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Angel and the Storm
by ToastK in Short Story » Narrative


ariadne
by avimoon in Poetry » General


In Antas Forest Part 1 - Travelers Two
by Messenger in Short Story » Fantasy


I've Had a Dream Once
by Alwaysea in Poetry » General


You Came to Me in a Dream
by WinnyWriter in Poetry » Narrative


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  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Action / Adventure
    The Interlude Chapter 7: The Cost of Survival

    Troy and his siblings travel to the Silk Market hoping to find Damen Servo, a tailor and the second of two people saved by the Scorpion.

    VengefulReaper
    VengefulReaper - 28 minutes ago
    18+ Language Violence Mature Content

  • Reviews » Short Story » Fanfiction, Supernatural
    Janice came up with a love poem for Valentine’s Day!

    Hi there, vampricone! Dropping by to give you a review. I will be using the YWS'mores method to help structure my review. :) The Top Graham Cracker: I am writing ...

    Iggy
    Iggy - 5 hours ago

  • Storyboooks » Out-of-Character Discussion
    The Game of Souls (OOC)

    Balius needs to be protected

    Elektra
    Elektra - 5 hours ago

  • Storyboooks » Storybook Sanctuary
    The Game Of Souls

    The ride to the Coven's Keep was long and hot. Despite their hats, Balius and his father sweated fiercely under the relentless sun. The wooden bench beneath them sweltered with ...

    winterwolf0100
    winterwolf0100 - 6 hours ago

  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Dramatic
    Chapter. 4 Blasting caps and Black powder.

    "What was that guy’s name again? Conrad? Lucas? Johnson? Who even knows at this point. Avery certainly doesn’t and frankly, she’s not sure he does.

    Greyhound26
    Greyhound26 - 6 hours ago
    18+ Language Mature Content

  • Reviews » Poetry » Realistic, Narrative
    Echo’s Reflection

    Hey there, Horisun! Q here to review your poem today. :) I want to start off by saying I was slightly confused as to the number of people interacting in ...

    Que
    Que - 9 hours ago

  • Storyboooks » Out-of-Character Discussion
    Under a Waning Sun OOC

    @Wolfi @Corvid I love the new Silas/Saorise post, they're so cute!! :')

    SilverNight
    SilverNight - 9 hours ago

  • Forums » Writers Corner
    ogygia ~ a poetry collection

    the labyrinth maybe we are all lost in a maze, tied together by a string hung around the loose stones and disheveled dirt and ages-old moss to keep from falling ...

    avimoon
    avimoon - 9 hours ago

  • Poetry » General, Narrative
    ariadne

    based on the myths of ariadne and asterion (the minotaur), ariadne and theseus, and ariadne and dionysus.

    avimoon
    avimoon - 10 hours ago
    12+

  • Storyboooks » Storybook Sanctuary
    Under a Waning Sun

    Silas Pretorius The sun was still below the horizon and their sleepy corner of the Sticks was just beginning to stir awake, but Silas had already finished all of his ...

    Wolfi
    Wolfi - 10 hours ago

  • Forums » Writing Activities
    Haiku Train

    a fantail takes flight; a faint shadow slips through where the foliage shifts.

    Starve
    Starve - 13 hours ago

  • Reviews » Poetry » Narrative, General
    two days at the end of autumn

    Hello Kay! Lim here with a review. For Sima This was a sad poem - there was evidently a lot of heartbreak there! I read into it a motif of ...

    Liminality
    Liminality - 13 hours ago

  • Forums » Poetry Discussion
    Favorite words to use in your poems?

    For me I think it's a lot of words to do with light or the absence of: beams, backlight, rays, shards (metaphorically), glowing, illuminating, fireflies, shining, silhouette. I tend to ...

    Liminality
    Liminality - 14 hours ago

  • Short Story » Fantasy, Horror
    In Antas Forest Part 3 - Fight for a Future

    Who is Arlene, and is Titus prepared to face that answer?

    Messenger
    Messenger - 14 hours ago
    12+

  • Short Story » Fantasy, Horror
    In Antas Forest Part 2 - Tracking by Night

    Much to his chagrin, Titus tracks after Arlene, but what he finds is more disturbing

    Messenger
    Messenger - 14 hours ago
    12+

  • Storyboooks » Out-of-Character Discussion
    Lux Academy OOC

    I'll be in the pad for the next four hours in and out (at work) and then should be around during the write in c:

    Obscura
    Obscura - 15 hours ago


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— Anne Lamott