Kleenex
A breakup story
Even the Kleenex on the table
is mocking me tonight. Urging
me to wipe my eyes. Begging
me to cry. But my heart
has dried. And I’ll not
waste another
tear on your
one-ply
love.
About the Creator
Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
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Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
Eye opening
Niche topic & fresh perspectives
Easy to read and follow
Well-structured & engaging content
Excellent storytelling
Original narrative & well developed characters
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One Unchecked Box
"Republished" because it was the only way to add the embed for the newly recorded audio version of this story due to the Top Story badge. Plus it serves as a nice, informal announcement of the podcast's revival for another season (go subscribe!):
By Stephen A. Roddewig7 days ago in Fiction
Comments (44)
yes this was one I thought would place but gzzzzz@@@@@@@@@
Love, love, love this! Got the classic Cathy Holmes wit haha👏
So 'SIGNATURE-CATHY!' Can have you laughing through your sadness...truly a skill. Good one!
One ply love. New concept. Congrats,
Oooo love the empowering feel of this one Cathy!! Also belated congrats on Top Story as well as #1 most discussed story!! 🎉
Amazing
Simple but poignant
Excellent challenge piece
This is great work for a nonet poem. Congrats on top story.
Love this humor found in such a brief bit of poetry. Congratulations on the Top Story - it's well deserved.
Absolutely fantastic, my friend! Powerful and very clever!
One ply love. Brilliant
Oooo! Ends with such a sting! Well done, and Congrats!!!
❤️
Brilliantly written nonet! Congratulations on Top Story, Cathy!
wow, right on point and so much emotion seeping through that cleenex.. Congrats on top story!!
Truly excellent work Cathy. Very poignant.
Absolutely gorgeous Nonet, Cathy! You captured the perfect moment after a break up, when you finally stop giving a - well you know. Congratulations on top story!
I was waiting for this to get a Top Story! Congratulations! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊 I'd be severely disappointed if this doesn't place in the challenge. Like nothing can beat your one ply love! No one can top that!
Oooo. "One-ply love" superb.
Congratulations Cathy , awesome as always
She shoots she scores. That final couple of lines are just the best. One ply love. Genius. Well done buddy, on Top Story and an awesome entry!
A beautiful, heartwrenching poem. Congrats on Top Story, this lovely piece deserves it!
Congratulations on TS, Cathy 🥳🥳🥳
What a great one!!