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A Useless Confession

A Useless Confession

A Poem by Nyu


Doing something out of duty.Doing disconnected from its doerLike honey that sits in a jar,Thick with expectation,Sweet with lies.Its vomited from natu..
Where am I?

Where am I?

A Poem by journeyous


So sorry about the confusion Said the man with the road signs I only meant to lead you safe To the next man down the line But if you fail to see m..
North

North

A Chapter by CookeCody


North She lived 20 miles away. I slid my phone into my fresh jean pockets and reached for my wallet. This time of night on this particular day, the..
East

East

A Chapter by CookeCody


East Boots broke another needle, so Can carried me upstairs. I don't know why everyone called him Can, and I never asked why, so I assumed on my ow..
South

South

A Chapter by CookeCody


South I loved football, but I loved Jace more. The other guys on the team were already crude enough on their own, so when my head started entertain..
West

West

A Chapter by CookeCody


West I was outside again. The molasses air of midnight seemed to have a stronger pull that night than most other nights. I picked my least favorite..
North 2

North 2

A Chapter by CookeCody


North 2 I woke up like the world, not completely until dawn; and when the sky's eye dripped through her blinds, I let my own open by degrees. She w..
East 2

East 2

A Chapter by CookeCody


East 2 I was laughing with a few guys and telling stories that I knew were lies but they took as hilarious. This was normal for me to do around the..
South 2

South 2

A Chapter by CookeCody


South 2 Jace's car wasn't home at nearly 3 AM, and I was getting worried. I was already literally shaking from the electric anxiety of sneaking out..
West 2

West 2

A Chapter by CookeCody


"These eggs taste dry," he said behind his phone, his mouth destroying his breakfast. "I made 'em just how you like 'em," I defended my cooking but s..
North 3

North 3

A Chapter by CookeCody


I could hardly see the road through my tears. As if wet cotton had been stuck before my eyes, my vision consisted of squints and guesses. There was no..
East 3

East 3

A Chapter by CookeCody


That night I couldn't sleep, both because of the alien position my body was in and because of my excitement. I snuck out of our unlocked and unowned h..
South 3

South 3

A Chapter by CookeCody


The first thing I did when I woke up was call Jace, and to my heart-plummeting relief he answered. "Where the f**k were you last night?" I whispered ..
West 3

West 3

A Chapter by CookeCody


I wasn't scared of doing this, whatever this was, and I wasn't intimidated by any of the consequences, and that felt like true freedom to me. My liber..
North 4

North 4

A Chapter by CookeCody


I pressed "End Call", and as soon as my phone's screen went dull, I let my head fall backwards and groaned. I liked Garret, he was fun to be around so..
East 4

East 4

A Chapter by CookeCody


Now that I was mobile, Can took me to buy food with him instead of just bringing me back leftovers. We didn't have much money to split between the two..
South 4

South 4

A Chapter by CookeCody


I knocked on Jace's door. He didn't answer, but his car was home. I knew where the spare key was because I'd seen him use it one time when I dropped h..
West 4

West 4

A Chapter by CookeCody


"Can I help you, ma'am?" the lady behind the glass aimed the question at my robe and slippers. I told myself then that I should get another outfit aft..
North 5

North 5

A Chapter by CookeCody


North 5 Unconsciousness gripped me like water. I was drowning in my own fatal choices, chief among them the choice I made to trust myself. Now, as ..
South 5

South 5

A Chapter by CookeCody


South 5 Consequences evaporate under the scorching heat of emergency. So, with Jace bouncing in the backseat, I sped through town in a car that was..

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