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Withdrawal as Resistance – A Recluse from News

By unni_kumaran on Sat, 25 Apr 2026

The world is bearing down on me. I can no longer endure the endless stream of news about wars and destruction, genocides and the killing of children—...

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Octogenarian

By randy-johnson on Sat, 25 Apr 2026

Talia Shire has become an octogenarian today. She's a talented lady, that's what I want to convey. She's starred in movies and TV shows. Talia Shire...

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You Have Reached Your Destination

By bill of the beach on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

You have reached your destination. The system is working. You have passed. You have failed. You have reached your destination. The system is working...

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Tom All Alone 14 (iv)

By HarryC on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

At half-past ten, the bell rang for playtime and they all went out into the main playground. It was a large rectangular area at the back of the...

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Tom All Alone 14 (iii)

By HarryC on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Tom's class was a large, bright room next to the assembly hall. Like the hall, it had windows all along one side, but looking out over the playground...

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McCalliog and his hens (6)

By Terrence Oblong on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

We took all ten paintings outside and unwrapped them carefully. The first painting was of a pair of squat, black waterfowl. “Moorhens,” I said. “With...

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Disappearing daughter

By Rhiannonw on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

We heard a bump on the ceiling. Had she fallen out of bed? All was quiet but up I went. The bed was empty where she had been, and she was nowhere to...

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The Amazing Adventure of Amanderella Gottsnobbler Chapter 7

By Eric Marsh on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Chapter 7: The Grewpugs Explorers. The river bent sharply, and at last, the jungle opened onto a clearing, the air thick with the scent of wet earth...

Children's

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Atoms

By marandina on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Atoms Fuselage in shadow, target due east, cargo measured by atoms, lives suspended by the spider-thread of false deities. Image free to use @...

Philosophy

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Marooned in a Digital Maze

By unni_kumaran on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Woke up to a nightmare this morning. The Internet was not working. Tried using the very same Internet connection to find the problem. Bill not paid;...

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Dandelions

By jennifer on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Dandelions Jennifer Pickup, 24.04.2026 Those yellow flowers on the lawn, intruders that did not belong, she dug their souls up one by one using a...

Love

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Torn Between The Two

By The Bitter Poet on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

I love the sea but fear the ocean, for its depths remind me of the abyss that is my darkened soul. I adore the flames from a menacing fire, but...

Opinion

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CUPIDS VENDETTA

By The Bitter Poet on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

I’ll tell you a secret about the lover’s curse, that no mortal can escape the fury of unrequited love. How your soul will bleed for the very blade...

Surreal

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Oh, How Art Thy Mother’s Advice

By The Bitter Poet on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Mama told me to court a doctor, for he could heal a broken heart and soothe the agonizing cracks brought on by the suitors that broke down fragile...

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McCalliog and his hens (5)

By Terrence Oblong on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

“Milton Keynes?” “Yes, Milton Keynes.” “The McCalliog painting is in Milton Keynes?” “All of your mother’s furniture and fixings are stored in a...

Miscellaneous

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Tom All Alone 14 (ii)

By HarryC on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

They were all herded into the large assembly hall first. It was filled with sunlight from the windows that ran along the outside walls. Through them...

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Tom All Alone 14 (i)

By HarryC on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

The end of their holiday usually meant a return to normal. But not this time. Now, it was all about change. A couple of weeks afterwards, dad started...