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• Temptation of Death [Sentence Challenge]

  by OrangeOreos 15 days ago

  The pen spilt ink-blood onto the page.

  “Stop shaking,and sign it…” The voice reverberated throughout the room, making my h…

• The Day It Rained Skittles

  by OrangeOreos 7 months ago

  “I can’t believe it!”

  “They actually did it!”

  “Hallelujah!”

  “Honey, look! Hurry!”

  All around the town square in Maysbury,...

• They have no lawyers, and their women go topless

  by The Dod 2 months ago

  It was a very small planet. A classical army post from the times of the second empire, with one building big enough to defend…

• The Lone Dollar (Personal Fantasy Challenge)

  by EDBeale 3 months ago

  I held my last dollar tightly in my fist until it bunched up into sharp edges. Somehow, it made the dollar more real.

  With …

• Hey Me, It's You: Part 13

  by Writer4Life00nj 3 months ago

  “Aunt Paula?” I said. Now, this was a surprise. What was she doing here?
  “Honey, can we talk?” asked mom as she got up and to…

• The love of existence

  by cracks in a sidewalk 3 months ago

  Love. Who truly can understand what it is, how to define it. Even if it is defined, do we truly want a definition? Or would t…

• The Streets of Aven

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  Sameer looked out onto the streets of Aven, tracing the patterns of people that swathed the stonework. He leaned back on the …

• Their Face (200something CHALLENGE!)

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  I AM … Myself.

  I am the listener
  I wonder if I can
  really change it.
  I hear the crack
  of human guns.
  I see the body-
  litter…

• This country

  by Insert Pen Name Here 7 months ago

  I shoved my hands into my pockets, seeking refuge from the grit and grime of the world around me. No place had ever seemed mo…

• Thief of the King's Luscious Ranch Dressing (Snoopy Challenge)

  by OrangeOreos 7 months ago

  A light snow was falling, and the little girl with the tattered shawl had not sold a violet all day. She walked slowly past…