The following is a featured 100-word story from the June Writing Challenge. The skin so sallow, eyes wide, full of so many words, words that can’t be spoken. I’d choke on them, you’d drown in them. Hair that hangs to hide what it can. My hands touching, poking, prodding, hating but trying so hard […]
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To the grown man who harassed my friends on the Internet: I guess my main question is: Why? Don’t you have better things to do with your time? You had so many options. She called you out for your unfunny stand-up comedy routine and a joke you made trivializing sexual violence against women. The first and […]
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I remember noticing it first When other lives were going forward But mine seemed to stand still Others went on as I stood unmoving In front of my mirror And as the others tried to pull me Tugging at me to move among them I just stood there pulling at every bit Of skin that […]
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She’s on the floor crying, sobbing, wishing, doing anything to make the hurt and pain go away. “Come back!” she screams in between sobs. He called her and said he doesn’t love her anymore. She doesn’t understand; how can you just suddenly stop loving someone? And how can you sleep at night knowing that you […]
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I dream about someday, Like it’s shelter from fear, But what if I reach it To find darkness still near? I’m scared of the bed there That’s empty at night Because all your worst demons Are afraid of the light. Thoughts will still haunt me, Like I’ll never be free. My expectations are shattered, This […]
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Loneliness. Sadness. Jealousy. Nervousness. Emptiness. These are the monsters that live inside of me. These monsters never used to exist; now they occupy every empty spot of my soul. I want to know why I feel like this. How do I get rid of these monsters? I’m on a raging battlefield, and I’m on the […]
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Track coaches always say: “It’s not how you start a race; it’s how you finish it.” At this time of year, college and high school seniors are seeing the finish line of their race to graduation. If you are rounding the curve and getting to that final sprint, the going might be getting tough now. Just […]
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don’t look in the mirror it’s glare will blind the image you see isn’t all you are how could it possibly be? instead look at a page write about life, yours be around happiness it’s contagious hold close the things you need let go of things you don’t look at yourself in the eyes of […]
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Hey, 8th grade me! Things kind of suck right now. You’ve been dealing with depression for a while, and you think everyone expects perfection from you or else they’ll hate you forever. I understand where you’re coming from, and, honestly, that’s not the case. You have a great family who loves you and wants to […]
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