a coy sunflower

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"writer’s trance"

by a coy sunflower

today I tried painting. I had seen this image in my mind for the last 24 hours, and for some reason, I decided it must be on a canv...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1194 views | Poetry | September 3, 2018

"Try This Simple Reading Challenge"

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…if you want to optimize the human experience or whatever. Here it goes: Read anything intentionally at least once a day. That’s it. Don’t make this complicated. Read a book, poem, story, or article. Read an “e...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 827 views | Creativity | August 26, 2018

"sorry, wasn’t listenin’"

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Sorry, wasn't listening. Pulled in by the lull of quiet thoughts brooding. Sorry I'm staring off. Eyes are glazing over. Put a closed sign in the window, tuned out time - I know she's getting older. Hell, is the music too loud? Ind...

1 Like | 0 comment | 1091 views | Poetry | March 30, 2018

"to little me (if you can read this)"

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I know this isn't how you imagined your story to be It wasn't supposed to look like this Not four months before 18 I was supposed to do whatever it costed for you Take your child-like spirit and make sure I never lost it for yo...

1 Like | 1 comment | 1154 views | Poetry | March 4, 2018

"This is what an anxiety disorder feels like (part 1)"

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I tried fighting her off, but she was too strong. I was lying on the ground, my stomach lurching in pain, and my ribs were beginning to crack beneath her foot. My head was pounding fiercely, and I was feeling...

4 Likes | 3 comments | 1221 views | General | February 27, 2018

"uncut entry #1"

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[deleted] *Thoughts/rants posted for 24 hours, then deleted. 2/13/18 9:03 pm ...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 989 views | General | February 14, 2018

"I had a bad day…"

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my alarm was set for pm my sock kept slipping there are pen marks on my jeans my music went off in class I had to read out loud someone didn't use the door I held my fish wouldn't be quiet my browser tabs weren't restored I said "yo...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 1067 views | General | February 11, 2018

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0 Likes | 0 comment | 1003 views | General | January 28, 2018

"Protector and Predator – Reverse Poem"

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This will be over soon. I know you’re afraid, But Stay still....

4 Likes | 4 comments | 1204 views | Poetry | January 22, 2018

"I Shouldn’t Write This"

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I can't take it. I don't think I'll be able to write anymore. Here I am at 10:30pm with a panic attack because I don't have any words to say. Even these words I'm writing feel fake and empty, but I'm too scared to take a break. I was prayi...

3 Likes | 5 comments | 821 views | Narrative Nonfiction | January 21, 2018

"Kettle and Pot"

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I ask why things continue in what they've always done. I ask the fragrant roses why they tempt their victims then prick them with thorns. I ask the sun if it feels remorse when, in its anger, burns the very thing it sustained. I ask the...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 758 views | Prose | January 16, 2018

"Finish this Story"

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I loved my father. But at each thought of love, slitting his throat came to mind. The visions were clear; I could feel the handle of the knife under my curled fingers, tauntingly grazing along his...

1 Like | 2 comments | 1098 views | General | January 14, 2018

"Today is Like That"

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You know that sleepy feeling you get when you’re tired from the night before, and the next day is beautiful and calm? Today is like that. There’s a dewy scent of fresh flowers in the air during February be...

1 Like | 1 comment | 703 views | Prose | January 12, 2018

"A Midnight Dance"

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A drenched night sky created a capsule theater, encasing the thousands of stars, slowly becoming deeply mesmerized. Near the soft whisper of candlelight, the music entranced each step of dance, persuading the couple to circle faster and the...

1 Like | 2 comments | 1055 views | General | January 8, 2018

"Sleep Leads to Nightmares"

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I’m sitting in the darkness of my room, my wrinkled hands rest on my lap. The only light is the small, silver gleam that comes through the cold window pane. At least the stars find joy tonight. I stare at the blurred, faded silhouettes of...

1 Like | 0 comment | 920 views | Short Stories | January 7, 2018

"The Allure of a City"

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My parents and I had moved from run-of-the mill Fayetteville, North Carolina to Wiesbaden, a beautiful city just askew from the beating heart of Germany. We lived in a narrow, tall duplex tucked safely away in a cul de sac along Rothenbergs...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 798 views | Narrative Nonfiction | January 2, 2018

"I Can’t Breathe"

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The doorway filled with a dark, gaping shadow. It closed off the room, blocking the only exit. He had to angle his shoulders in the door frame just to press his cold, terrifying presence into the room. The screen lights from small computers...

1 Like | 1 comment | 825 views | Creativity | January 2, 2018