http://slow.writerscafe.org/WordWorks The original writings of author Elizabeth Reed en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776016862 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Our feet pound the earth beneath us and our hearts pound in our chests. All I can hear is the sound of our heavy breathing and the leaves crunching under us. Sam takes my hand. His is hot and sweaty but I don't care, I tighten my grip on it. We can hear the men shouting after us but we ignore them. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1116548/ In a dystopian world where genders and classes are separated into divisions a young girl and her family struggle to stay abide by the law. What will happen when Grace takes the law into her own hands? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1116485/ A few days later things were going pretty smoothly and it was a Saturday, so Beck and I slept in to about 9:00am before getting up and heading downstairs. My date with Josh went really well. He even came to meet Aunt Hailey and Uncle Chris the next day and we set up another date. I refrained from te.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1092557/ The darkness, the black, the silence deafening as it pulls you, claws you, tears you apartYou scream for help but nothing, silence, no words escape you lipsYou can't escape it, the blackness, the horror, the terror that's inside youYou can't get away, though you try, how you try, try so de.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1087346/ After about a week I was feeling perfectly fine. The flu was gone and my arm was out of the sling. My shoulder was still a little sore, but I was working in the barn, doing things that weren't too strenuous. Mostly just working the horses and filling water buckets (and yes, I wore a helmet when jump.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1086049/ I fell asleep in the truck and woke up about four hours later in bed. Beck and Laina stayed by my bed, promising they would stay as long as they could. Beck was talking to me about why I had run off that day in school so early and stayed in the principal's office so late, and why Aunt Hail.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1070530/ I drove around for a while, trying to ease my rage before I decided to stop at a small, open clothes and jewelry shop. I parked my Echo and walked inside, looking around. They had some really cute clothes, and nice jewelry. All of the adults in the store were staring at me and giving me weird looks... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1070444/ Laina was right when she said she would be back at the barn as soon as possible. A week after her accident her parents let her come back and help us out, mostly with herding the sheep and cleaning stalls. Over a month after Laina's accident was when Beck tried to break Kujo. Me and Laina w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1070443/ It was another routine day at the orphanage. Being 16 there was little chance of me being adopted, so I did extra around the orphanage to earn my keep. Clarice and Charlotte were kind of like my mothers, and all the kids my brothers and sisters. Being the oldest there I was always the one put in cha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1058137/ Growing up I always felt a little bit different. Now this isn't one of those stories about the outcast loner who was some sort of freaky weirdo. I had quite a few friends and a lot of fond memories. I grew up in a very poor orphanage, so we didn't have many toys, but we made up our own games. We wer.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1051302/ Selena, a 16 year old orphan, always had a strange attraction to the moon and the sun and loved her Moon Key Necklace. She embarks on an amazing journey that will change her life forever. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1051300/ A wonderful night turned horribly wrong as I sit up in my bedCrying and shaking from the thoughts in my headSeeing you made me happy for just a short timeUntil I remember that you are not mineYou don't know how I feel, you can't read my heartYou don't know how much I miss you every time we're apartY.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1044875/ I trudged through the day, depressed and annoyed, wishing it would end. I had now realized that I had almost all my classes with the blonde and brunette from the day before, who Laina had said were Taylor (brunette) and Lucy (blonde).Well that just makes everything better. I thought.I pushed a stray.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1043934/ When I got home later that day I got straight to my chores in the barn. I was kind of worried about what Beck had said earlier. If I did get caught I would be in huge trouble. Way more than I would have gotten in at Maxwell. I probably would be suspended for a week or something.I wiped my forehead w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1043610/ A short story http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1042144/ Words strike out light thrashing lighting, pour like driving rainI can't stop them as they lash at you, it's like I've gone insaneI ramble and I rant as tears stream from my eyesYou stand there and you take it, you listen to my criesSo stoic and so peaceful, you stare into my soulThe heart you knew .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1042136/ When we got home Aunt Hailey was so excited to take me to dinner and I was ready to let her. I trotted upstairs and changed into some work clothes and when I came down Beck and Aunt Hailey were in the kitchen. When I entered they stopped talking. Aunt Hailey had a forced smile."Oh, Cody," she said. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041689/ "Wow, Wesley. That was great." I said as I put my plate in the sink. "Yeah, it was good. Thank you." Kale said. Wesley smiled and started washing the dishes. "It was nothing special." he said. "Just vegetables and bread.""Oh, Wesley, stop." I said. "You added all those spices and stuff." H.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041687/ The moment you realize they've left youThey've left you and they don't careIs the moment that takes your breath awayAnd leaves you gasping for airThey've gone and have forgottenForgotten everything you've sharedThey just turn around and leave youLike they never even caredNow you sit alone, scarred a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041302/ People are so irritating! Everywhere I looked I saw some pretty, skinny blonde flirting with a hot guy. I thought people from down south were supposed to be humble and nice, yet everyone was giving me weird looks and wouldn't move when I tried to walk past them in the hall. I actually had to shove a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041164/ The sun poured down on the sparkling pond in front of us. Flowers and bushes and rocks surrounded the pond and the breeze made it lap the shore gently. I smiled and looked around. We had some big lakes in and around my town that had some nice views, but again, nothing like this.Beck pulled up next t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041161/ I can't show my tearsYou cry everydayI can't show my fearsYou scream them awayI can't show my sadnessYou whine and you poutI can't show my madnessYou yell it all outI have to be happy every second, everydayYou get to explode, your emotions displayI have to pretend that everything's okayOnly to make .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041133/ I'm nobody's first and I never will beI'm not first to them and I'm not first to meThey all changed their minds, they switched me to lastThere was no warning, it happened so fastWe used to be friends, at least I hope it was realThe good times that we had, it wont change how I feelYou pushed me aside.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041132/ After tying Duke out back with Wesley's horse, Tag, I helped Wesley clean up his house. His house was so messy, but we got it looking very nice. "There," Wesley said as he threw the last piece of trash away. "Now all we need to do is go to the market to get some food.""Oh, I'll do it!" I said h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041130/ The sun shone through my window, warm bright. I turned over in my bed and yawned. I pushed the covers back and stood up from my bed. I stretched my arms up high as I walked to my dresser to get my clothes. I was so happy that I didn't have to wear a gown again. It felt so good to be in my normal clo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041128/ I held onto to the gold curtains on my window to stable myself as Andria tied my corset tight around my back. I was getting ready for Mother's bridal shower. I would have to be polite and lady like to all the guests. Some of them have been over on just a normal day for lunch with Mother, so they've .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041125/ Sitting on the steps of our castle I stared out at the long driveway that led to the main road. I fantasized about packing my things and walking out, never to come back. But, Mother would just have me brought back. I tried it before when I was 14, I hadn't been gone 3 hours and her guards found me a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041124/ "Oh, this is simply impossible." Mother said as she twirled in her new, satin, white wedding gown. I sighed from my seat across the room. Watching her in that dress made me sick. My father died only a year ago and she's already getting married again. She says it isn't befitting of a queen to run a c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041122/ Anna never wanted to be the princess she was born as, and at first rejects it. But whens she becomes a peasant she decides to overthrow her mothers tyranny with her best friend. Will she succeed? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041118/ I was so nervous as Beck entered the barn and made his way to Kujo. What a horrible first day it would be if my help got trampled by an angry stallion.I stood outside the barn as Beck grabbed a rope and tied it into a lasso. He explained to me that he had to lasso him before he could lead him o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1041100/ Feeling crushed and betrayed and hurtKnowing no one puts me firstThat's not even the worst of it allThat's not even what made me fallYou hurt me bad, you ruined my lifeYou're the reason for all my pain and strifeYou have no idea the pain and cryingYou have no idea that inside I'm dyingYou say he's y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1040819/ Heart is aching,Water falling,Hands are shaking,Feels appalling.Closing eyes,Streeming down,Tears you're crying,He's gone now. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1040815/ I wanted to die, but I wouldn't let it show.Over dinner my aunt and uncle went over my schedule and the chores I would need to do. They said that I wouldn't be homeschooled, that going to the school Little Creek kids go to would teach me more discipline when coupled with my chores, then just chores .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1040813/ "Um, like fifteen minutes..." I told Fiona on the phone after she asked how much longer before I got to Uncle Chris's."So, you're almost there." she said in a sad tone.I sighed."Yup, I am... This is going to bite so hard...""It already does! School was even more horrible today and yesterday then usu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1040811/ Almost everything I owned was packed up and put in the car. I made sure to leave my 'biohazard' and 'keep out' signs on my door, so people knew it was still my room. I insisted that, since we were taking my car anyway, I just drive myself there. But, my parents were very open and honest with the fac.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1040807/ My parents told me I was leaving in three days. They told me since I only had three days I was ungrounded and could go out and say my goodbyes. The first day Fiona skipped school and hung out with me. We spent the entire day at the mall shopping and we saw like three movies, then I stayed up late to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1040799/ I lay on my bed, staring up at my ceiling.Expelled until senior year...I was a Junior now, so it was the whole year... I would have to home school.I would have to home school.I took a deep breath.I was also grounded for four months...I rolled over onto my side and looked at my knuckles. They were re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1040797/ "Son of a b***h..."I was instantly angered at the bright sun shining in my eyes early in the morning before my alarm went off. I blinked them open, becoming aware of the strange position I had fallen asleep in. One leg was hanging off the edge of the bed, the other spread out as far as it would reac.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1040792/ Cody McQuaid was always thought of as trouble. When she gets herself expelled from school her parents decide to send her off to live on her aunt and uncle's farm in Tennessee. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WordWorks/1040790/