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• Blessed Admiration, Accursed Foreboding

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) about 1 month ago

  “I lived in the back country until fairly recently,” I invented.
  “Really? I’ve never seen records.”
  “I’d run away as a young …

• Fifteen Years Absence (Comeback Challenge)

  by canadianwriter 22 days ago

  The curtains were still, but beyond them the noise was a quiet buzz. I stood focusing on the floor, admiring how the toes of …

• Light up the sky

  by (:Shay:)luvs_silverstein about 1 month ago

  Jack’s face lights up as he sees me but his gaze lingers on mine for a second to long…

  He refocuses in the microphone and …

• The Cold Hearted Ghost Hunter

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  Unintentionally, Harper started humming a tune, which soon progressed into a slow chant.

  What a sad song, she mused, think…

• A Midnight Thought

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  Harper was restless that night. She wasn’t sleepy at all, but then again, Grey had told her ghosts didn’t have human needs. I…

• Faceless Worship

  by RainDance about 1 month ago

  The door is spruce green and worn looking. I almost recognize it from somewhere. Almost. I push it open hesitantly and peer i…

• Echo Songs

  by Dreamt of Turquoise about 1 month ago

  As soon as that thought dawned upon her, the image vanished. It was replaced with complete darkness, and the deafening scream…

• Dei ta Deo

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) about 1 month ago

  “Gah!” she cried, kicking the hubcap.
  Her car had broken down seven miles from town, in the rain. And it was getting dark.
  Sh…

• Like a Lark

  by NightMaiden 2 months ago

  This is way too good to be true!

  “Really?” I piped, quite literally, too.

  Lin cried out in frustration, and Cricket wat…

• Arpeggio

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 2 months ago

  “Repeat after me,” Cricket said seriously, clearing his throat. “Do, mi, sol, do, sol, me, do” I shook my head, my eyes fri…