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• Set the World on Fire

  by [pens&feathers] 17 days ago

  The dim glow of your headlights sets the world on fire in brief patches of glowing phosporescence.

  Out here on the empty hig…

• The next morning

  by moonlight_girl 18 days ago

  the sun is bright and warm as it hits her eyes to tell her to wake up its morning. she was hopeing to find her lover there ne…

• Off to the Body Bank

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  The ennui and drudgery of another day on the assembly line washed over Terrick Smith, robbing him of joy and sensation. His m…

• It's Always New York City...

  by NightMaiden 2 months ago

  A girl walked through the narrow streets of New York, squeezing her way through the unimaginable masses that were packed shou…

• For Change's Sake

  by Ben Paddon 4 months ago

  “I’m not really enjoying myself here,” said Carl.

  “Oh, come on!” laughed Bernard. “Where’s your Joie De Vivre?”

  “I’m _dead….

• Life's Lessons

  by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

  After my mother left down the ladder again, I shut the window and locked it, waiting until she went back into the house with …

• I Love Myself

  by LeAnn717 7 months ago

  I love myself
  because for once in my life
  I can be happy
  and not question
  how good I am

  I love myself
  because I am happy
  whi…

• Present (and Pleasant) Company

  by Stovohobo 7 months ago

  Greg and Vicky maintained a steady vigil by Adrien’s bedside, insisting even to sleep in the chairs through the nights. After…

• Big Egos Make For Big Downfalls

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  He slumped back against the same tree that had nearly knocked him unconscious. To my amazement, I saw tears tracing paths thr…

• Company

  by Beautiful Rain 11 months ago

  “They will see us waving from such great heights, ‘Come down now’ they’ll say…”

  The comfortable almost silence of music …