Posted inCourage Short Stories
A Hero’s Dream
Kane — ‘the most courageous man on earth’ — was the biggest fraud of the century. He was also a dimwit. But that’s for another day to talk about. He…
Posted inReunions Short Stories
When Stars Align
Will I meet you at a party?Sit next to you on a plane?Maybe I already know you and loathe you,But we’ll fall in love someday.– Dear Soulmate by Laufey The…
Posted inCreative Hall Lifestyle Short Stories
What She Would’ve Told Me
19th October 1990 It had to happen. Fingertips tracing the edges of my visage, I couldn’t help but sneer at the sight before me. The uneven curves that cemented themselves…
Posted inCreative Hall Health Lifestyle
Blind Spots
Before I fall asleep at night, one hand cupped my left eye to remind myself of what was still there despite its death, I catch a glimpse of a sliver…
Posted inCreative Hall Lifestyle Short Stories
Wielding Power
“Work was good today. Excellent job.” The door closed with a click, only the sound of shoes tapping on the floor. Michael was the receptionist he hired, a bright young…
Posted inCreative Hall Lifestyle Self-help
Things Around My Room
I like being alone in my room, surrounded by the structure of concrete walls, knowing that I can decorate it however I want, frame pictures and posters of whoever, and…
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Disturbia.
A perfect utopia. A euphoric embrace of time where you could simply follow the path set out for you, or endlessly repeat the cycle of nightmares that may continuously deem…
Posted inChildhood Lifestyle Love and Relationships
What We Can
As an avid learner, my curiosity for people grows fervently every day. How we communicate with one another, an individual’s ins and outs, their likes and dislikes, are topics that…
Posted inLove and Relationships Self-help Short Stories
Terminal Velocity
Balance is second-nature. Will is a hawk, lithe presence peering down from forty feet above. The walkway lies - a gorge, a crevasse, splitting the earth down to the rising…
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Hawthorne Academy
Do not speak unless spoken to. Do not show weakness. Be the best in every aspect. These are just a few amongst the multitude of rules drilled into Maxine and…