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The Trees . Top Story - March 2024. Content Warning.
I got a new job in the Great Smoky Mountains along the Appalachian mountain range as a search and rescue officer. I was on a call for a little girl who ran off the trail and got lost when this whole mess started. My partner and I grabbed our gear and radios before heading out. This call should have been easy, most kids stay put and cry until found, but this time it was different. We set off on the Kephart Prong Trail in high hopes.
By Haylee Sandberg3 years ago in Fiction
From Gen Builders to Gen Alpha. Is Gen Z the loneliest Generation?. Top Story - March 2024.
Do you joke about the Tiger Mothers at the school gate, rushing their kids to violin classes and extra Maths, determined to win a race we didn’t even know we were in. There were children who had never been on a bus, knowing only the car, and who were nervous at the old-fashioned birthday parties in the garden, being used to orchestrate an educational entertainer.
By Novel Allen3 years ago in Writers
From Ashes The Whispers Grow. Top Story - March 2024.
A single spark danced along the wind as the leaves rustled, whispering their fears of the danger that would soon be released upon the Emerald Forest, hidden deep within the realms of the abandoned lands. Once upon a fairytale, kings and queens roamed these lands, seeking counsel with the ancient souls living in the trees. The magic still hung in the air, but it was a dark and evil spirit that clung to the remnants of this enchanted world.
By KA Stefana 3 years ago in Fiction
My Unpopular Literary Opinions. Top Story - March 2024.
I have a vast amount of fairly unpopular literary opinions. From books that I feel have been overhyped to classics that I think are just people trying to sound intelligent without having any real value. From clichés and boring genres that take on no other form whatsoever to writers who are really not as great as everyone thinks they are. Here are some of my most unpopular literary opinions made flesh. I hope that you enjoy them and that we can maybe have a balanced discussion about it. (Also, please don't hate me. These are just opinions and are in no way representative of anything factual at all).
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Backyard Skulls. Top Story - March 2024. Content Warning.
February 2007 His blade slices through the fleshy parts with ease. It’s graceful, disgusting but graceful. How he holds that carved handle with equal parts purpose and delicacy, as if he’s painting a rummage sale art piece to hang over a fireplace.
By Christy Munson3 years ago in Horror
A Terrible Truth and its Consequences. Top Story - March 2024. Content Warning.
He killed his son. And unfortunately, for him, he might have regretted it as soon as it was done. Rage is an interesting trait in humans because it is one of the only traits that shows our true animalistic nature. We are nature. We are part of this cycle. In our minds and bodies, we hold the truth--our undeniable power to be gods of life and death.
By K. Kocheryan3 years ago in Art
Disclosure. Top Story - March 2024. Content Warning.
She was so convincing. Those convenient tears trickling down her cheeks. Her hands jittering up and down on her lap. The tremor in her voice as she whispered her replies. She played her part so well. Too well.
By Caroline Craven3 years ago in Fiction
Problems at Work. Top Story - March 2024.
Sunday, March 17th I know I have been extremely honest about having epilepsy and the types of things I face due to having it. However, something I've never truly dealt with in the workplace happened just a few days ago.
By Rene Peters3 years ago in Confessions
The Pastel Prairie . Top Story - March 2024.
He came back to himself at the top of the rise. This hill, he knew, was the horizon he had seen his horse disappearing over. At first glance at what lay beyond, he drooped. The view was the same in front as behind, except the horizon was a whole lot farther away again. He had no idea how long it had taken him to get to this one; the journey had seemed plodding and endless.
By Mark E. Cutter3 years ago in Fiction
