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• Teenager

  by Brebelles 25 days ago

  Why does it have to be so hard being a teenager? I mean, you’ve got hormones, school, peers, more hormones, boys, family, fri…

• Newborn (Welcome to Life challenge)

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk about 1 month ago

  Look at you! So wrinkly and silently snug in your blankie. What a rough start huh?

  It’s just you and me. I’m not sure how I’...

• The golden key

  by Punkin about 1 month ago

  Now the prince knew, as all good princes do, that in order to fulfill his quest he would have to complete three impossible ch…

• The Wisdom Of A Child (Unconventional Zen Master Challenge)

  by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

  The child, head ceremoniously shaven, took a deep, relaxing breath as millions of people waited impatiently for wisdom. The r…

• Louisa's Wisdom

  by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

  I bent my head down to study the ornate beading on my fan. “Oh, no more attentive than usual, Louisa.”

  “Hmm.”

  I felt compel…

• {Unconventional Zen Master Challenge} Zen Master Biffbong and His Pearls of Wisdom

  by SKermitgorf 2 months ago

  “Abundance like want, catches no mice,” the guru Zen Master Biffbong said as he sat upon the edge of the cliff.

  The large cr…

• Coiled Ready To Strike

  by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

  Jameson unloaded his heart as Old Bess filled two shot glasses with Patron Silver. As she poured the shots, the snake tattoo …

• The gods of Love at War

  by BernerOberland 2 months ago

  “Your Honor, my client believes he has more of a right to be the official god of love, I mean he is Cupid after all?” said t…

• I Need a Time Machine

  by AeroPen 3 months ago

  Looking back at how I’ve changed
  Memories I just can’t shake
  How the joy has faded from my life
  With the balance of give and …

• Prologue: Rant

  by Charlotte Scriversi 5 months ago

  Fog always puts me in a bad mood. In fact, anything that makes it hard to see clearly or think clearly has always annoyed me….