I use to be human, with arms and legs. I could shout and run until my legs gave out and I was out of breath. My wings were once arms, I could climb and hit, and swing them around until I felt like I was going to be sick. My soothing melody use to be words, i remember being able to say when I was hurt. But now I sit on this branch, and look upon my crooked house. They took my freedom and gave me wi...

Mark was a busy man with a busy schedule, in and out of work constantly with no time to spare and today was like no other. Just as he did everyday, Mark ran around his factory checking for any leakages on machines or broken parts. But today felt off, weird even. He had done his rounds, checked the machines, said hi to his employees but still Mark couldn’t shake off the feeling that something was w...

She frantically searched the crowed room for her friends, desperately looking for a glimpse of their faces in the swarm of body’s she was trapped in.

“Callum!” Marlene called out, standing on her very tip toes to spot him if he was there. But nothing.

“Darla!” She shouted a bit louder this time but still, there was nothing, the only sound in the room being drunkens and party music. Marlene searc...

“Get back here!” A man demanded from behind us, his feet pounding on the floor as he chased us around a swerve in the mountain.

I grabbed my sisters hand tighter as we sprinted away, my calves were burning and my lungs were gasping for air but we didn’t stop. We couldn’t stop, if we stopped we died and the thought of that suddenly made the ache in my calves worth it. I didn’t know how long we cou...

It started with the small things, smiling back at strangers who offered me a grin, giving the few pennies I had in my pockets to the homeless man and his dog outside my apartment block. They weren’t big or extravagant but it made me feel good. A weird kind of good, the kind of good that warms your heart and makes everything you’ve ever done wrong in your life seem forgivable. As if for a minute yo...

“Benny look- just give me a break.” Jason pleaded reaching out to his upset friend.

The tension in the air was thick and uncomfortable. Silence suffocated the room as Jason waited for Benny to say something back, maybe snap at him, or insult him. Just anything

“Am I quiet? Or do you just never try listening?” Benny replied, turning around to meet Jason’s eyes, the envious feelings, he once tried ...