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Andy Ohm

Rift

1 min read

The rift opened not in the sky, but in her eyes. A hairline crack, invisible to every

Michael T. Miyoshi

Your Face in a Cloud

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I saw your face in the clouds today Your beautiful smile was as plain as day. Then ag

Minky Melon

Memories Of Living Flowers

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Rotting flowers can still smell sweet But you already knew Your house is filled with

Shadow Queen

Monster of Mine

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She looks back at me from the mirror. Mismatched eyes are bleeding black. Lips are c

Nicholas Rock

All Things Work Together

2 min read

(Experimental rap story thing, don’t take it so seriously — it’s just practice) (Hey

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All Of The Above

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Bounty

Jaylee

1 min read

"Why did you kill her!?" Jane screamed her voice cracked,

"Because she was hunting what you needed." Kaylee someberly looked down at the girl lying on the floor, now pale.

"Of course she was! I was literally working with her! We were going to share the money we earned from the bounty!"

"The bounty on MY head! I trusted you, but now I can see what happened."

"And what is that?"

"You're too eas...

If Only

isaacgangordie

1 min read

2 is quite the lonely number for a Gemini twin, number 3 simply is a sound crowd found, 4 tells you whether to get or give, but it always starts at the number 1.

Oddly, even before that is the empty possibility for potential in the number 0. Could turn out to be a hero, potential mindset still can be more, yet often remains ignored.

The motion starts to accelerate from here to another place at s...

Poetry

The Silence I Cherish

peoplearejerks246

1 min read

I run into his arms crying

He doesn’t pry but just holds me

There are no words but that’s enough

He strokes my hair and lets me cry into his chest

My tears soaking his shirt, staining it

He isn’t saying anything but I can tell by the way he holds me that he cares

That is more than enough

That is all I need

After I’ve cried all my tears I process what happened

When I come back to reality I lean ...

Poetry

Wet Shoes

💚 Froggy 💚

1 min read

How peculiar,

Those clouds

They bring about

A simple kind of frown

But I forget, out and about

Bringing home onions and cloves

I wonder,

That taste in the air

The ache in my bones

It's so clear really

By look of the deli clerk

A tired smear

Bored by her work

It was that late night after all.

But these emotions speak unsure

Consequences unknown

Then, the revelation I find

I left my umbrella ...

Poetry

My Love

Chloe Katan

2 min read

As I put on my best tuxedo and tie I look at myself and sigh at my meager attempt to act unbothered. She would have hugged me and teased me with a grin, “You freshen up nicely, but you would look better if you dropped the serious act and put on a smile”. But she’s not here anymore. I loosen my tie as I feel my throat close up and my eyes begin to water. I can’t cry yet, I’m not even at the funeral...

Romance

Crime

See-through

Crown Of Seventy Thorns

1 min read

Feeling known

Is something I’ve never known,

I’ve always been see-through,

Transparent,

Invisible.

I know

I’m not popular,

But I’m below

Even being

Unpopular…

I’m unknown.

Oh what I’d give

To have a life

I want to live…

A life where I feel known.

I want to be seen…

Not observed.

I want to force

My clear self

To be opaque,

Maybe then

I’ll be noticed?

Am I really so

Uninterestin...

Poetry

Drama

Werewolf Residential.

💛FizzyLizzy💛

1 min read

The moon hangs in the sky like a giant reminder.

“Oh, right. Werewolves.” I sniffle as howls suddenly ring all across the street.

That explains why my allergies have been acting up, and I feel foolish for not remembering to get more medication so that I can sleep.

The real estate agent warned me when I moved in, and I was confident that my hair allergies wouldn’t apply to the supernatural.

How ...

Fantasy

Humour

Find Them Again

Peyton Rew

1 min read

The second I pull up into my driveway, the bad gut feeling only gets stronger. I grab my Glock 26 handgun from the glove box and slowly get out of my car.

I now have my gun in my right hand with my index finger just outside the trigger and my left hand holding it up. The feeling gets stronger and stronger as I approach the front door.

Its unlocked.

The second I open the door and step inside m...

Thriller

Separated

Madelyn

1 min read

I promised my brother we would always be connected. No matter what. But the day we were separated, I couldn’t keep my promise. I screamed, begging the guards to keep us together. They didn’t listen to my pleas, though; they didn’t even seem to notice. They weren’t the slightest bit concerned, I realized, horrified. They were gleeful. The thrill of separating siblings, of tearing lives apart, was...

Action

Drama

Unspoken Rule

celine

3 min read

“I broke my rules for you!”

She stops in her tracks, letting the words process into her head. With slow movements, she turns around to see the man she despised, panting for air with a red tint in his eyes. Looking straight into his gaze, her hands curls into fists.

“You what?”

He breaks the eye contact to mutter something under his breath. He exhales and looks into her eyes again, to which ar...

Drama

Fantasy