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• A House of Madness

  by THX 0477 1 day ago

  With an oppressive cheeriness the sun beat down upon the back garden. Rows of dainty flowers smiled under the light and heat,...

• The Great Guru of the East [UcZMC]

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 3 months ago

  My walking stick & I finally made it up the Indian mountain. We had traveled all the way here to consult the famed guru of th…

• Ferdinand Forgotten [Twisted History Challenge]

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

  “Your highness, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, please, step this way.”

  I stood behind the large gardens on Apple Quay, waiting fo…

• yin and yang

  by PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA) 3 months ago

  His heart in my pocket, tears on my chest,
  had no idea what to do with the rest.
  Could not just throw them in the rubbish bin…

• Samantha's Dance Card

  by Ana Cristina 5 months ago

  As we began dancing, I searched the room, looking for Betty. I hadn’t noticed when de Grave had come back. He looked as thoug…

• What More Nightmares May Come

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 5 months ago

  I didn’t know what to do about the nightmares. I couldn’t do what the creepy dead pirate seemed to want me to do, find his tr…

• Rose-colored Symbolism

  by lifelessxlullaby 5 months ago

  I picked the rose in the garden, and the thorns ripped open my flesh, carelessly dragging skin back as the red petals freed t…

• Darsie Anderson VII

  by Laine the Grey 6 months ago

  “But, then, the thirst began. A small child had fallen on the sidewalk outside my home. He bled only a very little bit, but I…

• Darsie Anderson VI

  by Laine the Grey 6 months ago

  “I fear the end has at last come. I’ve avoided it for too long. He’s sure to come for me.”
  “What are you talking about?”
  “Abo…

• Darsie Anderson IV

  by Laine the Grey 6 months ago

  Neighbors’ faces appeared in the windows, eager to watch the strange meeting of Darsie Anderson and Charlotte Grey. “Thank yo…