glimpses shared by our authors
  • When we look at others, like a book, the first thing that we see is the outer exterior. We read the front cover, turn it around then read the back ...
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  • Genoes generally didn’t go around yelling what had made them a freak. I barely knew what most of the fourteen genoes could do at our school, but only because of ...
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  • I hadn’t slept in over two days, and it was starting to show. I looked like death, as my friend Emma stated when I walked into first period. She grabbed ...
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  • down the hallway leading to her room. He watched her leave and could almost smell grape perfume despite the fact she hated anything scented. **~~** They didn't speak for four ...
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  • Chapter One: "Life is what happens when you are making other plans." Outside the window, the grey sky copied K's mood very well, probably the only thing that rung true ...
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  • Came across this site through Stumble. One of the things I need to do more of is write. About anything. Consistently. Sometimes painfully, I suppose. Get the words out. Learn ...
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  • I look at the girl that is facing me in the mirror. I dont recognise her one bit. I almost actually feel sorry for myself, sorry that i am actually ...
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  • The veins in her neck strain. Black spots erupt into her vision. Unwilled tears splash over her collarbone. When she remembers, these are the first things that come to her. ...
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  • I'm in with the exception of one but I won't go into that. I feel like I really have something here. Life has shined a bright and warm light on ...
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  • She reached towards the sky to her left, aiming for the perfectly plump, round-shaped fruit. Eager to pluck it and add it to the others lying in the basket, she ...
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