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Unchained Souls by Anonymous
”How does one run away from one’s own mind? From the phantoms that dwell there, haunting. When you’re alone, do you not see them?” |
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Emergence by Jess Smith
”There were a few people I would talk with if they were around, but I was most likely just to ignore them and read, afraid of sounding stupid when I opened my mouth.” |
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Two Boys Kissing Is a Beautiful Thing by Anonymous
”It isn’t unnatural. It isn’t perverted. We are not freaks of nature. We’re perfectly healthy people. We’re probably more mentally stable than the prudes who have not so much as seen a vibrator in their entire lives and shun us before going to say their 50 Hail Marys for simply talking to us.” |
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Reality and the Corporate Ladder by Julie Van Wagner
”For those of us raised to believe life is a meritocracy, this is a drastic paradigm shift. And for those of us whose foibles and eccentricities have been accepted and/or overlooked in the past due to talent and the ability to deliver results, this is an emotional upheaval.” |
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The Lonely Non-lover of Harry Potter by Anonymous
”Sure, you’d stop reading long enough to give me the “I’m on page 2,348,927 now!” update, and I’d pretend to be happy for you, but then you would scamper off for munchies and return to your books, not to be heard from for hours on end.” |
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The Southern Baptists and Homosexuality by Liv Uhrig
” From all corners of mostly extremist religious groups in the United States of America, one can hear a flustered scream of outrage over Canada’s latest decision to strive toward being the best country it can be: legalizing same-sex marriages and giving them the same benefit as a straight married couple.” |
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Censorship by any other name… by Kate Miotto
”To say that a book or film should be banned on the grounds that it might be damaging to the intellectual growth or psychological stability of an individual may appear a noble action but the removal of anyone’s rights for the sake of their own good is an oppressive act uncharacteristic of aspiring nobility.” |
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Feuerbach Road by N.E.
”I clearly remember there once was a playground on the corner. Being an adult, I can hardly imagine how such a court would fit the place, but in retrospection there wasn’t much else there. No shops, no bus stops, just a narrow playground with a jungle gym, a sandpit, and probably a slide.” |
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What Price Freedom? by Jessica A. Lusk
”Images of an eight year old boy, automatic machine gun clutched tightly between both his skinny arms, hatred in his eyes. Mostly there is fear. He is not a willing participant in the war in the Congo. Speculation on where his parents are – most probably dead, hungry, frightened. Being handed a gun and told to shoot anything that moves may be all that he knows or cares about as long as he gets a meal sometime today.” |
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My Muse the Cat by Julie Van Wagner
”She – because it can only be a she with the way she behaves – rarely comes when called or when I wish her presence. She comes pretty much only when she wants to, deciding for herself how much she will offer and how long she will stay.” |
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The Lyrical Muses by green Poem
”Why can’t we stay closed up inside ourselves? Why do we chase after expression and form, trying to deliver ourselves of our precious contents or ‘meanings’, desperately attempting what is, after all, a rebellious and chaotic process?” |
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The Blanket by Anonymous
”She is so tiny, so sweet, and so very helpless laying there in nothing but her diaper and a thin white blanket dotted with a pattern of pink roses in full bloom to cover her.” |
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What's it mean? Roses defined! by Amanda
” Most everyone loves to be surprised with a rose or two (or dozen), but often people buy them without thinking about what the traditional meaning for each colour is, and merely choose them for their exquisite colours.” |
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Where I Am by Anonymous
”I may not be happy where I am now either, but at least I'm free to go whenever I want to, whenever I want to go. And I will. Someday.” |
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Thin, But Bald? by Julie Van Wagner
”It is apparently a fairly common thing that people lose their hair as a result of, among other things, dieting. It even has a name – telogen effluvium – and is normal in about 10-15% of dieters.” |
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Pigtails and Leaves by Kathy Sampson
”Falling back on the leaves with loose hair falling all about was followed by playing on the swing set with imaginative games of pirate ships on the monkey bars.” |
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Dream Made Flesh by Jessica A. Lusk
“That little yellow stream holds a secret and a promise. I wait for my husband to come home, and then wait the allotted three minutes. Breath held for what seems like an eternity, we peek at the little white stick." |
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What Am I Eating? Soups defined! by Amanda
”Fumet: Strained stock of fish bones, water, veggies, and herbs. Fumet (which is French for "fish stock") cooks for about 30 minutes and is used as a flavouring base, normally for things such as soups and sauces.” |
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The Magic of Foo
”To say that this book was transcendental, an epiphany, a moment of awakening would not be too bold a statement.” |
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