S. L.

Joined January 2022

3 stories

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Aspiring novelist; full time procrastinator.

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A purple haze, Ignites your defiant peak, In reverence.
By S. L.3 years ago in Poets
Grains of Time
As light ran through pine trees, streaking over the clearing, a fresh wind caressed obsidian scales stirring a resting beast. The unfurling of wings sounded out like sails against a soft sea breeze as they stretched as wide as the clearing itself. Golden shimmers ran over the large scaled body as it positioned itself upright, it’s spine was lined with dark thorns all the way to the spear-like tail end. It was magnificent to see at rest but most probably a fearful sight to be had in battle.
By S. L.3 years ago in Fiction
Covert Love
This year on New Year's Eve it was different, I hadn’t been alone since I was 16 and before that I had family celebrations, even if I had a severe dislike of my family’s way of celebrating, I wasn’t truly alone. I’d love to say that I had a great reason for my recent break-up, like he cheated and disrespected me so I get to be my own hero, but it is all circumstantial when you like the idea of children and not the actual wanting them, all the while believing it meant you did. What I really wanted was to make him happy and realizing that if I went on as I was, I’d end up with a husband I resented along with the picture-perfect lifestyle I detested. Most probably a divorce and a sad man that feels wronged when I give the truth so late, he doesn’t deserve that. It’s not that I am inherently anti, I simply never wanted this responsibility and with the impact a delusion of a loving family I never had, mine would suffer immensely. So, the truth of my wants left me on my balcony, holding my roommate’s cat so he could see the fireworks over the city. He didn’t like the commotion, but the cuddles won out.
By S. L.4 years ago in Motivation