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Personify Cowardice
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charlietynan in Long-Form Prose

Green burgalurs

they run the house

the scream scream SCREAM

are you in here?

i say no.

i say no.

Challenge
Challenge of the Month XIV: May
Spirit World. Some call them ghosts, or angels, or guides. The Japanese call it Shinto. Cultures around the world call it Shamanism. Many call them the schizophrenic ravings of lunacy. Whatever you call it, or them, write about the unseen world of spirits. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose. $100 purse to our favorite entry. Outstanding entries will be shared with our publishing partners.
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I AM A GHOST

I am a ghost,

that much is true.

I ring and I ring

like a bell unspooled.

The sound automatically accelerates:

lightning on speed,

ostritch feathers, pink fruit,

a scream, a shatter, a chant.

These are my weapons,

the ones who cannot be judged.

These are my weapons,

eating with my hands.

I am a ghost,

that much is true.

And I will live my life

invisible, uncouth, and true.

Challenge
the most hurtful words they said to you
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we were Rooting for You

You're a miracle! Miles have been sent

like the freeway upstate.

It is beautiful, beautiful---

Did you add these sounds?

Intelligence above the rest of the country

And all a summer

wants to be,

the furrow in full bloom.

You are worth it all.

Challenge
Challenge of the Week CLXXX
The Craziest Idea. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose.
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the craziest idea

i treat myself nicely

i let my hair grow

i buy myself flowers

i breathe through my nose

i smile with the stars

i dance all alone

i never shed a tear

i never leave home

Challenge
Challenge of the Month XII
The Finale. You’re living on the streets and want it to end. Write about your last moments, why you’re over it, and how you’re about to go out. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose. $100 purse to our favorite entry. Outstanding entries will be shared with our publishing partners.
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charlietynan

Scurvy Witchcraft

this is the beginning of the end.

period of mourning:

grapes,

fresh birds,

ghosted sunset on my pillow.

my heart rate,

little thick sighs

in the air,

millions of words

above bottled water.

i was burning,

that's all, that's all,

and i wanted to tell you i am free.

you can take off my armour,

my light.

this is the end of the beginning.

Challenge
Challenge of the Week CLXX
Control Freak. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose.
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On the Theory of Control

I want to rule the world.

Small drops in my hand,

Winding window panes,

The smoothness on my face.

Can I absorb the pain I want?

Perfection:

A subtle tragedy.

So I'm screaming and slanting,

Pure as a flowing river.

See the god of enlightenment,

the god of water and the sea.

And when you recover

(small size, small size)

I will be there.

Challenge
Challenge of the Week CLXIX
Stress. For some, it's an ally, a critical force of survival. For others, it's precisely the opposite. Write about stress, or a stressful situation. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose.
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I’m Going to Pretend I Don’t Have a Shadow

So,

I’ll make a cup of coffee!

Whoo! Drinking, yummy.

Now what?

Work hard work fast.

Better not.

Better not.

Better no---

there’s the phone!

Hello!

Hi.

How are you?

Taking a break.

Whoo!

What now?

Work hard work fast.

Everything is building

aortas and all,

like the Berlin Wall.

Or something like that.

WHOO!