Budding Poets, Seek beauty that washes up ashore Or jot down the details of a cord Follow the light Or scribble down a rare sight Look up to the sky Describe how to fly Listen to the creeping of a little, grey mouse Describe the sound in your warm, cozy house Can you hear the…

A girl going through life with someone peer pressuring her into doing bad things

Gravity is the one rule that cannot be broken, The ludicrous idea hardly dared to be spoken. People have tried, and failed to defy it Or at least those crazy enough to actually try it. It’s the confines of reality that are harsh as ice But who said the world was meant to be nice?…

"… for now, You're still stuck in reality."

Can it be done? Something that I’ve done for so long Is suddenly gone Away from my reach Away from my flawless leap Into the cold, piercing wind I wonder, can it be done? All of my hard work, wasted Those many years, useless This isn’t over, ako ay lumaban para sa aking panaginip

Flawless, they want me to be flawless. I tried to be perfect, but nothing is ever enough, I can't seem to please everyone. Is it to much to do, Should I just give up, Is it possible to be flawless, Can it be done?

As I scratched my hairless head look back at my hands, stained with blood too red, regret my thoughts, regret my plans. For there he lay and there I was. I shook my shock and walked away, peeling off the bald cap, it would do me no good, since the wig burn away. Letting my…

I am still not ready to face the world, I would say to myself every morning, But today was different. I woke from the hospital bed, And stared at the wires and tubes that were hooked up to me. I wondered what life would be like after I was discharged. A nurse came and wheeled…

The Barometer slowly drops on a frosty trucker at a snowed under rest stop howling for a cup of Joe and longing for lost serenity while steering through endless back water towns. Flashbacks pan on persistent billboards empty promises on the I-95 and daydreams of a midnight rendezvous beneath a star speckled blanket on a…

Mahalo nui loa to all of you who've taken the time to post your 100-word stories since July. Man, time really does fly : ) The final round winners for the first-ever Great BR Short-Short Story Contest are listed below, along with their award categories. For all you winners, you know that this means a…