Drowning stories, books, poems, and more

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Poem / Romance

February 27, 2025

Love lost in the waters of a lake. Read More

Poem / Other

November 30, 2024

Reads: 40

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: hope, earth, drowning, gaps

A young woman is drowning in the beauty of the ocean. It only gets worse from there. Until it doesn't. Read More
Capturing American politics through my eyes and my memories of the America I remember, and the America so many of us sacrificed for . . . Read More
Someone else's sadness can have a profound effect on us, Read More
I know when I wrote this… and yet I don’t remember writing it. Read More

Tags: drowning

An old man living along the banks of New Jersey's Raritan River discovers a gold locket off the end of his bait line, and it summons memories of his youth, but also reminds him of his mortality and he sets out on a journey down river to confront the howling… Read More
The boatmen say she’s haunted the marsh same time every evening since she disappeared, presumed drowned, in the estuary at Salt Marsh. Some speak of her aura, an iridescent green hue which surrounds her as she treads her way cross the mud at night. Fishermen recall catching her in their… Read More

Poem / Poetry

July 29, 2022

Reads: 618

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

You who yearn to make the voyage, you who yearn for the high seas, know what fate held in store for you before the Sun was born. Read More
Tony Lerza's chronic homophobia is about to have fatal consequences - for his son. Then his drunken, abusive, out-of-control behaviour leads him to the most bizarre of encounters with a co-worker. Read More

Short Story / Other

September 18, 2021

Reads: 1135

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

The Abandoned House

Tom has been working hard and may have indulged a little too much in the drink. 1849 words. Thank you for reading and please leave a comment telling me how I can make this story better. Read More
My first published piece of writing; hope you enjoy. This short poem is based off of real feelings and real occurrences. Read More

Poem / Poetry

March 18, 2021

Reads: 552

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

Tags: fall, water, drowning

Cover image: The Digital Artist on Pixabay. Read More

Tags: water, deep, drowning

Poem / Poetry

November 09, 2020

Reads: 521

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A rough draft of a free-verse poem set on a lake floor. Read More

Poem / Non-Fiction

May 18, 2020

Reads: 1131

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

A poem about Heartbreak, quarantine, sadness, depression, and hope. Hope for my life to make a damn U turn. (Hope that the quarantine won't be necessery soon.) Read More

Poem / Poetry

March 18, 2020

Reads: 538

Comments: 6

The Booksie Classic House

Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

Poem / Poetry

February 08, 2020

Reads: 703

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Short Story / Thrillers

January 11, 2020

Reads: 872

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

While the water was a never-ending candle, a stainless carpet, a forever book-I was a wingless bird, an unmarked calendar, a hollow hole. I was also the new student at school. Read More

Poem / Poetry

November 19, 2019

Reads: 822

Comments: 6

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Poem / Other

November 18, 2019

Tags: sad, blue, water, drowning

Poem / Poetry

September 28, 2019

Reads: 514

Comments: 7

Shelves: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

Poem / Other

May 13, 2019

Reads: 834

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I make a few references of drowning and even the lochness monster. Read More

Reads: 1127

Comments: 12

Shelves: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Free-verse Read More

Poem / True Confessions

February 27, 2019

Reads: 1015

Comments: 17

Shelves: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Depression is watching... Read More

Reads: 967

Comments: 5

The Booksie Classic House

Thoughts from that time between being awake and asleep. Read More

Featured Review by Bobi Leutschaft Poitras

"This drew me in from the first line, and played me along to the end. I love the thoughts that come in that almost sleep state. Thoughts without ..." Read More

Reads: 2892

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

They say opposites attract. This is just that. Trigger warning!!! This story contains suicide attempt and swearing Read More

Poem / Poetry

September 17, 2018

Reads: 14839

Comments: 7

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

For the happy girl who committed suicide. Mental illness is not always noticeable, it usually isn't at all, until we see it in our memories. Read More
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