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• Shadows

  by jessica 21 days ago

  “Elli!” I hissed. “What are you doing? What just happened?” So my assumptions were right. This was not going to be easy…I …

• The effect of a question

  by undone 28 days ago

  I was terrified. My hair was dripping wet.
  The woman approached me again.

  “Tell us what you just heard!” The woman held my …

• Footprints Into the Dark

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  “Five more minutes,” Mariano huffed quietly to himself, blinking in the dark at the hands on his Swatch, taking a stab at wha…

• Let Me Shine

  by Saint Chuck about 1 month ago

  You are the light
  I am the shadow
  Sitting in the glow
  Of your flame
  Hanging on
  To the threads of light
  That encompass you
  Ma…

• The Puzzle of Hate

  by More Than Meets The Eyes 2 months ago

  The hurt,
  that tore open
  my heart.
  My soul.
  It’s back,
  longing for more,
  threatening
  to close in
  on me.
  To swallow
  my life,
  i…

• Do or Die....

  by (:Shay:)luvs_rocket2themoon:) 2 months ago

  Aaaaahhhh.. No.. stop..no.. yes….no ..what?
  Affinity, no, this can’t be happening.. I don’t want to go through this again…

• Question #1

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  “Okay,” I said, queuing up my questions. “Why did you create ticks and flies?”

  Tom gave me a kind of look, as if to say, “Is…

• Shadow

  by Definate Disaster 3 months ago

  My breath closes in
  around the shadow there.
  The only thing to do is hope
  that the shadow isn’t my despair.

  It stands tall i…

• Chasing Shadows

  by kwatz 3 months ago

  Janine sprinted down the sidewalk, maneuvering around pedestrians like a F1 driver navigating the curves at Monte Carlo. Betw…

• Culture Shock [Secret Agent Challenge]

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 3 months ago

  “Looks like Phi’s getting a new partner.”
  “Another one? He’s gone through, what, five this month?”
  “Phi gets the wicked dange…