Stories tagged with "dirt"

  • Subsistence

    by sonipitts about 1 year ago 5 out of 5 stars

    I crumbled the soil in my hand and sniffed, hoping for the impossible. But the fine, dry mineral grit sifted through my finge…

  • Still, The Truth Suffers Inspired by text

    by Dani H. Mefel about 1 year ago 3 out of 5 stars

    Staring hard face to face
    Hands cold
    Riddled with dirt and guilt and weary from the days biddings
    A life proven for me quite …

  • Conspiracy

    by Dangerous Angels about 1 year ago 5 out of 5 stars

    400 bacteria thrive in gardens and 140 of them are deadly.

    And yet you let your kids play in gardens???

    My Mom always let m…

  • The Dark Forest Inspired by a photo

    by Eleanor Daley about 1 year ago 4 out of 5 stars

    She looked at the dark and misty forest all around her and fell to her knees. She couldn’t keep walking like this. Her long b…

  • Hooverville

    by Carryoutsada about 1 year ago 3 out of 5 stars

    It’s the tenth day. About half the children are near death; so hungry, they chew on their lower lips and sometimes hands.

    It…