Bernard Wicks

I am a beginner writer. I have had work published in one anthology, and hope to have more in the future. Feel free to follow my instagram for more!!

https://linktr.ee/bernard.wicks

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Bernard Wicks

I am a beginner writer. I have had work published in one anthology, and hope to have more in the future. Feel free to follow my instagram for more!!

https://linktr.ee/bernard.wicks

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A Night To Dismember

Bernard Wicks

1 min read

Write a story or poem about a memorable event, but it is invaded by a hoard of creatures. Is the wedding crashed by zombies? Were vampires invited into the prom venue? It’s up to you to envision and create a night to dismember!...

Dying In An Airport

Bernard Wicks

3 min read

“You know what’s crazy? I’m not even upset,” I say, looking towards the pink sunset. “This view is beautiful for a last one.”

“Jake, there’s still time to hop on a flight to literally anywhere in Europe. Please, come with me,” Andrew says with cracks in his voice. “There’s even more beautiful sights there I’ve heard, and we can see so many more.”

“No.”

“No?”

“No. For once in my life I’m at pea...

Liminal

Bernard Wicks

4 min read

Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. It was all I heard throughout the night. It was all I could think about during the day, or what I thought could be the day. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. When I first woke up, all I could see was darkness. I truly thought I’d gone blind. Stumbling around, I bumped into unfamiliar objects. I walked through my apartment in the dark before, but there had never been a doo...

Desperation

Bernard Wicks

1 min read

I gaze upon your face once more, my dear.

I look, I pray, and still I have no fear.

I miss you.

Please, talk to me again!

Please hold my hand in yours and crave me too.

Caress my cheek like how you always do.

Don’t leave me alone.

I can’t live this life alone!

Come stay with me, live life right by my side;

With love for you, a light that could not die.

I need you.

Is there anything I could do...

Poetry

Drama

Beauty In Pain

Winner - 2nd

Bernard Wicks

1 min read

Write a poem or story that reads as if it is beautiful, but is actually about something rather tragic.

For example, you might write about a beautiful sunset in an apocalyptic world, or a poem about the good things about heartbreak....

Situationship

Bernard Wicks

1 min read

Write a poem delving deep into the psyche after a situation where you fell in love with someone who showed mass amounts of affection at the beginning of your time knowing each other, but slowly became more distant the more comfortable you got showing affection. As an extra challenge, do so without mentioning key words relating to this ‘situationship.’...

Poetry

Romance

You’re The Sun (Cold Lover)

Bernard Wicks

1 min read

Oh cold lover, my heart you have caught,

As I think of you on humid days like these.

I know you hate when the weather is hot,

But you are the only warmth that I need.

You are the sun, with which I can’t part,

Without you in my life, I’m frigid and blue.

Your radiance alone envelops my heart,

Searing my brain with the memory of you.

You make me feel like a noble knight,

Glistening steel reflectin...

Poetry

Romance

Ezra’s Folly

Winner - 3rd

Bernard Wicks

4 min read

What a pitiful sight, a man, Ezra, alone in his room with a statue created by him. It stood tall, the man of his dreams made of marble and passion, though no stone can form a heart. Ezra stood with fingers curled on his face, blushing at his most prized work: “Calvin.” With a few brushes and sweeps, Ezra had finished him, and was now prepared to go to sleep. He lied on his unmade bed while images ...

The Good Kind Of Silence

Bernard Wicks

1 min read

Break the pattern,

Your mind is scattered.

Hope is fading?

Your memory’s tattered.

“Gone words speak empty promises.”

Do you think it is all a lie?

Would you think space is unreal,

Or a promise beyond the sky?

Quietude strikes when it must,

And that’s a moment you must take.

Seconds may seem like days,

But it’s silence you cannot break.

Thoughts, fears, and emotion unspoken…

Try and listen to w...

Poetry

Describe The Indescribable

Bernard Wicks

1 min read

Write a poem about an eldritch being/creature that you can’t fully comprehend.

What kind of language and structures can you use to describe something that would change how you view the world?...

Poetry

Horror