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Gustave Deresse

Aug 12, 2024

22 stories

Meaning & Happiness

Stories that remind you of this most important part of life, that happiness requires meaning.

Margie Willis

A Spaceship Between Starfish

where the wafty anemones waggle . . .

Aug 1, 2024

Two starfish on beach sand touching

Aug 1, 2024

In

The Crooked Circle

by

Jenine Bsharah Baines

Rebellious

Here’s an idea I just may ‘borrow’

Jun 5, 2024

Rebellious

Jun 5, 2024

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Poonam Vashist

From Where Do You Find Your Strength?

Exploring the Roots of Resilience and Inner Power

Jan 17, 2024

From Where Do You Find Your Strength?

Jan 17, 2024

In

Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub

by

Nettie Stein

Her Smile

Aug 27, 2022

Her Smile

Aug 27, 2022

Alex Mos

The Equation of Love

A free verse poem

Dec 14, 2023

The Equation of Love

Dec 14, 2023

In

Scuzzbucket

by

The Mad Poetess

His Unfoldment

A poem

Jan 1, 2024

His Unfoldment

Jan 1, 2024

In

The Wind Phone

by

pockett dessert

Be Sad, Broken, Lost And Confused, This Is How To Heal

Take the purple heart trail when you are grieving a loss in life.

Nov 17, 2023

sunrise purple heart clouds, morning sky, rebirth, loss and connection | © pockett dessert, purple heart

Nov 17, 2023

Jenny Lane

My Godsend Kiss Me Into Infinity

The third line of words you first said to me was,

Nov 23, 2023

My Godsend Kiss Me Into Infinity

Nov 23, 2023

In

Blue Insights

by

Priya Tandon

Becoming of a Butterfly

A time comes when the caterpillar must break the cocoon walls, and a butterfly must spread its wings to fly into the unknown of the vast…

Feb 24, 2021

Becoming of a Butterfly

Feb 24, 2021

Camilla Seth

More Than Emptiness

A poem

Oct 1, 2023

More Than Emptiness

Oct 1, 2023

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Elle Canta

Death and the Night

A prose poem

Mar 6, 2023

Death and the Night

Mar 6, 2023

In

Picture This

by

pockett dessert

Take The Yellow Sunflower Trail When Your Heart Feels Lost

The Magic of Sunflower Fields, Quotes and Sayings | Heart Trails

Sep 27, 2023

sunflower dancing | © pockett dessert

Sep 27, 2023

In

Nice Work

by

Sara Wachter-Boettcher

Hey designers, they’re gaslighting you.

“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…

Oct 5, 2023

A black and white still from the 1944 film Gaslight. Paula, played by Ingrid Bergman, stares up with a haunted expression at a flickering gaslight chandelier in her home. Just one of its light is on.

Oct 5, 2023

In

Soul Bay

by

William J Spirdione

Doors Lead Nowhere Until We Open Them

A Dizain

Oct 5, 2023

Green frog on wet rocks

Oct 5, 2023

In

Engage

by

Natalie

My Fear and Its Remedy Share the Same Name

“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen…” Brené Brown

Sep 7, 2023

A disturbed pond…ripples waves out with the shadow of tree leaves at the very top of the photo

Sep 7, 2023

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This story is no longer available

Randall Snyder

Still Time

The remaining days of a life so numbered, one less with each rise and set of the sun, to count or not to count, no matter, as only the…

Oct 27, 2022

Still Time

Oct 27, 2022

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