#connection
Red laces
I watched a K-drama It looked romantic Men showed attitude To be with a woman In keeping red laces From one heart to another All
Victoria Mineva March 12, 2022 4 Comments
Personal Narrative
Step into someone else's shoes and experience life through their eyes.
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Alone
The Birthday Blues: My birthday is never any different than any other day of the year, so why attempt to celebrate?
Yesterday was my birthday. The day was no different than the day before or the day before that; the day was no different than any
Robin Honigsberg July 22, 2022 No Comments
cartoon
After Not Having Sex in Three-and-a-Half Years, the Adult Cartoon Character Sterling Archer is Becoming Hot: Very soon I’ll start fantasizing about having sex with him instead of with human beings
It’s been about three-and-a-half years since I last had sex, and that was the last time that a human being I wasn’t related to touched
Robin Honigsberg July 13, 2022 3 Comments
Life
I Cannot Do Puzzles Anymore
While cleaning my study last weekend, I found a block puzzle that I used to spend hours playing when I was a kid (see picture
TzeLin Sam June 21, 2022 8 Comments
Time is gone with the wind!
GONE WITH THE WIND
We all start our lives with so much time. We spend it daily, until we get to the end of the line. Some of us
Walker Ikard May 3, 2022 7 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
I’m Never Going to Forget the Dead Man in the Freezer
Or the request his family had that I did my best to honor. Image by Pexels from Pixabay Please note, I have omitted or altered
Crystal Walker January 30, 2022 No Comments
#miscarriage
It Was Easier to Forget My Lost Child Than to Accept I’d Never Know the Joy of Creating a Life: A repressed memory resurfaces
Not long ago, I read a story written by a writer I admire and follow, Arpad Nagy. It was a touching and bittersweet piece about the
Robin Honigsberg August 8, 2022 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
animals
Threesome
When I grow old Lady without stats I will own Three dogs Three cats And a home Husky Beautiful as a painted glass German Shepherd
Victoria Mineva April 10, 2022 No Comments
Everything in life comes back around to you!
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
If a rocket goes up into the sky, it will come back down. If birds fly up into the sky, they will come back down.
Walker Ikard May 6, 2022 5 Comments
motivational
A Shadow of My Current Self
A brief motivational poem, a reminder to myself and others for the difficult days which we all experience. When your silhouette falls like a shadow
This Life's Illusions February 25, 2022 9 Comments
autumn
Velvet Hope
Autumn love, a season of gold A time of change as stories unfold The leaves turn red; the winds do howl As love blooms, like
Amy Christie October 9, 2023 No Comments
The Soul-crushing Miracle of Transforming Your Life
We’ve all been there. You sit and make a list of all of the things you need to do. Organize the list. Realize the list
Greg Thomas February 11, 2022 No Comments
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
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
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
I Feared for My Safety When He Slammed the Door Grille
If you’ve been following my work, you’d know that I rarely talk about personal experiences. However, something so bizarre happened yesterday that I just have
TzeLin Sam November 12, 2022 9 Comments
accuse
If Someone Claims They Attempted To Commit Suicide, Never Accuse Them Of Lying Unless You Have Proof
Don’t be an asshole, keep your insults to yourself, and at least pretend to be a kind human being
Robin Honigsberg March 7, 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
celebrity
Smoke
Got a light? Oh no, I don’t even smoke, it’s just for the screen you know, feeling like Mickey Rourke here. I remember watching Nine
Andrey Lukyanov April 26, 2022 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
Fiction
Living with the Dead
I was not afraid of death. I had lived more than a thousand lives and I had grown exhausted from breathing. Of living. Living with
Debasmita Nandi July 8, 2024 No Comments
YOU PUT THE SUNSHINE BACK IN MY LIFE
I’d been down to the very bottom. I’d seen life from the lower end. The lord only knows how many bad roads there had been.
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
ARE YOUR DREAMS REAL?
Every man or woman has dream within themselves, to reach a goal in life, while there is still time left. They want to find an
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 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
#women
Mori Monologues – Rich
“Rich, single, successful, and without kids is something that doesn’t exist,” Dana thought, “But why we are listening to the pretty lies men tell us?”
Victoria Mineva May 14, 2022 3 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
believe
Heart Garden
In my heart, a garden grows, A verdant oasis, wild and unhurried. Where love and joy abide, And sorrow does not reside. *** The petals
Amy Christie October 10, 2023 No Comments
open to feedback
Kid Stuff -Another Old High School Poem-
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) —– When I changed who I was, I could fly just as high as an eagle, with my all-seeing eye. Or
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 11 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
The Land of Clouds
It is a time of endless possibilities, A time of new beginnings and a new hope. Youthful exuberance lies abundance, You and I, together with
TzeLin Sam July 7, 2022 19 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
Matchmakers | Chapter 8 | The Cat-Loving Ted Bundy Doppelganger
Photo by KoolShooters from Pexels After a peaceful day at work yesterday, Maisie peels her eyes open and extends out a shaky stretch feeling ready
Crystal Walker March 9, 2022 No Comments
changes
Until when I hide?
Living in secret Until when I hide? Between the excuses Of having no time Or maybe was the dearest Blindside of mine Saving the merit
Victoria Mineva March 5, 2022 No Comments
funny story
They say; ‘Some people just shouldn’t drive!’
I hope you enjoy this change from the darker poems. This is a short, humorous story; a little light relief to accompany you and your
This Life's Illusions March 21, 2022 10 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
Party
At the dinner party, You look at me, As if you love me, But I don’t know you, Not anymore. Who is this woman, So
Conor Matthews September 12, 2023 No Comments
diary
One of those days….
Once upon a time there was a little old lady who lived with her cat in a tiny house in a small community where she
This Life's Illusions March 2, 2022 7 Comments
My Anti-Bucket List
1. Ice skating – I have actually been to an ice rink but I can’t say that what I did there was “ice-skating”. From what
TzeLin Sam October 16, 2022 6 Comments
Stained White T-Shirt
I was standing there. At the funeral home. Looking at a display of pictures from my father’s life. And I saw it. A picture of
Andy Spears July 27, 2022 2 Comments
Magic
My Very Own, Very Real Experiences With The Supernatural And My Unique Abilities— Part I
I’ve been fascinated by anything supernatural, unworldly or inexplicable/unexplainable for as long as I can remember. I had my first of many paranormal experiences long
Robin Honigsberg July 1, 2022 No Comments
frustration
The Frustration of Inspiration
Strangely it’s at night in the darkness when the snow starts to melt. That stubborn pile of white ideas, unwritten words, yet to be explored
This Life's Illusions February 24, 2022 15 Comments
Frogs
A Love Song for the Hard of Hearing
Some frogs seem to be louder than others. This poem was inspired by some particularly deafening ones which dominate a memory decades later. *** In
This Life's Illusions June 2, 2022 22 Comments
I Said “Goodbye” to My Inner Princess
Then I learned how to be a tough woman. Image by Pezibear from Pixabay Laying in my bunk rack, my muscles throb from the endless
Crystal Walker February 4, 2022 2 Comments
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
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
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
breasts
I Accidentally Flashed My Colleague and Gave Him the Chance to Stare Down My Shirt
For almost a decade, I worked for one of the English Schoolboards, first as a substitute Childcare
Robin Honigsberg July 3, 2022 No Comments
ex-boyfriend
I’m Not Your Hooker, You Ass! But you can leave money on the nightstand for the services I provided
One of my ex-boyfriends, Ben*, a selfish, controlling ass who wouldn’t let me have a say in anything we did together, thought it was okay
Robin Honigsberg November 7, 2022 1 Comment
WALK A MILE
We never know what the world will hold. We never know how things will go. We don’t know what is coming around the bend. You
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 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
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
Do you believe in ghosts or spirits?
ARE SPIRITS OR GHOSTS REAL?
People have been talking about spirits or ghosts, since the beginning of time. There have been so many accounts of spirits seen all around the
Walker Ikard March 29, 2022 2 Comments
europe
Time Stands Still in Pompeii
I walked the path of gladiators, sailors, and shopkeepers from 79 C.E. Image of the author, Crystal A. Walker in Pompeii, Italy Entering the gates
Crystal Walker August 6, 2022 No 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
Dedication
The Worn Spot on the Floor
The smell of summer morning was replaced by the sweet aroma of bacon frying when I opened my grandma’s door. She always made sure there
Ginger Gillenwater September 10, 2022 2 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
Football
The 2022 Super Bowl Experience Was Incredible!
I wasn’t planning on writing today. The goal was to read other writers’ articles on Simily & (maybe) comment on them, but with the excitement,
Gerald Washington February 14, 2022 No Comments
#personalnarrative
Learning: Lost in the Dark
I rest my head against the window, peering into the night at the passing Indiana farmland. The soft patter of rain and methodical swish of
Heather Martin January 28, 2022 No 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
ROADS OF LIFE
As I head down the roads of life, I can’t help but wonder if I will get it wrong or right. I know if I
Walker Ikard April 1, 2022 2 Comments
Depression
Depression is a Mind FuckMy family rejected and abandoned me because of my mental illnesses
I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, trying to figure out my feelings. I checked the time. Ugh — 1:00 pm. I can’t decide
Robin Honigsberg September 27, 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
Today the Wind Blows
My thoughts are blown by the wind today Into eddies of dust that sometimes reach the sky. Occasionally flitting along the ground before disappearing How
Jackye Smith June 13, 2023 No Comments
adventure
Lost In The City
I was distracted by the fiddle player for just a moment. The subway in Paris has groups of musicians in hallways and platforms. Hats on
James Jordan May 18, 2022 No Comments
Dreams
Lost Teeth
This poem relates to the loss of true friends in previous decades when forms of communication were less easy, but travelling or living abroad was
This Life's Illusions March 10, 2022 6 Comments
#women
A Beautiful Mess
– Tick tock – the alarm clanged. – Dang, I should wake up and go to work – Still sleepy, Valery moved her body unwillingly
Victoria Mineva March 24, 2022 2 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
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
short form
Mori Monologues – In the day
At the start of the day, everyone has only themselves to cry or laugh with – Dana watched the sun rises – Because, at the
Victoria Mineva April 7, 2022 2 Comments
romance
Unrequited
Her eyes smile good morning as I enter We say hello. she grabs my attention casually The soft curvature of her smile takes my breath
James Jordan February 10, 2022 4 Comments
coming out
My Place, My People
I never knew the fear, the hate, the hurt. It was not my place. Stand proud. Stand united. Stand by the side and watch. It
Kai Parker November 23, 2021 9 Comments
Cry
Skyscraping
Today is a strangely rainy day Is it connected to my crying? The silent cry is casual in March It is right after February’s lover
Victoria Mineva March 4, 2022 5 Comments
happiness
Dylan’s Definition of Success is Mine Too
Everyone wants to be a success. Everyone chases it, but few know what it means. It could mean being happy and content. There are poor
James Jordan February 25, 2022 2 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
Christmas
5 Things You Don’t Know About Christmas in Malaysia
At the risk of sounding presumptuous, I might be the only Malaysian that you follow on Simily so today’s topic might be interesting to you
TzeLin Sam December 17, 2022 3 Comments
#miscarriage
I Left the Hospital With a Box Instead of my Baby: Reentry Is a Rebirth
Reentry. It’s something we’ve all thought a lot about in recent months as we navigate our way towards post-pandemic life. We joke about lost social
Julia Marsiglio January 3, 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
Spiritual blackbird trying to help us all on earth!
BLACKBIRD
An old man was down on his luck. So, he rolled the dice for one more buck. He was just trying to find someone to
Walker Ikard March 29, 2022 4 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
doormat
I’m The Doormat Everyone Uses To Wipe The Shit Off Their Shoes: But I’m afraid of confrontation, so I let people walk all over me
I’ve been a doormat for 45 years. I let people walk all over me and hurt me. I’m terrified by and hate confrontation; it makes
Robin Honigsberg July 3, 2022 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
atheism
Defining Belief: A Question of Faith
What is belief? Belief is one of those terms we use so frequently it is all too easy to forget how abstract the concept can
Daniel Lyons October 13, 2021 No Comments
Tornado
The Tornado That Never Came
I was in 2nd grade at (what felt like a big school) Lincoln Primary School. It was a beautiful sunny day in Leland, North Carolina.
Gerald Washington February 4, 2022 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
breasts
Solutions for Cleavage Challenged Chests: We must, we must, we must increase the bust
“Where are they? I can’t find them.” Not exactly what a 15 year-old-girl wants to hear when fooling around with a guy while he’s groping
Robin Honigsberg July 1, 2022 No 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
Alone
One Of My Biggest Fears Could Be Coming True: Thankfully I had the opportunity to tell my mother I loved her before her surgery
Last week my mother fell and broke her hip. My sister had time to drive five hours from Toronto and was the one who spoke
Robin Honigsberg July 14, 2022 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
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
comedy
One Sucky Writer
Flash fiction based on real-life, damn it * * * She stared at her screen. Again. No sales. Damn frustrating. Over one thousand people on
Kai Parker December 8, 2021 14 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
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
desert
On The Road in the West Texas Wilderness
Small Towns, Murals, and Statues and searching for cheap motels This is a travelogue of sorts as we make our way from Kansas to Big
James Jordan February 28, 2022 No Comments
personal narrative
The Contact Lens Battle
Contacts will be the coolest thing to have, or so I thought. The actual experience was something I never expected or was taught. I’m in
Gerald Washington May 20, 2022 4 Comments
grief
Love Remains
So many of us know the pain of losing a loved one. I write in empathy with you. Whilst everyone’s hurt is different, that we
This Life's Illusions March 17, 2022 14 Comments
cozy
That magical moment
That magical moment when rain drifts on my window And I can feel it on my skin, That magical moment when all is clear and
The Lazy Bookista Writes June 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
We're all living in the fast lane!
LIVING IN THE FAST LANE
We’re all living in the fast lane today. We run day in and day out to get ahead in life. You know we can’t seem
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments