shadow+dust
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Reading is my way to escape reality.
Writing is my way of expressing the things I could never say out loud.
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One must always be careful of books, and what is inside of them, for words have the power to change us. -Tessa Gray (Infernal Devices)
It was books that made me feel, that perhaps I wasn't completely alone. -Will Herondal (Infernal Devices)
Fiction is truth, even if it is not fact. If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your brain will live but your heart will die. -Arthur Blackthorn (Dark Artifices)
shadow+dust (Qatar)() published:
The death of creativity
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I'm standing in a graveyard of creativity,
Rows upon rows of black and white houses,
Everyone of them the same,
The death of origenality
5 months ago
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shadow+dust (Qatar)() published:
What I Believe Essay
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"I'm sorry," I choke out. I can feel the pressure building in my throat, tears starting to form in my eyes. Coming from the kitchen table, I hear my mother's ragged breathing. Again I whisper, "I'm so sorry."
From as far back as I can remember, people have told me the world is going to be destroyed. That our planet is slowly dying, and it's all my fault. From before I could write, I remember freaking out because it's my...
5 months ago
shadow+dust (Qatar)() published:
Working Title Chapter #1
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The grand throne room was flooded with light from the large windows set at the back of the room. Tapestries hung from the long walls displaying everything from dragons to fairies, to war pictures. At the heart of the throne room sat a glorious, golden throne. Everything was what you would expect in the castle of a great King and it all looked bright and welcoming. But as soon as one stepped in, one would feel an immediate shiver...
9 months ago
shadow+dust (Qatar)() published:
A beginning
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The grand throne room was flooded with light from the large windows set at the back of the room. Tapestries hung from the long walls displaying everything from dragons to fairies, to war pictures. At the heart of the throne room sat a glorious, golden throne. Everything was what you would expect in the castle of a great King and it all looked bright and welcoming. But as soon as one stepped in, one would feel an immediate shiver that...
9 months ago
shadow+dust (Qatar)() published:
In progress (re upload)
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The scowl on his father's face did not help settle Miles’s nerves. It was the first time he was allowed to sit next to his father while the court was in session.
The guards opened the large wooden doors, revealing two hooded figures.
“Your majesty,” announced one of the guards. “These two have requested your council.”
“Very well,” the king replied. The scowl slowly vanishing off his face with obvious difficulty.
“Your majesty,” said the first figure in a voice...
10 months ago
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shadow+dust (Qatar)() published:
In progress (re upload)
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The guards opened the large wooden doors, reviling two hooded figures.
“Your majesty,” announced one of the guards. “These two have requested your council.”
“Very well,” the king replied. The scowl slowly vanishing off his face with obvious difficulty.
“Your majesty,” said the first figure in a voice that was obviously masculine. The second hooded figure knelt in a sweeping curtsy. “We have come to seek your guidance. For our people have-”
“I can not think of a reason why...
10 months ago