Stories tagged with "solitude"

  • The Murder House on Smuttynose Island (Ana Christina's H.H.C.) Inspired by text

    I came here looking for inspiration. I was going to write a book about my stay at the murder house on Smuttynose Island. I wi…

  • Solitude (Fifteen Years Later) Inspired by text

    Bradley had ruined his own life. He had betrayed his sister, whom he loved dearly; he had lost contact with his two best frie…

  • There Is Always One That Wants To Be Just One

    “Journal Entry 24 Neauvebre
    This will be my final entry. I will no longer record my thoughts and reactions, as I have decide…

  • meditation

    “Forgive me,” she whispered, gazing up at the stars. She expected no answer and got none.

    “I have done as commanded,” she we…

  • Face Like a Nightmare Inspired by text

    I dropped the mirror on the table and leaped up.

    “Alfred!”

    Running to the window, I looked out, but there was nobody in the…

  • Thoughts of the Dying World

    Sleep is something people seem to take for granted. Some people slip into a dream as they would a pair of comfy slippers, but…

  • Questions {7} Inspired by text

    I simply stared at him, taking it all in when all I really wanted to do was to block it out. He blinked, belched, and then pa…

  • Metaphors Inspired by a photo

    Her hand was clasped over her mouth, but you could see the light and humor in her misty eyes. She was afraid to smile for the…

  • Let It Come Inspired by text

    Maybe if I close my eyes, shut out the lamp light, and in the quiet prickling plaza of my seculision, drift.

    Maybe if I thi…