Originally written for our son, A Basic Manual for Life, is broken down into six sections each with four to five lessons. The lessons are topics we felt our son would need guidance for during his everyday life. We give our thoughts and ideas along... » Read...

A short story I wrote in the middle of the night.
This is based on an event that happened to one of my friends. He claims it was an accident, but I'm not convinced. This work contains some graphic material...and a lot of juxtapositions. Kurt... » Read...

Poetry. Face down in the mud you can only go up. » Read...

A Boy’s Destiny, Christopher Trevino’s three volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Soren – home too many medieval men, and most notably the kingdom of Drak, a diplomatic kingdom in jeopardy by men who desire to execute King Hammond. The... » Read...

This is a very rough draft...I am really hoping for some input. A short poem about a youth who has become disenfranchised. » Read...

Two men wager on who can fulfill a prophecy the best » Read...

A short story detailing the fact that, sometimes the name the give you is all wrong. » Read...

A man puts everything on the line for a fixed bet. » Read...

I wrote this after a heated argument with my hs boyfriend about our relationship and my parents' disapproval of it. » Read...

Excerpt: "I grew up believing flowers were a link between the afterlife and us." Flash fiction » Read...

Satirical How-To for use when traveling to Mexico. » Read...

A lost soul in a rugged city. » Read...

The eyes of two young people meet in a loud and crowded room... » Read...

Loss » Read...

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This is a slight rewrite of my poem Monotony. I kept the other because I know there was those who liked that one too. Input is MUCH appreciated! » Read...

A freelance detective had no way of knowing that a “pinch on the butt” for not wearing green would lead to a case that involved a pot of gold and clever leprechauns plus the magic of love that kissing the “Barney Stone” would bring. » Read...

June Contest entry. The story of a boy who is captured by the mystery of a basement of an 18th century home. What he will find out will suprise even himself! Can he survive it? » Read...

A whimsical entry for the July contest. » Read...

Fiction, short story » Read...

This I wrote at a very depressing time of my life when my husband quit paying attention before he even really got to know me. I ment to post it before and copied the wrong one so here is the real Shade of Gray. (1st place winner in a newbies weekly c... » Read...

Just something personal. » Read...

The events that led up to Eric becoming a Marine, and the start of a long painful Journey. » Read...

If behind every strong man is a strong woman then how is it that John can cheat on his wife after seventeen years? » Read...

A teacher's fictional resume, with a good amount of reality » Read...

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The first chapter of the tragic story of a vampire with a nawing thirst for revenge.

I just want to tell people now that THIS STORY IS LONG! It is long, but I think it is worth the time spent to read it. » Read...

Maria's backround comes to attention with something not mentioned in the first chapter.. She is the leader of a special tactics unit, designed to deal with outside fources. But her status as leader is neglected, for Deacon doesn't want her to... » Read...

The true story behind all of what happened way before Sinclair was falling into temptation's clutches with a seemingly innocent thing called Water of Temptation. First he was pure, then tempted by such innocence, which he soon began to regret and... » Read...

A very short prose about the displays of a proud crow. » Read...

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A flash fiction piece that was required to use pie, pen, staged, and glass eye I did a whiles ago. » Read...

The endless search of love. » Read...

An evil haunts the snow covered forest, a monster. Something whose sole purpose is to hunt and kill, without thought, without mercy, without remorse. A creature so vile it doesn't even have the right to live. » Read...

Tried to reflect what a woman sees and feels when losing someone. » Read...

A poem for any Woman, Child, or Man who has ever been abused. Also, to all the big, strong "Men" out there who need to abuse women to feel powerful: What Goes Around Comes Around. » Read...

The boys get ready to leave the safety of their homes to explore Adam's Field. The local hoods get set for their mischief and Kendrick Kitcher arrives from Boston with murder on his mind. "Cherry Pie" Follett watches it all unfold. » Read...

This is a poetic response to the feeling I had after reading Albert Camus' "The Stranger." One of the French Existentialists' questions about life is regarding how one is to live in the face of absurdity. This poem is trying to ca... » Read...

This is sort of the opening comments to the actual story. » Read...

Yey, the first real chapter. I've already got the first 5 written, so I'll be putting them up as I get karma points. There's some stuff that doesn't look right without italics, so if a sentence seems weird, that may be why. » Read...

Fun stuff, we meet some other people from November's old team. Thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far, I will be doing edits on chapter 1 in the near future. » Read...

I'm not really a poet, but that seems to be the hot topic right now. This is a real short poem about a second go-round with a girl that you just can't say no to. » Read...

Teenaged Alison takes a dare to impress Chad. » Read...

The land is in Chaos. To the east, Dark Lords struggle for power. Now, the small town of BlackWood Keep must pay the price for their vanity. Armies gather, darkness rises, but hope is not yet lost.

The town of StoneFang has long been know... » Read...

I have this recurring dream--had it since childhood--and in this story that dream turns deadly. Written with Homage to Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. » Read...

I visited the local war museum twice in one week. Each time I left with chills. I kept those chills with me as I wrote this story. » Read...

A funny piece about my own realization that I am no longer young -- ok, I'm sorta old. Well, at least middle aged. This is written sort of tongue-in-cheek, but definitely has an underlying truthfulness to it. I am not sure what, if anything, I... » Read...

"I lost everything dear to the gallows.
My memories are clouded by shadows."

I wrote this poem after moving to my new house and while dealing with the loss of another close friend of mine. » Read...

Yep, I hated his ending so much that I opted to do an alternate project for my last English essay, and rewrote the ending instead. This includes the last paragraph that I cut off at - basically it's right as Ralph stumbles on to the beach, right... » Read...

This was in response to a post in the NaNoWriMo thread, "Kill the NaNoer above you (or torture, rape, etc.)". I thought I'd share this. I use the "You" pov because I couldn't remember the name of the poster above me. » Read...

This is fictional, and is the story of James' trauma. » Read...

This flash fiction piece describes the thoughts of a broken and potentially psychotic woman as she leaves her mothers funeral. Dark with a twist. » Read...

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Joyce is a dreamer; her imaginings are too powerful to put in words, so she can only feel them. » Read...

From the equinox of the gods, the words of a fallen one. » Read...