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Inspiration and Futility, Alternating Between the Poles by BigSugarBuddha
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Inspiration and Futility, Alternat...by Big Sugar Buddha
An examination of the creative process, of the push and pull between the forces that inspire us, and those which act as a drag on our inertia, of what it means to be ins...
The truth about human existence by 7jkblubj
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The truth about human existenceby 7jkblubj
Until recently, I was just like the majority of the human population... Utterly and completely delusional. Now? I'm just feeling extremely depressed and slightly suicida...
Standing in the Shadows of Giants by AdamJaya
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Standing in the Shadows of Giantsby Adam Johnson
My first attempt at a poetry collection, this is a selection of works that I mainly wrote across the summer of 2010, with some other stuff in there too. Forbidden love...
Wordsmith by AmbersEatingCake
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Wordsmithby AmbersEatingCake
‘It would be addictive, enthralling and consuming. Her readers would not be able to put the book down until the final sentence. It would be the next big thing. This, she...
A Little Souvenir by awfullyStrange
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A Little Souvenirby Rodney
A poem I made for a vss365 prompt on my X page. I hope you like it!
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Futility by Pryzium
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Futilityby Pryzium
Sometimes, I write short little stories I call "read-ons." As you read, you will obtain an understanding for the unexplained situation at hand, so just make su...
Chambers by RachelHabraken
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Chambersby Rachel Habraken
Aggie is no more than a child, entrapped by the futility and horrors of Germany under the rule of Hitler. Follow her journey and see the horror through a young child's e...
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The Birth Lottery by sbrass26
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The Birth Lotteryby Simon Brass
A nameless character awaits the results of the 'birth lottery.' Filled with existential despair and acerbic wit these short stories or, 'lamentations,' grapple with them...
CORONA MORTIS by SimonGithuku9
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CORONA MORTISby Simon Githuku
a poem on the futility of life and how it all runs fast ..how it happens so abruptly that we never see it coming..the punctual creditor
Melancholia's Elegy by Senior_Torte519
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Melancholia's Elegyby Senior _Torte519
In the shadow of a catastrophic event, a group of people navigate a now precarious existence on a newly terraformed Mars. As societal structures begin to crumble and exi...
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These Books Are Not Coffins by Shuprovo
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These Books Are Not Coffinsby Shuprovo
Hemingway talks to an old man who locks himself up in a library.
The Farmer and the Girl by Jolras95
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The Farmer and the Girlby Jolras95
While on a vacation from her ballerina school, Ava, a young aspiring ballet dancer, returns to her family's home on a farm. There, she accidentally meets a mysterious fa...
Charles A. Sprague by TwistingTowers55
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Charles A. Spragueby TwistingTowers55
An exploration of the decisions faced by former Oregon Senator Charles A. Sprague during WWII.
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