Art sometimes copies real life and verse visa. This really isn't a traditional essay but its not really a short story either but something I felt like sharing nonetheless.

INFLUENCES ON ART DUE TO ANXIETY

by Haylie Ryann

Essay / Non-Fiction

September 19, 2017

Shelves: 2

The House

Tags: art, painting, vincent-van-gogh, post-impressionism, edvard-munch

Summary

Anxiety; It fills us up, befuddles the mind. Most of us deal with it the usual way, knowing it is our body’s way of saying that you are stressed and need to make some adjustments to maintain homeostasis. Others, particularly artists including Edvard Munch and Vincent van Gogh, instead channel this tension into inspiration to create some of the most recognizable and emotionally intense works of art in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Are You Writing Porn? Or Are You Writing Erotica?

by A Corgi

Essay / Non-Fiction

April 10, 2014

Comments: 8

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: erotica, fiction, porn, criticism

Summary

A short essay exploring the differences between the two genres. (Note: there are no sexual references in this text).

My complaint against divine injustice.

by IsmailaGodHasHeard

Essay / Non-Fiction

March 03, 2013

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: objection

Summary

My objections to God's injustice. I demand answers.

cmon really

by Randi Walters

Essay / Non-Fiction

February 03, 2012

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: suicide, slowly, dying, vanity

Summary

oh please.the mind.the judgement.the non praise.who cares.not me.i shant punctuate or anything else for you.i dont care if you live because it seems you want to die,and that changes it all.