822 Results with the "Fiction" genre


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      The Boy Soldier

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      by LovelyMay The Boy Soldier begins with a warm and familiar scene—an energetic child no older than three, wrapped in laughter and curiosity, engaging in pretend battle with the most accessible “enemy” he knows: his father. In his tiny hands, a beard becomes a rope to pull, buttons become targets to poke, and a watch becomes the prize he proudly claims. These harmless skirmishes are not fought with anger but with love, as the child’s playful assaults are absorbed with joy. The father, although seemingly under…
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      Curly Locks

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      by LovelyMay Curly Locks opens with a gentle gaze upon a child, so young and untouched by the world, nestled in the safety of early innocence. The poem reflects on what, if anything, such a child could understand of pain, hope, or the quiet ache of growing older. There is no worry on that face—no trace of the burdens that life eventually brings. Instead, the child’s smile suggests a soul still basking in a simpler truth, one not yet colored by regret or complexity. The speaker wonders if this child, so full of…
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      Growing Down

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      by LovelyMay Growing Down begins with a quiet shift in the narrator’s understanding of what it means to truly live. Where once there was ambition for position, income, and recognition, there now stands something far more genuine—a kite soaring in the wind, laughter shared over spilled marbles, and joy drawn from childish footsteps echoing in the backyard. The narrator, once proud of his adult image, finds himself letting go of the stiffness that comes with it. He sheds the polished shoes and structured schedules,…
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      by LovelyMay When Mother Sleeps evokes a quiet reverence for a role so instinctive yet so often overlooked. It begins by painting an image of deep maternal rest, a sleep earned through endless hours of giving and tending. The world may continue to rumble with all its noise—storms outside or clattering indoors—but it does not touch her slumber. In that moment, she is sheltered, perhaps not by walls, but by the peace of knowing her child is safe. Her rest, though, is never complete. It exists only in the space…
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      by LovelyMay The Love of the Game begins with a voice that pushes back against a world obsessed with winning, proving, and outdoing. Instead of glorifying success in its usual form—money, fame, or accolades—it leans into a different kind of victory. This victory is quieter, rooted in the joy of effort itself, and in the satisfaction of knowing that something was done wholeheartedly. The speaker notices how often people get lost in comparison. They look at what others have and feel cheated or left behind. But what…
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      by LovelyMay A Mountain Woman by Ridgwell Cullum is a captivating tale set in the wilderness, following the life of a determined and resourceful woman who faces the harsh realities of mountain life while dealing with love, survival, and the complexities of human relationships. The novel explores themes of strength, perseverance, and the enduring spirit of the frontier.
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      by LovelyMay A Mountain Woman begins not with grandeur but with quiet contrast—an unexpected union between refinement and rawness. Leroy Brainard, a man who respects literature too deeply to exploit it for profit, seeks something untouched by the constraints of his cultured world. His journey west leads to a marriage with a woman carved from the wilderness, as wild and honest as the land she comes from. The story is recounted by Victor, Leroy’s friend, who watches the tale unfold with both admiration and unease.…
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      by LovelyMay Jim Lancy's Waterloo begins in the quiet aftermath of hardship, where courage isn’t loud but steady. Catherine Ford, once tethered to the predictable rhythms of married life, now finds herself standing alone against the elements, her husband buried beneath the Nebraska soil. But she does not retreat. With her children to raise and a homestead to maintain, she chooses not just survival but dignity. Her presence in the harsh prairie is not defined by loss but by action. The land offers little softness, yet…
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      A Resuscitation

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      by LovelyMay A Resuscitation begins in the quiet, uncertain moments following David Culross's release from a twenty-year prison sentence. Though the iron bars have been lifted, his spirit remains shackled by time, regret, and the loss of identity. His steps through the city echo the dissonance between inner numbness and outer movement—he walks, yet feels no closer to living. People pass without seeing him, but somehow, his worn coat and haunted look betray his past. He possesses a ticket to Chicago and a meager sum,…
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      Up the Gulch

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      by LovelyMay Up the Gulch unfolds through a quietly emotional landscape where physical place mirrors the spiritual terrain of those who inhabit it. Kate, delicate in frame but deep in thought, leaves behind the structured, protective familiarity of the East not merely for health, but for clarity. Her journey westward, encouraged by her father-in-law Major Shelly, is painted with uncertainty—more a departure from emotional stagnancy than geographic relocation. The West, often romanticized or misjudged, doesn’t greet…
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