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carolinewashere

  • more please

    can you see the sunset from the southside? can you see the sunrise from the east? can you hear me whisper with your ears closed? can you taste the wind ...

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  • Left Out

    I saw those pictures of you. You, who I thought were my friends, laughing and having fun. But am I there beside you? Trapped in the house with my boring ...

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  • definition of her

    I don't drink I cant drive (yet) I love to smile and I, would talk forever. If someone wanted to listen to me. I wont smoke, not ever. Not if ...

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  • Dining Set

    The old maple wood of your antique armoirecases in a glorious dining set.Hiding away are those painted tea cupswho share the story of this town with each other.Oh, yes and ...

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  • I havent thought up a name yet

    This is my first story that i have posted on YWS. I have more but I didn't want to post to much to scare you away. If it is still ...

    14 min read
  • The Window Curtain

    Thin and frail, a little boy stood on his legs of sticks. His knobby knees stuck out awkwardly from the bottom of his dirty gray shorts. His belly was protruding ...

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  • The Curtain

    Thin and frail, a little boy stood on his legs of sticks. His knobby knees stuck out awkwardly from the bottom of his dirty gray shorts. His belly was protruding ...

    11 min read


As a former (and rather excellent) liar herself, Aru knew that, sometimes, speaking the truth felt like wrenching a thorn out of your side. But doing the opposite meant pretending it wasn't there. And that made every single step ache. It was no way to live.
— Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality