Done with Striving
My gaze lingered on an envelope in my bedroom. The size of a work evaluation, it may have been. I didn’t care enough to look
Mollie Lyon November 12, 2022 2 Comments
Personal Narrative
Step into someone else's shoes and experience life through their eyes.
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feel good
Those happy eyes
Those happy eyes of yours are all I need When all around me seems to crumble and deceive. When times are tough and trouble pours,
The Lazy Bookista Writes June 27, 2022 2 Comments
Never Settle: Leaving an ‘Okay’ Relationship Saved Me
After my college heartbreak, I jumped into another relationship way too quickly. I chose to settle. It was a mistake since I didn’t give myself
Court Young June 13, 2022 No Comments
aging
A Kimo For My Young Mother
This poem is a Kimo — the “haiku of Israel.” Running through the woods–family dog ahead.Laughing, my hand reaches yours.Mother–you are still young. There was
Heather Martin February 2, 2022 2 Comments
WRITING HIT SONGS
So, you want to write some hit songs that get recorded by famous singers in the music business. Where do you start? How do you
Walker Ikard April 12, 2022 No Comments
Why I’m Afraid to Fall in Love Again
After a summer fling gone wrong, I’m not sure how to let myself fall in love again. 2019 was a mess of a year for me.
Court Young June 13, 2022 3 Comments
THE GOOD ROAD OR THE BAD ROAD
Each person has two roads in life to choose from, the good or the bad. It is left up to each person which road to
Walker Ikard March 29, 2022 2 Comments
OUTLAWS ARE ALWAYS OUTLAWS!
OUTLAWS BURNED THE BARN DOWN
Jesse James is done dead and gone. But other outlaws have come along. Wanted posters are all over town. Little old ladies have their shades
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
#mentalhealth
I Thought of Yellow
I thought about the color yellowand howit had drowned out all the other colors of my life. The stench of cowardice,drenching the vitality of green,dispelling
Heather Martin January 11, 2022 2 Comments
email
If emails were honest (a poem)
Poems I wrote in quarantine, part 1 I hope this email finds you well. By which I mean, at the bottom of one,having fallen down there
Casey Lawrence January 24, 2022 43 Comments
Do you love to write songs?
YOU WANT TO BE A SONGWRITER
Do you want to be a songwriter? Do you want to write beautiful songs that people listen to on the radio and other places? Do
Walker Ikard January 28, 2024 No Comments
flash fiction
Flash Fiction Challenge: It’s not human.
They said these trails were haunted. I just like hiking, and never put much stock in tales of ghosts. Call me a skeptic if you
James Jordan June 4, 2022 No Comments
Innards
Jumbling and rattling in the box, A jigsaw of you in your head, A life spent sorting; combining, A life spent stressed before you’re dead.
Conor Matthews August 29, 2022 No Comments
landscape
Lost In The Beauty Of Nature’s Patterns Through The Eyes Of A Kaleidoscope
I have been fascinated by nature and its patterns for as long as I can think of. My free time I spend laying on the
Franzi Kinzel March 20, 2022 No Comments
angel
Lavender Angel
In fields of lavender, where the sun glows A purple angel descended, her wings did show Her robes were flowing like a river’s stream And
Amy Christie October 9, 2023 No Comments
Humor
Sleepy Owl
I am sitting down here Wondering why I feel I did not achieve A significant mile Of bragging experience My writing contest Is numerous village
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
When the page can not be turned.
When you go to the doctors there is often a wait, there are magazines around to try to keep you entertained, often over a year
Ellysa Greenhalgh August 14, 2021 No Comments
The passage of time is something that can't be stopped by anyone!
TIME
Where was I when you passed by? I never seem to recall. Did I smile? I was only a child. You were time, and I
Walker Ikard March 29, 2022 5 Comments
Growing up
I Want Normal -A Poem from High School Days-
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) —– I love to be myself, but at school I seem different than everyone else. I don’t mind the clothes I
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 1 Comment
#Ukraine
The Battle for Words
I am at a loss. There is so much to say but the upset stifles the creativity, maybe later? Meanwhile, a short poem with all
This Life's Illusions March 5, 2022 16 Comments
Alone
Ashes
Where were you When I found myself drowning Caught in the riptide of Unpopular opinion? My only crime Being who I am Walking my particular
Jackye Smith July 17, 2023 No Comments
butterfly
Rebirth
Time flew away Silently in the moments Of waiting for you, my Love. I do not want you to stay It is not some win
Victoria Mineva May 24, 2022 2 Comments
junk shop
A Dog Had Me Cornered in a Small Town Junk Shop
It seemed like any other thrift shop you’d find in a rural community. In small towns in Kansas and Oklahoma, they are called thrift shops
James Jordan February 4, 2022 1 Comment
atheism
Defending the Seal of Confession
When you tell people of other denominations that you are a practicing Catholic, you often get a response to the effect of: “Well, I could
Daniel Lyons October 18, 2021 2 Comments
Faith
Inspirational Art with Everyday Messages: Heaven’s Gate Book 1
Introduction Welcome to my collection of inspirational pictures, writings, and more. I want to thank everyone who contributed to its creation: some through photography, others
Bernadette O'Leary-Malcolm December 19, 2021 No Comments
happiness
Chained By My Own Mind
I felt low. I felt heavy like the raindrops that were falling from the sky every day of the last week. Disconnected. Alienated. Strange. While the
Franzi Kinzel March 22, 2022 No Comments
My Podcast Journey: From Story To Spotify
Two years ago, nearly to the day, I began a story about a man walking his dog. Some of you had read it; The Trees
Conor Matthews November 18, 2023 No Comments
Alone
My Mother Broke Her Hip And Had Surgery Today: I wasn’t allowed to be there, but my sister was…
Being estranged from my family means I’m never told anything. But this time, it was serious. My mother fell and fractured her hip Tuesday night.
Robin Honigsberg July 18, 2022 No Comments
I Went Free
I didn’t want to quit. I’m not a quitter, but there is that old adage about insanity. I stayed on, but went to the free
Mollie Lyon November 27, 2022 No Comments
Matchmakers | Chapter 12 | Between a Cock and a Hard Place
Image sourced from FatSiberian from Pixabay After packing a couple of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches into her bag, Maisie grabs her camera and flicks
Crystal Walker April 20, 2022 3 Comments
You can make good money as a songwriter!
MAKING MONEY AS A SONGWRITER
Do you want to be a songwriter in the music business? Do you want to make money as a songwriter? First, you will need to
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments
Dancefloor
Dancefloor
My life is like a dancefloor I hoof with the unknown Moving with courage I have everything on my own I will never stop Even
Victoria Mineva April 19, 2022 No Comments
PEOPLE ARE LIVING THE RAT RACE LIFE EVERY DAY!
NOTHING BUT A RAT RACE
You’re up in the morning, six to five, your nose is to the grindstone, trying to stay alive. Ain’t nothing but a rat race, trying
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 4 Comments
Dogs
Breeding… The Vicar’s Way
A humorous story, passing down the generations in my family. The moonlight blue saloon drew up in the drive at 4pm one sunny Saturday by
This Life's Illusions March 6, 2022 6 Comments
cicadas
Thoughts of Summer
Evening warms over, subtle and calm, as I look out back. My eyes meet the woods. There is a soft breeze. It moves me. Makes
Brittany Johnson December 4, 2021 No Comments
choices
Nostalgy
Nostalgy is a matter Of letting something go It happens when you know The truth unspoken You do not fit there anymore In house, or
Victoria Mineva March 3, 2022 2 Comments
dance
Motion Happens
Raindrops, sliding off the windshield of the bus that’s tearing through the road in a damp summer air at 90 mph, looked like spermatozoa under
Andrey Lukyanov April 26, 2022 No Comments
broken heart
Cutting the cord
It happens in a split second. When something clicks and reality shifts. And all those painful thoughts just mist away. Suddenly, the heart feels peace,
The Lazy Bookista Writes January 19, 2023 1 Comment
begin
Magic Love, Heart Sight
In twilight realms of mystic dreams, Where spirits roam, A wondrous place of enchantment beams, Where incantations gleam. *** The moon and stars shine bright
Amy Christie October 12, 2023 No Comments
YOU CAN’T GO BACK IN TIME
People say you can’t go back in time. So, you need to try to get your ducks in a line. You need to tell people
Walker Ikard April 25, 2022 2 Comments
#self_help
Where no one breathes !!
It’s the middle of July I was driving, with the ac turned on… I saw you shiver and complain but I still felt the heat..
Kawthar al-asadi October 31, 2022 No Comments
ancient sayings
Sunshowers
I’ve never forgotten the day I saw it rain on a beautiful day, with the sun out. I think I was six or seven when
Gerald Washington July 6, 2022 7 Comments
bad vacation
The First Time I Flew Alone Was To Visit My Grandparents in Florida During Christmas Break When I Was Twelve, And It Sucked: The flight there was the only part of the trip I enjoyed
My grandparents rented an apartment in Miami Beach every winter, as did many of my peers’ grandparents. Whenever possible, my mother, sister, and I would
Robin Honigsberg July 25, 2022 No Comments
#mentalheatlh #anxiety #life #coping #perspective
Hiccups
Anxiety is like a perpetual case of hiccups, shaking through your body and mind, subsiding for brief interludes only to resume with a vengeance. Mostly,
Heather Martin January 12, 2022 1 Comment
Colors
It Is Up To You
The notion of love and beauty is still there right? One might start to believe, especially with the last few years, that it’s an outmoded
Andrey Lukyanov April 26, 2022 No Comments
expectations
I am Not Your Hero
Do not put me on a pedestal,we are equals and equallyfucked up. Equally trying to find our truths.Equally seeking out that little bit of joy. Equally
Kai Parker December 14, 2021 4 Comments
#escape
Summer cliche
Today I allowed myself to escape my thoughts and just admire the beauty of nature. Just me, sitting in the shade of the tree, on
The Lazy Bookista Writes June 28, 2022 No Comments
Is Reality a Sleeping Beauty?
On a normal day, you go to class, eat lunch, do some reading, study, and sleep. On a real day you sit in the student
Andy Spears September 28, 2022 2 Comments
Always be kind to one another!
TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS
When you go out and play, try a little kindness along the way. When you’re feeling blue, remember a little kindness will always pull you
Walker Ikard January 24, 2024 No Comments
Songs and music are the soul of our lives!
WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC
I can’t imagine a world without music. It would be a sad world without any songs or music in it. Music is the rhythm to
Walker Ikard January 26, 2024 No Comments
lgbt
All Aboard the Trauma Train
Please move to the back of the carriage Here she comes.Here he comes?Here they come? Pulling into the station, a hearty beasta flurry of chaotic
Kai Parker November 30, 2021 3 Comments
YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW!
YOU NEED TO LOVE EVERYBODY
There are a lot of things going on in this old world, that I don’t understand. Like look how we treat our brothers and sisters,
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 6 Comments
Dream
North
I saw you somewhere before. You are like that white female wolf prowling in the glade of snow. Across the frozen lakes, in uneven debris
Andrey Lukyanov April 28, 2022 No Comments
Christmas
Cold and Alone on Christmas Day
The emptiness of blank concrete and steel kept cold with a freezing wind chill shows the contrast of the merriment of the season. I wouldn’t
James Jordan February 2, 2022 1 Comment
abandonment
The June Birthday Girls: Correcting their selective memories as to why our friendships ended provided closure
For many years, June was a celebratory month. By the time I finished high school, five of my friends had birthdays during the first two
Robin Honigsberg July 18, 2022 No Comments
many times
A Lifetime of Rejection by Men Prepared Me For Rejection Of My Writing:Getting upset every time I was rejected didn’t help prepare me for the pain of being rejected by my family
I’d be devastated every time a man I was interested in rejected me or every time a relationship I believed could work out ended up
Robin Honigsberg August 5, 2022 No Comments
You can stream all of Walker Ikard's hit songs over at spotify.com and youtube.com!
WALKER IKARD
Hello, I’m Walker Ikard. I wanted to introduce myself to the writing community. I’m the son of world famous, Osie Whitaker Ikard. Osie, along with
Walker Ikard January 28, 2024 No Comments
THE ADVICE OF AN OLD MAN!
YOU’RE JUST GOING AROUND ONE TIME
Today, I met this old man of yesterday. His shoulders were bent, and his hair was gray. He said son, don’t lag behind. You’re just
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 Comments
You can educate yourself!
EDUCATE YOURSELF
You don’t have to go to a fancy college to get a good education. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t go to college if you
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments
You can be who you want to be in life!
YOU DECIDE WHERE YOU GO IN LIFE
You are the only one that can decide where you go in society or the world. It is left up to you to try and
Walker Ikard January 24, 2024 No Comments
Fact Follows Fiction
photo by author When I finished my Fact or Fiction with Rescue, I planned to write about an incident the week before. Life gets in
Mollie Lyon April 17, 2023 1 Comment
friendship
When Life Shits on You, You Learn Who Your Real Friends Are Don’t Feel Bad; it’s Not Only Your Fault
Most people I’ve met, especially online, are socially acceptably superficial or straight-out liars. If I had a nickel for every time a “friend” told me
Robin Honigsberg August 8, 2022 1 Comment
Lament
Lament for a Troubled Land
Too many lands are troubled these days. Some are distant, some closer to home and some forever in the heart. I don’t know if I
This Life's Illusions July 2, 2022 12 Comments
Mental health
I need to be left alone
I need to be left alone. That’s all. There’s nothing wrong. I’m not upset, and I don’t want to explain. There’s nothing to explain anyway.
James Jordan February 1, 2022 4 Comments
flowers
Iris
*** Nature is so inspirational. Often I find photos online from some very talented people whose eye allows them to capture something so touching with
This Life's Illusions June 24, 2022 9 Comments
Bougainvillea Snow
A Prose Poem about a Teenage Crush My heart soars like a kite on a windy day, As a silent hello escapes from your mouth.
TzeLin Sam October 31, 2022 8 Comments
Dreams
If You See a Toilet in Your Dream, Don’t Sit on That Motherf*cker
I’m convinced my body owes me a huge apology. Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash Hey there, body, I’d appreciate it if you stopped playing
Crystal Walker February 1, 2022 1 Comment
confusion
Raindrop’s talk
Hearing the raindrops Creates realizations How deep your ocean of tears went Through your foggy life’s mops “I do not want to hear you,” Because
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
Answering Comments
I seem to not even be able to reply to comments on my posts. I’m not a quitter. Yet, when it seems to be a
Mollie Lyon November 26, 2022 1 Comment
believe
Eternal Song
In the realm of the divine, where melodies reign, A song of eternity echoes through the rain, A tune so pure, so sweet, so full
Amy Christie October 10, 2023 No Comments
beginning
Perfect Lies
While drinking my wine In the cheapest of glasses I can not deny My memory’s coming Back on my mind To make me remember How
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
coffee
The Revealing Secret Affair with Joe — My Love
It’s scandalous. Absolutely scandalous! Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels It’s hard to keep my hands off of Joe. There is something about him that
Crystal Walker February 1, 2022 11 Comments
Beach
Green Flash
Green Flash They say On the rare breathless moment Setting sun succumbs to becalmed sea At far precipice of endless azure ocean A flash of
Donald J. Bingle November 22, 2021 No Comments
believe
Fairy Wish
In twilight’s hush, where shadows dance and play, A fairy’s wish takes flight in wondrous ways. With delicate wings, she flutters by, Her whispered words,
Amy Christie October 10, 2023 No Comments
Jack Vettriano
National Umbrella Day
How Peculiar… The foldable umbrella is said to have been invented by the Chinese, in particular by a man called Lu Ban after he was
This Life's Illusions March 4, 2022 No Comments
character
Mori Monologue – Choosing reality
Dana walked on the foggy streets toward her daily work. Her phone rang, and she picked it up discontented. She listened to music with her
Victoria Mineva March 12, 2022 No Comments
age
More
Inspired by: Inner Beauty Lie on my WattPad poems collection “Moment of Silence” I am closer to forty With one cycle, more Last year I
Victoria Mineva March 9, 2022 2 Comments
frienship
Life is an Endless Endeavor
I’m no stranger to embracing the loneliness, while others enfold the light. I have no desire in seeking something that will only bring more pain.
Melissa Powers April 15, 2024 No Comments
All people want to live a good life!
LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT
How do you live a good life? People will have many different answers on how to live a good life. But life is really what
Walker Ikard January 26, 2024 No Comments
#mentalhealth
Daughter of Sun and Fog
I sit by the water — light dances across the crystal blue surface. I can “see” the sun — the heat “touches” my skin, but
Heather Martin January 21, 2022 8 Comments
You can always learn something new every day!
SOCIOLOGY OF LEARNING
We will always be able to learn something new. Learning goes on through your entire life. It is a daily process where you gather and
Walker Ikard April 18, 2022 No Comments
birthday
A Perfectly Imperfect Day in the Land of Ice and Fire
The best day of my life was celebrating a cold and dreary birthday in Iceland. Photo by S Migaj from Pexels Most stories reminisce about
Crystal Walker February 4, 2022 No Comments
Alone
There’s a Reason Why So Few People Want to Be Friends With Me: Because of my mental illnesses, my brain doesn’t process information like a “normal” person
I started losing friends during university; I was the only one in my entire group of friends that didn’t get accepted at the same university
Robin Honigsberg July 6, 2022 2 Comments
Contemplation
The Secret of Contentment
There is joy in contentment. There is a fine line though, and a balance that can be hard to find. It is good to have
James Jordan January 29, 2022 2 Comments
How long Can Hatred Last?
Will you be buried with your hate? The way the Egyptians were wrapped and placed, among their gold and cats, Will you lie in the
Kara Hollowell October 8, 2023 No Comments
diary
Dear Diary, In Nature I Trust
I immersed myself deeply into river streams, took in the breath of mountains and got lost in the winding labyrinth of tree roots. I saw
Franzi Kinzel March 22, 2022 No Comments
How to Survive Your High School Reunion
A Listicle for the Socially Awkward At some point in our lives, typically when we hit middle age, some of us might begin to reminisce
TzeLin Sam July 26, 2022 8 Comments
What would you need to live the good life?
LIVING THE GOOD LIFE
You can live a good life by being free to choose what and who you become in life. If you can choose your job or
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments
#mentalhealth #personalgrowth
Signs of Health
Squelch. The shower rains down as I squeeze the final bits of nourishing moisture from the purple bottle. Forcefully, I press again, but the lingering
Heather Martin January 15, 2022 2 Comments
WHEN SOMEONE IN LIFE LEAVES YOU!
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO LEAVE?
I picked a lovely flower for you today. I placed a red rose on your grave. I thought of memories of a life spent together.
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
#culture shock
Put Me Back on the Plane
The Land of Fire and Ice is beckoning my return. Photo by Jonatan Pie on Unsplash I never thought that one year after graduating high
Crystal Walker February 4, 2022 No Comments
coming of age
My First Time Trying Pozole
The pristine light of the summer sun smacked me across the face. The massive jackhammer in my head told me we had danced in the
A.K. Noctua June 27, 2022 2 Comments
D&D
Did I Play in the First Roleplaying Game EVER?
Despite the fact that I have attended GenCon for more years than you have probably been alive and that I was the world’s top-ranked player of
Donald J. Bingle October 23, 2021 1 Comment
Arrow
Inflaming arrow
Tonight I checked your messages on my phone It feels I was like an eager moron That looks for older passion in the sorrow I
Victoria Mineva March 2, 2022 2 Comments
food
Thanks for Ruining One of My Childhood Experiences, Motherf*cker
Now peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are the bane of my existence. Photo by Freddy G on Unsplash There are childhood memories that should remain
Crystal Walker February 4, 2022 No Comments
autumn
Autumn Peace
Autumn’s peaceful hue, a season of rest, A time for nature’s slumber; the earth is blessed. The trees, they stand tall, their leaves of gold,
Amy Christie October 11, 2023 No Comments
EDUCATION FOR LIFE
Education is a lifelong process. You can learn something every day, if you try. You can learn something from people, books, magazines, internet, movies and
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 Comments
advice
I Know Her
“What advice would you give your younger self?” I read the prompt. Sitting still, I conjure an image of my younger self. Face to face.
Heather Martin January 20, 2022 5 Comments
Earnings
If You Close Your Vocal Media Account With A Balance Less Than $20, They Keep Your Earnings: They’re thieves
I want to close my Vocal account. The problem is Vocal’s arrangement with “Stripe” only allows the writer to withdraw their earnings once they’ve earned
Robin Honigsberg July 8, 2022 No Comments
Crime
Laid Back
The light from the lamp shade was turning everything under its grip into a shadow silhouette on the wall of this room with the curtains
Andrey Lukyanov April 26, 2022 No Comments