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SANTA'S CHRISTMAS. Top Story - December 2024.
(taking a break from Mia, I thought this might be a fun read) SANTA’S CHRISTMAS ~ unfortunately ~ ++++++++ The children awoke on Christmas morn, And stood in great surprise, As they saw the many presence Heaped there before their eyes.
By Margaret Brennan2 years ago in Poets
That's No Dog Toy. Top Story - December 2024.
I was dragged much longer than I’d like to admit, so I wont. What I will admit is that in those moments of shame, I began to believe that failure was possible. And that maybe I had been wrong about Arly all along. She didn’t want to be saved. She wanted to be free. I was wrong in thinking they meant the same thing.
By Kale Sinclair2 years ago in Fiction
Santa Wears Italian Leather. Top Story - December 2024.
Christmas Eve, Manhattan NY, 1989 I believed myself a romantic as my brain twinged with the rumblings of a delightful buzz. Mother had forced us into crisp blazers, quaffed our hair, and hurried us to a candlelight sermon at the Presbyterian church on Madison Ave. I was in trouble. Alec and I felt riotous after lunch in midtown. He and I pillaged the kitchen for airplane bottles and swigs of cooking sherry we stuffed in our pockets before nudging each other out the door and into stiff-backed church pews.
By M.C. Finch 2 years ago in Families
"I don't know" - Is that so hard to say?. Top Story - December 2024.
Conversations. Why do we engage in them? I talk to myself a lot. Sometimes I talk to my cat or my dolls or the walls. I'm alone a lot. Why do I feel the need to vocalize? Why do I have to write this if I just spent a few hours conversing with the walls? Why am I so "gabby"?
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman2 years ago in Confessions
Book Review: "The Sun Down Motel" by Simone St. James . Top Story - December 2024.
I miss reading some dark books and the reason I'm not doing it that much is mainly because I haven't been feeling there emotionally though I still miss them. I have decided to get back into them, just not obsessively because my emotional state can't take that many punches at the moment. As you know, I've been working my way through some novels such as this one, entitled The Sun Down Motel and another called Levitation for Beginners so it's fine like this for now (I've got some more on the way soon). But for now, until I have another nonfiction binge, I think this is what we're stuck with and I am sure we are both going to enjoy it...a lot.
By Annie Kapur2 years ago in Geeks
2024: The Year of Setbacks, Sadness and Hope. Top Story - December 2024.
There are so many things I want to say. So many things I want to express. I could write this a thousand times in a thousand ways and still not fully get my point across. So, rather than overthink it, I’ll just write it.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Motivation
Ginge. Top Story - December 2024. Content Warning.
In the heart of a dark forest, nestled within a gingerbread house that exuded an irresistible aroma, resided the Gingerbread Man known as Ginge. Created by the infamous baker Jakof Gustofoson, Ginge was a wicked cookie who enjoyed luring unwary victims to his home, where he subjected them to a slow, agonizing torture before he feasted upon them. The dark molasses used to make him was a reflection Ginge’s shriveled soul.
By Mother Combs2 years ago in Horror
Deny, Defend, Depose...and Die?. Top Story - December 2024.
I am going to make the assumption that you have been following current events in the United States over the last week. I am going to imagine that you have some very strong opinions about what happened both on the streets of New York...and online. And I am going to assume that you will hear me out and accept my particular take on this (no trigger warnings necessary or provided).
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in The Swamp
just yesterday you were little. Runner-Up in Holiday Reflections in Verse Challenge. Top Story - December 2024.
i lost faith in fairy tales and placed it in family and predictable rituals of silver-tongued finesse to sweet-secret that rum swizzle punch recipe outta uncle larry via encoded terminology within range of underage ears.
By The Dani Writer2 years ago in Poets
