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charlie13 (Australia) published:
PROMPT: Flash Fiction Competition 2022
You can tell a lot about someone from the inside of their car; whether a heavily perfumed pine tree swings from their mirror, or they let the AC blast waves of musty air throughout the vehicle. You can toe the old receipts littering the ground, observing forgotten reminders of shopping sprees and expensive lunches, that were banished to the floor without a thought. If you search closer you may find a sticker, pressed to the door handle by an eager...
6 minutes ago
The Song of a Thousand Girls (Australia) published:
FREE WRITING
When did they decide
That they were greater than us?
When did men learn
To push women aside
And sew our mouths shut
So that our words were suffocated
By the hands of men that grip our necks.
Locked up in a box
Told to ‘cook’ and ‘clean’
Whilst the men are out there
Erasing our words from the history books
Scrubbing the pavement
Where our blood has left stains.
We’re programmed
From a young age
That we must sit...
11 minutes ago
AllisonHRedwood (Japan) liked I AM A FEMINIST by The Song of a Thousand Girls (Australia)
14 minutes ago
Blank Notebook (Australia) liked How He Got the Girl by Avery Wallace (United States)
16 minutes ago
Jayna (Ireland) published:
PROMPT: Gentle Chaos
I am the Ocean.
They used to love me, the people. They would pray for me to bless them, would spend their days frolicking among my shore, would walk through gentle waves in the night.
Nobody ever went further than that, though. They said it was too dangerous.
I begged them to come play out deeper; I sent out gentle ripples of water telling them it was safe. They were safe. I would protect them.
I was the Ocean.
Somebody...
16 minutes ago
The Song of a Thousand Girls (Australia) published:
FREE WRITING
"Young women are bombarded by images of perfection which no human being can really achieve."
- Emma Watson
“I raise my voice not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.”
- Malala Yousafzai
"When did this world learn to sew the mouths of women shut? But they've been making us sew for generations. We know how to unpick a stitch."
- Me
...
16 minutes ago
AllisonHRedwood (Japan) liked I am the Ocean by Jayna (Ireland)
19 minutes ago
Jayna (Ireland) published:
PROMPT: Gentle Chaos
I am the Ocean.
They used to love me, the people. They would pray for me to bless them, would spend their days frolicking among my shore, would walk through gentle waves in the night.
Nobody ever went further than that, though. They said it was too dangerous.
I begged them to come play out deeper; I sent out gentle ripples of water telling them it was safe. They were safe. I would protect them.
I was the Ocean.
I...
24 minutes ago
AllisonHRedwood (Japan) liked A100 by Ann Maria Thomson (Bahrain)
25 minutes ago
glocalasus (United States) published:
FREE WRITING
Workers voluntarily quit. Many anxious. More agitated.
All this - to take new, better-paying jobs.
Beyond paychecks: New-gen workers look for workplace happiness, work-life balance, respect and fulfilment.
Candidates and top talent are consistently and relentlessly looking for better career opportunities. According to a recent Microsoft survey, 52% of young people, namely Millennials and Gen Z workers, said they were likely to consider switching employers this year. That’s 3% more than the last year.
So, what...
29 minutes ago
charlie13 (Australia) published:
PROMPT: Flash Fiction Competition 2022
You can tell a lot about someone from the inside of their car; whether a heavily perfumed pine tree swings from their mirror, or they let the AC blast waves of musty air throughout the vehicle. You can toe the old receipts littering the ground, observing forgotten reminders of shopping sprees and expensive lunches, that were banished to the floor without a thought. If you search closer you may find a sticker, pressed to the door handle by an eager...
6 minutes ago
The Song of a Thousand Girls (Australia) published:
FREE WRITING
When did they decide
That they were greater than us?
When did men learn
To push women aside
And sew our mouths shut
So that our words were suffocated
By the hands of men that grip our necks.
Locked up in a box
Told to ‘cook’ and ‘clean’
Whilst the men are out there
Erasing our words from the history books
Scrubbing the pavement
Where our blood has left stains.
We’re programmed
From a young age
That we must sit...
11 minutes ago
Jayna (Ireland) published:
PROMPT: Gentle Chaos
I am the Ocean.
They used to love me, the people. They would pray for me to bless them, would spend their days frolicking among my shore, would walk through gentle waves in the night.
Nobody ever went further than that, though. They said it was too dangerous.
I begged them to come play out deeper; I sent out gentle ripples of water telling them it was safe. They were safe. I would protect them.
I was the Ocean.
Somebody...
16 minutes ago
The Song of a Thousand Girls (Australia) published:
FREE WRITING
"Young women are bombarded by images of perfection which no human being can really achieve."
- Emma Watson
“I raise my voice not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.”
- Malala Yousafzai
"When did this world learn to sew the mouths of women shut? But they've been making us sew for generations. We know how to unpick a stitch."
- Me
...
16 minutes ago
Jayna (Ireland) published:
PROMPT: Gentle Chaos
I am the Ocean.
They used to love me, the people. They would pray for me to bless them, would spend their days frolicking among my shore, would walk through gentle waves in the night.
Nobody ever went further than that, though. They said it was too dangerous.
I begged them to come play out deeper; I sent out gentle ripples of water telling them it was safe. They were safe. I would protect them.
I was the Ocean.
I...
24 minutes ago
glocalasus (United States) published:
FREE WRITING
Workers voluntarily quit. Many anxious. More agitated.
All this - to take new, better-paying jobs.
Beyond paychecks: New-gen workers look for workplace happiness, work-life balance, respect and fulfilment.
Candidates and top talent are consistently and relentlessly looking for better career opportunities. According to a recent Microsoft survey, 52% of young people, namely Millennials and Gen Z workers, said they were likely to consider switching employers this year. That’s 3% more than the last year.
So, what...
29 minutes ago
Fishstick (Australia) published:
PROMPT: Flash Fiction Competition 2022
The mouse creeps silently through darkness, sniffing cautiously. A pungent aroma fills its nostrils. Cheese sits on a wooden platter, as though left for the mouse to enjoy. Be careful, be quick, just a bite. Snap.
…Was it worth it little mouse? Tangy, creamy glory fills your mouth, but pain engulfs your back. The mouse’s struggle against the metal bar is agonising. It pants, drenched in sweat, it’s silky fur wriggling, muscles heaving to pull away with a pop. It’s...
29 minutes ago
Liv1107 (New Zealand) published:
PROMPT: Flash Fiction Competition 2022
"Even the dead tell stories..." The words had been slurred at her by a crazy man, a man feverish from spending his nights drunk on the street. Staggering from intoxication, he'd grabbed her, clamping his red-tipped fingers around her arms. His words were nonsense; to her they spoke volumes. Five words were enough to make her shiver, her mind run rampant with fervently dark and depressing tales.
That night she heard the whispers. 'Even the dead tell stories...' over and...
32 minutes ago
Extraordinary me (India) published:
FREE WRITING
Love is patience,love is kind.
Love is adorable,love is divine.
Love is beautiful, love is blind.
Love is miracle but you have to find.
Love is in you which make you shine.
Love is in your heart, love is in your mind.
Love is royal, love is giant.
Love is doctor, with love I'm fine.
Love is my wings, with love I'm flying.
Love is priceless but it is mine.
I love my family because together we make a beautiful...
about 1 hour ago
Lalita (India) published:
PROMPT: Flash Fiction Competition 2022
I'm sitting here writing a latter to the girl I love because I'm too afraid to say that to her and I am sure she's straight and won't like me back but I can't control my feelings right?
In the morning.
Hey miya stop I shouted
Hey Lia she said with her brightest smile which I fell in love with
I just want to give this to you. You can read this whenever you want and answer me okay I...
about 1 hour ago