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Poem / Poetry

January 09, 2025

Reads: 34

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

The feelings of guilt after moments of bliss. Read More

Tags: masturbation, guilt

The Prison of Guilt : A Echoing Nightmare is a short story that explores the consequences that follow the drunken mistake of one man to get behind the wheel which ends the lives of four and ruins the lives of many. Read More

Tags: death, haunting, prison, nightmares, guilt

The Christmas Story -- without the glitter, the tinsel or the sparkle . . . Read More

Tags: christmas, time, shame, guilt, affirmation

Tags: guilt, mistakes, disappointments-and-hatred

Poem / Poetry

November 02, 2024

Tags: pain, guilt, trauma, groom, sexual-assault

In the grip of a raging storm, a haunted lighthouse keeper receives an unsettling radio transmission. As the winds howl and the waves crash, the voice from the static slowly unravels Thomas Wright's past, forcing him to confront the truth he's long tried to bury. Can he face the ghosts… Read More

Tags: love, mystery, secret, guilt, self-acceptance

This is the story of a girl who is forced to go on island. Read More

Tags: sad, suspense, guilt

Short Story / Romance

October 01, 2024

Why is he still here watching this? Read More

Tags: romance, guilt, watching

Tags: depression, sadness, guilt, trauma

Written in rhymed couplets, a woman is haunted by a lesbian sense of guilt attached to memories of her parents. Read More

Tags: memories, dreams, women, guilt, siblings

A brief glimpse of a romance unfulfilled. Read More

Tags: love, heartbreak, guilt, fleeting-romance

In "Fall From Grace," Maya is haunted by the memory of her classmate Ava's tragic fall from a classroom window. As Maya grapples with her guilt over the incident, she faces relentless psychological torment, leading her to a dramatic confession. Set against the backdrop of a prestigious school and a… Read More

Tags: suspense, guilt, trauma, psychologicalthriller, darksecrets

Ben Heston is an everyman with a shameful problem, he is unemployed and feels immense guilt for being a drag on society. Though some unbelievable happens and Ben's guilt leads to his redemption. Read More

Tags: guilt, heston, echoes, ben, matthew-bissonnette

Short Story / Non-Fiction

February 27, 2024

Reads: 210

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A morning, during my transplant….. Read More

Tags: survivor, cancer, guilt

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"God gave you 21 years, how much time did you ever give Him?" Read More

A poem about posthumous reconciliation with a family member. Read More

Tags: loss, family, grief, shame, guilt

Book / Fantasy

December 28, 2023

What happens when a broken god, once a part of the might Original gods, wants to rise once again and bring eternity to all humanity? Rulership of the gods sitting on their thrones from now have allowed only certain individuals to ascent. But according to the Forgotten One, they all… Read More

Tags: philosophy, loneliness, eternity, guilt, gods

Poem / Horror

December 23, 2023

Reads: 151

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

front cover artwork does not belong to me ___________________________________ Read More

Tags: greed, lust, haunting, blood, guilt

You play for fun or money, but at stake is your life... Read More

Tags: love, feelings, addiction, guilt, provocative

Tags: gay, youth, guilt

Well, it’s almost Halloween. ‘Tis as good a time as any to sweep out old and/or expendable ghosts. This poem differentiates between ghosts that are excess baggage and those that are remembrances of past loves and friends. Thanks for reading! Read More

Tags: halloween, ghosts, guilt

Poem / Romance

October 24, 2023

Tags: love, healing, guilt, one-sided-love

Short Story / Other

September 28, 2023

Reads: 137

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

What happens if you did the crime, but couldn't do the time ? Here's one man's story of life behind bars. This story was written following the prompt given by Reedsy Weekly prompts. "Write about someone keeping track of time with tally marks on a wall - until one day… Read More

Tags: crime, prison, guilt, numbers, strikes

Poem / Poetry

June 20, 2023

Read this from a perspective of being a juror on a case. Read More

Tags: hope, innocence, guilt, oppression, blame

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Tags: poetry, darkness, guilt, seeing

Poem / Poetry

June 16, 2023

Reads: 156

Comments: 1

The Review Chain House

Tags: guilt, blame, blame-yourself

I wish I could disremember . . but then I would not be the whole of me . . . Read More

Tags: friendship, hurt, guilt, remembering, moments

Guilt, guilt, guilt! Read More

Tags: guilt

Tags: hope, despair, impotence, guilt

Tags: death, life, mom, guilt, booze

The pain is palpable. You can taste it and touch it. Read More

Tags: pain, regret, guilt

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