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• Let it Be

  by Bartimaeus 7 days ago

  “Church.” The doctor said, backing out of his parking space.
  Nathaniel bit his lip.
  “I haven’t been to church in ages…”
  “We…

• Crescendo

  by Stovohobo 11 days ago

  He started out softly, fingers caressing milky keys. The tiniest chimes echoed out of the string chamber, echoing eerily, jus…

• Idol

  by Maleghast 16 days ago

  “Is that?”

  “Where?”

  “Over there. It looks like him.”

  “Oh my God! It is him! I’m going over to talk to him; I mean I have t…

• Time Ain't Long

  by Bilfurd 2 months ago

  He let the last chord fade away. For a moment, there was only sound. He was the creator and part of his creation. His heart a…

• Song of the Swamp

  by uselessness 3 months ago

  They called him the Musician.

  Hunched over a Hammond organ in a murky mausolean grotto, surrounded by bayou and a spiked wro…

• I am....

  by Twilight Stars 6 months ago

  I am a dreamer, a dancer.
  Who believes that everyone is given a second chance.

  I am a poet, a musician.
  Who uses sounds and …

• Pierre in the Window

  by Nouvelle Bardot 7 months ago

  The air out tonight is chilly, but I still lean out in my peach camisole, taking intermittant drags from my slow burning ciga…

• The Accomplice

  by Nouvelle Bardot 7 months ago

  Long shadows gathered at Jim’s pub. Perhaps it had a name once; all its neon long since flickered out. No sign, no lights. Pe…

• Enter the Liberace....!

  by SJHundak/S.J.Willing about 1 year ago

  “Well we’ll get around to the zoo later. Let me finish this speech. Four score and…”

  “Hello darlings!”

  “Whoa, Abe! Keep t…

• One Pill Makes You Larger...

  by Nouvelle Bardot about 1 year ago

  She got up from her chair and walked towards the record player next to the musician. She quieted him, promised him a free dri…