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  Waking Dreams

  

  By hippodippoduck, Petersfield, United Kingdom

  There is a certain time at night When you’re not awake, yet you’re not asleep, And though your eyes are open wide, Your conscious wanders through waking dreams. The shadows seem to bunch and grow. Your eyes aren’t closed, yet you can’t see. The minutes lag; time seems to slow, And s...
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  Happiness

  

  By hippodippoduck, Petersfield, United Kingdom

  I went through a rough time recently, and I feel like I should share what I learnt, to help any one else who's having the same thing. It feels good to do good. It genuinely does. And the world may be unfair on a grand scale, but if you're kind then people will remember. If you can re...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  Nice to Have a Conversation

  

  By hippodippoduck, Petersfield, United Kingdom

  I’m sitting on the sofa, watching a movie downloaded on my laptop. My sister, Kim, is opposite me, on her laptop. At the table sits my mum, on her laptop. My dad is in the study, talking on the phone and working on his laptop. He’s a multitasker. Lunchtime was an hour ago, but no one has said ...