why:

They were polar opposites, in completely different classes. He was broody, she was sunshine. He was grumpy and mean, she was sweet an...

YA fiction

Drama

A Hard Decision

Somber

1 min read

It took a long while to come to this decision but that doesn’t make it any easier. I’ve made up my mind but my heart is torn to pieces. All the memories I’ve made here, all the people I’ve met and shared lives with, all of what could be if so stayed. I know the people I love wouldn’t understand and I may loose some of them over this. As much as it hurts, it’s the right choice. I need to start livi...

Drama

Tuesday Coffee chats

Jayjay

1 min read

Janice placed her coffee to her lips as she laughed at the ramblings of her best friend Fiona. The two loved their Tuesday Coffee Chats, they’d share all the talk from the playground with each other. Talk about their home lives, other parents, news and anything really.

“And what about you Jan, any news on your front?” Fiona asked lifting her mug.

Janice thought for a long moment, uncertain on w...

Drama

Therapy

Happynmadd

1 min read

“So if I do this it’ll work?”

Patients ask me this all the time, and as a young professional therapist, I’ve done a lot of research into making people feel better.

“I assure you, if you just do these things, you will feel better.”

Sometimes they don’t. But my superpower is giving them the opportunity to and I’m pretty darn good at it. Many of my patients do, except the few.

“Hey, I tried every...

Drama

Humour

Reunion

𝔖𝔥𝔞𝔡𝔬𝔴

2 min read

Reunion:

‘So nice to see you again!’

I know, right it's been far too long, coffee?

‘Sure’ smiling

How do you take it?

‘Erm… black no sugar’

*brews coffee*, did it take you long to get here? I know I live off the beaten track.

*waits patiently for coffee, looks around the kitchen nervously* ‘no, your directions were clear, thank you’

*coffee machine goes quiet, silence fills the room* i am ...

Drama

Mystery

Margarita Time

Maranda Quinn

2 min read

My heart nearly bursts through my chest as I read the text message: See you tomorrow, beautiful.

I bite my lower lip to keep from grinning like an idiot, shoving my phone into the couch cushions just as Cherish turns the corner from the kitchen, holding two margaritas like trophies.

She eyes me suspiciously, handing me one. “Here you go, love.”

“Thanks,” I say, casually—too casually—and grab the...

Drama