Stories tagged “ignorance”
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Make It Work
Ignored and unwanted, empty and alone, I can tell that you don’t want me by your voice and tone. I watch you smile happily with everyone but me. Is there something wrong that only I can’t see? I thought that we could make it work cuz I laug...
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I Don't Believe In God
The chaotic streets of New York City faded to silence around me as my mind swarmed with thoughts of anxiety and depression. I walked the four long blocks back to my appartment in shame, replaying the past hour over and over in my head. That’s not...
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Eulogy From a Productive Member of Society
Here are the three things I know for sure about my late brother-in-law Joseph David Kepler: In twenty years I think I saw him sober three times. He was a terrible poet. And that overdose was no accident, and neither were any of the others. The brutal t...
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Chronicles Of Millie and Me Chapter 10
Cuthridge, Victoria, Australia Tuesday March 25th 1997 2:20am “Demetri if you don’t go to bed now you’ll get up in the morning and you have to finish your essay before the end of the school term. Now you can stay up and not be ready t...
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Going up?
Evan looked at the tiny memory card in his hand. It would be easy enough to lose it. Drop it down this storm drain. Flush it down the toilet. Eat it. But his fucking conscience wouldn’t let him do it. He thought about ducking back in the restaura...
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Oh, By the Way (A Poem)
She and I pack up a couple good laughs for the road, And make a couple more on the way. We’ll always have enough. For now, we’re young and stupid. We’ve got everything squared away. A neatly organized world. Everything has its place- most of it i...