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This is the second story in a series of twelve short stories I am writing based off of a contextless image. Here is the first thing brought to mind by the picture. Comments and reviews are greatly appreciated! [I do not own the rights to this beautiful image.] Read More

Tags: love, romance, sad, sweet, bittersweet

A feeling so many has felt that acted as a melting effect on their whole existence. Read More

Tags: heartbreak, emotional, bittersweet, heartfelt

Writing Contest / Flash Fiction

July 14, 2019

Reads: 409

Comments: 4

Shelves: 3

The Booksie Classic House

A young man leaves his sweetheart… Read More

Tags: love, short, story, leaving, bittersweet

Something I want to tell my best friend in the whole who is in the Army Read More

Tags: love, pain, loneliness, friends, bittersweet

Poem / Romance

April 28, 2019

Reads: 225

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

just a short story about wishing for things that can't be obtained. Read More

Tags: love, lost, sad, bittersweet, wishing

Short Story / Romance

March 17, 2019

Reads: 211

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I’ve worked with people who are quite like this. Read More

Tags: humour, bittersweet, quirky

"It was the twenty-second of October 1968 and Mr Peter Waters was tired". Mr Peter Waters (52) of Bath, Somerset, England who after teaching History at St Thomas Secondary School for boys for the last eighteen years, has recently discovered that life is not all it's cracked up to be. Read More

Tags: england, bittersweet, pastoral, lit-fic

a few weeks after my first love married i wrote this Read More

Tags: love, rain, happiness, summer, bittersweet

In dark moments in my life, I write poems to help me cope with it, and I find myself in the light once again by the end of the week. I wrote this back in April, and it remains to be one of my best poems yet. I hope… Read More

Tags: bittersweet, deepthoughts, darkdays

Poem / Non-Fiction

June 03, 2018

Reads: 264

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This is a poem I wrote a while ago to try and sort out my thoughts... and it actually turned out quite good. Any advice or criticism would be appreciated. Read More

Tags: poetry, sad, bittersweet

Poem / True Confessions

January 30, 2018

Reads: 458

Comments: 16

Shelves: 4

The Vintage Publishing House

Do you remember us? (01/23/2018) Read More

Tags: memories, remember, bittersweet

{ "Life but goes on and the world keeps turning..." } Read More

Tags: memories, bittersweet, melancholy, freestyle

Poem / True Confessions

October 11, 2017

Reads: 307

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Life is Life House

Tags: time, sorrow, bittersweet

Poem / True Confessions

October 11, 2017

Reads: 368

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Life is Life House

Tags: loss, memory, bittersweet

Poem / Science Fiction

June 29, 2017

Reads: 362

Comments: 2

The Mirror and rain House

A man turns to memory-wipe to rid himself of his addiction. _______________________________ Author's Note: Due to the staccato nature of the writing, I am beginning to think that the poem is too and I could've ended it earlier. Does anyone else agree? I am also rethinking the closing sentence. Read More

Tags: memory, addiction, alcohol, bittersweet, futuristic

A poem concerning a bittersweet goodbye. Read More

Tags: rhyme, sorrow, goodbye, farewell, bittersweet

This is a song I've written in Japanese. It might be of a poor Japanese literary skills since I'm not Japanese and I might have made, henceforward, a lot (or, should I say, an awful lot) of mistakes. But I enjoyed writing it. To put it in a nutshell, it's… Read More

Tags: japanese, gay, poem, song, bittersweet

Tags: love, romance, poetry, bittersweet, word-play

when 3 demons meet in a small town, they gain a few new friends, and hit the road Read More

Tags: demons, bittersweet

Poem / Romance

April 05, 2016

Reads: 421

Comments: 1

The Romance House

Reminiscing and dealing with heartbreak Read More

Tags: love, dealing, bittersweet, coming-to-terms

Poem / Song Lyrics

September 05, 2015

Reads: 347

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A poem I wrote for a girl I had a crush on, taking full advantage of flower language. Read More

Tags: love, romance, bittersweet, flowers, word_play, flower_language

A song about a dying man's last words to his girlfriend. Read More

Tags: love, loss, death, relationships, hope, sad, lyrics, forgiveness, moving_on, bittersweet

Book / Young Adult

July 14, 2015

Reads: 1355

Comments: 28

The Booksie Classic House

Everyone is imperfect. It's the same for everyone. So how can the world of five imperfect former friends be so different? Read More

Tags: love, young_adult, life, drama, teenagers, differences, realizations, bittersweet, popular, middle_school, imperfections

Just a little heartbreaker to start me off I guess. I'll stop now before I start analysing my own poem :) bye! (Side note: hope it's not too awful) Read More

Tags: love, heartbreak, loneliness, jealousy, emotional, bittersweet

This is a poem about a bittersweet goodbye...The title pretty much speaks for itself Read More

Tags: love, feelings, goodbye, bittersweet

Poem / Poetry

August 07, 2014

Reads: 348

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

What happened in a year. Read More

Tags: poetry, hope, life, poem, disappointment, betrayal, victory, bittersweet, realist

A Bittersweet short story about a suicidal girl's last walk. Read More

Tags: death, depression, lost, sad, suicide, hopeless, bittersweet, young_girl

Short Story / Romance

June 16, 2014

Reads: 604

Comments: 4

The Booksie Classic House

A short story about two lovers, who are in constant way of trying to find each other. Read More

Tags: love, eyes, bittersweet, tragic, shortstory

I know it has been awhile, but here I am with a new contest. The title is pretty self-explanatory. (: Read More

Tags: love, romance, short, story, happiness, future, st, fling, bittersweet, contest, photos, summertime, july

Random short pieces of poetry I came up with at 12:30 AM! Read More

Tags: death, hope, life, man, sweet, dreams, fear, coffee, bitter, bittersweet, existence, cruel, existential, optimism, pessimism

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