chaos

24, aspiring author and recovering addict. 50% done with my first novel, looking for beta readers and writer friends: message me! check out my blog below: ⬇️

https://doransinkling.wordpress.com

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chaos

24, aspiring author and recovering addict. 50% done with my first novel, looking for beta readers and writer friends: message me! check out my blog below: ⬇️

https://doransinkling.wordpress.com

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death valley (essence of life)

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chaos

1 min read

Blue-green water

shimmers amongst the sand,

refracting sunbeams in

each and every direction.

The flaming giantess above

beats down

feeding the flora

and igniting the air.

Nocturnal animals

stay hidden away,

burrowing down beneath the surface

to find sweet, cool relief.

Summertime heatwaves

scorch this deserted land;

as she moves from East to West,

the temperature only grows more intense.

Benea...

Poetry

Western

out of my misery

Winner - 2nd

chaos

8 min read

It was a cool, fall evening just after the solstice. As I walked slowly down the sidewalk, I felt my stomach growl again. It had been twenty-four hours since my last meal, provided by the shelter I’d been frequenting for the past few weeks. Despite my intense hunger, I continued to move towards my destination, understanding regrettably that some cravings took precedence over my urge to feast.

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Crime

Science fiction

love is an enigma

chaos

1 min read

Two distinct energies swirl together

dancing coordinated, practiced routines

across an icy surface.

Between two lovers they mix

inhabiting a visibly empty space entirely.

Penetrating both membranes and irises,

soaking in from every direction,

exiting from his pores,

filling her to the brimming.

Equally,

he too absorbs hers;

sat parallel on a picnic blanket,

watching the great ball of energy ab...

two lovers, two forces

chaos

6 min read

Each day since two Thursday’s prior, tears had fallen down Jacob’s rose-tinted cheeks at least once, sometimes more. He had increased his dose of therapy to three sessions a week since Paul left, up from two per week the month before and one per week the month before that.

“Things just can’t get any worse,” said Jacob, voice breaking, sat upon a smug, cream-colored sofa in his therapist’s dingy ...

Romance

the lifetime of water

chaos

1 min read

Blanketing the globe,

its touch cools the burning, scarred rock

beneath;

projectile bubbles of oxygen

float past static jellyfish,

journeying towards

the scorching rays of sunlight above.

Popping as they breach the surface,

the air inside is released and

joins the molecular collection of

elements inhabiting the

breathable void

inside the atmosphere.

Currents of wind whip violently,

updraft...

Poetry

blood-red betrayal

Winner - 1st

chaos

8 min read

“The blood-red sun around which we orbit rises on the horizon, casting gruesome dark shadows of towering, terrible foliage across the murky grey surface of Lake Tu’chen. Another day in paradise.”

Kelly scribbled these poetic nothings in her leather-bound journal, one of the three items she entered cryo-sleep with before leaving Earth. She closed the book, placing it carefully on her nightstand al...

Action & adventure

Science fiction