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The distant loud laughter was heard throughout the halls and rooms of the old Victorian, which had seen better days in its own triumph and glory of yesteryear. It had once seen much action and had been the heartbeat of parties and gatherings that were the talk of the town. Being the center of attention had its own good and bad days that were the pinnacle of rumors and gossip, spread like wildfire and made to be more than they actually were in truth. It was the days when an insane asylum was the place for experiments and for torture that was ...
The pitch-black darkness has no lights to shine and help you see what is in the corners and in the closets, or behind the doors or under the bed. You turn your head to the left and then to the right. You begin to sweat and feel the hair on your arms and the back of your neck stand straight up. You feel for some way to find a lantern or some source of light that will allow you to see. The thoughts of all the horror movies come to mind as you are feeling uneasy and a little sick to your stomach, nervous and anxious, afraid that the next move y...
To find something in a location not known to hold things in its grasp then you notice it is not the same room or the same floor and the sun is rising instead setting. You reach for the items left on the bed and pick through them slowly, seeing if you can find some clothes to try on and wear. This is not how you imagined your vacation ever being. You had heard rumors of crime and injustice not only walking hand in hand but the best of buddies. You find a pair of pants that look too short in length and too tight in the waist. You find a shirt ...
"Ever felt as though you were the only one who saw something, or you noticed something, that no one else saw or noticed?" "Hey, happens to the best of us and makes me wonder when this happens, was what I saw only meant to be seen by me?" We look at the person staring back at us in the mirror, catch a glimpse of the present or possibly our own future, not sure what to make out about the whole picture we see. It can be unnerving when we catch a passing glance into that which is considered untouchable. "Do you ever catch yourself talking in ful...
The cool breezes that are felt as the wind blows and is not too cold or too harsh. A chill makes goosebumps appear on my arms. I stand there in amazement. I am feeling nostalgic over the memories flooding my morning thoughts and taking back to my childhood. I am transferred back to the fall mornings, standing at the bus stop waiting to be picked up for school. "How is it that one moment can take you back to a place where you were happiest and feeling alive and free?" With the memories, you are placed in a time and place that you smile, becau...
To boldly go where others may have attempted to go yet they failed when they tried, but they at least tried. To venture out in a desert wasteland and see the potential of the future and the way it could look when you decided to try and take a chance. To explore and reach out into the darkness of space, when you feel there is many unknown things that have yet to be seen or heard out in space. With the vast open spaces that are part of well nurtured and well-oiled machine. To make your way into naive land masses that are inhabited by who knows...
To be a person who is never part of the in-crowd or is part of a cliche. One who is shunned for being different or not quite a fit for the groups that may share things in common, or all participate in things that they share. It can keep on looked upon as a loner or an outsider. It can be the start of one's never knowing where they belong or if they will develop the skills to master them in a way only, they can use to find their individuality. To join in on one group or another just to not be alone, is not the answer. To become something that...
"To wake up one morning, not knowing what will take place or happen, like the weatherman says it will be all day clear skies and the rain comes pouring down." "You look out for all the things that will make you either change your mind and go back, or you will continue on in the same direction that you were heading, knowing this may turn out worse than originally considered." "You are seeking approval for that which you start and complete, never sure what those around you, who either stop to admire your work, or the ones who notice yet are no...
The memories of the past. The present memories being made. The future uncertain and yet to be discovered or made. In the minute of the hour of the day, reflecting on the moment that is, not what was or what has yet to come. The minute is defined by the moment when you evolve or become more than you were or are at present. You cling to the past like a favorite blanket. The memories linger in the air like thick smoke swirling in the air and you are mesmerized by the flood of dreams and hopes never to happen. The life is cut short and held only...
With the can of worms opened, pandora's box top lifted and exposed with what was in the box, with your feet planted firmly in the minefield that had warning signs of what was there and what would happen if you ignored them. You still had to go in there. You still had to find out what was behind the curtain even though you closed your ears and shut out the ones that knew before you. It was your eyes that became wide open as you heard that loud click. You saw the truth and ignored it. You knew the consequences, and you still had to take the ri...
The Dance of the Sacred Crow was started in the year of the jackal, 3209, which had been an ancient celebration of the peace and prosperity for growth and blessed wishes. The Dance was passed down in times of old and was never diverted from then and was revised now only to become less modern and more sticking with the traditions of the forefathers and the ones who were seen in the flickering of lights, mostly ones that used batteries. The moment was still held in highest regards and in the highest honor where all who knew the choices made in...
To have a lie told to your face, in person and to be shared as the truth can hurt more worse later. Yes, the truth can hurt a lot more the time it is spoken. It is with much speculation and disbelief that one can make themselves out to be more than they are considered at the time they choose to describe themselves to others. It is with a heavy heart, and a shameful mind, where such a moment presented itself and it was not on a local level. It was at the highest ranks of policy and the government. It would be felt in the consequences and repe...
Ok let's just dwell on the idea of there being more than two genders that are actually part of the same gender correctness as a whole. "If in the beginning there were only two genders that were assigned to all of humanity, when did the other ones become part of that selection?" We all are in search of the perfect to identify and self-describe ourselves. We seek the approval of others by what we want to be recognized as and are willing to settle for that which we do finally identify ourselves as. To ponder on the idea that we have more than t...
"Tonight's story is a sad tale of virtue, of hope, of bravery, yet this story is a tragic one ending in total and utterly defeat." "I'm John Jughad, reporter for News 666." "I am here to interview, Marilynd Wanlender, who is a close friend of the totally defeated waller, Jeffrey French." John: "Good evening and welcome to the show, "You stink and you know it." "Hope you get settled in before we air this."Marilynd: "I would be settled in if you had removed the sharp objects imbedded in my back, you clush." (Reaches around to pull the knives o...
You are running for your life. Your eyes darting left then right, not knowing what to do on such short notice. You then spot a location in the bushes and run in that direction. Then before you can squat down behind a mulberry bush, the ground gives away, you find yourself freefalling in the dirt and earth, landing on solid underground. Where you are exactly is not a sure fired answer for you are in complete and utter darkness. You feel for a light and find your flashlight, which is in your hand now all broken in a million pieces, that cuts y...
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