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My 2024 Playlist . Top Story - December 2024.
The year is wrapped in a cloudy layer of memory fog. Where the beginning of the year seems like a distant reality. If anything I see the future a lot more clearly. That being said, I find that I struggle to remember a lot of things because I am shifting; I am transforming. A few months ago, I had the realization that I was not who I wanted to be and I was falling into repetitive cycles of trauma and depression. Ultimately, I was sick of it. I had to make it feel better. And If I was going to grow then I needed to look at what I had been doing, accept that the past served me, but no longer does and move on to what I wanted to become. And even with the year coming to a close, I am not done this change. In fact it is only the beginning. However, I understand that the past plays a significant role in who we become, and since I believe this to be true, than perhaps we can live through it again in the songs I listened too over and over again.
By Lane Burns2 years ago in Beat
Lions Head In The Well . Top Story - December 2024.
The forest of voices Pinny folded her skirt and climbed over the toppled tree. The green lichen dusted her hand, she brought her palms together and brushed them off. Along the ground of the lost forest, next to her feet and to the side, was a line of winterstone flies carrying dried leaves above their little bodies. Not wanting to step on them under the weight of her feet, she kept in the middle and walked ahead.
By Caitlin Charlton2 years ago in Fiction
Will it ever be enough?. Top Story - December 2024.
Whatever I do feels like it’s never enough, and I’m so exhausted with everything. I spend my time on everyone, yet no one seems to understand that I’m not giving myself any time. My mental health isn’t terrible, but it isn’t good either. I am cared for, I am loved, and I have everything, yet I still crave peaceful nights.
By Whispers of romance2 years ago in Poets
Publisher! You're Making A Mistake!. Top Story - December 2024.
It’s taken me twenty years to say “I am a writer” without wincing. I was fourteen when I made the decision to pursue writing, and I’ve spent the last two decades reenforcing that terrible, short-sighted mistake. In that time, I’ve seen trends come and go. The YA Fantasy boom. The rise of cable and streaming dramas. The Impact of the 2008 credit crash. The erotic fiction of Chuck Tingle (Google him)! And the billion-dollar influence of BookTok. But there has been one constant. A policy, if not an industry standard, that has lasted for at least twenty years.
By Conor Matthews2 years ago in Writers
Blue Rose Cottage. Top Story - December 2024.
As the last dying rays of sunset struck the cracked window, Jane pressed her nose to the glass. Inside she could see dust motes dancing in the beam like tiny fairies on the summer solstice. A ballet of hope performed on a floating stage. The old cottage stood alone in the field… seemingly lonely, forlorn, abandoned… just like her.
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Fiction
Shady Acres. Top Story - December 2024.
-Oh, Jeff... I love you too...but… the cancer is back. I can't bear for you to watch me whittle away to nothing. You deserve a healthier partner, one you can eventually marry and grow old with.... Go find her, Jeff. She's out there waiting for you. Think of me as a dying butterfly... one you used to know-
By Lamar Wiggins2 years ago in Fiction
Gone. Top Story - December 2024.
Sandy sloped down the stairs, cigarette packet crushed in one shaking hand. No one questioned a resident heading out for a smoke at this hour. Her heart fluttered no matter how she tried to steady it with slow breaths. She headed down the wide staircase, one hand on the smooth bannister. Don't hurry. Act normal.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Fiction
