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avvoltoio by JarvisDBrooksJr
avvoltoioby JarvisDBrooksJr
avvoltoio is a profound philosophical exploration that dares to confront the most fundamental and often ignored truth of human existence: death. With searing intellectua...
A Little Souvenir by awfullyStrange
A Little Souvenirby Rodney
A poem I made for a vss365 prompt on my X page. I hope you like it!
Completed
Melancholia's Elegy by Senior_Torte519
Melancholia's Elegyby Senior _Torte519
In the shadow of a catastrophic event, a group of people navigate a now precarious existence on a newly terraformed Mars. As societal structures begin to crumble and exi...
Inspiration and Futility, Alternating Between the Poles by BigSugarBuddha
Inspiration and Futility, Alternat...by Big Sugar Buddha
An examination of the creative process, of the push and pull between the forces that inspire us, and those which act as a drag on our inertia, of what it means to be ins...
LETTER TO ATHEISTS by OzzyKing3
LETTER TO ATHEISTSby Ozzy King
INTRODUCTION This little book is divided into two beautiful parts: part one features conversations with an atheist while part two talks about his futility.
Charles A. Sprague by TwistingTowers55
Charles A. Spragueby TwistingTowers55
An exploration of the decisions faced by former Oregon Senator Charles A. Sprague during WWII.
Completed
The Farmer and the Girl by Jolras95
The Farmer and the Girlby Jolras95
While on a vacation from her ballerina school, Ava, a young aspiring ballet dancer, returns to her family's home on a farm. There, she accidentally meets a mysterious fa...
CORONA MORTIS by SimonGithuku9
CORONA MORTISby Simon Githuku
a poem on the futility of life and how it all runs fast ..how it happens so abruptly that we never see it coming..the punctual creditor
Are you the player or just a piece in the game? by dark_truth876
Are you the player or just a piece...by dark_truth876
A short elaboration of a struggle i know isnt all most think it is. A trap even at times.
Despair, Futility and Sadness by NyimaDorje
Despair, Futility and Sadnessby Nyima Dorje
short narrative story of a failed person embarrassed on an occasion.
How to Escape Death: A Practical Guide by HeberLonghurst
How to Escape Death: A Practical G...by Heber Longhurst
Chelem accomplishes the unbelievable in an attempt to achieve the impossible.
Completed
Out of Nothing by justisr
Out of Nothingby justisr
One finds themself alone in a place of endless emptiness.
Nobody Wants to Grow Up on Mars by __QKX__
Nobody Wants to Grow Up on Marsby QKX
People don't bring kids to grow up on mid-ocean oil rigs, at Antarctic research stations, or on months-long nuclear submarine voyages - there's a reason. They also don't...
To Love and Lose and Love Again by Astor_Juniper
To Love and Lose and Love Againby Astor_Juniper
''It's Easier. It's Easier. It's Easier./ But being silent, being normal, being accepted..../ It isn't easier./ Because nothing has ever been as easy as choosing to lov...
The Last Messiah: A Eulogy for Humanity by sbrass26
The Last Messiah: A Eulogy for Hum...by Simon Brass
We are always awaiting the Messiah that never arrives... Filled with existential despair and acerbic wit these short stories or, 'lamentations,' grapple with themes rang...
The Birth Lottery by sbrass26
The Birth Lotteryby Simon Brass
A nameless character awaits the results of the 'birth lottery.' Filled with existential despair and acerbic wit these short stories or, 'lamentations,' grapple with them...
The Joys of Strolling through the Neighbourhood Box Store by sbrass26
The Joys of Strolling through the...by Simon Brass
As the main character journeys through the vacuity of consumer society, from suburban surroundings to the 'neighbourhood box store,' his mind slowly begins to unravel...
On Futility: A Manifesto on Uselessness by easthastingsofheaven
On Futility: A Manifesto on Useles...by Scott.
What's the point of going forward, if everything crumbles and turns into ashes? Do not open this.