Stories tagged with "poverty"

  • Threats Inspired by text

    She looked Koth in the eye, forcing the words to penetrate. “For the few who do become adepts, there is a code to uphold, whi…

  • A Little Bit of Child's Love Inspired by a photo

    I woke up this morning completely grumpy and mad for absolutely no apparent reason. As I was walking to work, a child came up…

  • Woe Is Me

    woe is me, i just found out that i’m probly not going 2 b accepted in2 st. padre pio’s college prep. i’ll just hav 2 go 2 the…

  • Wine With Dinner Inspired by a photo

    She was more valuable than she knew. She could reach the little blossoms on the bottom that the grown-ups would leave. She fo…

  • Do You Want To Know A Secret

    He hadn’t slept in days. Ideas didn’t sleep; why should he? As it was, new ideas and concepts were flowing into his mind like…

  • Third World Innocence

    Five year old Kaleb started sadly at the small bowl of rice that had just been handed to him for lunch. He carried the bowl b…

  • And Then He Breathed Inspired by a photo

    And then, he breathed. And with that breath, the world came into focus. He could see the mindless killings and blinded wars. ...

  • news Inspired by text

    “Who is this please?”

    Silence….
    then all of a sudden a billion thoughts shooting through my head….each like a tiny arrow…

  • Arabian Sundown Inspired by a photo

    “The day is done,” breathed Kashim to the horse. “And so are we. Let us walk.”

    Majar was a tired steed whose steps were sure…

  • Leaving Hooverville Inspired by text

    New York seemed like a fantasy – a kingdom of skyscrapers, peasants and kings, and impossible to get to. With no car, no hors…