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to the beach

By neon on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

I stalked out to the beach, Slow-legged, weighted Equally with bucket and spade, And feeling sand trickle Into all the nooks of my sandals. I had a...
Other Non-fiction
Poem
Certificate U

spilt milk

By neon on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

They are the torn edges Of a puddle of smashed glass, Bright in the morning sun. There is watery milk. It looks cold, but I don't touch it, Seeping...
Other Fiction
Poem
Certificate PG

overleaf

By neon on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

This is a poem that I submitted to the Rialto's young writers competition, and it was published sometime in 2003/4, I can't remember exactly which issue.
Other Fiction
Poem
Certificate U

LUKE

By alp on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

"My voice is responding. I've had an exhausting day at work. I can't do anything else now."
Other Fiction
Other
Certificate PG

phone home

By neon on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

I will call you today From a phonebox somewhere, Revelling in the anonymity. I have a quarter in my pocket, But it will work Despite being foreign...
Travel
Poem
Certificate U

on fear

By neon on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

Your eyes taunt me in the halls. That gaze is almost a brand, burnt on the inside of my ankles, my stark ribs, the ridge of my collarbone. Your...
Love
Poem
Certificate PG

summer

By neon on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

I had thought your voice would echo over the distance laid out between us. Seeing you now, a whisper of another time, I wonder at how forgiveness...
Love
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

and we opted for the easy way out

By nancy_am on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

poem
Love
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

Preacher Creature

By monte on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

Horror
Story
Certificate 15

Taking a dip or trying to and failing to cajole a shag out of girls on MSN

By flash on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

I sometimes wonder if i am completely bonkers. This is entire fiction, every last word of it. Taking a dip or trying to and failing to cajole a shag out of girls on MSN who get very drunk at discos.
Humour
Story
Certificate 18
Cherry

Free

By lilmizzbitch on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

A story about a woman living with the physical violence of her husband, until one day he goes one step too far...
Opinion
Certificate 12

? and the Hall of Love

By gouri_guha on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

Rising with morning's call, I look beyond the bounded wall. Daylight has opened its stall, the dew-washed earth the beady pearls hanging on blades of...
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U

F - A Come Back With

By gouri_guha on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

Sandra Paul rushed into the classroom. The children of class VI rose from their bench and wished in unison, "Good morning Miss". "Good morning...
Other Fiction
Certificate U

I want more than I can steal

By seannelson on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

I want more than I can steal. I mean, bags of $40 a pound Mocha Java Organic coffee with low acidity and hints of citrus and blueberries is easy...
Crime
Certificate 18

Colors of Sight

By Steve on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

Do you see, your eyes swim out so far from the shore, wandering into the night, floating upon the waves (heaving chest, breath of fine threads, one...
Spiritual
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

Guilty

By monte on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

Written for a lady who wanted more from me than my heart was willing to give.
Love
Certificate 15

a touch of frost

By iceman on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

Poem
Autobiography
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

ZEX

By alp on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

You want to give me your Zex. But I haven't got the time. I cannot have your Zex. It is your problem, not mine. You say it's all got out of hand,...
Other Fiction
Poem
Certificate PG

Xx CAN'T STOP THINKING OF YOU xX

By alp on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

Can't stop thinking of you. I tried to think of trees; But then I pictured your sweet face, Peeping out from the leaves. Can't stop thinking of you...
Humour
Poem
Certificate PG

VELVET DREAM OF YOU

By alp on Wed, 01 Dec 2004

I have you in the palm of my hand; Beautiful you. Loveable you. I hold you 'til you understand; Ridiculous me. Ambitious me. Intoxicated with your...
Romance
Poem
Certificate PG

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