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sherah (60)touristin Indiaunited • 8 days ago
Fear motivates me
As it stands, I need as much motivation as I can get. Everyone does because there are times when you need to get things done, but you can't bring yourself to do no matter how…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 14 days ago
What are you doing here?
“What are you doing here?” I didn't want to hear this question so I never went back home. There were never smiley faces or open arms waiting when I got back. It was always…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 19 days ago
Single moms
They say we're a product of our choices. I think that notion is wrong. I've made all the good choices I can think of for my daughter. I had Shirley when I was sixteen, she was…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 28 days ago
Loners
It was easier to blame everyone else. But himself. Oh if only his daddy hadn't left when he was three. If only his mom hadn't gotten married to that stone-faced man who he…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • last month
Boredom
I try my best to be the definition of perfect. Personally, I'd have preferred to be this chill guy in sweatshirts and baggy jeans that rode to work everyday on his bicycle…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • last month
Something she never dreamed of
She never thought she'd see the sun again. Well, not literally. She just didn't think things could get better because all they've done is get worse over the years. She grabs…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago
Where's Kimberly?
She never wanted to be a mother. At least not yet. Gulping down another cup of coffee, Maria grits her teeth as the heat from the cup burns her tongue. She'd told Mark that…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago
I'll pick family over fame
Tears. They stung the back of her eyes until she couldn't pretend to be adjusting her artificial lashes anymore. One slid down the corner of her right eye, trailing her…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago
Three Wishes
Nine months ago, he became an Ex-Pat. Jimmy pulled out a cigarette stick from his breast pocket, lighting it up and watching smoke unfurl from its tip like a dancing…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago
A burden and a blessing
It's a blessing to be the most beautiful girl in your community. Or it's supposed to be. All my life I've grown up to be regarded as a doll, an artifact which people fawn…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago
Remembering the fallen
They lit bonfires every year but for her, it was never enough. Margaret Cole blows into her handkerchief, exhaling softly through her nose. They were more than heroes, they…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago
Love will heal
This land is a wasteland. I don't say so metaphorically. It's indeed now a large expanse of ash and dust. The grounds, once supple with green earth and flowing streams, are now…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago
I'll be true to myself and the state
The wind shrieks in agony. Justin McBride closes a finger over his tragus, his teeth grinding against his jaw in futile attempt to block out the relentless agony. Six…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 3 months ago
The highest peak of your life
The mic. The stage. The audience. The thud-thud rhythm that echoes from your heart to the ears just as a familiar name, your name is announced. You can feel tiny beads of…
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sherah (60)in Cent • 3 months ago
The weight black creators carry
I chuckled first when I saw the headline. I know the algorithm knew I would be interested in it because I had just finished watching Straw. A movie recently released by Tyler…
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sherah (60)in Hive Book Club • 3 months ago
BOOK REVIEW- George's Marvellous Medicine
I’ve been a die-hard Roald Dahl fan ever since I read Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Like all true fans, I went hunting for his other works, and one of my top…
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sherah (60)in LeoFinance • 3 months ago
People don't know how expensive it is to be poor
I don't remember the first impression I had of him because I was seeing quite a good number of people the first day I resumed. The closest I came to taking a good look at…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 4 months ago
Bound By Honour
It was my 30th day on the job, the day i get to meet Mr macoroni, i had wotrn my best fit and had braided my hair, packed it into a tight bun and my stomach was in the pits of…
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sherah (60)in Hive Book Club • 4 months ago
Giovanni's Room-
I've always had a thing for reading old books, the kind that have a quiet depth and leave you sitting in silence with yourself. So when a friend recommended Giovanni's Room by…
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sherah (60)in The Ink Well • 4 months ago
Eleanor's Tale: The Forbidden Library
The corridors echoed with Eleanor's hurried footsteps as she practically ran through the ancient stone hallways. Her boots, old and scuffed from months of use, made soft slapping…
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