Stories tagged “block”
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Pressure
There’s nobody looking over my shoulder. I’m not up on a stage. There is no audience listening. Nobody is waiting to read this. I have no deadline. Nobody will ever read this. That should equate to freedom, shouldn’t it? No restrictio...
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Where to Start
He was sitting at the computer, staring at the white screen. In his head different stories were starting to swirl around, but none were taking form. Should I do this one or that one? A thought started to bubble through, but fell back into the cauldron ...
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Mental Block
Sitting, pen twirling through fingers … Tap-a-tap-tapping on the scribbled desk below … Head in hands, hands on desk … Look up … Clock’s a-tick-ticking … Eyes blink-blink-blinking … Think-think-thinking …...
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Last Resort Switch
“I don’t know this,” I gripped my head, shaking it violently, “I’ve never seen anything like this before. I can’t sense right.” “Someone is doing this to him. Someone wants us out of the way,” my head t...
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Infinately Inanimate
What if what we feel Isn’t really real? Thought by mind? Made by hand? Maybe all of time Is dropping sand That gravity holds, controls, That simple fulfillment of the inanimate demand. And… Then again the inanimate animates You whether you...
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Word Zombie
He was a man reborn. Resurrected, in fact, by the powers of creation. The energy filled him and controlled him. His words danced the way eddies swirl in streams; took chances the way motivational speakers pursue dreams. He was once again the conduit fo...
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The Ficly Beginner
As I burst through the door, I plop onto the sofa and snuggle down into the soft cushioned fabric. I open my laptop and excitedly open Ficly. I click on the “Let’s Write” button and stare at the blank box I’m supposed to write i...