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Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Booyah!
Dear Professor Donkeldong, I would like to formally apologize. Last night I snuck into your office. I sat in your chair and poured myself three fingers of Scotch from the bottle you’ve got stashed in the top desk drawer. Then I helped myself to your private library.
By Leslie Writesabout 15 hours ago in Humor
Remember, You Asked for This
I’m not like you. I never have been. It’s why I sit in here in the back And listen. Just listen. You have so much to say.
By R. B. Booth4 days ago in Poets
Better Left Unsaid
“Sky! Wait up!” I keep going, looking straight ahead. Little pitter-patter of tiny footsteps follow rapidly behind me.
By Sama Habib2 days ago in Fiction
she remembered the rain
Before they departed for the funeral it rained, heavy drops lashing the rocky drive along the edges of the parked cars even as the sun shone eerily in the distance. As quickly as it began it stopped a few minutes later, the water that cascaded a few moments earlier down Young Street rising in curling waves of steam.
By John Cox2 days ago in Fiction
Still Preferred
We celebrate World Back Up day. A day when we cherish what we nearly discard Sometimes backups serve us well. 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Linabout 21 hours ago in Fiction
7 minutes. Content Warning.
It is my anniversary How do I celebrate 365 days of Bipolar 1 Depression? Broken Stalled Despite my hospitalisations I have failed to establish safety, then recovery
By Pauline Fountain4 days ago in Poets
The Fears of AI And How Much Fun It Can Be
ChatGPT has come a long way, as has AI in general. There are those people who are scared of it, and for understandable reasons. People fear that as technologies advance, they’ll be replaced in the workforce. Then, there are the fears that AI could evolve into something that brings us to the brink of extinction.
By The Man Behind The Maska day ago in Futurism
A world in your eyes
When I look in your eyes, I see an entire world reflected back at me. * Twin galaxies filled with stars. Glimmering with possibility
By Bradley Ramsey3 days ago in Poets
They’re Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haa turns 60
There was a one-hit wonder recording in 1966 titled "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!"The song made it to number 3 on Billboard's top 100 chart, but in today’s cancel culture might be considered inappropriate.
By Cheryl E Preston8 days ago in Beat
Over the Hill
I shouldn't be surprised- it's just like Papa to leave the planning to the last minute. But this? Unbelievable. A person's birthdate doesn't change from year to year, now, does it? Most people have their 60th Event planned years in advance.
By Judey Kalchik 6 days ago in Fiction
What is the Real Ending to The Lighthouse?
The Lighthouse is a special kind of horror film. We follow the story of two men stuck on a small island working as lighthouse keepers, and both men slowly lose their mind as their stay on the island builds up to complete chaos. When they realize there is no one coming to pick them up from the island, both men go down a path of madness.
By Emy Quinn6 days ago in Horror
Scary Cat
There's a cat in my room. I cannot find the broom. I Think it ran in my closet. I shut the door, But maybe I should lock it.
By HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)6 days ago in Poets
The Road by Cormac McCarthy:
"If he is not the word of God, God never spoke." It's a line spoken by The Man, unnamed, early on in the 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. It's this line, elegiac and moving, infused with despair and hope, that informs you, you're not reading something you'll easily forget.
By Adam Diehl4 days ago in Critique
a thread of quiet rage
~ if this is the only one I get (and it seems likely it is) I have no idea what to do with it anymore, started off with god and woman
By Heather Hubler4 days ago in Poets
Come Back To Me
It’s coming back or was it make believe, it’s coming back couldn’t see the forest thru the trees, it’s coming back was it a trend that never settled in -
By Jacqueline Elaine Hudson5 days ago in Poets
Toast/speech - AKA What happened to the best man?
Quick note: a friend suggested having a go at Lana’s toast challenge, for some reason I scribbled it down one night over a week ago what I envisioned being super awkward. Then read Lana’s challenge LATER and realised mine was way too long and didn’t fit some of the criteria, so eventually just decided to post for fun. You can check out her terrific challenge below if you haven’t already.
By Grz Colm5 days ago in Fiction
Why Wiked: For Good is Undeservingly the ‘worse movie’
So… off the bat, we’re about to delve into something ridiculous. Just so we’re clear on that, ok? The first thing anyone that knows a thing about these dual movies… knows… is the original movie and sequel were shot together.
By Gabriel Shames4 days ago in Humans
v o r a c i t y {d i s t i l l e d}
i am living fully i see what is here and feel deep wonder i love simple pleasures and sit still long enough to enjoy them
By Kristen Balyeat5 days ago in Poets
The Writer’s Curse
Dear Void, I cherish and despise that no matter what I do, it goes unnoticed. I write when inspiration finally strikes, though I fear it’s a one way relationship. Only you, Void, are on the other side.
By Danielle Eckhart3 days ago in Writers
Incredibooks: The Masked Duet Series
So my best friend who loves the crazy world of reverse harem books put me on to this author named Reese Rivers and a two part book series she put together called the “Masked Duet”. The series is made up of two stories titled “Dance Butterfly Dance” and “Burn Butterfly Burn”.
By Joe Patterson8 days ago in BookClub