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• Once-Perfect Dream

  by emma jo_234 9 months ago

  “Oh,” I breathed. Simply goregous. The day seemed to breathe the word grandeur.
  The sky was a crystal, deep blue, the white…

• The Waiting Lights

  by Three Gryphon[s] 9 months ago

  “The sky, Mommy, look at the sky!”
  Jenny looked up as her 4-year-old son, Danny yelled even though she was right there, holdi…

• Hairstyles

  by Daisy Miller 9 months ago

  “It was just so sudden . . . ” she said, shaking her head in disbelief.

  “How did it happen again?”

  “It was a car. He was cr…

• Wir sind hier zusammen [German]

  by artistsrunwild 9 months ago

  Vielleicht ist die Welt rund.
  Oder bin ich ‘was rund.
  Habe ich das schon zu dir gesagt?
  Bin ich richtig?
  Weiß ich nicht, nein…

• Blown out of Proportion

  by Throat Wolf about 1 year ago

  When he took me to his room, I thought he just liked to play. So when he offered me the end of a bicycle pump and told me to …

• A Song of Understanding

  by emma jo_234 9 months ago

  It’s one of those corny, sappy poetic moments/You have never felt so wrapped in your own existence/So contained in your own…

• All Good Things Must Come To An End

  by Three Gryphon[s] 9 months ago

  He was one of them.
  I (Lisa) couldn’t get over it.
  He was one of them, a dragon.
  I’d always thought his passion was unusu…

• Only Babies are Scared of the Dark

  by .:band baby:. 9 months ago

  “Come on, Caroline.”
  “Ashley! Do we have to go in there?” Carline’s voice shook from fright and the dampness seeping out the …

• Dream World

  by .:band baby:. 9 months ago

  The first day of school. What a BORE! 7th grade was no different from 6th grade, besides more homework.
  I was dozing in my s…

• The Girl I Sometimes Wish I Was

  by emma jo_234 9 months ago

  Sometimes I wish I was a girl
  with perfect hair
  and lovely eyes.
  She is a mix of
  bestselling novelist
  with movie-star glamour…

• Music Can (And Will) Save Us All

  by Three Gryphon[s] 9 months ago

  At the end of the day, Ashley sat down and cried.
  She was angry and sad and regretful and confused all at the same time.
  That…

• At the Place of Meeting (Tell Me it's Going to be Okay)

  by [pens&feathers] 9 months ago

  I stand anxiously by the fence, palms sweating. Even though I’ve never seen it before, never even dreamed it, my heart knows …

• The Insane Knight Pillages a Village part 2

  by Hobo Beard Bob 9 months ago

  The Insane Knight ran through the crowded Market Square of Avaloniaburgtown with his Imaginary Sword waving around aimlessly….

• Concussion

  by One Time, One Chance 9 months ago

  Someone comes home, and I didn’t reconginize them, so I kicked them in the stomach with as much lust as a soccer striker coul…

• 13

  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

  “Gosh, I have, like, thirteen mosquito bites!”

  “Gah! Don’t say that!”

  ”...What?”

  “Th—thirteen...blegh…”

  “Thirteen?...

• Thoughts about a knife and other things.

  by Organics 9 months ago

  Stick a knife in me, it can’t hurt any more than it already does. Stick a knife in me, please. Make sure it’s sharp, long and…

• Death is always an option

  by Stoner 9 months ago

  “Now James, you’d best calm down and listen very carefully. When I open the door to your cage, the bomb around your neck wi…

• Melancholy Heartbeat

  by emma jo_234 9 months ago

  Pitter patter-pitter patter, went the rain. I loved the sound, loved the dull greenish light that bathed my backyard as the…

• Tough to be "You": A Promise to Myself

  by emma jo_234 9 months ago

  It’s tough to be “you”
  when everyone around you is “them”—

  you’re different—
  you’d gladly walk in public wearing pajamas…

• Ava

  by Fuchsia Deviant 9 months ago

  My love, it is you that I adore.

  I’ve followed you across space and time, from a distant star to a setting moon. I’ve been …

• Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Barbie, and..

  by One Time, One Chance 9 months ago

  We all know the stories about Britney Spears, Barbie, and Paris Hilton.

  But what you don’t know is this: the REAL story.

  We…

• Beautiful on the Inside

  by emma jo_234 9 months ago

  You’re an average girl on the outside—
  Prettier than some, uglier than most,

  A better figure than some, worse than others
  Y…

• We're Friends

  by Brebelles 9 months ago

  One day at a time,
  That you-ou helped me fi-ind,
  That friend-ship is ne-ver ‘sposed to end.

  Chorus:
  We’re Friends,
  I’ll love…

• Wonderful

  by Brebelles 9 months ago

  No matter who you are,
  You need to be you and no one else
  Don’t let anyone,
  Put you down,
  Put you do-ou-wn

  Chorus:
  Do what c…

• My Random Song From The Top Of My Head

  by One Time, One Chance 9 months ago

  I come home
  I’m all alone
  House to me
  Oh yeah, it’s good to be free.

  I goof off,
  I play music too loud,
  I just like to stand…

• More Beginnings of Songs (Well ONE)!!

  by Brebelles 9 months ago

  You need to
  Fly-e High-e
  In the sky
  You need to
  soar over all of your expectations

• We are the Right Now

  by [pens&feathers] 9 months ago

  In the stillness of a summer night, I can’t tell if I’m awake or dreaming.

  Everything around me is coated in a fine layer of…

• Discovery and Disobedience

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 9 months ago

  “He showed me how to make sounds with land objects and air!” Mer-princess Aqualina exclaimed.
  “Air?”
  “Like a voice?” her frie…

• Dear Gossip Girl: I Wanna Be Generally Unhealthy

  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

  *Dear Gossip Girl: My husband won’t let me perform my nightly ritual of watching ET with a gallon of rocky road ice cream by …

• After The Fire

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 9 months ago

  The moon rose orange in the smoky night and hung forlornly in the sky above the blackened remains of the forest. Wisps of smo…

• Unexpected Visitor {2}

  by Yeah Write! 9 months ago

  The young intern left though I did not notice. I continued to ponder my current location wondering how I got into this hospit…

• Coming To Grips {3}

  by Yeah Write! 9 months ago

  “I-I was r-r-r…?” I stuttered.
  “Yes. You were… raped.” the intern said gently. He was seated in the chair across from me …

• His Favorite Thing to Do

  by Twisted Reality 9 months ago

  Sunshine flooded in the room. I hate sunshine. It’s worse than darkness, burning your retinas, and imprinting sillouhettes in…

• Embracing The Pain

  by Twisted Reality 9 months ago

  Shrinks don’t tend to lie, do they? They can see right through weak defenses and poorly built barricades. I would know, becau…

• Meeting Lessons

  by artistsrunwild 9 months ago

  _Jump from the hook. You’re not obliged to swallow anything you despise. See, those unrepenting buzzards want your life, and …

• Suspicion

  by Ana Cristina 9 months ago

  Maria sat up in bed suddenly, hugging her knees to her chest.
  “Tell me why you’re leaving me.”
  He sighed and would not look i…

• Feels Like A Shark Attack

  by Leave Me A Note 9 months ago

  I was swimming, swimming away from my fears, away from my troubles, away from all that bothered me. The world was my fear, an…

• The Captive

  by Ana Cristina 9 months ago

• Ana Cristina, or The Royal Princess of Hialeah

  by Ana Cristina 9 months ago

  “Tell me the story again, mami.”

  “OK, m’ija, but then it’s time for bed.”

  My name was almost not my name. It comes from…

• House On The Waters

  by Howie Amourscow 9 months ago

  Someday a storm would come and wash the house away. She knew this, of course she knew this. And if it wasn’t a storm then it …

• Death of a graphic

  by Ighnot 9 months ago

  Through the open office door, a conversation could be heard. The murmuring got louder quite suddenly.
  “Too green! Aah! Ugly! ...

• Insert Story of Insert Pen name here Here

  by Insert Pen Name Here 9 months ago

  Ok fine, everyone is doing it, it’s officially (haha) become a trend, and so I will join in:
  In my science class last year, m…

• Fear

  by J.B. Williams 9 months ago

  The next day, I decided to go to work, without fear. I decided to leave it on the way to the train. I took the train ride wit…

• Live?

  by RunningWithScissors 9 months ago

  A pull at the end of the blood red ribbon woke me. Love, it seemed to whisper, hold on love.

  I didn’t want to keep tryin…

• Bottom of the Sea

  by Laine P. Grey 9 months ago

  “Jonathan is my son. In theory.” Winnie tried to explain to Angelo.
  “In theory?” He raised an eyebrow. Winnie released a furt…

• artistsrunwild

  by artistsrunwild 9 months ago

  Alright

  I have debated enough on whether people actually CARE why my pen name is as it is…but seeing as I’m relatively new…

• In the Psychiatric Unit -- Olivia's Notebook

  by someday_93 9 months ago

  Sometimes I want to write, sometimes I don’t. I used to keep a journal, but I stopped after I found out that my parents were …

• My Life

  by Mk 9 months ago

  This is my first ficlet, so please bear with me here. Sometimes I struggle to get my words out on paper, but I guess that ju…

• The Red Tree

  by Ana Cristina 9 months ago

  My mother tells me her dreams are often in black and white, perhaps because she grew up before Technicolor. But I can’t imagi…

• Just Take a Picture

  by Mk 9 months ago

  Sometimes when I’m walking down the street, or riding in my car, I wish I had my camera. I can already see the picture in my…

• Sleep

  by Storykeeper of Fae 9 months ago

  As I walk back home on a brisk, autumn afternoon, I feel my feet veer off the path. I almost drop my books, the motion is so …

• The Bridge

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  The bridge is suspended between two mountains that loom like gods on either side. Mei takes a deep breath before stepping ont…

• Muffys Fashion Makeover and how it was Escaped

  by BetwINeen 8 months ago

  “Awwww… dosen’t Muffy look cute!”, A women squealed, hugging the tiny dog roughly.
  Muffy barked a tiny bark and tried to es…

• Cold Brass

  by lost_at_sea 8 months ago

  Cold brass producing warm blast.
  Scream to the world your message.
  Vibrate and shake up the room.
  A trumpet’s sound calls a…

• Felicia

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  Felicia can only remember her past in fragments, brilliant shards of memory that splinter off in her mind and form patterns t…

• Punchlines

  by A Joker 8 months ago

  Have you ever met a girl that is the exact opposite of you, while being more the same then you care to admit? I know a girl t…

• sidewalk whispers

  by User 5761 8 months ago

• Addiction

  by artistsrunwild 8 months ago

  I sit on the floor and take out a cigarette. I light it and wait for the effect.
  “Give me one,” comes Daniel’s bored request….

• How about "credacres"?

  by Mycroft 8 months ago

  “Skreunder. Have you got that?” asked Joel, hopefully.

  Beth rolled her eyes. “Joel, that’s not a real word. You can’t have ’...

• The ghost I'm running from

  by SunEyedGirl 8 months ago

  No one understands
  So I wont say a word
  And I will pretend
  And I wont sleep
  I wont breathe

  I have such big plans
  They cons…

• Knopans

  by .:band baby:. 8 months ago

  I almost fell when I saw it. There was this huge… doorway in the middle of nowhere. It had swirling colors inside and a del…

• The Bluest Blue (II)

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  “David, it’s been so long,” the girl with the blue-blue eyes said, holding out her hands. Brian found that he couldn’t move, ...

• The Bluest Blue (III)

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  Brian decided she must be insane. He cleared his throat and squared his shoulders. “Listen, lady, my name isn’t David. You mu…

• The Bluest Blue (IV)

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  Brian had the phone in his hands, ready to call the police and have this woman removed by force if need be, but when she ment…

• The Bluest Blue (V)

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  For a moment there was a silence between them that gaped like a black maw, infinite and frightening. The girl, Madeline began…

• The Bluest Blue (VI)

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  Something about her was familiar. He felt like he knew her from somewhere, but he couldn’t put a finger on it. One thing was …

• The Bluest Blue (VII)

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

• Disorder? {4}

  by Yeah Write! 8 months ago

  I felt as though my throat was closing in, being squeezed by the mighty hand of some invisible goliath. Needless to say, I co…

• Hey Samantha

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  Hey Samantha…
  Remember when we talked of all those kids who have changed so damn much?
  Yes, when we walked the train tracks…

• Veronica's Diary, Page 1: Life as the Other Woman isn't Living At All

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

• Veronica's Diary, Page 6: The Truth about Junior (Conclusion)

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

• Who Are You?

  by Mask By The Moon 8 months ago

  Who are you?
  To judge,
  To grudge,
  To poke
  To prod,
  To accuse one of such crimes?
  To hate, to curse
  To promise the worst,
  To d…

• New inventions by dumb blondes

  by Dana ♥ 8 months ago

  New inventions by dumb blondes:
  The water-proof towel
  Glow in the dark sunglasses
  Solar powered flashlights
  Submarine screen …

• Dreaming As Always

  by emma jo_234 8 months ago

  Sometimes I dream about faraway places, where the earth shines as though polished and the heavens about spread their blue ink…

• The Lake

  by ○○♥Promises Broken & Backs Turned♥○○ 8 months ago

  As the flat slice of rock skipped across the serene lake, the wind blew my hair up so I looked like an Einstein wannabe.
  I s…

• When Happiness Walks Out

  by [pens&feathers] 8 months ago

  Faith touches too few, and Sadness sits by too many.

  Blank expression, there’s a man in the corner who’s met Desperation on …

• Letter From a 4th Grader to a Gym Teacher Stating the Reasons Crocs Should Be Acceptable as Gym Wear

  by lost_at_sea 8 months ago

  Dear Mr. Bambel,

  There are many reasons Crocs are good for your feet. First of all, when you sweat in gym class, Crocs have …

• Leave Me A Note

  by Leave Me A Note 8 months ago

  Just please leave me a note.

  Leave me your last words for I will never read them.

  Leave me a message on the phone, for I …

• Prey

  by MalkieGerl 8 months ago

  I could see it lying there. Playing dead. But I knew… I knew it was playing. I saw it move, I am sure, just as I peeked out…

• Bridges, Memories, and Pasta

  by Emerald Izles 8 months ago

  She sat in the car, gazing at the lights that decorated the suburban tunnel. They blinked on and off, creating shadows that d…

• I'm not crazy

  by Mask By The Moon 8 months ago

  “I’m not crazy. I’m just not. I don’t have proof that I’m not, nor do you have proof that I am,” insisted Elizabeth.

  “Oh, bu…

• A day in the life of MBTM

  by Mask By The Moon 8 months ago

  Okay, I know this has already been done before, but I wanna do it again. This is me on fall break.

  Get up, get a shower.
  _Th…

• Miranda

  by `espressotherapy. 8 months ago

  Miranda had long ago completed the ritual every teenage girl must get through, the ritual of putting her innocent little girl…

• blue's songs (don't laugh, it'll make me feel better)

  by blueyedwonder 8 months ago

  1) What is this Feeling from Wicked
  2) My Strongest Suit from Aida
  3) A Step too Far from Aida
  4) Running Horses from Barrage…

• Midnight

  by Phosphate11 8 months ago

  Missing what never was

  Missing what could have been

  Midnight snow, your breath against mine

  October sunset, my eyes locked…

• Gold Lion's Gonna Tell Him

  by artistsrunwild 8 months ago

• Rules For Friendship

  by Brebelles 8 months ago

  Here are a few of my Rules for friendship:
  1. Know who your REAL friends are
  2. Love and cherish and honor you friends
  3. Put…

• A Matter of Time

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  It is only a matter of time.

  I sit by the window in my chamber, watching the leaves of the persimmon tree slowly fall to the…

• His Eternity

  by Tiggerstripn2 8 months ago

  Flames fill the cavern with ungodly heat.
  I feel the forlorn eyes looking upon me from the deep dark recesses of the rock wa…

• Midnight hue

  by Blossom Ruoqen 8 months ago

  Do you see the mountains shifting,
  or the grass turn a new hue?

  Did you catch the midnight rainstorm,
  or gaze upon the long-...

• Lover's Thoughts {Ana Cristina's Challenge}

  by blueyedwonder 8 months ago

  I’ve been awake for a while now. Whenever I’m around you, I feel like a little kid, I’m so in love. But I can’t sleep knowing…