#read out loud

[kuekyuuq]

Lena being on her solo-quest for 12 hours. Meantime, in the tower:

Alex: "...is being a total douche! So, I get up and lean against his desk and tell him..."

Kara: *sighs mournfully*

13.5 hours in:

Brainy: "...replacement cleanable water chamber for use with..."

Kara: *sighs mournfully*

14 hours in:

Nia: "...the dream-spore pollinated its victim when..."

Kara: *sighs mournfully*

Alex: *twitches*

17 hours in:

Brainy: "...I successfully hacked into the system and looked at the filenames--"

Kara: *sighs mournfully*

Alex: "Oh, come on! That's ridiculous!"

Kara: "...huh?"

Alex: "It was filename, that triggered you!? Friggin filename!?!"

Kara: "...huh?"

Alex: "That’s it! You can FLY! Now, GO!"

Kara: “...where?”

Alex: “Newfoundland? Ireland? You’ll figure it out! Go and bring your girl back home!”

[belowthedot]

[johnstone111]

Define me. Remind me, who am I? A spy neglected and rejected by his country. Please don't punch me, this is my money maker. I've got a glass jaw, my muscles are feeling raw like I'm skinned to the bone. Could you drop your Phone and FUCKING LISTEN TO ME! Gee wonder why you're out here struggling. should have just taken my advice. Now I'm shrugging, inside my head I want to end my life. Held a knife down on the table, stared deeply at the tip. Started banging my head hoping that my hand would slip. Just get it over with. Hey it's not that serious. If you think this place is worth it you're fucking delirious. I end every sentence with a fucking period cause I don't need your opinion. you spin shit to justify the means, well jeez guys this is why we can't have nice things. why don't you squeeze out of your mind let your spirit run free. this just doesn't seem worth it, I want a new reality. I need new shit. I want music that means something I walk around these streets unseen just another face in the crowd so when I hear you call my name, it just doesn't have the same ring to it. I just assume it's not for me there's already a monopoly on the name Michael. I'm sure as fuck not an angel but I look at life from a different angle, yeah you might not have noticed it. just go with the flow maybe one day I'll write a hit. get famous off of it. You have to admit I slay this shit and never even practiced. write like I'm on the A-list. I don't have a lisp, just don't care to speak to you. When I'm screwed in the head don't know what to do it's infinitely better to be ignorant. the truth is intolerable. Look all of you have something to say I get it, but one day you'll look back and realize why I wanna sew your mouth shut. I have this gut feeling you're reeling from this information. Please stay in formation keep the corporate sponsors happy I've been known to get a little sappy but I've honed my skills I feel hard as iron while you're soft as gold. I'm not a fan of getting older but I'm feeling bolder than ever before. somebody put this shit on a score. I need a beat. sheets are satin but I sleep on top of the covers never had a studder now I'm ch-ch-chilling. You have me feeling like some sort of villain but there's no master plan you can call me Casper the ghost cause I'm just another sickly white man who won't leave a mark on this world but I tried when I've died just write "finally" on my tombstone. Please drop a phone in my casket so I can call customer service. God isn't answering my calls I never fall because I'm careful. y'all just get an earful of "I told you so"s when you hurt yourself. put my ass up high on the shelf because I'm top product. My minds exotic from all the chemicals that got pumped in. I'm jumpin to this beat, while you're stumbling through the street meat. Hey please they're sex workers now not whores. I'm bored out of your mind, this shit is ridiculous. Oh lord I've been screaming till my lungs are raw so give me some ice cream never losing steam as long as you keep the beat going words just flow through my mind like a tropical ocean cause it's hot. I'm not. Maybe a 6? nah not even 5 I haven't been alive long enough for you to take me serious. so I'll just shut up and let the earth devour me. It's not flowery but it's the truth

[incorrecthanniballecterquotes]

Will: You have to say „addicted“ after everything I say.

Hannibal: Alright.

Will: When you drink a lot you’re...

Hannibal: Addicted.

Will: When you smoke a lot you’re...

Hannibal: Addicted.

Will: What hit you in the face last night?

Hannibal: Addicted.

[theedgarallanpoet]

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

Maya Angelou (The Queen)

[jdaviswords]

Trevor

In a land of unknown

there speaks specific groans

and just like that...

you find yourself all alone

Away from home

that's the way she goes

where anything is everything

and everything is shown

All of a sudden

a ring ring

this time in the ears

a distant voice

connected by telephone

unveils a moan

The voicemails

of my memories

of you

Jerry

That's an "H"

with an "E"

double hockey sticks

"E" "R"

carrying me away

Special people deserve recognition

like Ramsey in the kitchen

I spent nights wishin

I could grow

to be half the man

you were

but

I think you were proud of me

...all things considered

I'll never forget

that red cardinal bird

tell G I said wassup

I miss you always

but tonight especially hurts

There was a friend

who suggested that "I write sad"

and after questioned "why?"

because I probably am

...but it gives me peace of mind

Anxiety ridden

caffeinated alcoholics

I think I'm schizophrenic sometimes

I'll get lost on a vision

like Bran from Winterfell

when he was connected

to that tree n'

I don't know why I now

hear crows cawing

I begin gnawing the tips

of my phalanges

hoping to find any evidence

of reality

as my brain

is shouting loudly

I proudly kneel

like Jon Snow

to find a purpose

I feel empowered

to fight on

even somehow

even still

after all that's gone wrong

I can't help it

like I have a big ass stick

and there is a big ass gong

tell me you wouldn't hit that shit

I'd scawf and say you're wrong

Haha

Ladee freakin dah

Imma a phanatic from Philly

sike nah

the bare

or bar

or berry

the office or whatever

You can call me clever

...or not

[supersciencegeek]

Please remember that kids can usually comprehend stories that are above their own reading level. Please read to your kids, and read them books that they may not be able to read by themselves.

My husband is currently reading Wind in the Willows to our kid, and they are loving it, and cracking up at the funny parts, and making connections to other parts of the story. But there's no way the kid could read it by themself. This is such an enriching experience for them.

[hello-darkn3ss]

We all have stories , that we'll never read out loud.