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• rest.

  by band geek 2 days ago

  I desperately needed more rest, but I couldn’t bring myself to sleep. Karon opened the door to the car, and Theo carried me o…

• tiring.

  by band geek 2 days ago

  My exhaustion was taking over, and just as Dr. Karon reached us, I was beginning to doze off.

  Theo let go of me, and Dr. Kar…

• I'm A Bad Apple.

  by band geek 6 days ago

  My mom was pretty freaked out. My dad had to stay at work, but I knew I was going to get lectured later for what’d happened.
  ...

• Freedom is Such a Beautiful Gift

  by Ezzie 7 days ago

  Beep, beep, beep, beep…

  Ugh the never-ending beeping. When was it going to stop? Hmm…where am I anyway? Maybe I should…

• The Writer Says Goodbye

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  _I sat there, clasping his hand. It might have been a handful minutes – eternity might have passed us by in a few, fleeting m…

• Accursed Improvisation

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 2 months ago

  I took a deep breath, surprised at how easily I’d convinced everyone into thinking I was on their side. Patrick always said t…

• The Writer Recalls

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  I stepped inside, shivering as a draught blew through the open door and howled down the hall.

  _I recalled myself as a chil…

• The Writer and Her Twisted Family Tree

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  I sat back, trying to register what the adoption form had spewed out at me.

  _If Léá was my mother…that meant that ‘Mama’...

• The Writer and the Documents

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  I covered my mouth with my hand, scared of what would happen if I let the sickness in my mouth escape when I spoke.

  “Oh, G…