It had to be God’s wrath, what else could it be? A source of amusement for the Devil? Very possible. Who other than those two beings would cause hellish events like the entire island was facing at this very moment? But why? Why have sheets of rain pound us towards… Read More

#hurricane, #historical-fiction, #musicals, #alexander-hamilton, #1000-5000-words

The Real School

by Holmesy

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 10, 2018

Shelves: 1

#my-teaching-experience

Balance Beam

by Holmesy

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 10, 2018

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

#a-family-friend

Piggies, the Invasion

by Juli Monat

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 08, 2018

Shelves: 1

Based on one of my nightmare. Not fiction, but my nightmare. Read More

#people, #star, #door, #harvest

"suburbia"

by apple

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 08, 2018

Shelves: 1

I SCRATCH YOUR BACK YOU SCRATCH MINE Read More

#couples, #suburbs, #toxic-relations, #codependents

A Short African Tale : 1

by Grace 96-M

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 07, 2018

Shelves: 1

This is one of what i would like to be a compilation of many short stories right from Africa. Thank you for reading! Shalom! Read More

#true-life-stories

when he slept with a women called whore

by RITIK SINGH

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 07, 2018

Shelves: 1

what if you slept with a whore and unwillingly your soul connects to her? Read More

#love, #experience

IT WASN'T HIS TIME

by Katie Santee

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 06, 2018

Shelves: 1

The true story of a little girl who loved her grandfather dearly. She remembers the story he told her of when he died and saw the gates of heaven. But, it wasn't his time yet. What he describes to her is amazing. Read More

#near-death-experience, #almost-died, #came-back-to-life, #gates-of-heaven, #white-light

Me, DiMiTri and a year

by Ozzy Plompen

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 02, 2018

Shelves: 1

The story of me and DMT, the exploration that happend during a year and the changes and insights it brought me. Read More

#dmt, #halucinogens, #magic-mushrooms

I wonder

by Coolkoolguy

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 02, 2018

Shelves: 1

A short story about a kid who wonders. Read More

#trees, #car, #wonder, #kid, #oxygen

Schizophrenia

by Propinquity Bytes

Short Story / Non-Fiction

July 31, 2018

Comments: 7

Shelves: 3

For a contest. The mental illness is Visual and Auditory Schizophrenia. I reseached some sites that helped me understand what it is most like and I portrayed what i learned in this writing. Note that there are many types of ways that this can affect someone. Heres the site if… Read More

#hallucination, #contest, #schizophrenia, #mental-illness

Grace Under Fire

by Holmesy

Short Story / Non-Fiction

July 30, 2018

Shelves: 1

Minor Inconvenience

by Rio Azure

Short Story / Non-Fiction

July 27, 2018

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

#humor, #nonfiction, #firststory

The Essence of Fear

by ARDivine

Short Story / Non-Fiction

July 25, 2018

Shelves: 1

A coward is not someone who refuses to hurt another person. A coward is someone who weighs their own self-worth based on how capable and willing they are to hurt others. This story is about what becomes of bully victims, years after having survived being a victim. Read More

#fear, #bullying, #victimization, #victim-of-violence

Artsey-Fartsey

by ARDivine

Short Story / Non-Fiction

July 25, 2018

Shelves: 1

This is an account of a teen's bout will being bullied, mercilessly. Read More

#teen, #bully

No Child of Mine

by ARDivine

Short Story / Non-Fiction

July 25, 2018

Shelves: 1

This story is about a unique, yet common form of bullying -Parental bullying. This particular type of bullying is hardly ever spoken of and most of the time it’s deliberately concealed by its victim(s). What immediate thought would come to mind if you were to hear a parent of a… Read More

#bully, #rebellious-teens, #juvenile-delinquent