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We-Write-To-Escape

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Painting*

She sighed as she surveyed the front lawn. So this is how it was, after so many years. Abandoned, left to rot, but it didn't, not really. There wasn't much to rot, but there was a lot to lose. Color, for instance. Everything was grey in her eyes now. She could barely remember, and she rarely wanted to. But now, just once, she'd like to see her childhood home in it's full glory again. She couldn't of course. Her eyes flickered down to the once silver key she held in her hand. Memories reflected in it's dark shine, running through the door to catch the ice cream truck, kicking off her snow boots with her sister, trying, and failing, to catch f

Featured

11 deviations
Literature

Following the witch: another hymn to Aphrodite

Once upon a Time in Italy near the comune of Nemi while walking at a crossroads amidst mystery and melancholy of the street I heard a talking walnut tree a peculiar pulpit and wandered through its holy woods. Carefully stepping through grasses and over mossy stones I came upon a deer path. A trail I tread until nightfall when it led to a lake. The water’s surface shimmered illuminated by the night sky. A cosmic mirror speckled with stars. Overcast on sunken warships of the Emperor sleeping on the lake’s bed dreaming of a drowned cat sacrificed in the sea to summon storms. So I made my way along its shore ruminating on the reflection and arrived at ancient ruins where walls had overgrown with weeping ivy and boughs blooming with mistletoe. A sanctuary where worshipped wilderness reclaimed broken bricks as its own. And solus amidst this Dianic scene was a woman whose white skin glowed under the full moon. Reminiscent of marble memorials or statuesque sculptures of Venus. She had a red

Poetry 3

5000 deviations
Literature

La Sixieme Republique Francaise

The destruction of the October War and its aftermath had claimed the lives of over sixteen million French citizens, six million of whom perished in the destruction of Paris. Lyon, Marseilles, Nice and other major settlements had been outright destroyed alongside major military bases such as Brest naval arsenal. The largest surviving city proved to be Bordeaux, although the town had suffered heavy damage from a megaton-range detonation fifteen miles offshore. By early 1966, exploring parties from the UK, Ireland, Spain and Italy had effectively liberated the country from any remaining criminal bands and Soviet-backed fiefdoms, with attention turning to how to provide for and govern the 31 million surviving Frenchmen. It was determined by the European allies that the Fifth Republic constitution would provide the best way forward, albeit one with a few tweaks. Bordeaux would be the seat of government until such time that reconstruction and decontamination of Paris could allow governance

Prose

3746 deviations
Literature

Wrong Answer

She was supposed to be right; love was supposed to win, and the world was supposed to be a loving, kind place. That's what she was told; that's what she told herself. That's what she believed. I write because I was wrong, but mostly because love and kindness isn't. I write because I still have hope, and hope does something. When I've been in so much pain, when I write this poem in pain, Hope looks me in the eyes and says "do something." Hope can't fix everything, but when hope inspires to do something... And I see I wasn't supposed to be right, I was just supposed to do something after I was wrong.

Songs and Lyrics

795 deviations
My broke life

Mind to Paper Literature

1207 deviations

Chapter Stories

2715 deviations
Writing 101: A Begginer's Guide

Nonfiction

251 deviations
Literature

The Bureau of Multiverse Affairs Chapter 8

Chapter 8 The Weight of the Void Shepard stood on the walkway, dumbfounded. Where vast machines had stood mere seconds ago was now just empty space. The remaining Cybermen had also disappeared, leaving only their dead behind. “We failed.” The thought struck him like a sledgehammer. They had fought their way right to their objective, only to fail at the last hurdle. “DAMNIT!” he yelled, banging his fist against a railing. A heavy groan echoed around him, as if the whole room was twisting. “Shepard!” a voice crackled through his radio, “Shepard? Can you hear me?” “Huh? Yeah, Yeah, I hear you,” he replied, “Who is this?” “It’s Benton,” the voice replied, “The Cybermen just teleported the computer core out of the station. We’ve only got a few minutes before we get pulled into the gas giant!” “I hear you,” Shepard replied, “They got the station’s power plant as well. Head back to the Normandy as fast as you can.” “What about you?” “We’re heading back as well, but if you have

Fanfiction

4684 deviations
Literature

no name

i want to tell you how much I care. you’re right in front of me now and I can’t even manage that. i want you to feel comfortable and to tell me everything. but I’m scared of fucking everything up again. i’m scared of being wrong, even if I’m not. and i’m scared of losing you. i can live, but i don’t if it doesn’t involve you.

February 2015 Writing Challenge

16 deviations
Literature

I AM

I am everyone in the world. I am everyone but at different times and have experienced different things. I am the prime minister if I was born into the right family. I am a rock star if I had chosen to play the guitar. I am my father if I was born twenty years before. I am my brother if I was born two years before. I am living in Australia if I had made a single different choice. I am connected to everyone, and everyone is connected to me.   I am everyone in the world.

"I am..." Challenge Contest Entries - CLOSED

48 deviations
Literature

Missed the Bus, Still in Pajamas

The alarm rings... I overslept... again.

In need of Critiques - CLOSED

14 deviations
Literature

Rose

I reach out again, already having forgotten it all from the last time... and as always, I'm careless and sting myself. "Ow..." I murmur lowly to myself. Oh how I wish to pick up the flower, take it home and show it my love. But, as usual, I'm too careless. I forget it hurts to touch Rose because the beauty captivates me. My eyes ignore the dark thorns, those that have the same color as the stem; they're fixated on the pretty part, the illusive part that captures me. Only a day later I reach out again. But this time, I grab harder than usual, damaging myself and the flower. And again my feelings also stir, never getting used to the fact tha

Critiqued - CLOSED

3 deviations
We Write to Escape - Icon Submission 04

Group Icon Contest - CLOSED

4 deviations
Literature

Water's Edge

I am sitting at the waters edge. The sky is pale and grey, the sun filtering through the film of clouds that coat the horizon. A pair of silent gulls scavenge for scraps at the tideline. A woman in running gear walks past, a tiny black dog in tow, and then I am alone. The waves, so soft and gentle, lap delicately at the toes of my sneakers. And I am afraid. I am playing at the water's edge. The sky is cloudless, an even bright blue that stretches for ever. My best friend's sandcastle has more shells than mine, but I don't mind. Raspberry ripple icecream drips down over my chin onto my swimsuit. I can feel the sun on my back, the br

Face Your Fears Contest Entries - CLOSED

29 deviations
Literature

The price of humanity

We call ourselves humanity Apparently we’re the superior race But we destroy, we will kill, and then we’ll lie to your face. We’ve stretched barbed wire across the land, hunted and bled the life from the sea And who even cares? Only the people who are prepared To fight every single case vehemently We call ourselves humane, but really?! The majority of us never think twice When pain is inflicted on the life of another, to us it’s no sacrifice We are people, and yes, we live, but we’re so detached to it all It seems so unreal, and if it’s so wrong, then someone else will start rolling the ball They say that

Poetry - CLOSED

3835 deviations
Literature

now and then

now, and then I'm still trying to be perfect doesn't make it hurt less or keep me digging up the past then we'll just be strangers again so, see you in another lifetime if it ever happens once more I'll be sure to read the signs and play this more than just a score enough games with me the memories are falling fast like drips of rain in the sea my concerns were miscast.

Poetry 2 - CLOSED

4418 deviations