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• Words Your Mind Can Choke On

  by [pens&feathers] about 17 hours ago

  When you’re doing something, you never think to yourself, “This could be the last time…”

  You never think it.

  But as I d…

• Anybody Else (Epic Poem Challenge)

  by More Ways Than One 1 day ago

  I used to be afraid of myself
  I used to not trust who I am
  Then I met you
  Do you see your light in me?

  I remember the day yo…

• Time to Shine: Part 2

  by Smile4life! 6 days ago

  I didn’t win the talent show. There were about 200 kids competing in it. I got 3rd place which is still good, so I was proud …

• Twinkies, Ginger Ale and How We Cope

  by THX 0477 10 days ago

  A bite of Twinkie, sip of Ginger Ale. It was as much of a celebration as Agent Lefleur would allow himself while he was drivi…

• Today is Time

  by Smile4life! 12 days ago

  It was the morning of the play. So I put on my “attorney” outfit. It was a frilly red dress with yellow sleeves. I put on my …

• The Car Ride

  by wytherwings 12 days ago

  At the end of the night we got back into the car. I curled up in the seat and checked the time. The numbers of the clock glow…

• Set the World on Fire

  by [pens&feathers] 16 days ago

  The dim glow of your headlights sets the world on fire in brief patches of glowing phosporescence.

  Out here on the empty hig…

• Grains of Sand

  by NightMaiden 19 days ago

  The nurses and the doctor huddle together, trying to alleviate the pain of the new mother.
  She is struggling, but the baby’s…

• Timeless

  by sass 22 days ago

  Time is a monster that cannot be stopped, or make time suddenly stand still.
  There are those moments,where you 0do anything …

• Cigarettes Will Kill You

  by SKermitgorf 23 days ago

  I went to see Dr. Proto and was told by a new receptionist that the doctor was away for a week’s holiday.
  I tried to go about…