U:"Only 100 words. Can you believe it?"
I:"That's not very much"
U:"I know! What are we gonna say?"
I:"Something of importance?"
U:"Not enough words"
I:"Something deep?"
U:"Philosophical?"
I:"Exactly"
U:"..."
I:"What do U think?"
U:"What about religion?"
I:"Overplayed. Politics?"
U:"Too risky. Technology?"
I:"No. Too cumbersome. How about we write a story about life from the perspective of the Absurd?"
U:"What do you mean?"
I:"Honestly, I don't know"
U:"Add a twist of sci-fi"
I:"The storage space in our world is too small for that..."
U:"I know! We can write about us and the empty void"
I:"I can't believe we finished with only
About the Creator
Shawn Lowry
Shawn Lowry is a Creative Enthusiast: Writer and poet, artist, game inventor, and general creator
His first movie manuscript placed as a finalist in the Hollywood Screenplay Contest
He has a published children's book and more on the way
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The Bee-Bop
The bees danced around the meadow, their wings a messy blur of yellow and black. They danced to the music of the Sun and the rhythm of the wind. Following the pitter-patter of their hearts, they danced in bliss; they danced for joy; they danced for love. Their dancing shared stories of travel and memories, of flowers and pollen, of challenges and triumphs. As they danced, the world sprung to life around them. The flowers smiled, the trees swayed, and the birds sang. The bees danced on and the world was a better place. Fuller. Healthier. Prettier. In every way.
By Shawn Lowry3 years ago in Fiction
FPS: The Last Flame Challenge Winners
Welcome to our first Winners Announcement of the year and to the final challenge in the Fall Poetry Series. The Last Flame invited writers to sit with endings, using fire as a central image to consider what remains when something burns out: ash, warmth, memory, silence, or the faint promise of what comes next. The strongest pieces treated endings as gradual rather than sudden, allowing them to flicker, dim, and linger.
By Vocal Curation Team5 days ago in Resources
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