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• seventeen;syllables

  by Sophia D'Soleil 8 days ago

  haiku.

  and these drones they claim
  to have life inside, but they
  can’t teach me to feel.

• The Really Evil Voice

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  The voice. The other voice. The silky voice with the delicate drawl. The really evil voice.

  The slobbering beast was one t…

• Her Scream

  by wytherwings about 1 month ago

  There she is. I watch her as she walks in the door and sits down in the third row all the way near the wall, looking at every…

• She Could Fly

  by wytherwings about 1 month ago

  Why are you so free? How? How can you be so… unafraid? The world is a big and scary place. And you’re, you’re so small and …

• Rocking on the Front Porch

  by [pens&feathers] 3 months ago

  Sometimes when I wake in the middle of the night, when the house is still, I can almost hear the creak of her rocking chair o…

• How Moms Find Balance

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 3 months ago

  Discordant tones rang out through the house. My eardrums begged me for mercy. I found the boys seated at the old piano, pound…

• Cyke Sensor

  by Lone Writer 3 months ago

  “DAILEY, MAKE IT STOP!!” I screamed at the top of my lungs, covering my ears with my hands and falling to my knees.
  “James,...

• Beautiful in Beholding Eyes [Worldly Challenge]

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  Giggles and squeals disturb the peace of the grassy hill in the countryside. But that’s okay and even to be expected when you…

• Do You Ever Get That Feeling?

  by Lone Writer 3 months ago

  “Anna, please don’t cry.” I begged her. “I don’t think I can take it.”
  It was selfish of me I know, but if she had burst i…

• Only A Baby?!

  by Lone Writer 3 months ago

  I walked into the room and saw that Anna had awakened. “Anna!” I cried, hurrying to her. Her head turned toward the sound of …