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Love Not Lost
Fire rained down overhead. Explosions were heard beyond the horizon. Uriah Thyman stumbled over another corpse as the last explosion sounded closer. It seemed the battle was nearing him or he was nearing it. Uriah continued on entrenched in sweat and ash. Clothes ragged and his boots wore out, he knew in his heart he could not stop. A driving force was pushing him, leading him, guiding him. He had felt the rush of excitement just two days before. This was journey he was waiting all his life for. And it was not for the ongoing war. He had no side or use in it. A revolution had brewed over the Global Partnership’s over reach of civil and basic human rights for decades. It had started out as a mere pact between nations. One by one it gobbled up every country and its people. The United States had been infiltrated during World War I but was the last to withstand the GP’s grasp. Finally after the Last War, the Global Partnership announced its triumph declaring peace and fairness. The only fairness is no one had anything. It first beheaded any resistor then chipped away at its citizens rights and property. Now everyone lived in factory villages. Major corporations became one under the Partnership policy an by a select few globalist. With climate change and prying of land from commoners, the entire world was owned. You could hide but starvation would soon follow. The elitists at the top enjoyed climate controlled islands and real fruits and delicate meats while factory villages deteriorated underneath the dimmed sun in a smog. Nothing grew, the lush wildlife that once roamed almost gone. If you wanted to survive you had to go to work to ensure the elitist’s lifestyle. The world was caught between survival and desperation. Many wailed for mercy and forgiveness as they believed the Partnership’s lies. Commoners blamed themselves. Generations were now born into this slavery. The only education provided was how to work a machine in insane conditions and that the Partnership was here for peace that the people could not be trusted with freedom for the generations from before had doomed us with cars and a thing called the internet to say the least. Anyone who spoke out was killed and hanged in front of their village for indefinite to be made of an example. All daughters were taken at age 9 and only some were returned once they were deemed clear by the GP years later. Then they were allowed to breed. Any child with a deformity or serious disease was terminated upon birth. Suffering had became the new normal for everyone. But a small group of resistors now dubbed the Mutineers had began a revolution, first meeting in off grid places. They had a leader Slyvestor Grandor they called him. Uriah had never met him or even laid eyes on him. Some said it was myth to draw out unloyal commoners to test the people. Mr. Grandor had apparently found a book, a book that told of all the lies the GP told the commoners. Literacy was not a common skill among villagers.
Jackson ScottPublished 3 years ago in HumansThe Delusive Pursuit
Darkness. His silent footsteps were all that could be heard in the dead of night. The wind whispered in his ears and welcomed him home. Clutching only the locket he had once gifted to his love, the broken architect was surrounded now by the remains of his city and his heart.
Antara SenPublished 3 years ago in HumansNew Purpose
Ash. Ash in my mouth. That is what morning feels like. It wasn’t always this way, but today and so many days before now that has been my truth. There were forests once, greenery, birds. Now ash and haze pervade everything.
Sarah MorganPublished 3 years ago in HumansHow Bad Was Your Latest Break-Up on a Scale from One to Wuthering Heights?
1.) For starters, why don't you tell us how you met your ex: a. Well, it was kind of sweet actually—we were high school sweethearts. I remember it took me ages to work up the courage to ask her out one afternoon after soccer practice. Even after how things ended, I wouldn’t change a thing—our first kiss under the bleachers is still one of my fondest memories.
Katie AlafdalPublished 3 years ago in HumansThe Scones of Yore
“Did you know Guy Fieri’s name is actually pronounced Guy Fee-eh-tee?” my friend Simone said to me while working on her sweater.
What there once was
It was the year 3658 and the world was not what it once was. The ground was hard and bare, except for all the buildings. The place where I love is pretty much deserted and was once known as Miami. It used to be full of life here or so I was told. It was before my time that this place was thriving and beautiful. I'm Ady and this is how the world came to be.
Christian WilsonPublished 3 years ago in HumansWhat tickles women most is that men don't give it, but feelings will last for a long time
Emotion needs to be matched by giving and getting. If you only give or get, the final result will not be too good. For women, in love, the more intelligent and emotional intelligence a woman is, the more she can see her role and position, the more she can find the balance at both ends of love, and she won't be pampered and arrogant.
- Top Story - July 2021
The Lion, The Witch And The Giving Tree
Introduced to the world of books by a mother who was an insatiable reader, I had never felt reluctant in choosing books over anything else.
Independent Spirit
Please enjoy this song as you read, keeping in mind that it was written by Irving Berlin, an Israeli American, and performed, in this case, mostly by Celin Dion, a Canadian American, to benefit the Twin Towers Fund.
Julie LacksonenPublished 3 years ago in Humans- Top Story - July 2021
The Colour of Closed Eyes
It was a collage of human bodies vibrantly dancing in a mist of colour—colours I never could have fathomed with the limitations of my previous human retina.
- Third Place in Bedtime Stories Challenge
"Bo Finds Some Berry to Love"
There’s nothing more magical than childlike wonder and unconditional love. When we are small, the world around us seems so big – and it takes so little to amuse us. Blowing bubbles, running in the sprinkler, watching a ladybug crawl across a leaf, charging around the room in a superhero cape, and hosting a tea party for our favorite stuffed animals can provide hours of fun.
Lori MeltonPublished 3 years ago in Humans Only when a woman meets a man she likes can she have these reactions
Neither a man nor a woman can hide love or non-love. When you don't love her, you will feel a cold breath, and everything about you will make her feel no waves.