Stories tagged “growing”
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My Brother's Eater
I had just eaten my big brother Tom. I felt a little guilty about that. I loved my brother, and he’d always tried to look out for me. But there wasn’t anyone else around, and I needed to eat somebody. Gretchen had shown me how. She did some...
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Threats and Disclaimers
Just write it Don’t fight it Hit publish If it’s rubbish Let people doubt it And talk ‘ish’ about it Like, “that sound is clouded- It’s puddled on the grounds Of muddled meaning” Please read into the reasons Why I sway leaves off Tree top...
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Conversations With Someone Who Keeps You Going
I, alone. You know what you are to me? A grizzly bear, watching salmon, Choosing which to hunt. Me, here. You know what you remind me of? A leader, a star. You’ll make it one day. Keep working. Myself. You know who you are? Find out. Learn, Serve...
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As One
He promised More than the minuscule minute Infinite is what Is in his gut On the silence of his lips His tongue Has sung Of her hunger His lung’ll pull and plumb And become her pleasure Under summer weather But finger tips thrum And s...
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Cold Water
Concise lights, Round like coins, Peel sea urchins From the seaweed Like kiwi skins Such Primitive Existences live In the dim distances Under the surf’s surface Where waves collect images Reflecting our resembling selves Trembling in sensitive de...
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End of an Era
The two men stared at each other. One word hung in the air between them, a big declaration occupying such a small space and making the gulf feel impassable. Around them the party continued, oblivious and innocuous. Dennis flinched first, breaking eye c...
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River Rats
Summer crawls around the bend, Simply paced, Too shy for rafting. Waters green with algae, Albeit beautiful with nostalgia. We boys see adventure around its banks. Rocky shores climb into valley walls; Foliage ranges from shrubbery to trees and back. W...