T.L. Starling

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2023

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“Thank You Mr. Hollywood” by T.L. Starling

We all knew the American dream was a lie, from the very beginning, before my ancestors came here from Europe. Even they were wiser than everyone who grew up here. Everyone who moved to America knew that life here isn't perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than anywhere else on earth. People who move to California are the complete opposite, they got too hypnotized by Mr. Disney's massive corporation and all the pretty girls from Kansas to Montana, think they can be a princess because their daddies told them they could be. And all the east...

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“Maybe A Hell Would Be Better Than This?/I don't want to wear this shirt” by T.L. Starling

And that day will come when my heart stops providing my organs with the required blood, and my lungs cease to inflate and deflate, and the command system of my brain logs off permanently, and I'm about to close my eyes for good, but a man comes and says: "you're not allowed to do that yet. do you meet all the qualifications? let me see your degree, social security card, and identification" then a woman says "please make your way over to the line on the left and have your papers ready" then after the line there is a ticket numbered 926 and th...

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“Maybe A Hell Would Be Better Than This?/I don't want to wear this shirt” by T.L. Starling

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And that day will come when my heart stops providing my organs with the required blood, and my lungs cease to inflate and deflate, and the command system of my brain logs off permanently, and I'm about to close my eyes for good, but a man comes and says: "you're not allowed to do that yet. do you meet all the qualifications? let me see your degree, social security card, and identification" then a woman says "please make your way over to the line on the left and have your papers ready" then after the line there is a ticket numbered 926 and th...

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“Maybe A Hell Would Be Better Than This?/I don't want to wear this shirt” by T.L. Starling

And that day will come when my heart stops providing my organs with the required blood, and my lungs cease to inflate and deflate, and the command system of my brain logs off permanently, and I'm about to close my eyes for good, but a man comes and says: "you're not allowed to do that yet. do you meet all the qualifications? let me see your degree, social security card, and identification" then a woman says "please make your way over to the line on the left and have your papers ready" then after the line there is a ticket numbered 926 and th...

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Author bio

T.L. Starling is a young writer and poet with no professional experience. Looking for a means to publish a book of poetry T.L. stumbled onto reedsy and began unloading short stories on it. T.L. is still looking for help publishing the debut book of poems.