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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Why travel: 2 of 72

To best understand the reasons why to travel, it is important to classify the various ways one can go about it. One method involves taking a pre-planned tour which obviously removes the headache out of arranging the trip and keeps things predictable; a travel adventure is another way and involves something a bit more cultura...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Darkness: 6 of 214

By the Sea I feel the wonder, aside its greatness I am small, waves crash in steady rhythm, carrying messages as they fall. In the void I look for answers, sift the shore for hidden clues, unable to reach the treasure, churning deep beneath the blue. A darkness shrouds the water, in dunes I move with care, on a veil floats a...
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality A guide to surviving your relationship: 1 of 28

How to find true love and stay involved in a healthy relationship is one of life's lessons that would be invaluable to know from an early age, but unfortunately is one we are left to figure it out on our own. The fundamentals are not difficult to grasp, and while they don't remove the need for trial, the information can defi...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Seeing beauty: 6 of 136

Faraway Stars, so mighty and bright, Shining heavenly in the endless night, Dancing specks raging with fire and life, Quietly dimming the call of the pale moonlight. Faraway Stars, so distant you shine, Illuminating pathways to heaven's divine. Hiding the secrets to eternity's void, You shoot into nothing, are swallowed by t...
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Traveling to discover yourself: 2 of 36

As my wife and I exited the airport in Jakarta, I was instantly greeted by super-heated air whose stale thickness could keep a person standing in place, while it slowly made them suffocate from it. Traveling to Indonesia served a dual purpose - for my wife it was an long overdue return to her homeland; for myself it wa...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization How to find your true passion: 6 of 94

Passion is a term with many different meanings depending on the context - from steamy sheets to a spring in our step, it covers the gamut. In its pure sense, passion moves one forward and keeps things interesting as we spin at hundreds of miles of hour through space, giving us energy and driving us forward on our life's ride...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Murder: 12 of 182

The Haunting of Timothy Birch (part 1) Love is a timeless song whose music has enticed the willing hearts of man throughout the ages, driving him to rejoice in its impulses and to destruct on its behalf. Love is also indiscriminate in its calling, which is unavoidably answered by all without hesitation. Timothy Birch answere...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A murder mystery: 5 of 59

A steady stream of golden light kissed Timothy's eyelids and drew him awake. He opened the curtains and squinted at the blinding white, that soon softened to reveal the expanse of the green and deep-blue Mediterranean Sea. Pulling sharply away from the villa's overlook, it made Timothy think that perhaps heaven was truly on ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Despair: 21 of 241

The night city hides in glimmer, transforming images of despair, sparkles fall from cast reflections, and rain from panes up in the air. Dissonance turns into sad music, sirens mourn out from the lanes, city noises become a soundtrack, for high-heeled streets devoid of shame. Soiled walks appear to glitter, bathed in Neon fr...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Death of a loved one: 12 of 129

The sense of loss when my father passed away gripped at my insides and forever changed my world. It was easy to imagine that he would always be there, that he was somehow super human and would defy medical logic and live way beyond normal. However, his time came way too soon as it always does when one looses a parent. My fat...