challenge

Raw Emotion

We live in a world full of starch, confined people, constrained by the walls of social decorum, afraid to let anything show on their face lest it portrays weakness to their fellow human beings. But sometimes, just sometimes, the raw, gritty human being within them bursts forth, and they explode with such force that it stuns people to shock. The challenge is to write this raw emotion. It can be anything, from gnawing jealousy to devout divinity. I came up with this challenge as I sat across from a long time crush and just felt this completely mind-numbingly whole desire to pounce her! Reminded me about how much we are animals, and how at the heart, beneath all the layers of politeness and lies, the raw creature within us lurks always.

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Challengers

4 entries
  1. Ruined

    Author: Sphinx Without A Secret

    James screamed. It ripped against the lining of his throat and drained his lungs, but in his grief he did not care. He did not care when heads turned in the…

    Oct 4, 2010 · Ficly archive (1)

  2. No Good Dwells

    Author: D.E DeWitt

    I shouldn’t have noticed her, but I did. She always sat in the front row, taking notes and adjusting the straps on whatever dress she was wearing that week…

    Oct 2, 2010 · Ficly archive (4)