Excerpt
The Postman
There are days life feels so mundane I’d do almost anything to get out of living it. Well, almost anything. I suppose there are a few things I won’t do if I’m still here doing this instead. In a way, I am happy to be sitting in my kitchen on a gloomy Sunday morning–late morning, where you know the sun is hiding brightly behind the clouds but it’s out of sight because the rain is too loud. I get the chance to hear each drop pitter-patter on my tin roof, along the walls. I am in awe every day of these simple delights; like coffee in my cup and a newspaper to thumb.
By Lolly Paige Lennox3 years ago in Fiction
Box?
EL Supervisor was walking at night during "homeless tour" down the popular historic pacific coast 🛣️ highway. When he suddenly heard an angelic sounding ringing as he got closer to a normal looking carton box 📦 in the middle of the road. A flickering street light lit up this mystery normal looking seal carton box with no labels, logos or packaging of any kind to identify who it belong to or what contents it might have inside. Immensely eager and curious to find out what was making the sound. He try to open it with his blunt box cutter knife, 🔪 but to his surprise the box rattle like if it contain a trap 🪤 wild animal. The ringing noise slowly began fading away while icy noctilucent clouds clear out the darken purplelish night sky 🌌 to make room for the gigantic Blood 🩸 moon eclipse happening.
By Jose Elias3 years ago in Fiction
5 Copywriting Tips to Create High-Converting Landing Pages
5 Copywriting Tips to Create High-Converting Landing Pages Copywriting is often one of the most overlooked facets of inbound marketing. Your product or service has to look appealing, yes, but if your landing page doesn’t convert visitors into leads and customers, you’re never going to earn any money from it. Here are five copywriting tips that can help you create high-converting landing pages and increase the likelihood that potential clients sign up for your product or service, buy your product or service, and become repeat customers in the future.
By Bryant Gray3 years ago in Fiction
Who Wins and Who Loses with a Messy Landing Page?
Who Wins and Who Loses with a Messy Landing Page? Would you like to know who really wins when your landing page design turns out to be too busy? Would you like to learn who takes the prize when your layout looks cluttered and confusing? Or would you like to discover who gets the gold star when your landing page turns out to be too hard to navigate? If any of those questions made you nod your head, then this post might just be the one for you!
By Bryant Gray3 years ago in Fiction
Two Lefts to Nowhere
Claire There are a lot of people out there who say that life is unpredictable. What most people don’t realize is that life itself isn’t what’s unpredictable, it’s everything in life that’s unpredictable. You drive home the same way every single day, and one day a car blows the red light and t-bones you. You have chicken for dinner every Monday night, and one week you get food poisoning because that one chicken was infected with some bacteria from somewhere along its journey.
By Kristen Marie3 years ago in Fiction
Off the Path (continued)
Mac stuck to the road, hoping to run into someone she may know. The abandoned house wasn’t too far away from Route 44 and that road connected to the entire town. Her feet pounded the pavement, every so often she glanced over her shoulder to ensure no one was following. The man from the woods hadn’t yet realized someone had been in his home. She wondered when and if he would. Surely, he didn’t think Carl had been alone. She expected he would be looking for her once he realized someone else had been there.
By Katrina Thornley3 years ago in Fiction
Manster or Mon? Part Three
Mountains reach the sky. A man is ever-changing, like a young mountain. He wishes to meet great heights. He conspires to rise to the top of the mountain. Climbing to live, not just to climb. He would ascend to the heavens. Ascension of thought and progression. If it's a man's world, I don't want to be king. Man would reach the stars and never look back.
By FRANK? Piccolella3 years ago in Fiction
Tales of Bette: Charlie Who?
We drove up the snowy, winding road towards the cozy A-frame cabin. 'We' it still feels weird to say think of 'us' like that. "There is no way we are not lost," Bette said. She looked at her phone again: no signal. "Do you have a map," she asked curtly, she tried her hardest to remain calm, but she was failing. Charlie had been generous to surprise her with the cabin getaway between Christmas and New Years', but it wasn't what she expected.
By Tinka Boudit She/Her3 years ago in Fiction
Manster or Mon? Part Two
A high horse have we sat for quite some time now. We've built our own mountains. Never believing we would fall off. Sometimes we got up. The other times we did not get up. No matter our status in life, we are the kings of our own minds. We have always thought kingly of ourselves. Existing in ever-shifting roles of importance and nonsensical ramblings. One day we are kings. The next we sit with monstrous intent. Truths slow-dripping down our sides. Through our minds. My resolve is forever unwavering. Like the mighty oak, I stand tall. The wind has to go around me, it will move only for the Gods.
By FRANK? Piccolella3 years ago in Fiction
Manster or Mon? Part 1
Manster or Mon? It doesn't just sound funny. It's about the towing of the line between being a man and a monster. We usually try to avoid monstrous thoughts and feelings. Having a severe mental illness diagnosis has me teetering on becoming a monstrosity. Schizo-affective disorder leaves one feeling as if they alternate from one personality to another. Reality seems to be ever-changing. Thoughts and feelings shift at the very whim of a haunted man. Often feeling like Dr. Jekkyl and Mr. Hyde. In this case, Hyde is being quite cheeky. So, I play along. Man to the monster is often no small feat. Though it rarely happens overnight. The other times we don't just break a sweat to swim our way out of regret. Trying to make that a saying. It's a thing!
By FRANK? Piccolella3 years ago in Fiction
