http://slow.writerscafe.org/maddiy The original writings of author Madeline Man en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776238557 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I have flown far to oftenThrough wistful thoughts and woven tearsOn wings of shattered glass But I'm still flying Somewhere I hear a piano's songTelling stories of summerSo I might find my way back To those who I love Flying with joy through a thunderstorm.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/395201/ I'm tired. I don't feel like staying up, and my fingers are telling me that if I pick them up again to type another key they will die on me. And yet... I am still typing.Today I went to a drive-in-theater with my friends. We snuck in. My 18 year old friend Mary drove the car as we all hid in .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/391564/ I watched from the window as you pulled away in your car. I couldn't bear it. I threw myself onto my very pink bed and buried my head in the pillows. The salt water tears soaked into the cotton pillow cases. Just another reminder. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/389420/ Holden's face flashed before my eyes... He ran so fast. I couldn't catch up. My little legs didn't seem to want to move any quicker no matter how much I pushed them to. Holden's head briefly looked back at me. He laughed through his clenched teath. He was out of breath but that did.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/385512/ Watch...As I take the stage of your mind,Comanding your recognition,That I am more than just some other person Watch...As I lead you astray,Take you on a journey,Through a day when your heart stops burning Watch...As slowly you begin to trust,Then one day,I'm goin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/384736/ I guess you could say I wait...I wait, and I wait, and I wait...I sit here all day and stare at the screen,Waiting for life to come find me... What I don't realize,Is that life is just outside my door...If only I took the chance to open it,I would notice it... And thoug.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/384702/ I’m looking for meaningA song worth repeatingA reason to pull my head from the clouds   I’m searching for reason A good act of treasonA person who knows what this is about  I’m chasing appre.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/383759/ Chapter 1 – Pop QuizWhen we moved out of New York I took up the habit of listening to music twenty four seven. Eventually I memorized all the songs on my ipod and they just started playing at random in my head. Typically they relate to what I’m currently doing or feel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379272/ Chapter 6 – My dad couldn’t even get the words out of his mouth before I started screaming at him. “How could you! Do you know how much you hurt us?! Can you even begin to imagine the hell I’ve been through since you’ve been gone?!” “Margre.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379271/  Chapter 5 – Dark Come Soon by Tegan and Sarah played through my head as I wandered the streets of New York around and around. Every thing is so familiar but so different. I turned the corner and there was a large ditch in the ground, inside it was trucks building some sort o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379270/  Chapter 4I walked in and ordered a coke from the woman at the counter. She looked at me with an angry glare. I was probably holding her up from her break but I didn’t care. I pulled out a wrinkly wad of cash out from my pocket and handed her two of the bills. She looked at them and w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379268/  Chapter 3 - It has been several weeks since Brent and I split up and for some reason I have gone to all my classes. I don’t know what pushed me to stay in school but I found that actually being in class really helped me understand what was going on. I guess that I don’t know ev.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379267/ Chapter 2 –Biology went as well as could be expected. There was a pop quiz, and Mr. Callahan was his usual ball of fun when I walked through the door with my late slip. I take second period off because I don’t feel like going to Mrs. Mulberry’s class so I walked outside .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379266/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379265/ You used to dance in circles,You said you needed to please the sun Now you're turning purple,All the alchohol running through your blood---------------------------------------------------------------And no matter how hard you run,You can't out run the night. And now it's .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379244/ This is a song that my band and I wrote. It is played with an electric guitar, bass, and drums. It is a relatively fast song, but it is unfinished. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379106/ This is an acoustic song still in progress. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/maddiy/379097/