Due this week

5. Haunted. Have you ever been in a house where things go bump in the night? Do you believe that some buildings or places are haunted? Is there one in your town? Tell us a story about it. Make it believable.
Alternate: Lockers. What one thing do you wish no one to know about in your locker? Or what is the most important thing in your locker? Deadline: Friday Oct. 17.

To submit to Newspaper Series

  • Log in. (Click "Not a YWP member?" to create an account.)

  • Click "create content" and create an ENTRY
  • Fill out "title," "author name, school & grade" and "prompt" boxes.
  • Paste story into "body."
  • Click "Submit." You are done.
    NOTES: Your account email must be accurate; a "blog" entry must be resubmitted as an ENTRY to be considered.

gluttonous

secular.mosh.pit's picture

Toilet

Submitted by secular.mosh.pit on July 24, 2008 - 22:00.

Bleached skin,
devoid of sun.
It is nothing
but a toothless maw
gumming, groping
for the digestive products.

It squats,
mouth open,
immobile,
It's single deformed arm
held out like a warning
to all who enter the lair.

The arm clanks down,
the warning ignored,
and it swallows
the precious waste
before
belching with gluttonous satisfaction.

It seems to find
glee in the consumption
of this most vile matter.
It seem to find
happiness in the exploitation
of our most noble race.

Syndicate content

Sponsors

    We are grateful to the Vermont Business Roundtable and its members -- business and educational leaders throughout the state -- for their generous support of this project. These leaders recognize the value of what we do and the importance of writing in life. For more, see: VERMONT BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE & members
    We also depend on the generosity of individuals. Please DONATE NOW to continue our work. We are a 501(c)3 federal charity and so all donations are tax-deductible.