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  • Short Story » Literature, Humor
    The Tortoise and the Hare (revisisted)
    2

    A POV assignment for writing class, and now I must read it in front of everyone for a school talent show. O_O Anyway, tell me how it is. (I need ...


    EloquentDragon - May 10, 2012 - 7 min read

  • Short Story » Culture, Literature
    The Confession
    2

    Zachery had a violent father. Everyone knew that, the teachers, the police, even the women who ran the sweet shop down little lane. The funny thing was that no one ...


    EvensLily - Apr 21, 2012 - 22 min read

  • Short Story » General, Literature
    Sweet Nectar Haven
    0

    I shut the door of the greenhouse, cautiously checking behind where I stood and slowly began to pace my feet further into the glass structure. Contrasting with my very actions, ...


    SpencerNolanRivers - Apr 11, 2012 - 2 min read

  • Short Story » Literature, Health
    The Magic Mushroom - Keep My Casket Closed
    2

    It seemed as if the only thing that was meaningful in my life was the mushrooms. In four weeks, I had lost everything. I had failed every test. I was ...


    Ayanamaste - Apr 7, 2012 - 3 min read

  • Short Story » Literature, Realistic
    Motion in a Minute
    3

    Emma was a particularly close friend of mine... actually, maybe that's incorrect. I didn't know her very well at all, but it seemed as if I would always seek out ...


    Threnody - Apr 6, 2012 - 5 min read

  • Short Story » Literature, Narrative
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    Pom - Apr 4, 2012 - 1 min read

  • Short Story » Literature, Health
    The Magic Mushroom - Seven Fingers
    3

    I felt like crap. Devon had given me a brown powdered material last night, telling me that it was the perfect getaway I was looking for. He had called it ...


    Ayanamaste - Apr 1, 2012 - 3 min read

  • Short Story » Literature, Health
    The Magic Mushroom - Getaway
    3

    Tick. Tick. Tick. I watch the clock in agony as my history teacher, Mrs. Vanderhoop, droned on about World War 1. The clock seemed to have slowed down as it ...


    Ayanamaste - Apr 1, 2012 - 3 min read

  • Short Story » Literature, Spiritual
    Rose out of the Wreckage
    2

    Their journey started with—of all things—a scream. It was not a scream of excitement. It was not a scream of joy. It was not a scream of glee. It was ...


    EmilyofREL - Mar 30, 2012 - 26 min read

  • Short Story » Literature, Realistic
    Skin
    4

    A/N: So, I've come back to YWS in need of a critical fix. Please be honestbrutally honest Skin Felicia sat on the carpet before the full mirror with her cheek ...


    joshuapaul - Mar 23, 2012 - 19 min read

  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, Literature
    My Civil Thoughts
    4

    I remember the days of my youth. You see I am an old man now. I was foolish then, unwise. I was headstrong and thought I deserved to be King ...


    thebookworm - Mar 6, 2012 - 8 min read

  • Short Story » Literature, Dramatic
    Mother
    4

    As I race down the avenue, my only thought is 'Where are you?' Thue burning tears streaming down my face, almost matching the buckets of rain ...

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    Markenna - Feb 25, 2012 - 1 min read


When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are.
— Mikhail Baryshnikov