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• The Beggining of Joy

  by OrangeOreos 11 days ago

  She sat on her little star, her feet searching for the ground that wasn’t there. A few tears meandered down her cheek as she …

• How Time Passes

  by .:band baby:. 15 days ago

  I stood in her doorway and looked at her sleeping body. Her once long hair had been cut short and her nightgowns were traded …

• Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  “You never let me do anything!” she shouted, stamping her foot with as much drama as her slight frame could muster. Her fathe…

• The Question All Fathers Must one Day Ask their Teenage Daughters

  by RunningWithScissors 5 months ago

  “Sweetie..” someone gently shook my shoulders. A light flicked on. I scrunched my nose and tighted my body into the fetal pos…

• Letter From Dad: Sylvia's Journey

  by Jenunique 6 months ago

  July 15, 1917

  Elmer,

  Now, I no ye alredy have it set in yer mine wat ye want to do in yer future. But, ye no that I am si…

• Sleep {14}

  by Yeah Write! 7 months ago

  I found that I had very little to say to him. He asked me questions every so often, but mostly we just sat and stared at each…

• Moonlight

  by Leave Me A Note 7 months ago

  I could feel the cold rush over me as I woke up again. 1:45. The fourth time this night. I didn’t know why. I wasn’t hyper, s…

• Monologue {13}

  by Yeah Write! 7 months ago

  It seemed Daddy always knew the right things to say. I had always stuttered and fumbled over words, but he spoke with confide…

• Judging A Book Requires A Second Look {11}

  by Yeah Write! 8 months ago

  As we exchanged glances, I became increasingly determined to break the stare which had become almost a magnetic connection, p…

• Tying My Shoes

  by blueyedwonder 10 months ago

  I turned 20 years old yesterday. I was really excited. “Now you’re a big girl,” Daddy said to me. I got to play in the park a…