Pick of the day
Story of the week
Trevor and Barry Get Lucky (1)
Posted by SoulFire77 on Wed, 28 Oct 2026
"This story is for Jenny (skinner_jennifer).I don't do dedications, but I'm making an exception. I'm told she's missed round here, and I know what it's like when a regular's seat is empty.
Barry would like it known that he'd share his toast with her. He wouldn't. But he'd think about it, which for Barry is a lot.
No charge."
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Poem of the week
One Long Front Passing Through A Life
Posted by Lille Dante on Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Wam rain arrives like a hand over the eyes...
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Posted by onemorething:
Hello! It's been a while since I have had the pleasure of choosing the Picks of the Week.
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Our Story and Poem for September, very kindly chosen by hudsonmoon:
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New Writing Challenge By SoulFire77 - Win Us Some Money!
Soulfire77 has very generously offered us a donation for each scary story posted between now and October 30th, so please fire up your laptops and follow his instructions below.
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Posting From Your Android Phone - Fixed!
Some of you have been having issues with posting your work using an android phone. Ewan and John our techie have been working really hard to fix this.
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Picks of the Month
White Noise
Posted by skinner_jennifer on Mon, 14 Sep 2026
Now I'm in the system riding on ocean
waves of chemotherapy and medication
deeper than anything I've known before,
needles bruise; feeding Pembrolizumab –
Aprepitant – Ondansetron.
Restore this malfunctioning body, let me
be pure...crush the enemy. I imagine good
cells as they glow in bright white light that
shimmers as I anticipate autumn's energy
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For Present Company
Posted by sean mcnulty on Sat, 19 Sep 2026
These streets and their cigarette butts. They lie dead in the puddles like forgotten men. They’ll be gone soon in the coming slush. Winter’s assignment is to give us all a good wash, person and paving alike.
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