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HeatherAnne
HeatherAnne

Aborigine.

Four tiny children. Playing in the dirt. A mother sits so idly by. A drum against her skirt. Their father's 'cross the desert sand. A spear in his grip. The oldest daughter shells some beans.

44 6 107 words
Klaire
Klaire

Gemini Chapter Eleven

I don't know if I should go on with Gemini. I'm getting bored with it, and a new story is forming in my head. Maybe you guys could make up the ending and post it. This might be the last chapter.

4 11 608 words
Edhum3
Edhum3

No People Were Harmed

No people were harmed in the making of this opuss This opuss opens like envelopes and binds like rope of the fine yarn to define what's dope it's so ruddy good like the stuff once smoked by the...

26 34 211 words
naaviie
naaviie

Tribal

Bare skin picks off cold drops from rain-dampened leaves; thick, green and waxy in the half-light of the forest. Other, naked, pale forms run bare-foot across the leaf litter.

34 3 56 words
brownowl2012
brownowl2012

Aboriginal Night

#household - loincloth. A s I sat in quiet thought. B ushmen appeared before me. O ld and weathered, yet so alive. R ed loincloths bright against their skin. I ntricate ocre patterns.

36 14 63 words
Fyrefox
Fyrefox

The Initiation

Zule fasted and cleansed himself for days as prescribed by the lawgivers before ascending into the holy place.

16 2 335 words
Franizo
Franizo

The Tribes Part 3

I look over at Hetro who had been restrained by two people, and when I look back two people are taking my arms, a little less forcefully, so I cannot react.

6 0 492 words
smellyfingers
smellyfingers

Lost In The Trees

Listen up, tell you about the forgotten nights. A great treasure was to behold Brought down through ancient stories told.

12 8 120 words