Well I guess you could call this a St. Patricks Day poem, so here have a laugh on me. » Read...

a sonnet about a pause. words about very little at all. (oh how drunkenness fills idleness!) » Read...

These are two of my poems that I wrote at the ages of twelve and thirteen so please be kind. :) » Read...

This is a poem, about a girl who had too much and did not know what to do with it, and how someone might be inclined to the darker worlds of drugs. » Read...

A modern interpretation of a classic god.

This piece studies the varied concepts of love, centered around a certain individual we all are familiar with--but may not have seen in this way. Consider it mythology for the modern day. » Read...

Yes, war kills, but what about those who survive? » Read...

A man fondly recalls his childhood with a girl he met in a graveyard and the course their lives have taken. » Read...

This is a first posting for me. Be honest with your critiques, I can take it. » Read...

A poem for writers and their demons » Read...

Our hero barely survives a lunchtime encounter beside the elevator in work! Having enjoyed a sandwich, what is left to do? » Read...

A first draft of a poem written from a very unique perspective. Any input/advice would be great! » Read...

About the nature of (capital) sins and love; inspired by an excrept of Dante's Divine Comedy:

Hence thou mayst comprehend that love must be
The seed within yourselves of every virtue,
And every act that merits punishment.» Read...

This was an interesting piece for me to write. I wanted to write a story about suicide that was not about the emotion. Scarlet is a women who is logical and pragmatic, and as such, she is logical and pragmatic about her death. She is intelligent a... » Read...

a girl thinks she's pregnant and contemplates breaking up with her boyfriend. » Read...

...And another poem from poetry class
Let's see what you all think about this one ;) » Read...

For the children of the "lost generation" in South Africa and those affected by genocide in the Sudan. » Read...

Two viersons of the same work, need help in putting them together. » Read...

chasing the future, outrunning the past. » Read...

First try at a real story. I haven't come up with the names of my main character. Nothing fits for me. Let me know if something strikes you. » Read...

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Memoir, or part of one » Read...

Sitting in a club, a young man contemplates the loss of his love and how to end the pain, when he is faced with an unexpected answer.


This was written for in-depth analysis at the request of my former English teacher, for use in a si... » Read...

a gnome girl discovers a ring while working, and finds the fairy world. » Read...

This work gives bonus karma points for critiques.

He begins each day with coffee and bitter disappointment. » Read...

I wrote this poem on the spur of the moment last year in a poetry class. » Read...

This is a concept that the clothes we make and the things we do to look beautiful sometimes actually protect us from love we don't want. » Read...

June Contest, Mystery/ Literary, Mainstream » Read...

Here was my solution to not knowing what to write about, I hope you enjoy. » Read...

A humorous narrative that demonstrates your boyfriend being a bloodsucking creature of the night, though he is incredibly handsome and has icy blue eyes. Horrific Romance. » Read...

This is a piece I wrote in my WRT 210 class, which deals with style. We originally wrote a piece imitating someone and the prompt was to write about your favorite meal. We keep coming back to this piece trying to imitate whatever author we are discus... » Read...

A poem; short and to the point. Any critiques would be more than welcome! » Read...

Steve has just been chosen for the most important job in the universe, and he's overqualified. » Read...

probably the happiest piece i've written. » Read...

a poem to inspire others... » Read...

This poem flowed out of my pen! It's about my cuddly little kitten, whom i've grown quite attached too. » Read...

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This is written In Loving Memory of my late husband. » Read...

This is the first poem I ever wrote, it's a bit old. I hope you enjoy it. » Read...

This was written out of frustration, then realization that one of my prolonged friendships could never blossom into romance. » Read...

Yes, these are really the vows my soon-to-be-wife and I will be reading at our wedding. We're very "special".

Obviously humorous (have you noticed a pattern with most of my works yet?) in intent, constructive criticism is s... » Read...

An epic exploration on Good and Evil » Read...