Freelit Stories

48 Stories

the bullheaded pig by SpragueThomson
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the bullheaded pigby SpragueThomson
A riddle and fable say often more than a thousand words of agony.
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bella donna by SpragueThomson
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bella donnaby SpragueThomson
In the garden grows one of the most poisonous plants, this plant is to ward off evil. Touch it and you'll die.
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christening  by SpragueThomson
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christening by SpragueThomson
Maybe this poem needs to be introduced, maybe you just need to read it and follow your own path. The brazen lawlessness made me decide to post it. This individual needs...
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papercide  by SpragueThomson
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papercide by SpragueThomson
The forensic evidence left by a murderer, in almost correct haiku syllables.
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justice flies by SpragueThomson
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justice fliesby SpragueThomson
No matter what, the lawlessness will meet its end. This time demanding transparency beyond all the veils of power. Let justice speak for everyone, not just for the happy...
the aboveboard below  by SpragueThomson
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the aboveboard below by SpragueThomson
There's a lot to be said about how different governments, institutions, their politicians and their officials handle this pandemic. Testing is overall still not up to st...
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on the precipice by SpragueThomson
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on the precipiceby SpragueThomson
The deception of power revealed.
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fender-bender-freak-rear-ender-crack-up by SpragueThomson
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fender-bender-freak-rear-ender-cra...by SpragueThomson
How injury evolved me through and beyond the fucking pain of the insult.
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the duck dunk by SpragueThomson
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the duck dunkby SpragueThomson
In the abandonment there's a tilting point where the walls come closer and closer. Until the room is gone, that's where I set a new step, let the old go and found the lo...
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stick-in-the-mud fogy by SpragueThomson
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stick-in-the-mud fogyby SpragueThomson
Silence, what can be said about...
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gathering  by SpragueThomson
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gathering by SpragueThomson
In a new World our species once more become hunter gatherers in our backyards and cities..
the gimlet by SpragueThomson
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the gimletby SpragueThomson
Where once was a wall, there's now a void bored.
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pill by SpragueThomson
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pillby SpragueThomson
On the coffee grounds grows a mold. Mold can kill us and cure.
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syntax anarchy by SpragueThomson
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syntax anarchyby SpragueThomson
Rules have a function, rules also exist to be tested. Especially in writing poetry, grammar needs to sing a lower tone next to rhythm or rhyme, but even without rhyme in...
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ignis fatuus  by SpragueThomson
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ignis fatuus by SpragueThomson
Illusion cheats on our eyes, as it does with the virtual perception. An illusion isn't virtual, although the virtual can be an illusion. It's not the threshold between u...
shot spent by SpragueThomson
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shot spentby SpragueThomson
As a kid, this is how I looked when I was sick but didn't wanna be ill. My body remembers, so here I am having fought pain and discomfort, setback and mourning of an old...
the black page  by SpragueThomson
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the black page by SpragueThomson
Born in a pink skin I'm considered white, therefore I have no illusions I can fully comprehend or imagine what our sisters and brothers with different complexion have go...
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concatenation of duty by SpragueThomson
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concatenation of dutyby SpragueThomson
Another etymology of the word responsible, response-able, or the avoidance from responsibility. None of us can be excluded in this equation, and certainly not those who...
hail heavy dew by SpragueThomson
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hail heavy dewby SpragueThomson
Alliteration in some corners of the literate world is considered to be a lesser part of the form of art. I strongly disagree with this view, I sincerely think alliterati...
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