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Never Again

2005-12-11T15:32:46-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Humor
English, Rated: T
Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,315, Reviews: 3, Complete

One-shot: Nick had a touch too much to drink the night before... and wakes up looking like a chick, with a strange guy in his bed, and completely clueless as to where he is or what happened.

Believe It

2005-11-14T16:54:16-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 69, Reviews: 5, Complete

The best thing to do with life is, well... live it. My neice's poem. :)

If You Were Here

2005-11-14T16:45:06-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Friendship
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 76, Reviews: 2, Complete

When you miss someone, you can't help but wish they were with you. My 12 year-old neice wrote this and I think it's great for her age. :)

The Puzzle of Life

2005-11-13T20:02:08-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 78, Reviews: 1, Complete

My 11 year-old neice's take on the puzzle of life. This is definitely beyound her age...

Types of Love

2005-11-13T18:17:43-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 136, Reviews: 5, Complete

I said I loved you, but not romantically... and, I'm sorry, but I lied.

Seraph of the Shadows

2005-11-12T14:16:55-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: T
Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 211, Reviews: 3, Complete

When love becomes distorted, and you become chained to someone by your own desires, ensnared in a maze of your own making...

Off Limits

2005-11-08T20:30:52-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Romance
English, Rated: T
Drama/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,294, Reviews: 3, Complete

Aaron is 27, unemployed, and basically a bum with no future. Molly, on the other hand, is 17, bright, and has a world of opportunities before her... and had a crush on Aaron for five years. Will she throw away all of her dreams for Aaron?

Forbidden Love

2005-11-06T21:49:14-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Romance
English, Rated: T
Drama/Romance
Chapters: 17, Words: 24,196, Reviews: 197, Complete

Molly has a crush on a older guy. She's desperately trying to hide her feelings about him, not realizing that he feels the same way. Unfortunately, since she's a minor, they can't be together anyway. What will they ever do? Please R&R!

The Future of Technology

2005-09-28T17:48:08-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Essay
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 378, Reviews: 2, Complete

In 50 years, where will technology be? We will have progressed... or regressed?

Hooked

2005-08-08T15:21:18-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 41, Reviews: 8, Complete

When fear becomes a narcotic and pain becomes an aphrodisiac... you get hooked...

Memory Forest

2005-08-03T16:13:15-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 106, Reviews: 4, Complete

Alzheimers is like wandering around in a forest where nothing makes sense and you can't quite find your way.

A Story Told

2005-08-03T16:12:08-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
General
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 48, Reviews: 5, Complete

Sometimes people have a special story to them that few ever realize. But once in awhile, their story gets told.

The Hidden World

2005-07-26T16:41:22-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 45, Reviews: 5, Complete

There is a world beneath what you are taught to believe... and many just can't see it...

Flaxen Time

2005-07-26T16:37:21-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 100, Reviews: 2, Complete

Time disintegrates our souls...

When Will I Wake Up?

2005-07-01T22:46:20-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Thriller
English, Rated: K+
Suspense/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,330, Reviews: 8, Complete

So, what exactly do you do when there's an armed psychopath in your room who claims he's a vampire? You laugh hysterically, of course. That always helps. WARNING: Contains some adult language and violence.

Saints and Poets

2005-06-29T18:42:36-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
General
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 559, Reviews: 1, Complete

Sometimes something simple can change your entire outlook on life.

Another Lifetime

2005-06-08T21:04:16-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 43, Reviews: 2, Complete

A stream of consciousness poem that I wrote. It may be a little hard to follow, but that is how this type of poem is supposed to be done.

Away from Humanity

2005-05-25T11:50:48-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Nature
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 37, Reviews: 6, Complete

Sometimes, I would prefer to flee from humanity and just spend time alone with nature.

Disruptive Magic

2005-05-23T16:45:45-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Supernatural/Adventure
Chapters: 2, Words: 2,964, Reviews: 7, Complete

Kyra is a novice witch who stumbles upon an old, powerful spell. What happens when she unknowingly calls forth one of the most powerful spirits on Earth?

Glass of Truth

2005-05-17T12:27:58-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 212, Reviews: 5, Complete

They see what they want to, because they think they know. And I cannot make a glass of truth that would let me show... who I truly am.

What I Want

2005-05-17T12:09:31-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K
Romance/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 91, Reviews: 8, Complete

It's hard to admit what you truly want, when it hurts to love.

Already Dead Inside

2005-05-17T11:59:32-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 34, Reviews: 6, Complete

Suicide sometimes reaches further than the surface.

Silvercoated Lies

2005-05-10T20:22:32-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Friendship
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 181, Reviews: 5, Complete

Someone you trust and you thought you knew turns out to be completely different than you ever expected. Can you ever trust them again?

Plastic Pedestal

2005-05-09T19:18:37-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 98, Reviews: 4, Complete

Who do you look up to when your idol fails?

Greyblue Clouds

2005-05-09T17:45:22-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 194, Reviews: 3, Complete

When you love someone that hurts you, how long can you stand it?

Porcelain in the Infected Rain

2005-05-05T22:06:20-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 278, Reviews: 5, Complete

Call them what you may: hypocritical, two-faced, phony, etc. The truth of the matter is they can't handle the truth. But, will their porcelain masks withstand the infected rain?

Contrast of Flowers

2005-04-18T11:28:44-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 154, Reviews: 4, Complete

What is there and what should be there are sometimes two totally different things.

Paredes Blancas

2005-04-18T11:05:57-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
Spanish, Rated: T
Angst
Chapters: 2, Words: 167, Reviews: 3, Complete

Veo paredes blancas y en estas paredes veo nada... porque yo me veo.

Beyond the stained glass

2005-04-12T18:36:32-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Religion
Spanish, Rated: T
Angst/Spiritual
Chapters: 3, Words: 488, Reviews: 6, Complete

A bilingual poem (Spanish and English) about religion. I will provide translations in Spanish and English in other chapters. (Una poema bilingüe en Español y Inglés). Proporcionaré las traducciones.

Bound

2005-04-12T12:00:16-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: T
Romance/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 98, Reviews: 5, Complete

A story about being bound to someone. Written with a specific situatin in mind, but open to interpretation. Please R&R!

Prayer of Canopus

2005-04-04T23:17:34-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
Spiritual/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 241, Reviews: 4, Complete

A little hard to explain... not-so-much a prayer as it is a plea to the universe for existence. Read it and you'll find out what I mean.

Ballad of the Soul

2005-04-03T21:18:53-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
School
English, Rated: T
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 337, Reviews: 3, Complete

A ballad about a girl being teased at school and how she deals with it. Please R&R!

Something Has To Change

2005-03-31T12:21:27-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Young Adult
English, Rated: T
Drama/Romance
Chapters: 2, Words: 3,881, Reviews: 11, Complete

Based on the true story of my life. Helen is just trying to get by in life, but she's battling a change in religion, sexual orientation, and eating habits. She knows her life needs to change. Can she do it?

Portals to the soul

2004-11-26T22:53:19-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Haiku
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 42, Reviews: 19, Complete

Three haikus strung together. They describe a love so intense, you can't look away. Please R&R!

Betraying Yourself

2004-11-26T22:19:19-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 184, Reviews: 11, Complete

Fighting when you don't really mean to...saying words you wish you could take back.

When you're insane

2004-11-26T21:56:17-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 232, Reviews: 6, Complete

This concerns what it's like being bipolar...how you can't even trust your own mind.

In the Meadow

2004-11-08T10:16:22-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Nature
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 67, Reviews: 12, Complete

A description of a meadow, sprinkled with a few metaphors. Please R&R! Please?

Within These Padded Walls

2004-10-16T09:32:35-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Thriller
English, Rated: M
Tragedy
Chapters: 3, Words: 3,843, Reviews: 31, Complete

Michelle's father drove her insane...literally. Now, she's in a mental institution, being haunted by her father's voice. Rated R for language and violence.

One Will Rise

2004-09-19T11:28:55-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy/Suspense
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,898, Reviews: 4, Complete

Something keeps haunting Laine's dreams, but she can't remember what it is. What happens when she finds out that her sister's insomnia started the same day her nightmares did?

Everlasting Love

2004-09-14T21:46:17-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 101, Reviews: 8, Complete

A string of haikus about a love that lasts through the toughest of trials. Please R&R!

Don't Singe my Soul

2004-06-12T11:28:35-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Haiku
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 14, Reviews: 11, Complete

A short haiku about being in love, but being afraid of getting hurt.

For Eternity

2004-05-27T15:53:59-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 127, Reviews: 12, Complete

An old woman cries over her lover's grave...Please R&R!

Never Good Enough

2004-05-08T23:38:44-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Haiku
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 26, Reviews: 18, Complete

No matter what I do, I will never be good enough in my mother's eyes...

My Own Frankenstein

2004-04-16T23:35:19-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Haiku
English, Rated: T
Poetry/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 40, Reviews: 14, Complete

Basically about how you shouldn't give up who you really are just to be popular. Please R&R!

Wild Spirit

2004-04-11T13:29:07-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Haiku
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 25, Reviews: 9, Complete

This is about being a wild spirit that needs to fly free. Only my second haiku, so I'd really appreciate it if you would R&R. Thanks!

Under Your Shadow

2004-04-09T22:58:17-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Haiku
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 25, Reviews: 9, Complete

About being overshadowed by someone else's astounding acheivements...in my case, my sister's. My first attempt at a haiku, so pretty please R&R!

A Reason to Live

2004-04-08T19:41:28-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
General
English, Rated: T
Suspense/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,455, Reviews: 4, Complete

COMPLETE A short story about wanting to commit suicide. After his wife died of cancer, Greg Schiller searches desperately for a reason to live. Rated PG-13 because of references to suicide. COMPLETE

Dark Man

2004-04-04T20:40:19-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 351, Reviews: 12, Complete

What is it like to love the ruler of shadows and darkness? Read it and find out. Please R&R!

Creation of a Woman

2004-04-04T20:02:53-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 165, Reviews: 7, Complete

Sometimes you don't notice how much you've changed right away. Please R&R!

Make Believe

2004-03-31T21:52:44-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 78, Reviews: 8, Complete

A cute, short poem about being make believe. My nine year-old niece wrote this, so I'd appreciate some feedback. Thanks!

Boogie

2004-03-31T17:43:41-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 68, Reviews: 6, Complete

My niece's poem. About how you should never give up the chance to dance and have fun. Enjoy!

The Light Will Come

2004-03-31T17:30:35-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 45, Reviews: 4, Complete

Another spiffy poem by my little niece. Please read and tell me (and her) what you think!

The Path

2004-03-31T17:27:30-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 63, Reviews: 5, Complete

A cute little poem by my niece. Read it...I promise you'll enjoy it!

I love him

2004-03-30T21:03:14-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 271, Reviews: 7, Complete

Another angsty love poem. It's about loving a guy that I really shouldn't love, but can't help but do so.

Ghost Kiss

2004-03-29T21:22:16-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 129, Reviews: 10, Complete

Night is the time when you miss your love the most...rated PG13 for sexual implications

The one thing

2004-03-28T20:54:17-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 145, Reviews: 7, Complete

When you're in love with someone you can never be with.

Perfect

2004-03-26T17:29:44-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 149, Reviews: 4, Complete

When someone else has the perfect life you've always wanted...

Revenge

2004-02-13T18:42:03-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 368, Reviews: 8, Complete

When you're so angry, that nothing will satisfy your craving for revenge...

Who needs love?

2004-02-07T21:38:38-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: T
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 365, Reviews: 5, Complete

A cynical point of view about Valentine's Day and the whole love thing. Rated for cussing. Please R&R!

Pain

2004-02-07T21:04:56-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 82, Reviews: 3, Complete

Pain is so thoroughly saturated in my soul, that few could understand how I feel. Unless you read this poem, of course. Please R&R!

Transformation

2004-02-02T18:43:58-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 234, Reviews: 4, Complete

I hated you for hurting me...but now I have begun healing. Different kind of poem for me...please R&R!

Demon of Denial

2004-01-30T20:03:14-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 244, Reviews: 7, Complete

Can I ever really accept that my hate is a part of me? Or will I continue living in a state of denial? Please RR!

Life's Song

2004-01-22T19:42:12-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 146, Reviews: 4, Complete

There is a beat and rhythm in everything. Listen closely and you can hear it. Please R&R!

Haunted Soul

2004-01-19T12:27:33-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 213, Reviews: 1, Complete

A little hard to summarize...but please R&R! Rated PG-13 for one cussword.

Ode to Preps

2004-01-18T22:00:42-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 187, Reviews: 9, Complete

Obviously it's about preppy people. They do so irritate me... le grr

Stand up and Fight

2004-01-05T19:30:50-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 152, Reviews: 4, Complete

Don't take their bullying...stand up and fight!

Caged Revised

2003-12-24T08:34:53-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 187, Reviews: 3, Complete

Based on the same idea as 'Caged,' but not necessarily the same. Tell me what you think!

Would You?

2003-12-02T15:08:36-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 52, Reviews: 7, Complete

A short, but not so sweet poem...

Slowly Killing Me

2003-12-02T14:47:01-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 143, Reviews: 2, Complete

One thing that refuses to leave your thoughts, refuses to let you enjoy your life...

Selfmade Pedestal

2003-12-02T14:32:53-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 160, Reviews: 3, Complete

This was written when I was extremely mad...it does have one cussword in it.

Caged

2003-11-30T07:28:14-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 181, Reviews: 13, Complete

Being trapped in a cage that's slowly suffocating you...at least that's how I feel a lot. Rated for one cussword. Please R&R!

Perfection Personified

2003-11-30T07:27:10-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 104, Reviews: 3, Complete

Not one of my best poems, but I thought I'd post it anyway...

Invisible

2003-11-28T19:17:03-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Song
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 173, Reviews: 6, Complete

When you're being overlooked and it seems like no one has actually noticed you for days...

China Doll

2003-11-28T10:57:40-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Family
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 256, Reviews: 7, Complete

There are two ways this can be taken-on the surface, it's about a girl wanting to play with a doll, but there's a deeper, symbolic meaning. See if you can find it ;)

Nothingness

2003-11-28T08:01:18-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 289, Reviews: 4, Complete

...a girl who cannot deal with the emotions she's going through.

Sinner

2003-11-28T07:31:40-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Religion
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 105, Reviews: 9, Complete

This is about the people who try to tell me I that I am only a sinner and how I react whenever I hear that.

More Than Just a Prize

2003-11-27T21:14:19-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Love
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 106, Reviews: 3, Complete

This about a guy who is so full of himself that he acts like he's a player...but he's really not.

Greatest Sin

2003-11-27T20:52:16-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 52, Reviews: 5, Complete

Why do I drive myself to be the best I can? Read and find out...

Shunned

2003-11-27T20:46:16-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 112, Reviews: 4, Complete

When life does not seem to want you and no one seems to care, that's when you realize how far you have fallen.

The Game

2003-11-27T20:45:13-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 123, Reviews: 1, Complete

Pointless points in a pointless game...never shifting, it stays the same...

The Music

2003-11-27T20:44:23-08:00

Author: daphnegray78
General
English, Rated: K
Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 99, Reviews: 12, Complete

Music has always been a big part of my life. This poem tells about how intensely I feel when I listen to powerful music.