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A Useless ConfessionA Poem by NyuDoing something out of duty.Doing disconnected from its doerLike honey that sits in a jar,Thick with expectation,Sweet with lies.Its vomited from natu.. |
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Where am I?A Poem by journeyousSo sorry about the confusion Said the man with the road signs I only meant to lead you safe To the next man down the line But if you fail to see m.. |
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NorthA Chapter by CookeCodyNorth She lived 20 miles away. I slid my phone into my fresh jean pockets and reached for my wallet. This time of night on this particular day, the.. |
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EastA Chapter by CookeCodyEast Boots broke another needle, so Can carried me upstairs. I don't know why everyone called him Can, and I never asked why, so I assumed on my ow.. |
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SouthA Chapter by CookeCodySouth I loved football, but I loved Jace more. The other guys on the team were already crude enough on their own, so when my head started entertain.. |
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WestA Chapter by CookeCodyWest I was outside again. The molasses air of midnight seemed to have a stronger pull that night than most other nights. I picked my least favorite.. |
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North 2A Chapter by CookeCodyNorth 2 I woke up like the world, not completely until dawn; and when the sky's eye dripped through her blinds, I let my own open by degrees. She w.. |
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East 2A Chapter by CookeCodyEast 2 I was laughing with a few guys and telling stories that I knew were lies but they took as hilarious. This was normal for me to do around the.. |
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South 2A Chapter by CookeCodySouth 2 Jace's car wasn't home at nearly 3 AM, and I was getting worried. I was already literally shaking from the electric anxiety of sneaking out.. |
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West 2A Chapter by CookeCody"These eggs taste dry," he said behind his phone, his mouth destroying his breakfast. "I made 'em just how you like 'em," I defended my cooking but s.. |
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North 3A Chapter by CookeCodyI could hardly see the road through my tears. As if wet cotton had been stuck before my eyes, my vision consisted of squints and guesses. There was no.. |
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East 3A Chapter by CookeCodyThat night I couldn't sleep, both because of the alien position my body was in and because of my excitement. I snuck out of our unlocked and unowned h.. |
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South 3A Chapter by CookeCodyThe first thing I did when I woke up was call Jace, and to my heart-plummeting relief he answered. "Where the f**k were you last night?" I whispered .. |
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West 3A Chapter by CookeCodyI wasn't scared of doing this, whatever this was, and I wasn't intimidated by any of the consequences, and that felt like true freedom to me. My liber.. |
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North 4A Chapter by CookeCodyI pressed "End Call", and as soon as my phone's screen went dull, I let my head fall backwards and groaned. I liked Garret, he was fun to be around so.. |
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East 4A Chapter by CookeCodyNow that I was mobile, Can took me to buy food with him instead of just bringing me back leftovers. We didn't have much money to split between the two.. |
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South 4A Chapter by CookeCodyI knocked on Jace's door. He didn't answer, but his car was home. I knew where the spare key was because I'd seen him use it one time when I dropped h.. |
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West 4A Chapter by CookeCody"Can I help you, ma'am?" the lady behind the glass aimed the question at my robe and slippers. I told myself then that I should get another outfit aft.. |
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North 5A Chapter by CookeCodyNorth 5 Unconsciousness gripped me like water. I was drowning in my own fatal choices, chief among them the choice I made to trust myself. Now, as .. |
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South 5A Chapter by CookeCodySouth 5 Consequences evaporate under the scorching heat of emergency. So, with Jace bouncing in the backseat, I sped through town in a car that was.. |
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