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Poem / Romance

February 23, 2025

Reads: 25

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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"Waves of Silver" weaves a vivid portrait of the complexity and beauty in a person’s features. Through the metaphor of the ocean, the poem reflects on the passage of time, with silver waves of hair and golden flecks in the eyes symbolizing both wisdom and depth. The face becomes a… Read More

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a poem about a captain. he says basically that humanityhas gone too far, while his crewmate yearns for growth and progress. its about conquership Read More

Short Story / Non-Fiction

November 23, 2024

Reads: 56

Shelves: 1

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Simple life with your loving family. Read More
A young woman is drowning in the beauty of the ocean. It only gets worse from there. Until it doesn't. Read More
This was submitted for my high school’s two-sentence scary story contest. Read More

Tags: short, flash, ocean

Anna and her fledgling group of real estate developers arrive on an idyllic island in the South Pacific. What begins as the opportunity of a lifetime quickly unravels into horror as she is forced to face pirates, betrayal, and her own self doubts. Will Anna and her friends survive the… Read More

Poem / Memoir

September 11, 2024

Reads: 52

Comments: 1

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I love to walk along beaches, especially the ones in Florida. This is a little flight of fancy about what could possibly be found along one of those walks. Photo courtesy by Derekpics from Pixabay Read More
A metaphorical Christian poem about life and Jesus. (This poem has a deeper meaning than swimming in a marina.) Hope you enjoy!! Read More

Reads: 173

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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This story is a prologue of a fantasy romance novel about two gods of the ocean, Amphrodite and the God with no name, who fall in love despite their differences. It introduces their backgrounds, personalities, and the setting of the story. Read More
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Tags: love, ocean

We wander around in the pursuit of happiness which, if we find, is available only momentarily. For a permanent joy, journey within is inevitable. The sages have spoken about it for centuries. We have read about it in many books and heard about on many occasions, yet somehow the subject… Read More

Poem / Poetry

April 19, 2024

Reads: 110

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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A maiden's secrets are forever buried in the depths of the ocean, which did for her what no man had the grace to do... watch over her and sing her a final lullaby. Read More
This is a short story that I wrote many years ago when I was member of a local scuba club. I have simply included it for nostalgic reasons. It details a scuba dive to a well known dive site off Sydney Heads called the colours. Read More
Atlas, Rose, Midas and Bone. Four sharks live happy comfortable lives. But during a hunt, one of them begins to experience a strange phenomenon. A desperate sounding voice begins to fill his head, begging for help. What follows is a story of exploration, death, deception, and intrigue. Read More

Tags: ghosts, ocean, sharks

A young man who lives by the ocean misses the school bus, having been drawn to the beach by the beauty of Sun and sea and sky. Read More

Reads: 130

Shelves: 1

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Grandpa’s stories about the Hollow Whale were true after all… Read More
Abaeze: (shouts) Lower any weapons! This is a takeover! No one moves unless you want to get hurt! Captain Siker: What do you want? What is this all about? We don't carry weapons or cash on this ship, just cargo. Abaeze: We know that, but we need your cargo. And… Read More
Two couples, Jake and Mia, and Leo and Zoe, are on a cruise vacation in the Caribbean. They are bored with the usual activities on board. And were looking for some fun, adventure and excitement away from their routine dull lives. They found plenty of opportunities to spice up their… Read More
An original, allegorical take on the sentiment "if you love them, let them leave...but pray they stay." Read More
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