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(Ongoing) Wailing Flower is a raw and introspective story about the absurdity of modern life, consumerism, and the search for meaning in a seemingly meaningless world. Told through the eyes of a disillusioned protagonist, it explores the struggle between nihilism and self-discovery. Read More

Tags: sad, modern, modernity, absurd, absurdism

The Etruscan shrew is the smallest mammal, and its life is a cycle of searching for food: after eating, it falls asleep only to wake up again and search for food. If it doesn't succeed, it will die. I have the "Etruscan shrew syndrome." Perhaps you have the Etruscan shrew… Read More

Tags: existentialism, absurdism, surrealism, psychologicaldrama, philosophicalfiction

A man waits by the telephone for fourty years, for no apparent reason. Read More

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During a meticulously planned bank robbery, Ethan faces an unexpected existential crisis. Torn between his criminal role and deeper questions of life's meaning, he confronts his conflicted conscience. This intense, philosophical thriller explores the human psyche under extreme pressure. Read More

Tags: gang, absurdism, heist, bank

Short Story / Other

December 19, 2020

Reads: 411

Comments: 1

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The light has gone out of Guthrie's busy days working for the International Parasitic Society. Can a mysterious traveler and his pet goose make it all better? Read More

Tags: humor, mystery, absurdism, cosmic-horror

A short story on life, absurdist worldview and questioning human existence Read More

Tags: philosophy, nihilism, absurdism

Poem / Humor

February 12, 2017

Hi. I don't even know what one would call this, it certainly is not set out properly in poem structure. And it probably does not make any sense to anyone but me. I wrote it while watching a Woody Allen film for the first time; Cafe Society, and realizing how… Read More

Tags: absurdism

This is just an attempt to prove once again, Of why Quran is a Miraculous Book, and that ‘Quran has the Answer to every Question of Humanity’. Read More

Tags: god, islam, religion, existence, existentialism, absurdism, absurdist, samuel, beckett, kierkegaard, atheists, quran, agnostics, godot

An Irate farmer got more than he bargained for in this zany tale. Read More

Tags: love, science_fiction, drugs, romance, war, sex, poverty, prostitution, human, balls, absurdism, karl, marx, agriculture, boners

Time Traveling Journal Recounting the Last Days of Several Disturbed Individuals Read More

Tags: dark, horror, poe, absurdism, gothic_fiction, anti-humor

Short Story / Flash Fiction

September 17, 2007

Reads: 1180

Comments: 4

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A kid explores death when he finds a dead bug on the floor. Read More

Tags: death, life, youth, existentialism, absurdism

A young boy discovers something unsettling while on his way to get a midnight snack. Read More

Tags: government, law, parents, existentialism, absurdism, midnight_snack

A young girls account of a tragedy. Read More

Tags: tragedy, existentialism, absurdism, wtc

Short Story / Flash Fiction

September 12, 2007

Reads: 1576

Comments: 5

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A stop at a red light becomes an existential experience. Read More

Tags: life, waiting, kafka, existentialism, absurdism

Book / Science Fiction

June 14, 2007

Reads: 455

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

In a world with superheroes, only a Social Justice Leaguer having a midlife crisis and two government lackeys-- one of whom is definitely not a mutated crocodile-- have a chance to stop a plot to release a chemical weapon on several million civilians. Read More

Tags: fantasy, science_fiction, satire, superheroes, parody, action, superhero, comic_books, absurdism

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