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Maybe. Top Story - March 2025.
Dewey was snoring. It was the least endearing thing about him on a list that was alarmingly short. It was that and leaving the wrappers to his gum everywhere, including Rowan’s bed somehow. The overly charming exterior that was Dewey did nothing to counteract the vexing sound of his snores now.
By Silver Daux2 years ago in Chapters
The Lost Art of Listening. Top Story - March 2025.
Hello?Is there anybody in there?Just nod if you can hear me Is there anyone at home?— Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd Pink Floyd's lyrics from Comfortably Numb echo a familiar frustration: Do you ever feel like people are not really listening when you talk to them, whether in person or on the phone? Plenty of times, I have been chatting on the phone with one of my children or a friend. They had called me, and after we shared a little tidbit of back-and-forth conversation, I am met with complete and utter silence.
By Xine Segalas2 years ago in Humans
Teacher. Runner-Up in The Metamorphosis of the Mind Challenge. Top Story - March 2025.
Like a 1960s version of Tom Sawyer, my big brother got me to purple-wash the beige walls of our parents’ former conjugal quarters. Our dad had moved out of the house and our mom had turned the den into her new bedroom.
By Marie Wilson2 years ago in Psyche
Self-Editing Epiphany. Top Story - March 2025.
People Pleaser: A blessing or a curse? I am the youngest of six, to a mother that struggled her whole life with Bi-polar disorder, before there was positive treatment. She was the daughter of an English teacher and the oldest granddaughter to a preacher. Because of this, she struggled to let the mask fall and get the help she needed.
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden2 years ago in Critique
Free Fiona the Sheep!. Top Story - March 2025.
A row has broken out over plans to rehome Britain’s loneliest sheep. The ewe, now named Fiona, was rescued after being stranded for more than two years at the foot of cliffs in the Scottish Highlands. But an animal rights group says plans to rehome her to Dalscone Farm near Dumfries would make her a “spectacle.” Fiona is now in hiding after activists turned up at Dalscone Farm— BBC News, 5th November 2023.
By Brendan Donaghy2 years ago in Humor
MIDNIGHT MAGIC - ch 3. Top Story - March 2025.
MIDNIGHT MAGIC – ch 3 Julie (*)(*)(*) Morena walked through the front door with a bag of fish and chips for supper. Before she could ask, Mia placed her finger against her lips to indicate they should speak quietly.
By Margaret Brennan2 years ago in Fiction
The Merella Papers. Top Story - March 2025.
Note: this poem was written about a very personal moment in my life. I met my half-sister when I was living and working in Montréal as a grad student. I saw her photograph when I was a teenager, but it was many years before we met. And I wrote this as a way to understand my emotions and feelings about chance, love and how life can throw you curves you never expect.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Poets
Gold Frames.... Top Story - March 2025.
March 12th, 1915... My Dear Beth, I know that you were born a month ago, and named for your mother, my dearest Bess. She tells me that she kissed my gold-framed photograph each night, now on your behalf as well as her own, until you are old enough to do it yourself. I pray that the Great War will be over before then, or that I will have had leave enough to come home so you both can kiss me in person, before that time.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in History
The Conduit: Chapter 4. Top Story - March 2025.
Max watched the detention unit for the next twenty-four hours, still dismayed by the age and appearance of the prisoner dubbed highly dangerous and of utmost importance to the group. She looked like she belonged in a freshmen dorm somewhere, not being treated like the world’s most dangerous terrorist. He sat in his office, watching the detention officers regularly circle the barrier field around her living space. She would watch them go around, as they checked the barrier field. She would follow their movements, and she complied with instructions when brought meals.
By Jason Morton2 years ago in Chapters
Completely on the fly (February). Top Story - March 2025.
How is everyone? How is life treating you? How are you treating life? It's finally February, and it feels like Christmas and the cold months are starting to slip behind us. I even bought daffodils the other day, when we were grocery shopping. The last bunch in the store. I love daffs, as they feel like the start of spring. I love the colour yellow. The sun has been shining too.
By Karen Cave2 years ago in Journal
