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A draft for my english exam. Only the opening: They were always there-the mother and her child, even before the sun had chased away the shadows of the night before, enjoying the sun as they watched it’s shimmering form on the gentle river;…
Hi all, I posted a story a while back called "The Blessed Hollow" I would like some feedback and perhaps some improvements, so if you are wondering what to read... I recommend that :)
Ok so here's my problem: I have an English exam where I need to write a story based on a poem, it could be any poem. (even some of yours :D) so I need suggestions... Poems that make you think, have a good plot, anything, post any poem you t…
Where are the opuss washups? The ones who had the fame Who used to be high-rankers But now no-one knows their names.
I'm posting to spread the word about the #youngwritersemotion competition, if you are 14 or under you can enter anything from a short story to song. But all under the emotion "Confusion" full details on @Janflower 's opuss. Happy writing!
Twas the night before Christmas There was silence throughout Not a whisper was heard, Or a murmer, or shout When out of the silence Came a piercing sound A whinny and Ho-No Santa had hit the ground His sled doubled over His reindeer let…
Feel free to use these if you want. I made these in English for creative writing, comment the number of your favourite. I will use the most popular so please vote and repost :) (1) Proper stories are supposed to have heroes, in this... Thi…
I lay awake, eyes open, calmly breathing, realising that this is the last time I will ever sleep in this house. Under this roof, and when you lose a something you can imagine existing forever-A flowing river, the gentle hum of the suburbs-y…
Crashing thunder, raging waves. Never sail on stormy days Lashing wind will wip the sails. As the violent wind wips and wails. While thunder clashes and rumbles loud. Still the ship stands tall and proud. But keep your bearing, stand your…
Like for bob Marley. Comment for Justin Beiber.
Username: AlexMurray Author name: «Phoenix» Opusses to date: 129 Following: 52 Followers: 526 Rank: 59 Highest Acheived rank: 1 Most liked Opuss: "True Love" (204) Most comments: "My Rant" (96)
Opuss is NOT Facebook. That is all.
Find the N- trust me this is hard. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Hey all I'm back again (the exams are going sound) There are so many new writers, So I'll have a look around!
My return is scheduled for tomorrow… Phoenix is back :)
I have had the run up to a French exam rigt now so I will be slipping the ranks but I'm still here and will try to get back as soon a possible Keep writing «Alex»
Where is Ashleighgale?
I felt the blood rushing in my ears; bringing me back to my heartbeat-which was fast-I tried to force an eye open, white light entering and temporarily blinding me. I forced it open again, trying to get a grip on where I was. As I adjusted …
Ok we're going to play a game to pass the time. All you have to do is beat the previous word. Rock beats scissors Hammer beats rock Furnace beats hammer etc. Lets see where this goes… Oh and repost when you've commented:D
So many late nights… Going nocturnal.
As a guy you will be conditioned to hate 7 specific people in your life: Justin Beiber, Robert Pattinson, 1 Direction. Everyone else is merely optional.
"Call me maybe and we can go down park and listen to skrillex through my shitty phone speaker while talking about JDbug scooters and swear at old ppl YOLO!"
You can see that Opuss is encouraging creative writing, when you see work actually inspired by the app and the people on it.
What if every day/other day/week. There could be a theme you can write around there could be a specific "theme feed" and the most likes wins the competition. Just ideas.
Enough with the fucking sexual references… And @Wolfie congratulations on your 69th opuss ;P
Back: We all have a story to tell Front: Life in literature
The elements came bashing at my thin and battered glass As I curled in my cold bed, Waiting for it to pass And every time the wind howled my window panes would shake They rattled on their hinges While I lay, still awake The damp pervaded …
Try putting just a few drops of vanilla essence in a glass of water, it's delicious. Trust me.
There will be more… Twas the night before Christmas. There was silence throughout. Not a whisper was heard, Or a murmer, or shout. When out of the silence Came a piercing sound A whinny and Ho-No Santa had hit the ground His sled doubl…
«««THEN»»» Quotes ^Philosophy/Wisdom ^Cleaver/Wit ^Funny Stories ^Jokes ^Stories ^Poems ^Random «««NOW»»» Poems ^Hate and problems with opuss itself. ^Cleaver/Wit blogs Not much else…… Have all the story writers left……? Where are the kids o…
Fame is a fickle food Served poisoned, at best It is born from talent And grows when it's nearly lost Fame is taken as sustenance By many a foolish man Who seek to be remembered But how so? I'm not sure whether this makes sense…
I found this on le Interwebs, the mans code. 1. If you've known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever! Unless you actually marry her. 2. When questioned by a friend's girlfriend, you need not and should not provid…
..............................|\/\/|............................. Celebrating the queens diamond jubilee, 60 years on the throne. Perhaps now she'll abdicate and let us have a king… or not.
I just thought of a great idea, what if we could attach a small graphic/ image to our Opusses, like the front cover of a book. Tell me your thoughts?
Maphrey Day was cold and grey His heart was much the same To put it plain and simply His death wouldn't be a shame
I'm willing to bet we've all been in a situation where we're so bored that even a piece of plastic on the floor is the most interesting thing in the room.
:') I love these. Politically Correct Terms For Females: Her breasts will never sag, they will lose their vertical hold. She does not get drunk, she is accidentally over served or she becomes verbally dyslexic. She does not get PMS, she be…
Do you have trouble making up your mind? Well, yes or no?
Now celebrating my 100th Opuss! I would like to say a massive thank you to all my 500 followers, and anyone who ever liked my work. Without your support, comments and likes I would be nothing. Thanks again. Keep writing «Alex»
Leaves break through As buds burst forth And birds fill woods with happy songs I sit; admire for hours on end When days are hot, and sweet and long Then days pass As life moves on Nature's in full bloom, I walk through forests, beech and …
No Opusses for a couple of days. Exams, homework; complications.
There are three types of primary school child: Popular, wannabe and different. Comment your thoughts. Popular: The kids that everyone respects and aspires to be, with strong personality and set the school benchmark for cool and normal. Wan…
Hey you just read this And this is crazy But like this opuss And follow me maybe?
Where is he? Has he completely disappeared?
I have just got an email that a poem I wrote a couple of years back has put me though to a poetry competition final :D not sure what to do yet... But still good news. Starting work on my final peice now.
I could not be more certain But my love is yet untold I want to dry your tears To hug you when you're cold I want to be your sweetheart The answer to a prayer I want see you happy To show you that I care I want to be together Not any oth…
The first product to have a barcode was wrigleys gum.
Don't you just hate kids' primitive version of sarcasm where they have to say NOT! *giggle* after everything. "Yeah I like you... NOT!" and your like "gal... No one cares"
Δ Prove that the triangle above exists. (This is apparently a genuine A-Level science question)
This has to be my favourite conspiracy… Very weird. 911... 1) New York City has 11 letters 2) Afghanistan has 11 letters. 3) Ramsin Yuseb (The terrorist who threatened to destroy the Twin Towers in 1993) has 11 letters. 4) George W Bush …
All American car horns beep in the tone of F.
I just had a cereal craving. I'd completely forgotten the word breckfast!
I'm I the only one who has had a great idea, walked into a room and completely forgotten it. Then walked back to where you thought of it in the hope it will come back.
Am I the only one to notice that everything that happens on Facebook happens "casually"
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What would you like to see more of from me? •Short stories •More in the "Short, Random" series •Poems •General Blogs •Quotes •Randomosity about penguins ;P
If you were to die today, how would people remember you? What have you accomplished? And what could you have accomplished?
My mum just called me a son of a bitch... Who's she insulting?
What can we learn? Lads, read. Do you want to get with girls? Do you have ripped abs, sparkle like diamonds, and can fly? No? You're fucked, my good sir.
Always be yourself, unless you can be a penguin. Then always be a penguin...
Plan to be spontaneous – tomorrow.
I think it's about time angry birds got thrapy.
The only place that encourages people to follow children.
Roses are Red, Violets are blue, Bacon is also Red…poems are hard. Bacon. «Alex»
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Please follow @GizMonkey, she is a young writer who would value your support. Thank you. «Alex»
The prequel to the "short-random" series. Enjoy! Mc Narhual? We have a mission for you... Andy mandy-lead worker of MI6.5-gingerly slid a small faxed document towards him. "we are investigating the case of grapes, I understand you saw the …
This is a favourite poem from my childhood, written by Edwatd Lear. Enjoy! They went to sea in a Sieve, they did, In a Sieve they went to sea: In spite of all their friends could say, On a winter's morn, on a stormy day, In a Sieve the…
Happiness is that which everyone longs but so few of us actually get Happiness is that which rights all wrongs and leaves us without regret Why then does happiness torture us so when all we want is to feel what happiness does in the lowest…
One thing I hate about Facebook is the immature passive agressive statuses where some (generally a girl) bitches out on one of their closest friends so we all have an idea as to who we think it's for but no one knows for certain. But they l…
When we first set out designing Opuss we wanted to make sure beautiful words were front and centre. Celebrating the power of the written word and placing creativity at the very heart of the app. This we hoped would encourage users to write …
A short story I made for English a while back. It's pretty long, but I would value any feedback. There is many a day where the weather is foul, not just miserable but in fact depressing, travelling as I often did along the moorland back ro…
Massive thank you to all the 300 followers and many more who haves got me to rank 2! More stories, poems and interesting Opusses to come :) Keep writing. «Alex»
I would like to make an apology on behalf of the creative community for upsetting you. We all love your work and value you as a hard working writer. Haters please realise what you've done, you have tainted the whole atmosphere on this app. …
You are now breathing manually You are now aware of the fact your clothes are touching your skin and you can feel it You are now aware that every time you swallow you hear a little crackle in your ears You are now aware your nose is cons…
Just a quick question to get to know the community. How old is everyone? If you don't feel comfortable that's fine. But comment if you want to. Interested to find out what kind of people use the app. I'm 14, «Alex»
Ok here are the questions. Enjoy! Ok... First choose any number between 1-10 . . . Add it to your age . . . Now add the digits . . . Times it by 2 . . . Minus your original number . . . Finally add 7 . . . Done adding? . . . Thanks . . . …
Bullying verse that I kept out of the full one. Enjoy. I wake up every morning, Feeling such a wreck. A rope that's slowly tightening, Wound around my neck.
Did you enjoy my pain? Was it fun to watch me fall? You expect me to put up with this? You're not my friend at all.
Recently I posted the Opuss "please like and share" I am happy to announce that after this (or maybe just great coincidence) the number of second-hand quotes and old jokes has gone down massively. Many thanks to all who have joined the lig…
I cry myself to sleep at night Just wishing it would stop Maybe tomorrow it will cease Then again, maybe not You push me and you poke me You call me hurtful names To me it's like a prison But to you it's fun and games Your heart is made o…
OMG LIKE AND SHARE DIS IN 3 SECONDZ IF YOU LIEK BREATHE AND STUFF. IF U IGNORE U GOING TO HELL AND WILL KILL DIS BABY WHO WON'T GET DA SURGERY HE NEEDS COS THE DOCTORS GET PAYED IN LIEKS OR SOMMIN!
sing until your heart gives out, that's what they all say but what is left after that if the music takes it all away?
Today I talk about a particular group of people. The year 7's "7th graders" (I am expecting massive controversy... But hell with it) (in England) year 7 is the first jump to secondary "high" school. A place where every boy and girl lives …
Please follow @pashizzle, he is a struggling creative writer who would value your support. «Alex»
The funny thing about this app is you could esily put "Like if you like puppies" as an Opuss. Then when it has 50 likes change it to. "Like for naziism"
I'm not competitive... In fact I'm the MOST uncompetitive... So I win :P
Everyone who liked this was raped by a mechanical bull ;) see how I could change this to anything after I have all your likes.
The world held it's breath, As the first Christmas took place. A saviour's born upon this day. To a mothers warm embrace.
Where words fail music speaks. It speaks of the pain of the sorrow. Of the lost, of the life we live. It shares emotions it's a way to connect, to understand what others feel. «Alex»
True love is giving someone the power to break your heart. But trusting them not to. ~Anonymous
Another big push for the "Creative Content" movement. It's not hard. I challenge the people (you know who you are) who feel the need to use "borrowed matrial" to post something of their own creation. It could be an anicdote, poem, whatever …
Always remember, an insult is like a gift, if you do not accept it, it still belongs to the other person. «Alex»
Normal: A word given to those with no individuality.
(the word was Bear this time) Sammo MackenBear had just got the news that mc Narhual had been assasinated, he had bearly had a chance to speak to him, though he had often (rather bearishly) warned mc Narhual that Bread was dangerous, he ha…
I was walking past a city nicknamed "the closet" and thinking: wouldn't it be great if there someone put a gay-general fashion shop outside that city called "Outside the closet" it works on three levels :D «Alex»
Random poem verse I made in English: The tiger kept on running, with it's grace and deadly cunning, Cunning it was going to need to catch and kill his weary prey
As I am sure many of you have seen my Opuss "Please like and share" I am taking into effect what I promised. The "Creative Content" movement meens over the following weeks In will be filtering those I follow to only an elite few. Sorry if I…
Twas the night before school started, When all through the town, The parents were cheering. It was a riotous sound! By eight, kids were washed And tucked into bed... When memories of homework...filled them with dread! New pencils, new fo…
When I was asked to use as many bread related words in a story as possible... A short story Bread looked out of his window one day and guess what he saw. Grapes the grapist. So bread stepped into his loafers and loafed downstairs over to…
Bringing up someone's ex is like picking at an open wound, it takes twice as long to heal.
The sun has gone to bed and so must I. So long, farewell, alvidas and goodbye.
I was reading the reviews in the app store and couldn't agree more: "Sadly it seems to be in the hands of pretentious children. the content here is unoriginal (often produced from elswhere) 'inspirational' shallow, badly written and entirel…
You Obviously Lack Originality
You know the education system is failing when you learn more Spanish from Dora the Explorer than at school.
I would like to thank all 60 of you and any more of my followers for all your valued likes and comments. You all have a place as my "Opuss pals" Keep the likes and comments rolling. Many more Opusses to come. «Alex»
'Twas The Night Before Christmas, He Lived All Alone, In A One Bedroom House Made Of Plaster And Stone. I Had Come Down The Chimney With Presents To Give, And To See Just Who In This Home Did Live. I Looked All About, A Strange Sig…
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug …
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-- While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber do…
Love the sinner. Hate the sin.
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Am I the only one confused by this? "It's not what you do in life that matters. It's who you do it with" "It's not what you do in life that matters. It's how you do it" "It's not what you do in life that matters. It's having fun along the w…
"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's it shy we call it the present" ~Master Oogway
There are 10 questions; no wrong answer. 1. Which is worse, failing or never trying? 2. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do? 3. When it’s all said and done, will you have said…
I recently found an awesome keyboard shortcut. Press Alt-F4 to cancel all unnecessary background processes. Which can make games run up to 50% faster. Try it.
He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls. ~Alfred Lord Tennyso…
Like of you've ever done this: *types into google* [TOMMY IS A] -tommy is a gay boy- -tommy is a star- -tommy is a rapist- -tommy is a cat-
Opuss is in its self–a beautiful word
Like if you remember... "Rowan's words echoed: There is a time and place for everything. But not now"
"There's an old saying in Tennessee-I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee-that says, fool me once, shame on-shame on you. Fool me-you can't get fooled again" ~George Bush
"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" ~George Bush
The nursery of creative literature. A place where any writer can share their passion and creativity with the world; where everyone can find a smile.
A raindrop raises the ocean
The difference between: "Helping your uncle jack off a horse" And "Helping your uncle Jack off a horse" ;)
Nothing is truly lost, until you give up hope of finding it again. ~My motto
Last night I looked up into the stars and matched each one with a reason why I love you. I was doing great untill I ran out of stars (be sure to have a few reasons in case she asks)
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Suggestive humour ;) read on The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, 'Well, I'm off now…
No one can take you from me, because no matter what, you'll always be in my heart
I could conquer the world with just one hand as long as you were holding the other.
One for valentines day When giving her a dozen roses, 11 real and 1 fake, say I will love you until the last rose dies.
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Like and I'll like your three best Opusses :)
A forest fashioned from ancient trees Ruffled gently by the autumn breeze Which makes confetti from the gold-brown leaves
There is many a day where the weather is foul, not just miserable but in fact depressing, travelling as I often did along the moorland back roads I was beginning to get a sense of this, sitting damp and cold; squinting into the impenetrable…
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the trut…
An idea I created as part of an English project. Enjoy I am to marry dear lady Juliet Who's kin supply her untold wealth To the richest maid I'd ever met So we may live in youth and health Though must I love to truly wed? And what is love …