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On the metro, #2.1

erdaron wrote 5 months ago: It’s a long ride on the train from the suburbs to downtown, about forty-five minutes. It … more →

Tags: Short Fiction, character sketch

Card Out!

huynhngoct wrote 7 months ago: Disclaimer: I wrote this article as a reflection of my own thought in 2010. I posted it here for rep … more →

Tags: Banking, Analytic, technology

A quick demystification of a conventional RMIT student.

huynhngoct wrote 7 months ago: By Huynh Ngoc Tan (This version is slightly different than the version posted on LSU Website due to … more →

On the metro, No. 17

erdaron wrote 10 months ago: There is a young couple on a bench near me. The car is very crowded, so it’s hard to see them. … more →

Tags: Short Fiction, character sketch

Observations in London

travellingandteaching wrote 11 months ago: The lady on the train I’m sitting across the aisle from a woman with pink gold and turquoise s … more →

Tags: Travel, Life, writing, People Watching, projected image

Lonely in a crowd1 comment

erdaron wrote 1 year ago: In a sudden moment, she found herself sitting alone while everyone else was up and dancing. The dens … more →

Tags: Short Fiction, Blues, Romance, Music, character sketch

On the metro #6

erdaron wrote 1 year ago: One He is an aging manchild with a poorly maintained businessman haircut. Slightly overweight, dress … more →

Tags: character sketch, METRO

The commercialisation of Death1 comment

seventhvoice wrote 1 year ago: Day time TV is being bombarded with adds for “Funeral Cover Expenses”.  In which soft, grandmotherly … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

On the metro #14

erdaron wrote 1 year ago: Aside You know what, screw the numbers. Kachunk, kachunk A young couple going out for the evening. T … more →

Tags: Portrait, character sketch, METRO

On the metro #3

erdaron wrote 1 year ago: ​Aside Not actually sure of the number. Three sounds like a good one. ​First ​Two men, separated by … more →

Tags: Short Fiction, Portrait, character sketch, METRO, Public

The Rats in the Trees2 comments

athousandscreamingrabbits wrote 2 years ago: I watch the palm trees dance in the wind. Their tops like rough, bristly broom heads. People see bea … more →

Tags: writing, Literary, Social, Nature, Non-Fiction, memoir, memoir writing, Journal Writing, Southern California Weather

Shaking Things Up; Making Life a Little More Scary.

Paul Gerst L.Ac. wrote 3 years ago: First, let me apologize for my absence, not to assume you missed me, but for myself and my desired d … more →

Tags: Spiritual, Personal Growth, Life Change, Self-Improvement, Observation

Is Your Writing “Sense-able”? 2 comments

thriftynaturalist wrote 4 years ago: I know I have written about using all five senses when you write before, but I recently realized I a … more →

Tags: A Writer's Life, Five Senses, Senses, writing exercises, writing using senses


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