Caitlin Charlton

Joined August 2024

139 stories

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Noir Writer & Close Reader. Spotting the elements of Eloquence.

Survivor. Reclaiming my own territory.

Let us read each other and leave the page free. 🖋️🔥👠

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The Debt of The Extraordinary
Thanatos was chained by Sisyphus. A moment of curiosity with a secret aim led to death having no power over humanity. Sisyphus made it so. But this story is what the myth gets wrong.
By Caitlin Charltonabout 11 hours ago in Fiction
At My Wits’ End . Top Story - February 2026.
Life is about taking out the trash and calling it trash because you have every reason to. It wasn't meant to be linear, they say. But the times you tried to make it straight led to problems, and you didn’t have the tools to put any of it to use. You don't put your right shoes on the right feet; you put the left shoes on the left feet. The grey hardened slab will trip you up anyway.
By Caitlin Charlton6 days ago in Humans
The Omission of Verse 21
I. No man is permitted to assume a position or to domineer. Those who are quiet and demur with fear. He shall not soak up a
By Caitlin Charlton8 days ago in Poets
Sweaty Betty and the Law of Attraction
No one cried uglier than a university student watching their balance vanish, but that would imply they had enough time to think.
By Caitlin Charlton9 days ago in Fiction
He Told Me I had a “Kangaroo Pouch”
Stuff me, In the pouch of a kangaroo. Show me how my own protrudes, To disturb you. Call it small; Poke it through.
By Caitlin Charlton13 days ago in Poets
By the Arch of Our Backs
A speaker uses a phrase passed around in failed relationships, to gain equal footing in his headship with us. Peasants. While we are still at his feet. He asks, “What do you bring to the table?” To you as a wise citizen, I say you bring your experience. Not just for your job, but for these treacherous speeches. I don’t bring my feelings, I get even with his eloquence.
By Caitlin Charlton14 days ago in Humans
The Indifferent Sun
Make an image of the life you crave. The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down. You won’t drown in the money, if you go after it.
By Caitlin Charlton20 days ago in Poets
Tuesday at Six . Honorable Mention in Rituals of Affection Challenge.
Insults were her only amusement. If I were to bring anything now, it is the beauty inside me. Within. No? Don’t I bring enough? For a man, it seems not. Yet, still, there’s a bucket in my hand. No toilet that I could flush; yet, without security, I don’t bring enough.
By Caitlin Charlton22 days ago in Fiction
Flinty Heels . Winner in Instructions for a Feeling Challenge. Top Story - January 2026.
To survive, you must first line your eyes with seduction. * Hide your shades of strength in pants instead of dresses.
By Caitlin Charltonabout a month ago in Poets
BREACH OF SANCTITY . Runner-Up in Public Announcement Challenge.
The Department of Necessity states: ~ you shall surrender your temple for his physical release. ~ You shall accept his specious logic
By Caitlin Charltonabout a month ago in Poets
Hunger, Racism, and the Misfortune of Greed. Top Story - January 2026.
The water turfs out clear words Of wisdom, in a charm that inveigles Us to part from our old self: Of brown muck and
By Caitlin Charltonabout a month ago in Poets
The Sucker Punch
While the weather grew miserable and the city turned sullen, a lone lightpost oscillated under the weight of the incessant rain. Kine stood in the downpour, her polycarbonate skin slick and cold, watching as his shadow inched closer with a hollow step.
By Caitlin Charltonabout a month ago in Fiction