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• Rainforest Ant Colony (by The DS-Wii-Dude)

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) about 1 month ago

  Today I got out of our colony to go do what I do every day: cut leaves.

  I’m a leafcutter ant, and what I do every day is cli…

• Weight Don't Matter, Kate [Limerick Challenge]

  by OrangeOreos 2 months ago

  There once was a girl named Kate.
  Who thought she was second rate.
  Her boyfriend had cheated.
  And she felt depleted,
  And thou…

• Tipping the Scales

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  Funny thing it is to be set finely between Heaven and Earth. The whispered prayers of generations and the quiet answers born …

• Fool's Hiding

  by Laine the Grey 6 months ago

  Kristofer

  So, I’ve been on the extensive program for three months, now. Or, I should say that I’ve appeared to be on the e…

• Well, Didn't Your Mother Ever Tell You to Eat Your Words?

  by [pens&feathers] 7 months ago

  I could feel the words tumbling out of my mouth, each one falling flat on the floor, potent, painful. Like a waterfall of aci…

• When the ____ Hits the Fan

  by Laine the Grey 7 months ago

  Kristofer

  I don’t…I don’t know if there was any one moment when things changed. One moment that this life was chosen. I …

• Maybe I'm Wrong

  by Laine the Grey 7 months ago

  Kristofer

  I allow the next song to start without hitting “repeat”, again. With a furtive sigh, I begin reading _The Catche…

• Leftovers

  by Laine the Grey 7 months ago

  Kristofer
  Ever dream about something that actually happens? A memory you’d tried to repress?
  I dreamt of the day my mother …

• Phoenix in the Pit of Snakes

  by thebetweenspace 8 months ago

  I hear your triumphant hiss.
  Your venom quickly courses
  through my veins, advancing
  toward my cold, fractured heart.
  Release!...

• Early Bird Goes To The Gym

  by Phil Sporlan 8 months ago

  Michael wakes up early. He doesn’t remember any dreams. He takes a shower, shaves, even removes a few radical hairs from his …