Obsidian_Nothing Beside Remains_A New Leader, A New Woman_Why Can't Women?
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Obsidian
"How do you want it?" Allie asked, pot hovering."Just black, please." I reply.I curled my hands around the battered, chipped mug, and felt the warmth spread as she topped off my coffee. I sat in silence, eyes closed, for a few moments, relishing the heat and scent of life in a cup. After a time, I opened my eyes to find Allie staring at me, eyes sparkling with anticipation. I raised an eyebrow at her and she unleashed her torrent."What kind is it?" "Is it nice?" "Can www.onedoor.ccI see it?" "Can I hold it?" she rattled off, without a breath in between.I allowed the torrent to ebb without answering. She wa...
Nothing Beside Remains
Author's Note: This is an homage to the poem "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe ShelleyAmidst a flurry of multi-colored laser displays and droning bass notes, Oswald “Ozzy” Mondias strode confidently across the main stage and stood behind the podium, clicker in hand. A thousand flash bulbs held aloft by paparazzi and assorted tech and financial journalists popped in rapid succession. He posed, turning his gaze slightly upward and pouting his lips as he'd been coached to do by the publicists and consultants and makeup artists that surrounded him at all times.At nineteen, he wore the scruffy beard of ...
A New Leader, A New Woman
“We have abolished the outdated institutions. We have banished the sick in power,” the televised rebellion roared with Alessandra Rosario-Lopez leading the charge. “We have a new order to establish. We have new leaders to discover ourselves, without money or corruption to determine our future. After years of oppression, we finally have the freedom to make our own nation!”“Hell yeah, we wo!” Farrah slurred. No one was with her to smell the tequila on her breath or to hold back her hair come two hours. Just her, drinking for two.“Once again, we have justice,” the television continued.“Jussice!”...
Why Can't Women?
Anna watched as her mother put a long banner looking like a tie. It went around her shoulder diagonally that said, "Women's Rights ". Anna, age 10, wanted to ask her mother what that meant but before she could ask, her mother gave her a kiss and ran out the door. "Father, where did mother go? Why is she in such a rush?" Anna asked her dad. "She went to a meeting to discuss women's rights with people who have the same thoughts as her. I would've gone if I could but I will be staying home with you today," her father answered. "What's the meeting for?" Anna asked. "It is to discuss the unfairness...