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What are you currently reading?
by tommy
Last post
 19 hours ago
...See more Tell us what book you're currently reading! Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it to someone else so far? {GIF of a cat reading a book}
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by tommy
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 December 2nd, 2024
...See more Welcome to the Reading & Writing Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 27 August (updated by @tommy) @amiableBunny4016 @calmmoon2104 @dancingGrotto @GwydionRowan @hanasophia @HarmonyBlossom @HatsEatYou @LoveMyMoonflowers @softForest4843 @tommy
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What are you currently reading?
by tommy
Last post
 19 hours ago
...See more Tell us what book you're currently reading! Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it to someone else so far? {GIF of a cat reading a book}
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Book Shelf 2011
by tryingtosurvive2024
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more @Tinywhisper11
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book recss
by Sw3t6
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more any romantic/thriller book recommendations??
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Writing prompt 3#
by BlaiseAce
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Hii, I'll try to post every day!! (Let's see how long I remember lol) ------------------------- Prompt 3# Start writing with the phrase: 'Perhaps they would have told me more, but just at that moment a seagull suddenly swooped down and landed on our makeshift tree.' End the story with this sentence: 'However, once I'm convinced an idea is right, it's very hard to change my mind.' ------------------------- (As usual I will post mine later)
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Writing prompt 1#
by BlaiseAce
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more For Practicing writing I want to practice writing as much as possible, So I decided that I will start writing with prompts more often to warm up! Promopt 1#: Using two random sentences from two different books Write a short part of a story, Starting with the sentence 'I have no idea if I have that kind of power over her' and ending with 'I followed. It was disorientating'. My short story I have no idea if I have that kind of power over her. It's always been like this. I remember that time we went to the forest, to our hideout, and suddenly it started raining, heavy raining, thunder and lightning felling from the sky. I had been forced to try to keep up with her while she was so fast ,she looked like a gazelle, the sky had darkened and I could barely make out her figure. Suddenly she stops, turns to me and signals me with her hand to follow her, then she disappears swallowed up by the darkness. I followed. It was disorientating. If you want you can do it too! I'm posting it here more than anything for motivation and accountability.
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Writing prompt 2# Here I am!!
by BlaiseAce
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Hey, I'm here, I admit I've half forgotten about this, but I want to continue!! Prompt 2# Start writing with the phrase: 'Yeah, I know, it's a stupid thing to think about, but I have a lot of free time.' (I took it completely at random from a book) End the story with this sentence: 'I'm thinking too fast' (I'll write mine later in the comments bc I'm a bit busy right now) 
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Quotes that go hard
by determinedSea4370
Last post
 Friday
...See more I'm obsessed with collecting hard hitting poems and book quotes on Pinterest and I decided to share some of the best that I have discovered. Tell me which one hit you the hardest and if you've got some hard hitting ones you want to share too, share them! Yes, there is a place where someone loves you both before and after they learn what you are.- Neil Hilborn, The Future Sometimes being offered tenderness feels like the very proof that you've been ruined.- Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous I need a father, I need a mother, I need some older, wiser being to cry to. I talk to God but the sky is empty.-Sylvia Plath, The Journals of Sylvia Plath How much can you change and get away with it, before you turn into someone else, before it's some kind of murder? -Richard Siken, Portrait of Fryderyk in Shifting Light What goes too long unchanged destroys itself. The forest is forever because it dies and dies and so lives. -Ursula Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea
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A Random Short Prologue I Wrote
by Athena108
Last post
 Thursday
...See more Prologue Night had fallen. The ancient cemetery was still barren. But one particular grave was unique despite the years that had passed. Moss had grown all over the grave. But something was special about that moss. It was deadly. But unlike you think, it wasn’t the cause of death of people. Why? Nobody came near the grave, all the other graves were far away from that one. But today was a different day, a rather special day. No, not only because it was a full-moon night. History would begin to be repeated on this day. A new era would begin. The *** moon’s rays were falling on the crest of the you-know-what now. Darkness had fallen over the grave but the crest which held the darkest of the darkest secret glistened with radiance. Suddenly a dark shadow began lurking on it. The shadow turned into a man. It was as if the man had appeared out of the crest itself. With his dark-as-death-’s-eye robe, the man dug out the grave and took out something. The object was barely visible. He looked at it with his sharp black yet luminous eyes as if they would pierce into the concealed object. Hiding it cautiously in his robe he took off with a flash of light. But no, it didn’t end with this, the real bewilderments were yet to come to the human world.
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What do you think of this quote?
by Percy9
Last post
 Thursday
...See more "The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world." Hi everyone, I stumbled across this quote by Hermann Hesse's Demian the other day and wanted to hear some different interpretations. If it speaks to you too, let me know your thoughts on it.
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car windows ch.1
by twerp
Last post
 Thursday
...See more I watch the cars zoom past us as we speed away from yet another part time home. It's not all that bad, after many years of watching friendships grow then hitting the road, you normalize the despondent feel as you let that seed you planted get ripped out by its roots.  Plus, each road trip is equipped with all the junk food you can eat.  You'd be surprised to see what a 99-cent soda that slipped into your pocket from the 7 eleven can do for your troubles. "Lewie".  I look up into the reflection of my father's face in the rearview mirror.  A slight stubble accompanies his pressed lips.  "It's going to be different this time, this place."  He pauses, scratches his head, and turns to meet my eyes. "I know it's hard for you, kiddo, but you have to trust me, this time it will be different."  I wait till he turns back to the road to speak.  "Where are we headed?", I grumbled. Like the universe was listening into our conversation, we passed the sign for Bannack Montana. You've got to be kidding me.
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CRIES OF MURDER
by distressedteen28
Last post
 Thursday
...See more this is a ROUGH DRAFT of my book (it's the Frist chapter) please give me tips on how to improve It was an evening like any other, around 9:30 p.m [http://p.m/]., when a woman, no older than 25, began crying hysterically, claiming that her husband of five years had been killed in their own home. For a moment, I stood in shock, my face betraying nothing, but my assistant, James Brown, gasped—his first week on the job had already led him into a horrifying scene. “Mam, we need to know everything that happened. Don’t leave out any details,” Mr. Brown said, trying to maintain composure. “Well, yesterday evening, around 7:15 p.m [http://p.m/]., Jackson and I were debating where to spend Christmas. I told him we had already visited his parents for Thanksgiving, so could we please go to mine this year? Jack replied, ‘Honey, my parents are 95 and 96. This might be the last time I see them.’ I compromised, suggesting we spend Christmas Eve with his family and Christmas Day with mine. Jack said that sounded just fine. Afterward, we went to bed around 10:30 p.m [http://p.m/]., as Jack had work in the morning. At 7:00 a.m [http://a.m/]., I woke up and made breakfast for both of us. Jack came down to the smell of bacon and eggs at 7:15 a.m [http://a.m/].” She smiled briefly, her eyes glossing over with the memory of happier times. “At 8:30 a.m [http://a.m/]., Jack left for work, and I started cleaning the house. By 10:00 a.m [http://a.m/]., I had finished and decided to read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D [http://j.d/]. Salinger for about three hours. At 1:10 p.m [http://p.m/]., I began preparing lunch.” “Did anything seem out of the ordinary with your husband?” Mr. Brown asked, his voice steady but soft. “No. Nothing seemed unusual,” she replied, her voice breaking with the weight of the words. “Make sure to tell us if you remember anything else,” Brown insisted. “Anyway,” she continued, her gaze distant. “At 2:30 p.m [http://p.m/]., Jack came home from work, and we ate lunch together. At 3:00 p.m [http://p.m/]., he took a nap while I went grocery shopping. At 3:45 p.m [http://p.m/]., I came back home… and found him on the doorstep. One arm stretched toward the road, the other clutching his stomach where a knife was lodged.” Her sobs were uncontrollable now, but I had to keep focused. “I’m so sorry for your loss,” I said, my voice calm in contrast to the chaos around us. “What’s your address, ma’am?” “214 Avenue,” she whispered through her tears. “Thank you. I’ll have my assistant book you a motel for the time being,” I told her. After she left with Brown, I remained behind, my mind whirling with the details of her story. By 10:00 p.m [http://p.m/]., I left the office with James. He seemed anxious, his hands trembling slightly. “James, are you alright?” I asked, noticing his discomfort. “The woman’s cries… they were blood-curdling,” he replied, his voice shaky. We arrived at our apartment complex, each of us retreating to our separate spaces. But sleep eluded me. I couldn’t stop thinking: How? How could something so violent happen so suddenly? At 5:30 a.m [http://a.m/]., I prepared for work. I showered, donned my trench coat, fedora, shirt and tie, high-rise pants, and black dress shoes. A gun holster rested at my side—something I didn’t plan to use unless absolutely necessary. By 6:05 a.m [http://a.m/]., James and I carpooled to the woman’s house. We arrived at 6:45 a.m [http://a.m/]. to find her sitting on the doorstep, her gaze empty and distant. When she looked up and saw me, her face twisted in horror. “Murderer! You’re the one who killed Jack!” she screamed, pointing a trembling finger at me. The accusation hung heavily in the air, but I didn’t flinch. Inside the house, I sat on the couch, trying to process what had just happened. My thoughts swirled uncontrollably. She knows… they all know. The voices… the voices are coming for me. I reached for my gun. I must end this. With trembling hands, I raised it to my head. BANG! Everything went silent…
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💕Write a HAPPY😊 story in 6 words 💕
by juliak1968
Last post
 Wednesday
...See more Write a happy story with 6 words EXPRESS YOURSELF!🌻 🌷IMPRESS YOURSELF! Write a happy story in 6 words.. "JUST 6 HAPPY WORDS" What story's can you come up with? 💕 I'll Start: "I found love and peace today"

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