My Stories 22
excerpt from 'lark ascending'
headam nearly dies in a mobile suit fight but is saved by the image of a girl he may love. is this piece dorky? this is a section i'm thinking of adding to my longer story 'the lark ascending,' but i'm afraid it sucks. if it confuses you, read the full
Fiction: Action, T, English, Adventure, words: 891, 5/3/2006
15The Lark Ascending, working title »
Updated! this is my creative writing honors thesis, set in a prison in a futuristic police state, a guard and a prisoner (who've both lead tragic lives) fall in love. Review me, I review you!
Fiction: Romance, T, English, Romance & Fantasy, chapters: 8, words: 16k+, favs: 1, updated: 12/23/2005 published: 10/1/2005
cuz poetry's gotta be difficult »
a collection of more abstract, multi-layered poems. (elitist, snobby, impratical crap that my professors tell me i hafta write.) rating cuz i like to swear
Poetry: General, T, English, chapters: 2, words: 363, 3/16/2005
2He is the color gray
not a fancy poem, just about someone who i fear will take their own life
Poetry: Family, K, English, words: 253, 2/2/2005
1there is no graceful love
straightforward poem. easy love is such a lie, love is such a painful, clumsy process... i hope someone can relate. review me, i review you
Poetry: Love, K+, English, words: 340, 1/5/2005
20Summer of the Japanese Beetles
warning: story is a hard read. not only written in stream of consciousness, has twist at the end that changes everything you thought you knew. emile is so lonely that she lets audy think she's gay, just so someone will love her. review me, i review you
Fiction: General, T, English, words: 6k+, favs: 14, follows: 1, 12/5/2004
513 Reflections on Cigarettes
a creative nonfiction piece about exactly what the title says. rating for mild swearing
Fiction: General, T, English, words: 1k+, 10/26/2004
4At 11PM
Written in experimental style. No plot. Abundant imagery. A girl goes crazy and hears music all the time.
Fiction: General, T, English, words: 635, favs: 1, 9/27/2004
On Tuesday they took my body
Narrating the infinite requires an experimental writing style. This is my first attempt at a prose poem. It's about heaven.
Poetry: General, K, English, Spiritual, words: 319, 9/27/2004
1one long night
two punks. love at first sight. this poem is just an experiment in writing style. i have no idea how to describe it. please lemme know what you think.
Poetry: Love, T, English, Romance, words: 558, 9/14/2004
1I am the Sea Pacific »
just a story about the future? or is it political commentary? read and decide. deep religious and political themes, but lotsa love and fightin, too.
Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, chapters: 4, words: 7k+, updated: 8/13/2004 published: 8/8/2004
1Flavinda and Valentine
If you have ever been in love with a promiscuous person, read on. short story written in stream-of-conscioussness style, modern adaptation of V.Woolf's characters Flavinda and Valentine
Fiction: Romance, K+, English, Romance, words: 935, 4/18/2004
5Growing up, and covering my butt crack
Just what the title says. Being a twenty-something isn't scary. Rating for some casual swearing.
Fiction: General, K+, English, words: 659, favs: 1, 1/22/2004
1Folding Priscilla's Laundry
Working at a honeless shelter in the armpit of Chicago, I never felt closer to the ladies than when I was folding their laundry
Fiction: General, K, English, words: 933, 1/22/2004
2lexapro
an ode to my anti-depressant prescription medicine
Poetry: General, K+, English, words: 172, 9/7/2003
1Bereavement Fare
my family's reactions differ to my grandma's death as an airline company tries to screw us
Poetry: General, K, English, words: 240, favs: 1, 8/10/2003
2If I Can Just Get My Head In
(a fictional account of Tadeusz Borowski's suicide.) five years after being released from Auschwitz, an ex-prisoner is still tormented by the evil things he did to stay alive. but he had to do it... so why are the ticks and his family still eating him..
Fiction: General, K+, English, Drama, words: 1k+, favs: 1, 7/6/2003