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Skinny Love and the Cheesecake (“I Killed My Friends and It Thrilled Me” Chapter 1)
Where am I right now? Jot this down. Scribble it. Write it. On a paper. On the edge of a newspaper. On a kitchen paper. Or if you prefer. Type it. File it. Save it. On a computer. In Notepad. In Wordpad. Or pin it on Twitter. Because when this story is over, you have… Continue reading
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Paradise is Prison? Safety is the True Enemy?
We continue living in paradise believing this is where happiness is supposed to be. But then we take notice of the wall and try to get over it in the hopes of discovering what’s on the other side and getting away from prison. But why don’t some people try to get over the wall or… Continue reading
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Nancy
What is it about you? Under the noon sun you lay down, and I prop myself beside you. Silence surrounds us as we drift into an expected yet unplanned slumber. The birds nestle on their trees watching us. Their eyes fixate on us like we are some predators feigning sleep that will pounce on them… Continue reading
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Your Time Will Come | The Illusion and Delusion of Success
If you’re pursuing your purpose and your dreams, it’s easy to fall at times into the mental trap that you’re not making any progress. Everywhere, on traditional and social media, you see people wearing their medals of success with bravado and announcing it to the world. Due to frustration, tiredness, or even loneliness, you feel… Continue reading
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Lucky
Like two vines fighting dominion over space, their arms and legs intertwined with each other’s. She spread her legs and let him enter. Moans and groans bounced off my walls while my bed trembled with illicit ecstasy. Continue reading
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Alexander the Great Fool
Then I met him. That man. Fancy clothing. He smiled. Gave me a tip. Asked for my name. After duty, we met again. A drink, he bought me, or two, or three. Told me a story of wealth, of celebrity. He worked with stars who drove fast cars. If I wanted, he could help me.… Continue reading
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Skinny Love and the Bagel
Gina Watson had fifteen minutes left before a fairy took away her life. After emptying her glass of water, she stood from the table and the bagel fell from her hat to the floor. Continue reading
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Xentheos
From the outside’s a fortress of gloomed apathy But the inside is flowing, deepest of the seas. For thou can be felt, ne-ver to be seen. The guard of the cosmos unfettered me. Continue reading
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Xenflexio
No burn marked my neck as a shower of flames fell from the sadistic heaven. I expected to be seared but nothing of the sort occurred. Heaven’s wrath didn’t terrify me, for I knew the flames were illusion like the paradise that they promised. So I ran away from it all and I told myself… Continue reading
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Xenanimus
The flock, wayside, called the sheep. With men, in fun, sharing sleep. From there, they jeered, mocking me. Nothing, they know, pacifies me. Continue reading
Xeno Hemlock 