literature
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The Death of Jeff Spicoli & the Rise of the Surf Punks
Another wave crashes into the jagged dark rocks far below us and I sit with my friend waiting. It is still dark as the sun rises behind us barely peaking over the low Santa Cruz mountains. We left the CA delta region at two am to make it here by sunrise. We are waxing down surfboards, his six and a half foot five fin carver and a longer fun board that he “borrowed” from his older brother for me. He also borrowed a thick black wet suit that is too big, but it is better than nothing considering how cold the ocean is here. He is a short, cocky, ADD addled type with blue eyes and a cute girl killer face that matches his jumpy charisma. On most days the long mop of surfer blond hair is combed to the side half covering the shaved sides of his head, but today his hair is spiked up in full seven inch Mohawk. He lost an extra forty minutes of sleep last night because he had to wake up earlier than me to gel and blow dry it into place. At the time I didn’t understand why he bothered. Standing here at Steamer Lane looking at all the mean punk surfers glowering at us I’m starting to get it.
By Steve B Howard5 years ago in Humans
Books to read during quarantine
I like to read a lot. This is a completely incomplete list of books I have liked, which I would recommend you read during these bizarre times. You will see that some details are better than others. I got a little tired and so I called in some. My list, my rules.
By Zeeshan Mushtaq Lone5 years ago in Humans
One Glass of Merlot
Note: I will try to post a chapter of this story every few days. Enjoy! <3 Introduction “I don’t know why I thought this was a good idea” I said to my roommate and best friend of 5 years. The thing I was talking about was a blind date that my needy and desperate self, convinced me to go through, a few days back. I was minding my on business and watching my favorite show, when suddenly, I felt my phone buzz on the nightstand. Now, normally I would leave it there and check it in the morning (you know, with all that stuff that’s been going around about how you’re not supposed to stay on your phone before your bedtime and so on), and although I do want to set in motion a new self-growth plan called “New me every day”, it was almost like something urged me to read that message, this or it was just an old reflex of reaching for contact.
By eternal_sun5 years ago in Humans
The Princess & The Hidden Kingdom
Chapter One Once upon a time in a land not so far away lived a King his Queen and their daughter Princess Flame. They ruled and reigned over the Kingdom of Shadows. It was so named as it was situated at the bottom of the deepest valley called the Slippery Slopes in the region of the Illusion Alps where the mountains cast their shadow permanently over them, keeping the light from permeating their Kingdom. It was here in the Valley's of the lost they thrived on the destruction and ruin of their fellow dwellers. Those who came by the deceiving tides of the sea ended their venture, led astray by the ocean of lies deception and conceit crashing into the rocks at the base of the island known as dragon scales, here the cliffs were offensive to scale and many met their end.
By ROSLYN WILLIAMS5 years ago in Humans
The Immortalists
SUMMARY “She knows that stories have the power to change things: the past and the future, even the present.” It’s the summer of 1969 (Bryan Adams anyone?) and the Gold children are bored. Varya, Daniel, Klara and Simon have all been stuck in a hot two bedroom apartment in the lower East Side for over a month with nothing to do. They decided to go see a fortune teller that Daniel has heard about who apparently has the ability to tell someone the day they will die. The children cycle between morbid curiosity and denial, but they end up going anyway. One by one these children go by themselves (??) into this lady’s apartment, and one by one these children get the date of their supposed death.
By Kaitlyn Landis5 years ago in Humans
