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• "Want" is a Very Powerful Word

  by NightMaiden 2 months ago

  Happiness…

  Melania looked out into the world from inside of the warm cafe she was sitting in. One pale hand was wrapped ar…

• Warmth Extinguished (One More Word Challenge)

  by [pens&feathers] 2 months ago

  Cold.

  The wind.

  It felt cold.

  I just stood there.

  I just stood there, cold.

  It was like warmth died.

  Extinguished l…

• ...And Cryogenics Is Supposed To Be Good For You

  by Stovohobo 2 months ago

  Liam stood back with the cold feeling of helplessness he had grown accustomed to ever since all this had happened. Nat looked…

• Surviving Nighttime, Alone

  by OrangeOreos 4 months ago

  I sat on the cold, stone bench underneath the flickering yellow neon lights. One late commuter walked out of the train standi…

• Confrontation At School (New School)

  by butterflygirl6106 4 months ago

  Jenna started out to school she felt the warmth of the sun on her face, she felt good today.

  She walked up the steps to the…

• When the Warmth is Gone

  by keelhauler42 6 months ago

  He came in and sat on my desk, as usual, oblivious to my need for solitude while I wrote, adding to it this time by bumping a…

• Sunshine

  by emma jo_234 7 months ago

  soft and golden
  trickling through the window
  I caress faces and brighten rooms.
  like a ray
  I go on forever
  until Moon hikes h…

• Discovery (2)

  by Eckhouse 8 months ago

  “Stunned” and “confused” would have both sufficed. “Tell me all about on the way,” I said. “For now, we’ve got to move.”

  Sti…

• She Joins Him On The Star Mile

  by artistsrunwild 8 months ago

  Old doubt and a girl by your side.
  He felt her sit down but he wasn’t brave enough to look. She shifted her weight. He held…

• Heat Stroke

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  As I sit here writing this particular ficlet, I start noticing several things. The heat from my laptop seems especially stron…