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• Cherries and a Thunderstorm

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 4 months ago

  My brother left a bowl of Rainier cherries on the kitchen counter this morning. Drops of water still hugged the red and yello…

• Perfect Beach Day.. almost (perfect moment ruined challenge)

  by Apostrophe 4 months ago

  The mood was right ,calm and relaxing. Eric and Tanya were on the beach enjoying a fabulous summer day. They had been in the …

• Experiment 1: Unsuccessful {{Twisted History Challenge}}

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 4 months ago

  Benjamin Franklin reached for the doorknob, a metal rod at hand. Outside, a wicked storm was occuring, and rain poured down f…

• The Ballad of Limpy McPhanger [Epic Challenge]

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  When tales be told round campfires a blazin
  Whether true, trumped up or stranger
  No one needs rhyme, no one needs reason
  Ta b…

• Divine Wind [Twisted History Challenge]

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  With a heavy heart Nobunaga stared out across the quiet sea. The day was coming, a potential end to their noble way of life. ...

• A Storm Within, A Smile Without

  by Ana Cristina 5 months ago

  Lord Windham walked me back into the ballroom, my hand back under his arm. I longed to twist it out of his grip, but I knew t…

• A Loaded Question [Ana's Scavenger Hunt Challenge]

  by [pens&feathers] 5 months ago

  The sound and the fury of the thunderstorm boiled on the edge of the horizon line, a lonely storm out to sea. Tyler and I sat…

• This Side of the Hudson: Stormy and Red

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 5 months ago

  We made our way down the dark damp tunnel, trunk in tow.
  “Joey,” JJ wimpered, “I think I felt a spider.”
  “Forget the stupid s…

• There's something I have to tell you...

  by cracks in a sidewalk 5 months ago

  She grabbed a handful of mud and grass from the cold, wet ground from next to her, and kept tightening her hand around it, le…

• A Cold, Hollow, Laugh

  by cracks in a sidewalk 5 months ago

  That was it. She lay there. In the grass. Letting the rainfall unto her face in big, sloppy, heavy, angry drops. She couldn’t…