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Essay / Non-Fiction

November 30, 2021

Reads: 265

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Cover art: charcoal on paper, me. JUST quotes taken from the video “Is the Mainstream Media a Threat to Freedom and Sanity?” by Academy of Ideas on YouTube (https://youtu.be/5okSlrbgELA), which I strongly encourage you to watch rather than read these out-of-context quotes, or read the books themselves, if you care… Read More

Tags: the, quotes, video, mainstream, is

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"Antropology is fascinating Oli. Why people act like they do and how easily they bend to the will of others. People fear being 'outside the group..." Read More

Short Story / Memoir

December 06, 2011

Reads: 617

Comments: 2

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Experience of a bus ride Read More

Tags: music, man, night, stolen, girl, suicide, change, job, angry, woman, bus, conversation, couple, stress, dude

A different version of my original but I'm posting random different versions of it everywhere lol even with different titles but this is my point of view on mainstream so yeah lol and some of the content is based on me Read More

Tags: drugs, life, goth, drinking, driving, cutting, emo, scene, prep, mainstream, screamo

Poem / Poetry

June 10, 2011

Reads: 354

Comments: 2

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Within the mirror is the only place where we can see the real truth. That is if we are willing to see and except it. Read More

Tags: poetry, truth, mirror, unhidden, mainstream

Haiku is a modern(-ish) poetry style which has no solid rules yet, only guidelines. Japanese haiku have a 5-7-5 or 3-5-3 syllable structure and are always about nature. Neither of these are requirements in English or any western language. Read More

Tags: poetry, verse, haiku, mainstream, mainstream_haiku, titled_haiku

The last of my Smith/Bennett unemployment stories. Read More

Tags: poverty, unemployment, mainstream, australiana, australian_fascism

About the sleep apnoea I've suffered from for over four years. Read More

Tags: poetry, verse, illness, non-fiction, mainstream, sleep_apnoea, sleeping_diseases

A true story about a man left to die by the Maribyrnong City Council, the Victorian State and Australian Federal Governments. Read More

Tags: poetry, verse, poverty, non-fiction, justice, mainstream, social_commentary, australian_fascism

Out of order; this is the story where Jack Smith gets laid off from his job. Read More

Tags: poverty, unemployment, mainstream, job_hunting, australiana

Jack Smith learns some harsh realities when applying for a job. Read More

Tags: poverty, unemployment, mainstream, job_hunting, australiana

The latest Chris Smith/Jack Smith Story. Jack has to swallow his pride and enrol for employment benefits. Read More

Tags: poverty, unemployment, mainstream, australiana

The fourth in my Smith/Mayron/Bennett/Unemploment series. This story focuses mainly on Chris's stepmother, Norma Smith. Read More

Tags: unemployment, mainstream, night_school, working_classes, australiana

Originally I wrote this as a werewolf story, before realising the wolf did not need to be a werewolf. Hunting story told from the animal's point of view. Read More

Tags: hunting, mainstream, psychological_terror, blood_sports, wolf_story, rural_fiction

Second of my unemployment stories, based in my own experiences. The incident with the hand is true! Read More

Tags: civil_rights, exploitation, human_rights, mainstream, psychological_terror, sweatshops

Poem / Poetry

September 22, 2010

Reads: 335

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Constantly we are told how to look what's hot, what's in. how to dress. what's considered beautiful and you have people that actually think its right and try to fix the unbroken. it's sad how society can implement ideas in your head... Read More

Tags: society, happiness, body, hatred, self-esteem, modification, mainstream

Angel Teroff has been sent to a summer camp by her mother, who thought hanging around the house and being with friends wasn’t healthy. A mix-up with the papers ends in Angel getting put with a cabin full of 16-year-old single boys, who are all unfairly good-looking. Although, it doesn’t… Read More

Tags: love, dark, trees, gay, god, misery, hope, joy, man, free, home, hand, heart, eyes, smile

A Story Of A Boy Who Is Put Into An Asylum. The Humour Is Rather Rough. If Anything Offends You, Don't Bother Commenting. Don't Stereotype In Your Comments. This Was Written By A Girl, Well Done Geniuses. Read More

Tags: love, dark, bet, family, leaves, gay, school, dying, romance, air, life, single, world, music, magic

Ever felt superior to someone because of the music you listened to? Ever had friends that felt superior to people because of what they listened to? Do you stop liking things because other people like it? Read up. Read More

Tags: music, opinion, editorial, beat, underground, indie, mainstream, bohemian

Poem / Poetry

June 21, 2008

Reads: 485

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This is one of my many silly short poems about everything. Read More

Tags: job, comfort, anne, lilly, mainstream, relapse, syntax, hank

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