Creative Writing
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In a land not too far away are two countries at war: the North and the South. They are primarily known as “Northy” and “Southy”, respectively. However, were you to ask the other side what they call their neighborly enemy, they would provide a laundry list of slurs you would never want to repeat in…
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03/01/**** 5:30 AMThe alarm doesn’t blare much longer than it needs to before the woman with burgundy hair rises from her bed like a mummy. With the same motion she does every morning, she sits up, stares at the wall, rubs her eyes and, finally, turns off her 5:30 AM alarm. She walks into her…
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Should you read it? Yes, you should.
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Prisons in the United States of America are some of the hardest environments to be placed in. It’s hard, it’s scary, and it’s tricky to maneuver the system without showing “weakness”. Many folks are unalived in these facilities, especially if you don’t conform to the ideals of what it means to be a “man”. You…
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Narrators, how pretentious of a job to have. Most of the time, they don’t even bring anything new to the conversation outside of stating the obvious. Good thing I’m here. I’m different. My name is Mr. N and I want to share with you a person who lives in one of the worst places possible.…
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In a land not too far away was John. A man in his late thirties, somewhat in shape, and in possession of beautifully sculpted burgundy hair. Every morning, he would spend a minimum of thirty minutes making sure it looked the way he got it cut at his barber shop. If it didn’t look right,…
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5:17 AM I barely got any sleep last night. Samantha woke me up by blowing her hot and abhorrent breath on me. You can try to ignore her but then she’ll just start licking your cheek. I disagree strongly with this method. I try convincing her it’s actually time to sleep since it’s still dark…
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It’s disgusting. People like Jeffrey Dahmer and Issei Sagawa deserve to have their taste buds reevaluated. Humans are disgusting. Nothing is appealing about its taste and foodies need to understand this. Sure, it might be a delicacy if you are Sentinelese, but we have chickens for this. We need to avoid the taste of mushmeat…
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Millennials: what a bunch of bastards. They’re doing their damndest to make sure the restaurant business dies out, encouraging the idea owning a home is outdated, and that we never have to buy a single diamond again. They’re even going as far as to ruin the serial killer industry with their determination for safety and…
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Pokemon—originally named Pocket Monsters—has been around since 1996 and Nintendo doesn’t plan on stopping this forward momentum toward building up the franchise’s lore. Every couple of years, Nintendo will release a new game filled with nearly a hundred new little creatures to catch and train. In addition to this, the shows and comics help you…
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In a land not too far away sat Jorge getting another tattoo on his back. It was a simple streak similar to the ones you did in school when you were tallying something up. He had about 137 of these streaks throughout his back and he hated getting them each time. Despite this, he was…
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No one wants to grow old, but we do. It’s one of the tricky side effects of being born into an unforgiving world. One second you are in high school hanging out under the bleachers with your boyfriend; then you’re in your 30s marrying a different man; then your 60s take over and you both…
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In a land not too far away was a small boy patiently waiting for his dad to finish his work and then take him to the marketplace. Parook couldn’t wait to start smelling the fresh herbs and spices the market supplied. As he calmly waited with tied shoes, a freshly cleaned dark grey shirt, and…
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“Please. Stop. I won’t tell anyone,” begs the child strapped to a long table several levels below the property owner’s surface. The man doesn’t listen nor does he care. He continues to have his fun sticking medical needles into the juvenile’s hands and arms. Unfortunately for the kid, no one hears him. No one will…
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As a man reaching 30, I should not be thinking about school uniforms anymore but here I am, lying awake and staring at the ceiling during the devil’s hour. School uniforms are not only great for fighting hazardous systems, but teaching beneficial morals to the future. Despite there being a variety of institutions mandating uniforms,…
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Have you ever tried going up to someone at a book store and asking if they would like to be your friend? Depending on your level of privilege, it can either go stupenduously well or disastruously wrong. Don’t be surprised if they scoff in your face, question your mental health, poke fun at your decaying…
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There’s nothing more upsetting than waiting for thirty minutes at a brassiere only to be delivered a meal disastruously lackluster. You are spending your hard earned money on a place you should be considering fulfilling; a place meeting your body’s quota for sustenance. However, despite the presence of Yelp, it can be hard to determine…