literature
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Sub-Toronto Mix
Sub-Toronto Mix The fluffy, dreary, darkened clouds seep over the sky heralding the advent of another storm. They’ve become common place now, in 2221. Man has scorched the earth with overpopulation and industry. Now, the sweltering heat of the day and freezing cold of the twilight have dispersed the population into pockets of living space. The largest populace continues to be in large urban cities that have a history in tourism, which no longer exists. Today, if and when you decide to visit a historic place, beware and be prepared!
By Malak kalmoni Chehab5 years ago in Humans
READING IS MORE THAN FUNDAMENTAL
READING IS MORE THAN FUNDAMENTAL Frogeye, The Ridge, Bradberry Point, Hackneyville, Loachapoka, Grace Point, Dowdell, Spraggins, Turner, Refuge Baptist, Mt. Zion, Providence and Glorify God Ministries, just to name a few, are places that hold a special place in people’s hearts.
By Vader Pennington5 years ago in Humans
King Bidgood's in My Psyche
Have you ever rediscovered a part of your childhood? A decades-long buried one, covered by layers of dust and grocery lists and term papers? A memory so yellowed with age that it disintegrated and became a part of the very soil in which you grew your identity?
By Robyn Reisch5 years ago in Humans
And Justice for Most
Things were different. I remember not long ago when I could walk into a public school building with nothing impeding my entrance aside from the occasional student not aware of their surroundings, probably listening to their headphones way too loud to notice anyone around them. That was the Before Times, before politicians lost control of society, and elected officials that changed every thread in the tapestry of the United States. It was like someone took Lady Liberty’s torch and gave her a semi-automatic weapon, installed facial recognition on every tine on her tiara and erased Emma Lazarus’s words and outlawed The New Colossus from having autonomy over her own body. As I clutched my shoulder bag ready to go through the detectors that searched for metals, organic materials and minerals, I had a twinge of fear that I had left my half pack of cigarettes in my bag from the day before. I assuaged myself by realizing the necessary pre-work cigarette was smoked in the car on the way to work. I handed my bag to the surly security guard, I never knew his name because he only spoke in grunts and eye rolls. His name tag was always turned around so I couldn’t see his name or his position. I had always just assumed a generic security guard with no real name or personality. Just a gun and a grunt. In the Before Times, the school security was effective, cordial, and a part of the patchwork of the teaching staff. Now they were outsourced through defense companies. They were efficient, but not friendly.
By Liz Eacmen5 years ago in Humans
Dreaming in Dominican
The sun was pouring in through the small holes of the tin ceiling, sending in small waves of heat which announced the hot, sticky day that was soon to begin. I looked up at the ceiling for what felt like hours imagining what it would be like to sleep on top of there instead of being crammed in between my mother, and sister on this full size bed that with each movement begged for our heavy bodies to get up.
By Millie Diaz5 years ago in Humans
A New Earth
It was a strange reality to grasp. The world as we once knew no longer existed. Humans have reaped what they sow. Our planet finally having enough of the damage sought revenge by releasing hazardous pollutants into the air, but truly at the end of the day, every human being played a part in this apocalypse. No one knows exactly what caused this: some say it was a chemical leak into the air from a factory while others say that our oceans turning brown over time was slowly poisoning the air we were breathing, but in reality, it seems to be both. I don't know what to believe, but I do know that the ocean was once alive and blue and that I could take a deep breathe without thinking twice about it. Everyone thought that it was all a hoax, but now look where we are, gasping and begging for clean air and struggling to find water. People fled to parts of the world that might still have Life. Life meaning lush forests where the air isn't toxic and drinkable water, but nobody truly knows if it even exists. One thing is for sure, the city is not the place to be. One whiff of the city air, and you'll find yourself choking to death. As harsh that is to say, the world we now know has woken up and is eliminating the humans and spirits with evil intentions.
By Jenfrancis Sac5 years ago in Humans
The Original Story Of Thumbelina
Every night, without fail, I snuggled up in my blanket and opened the red book with golden seams of bedtime stories. I had a vast choice of wonderful stories like Rumpelstiltskin, Goldilocks and Snow White. However, I’d always go back to my favourite of them all, Thumbelina.
By YesItsMocha5 years ago in Humans
