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  • Short Story » Fantasy
    The Lonely Warrior
    11

    The wind blew across the barren plains. There was nothing growing on them but several strains of grass. There was a single road across it. Dark clouds drowsed across the ...


    StormLord - Jan 4, 2005 - 4 min read

  • Poetry » Lyrical
    Death is Calling
    4

    They tell you when you need to come, They tell you when you need to leave. They block your path when you advance, They stand on the side when you’re ...


    Chevy - Jan 4, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Lyrical
    jindabyne
    4

    what kind of life would this be without the vibrating hum of the white moon filling up the entire navy blue silence of the world when it all becomes just ...


    Liz - Jan 4, 2005 - 4 min read

  • Article / Essay » Review
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
    4

    I had to read The Hunchback for my AP Senior English class, and I rarely like books I'm assigned to read, so I didn't even consider liking this one. Even ...


    DarkerSarah - Jan 3, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    "Love, for Real?"
    9

    hey baby I couldn't stop thinking about you last night [she smiles] about how much I love you and everything and how I realised that I don't [smile fades] because ...


    Firestarter - Jan 3, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Lyrical
    you probably laughed
    7

    Like a robe of darkness you're hidden from me even if I extract that magical feeling you used to give me float miles above the ground meet some stars maybe ...


    Firestarter - Jan 3, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    untitled
    10

    children die, c'est la vie and dust blows across an empty yard. the black dog chews on a child-sized soccer ball, but no remonstrating voice echoes out across the silence. ...


    faith - Jan 3, 2005 - 1 min read

  • 16

    I never want to see you broken down and on your knees. It must have hurt, to know the star you wished on died a thousand years before you lived. ...


    faith - Jan 3, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Lyrical
    .
    9

    Nothing


    Wulie - Jan 3, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    wariness
    5

    (supposing life is inherently black, like the shadows od his hair) suppose life clicks into place on your lips and kills all colour - - the peachy pink of your ...


    Liz - Jan 3, 2005 - 2 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Mannequin
    17

    Posting in "Other" again, even after I was trying not to, LOL. Oh well. Happy New Year everyone! A few notes on my newest poem: When I use the word ...


    bubblewrapped - Jan 2, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Short Story » Action / Adventure
    Story w/o a name! Very short...
    25

    I woke up with a start and looked around. Shaking my head, I laughed at how paranoid I was getting. I rolled back over and closed my eyes. As I ...


    nickelpickle - Jan 2, 2005 - 2 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Greed
    10

    Greed is a goblin, That washes over us, Leading us away from honesty And hard work And into cheating and caring Only for ourselves. Greed's clutches snatch At even the ...


    nickelpickle - Jan 2, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Storms
    11

    A storm is a powerful beast, Creating havoc and destroying All that lies in its path. But it creates a sense of wonder. Lightening touching down before your eyes, Just ...


    nickelpickle - Jan 2, 2005 - 1 min read

  • 6

    Laughter Laughter is a gift, Golden and good. It is something to be cherished, Forever and always. Laughter is the light that carries us Away from all sorrow.


    nickelpickle - Jan 2, 2005 - 1 min read


When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been. But she had wings.
— Dean Jackson