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Kiki Stamatiou @Keola12 (824) • United States 20 May

To steal away throughout a nightly calling, Leaves an ageless heart to devour passionate Waves burning within. Melancholy soaks my tired eyes when the rain crashes into earthly hallows. For can a lowly steed vindicate the...

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Do you know who Hunter S. Thompson is?

April @thislittlepennyearns (68155) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 17 Feb

Just from reading posts around here, I have a feeling the name Hunter S. Thompson might not exactly spark fireworks for most of you. A couple of you, maybe. The literary renegades. The pop culture historians. But for many? The...

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Diving Back Into Reading

IvySaysHi @IvySaysHi (4603) • United States 12 Sep

I really miss the way I used to devour literature. I could finish multiple books in a week. Now I'm lucky to be able to sit down and start reading for pleasure. I'm not sure where I started slowing down with it, but boy do I miss...

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Faulty Dreams At My Feet

Kiki Stamatiou @Keola12 (824) • United States 28 Nov 24

There I stand along your shorn mane. Each strand a symbol of destitution sauntered feed left behind. Purple rain cried a bountiful plain divisible by half eaten fish. For the desert moon laid down faulty dreams at my feet as...

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Sunshine Burning Up The Sky

Kiki Stamatiou @Keola12 (824) • United States 9 Jun 24

Sunshine burns up the sky. with it's feverish rays. I lift up my voice in song, and allow vespers to consume my entire being. I embrace you with a tender kiss upon your saturated mind. This hour of need launches rockets into...

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Trouble Dealing With Burn Out And Stress

Kiki Stamatiou @Keola12 (824) • United States 25 Feb 24

I don't know where to begin. Lately, I feel like I'm in a rut at work. People are okay; yet, I don't feel up to par with my job performance. Hard as I try, I barely make the grade. The biggest problem is my heart just isn't in...

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Literary Classic Writer's Life

Wardman @wardfcsc (190) • Indonesia 9 Feb 24

You might have heard or probably read Thomas Hardy's classic novels, which did depict such kind of female characters. I do feel the same about it. Have you ever read any of his works, either at school or in your own free time? Do...

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Book Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 4 Jan 24

I got behind on my book reviews so I just shelved them. This one is worth reviewing right away. ~~~~ Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself...

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What Preferred Books of People Reveal? What Types of Books You Like To Read?

Prasun Saurav @prasuns (1288) • New Delhi, India 5 Jun 23

Asking people about their preferred book genres opens a window into their literary tastes. It reveals their interests, passions, and perspectives in a compact yet profound way. This simple query allows us to explore the vast...

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More Fascinating Than a Novel

Four Walls @FourWalls (86565) • United States 27 May 23

The other day I saw a headline on the AP news site. It was about Sir Salam Rushdie, the renown author who was nearly killed last year when appearing in western New York. The news blurb said that Rushdie had made a couple of...

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To Coin a Word: Where Did It Come From?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 8 Mar 23

This has always puzzled me. To "coin" something means you started using a word or phrase in such a unique way, and everybody else just followed suit. But just where did this meaning of "coin" came from? Who, or what, coined...

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The Nobel Prize for 2022

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 22 Oct 22

The Nobel Prize is announced annually in early October. It is a Swedish literature prize given to an author from any country. It is based on an author's body of work but some individual works are sometimes seen as particularly...

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i sympathise with victor frankenstein

Henanas @Henanas (43) 11 May 22

People have always been sympathizing with the Frankenstein monster. even i thought victor was too cruel to abandon his responsibilities and make the poor creature suffer. but after i give birth my views seemed to be changed. i see...

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Just share one of my poem

Rahmahdi @Adimts (85) • Pakanbaru, Indonesia 25 Aug 21

Hello from Indonesia Just want to share one of my poem i wrote months ago This is a poem i wrote in miraquill app in my phone and i think I want to back to writing poem in my free time

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Reading Good Books

Mary M. @soulkissed2003 (49) 8 Jul 21

Do you enjoy reading books? What types of books do you like? Do you prefer a printed book, an audio book, an e-book, or a variety? Do you like regular books or graphic novels? I love reading all kinds of books. I like...

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Birthday of a Great Man Rabindranath Tagore!!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 9 May 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. Today is the birthday of the legend Rabindranath Tagore. A Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali Literature and Music as well as Indian Art...

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Finding Time To Write

Kiki Stamatiou @Keola12 (824) • United States 20 Dec 20

I can't think of anything to say. My mind is like a black hole. I sit in my livingroom pondering over every word springing into my head. I think to myself, is this word helping the flow of the piece? Perhaps it's redundant or...

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Sweet to taste but bitter in the belly.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 19 Nov 20

Once again, I reiterate that we are a few days away from the Solemnity of Christ the King which is on Sunday. That means we are concluding the liturgical year. That is why the readings are mostly taken from Revelation. Today, we...

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Seeing with the eyes.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 19 Nov 20

One friend here in mylot has expressed desire to understand the Book of Revelation. The book, as many claim, is a difficult read. It is. But since Revelation is the final book of the Bible, we need to study. Revelation 4 is a...

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Golden Eyes

Kiki Stamatiou @Keola12 (824) • United States 17 Oct 20

Far, far, the crow calls out to me. What do I see in golden eyes Thunder impales? Deserter falls for martyrdom. His demons crouch over him. Icy soul suffocates. He becomes his own prisoner Trapped along tracks belonging To a...

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