'You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're the all singing, all dancing crap of the world.' 'So that's a no then?' 'You're damn right that's a no.' I had only asked for a … Continue reading SELF DISCOVERY
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OPPOSING FACTIONS
One heart, two sides.Opposing factions: love and hate.He could feel both, after the outbursts and the abuse.As she slept it off.Love and hate, sympathy and anger.It couldn't go on.But how did it end? Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt was: Faction. Click on the link to read more stories by … Continue reading OPPOSING FACTIONS
THE SNITCH
'All you have to do is tell them exactly what I told you.' It was easy for him to say. I was a snitch, everyone knew I was a snitch, that's why they were using me, but I liked to think I was an honest snitch. I didn't tell the detective anything that wasn't true. … Continue reading THE SNITCH
THE RETURN
'She's back.' The word went out. Of course, she'd never really been away. She had always been there, in our hearts and in our minds and in everything we thought and did. The last few years had been tough. Many had suffered. We clung on to the hope that she would one day return to … Continue reading THE RETURN
THE LOSING BATTLE
'I don't want to be pedantic, but that isn't what happened.' 'It was, I heard it with my own ears.' 'Right, but factually, that isn't what happened. Who did you hear it from?' 'A guy I know that was there.' 'Could he maybe have made it up, or not got the full story? Because, again, … Continue reading THE LOSING BATTLE