http://slow.writerscafe.org/icsamples The original writings of author ICS en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776009820 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 My, he drinks whiskeyone-hundred percent ryeand any other dayyou could look in his eyeperhaps trust himperhaps shyaway or just trya little harder, you vieblack or whitespy versus spyall questions but whysound different than nighthere's a subtleness to brutalityrevealing a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/icsamples/1378221/ I never understoodwhat it meant to belostGoing alongweak and strongpaying the costUntil now.All is fragmentedlamentsulksmilebellowing laughterLife is runningdown a cheekseconds, minuteshours, weeks ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/icsamples/1378220/ took a vitamin todaynever mind which oneand it made me feel betteruntil I realized that it had no affectthere are many ideasof which are greatideasminus the concreteand I like them alland I'm listeningto music while reading lyricsand I recognize who it's 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http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/icsamples/1378195/ I'd rather not you seeFor when I sit to write the cuspA title makes me fleeSuch obligation forces creativityinto a boxLike GoldilocksIf the bears were realSo what?  So.  Just so.Socially awkward at timesStaring off into the distanceYou think me wiseI think that's empt.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/icsamples/1378194/ words, they becomeways to describepure delusion onlythis and nowlost in the blacksof my cats eyesmakes me want touse a metaphorthat goes something likei'm the blacks of your eyesstaring back at youas you look into your reflectionyet, without meaningtaking in all formwhi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/icsamples/1378193/ silly words of pure nothingskeletons of realityeven when first spokeneven the last thoughtwords are like the soundof leaves blowing randomlyin the wind.To assign meaning is to miss .... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/icsamples/1378192/ Something I dowhen I think of youWhilst you 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This is one of those instances... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/icsamples/513217/