Conformity Stories

Nobody ever intends to get kidnapped. Pendo didn't. Trapped in an institution that is out to break her, she soon learns that there are only two options for her: submit t...

"Hair grows back, but some scars don't." From heartbreak and healing to rebellion and rebirth, 20 Reasons Why I Dyed My Hair is a raw and colorful ride through...

Under the totalitarian hand of the Controllers, the world is binary in every sense, down to the sanctioned clothing we wear. Non-conformity is punished, even if the gend...

The Goth Kids get a new girl to join their clique and she's a perky goth but fits the perfect nonconformist depictions and has a positive influence on the group, mainly...

This is a poem I wrote when I felt like I couldn't speak up for myself and couldn't profess my opinions, my views or my faith to the world.

I don't know who I am... I'm just a pawn but I get treated like a king....Am I am just another victim to fall in the clutches of society ? Or am I somthing more? I'm s...

A post-modern styled piece of poetry based on the experience of being controlled by the higher authorities of the education system in high school education in Australia.

A haiku about how I feel in life at the moment.

The year 2035 - You have a sole purpose in life bound up in the triad of materialism - work, success, and status. Life is crafted and holds a facade of normality. It is...

This poem speaks about the pressure to conform to societal norms and the impact it has on one's true identity. The poem encourages readers to break free from peer pressu...

"What better story is there to tell than the past?" Set after the memories return to the Community, a girl watches through her window as the world changes arou...

A short story, told as stream of consciousness, about a city changing and how one person interprets that change.

A short poem that expresses my feelings

Everyone tells me my life is so different and so weird compared to theirs. But really I'm just ordinary.

Marina wants nothing more than to be like all the other girls, but when it happens, she asks herself a question: is this even worth it?

It was a daring escape that no one saw coming. Me (Kurt Caz) and my friend Nagolbud had just been caught by the police in London and were about to be arrested. But inste...