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Poem / True Confessions

May 26, 2024

Reads: 93

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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A word of truth Read More

Tags: desperate, truth, creator

A poem describing some thoughts and images that came up to my mind. Hope you like it! Read More

Tags: poetry, poem, desperate, desperation, existentialism

My mind trying to understand love and hate and how it is deceiving and betraying the mental and physical state of our being . . . Emotional senselessness and restlessness -- without logic, without reason . . . Read More

Tags: love, war, hate, desperate, desperation

Poem / Poetry

June 07, 2023

discussing my truth, as it appears to me. Wanting people to question there own truths Read More

Tags: dark, desperate, seething

Short Story / Fantasy

September 23, 2020

Reads: 471

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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“you’re real.” i said. “yep. dead as a door nail.” forest-eyes responded without emotion. “oh.” i was a visitor, he was a permanent resident. as this realization sunk into my brain a shiver ran up my spine. Read More

Tags: cold, desperate, hell, defiant

Short Story / Mystery and Crime

August 21, 2020

Reads: 1047

Comments: 1

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A young man is on the run when he is caught. Read More

Tags: desperate, run, police, chased, ontherun

Natalie Harrell’s attitude about money changes when she has a monthly rent to pay for her new office in the lavish mall. She becomes more desperate and financially responsible. But the life of living paycheck to paycheck still follows and haunts her without signs of stopping. Read More

Tags: humor, satire, desperate, funny

Gibberish... Read More

Tags: desperate, dreaming, midnight, shed

Reads: 5619

Comments: 10

Shelves: 3

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This short story came to me in a dream. I woke up with the three words on my lips. I could not sleep, so I rose at 03:00 and spent the next hour writing it. Of course it needed tweeking and a grammar check later. Someone you know may need… Read More

Tags: hope, desperate, forgiveness

Poem / Poetry

March 08, 2019

Reads: 1043

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

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I wrote this a while ago, on the 16th of September in 2018. I stumbled upon it again just tonight (March 18th, 2019), and while I am not sure it is really a poem, it was rooted in this total, perpetual state of disillusionment with school, and it's one that… Read More

Tags: school, life, lost, desperate, hopeless

Short Story / Horror

December 10, 2018

Reads: 1026

Comments: 1

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Sometimes rain can only hurt us. Read More

Tags: depression, rain, desperate, apocalypse, post-apocalypse

This is the first draft of this short story. I'm trying to stretch it and make it a novel. I would really like any feedback on this and possibly some advice on making it a novel. This isn't the title, it's just a replacement holder for now. Read More

Tags: lost, desperate, woods, first-person, journal-entry

Poem / True Confessions

November 20, 2018

Reads: 1406

Comments: 13

Shelves: 6

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11/17/2018 Read More

Tags: sad, desperate, frustration, cry, drink

Poem / True Confessions

October 25, 2018

Reads: 1045

Comments: 19

Shelves: 3

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Tags: desperate, crying, hopeless, rescue, hurting

this strory is a mix of love and karma and hate, it will take you to a new dimension Read More

Tags: love, life, hate, desperate

Tags: lost, sad, desperate, confused, addicted

Short Story / Romance

October 18, 2017

Reads: 1211

Comments: 5

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She came each day, bought the same magazine, and never noticed him like she didn't yesterday Read More

Tags: love, desperate, magazine

Was it a nightmare or a dream? Read More

Tags: love, joy, nightmare, desperate, dream

Just a tragic ending to an amazing love story Read More

Tags: love, dark, romance, desperate

Poem / Poetry

May 16, 2017

If only you'd get over him ... Read More

Tags: moving, relationship, desperate, past, forward

Love can hurt. Read More

Tags: love, pain, hurt, sex, desperate

Poem / Other

March 28, 2016

Reads: 768

Shelves: 2

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Tags: dark, desperate, daughter, accident, altar

Article / Fantasy

December 03, 2015

Trash under my bunk. Read More

Tags: desperate, coming, bed, sunny, monday, hijo, cot, initially

On days like this, all I can do is write it out. Read More

Tags: depression, misery, sad, desperate, depressed, upset, angry, solemn, blues, saddened, sullen

Short Story / Non-Fiction

June 01, 2015

Reads: 1236

Comments: 1

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A foreign mother is being forced by her Kuwaiti son to go propose to his secret girlfriends mother. Confused and desperate, the mother hasn't a clue about the Arabic cultural norms when it comes to marriage... Read More

Tags: love, marriage, children, islam, society, world, relationship, people, drama, son, mother, mothers, desperate, middle, east

Short Story / Non-Fiction

June 01, 2015

Reads: 1931

Comments: 2

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A girl locked in a room for a mysterious and heart breaking purpose. Read More

Tags: rape, islam, religion, life, mystery, choice, child, girl, desperate, poverty, prostitution, young, clock, prostitute, poor

Girl finds out growing up is hard Read More

Tags: school, education, desperate, mountain, work, job, grow, hole, stupid, race, trouble, burden, insecure, honey, parasite

The short recounting of the final events of The Men of Govel. Read More

Tags: strong, desperate, emotional, heroic, valiant, honorable

Short Story / Gay and Lesbian

February 08, 2015

Reads: 2503

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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SEXY OFFICE SCENE... "I was her object, her little play thing that she took out and played with whenever she was bored and wanted to feel amused... but I love her" Enjoy ;) Read More

Tags: love, passion, lesbian, women, desperate, affair, hot, sexy, attention, breasts, tease, office, legs, uniform, bodys

To get to know "Closure" a little bit better and to understand what I've been going through, I decided to start writing down what happened - at least what I remember. So you better read "Closure" first and then you will know what I mean. Read More

Tags: abuse, life, experience, memories, sadness, desperate, depressed, help

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