A Note
Close your mouth. Everyone knows you’re always surprised. But I see past the fog of the night and light shining down. You haven’t a halo and you know what…
No One
No one dreams of finishing second, No one wants to be eternally sad, No one loves being ignored, I reckon And no one desires to go completely mad No one gets…
The Job
Why does it take forever to walk a single mile? he thought. Webb Charles was walking on a long, seemingly endless, road outside of Guyton. The sun beat down…
Yes and No
Yes, I do, sprang to my mind. Her eyes scanned our path ahead, ears pricked for the sound of prey. My eyes bore into the back of her skull. With a fatigued…
Why is the cake a lie?
“Hey, sad earthling!” said Tristan, the weirdo that sits next to me. I look over at him and reply sweetly, “What the heck do ya want?!” His dumb smirk was…
No Good Dwells
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…
Please. Don't do this to me. To Us.
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Don't climb Trees [1]
Emma walked along, kicking at the stones underfoot as she trudged up the mountain side. She was going backpacking with her sister, who was currently climbing a…
i don't want this
They led me into the stark white room, guided my hand that signed the forms, and left me alone so I was surrounded by unfamiliar doctors in white lab coats…
I Pandered to the Lowest Common Denominator (and I Liked It)
First, we’ll need a topic. Don’t try too hard (if at all) - we want something as generic and overused as possible. Popular choices include “You’re no good in…
No Pink Hair at School.
I stood in the girl’s bathroom, scrutinizing my appearance. I had already done almost everything I could to stand out in the Catholic high school in the…
Midwest Purgatory: A Stalled Travelogue, chapter one (part two)
A red and white striped long sleeve shirt. Who wears a long sleeve shirt in the dead center of July? “It’s- well... uh,” Rusty stumbled for something to say…