Cristal S.

Joined February 2025

86 stories

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I've noticed that when I follow the path I enjoy most, I often end up swimming upstream. So here I am, right in the middle of it – writing about it all and more. ♡

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In Tattered Tights
The life of a people-pleasing introvert can be quite strange at times. Good intentions can have the exact opposite effect. And self-preservation instincts can sometimes cost a friendship.
By Cristal S.2 days ago in Confessions
Not Everything Is Evergreen
I’m on my way back home again. Last dog-eared ticket in my pocket – time for it to finally unfurl. I’m on my way back home again.
By Cristal S.6 days ago in Poets
Unreasonable Expectations
"Netflix and chill?" "That's your plan for our first date?" "What's wrong with it?" "Everything." "Don't be ungrateful."
By Cristal S.11 days ago in Fiction
Something Borrowed. Top Story - March 2026.
Hey, everybody! For those of you who don... ah, who are we kidding? Who here doesn’t know me? Geez, Mom! The stink eye already? I remember – short and sweet!
By Cristal S.23 days ago in Fiction
An Inch of Truth
I feel my heart pounding in my ears, in my throat, even behind my eyeballs, as I sit at the police station, waiting for someone to take my statement.
By Cristal S.about a month ago in Fiction
Fog-laden
* lugubriousness abominatiously elegiacal * * Author's notes: Fingers crossed that "abominatiously" won’t get me thrown into the sin bin or blacklisted… 😬 I know it’s not technically a word, but it sounds word-y enough to my brain. 🙃
By Cristal S.about a month ago in Poets
Two-Dimensional
frail silhouette doll two-dimensional body lies midst junipers
By Cristal S.about a month ago in Poets
Morning Person
Have you ever walked by a bakery on your way to work and the mouthwatering scent of butter and cinnamon filled your nostrils? And then, as if that alone isn’t enough, a whiff of coffee creeps in as well. Ahh...
By Cristal S.about a month ago in Humans
180 Seconds. Winner in The Haiku of Now Challenge.
Heart thumps, bladder shrinks. Three long minutes—thump-thump-thump. Two stripes. Thump. Thump. Thump.
By Cristal S.2 months ago in Poets
Framed. Runner-Up in Something Is Beginning, I Think Challenge.
"Girl, I know you’re a little extra sometimes, but when did you get this done?" Nara asked, walking into the kitchen where I was elbow-deep in a cardboard box, looking for some cutlery.
By Cristal S.2 months ago in Fiction
mirage
long linen dress embraces each and every curve wrinkled on the hips thin horizontal line of sweat seeping through
By Cristal S.2 months ago in Poets
Be
Sit or lie down. Settle in. Take a few deep breaths. Feel the rise and fall of your chest. Turn your senses inward. Be with yourself. Only you.
By Cristal S.2 months ago in Poets