literature
Whether written centuries ago or just last year, literary couples show that love is timeless.
The light from the black
Hello again my little black friend, It has been a long time since I last wrote inside your pages. But nevertheless, I am doing well. Grandma however, isn’t. She has gotten worse since last week and I have spent all my time with her as much as I can. Dave said that I shouldn’t even try spending my time I have left with her. It would only cause more heartbreak in the end. That was the last time he spoke to me since he has now moved out and in with his new girlfriend. Figures that he was cheating on me it wasn’t like he really cared. Well, I must be going, I will write soon again.
By Hazel Taylor5 years ago in Humans
The Blank Page
Wilson stared sullenly at the blank word document. He promised himself that this would be the year he would write his story. The first steps in writing were always the most difficult. His mind wandered over the canvas, as if exploring the hidden textures of the digital sheet. The blank canvas was beautiful. It represented an entire universe yet to be seen. It held the untold story of people not listened too. His eyes stopped one inch from the edge of the left side of the page. This blank canvas, where the marginalized merged in with everything else, represented himself. It was his story.
By Wilson Vave5 years ago in Humans
Thousands to Be
Lila sat on the stained couch and drew a slow breath. The lottery ticket shivered in her hand. The glow from the muted television reflected off the small paper, highlighting the numbers that matched the screen. All the numbers were identical, yet Lila stared ahead unfocused.
By Shannon Kane5 years ago in Humans
Little Black Book
LITTLE BLACKBOOK. Sapphire walks into the convenience store. She notices the clerk checking her out again. She rolls her eyes at him, hoping he gets the hint that she’s not interested in him. Sapphire approaches the coolers, grabs a twenty-ounce bottle of pop. She walks down the candy aisle. “Now what do I want today? Oh, here we are my favorite choice a Cookie Bar.” Sapphire grabs a package labeled ‘RIGHT COOKIE BARS’
By Michael Finch5 years ago in Humans
A Fine Time
"I don't enjoy going to parties, and to be honest, tonight is no exception. The only reason I'm going is because of my social status... Or something like that. I started my own company and become extremely successful... Big deal, right? Everyone else seems to think so, but I don't care as much as I lead myself on to believe.
By Gabriel Mohr5 years ago in Humans
Message In The Snow
Michael left his apartment for a short walk to his local convienient store. It had been snowing heavily but let up as he trudged through it. A block from home he noticed a small black book That had been dropped, must have been recently as it was not covered with the snow. He picked it up, continued on his trek then returned home. The book was a distinctive Moleskin with the elastic band to keep it closed. Opening it he found page after page with numbers in groups of three, five, seven and nine, an obvious code of some sorts. Michael had a backround in math and decided to try to break the code.
By Donald Piggins5 years ago in Humans
Lucy and her little black book
There she was, Lucy, sitting in the middle of her AP English class staring out the window into the sunlight, jotting something down in her little black book. At first glance it seemed Lucy was taking notes, she was always good at creating an illusion. However, when you come closer you see that it says "I choose to bring fulfillment to someone's life."
By Mahmuda Ruma Begum5 years ago in Humans
The Hidden Light
Brrring! Brrring! The sound of the school bell ringing consecutively startles 10th grader Kiara. The unexpected noise has pulled her back into reality from a daydream that served as an escape from her 6th period English class. Watching the other children rush the halls with excitement as if the bell were a signifying symbol of freedom for all children throughout the building, Kiara gathers her belongings and exits the classroom with no urgency.
By Danielle Latrice5 years ago in Humans
The Story.
Back in the day, I was just a typical kid, doing my thing, as a young part African, Spanish, and English woman! But I was judged at basically all-angles because of this, sadly! But, not really sad, because I have always been upright in heart and that's never stopped me from choosing to be a kind human, and shooting to always do that, no matter how hard it is or how right I "think" I am. No matter the crap social media screams at my mind day and night, no matter what. I mean, shoot, the internet barely existed 25 years ago! Honestly, just writing that last sentence down brings into my mind a different perspective about life. Why do me and all my friends spend our lives on the internet doing nothing much of productivity? Why don't we use the internet like as an outlet for good deeds, start organizations and fight for what we say we actually believe in? That sounds WAY better to me than 6 hours of wasting my life away scrolling or watching random videos, which is why I I now have a set amount of time, daily, that I allow myself to "distract" and do whatever I feel like online. That is why I LOVE the idea behind this challenge, it engaged my mind to see the other side of mindlessness: acts of love/good deeds.
By orangepeachapples5 years ago in Humans
The Year of Reading Women
For my part, I can hardly think of a more fitting start to the much-needed Renaissance emerging from the Dark Ages of 2020 than by committing to a practice which I have previously, woefully neglected: reading women. Inspired in part by the divine Amanda Gorman’s inaugural presentation of “The Hill We Climb”, I had a complete reckoning with myself that it was women, and especially women of color, who delivered us all from tyrannical oppression. I cannot fathom what would have been if a certain orange New Yorker had retained power, but I know that the reason I do not have to try is because of women’s relentless and undaunted passion, dedication, and organization. To thank them as well as I can, to celebrate their invaluable contributions to society, and to nourish my own mind with the amazing lessons and stories they have graced us with, 2021 is the year I gladly commit to reading the marvelous works of women.
By Rose Rossi5 years ago in Humans
DAN THE GO TO MAN
Dan was the go-to man. He was a company executive for Ding, a rival of the greater company Whoogle, which was the name on everybody’s lips. When people wanted to know something, they said they would ‘Whoogle it’. This used to piss Dan off no end. ‘Dang’, said Dan, ‘they should be saying Ding it’. But no matter what they did, their rival company was just too strong. Whoogle had cornered the search engine market.
By jacki fleet5 years ago in Humans
