My Stories 26
Barren
Very short piece. Lothar von Richthofen finds out in the hospital that his older brother has been shot down.
Fiction: Historical, K, English, Family & Hurt/Comfort, words: 315, 10/8/2012
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Untitled
The final moments of Manfred von Richthofen, known to his Allied foes as the Red Baron.
Poetry: General, T, English, Tragedy, words: 271, 1/18/2011
2heia safari
A view of of the declining Second World War from Africa to the beginning of the end, the invasion of Normandy, as inspired by Rommel.
Fiction: Historical, K, English, Poetry, words: 193, 5/24/2006
5Christmas Shopping with Der Drache von der Himmeln
It's only a couple of days before Christmas, and Der Drache von der Himmeln decides to take her entourage shopping along with her. But will they ever survive the insanity running rampant through the Mall?
Fiction: Humor, K, English, Humor, words: 6k+, 12/21/2002
5Herr Werner
My thoughts on the fact that Werner Voss has no grave . . .
Fiction: Historical, K, English, Poetry, words: 140, favs: 1, 10/4/2002
9Every Smile
Every smile, every sigh, every time that you walk by, is only a painful memory of what was never meant to be . . .
Poetry: General, K, English, Angst & Romance, words: 180, favs: 1, 5/31/2002
2Nantucket
A typical summer day on 19th-century Nantucket island; while the waterfront boys dance across the beaches and laugh at the greenies . . . (poem form)
Fiction: Historical, K, English, words: 469, 4/18/2002
7Lothar
Another poem about Lothar von Richthofen, but this one's about being buried and forgotten in an unmarked grave . . .
Fiction: Historical, K, English, words: 305, favs: 1, 3/14/2002
3Dryden
He had always been different, but in a likeable way- Erik Gabriel Ritter von Rukkar, called Dryden, who had always known that he wanted to hunt leviathan whenever he grew up. But none of them could tell what would happen to him because of it . . .
Fiction: Historical, K, English, Adventure, words: 4k+, favs: 1, 1/20/2002
3Blinded Being
Speaking from a first person narrative, one person talks to the other- the outcast . . .
Poetry: General, K, English, words: 163, 1/14/2002
2The Slant-Eyed Specter
The slant-eyed specter, greeting the dawn in that silent, stony way, is only embracing his fate in following . . .
Poetry: General, K, English, words: 217, 1/4/2002
1Inhuman
[This is] a short story about the encounter between a mysterious man and a boy who is more than what he seems, which can only end badly . . . rated PG for mild violence (nothing bloody).
Fiction: Sci-Fi, K+, English, Drama, words: 3k+, 12/29/2001
4Ein Zarte Blumchen
(This is) poetic symbolism about Oberleutnant Kurt Wolff, German ace of World War I and friend to the Red Baron, as he watches and is affected by the war . . .
Fiction: Historical, K, English, words: 113, favs: 2, 12/9/2001
7Refusal
The thoughts of Kunigunde Freifrau von Richtofen, the Red Baron's mother, as she realizes that something is not quite right with her eldest son . . .
Fiction: Historical, K, English, Drama, words: 180, favs: 1, 11/17/2001
4Mockery
No, I am not depressed; this is a song for one of my original characters, of which only I know about- and he IS depressed. So there . . .
Poetry: Song, K, English, Angst, words: 165, 10/12/2001
3The Miserable
The song about the miserable, written while reading Les Miserables . . .
Poetry: Song, K, English, Angst, words: 187, 10/3/2001
4Outcast
One person, speaking to an outcast, on the topic of themself . . .
Poetry: General, K, English, words: 97, favs: 1, 10/1/2001
8The Falling Asleep in Class Song
A song (something different! Yay!) about trying to fall asleep in class so that I can visit all of my favorite characters/people. It took me two days to write!
Poetry: Song, K, English, Humor, words: 334, 8/30/2001
3Over and Under
This is a somewhat nonsensical poem, though I suppose it has hidden meaning . . . a bit deep, but not really.
Poetry: General, K, English, words: 103, 8/29/2001
2Rose of Shadows
This is a poem about Lothar von Richtofen, who lived in the shadow of his older brother, Manfred, the Red Baron.
Fiction: Historical, K, English, words: 138, favs: 2, 8/28/2001