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• Confessions of a Teenage Victim

  by Dr. Mousse 6 months ago

  Why?
  It seems as though this small, seemingly insignificant word starts all problems, yet nothing can end them.

  Why can’...

• Absolution in the Food Court

  by THX 0477 5 months ago

  The girls at the table giggle then avert their eyes while they stifle the cruel outbursts of amusement. Megan feels her head …

• homesick.

  by invisibility_disability 5 months ago

  “well, we’re here!” my mom said.
  fantastic. we’ve arrived at a 70’s bachelor pad. how exciting.
  “how do you like it?” my dad …

• Six Bitter Words

  by Eckhouse 5 months ago

  Rest in peace? May she never.

  .....................................................

• Confessions of a bleeding heart

  by heartbeats echocho 5 months ago

  Why do my fears get the best of me?
  Why when you’re not blind, must you choose not to see?
  Why can’t I be who I wan…

• six-word meltdown!!!!

  by invisibility_disability 5 months ago

  can’t. think. must. attack. my. keyboard….....................

  WEHisjfsdifhaowieraleidoifoidahserwueyjdfhaiduy

  and no,...

• Six-Word Memoir

  by Stovohobo 5 months ago

  Unhindered by conformity, the nerd flourishes.

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• Pt. 1 of Moonlight Nightmares

  by Disturbed Youth 5 months ago

  The darkness cries
  The land is cold
  The air stops breathing
  The tale is told… *
  A white hand reached around the door, fli…

• A Possible Addiction (Six-Word Memoir)

  by Alexa ♥ 5 months ago

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• Candy Crime Caper

  by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

  Butterfinger and I were on the trail of the Hershey Kisses Killer
  We questioned a group of Lemon Heads, they didn’t have a cl…

• Sticky Situation in CandyLand

  by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

  The Smarties weren’t very smart after all, they didn’t know where Tootsie Roll Pop had gone to.
  Goobers told us to talk to Ba…

• 1.Zombie Survival Guide Book Part 2

  by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

  “What’s the book say about killin em?”, an excited Len wanted desperately to know.

  “Page 299, How to kill a Zombie. If you h…

• The Meeting

  by OrangeOreos 5 months ago

  “Goodbye, and I do hope you make it out alive.”

  John Rand just stood there. He shouldn’t be here! It was his grandchild’s bi…

• Poem #4

  by Disturbed Youth 5 months ago

  Emotions—

  Anger brings hate
  Don’t let it decide you fate
  Sorrow brings tears
  Holding back all your fears
  Happiness brings…

• Poem #6

  by Disturbed Youth 5 months ago

  Unknown—

  All alone upon the stair
  She weeps with misery and despair
  She cradles her head upon her arm
  Wondering how so lit…

• Barbie When She's Bored

  by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

  This Australian Vacation was just what she needed.
  Recently splitting with her long time boy friend, was the best thing that …

• Disturbed Youth's Useless Encyclopedia

  by Disturbed Youth 5 months ago

  Entry 21-

  There are around 65,000 species of Protista

  Entry 22-

  They say that it is physically impossible to lick your elb…

• traveling.

  by invisibility_disability 5 months ago

  “take it,” a british male voice in my head said. (where did that come from?)
  i’m not going to take it! i thought back, _i…

• Thief of the King's Luscious Ranch Dressing (Snoopy Challenge)

  by OrangeOreos 5 months ago

  A light snow was falling, and the little girl with the tattered shawl had not sold a violet all day. She walked slowly past…

• the last sunset

  by p.lauré 5 months ago

  Looking up at the full moon appearing in the sky, she knew that this would be her last sunset.

  Fairlee was her name. Her mot…

• My Love Tree

  by p.lauré 5 months ago

  You know when you’re little and there was always that one place to go that was like your little haven? Mine was the big tree …

• Roller Coaster of Life

  by Blusparrow 4 months ago

  People say life is like a roller coaster. It has its ups and downs. It is so much more than that though. Roller coasters push…

• what?!!?!?!?!!!???!?!

  by invisibility_disability 4 months ago

  the same british voice from before said, “state your business,” in a very frightening and firm tone.
  _why aren’t you nice lik…

• The Conversation

  by SKermitgorf 4 months ago

  Jake talked to the pretty new girl at school. The conversation went something like this;
  He saying, hi I’m Jake, her saying, ...

• The Grandfather

  by OrangeOreos 4 months ago

  “Sir, sir! Are you alright?”

  John Rand slowly sat up, pulling one aching bone up after another until he was sitting. ” I’m a…

• A Supreme Example of Tug-of-War

  by OrangeOreos 4 months ago

  We turned the corner, and our independent feet took us to a familiar purlieu of ours.

  The school library.

  We were just outs…

• Vampiric Relatives

  by Disturbed Youth 4 months ago

  Kamaria opened her mouth to speak but was paused by a movement in the corner of her eye.
  Aedin saw it too and sat straight up…

• OMG!

  by invisibility_disability 4 months ago

  “M-my father? What?! No, that’s not possible.. you can’t be my father! No!” Kamaria continued rambling hysterically until Aed…

• Shakespeare Academy

  by Disturbed Youth 4 months ago

  I reached home room just in time. Crowded halls are not the best way to travel. Anyways, as i said, i had reached my home roo…

• Great, now we're criminals.

  by invisibility_disability 4 months ago

  “Are you sure?” he asked. “You look a little… off.”
  “Well, it’s not every day we steal a crazily expensive new Seer ship! W…

• Mmm, cake...

  by invisibility_disability 4 months ago

  I saw a head of long, straight, fiery red hair attatched to a tall, slim body raiding the giant stainless refrigerator in the…

• If only life were a comic book...

  by invisibility_disability 4 months ago

  “Wow, that bathroom’s huge,” Rainn said, coming back down the steps. “I’m not kidding. It’s like a football field in there!”
  ...

• I hate to tell you this, but... you're not a secret agent.

  by invisibility_disability 4 months ago

  “Olivia! Were you dropping eaves?!” I asked, appalled, and slightly quizzical. Why was she up that late?
  “Oh, come on, Abbi…

• Shakespeare Academy

  by Disturbed Youth 4 months ago

  it turns out my first class is as dull as i expected it to be. I mean who could get excited over The HIstory of England? Th…

• Desperate For Attention

  by Adam Croft 4 months ago

  “I refuse to be ignored!” shouted the man with the long, drawn-out face. His greasy, clogged-up hair cascaded down his face…

• My Pledge of Awesomeness

  by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars 4 months ago

  For my Feat of Awesomeness, I will kick the crap out of writers block.

  I will quit being so hung up on trying to create a ma…

• Seaside Thoughts

  by meckanical spider 4 months ago

  I looked at the little girl playing in the waves, and thought of how long it had been since I was that small and innocent. I …

• Never more

  by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 4 months ago

  Croaked the raven,”Never more.”
  I’ve read it over and over again in my head.
  I’ve been driving myself mad of the accident.
  I …

• Surviving Nighttime, Alone

  by OrangeOreos 4 months ago

  I sat on the cold, stone bench underneath the flickering yellow neon lights. One late commuter walked out of the train standi…

• DA BEST BATTLE EVER OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE SQUARE TABLE

  by DARK! 4 months ago

  King Rudulf was in a duel to the death with Sir Harry of Potter, their swords were swinging at each other at a fevered pitch….

• Dreamer Dream

  by butterflygirl6106 4 months ago

  Dreamer,Dream!

  A world without pain and or hurt.

  A world without hunger and or death.

  A world of caring and human dignait…

• Bleeding Hearts

  by Write&Wrong 4 months ago

  I shouldn’t even be here right now. I looked down at the fallen victim and came almost close to tears. Being a war nurse was …

• Spinning and Spinning, Round and Round

  by p.lauré 4 months ago

  As I was looking on towards the Italian Swings at this carnival, I noticed there was nobody on it. _Why do they run it when n…

• Discussion and Dirt

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  I woke up to a face full of dirt and cold metal around my wrists. Sputtering and shaking my head, I tried to make sense of th…

• Something I Need to Tell you

  by SKermitgorf 4 months ago

  “Dad, there’s something I need to tell you.”

  “Oh, what is it son? Could you pass the chips please.”

  “Sure dad, here you go….

• Extremely Optimistic. (64k challenge)

  by invisibility_disability 3 months ago

  An angel’s knocking on my door, carrying me off to my dreamland.

• But what of Talking Cherries?

  by Mask By The Moon 3 months ago

  Yes, well, my dear friend Sheen has run out of the kitchen to see if he cannot be reunited with the bush he came off of. I wi…

• A Rolling Cantaloupe

  by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

  Like Glady’s the Grape said, I too shall try and roll out of this kitchen unseen by the mad pie maker.

  O,sorry, I am Claude …

• It Was Easy

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  It was so, so easy. Surprisingly so.

  I’d followed this guy for close to a month. I knew his daily routines. The route he too…

• Living With The Nightmares

  by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

  The nightmares would come of that I was certain.

  But I was compelled to kill again and again. The thrill of finding a new vi…

• Go, go Mango!

  by Mask By The Moon 3 months ago

  And there goes Rosie. Maybe I can finally get out of here! Let’s go…. ROLL!

  Oh, how rude of me. I am Martha Mango. Soon to…

• An Apple a G'day Mate

  by BernerOberland 3 months ago

  Arnie Apple ere, ow are ya? I’m avin a bit of a bad day ere.

  Seems all me mates are getting chopped into salads n pies for s…

• Kiwi Kourage

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

  EGAD!

  Oh dear, oh dear!

  My poor friend, Penelope, made into juice!

  Who could do such a thing?

  Well, I must avenge her …

• Admiral Tommy Tomato

  by Lone Writer 3 months ago

  “O.K, listen up here, Fruits!” I cried. “I’m Tommy Tomato and I’m gonna help all of you leftover fruits escape!”

  I saw Kevin…

• Cleaning Up

  by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

  And so the maid of the manor came into the kitchen and found the room a mess. Mater juice, pineapple juice, squashed grapes a…

• The Majestic Rule Of The Mighty Wave (Living Description Challenge)

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

  It rolled in, blue and majestic, towering above the rest of the vast, shimmering sea. White foam, rumbling, lived at the top….

• Salvation Of The Misguided And Quite Random Teenager Who Was To Be Presently Tortured With Mathematics (Or, The Return Of The Double Parentheses)

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

  At this moment in my pitiful, somewhat disoriented and random life, I was reminded of how much I hated mock-up aristocrats.

  ...

• Enrique Makes A Mistake

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

  “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!”

  “Enrique, you IDIOT!”

  “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!”

  “I told you to check the lio, but _‘NOOOO, it’s fine…

• "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]

  by Mycroft 2 months ago

  James opened the door, walked confidently into the room, and stopped short at the sight of himself, lying back in the armchai…

• Coffee Mug

  by cphpitts 2 months ago

  Ryan just stood there. All he could do was stare. He knew he was already late for his meeting with his new boss and the board…

• (Brebelles Challenge) : The Little Planet that Couldn't

  by Steve Fairweather 2 months ago

  Pluto was always late.

  To be fair, he did have the farthest to travel but sometimes Neptune strayed a bit yet always managed…

• (Brebelles Challenge) : Rock Em Gauntlet

  by Browncoatben 2 months ago

  I went in there that night looking for trouble. I sat alone at the bar and ordered a bowl of Skittles. Damn rainbow of goodne…

• Dreamstate

  by Apostrophe 2 months ago

  Cain and I have been in darkness for what seems like hours. Then, suddenly we are surrounded by blue light. It is soft,warm a…

• Thunder (lyrics challenge)

  by Apostrophe 2 months ago

  I love the song called Thunder it is by the band Boys Like Girls It will always remind me of spending time with one of my cl…

• EXAMPLE: FLY

  by Freedom 2 months ago

  I am about to fly away, but I keep stopping and looking back.
  I wonder why taking flight is causing me so much hesitation.
  I…

• Humble Salvation

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  The room sparsely furnished, a thin mattress on a makeshift cot sits only inches from an uneven wooden table for one. A metal…

• Natural Phenomenon

  by Apostrophe 2 months ago

  All of us were waiting for this moment. Lying on our backs on blankets, in the cool summer grass. The sky was illuminated in…

• I Know This Place

  by Russell Ruffino 2 months ago

  In the darkness your hand finds mine and despite everything else that’s happening this is what I focus on, this is the intima…