glimpses shared by our authors
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Unsure and unable. Unsure about life, unsure about each day. Unable to express myself to any other person, unable to make a change. Listless and restless at once. Tired and ... read more -
Nell forced herself to laugh nervously, thinking it was a joke. By Derek's reaction to her chuckle, she realized it wasn't. She shut up. "Fixer," he said seriously, calling her ... read more -
Stockholm's Syndrome. Of course I knew what it was. Did they honestly think I was stupid? That I didn't receive education while I was with him? I was a senior ... read more -
"And that is why life is so good." He found the file he was looking for and handed it to Nell. "This one is my very first felony." Derek wasn't ... read more -
5/23 I guess it's the first time I've been away from home. The first time I've really been away to a new place with new people with new everything. I ... read more -
One day, when the princess had tired of her normal activities (sitting by the window for example, or reading a book for the seventh time), she decided she would tour ... read more -
so the poetry came quickly. words streamed down my lips like licorice on a hot day like a pencil down paper a straight line never looked so good. but it ... read more -
I am stupid, I know that. But I am filled with a manic, sparkling energy. This is life. This is rage and power. This is joy and pain. This is ... read more -
I am twelve, and I am looking at the sea. My parents and sister are up further on the beach, building a sand castle. The surf is rough, and it ... read more -
This is the ode to imperfection. To the truth that lies in the single section of the mind in which the spiders crawl and cling dusty webs to the wall. ... read more
