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  • Poetry » General, General Re: One More Drink

    this is truly complex! it speaks to the bonds that make detachment so difficult, even when it might be self-preserving. sometimes, the self does not outweigh these feelings. humans can ...

    Oct 13, 2024
  • Poetry » Realistic, Literature Re: Birthdays Lost

    thank you for sharing such a raw piece of your soul with us. from the very first line, your words carried me into a stark, harrowing world; a place where ...

    Oct 8, 2024
  • Article / Essay » Fantasy, Narrative Re: The Beautiful Decline.

    i found myself holding my breath alongside the narrator. the way you’ve crafted the ruins and the shadows feels so vivid, like a dream that starts to blur into a ...

    Oct 7, 2024
  • Poetry » Realistic, General Re: Starving Artist

    prose poetry is so effortless. i love it! your writing captures that tension between pain and creation so powerfully. the way you describe 'art as an expression of feeling' and ...

    Oct 7, 2024
  • Poetry » Realistic, Dramatic Re: vacuum silence

    vacuum silence. that's a new one! i love how you play with the idea of breath throughout—how it moves from 'lifeless, unmoving statue' to 'lungs and heart in unison but ...

    Oct 7, 2024
  • Poetry » General, General Re: forget

    what a unique idea! ^v^ the structure of turning each definition into a small vignette gives the word ‘forget’ a new depth, as if each meaning is a fragment of ...

    Oct 7, 2024
  • Poetry » Romantic, Realistic Re: origami butterflies

    oh how cutesy! your poem feels like a quiet confession, like the warmth of a hand reaching out on a cold night. the way you write about the paper butterfly—delicate, ...

    Oct 7, 2024
  • Poetry » Horror, Romantic Re: haunting beauty

    your poem feels like a midnight stroll, where every step is lit by the quiet glow of the moon. how fitting for the topic at hand. the way you describe ...

    Oct 7, 2024


One is not born, but rather becomes a woman.
— Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex