One on the Back for Dancing

15 reads

Dead Zone

Four fucking walls

And a ceiling

A roadmap

And one shoe

A couple of friends across town

With four fucking walls

And a ceiling

A pack of wet matches

And no cigarettes

A city that has the distinct feel

Of four fucking walls

And a ceiling

For what seems

Like forever

For now

David Burdett

1996

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Can you make us thirsty for an entire novel by writing your BEST first line? Write the BEST first line to the next story that you never knew you wanted to tell. Sell us on your big idea in forty (40) words or less, no more. Draw us in by saying everything to overwhelm our minds with excitement or say just enough to lure us in and have us lusting for the next four-hundred pages. Any Genre is allowed. The object is to grab us at the beginning and to make us never want to let go. Must be done in ONE sentence. Happy writing! I pick the winners and will read every entry!

Becs76

27 reads

The Mistake

She'd always figured that blood would run slower than water, but, as she watched her own wrists, the initial trickle turn to a flow, then into a gush, she suddenly changed her mind.

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Can you make us thirsty for an entire novel by writing your BEST first line? Write the BEST first line to the next story that you never knew you wanted to tell. Sell us on your big idea in forty (40) words or less, no more. Draw us in by saying everything to overwhelm our minds with excitement or say just enough to lure us in and have us lusting for the next four-hundred pages. Any Genre is allowed. The object is to grab us at the beginning and to make us never want to let go. Must be done in ONE sentence. Happy writing! I pick the winners and will read every entry!

Plexiglassfruit

17 reads

Truth is.

"I did tell you that I am both a sociopath and very wounded human because I happen to love Jesus, and to always keep that in mind because I don't think about one of those things very often."

5

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Judging by only the title, choose the one you would be most likely to pick off a shelf and read. Write a short story/poem/whatever about what you think it might be about! Options are: Exile - Glitter Girl - Love of a Mortal - Sons of Beowulf - The Silver Ring - Adventures of Bert Huggins - Legacy of Mercy - Some titles are already published, and some are mine. So do not take them for yourselves, thank you!

Writing Survey!

ChrisSadhill

59 reads

Morning Commute

The man sleeping

upon the bus stop bench

blocking your view

of this month’s

burger ad,

paid for by the fast-food joint

around the corner,

is hungry,

and his name is Bert Huggins,

if you cared to know.

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Can you make us thirsty for an entire novel by writing your BEST first line? Write the BEST first line to the next story that you never knew you wanted to tell. Sell us on your big idea in forty (40) words or less, no more. Draw us in by saying everything to overwhelm our minds with excitement or say just enough to lure us in and have us lusting for the next four-hundred pages. Any Genre is allowed. The object is to grab us at the beginning and to make us never want to let go. Must be done in ONE sentence. Happy writing! I pick the winners and will read every entry!

dctezcan

24 reads

Ramblings of a quiet man

She was fearless, even a little insolent, as if death would not dare snuff out a light so bright and full of promise; but I saw neither as my knife pierced her side and her life spilled over my hands.

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29 reads

Skank Packin’

Some girl

With green eyes

Who was undoubtedly

Beautiful years ago

About an hour ago

Accused me of being a Fed

And pulled a machete on me

Damn.

I really need to up brush up

On my situational awareness skills

Stupid bitch

David Burdett

6/28/2023

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23 reads

The Kool-Aid Kid

We lived in a house

Constructed of bricks

Of Velveeta and confusion

Surrounded by liquor stores

And bombed out abortion clinics

My father would visit us

Every other weekend

We would drive around for hours

Shooting homeless people

I've got a necklace

Made from human ears to prove it

My mother told me

That the first words

I ever spoke were

"Kill me"

I was 10 years old

And they did

David Burdett

6/28/2023

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29 reads

Death without Dignity

My intention

Was to lock myself

In that motel bathroom

Curl up in the tub

And open my mind

With a bag of mushrooms

And a box cutter

Thank God you were there

And needed to take a shit

David Burdett

6/28/2023

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