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chloemay88
chloemay88

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If I was yours I would: Text you goodnight and put kisses at the end of my texts  If I was yours I would: Loose weight to wear  and  I wouldn't wear too much  or wear too high .

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naaviie
naaviie

The Cricket and The Frog

"I have pondered life," said a cricket to a frog, "and reached a rather unusual conclusion." The frog, bemused by his talking dinner, merely blinked for a moment before the cricket continued.

54 8 133 words
AlisaPerne
AlisaPerne

Drifting Away

What is love. Most of us haven't given the question a single thought. We're brought up to assume Walt Disney had it all figured out with the 'Happily ever afters'.

20 10 499 words
DanDunne
DanDunne

La letra pequeña #21

Al día siguiente de que el mundo termine, el último hombre sobre la tierra empezara a cubrir el mundo con espejos..

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DanDunne
DanDunne

Strings attached #21

The day after the world ends, the last man on earth will begin to cover the entire world with mirrors..

6 1 20 words
GeminiEvolving
GeminiEvolving

Sabbath.

I. Janie "Whew.

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Danforth
Danforth

Humanity

Here's a short story I wrote a while ago. I hope you enjoy it. Although she looked it, she was not human. This was the idea that the one called Danforth conveyed to the citizens.

2 1 412 words
ickolo
ickolo

Death And Life

I once saw this post Death and Life were speaking to each other and life asked "Why do people hate you and love me?" Death answered "For you are a pleasant lie while I am a painful truth".

18 0 38 words
wannabuyawatch
wannabuyawatch

Seneca or Pliny

Fate doesn't make men slaves, fortune does.

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Enladhern
Enladhern

What Is Worth

Since the moment your heart starts beating, you deal with many decisions that can turn your life to one side or the other. There may be times when you doubt, but time will continue its way.

2 0 189 words
junknmail
junknmail

the gods

The gods or icons exist to shame us. We look up to them and they shit on our heads. We like this, it has been the way for humans. Without hierarchy comes ineffectiveness.

2 0 118 words
Enladhern
Enladhern

Heartbeat

There are times when you have to stop and just look behind you. You gotta think about what you have done in your life, where in the path are you now and where you wanna go from now on.

18 4 142 words
KANS
KANS

My 100th Post :p

'are you an angel' the little boy pondered. 'no, of course not' He replied 'why on earth would you say that?' 'because you are kind. You are so, so kind' he stammered 'you helped me...

8 0 175 words
Blackrose
Blackrose

Thoughts and Ideas

Very true. 1. Life would be perfect if: Anger had a mute button, Mistake had a back button, Hard times had a fast forward button & Good times had a pause button. 2.

20 0 154 words
Edhum3
Edhum3

The deception of the thorn tree

An old master Gardner was tasked to clear and landscape the garden of an ancient Shoalin monastery. His only instruction was to not cut down the thorn tree...

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Heisenberg
Heisenberg

Brazilian Proverb

If you can start the day without caffeine,. If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,. If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,.

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naaviie
naaviie

River

I learnt the hard way that life wasn't a smooth ride. You can't just sit back without a paddle and let the river take you along. No, what happens when that waterfall comes - do you fly or do you fall.

46 4 104 words
blindsilence
blindsilence

Daylight Come And Me Wan' Go Home

My fruit bowl could safely and efficiently accommodate several pieces of fruitage. It could partake in this task with ease and could accept several bananas in various stages of position if so...

8 6 138 words
WellyBells
WellyBells

Long ago...

The stars always sang in the depths of winter. But sometimes, rarely, braving the summer's lightest skies, they pierced through the gentler blue, and raised a chorus to reshape the heavens.

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adrenalinedoll
adrenalinedoll

Confinement

When I was thirteen I discovered I was sick.

8 0 58 words
blingey123
blingey123

Believe.

Look, I'm not saying I disrespect Atheists or Agnostics or anything like that. But something is stirring inside of me, and it's something my brain and my heart are telling me to share.

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simplywil
simplywil

American Government - A Synopsis

it's akin to playing a game of chess except they make illegal moves every time you close in on them and they change the rules so that when they do it, it is a legal move.

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marceymillz
marceymillz

Boy Meets Girl.

What follows is the story of a boy who meets a girl. This girl might just happen to have a boyfriend. She also might happen to be really into this boy.

6 0 211 words
blingey123
blingey123

The Grass Girl (P7)

Yesterday, Carrie had texted me the last picture they had taken of me in my grassy gown. I had to do a double take. "Whoa," I whispered. I had one milky hand on my reddish blonde hair.

20 14 219 words
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