Creative
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The Necromancer-Witch
The air blazes white-hot with searing energy, a spell crafted from the petals of corpse lily rafflesia, eyes of newt, drops of liquid sky, laments from lonely nights, and…
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Wolf Tooth
Four hundred pounds per square inch down on my right wrist. It tore through my skin and flesh breaking my bones. Ripped tissues and muscles lay on shredded…
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And They Were Shipmates…
Il était une fois‘, Waves had power. They rose high into the sky grasping the gods above. They held the strength to guide and reshape the course of…
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He’s Just Messing With Me
When I crossed my legs and pulled my sleeve down, and when I sniffed and turned up my songs to max volume, I cried. I cried yesterday, today, last…
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Do You Remember?
The square was as busy as ever. I breathed in the slightly sour tang of yeast. A second breath brought the sweet scent of sugar. A third —…
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Delusion
Delusion. The false belief about an external reality, a belief that is held despite all evidence pointing to the contrary. Delusions. Something almost anyone can relate to. …
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Wish Me Luck
Emery wasn’t stupid. Yes, he was a figurehead prince with no real power; yes, his younger brother is the crown prince; yes, he was the illegitimate child. But…
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Moon Butterfly
Late, all those bloodied rabbits crushing the butterfly’s wings. Hurtful curses and words of bliss: Why? Aren’t the Gods listening? Mushed wings on shredded ice… to have memories…
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Limited
A range is a limit. The number that the faceless faces outside the classroom window use to see if you’re worth anything. A range is a number that they…
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The Falling
CW: Violence & Kidnapping Consciousness returned in fragments, accompanied by a throbbing pain in my head. My surroundings were disorienting – dimly lit and echoing with distant noises.…
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Scars Will Fade
I leaned my head against the wall and sighed, taking a deep breath in. My nose was running red and the blood trickled to my top lip before I…
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White Snake
The white snake encounters a scholar in a vibrant field. A sea of red engulfing his path. Petals of roses, delicate and rare. In the pavilion, the scholar tends…
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The Vanishing
10:55 Five more minutes. “Hi, what can I get you?” “I’m just waiting on a friend. Give me a few more minutes, thanks.” I sat at the…
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A Friend Or A Fire?
I miss that time Spent without care When we were strangers And nothing more He meant nothing No friend, nor foe Until he boasted About his scores …
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What are our differences?
What are our differences? The ones that shaped the way we look through to see the world and the ones that shape us? The differences from the larger spectrum…
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Formidable Weakness
CW: Violence, Mass Accident, Panic Attack & Death I My name is Naomi Sakana. I have been spiralling since my success. Since the downfall of…
