twilightrunner
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Monkey Bars
Two kids in a parking lot.Poetry: Love, M, English, Romance & Poetry, words: 231, 8/6/2008
Sunday Morning
Two dissimilar coworkers form an unlikely friendship and find solace in the midst of their shared difficulties.Fiction: Spiritual, M, English, Friendship & Spiritual, words: 1k+, 3/26/2008
Aftertaste
Growing up, moving on, letting go.Poetry: Life, M, English, Hurt/Comfort & Spiritual, words: 99, 3/18/2008
1 Potential
This was written for my high school Creative Writing class. It's about my best friend and myself.Poetry: Friendship, K, English, Drama & Adventure, words: 114, favs: 1, 1/14/2008
2 Into the Wind
I wrote this for my cross country and track teammates.Poetry: Friendship, K, English, Poetry & Spiritual, words: 276, favs: 2, 1/13/2007
The Vulture
This is one of those awkwardlydisturbingbutnicelysymbolicandactuallykindofinspiringinareallytwistedway deals. Enjoy? Published in NVHS literary magazine, 2007.Poetry: Nature, M, English, Suspense & Tragedy, words: 284, 1/13/2007
4 The Language of Redemption
When a star gymnast recovers from a devastating injury, she can not cope with the expectations set for her return. There's nothing to do but ensure that she can never compete again. Published in NVHS literary magazine, 2007.Fiction: Spiritual, T, English, Angst & Spiritual, words: 1k+, favs: 1, 12/24/2006
2 Everything Brilliant
She's been loved all her life, but for all the wrong reasons. This story contains sex, underage drinking, smoking, and criticism of school administrations and therefore it is very hard to get it in a high school literary magazine. My personal favorite.Fiction: Young Adult, M, English, Spiritual & Angst, words: 2k+, favs: 1, 12/3/2006
3 Negative Infinity
Third place in national PTA Reflections contest. The prompt was My Favorite Place.Fiction: Spiritual, T, English, Angst & Romance, words: 1k+, favs: 1, 11/11/2006
1Fifty Percent Secrets, One Hundred Percent Lies
She's a stick of dynamite waiting to explode, and Alex doesn't know how to handle her.Fiction: Young Adult, T, English, Romance & Angst, words: 1k+, 10/9/2006
2White & Black
Sometimes my own writing starts to make me wonder what the hell goes through my head when I'm not thinking about it.Fiction: Young Adult, M, English, Angst & Tragedy, words: 1k+, favs: 1, 8/27/2006
2Til the End of Forever
Short piece about divorce... I wrote this while looking through my parents' wedding album...Fiction: Young Adult, K+, English, Drama & Angst, words: 948, 5/9/2006
Better in the Long Run »
Memoirs of Cross Country 2005... life is kinda crazy. Written for sophomore honors English class.Fiction: Biography, T, English, Drama & Angst, chapters: 3, words: 2k+, 3/24/2006
2 Something More
Honorable mention in Naperville Women's Club poetry contest.Poetry: Life, T, English, Poetry & Angst, words: 185, 2/15/2006
1Never Held Back
Armed with frustration and unused passion, I just wanted to race with my heart. Keep in mind I wrote this as a freshman, but I like it anyway.Poetry: General, K+, English, Drama & Adventure, words: 300, 2/15/2006
1 Pain of the Night
We all have those dark, lonely nights when the world could come crashing down and we just wouldn't care. I wrote this in 8th grade.Poetry: Life, T, English, Angst & Spiritual, words: 205, 2/15/2006
4Five Minutes to Heaven
Seeing your dreams come true should make you happy... but what if your dream was never what you wanted in the first place? Short story of a high school track runner. Published in NVHS literary magazine, 2006.Fiction: Young Adult, T, English, Angst, words: 1k+, favs: 2, 2/15/2006