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Fractures #03: The Young Men and Women of East Street

6 Jul 2021 11 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

TW: Sexual Themes, Violence, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Madly went the women, their minds empty of anything except the heat, the night and the predrinks they'd already imbibed. Their hair swung wildly, full and sensuous as they gyrated to the beat. In th...

Fractures #02: The Death of E.B. Jarvis

5 Jul 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

Scuffed blue shoes shuffled along rough red bricks. Cracks and fissures branched off like hairs in a dust storm. These are the shapes of bad luck and bets lost. Each careful step contains a whimper of fear, the uncurling fist in the stomach that spea...

The Xena Scrolls: Scroll #119: Legacy

1 Jul 2021 35 minute read 0 comments Brandy Seymour

The Xena Scrolls By:  Gabrielle Bard of Podedia Scroll # 119:  Legacy June 17 B.C.        As I take a breath within this moment I do not know how it shall all end.  Shall the greater good and its justice take precedence over a soul that once shun wit...

Fractures #01: Sutherland Street, bedecked with jewels and rubies

27 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

Glass, like gorgeous jewels, flew through the air. The sheered shards caught the light as they skittered and scattered over Sutherland Street, covering it with tiny white and silver diamonds. It reminded the onlookers of Christmas Eve, of every birth...

How much is the fish?

27 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Ledeni

How much is the fish? I mean, does adding a wrap and a bow truly increase it's value? At what point did the humanity reach consensus that the value of thought, action and life is decided by the wavelength of refracted light coming from rags? Waste ma...

Burning Out

27 Jun 2021 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

Even the purest of intentions can end up having detrimental effects. A young child catching fireflies in a jar to keep for his own and take care of may not survive in a glassy world. Sometimes things just don't turn out the way we imagine, sometimes...

The Donkey and The Walrus

25 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir

  I am a donkey. A donkey, riding a walrus. A few other things that I have absolutely no clue about. Because this story is the only thing that I have ever written. Not once but twice. I wrote it out on paper for the first time when I was eight becaus...

Your Fragile Life is the Hands of Merciful God - A Story About a Fly That Lived

24 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Vitus │Righteous Legacy

It seems like this little fly seeks my attention. With a playful buzz, it flew by my face as if showing off its flying capabilities. “Don’t worry,” I thought, feeling less than impressed. “I don’t want to be a fly even if it means I can fly!” I hate...

What Happens to a Writer Who Has Too Many Ideas?

23 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Vitus │Righteous Legacy

Everything started with a desire to edit my last listicle. As I was fixing up the introduction when a new idea struck my mind. I opened a new tab and started a story. While it’s fresh I decided to whip up the first draft. I do them quickly because I...

Interplanetary Sunsets (Chapter 4)

22 Jun 2021 6 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir

***Before you start reading!*** Check out the first 3 chapters here: Interplanetary Sunsets (Chapter 1?) | by James Crawford | Medium Interplanetary Sunsets (Chapter 2) | by James Crawford | Medium Interplanetary Sunsets (Chapter 3) | by James Crawfo...