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Literary Spotlight

Everyone Gets Buried With Something Unsaid
by lilly in Poetry » Realistic


Nobody Is Coming
by lilly in Poetry » Realistic


What the Dust Remembers
by lilly in Poetry » Realistic


The Embers Glow Again
by lilly in Poetry » Realistic


Smile
by moon1 in Poetry » General


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  • Poetry » Narrative, Realistic
    Irreplaceable.

    a second-person point of view of the last day of school.

    teddyluv
    teddyluv - 14m ago
    E - Everyone

  • Forums » Information Desk
    Report a Site Bug

    Lol, @Meshugenah, I'm so afraid of breaking WF right now. XD The pressure! Also, thanks Nate! I got an email! One more nitpicky thing... I, who forgot my password temporarily ...

    Snoink
    Snoink - 1h ago

  • Short Story » Fanfiction, Teen Fiction
    CONVERGENT

    A Divergent fanfic with a brand new main character named Waylon Lee. This is a character profile only so that's why the structure looks like that.

    waylonbrooks
    waylonbrooks - 3h ago
    16+ Language Violence Mature Content

  • Reviews » Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Supernatural
    Some kind of monster land: Stranger than creatures

    Hi Banana Lover, i readed this story and i thinked it is very much interesting but also a little bit confusing for me because the parents are demonic clown and ...

    rikkidas
    rikkidas - 6h ago

  • Forums » Art & Photography
    My character designs. <33 [3]

    Nellie (from the twenty-fourth Halloween tale!):

    creeperfeverdreams

  • Reviews » Poetry » General, General
    please, could you meet me at the cemetery?

    Hi Ellie! I'm back to review another poem in your brilliant collection! This one really read to me like a prayer, not a decorative one. The structure is essentially devotional: ...

    4revgreen
    4revgreen - 6h ago

  • Reviews » Article / Essay » Other, Other
    I'm sorry.

    This is a great piece. The wording in it is beautiful and paints such a sad picture. You captured the feeling of sadness and hurt perfectly and the way you ...

    UnKn0wN3V3R
    UnKn0wN3V3R - 7h ago

  • Reviews » Poetry » General, General
    Smile

    I like how Pain and Smile are both essentially friends in this. It makes them feel more relatable than just revealing them as emotions as a lot of people do. ...

    UnKn0wN3V3R
    UnKn0wN3V3R - 7h ago

  • Reviews » Poetry » General, General
    Smile

    I really liked your poem and think it'd be interesting to give you some feedback! I'll be using the YWS S'more Method to review your poem! Top Graham Cracker - ...

    WhistElleP
    WhistElleP - 7h ago

  • Reviews » Poetry » Realistic, Literature
    Everyone Gets Buried With Something Unsaid

    Hiii!! I really enjoyed reading your poem. It’s very impactful and makes one wonder about the things that they’ve left unsaid to their dear ones. I really loved the stanza ...

    jennie
    jennie - 8h ago

  • Poetry » General, General
    Smile

    Do you think your smile is crying on your lips?

    moon1
    moon1 - 12h ago
    E - Everyone

  • Forums » Lounge, The
    MBTI: What are you?

    ENTJ. However, nowadays I'm of the opinion that MBTI is a horoscope for people who don't believe in horoscopes. There's just no way you can divide 7 billion different personalities ...

    EveryUsernameTaken
    EveryUsernameTaken - 13h ago

  • Forums » Lounge, The
    Is a psychological analysis as a review okay?

    I personally see psychological analysis as a fun thing to do with my character when bored! But when someone is reviewing... I just want to know that everything in the ...

    EveryUsernameTaken
    EveryUsernameTaken - 13h ago

  • Forums » Research
    What is growing up?

    The humbling of my pride (for I did believe I was quite smart at 11 and now see I was quite stupid). It's quite odd, some days I want to ...

    EveryUsernameTaken
    EveryUsernameTaken - 13h ago

  • Short Story » Fanfiction, Supernatural
    “Just because we’re dead kids doesn’t mean that we’re stupid”

    One of Laughing Jack’s victims would like a moment with you to express her hatred of the clown.

    creeperfeverdreams
    creeperfeverdreams - 13h ago
    16+ Violence

  • Reviews » Poetry » Horror, General
    five. trickortreat

    Hello there, human! I'm reviewing using the YWS S'more Method today! Shalt we commence with the possessed S’more? Top Graham Cracker - This bloody girl finally goes out trick-or-treating, searching ...

    creeperfeverdreams
    creeperfeverdreams - 13h ago



Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
— Voltaire