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UnderneathA Story by SparksInTheNightThe city is beautiful and glittering under the shine of the sun. But everyone knows of the people living underneath the city, in their subterranean wo.. |
WildernessA Poem by AJ DouglasMy purpose in life eludes meas I desperatelyseek beautyamid all the ugliness of thiswasteland of chaos and confusionstanding shoeless on shoresof aban.. |
Even IfA Poem by AJ DouglasIf in the past you had patronized the sandwich shop where I wasonce employed and baked every single loaf of bread or the pharmacywhere I stocked each .. |
Ordinary PeopleA Poem by AJ Douglas"I've never done that, I've never been there,"I would repeat countless times in responseto your stories of the many places you'vebeenand all you've ex.. |
Din of DecadenceA Poem by AJ DouglasI posed no questions before my erroneous conceptionI never asked to be or not to beSerenading deserted streets with dirges exploring absence in back a.. |
A HELPFUL FAIRYA Story by Peter RogersonNow where might it be more comfortable for a hungry and cold elderly lady than 2023 England? |
ClothA Poem by AJ DouglasFrom our conception we wereconstructed of different clothdestined by fate never to sharea wardrobe or dresser drawerI of common cottontreated with no .. |
SweaterA Poem by AJ DouglasFor as long as I can rememberlife has been like an itchy sweaterI can’t wait to take offa frumpy and unflattering dressshoes with holes in the s.. |
The NeversA Poem by AJ DouglasThe Nevers pile up like yellowed newspapers in a hoarder’s home threatening totopple over with the slightest vibration of my footsteps across th.. |
ArulileiA Story by SparksInTheNightAlturia's empire rolls out over the world, leaving a trail of misery and destruction wherever it goes. It brings death, slavery, and desecration of th.. |
Two ChildrenA Story by SparksInTheNightMalina-Deprassi was a world of extremes. The Big People had more than they ever could need. The Small People struggled to get by. Events occur which c.. |
A Motherless ChildA Story by SparksInTheNightWhy did they take her from me? Why did they put me in this strange place where everything is so big and shiny and I'm surrounded by all these strange .. |
The Boy with the Bow and ArrowsA Story by SparksInTheNightRobbie Hode is thirteen. He is hungry, tired, grief-stricken. Sherwood Forest stretches in front of him, his little impoverished community lights a fi.. |
The Hungry Mouths.A Poem by MaximusWith Empty Stomachs. |