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• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Love under the cherry blossoms

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  I looked at my watch again. She was late, as usual. I sighed, bur somehow I didn’t feel so annoyed. She came running up to me, huffing for air by the time she’d wrapped her arms around me. “I’m sorry”, she gasped, “for being late.” She pulled me down to the ground with her, and I wai...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  Recommended to those who enjoy themes of: Fantasy, Illusion, Mystery, and Romance What if illusions became real, and existed in one of the world’s greatest circuses? The Night Circus is a phantasmagorical (having the appearance of an optical illusion) fairy tale placed in a fictional Victo...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Hana-Kimi (For you in full bloom) by Hisaya Nakajo

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  Recommended for fans of the themes: Romance, Comedy, High-School life, Gender-Bender How far would you go to meet the guy of your dreams? Japanese-American high school student, Mizuki Ashiya, convinces her parents to let her transfer to the prestigious Japanese academy, Osaka High. Ashiya wan...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Bakuman by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  Recommended for fans of the themes: Student-life, Shounen, Comedy, Romance Ever wondered what it was like to make a comic-book? Moritaka Mashiro used to aspire to become a manga artist like his deceased mangaka (manga creator) uncle. Several years after his beloved uncle’s death, Mashiro, an a...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Nightschool: The Weirn Books by Svetlana Chmakova

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  Nightschool: The Weirn Books Written and Illustrated by: Svetlana Chmakova Recommend for fans of the themes: Mystery, Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Horror “Where do demons get their diplomas?” Many standard schools often offer classes after dark, but P.S.13W is a definite exception to...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The decision to die at one's own hand is simple

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  The decision to die at one’s own hand is simple A decision is made, and action follows The one who kills is left with no regrets However, when one is killed by another Then everything is left up to chance Whatever happens next is left up to fate and choice The woman walked up the street ...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  He makes me

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  He makes me feel out of breath When all I want is to breathe My blood runs cold, then it rushes to hot My skin tingles over every spot Every spot that’s touched, caressed with a rough hand Leaving my knees so weak I can barely stand The way he runs his fingers through my hair Acting as i...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Did you ever really love me?

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  It’s not your fault. It really isn’t. How can it be your fault? That you don’t love me. I can’t really blame you. Because the only person you love is yourself. I knew that right from the start. I just tricked myself into thinking otherwise. You told me yourself that you were lik...
• Fiction > Romance
  My First: Kiss

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  At least my headache was gone. Or at least the physical pain was gone. Can’t say much about it being mentally gone. After being barraged with questions for like ten minutes, Alex was finally satisfied with my story. “So…?” “So what?” She gave me this sly grin, which I’d come t...
• Fiction > Romance
  My First: Date

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  I can’t believe I agreed to do this. What was I thinking? Apparently it was nothing, since I was now leading a perfect stranger around campus. I wasn’t really putting in that much effort, but at the end of the tour he thanked me. “Hey thanks a lot back there. I’m useless with directions,...
• Fiction > Romance
  My First: Heartbreak

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  What is it about someone’s confidence that leads people to him or her like magnets? Having a certain smile, a special way of walking can be all it takes to get attention. Let’s just say this isn’t a trait that I really respect in people. I starting my fourth year of college, working on my phy...
• Fiction > Romance
  My first

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  “Just relax.” That’s what he said when he was leaning over me. I was lying back on my bed, and he had his hands over my head. We were in my room that night, and both my parents were away for the weekend. I guess you can realize where this lead. Right now he was lifting my arms over and behind...
• Fiction > Romance
  Joy,Confusion, and Trouble: all the things that love causes part 2

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  Who would think that a four letter word can cause so much pain? Because when it's over you feel like you've been run over by a train Love isn't easy game to play Or at least that's what people say When you're heart feels like it's about to break And your news are a...
• Fiction > Romance
  I hate jazz

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  I hate jazz. Everybody hates at least one thing. For me that’s jazz. Still is, the only difference between now and then is her. I’m sitting in this coffee shop, it’s Saturday afternoon and it’s raining. I look up from my coffee and notice this girl walking in through the doorway. She’s sha...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Will he?

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  Will he call me? Text me? Will he gonna sit right next me? These are the lines that a girl says at one point or another When we start thinking of guys, not like a brother When did it get so confushing? All the crying, the lying, the deciding, the chosing? Will he be the guy for for me? ...
• Opinion > Discrimination
  All you need is love

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  L-O-V-E Can anyone explain what that is? By the dictionary's defintion it a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. Then by all means should a man be allowed to marry another man, or a woman to another woman. Or even for a gay couple be allowed to date without being mocked,...
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  You know that I'm no good

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  The woman whom the whole world knew was a great singer told everyone that she was no good. Now, unfortunately, she’s gone. Amy Winehouse was someone who left behind a great legacy at the age of 27, with her two albums: Frank and Back to Black. Starting her career at 18, she had song about love, lo...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  The right type of pretty

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  The right type of pretty What the hell does that mean? That everyone should look the same That wouldn’t work because, ummm… Hello, that’s LAME!!! Whatever happened to originality? Whatever happened to variety? That there is more than one definition of beauty Millions as far as the eye ...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Joy, Confusion, and Trouble: all things that love causes

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, New York, NY

  Why we want something that’s causes so much pain? Is it because it’s so difficult to gain? It’s love that keeps us awake at night I’m not giving in to love without a fight I love my family, friends, and more But the idea of silly puppy love is a bore Love is crazy, it never stands stil...
• Opinion > Pop Culture / Trends
  Is There Anything Original About a Trend?

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, NY

  What do things like bell-bottoms, poodle-skirts, and or big hair all have in common? Besides being weird style choices? The thing they have in common is that they were old trends. The dictionary’s definition of a trend is for something to be in style. The dictionary’s mostly correct, except it f...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Beauty's not something that should kill you

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, New York, NY

  Size two? No thank you Perfect shouldn’t be a word It’s something that’s never seen, just heard See that girl looking at the magazine I shout “Don’t look”, but she doesn’t hear my scream Skinny models; one; two; three; four Doesn’t it seem like a bore? That they’re the same...
• Opinion > Points of View
  All the World's a Masquerade

  

  By pageturner, Brooklyn, New York, NY

  Why is it that we always want what we don’t have? Or more specifically, be what we’re not? No matter where you are you’ll always see at least one person wearing a disguise. I’m not talking about your average trick-or-treating costumes, and definitely not your romantic masquerade ball costume...