The girl in the ratty dress was ruining his birthday party, and Evander had already decided that nothing⁠-not the dank smell of the underground, not the glass skylight that showed a tempting but unreachable summer day, not the jealous looks his so-called friends threw him⁠-was going to ruin this day.... A short story about a boy, a girl, and a wooden bird, all set in a futuristic dystopian world.

This is a book of poetry. I am the Wordsmith and here are my Offspring. Some are about people, some are about beauty, some are about books, and all are by me! Some are terrible but many are very good (or at least I think so). Please read more than one before judging! There's a star * next to my most exceptional poems, although the others are generally good too, with a few horrendously ridiculous exceptions. So if you don't want to read through of them then I would very much appreciate it if you could at least provide feedback on the starred poems! Thanks to you friends. And please COMMENT!!! I will accept haters as long is I receive some feedback! If you absolutely believe one of these is stupid or should be improved then TELL ME HOW AND WHY. And if you love one then please do more than vote, tell me why it's you're favorite! COMMENTS ARE FREE ADVICE THAT IMPROVE A WRITER'S WORK AND GIVE US THE EXPERIENCE WE NEED TO BECOME PUBLISHED AND FAMOUS! Thank you again, dear readers Sincerely, The Wordsmith

A little bit of inspiration... Check out this book when in need of some inspiration to get you back to that keyboard! We all know how hard it can be to stay motivated with anything, especially writing! So don't sit around waiting for inspiration to hit you! Come find it! Feel free to use any of these for your endeavors. No credit needed. Highest rankings: #1 in writing prompts #1 in writing challenge #5 in tips