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Bleeding Autumn

2007-03-12T02:06:08-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Spiritual
Chapters: 3, Words: 11,032, Reviews: 1 Updated: 3-12-07, Published: 3-6-07
Status: In-Progress

Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. He's not breathing! No pulse! Oh, God . . . Forgive me, Father, for I have become a murderer.

Month of Fools

2006-08-15T23:45:21-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Humor
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Parody
Chapters: 1, Words: 371, Reviews: 1 Updated: 8-15-06, Published: 8-15-06
Status: Complete

Irony is a cruel tool of humor.

Astarte's Rapture

2006-08-15T16:33:17-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Spiritual/Angst
Chapters: 3, Words: 1,592, Reviews: 4 Updated: 8-15-06, Published: 12-4-05
Status: Complete

The meaning of my title . . . a potential series of spiritual resurrection. (Late night ponderings)

Perpetual Memoirs

2006-07-16T13:22:04-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 447, Reviews: 1 Updated: 7-16-06, Published: 7-16-06
Status: Complete

tales told . . . but forgotten . . . revered . . . but unknown . . . they just fell alseep . . . and created a legacy

Jericho's Plunge

2006-07-16T13:08:52-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 162, Reviews: 0 Updated: 7-16-06, Published: 7-16-06
Status: Complete

Rams' horns paint their lips in scarlet as they prepare to sink fair Jericho. Awe mingled with sympathy. A Renga.

Miry Spectrum of Claustrophobia

2006-05-23T14:39:11-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Horror/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 270, Reviews: 1 Updated: 5-23-06, Published: 5-23-06
Status: In-Progress

Stream of consciousness. Not meant to make sense. Insomniac's ramblings.

Wildfire

2006-05-22T22:25:00-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 11, Reviews: 3 Updated: 5-22-06, Published: 5-22-06
Status: Complete

Cigarette fumes still linger upon her embalmed wings . . . (haiku) Please Review.

Imperfect Beauty

2006-05-21T22:10:44-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 26, Reviews: 2 Updated: 5-21-06, Published: 5-21-06
Status: Complete

A double-sided coin, an obscure looking glass . . . come blind

Third Day Whispers

2006-05-21T22:07:30-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 13, Reviews: 1 Updated: 5-21-06, Published: 5-21-06
Status: Complete

The denial claws the pit of his stomach until an airy whisper steadies the beat of his heart . . . (haiku)

Psalm of a Thespian

2006-05-21T21:57:35-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 489, Reviews: 1 Updated: 5-21-06, Published: 5-21-06
Status: Complete

My soul, my soul, shall I lament thee? The mask shatters upon the stage and I am bare before Thee . . .

Magnum Opus

2006-05-01T21:59:23-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 339, Reviews: 0 Updated: 5-1-06, Published: 5-1-06
Status: Complete

How long will you appraise me as artwork?

Hazy Memories

2006-04-30T12:18:43-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 5, Reviews: 4 Updated: 4-30-06, Published: 4-30-06
Status: Complete

maybe she said no in her stammering, but he never heard in his delusion . . .

Broken Heels

2006-04-30T12:15:34-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 26, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-30-06, Published: 4-30-06
Status: Complete

coffins full of prom decor blacken the room . . . but they are too drunk to notice!

Before the Rain

2006-04-30T11:34:27-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 15, Reviews: 3 Updated: 4-30-06, Published: 4-30-06
Status: Complete

There is a subtle announcement . . .

First Kiss

2006-04-29T15:07:45-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 11, Reviews: 3 Updated: 4-29-06, Published: 4-29-06
Status: Complete

a bundle of nerves wrapped in innocent curiosity

Still of War

2006-04-20T21:10:15-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Drama/Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 12, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-20-06, Published: 4-20-06
Status: Complete

Silent is the moment the gunfire ceases to brief serenity . . .

Trauma

2006-04-20T21:01:09-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 16, Reviews: 5 Updated: 4-20-06, Published: 4-20-06
Status: Complete

Can you feel the panic?

Inferno Tango

2006-04-07T23:20:57-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 10, Reviews: 3 Updated: 4-7-06, Published: 4-7-06
Status: Complete

Dare you kiss them?

Sovereignty

2006-04-07T20:22:43-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Mystery/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 12, Reviews: 3 Updated: 4-7-06, Published: 4-7-06
Status: Complete

The ocean is so much like a woman . . .

The Monster

2006-04-07T20:09:23-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Horror/Suspense
Chapters: 1, Words: 22, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-7-06, Published: 4-7-06
Status: Complete

Don't we all play Frankenstein?

Stained Zephyr

2006-04-07T10:46:11-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 15, Reviews: 3 Updated: 4-7-06, Published: 4-7-06
Status: Complete

Who harvested her innocence!

Forked Ends

2006-04-07T10:41:33-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Angst/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 46, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-7-06, Published: 4-7-06
Status: Complete

Thus begins the melancholy despair . . .

Absolution M'Dear

2006-04-07T10:37:35-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Angst/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 15, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-7-06, Published: 4-7-06
Status: Complete

Soon we shall forget, so why wait to forgive?

Tempest Relics

2006-04-06T22:13:59-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Fantasy/Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 14, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-6-06, Published: 4-6-06
Status: Complete

The ship drones forever on . . .

French Kiss

2006-04-06T10:49:26-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 14, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-6-06, Published: 4-6-06
Status: Complete

Such natural romance!

Reticent Flora

2006-04-05T21:14:37-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Mystery/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 17, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-5-06, Published: 4-5-06
Status: Complete

Ever wonder why the petals curl at the moon's touch?

Pupil Textbooks

2006-04-04T22:28:40-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 15, Reviews: 3 Updated: 4-4-06, Published: 4-4-06
Status: Complete

Taciturn boys . . .

Pastel Mystery

2006-04-04T22:18:18-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Fantasy/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 12, Reviews: 3 Updated: 4-4-06, Published: 4-4-06
Status: Complete

Why does she mourn?

Psalm of Clout

2006-04-03T21:30:35-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 116, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-3-06, Published: 4-3-06
Status: Complete

A renga.

Deep Roots Expanded

2006-04-03T15:25:58-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 136, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-3-06, Published: 4-3-06
Status: Complete

It's almost like we fear breathing his name . . . fear to cry bitterly . . . some things hurt too much

Deep Roots

2006-04-03T15:04:13-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 14, Reviews: 3 Updated: 4-3-06, Published: 4-3-06
Status: Complete

. . . for Steven

Mercury's Veins

2006-04-03T14:43:44-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 26, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-3-06, Published: 4-3-06
Status: Complete

A tanka.

1945

2006-04-01T16:53:31-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Horror/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 11, Reviews: 8 Updated: 4-1-06, Published: 4-1-06
Status: Complete

Their pages crisped to ashes.

Elegy of the Dawn

2006-04-01T15:44:53-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 129, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-1-06, Published: 4-1-06
Status: Complete

They coo in search of the horizon's pale streaks . . . pleading unto Thee for hope's miracle.

By Lamplight

2006-04-01T15:35:24-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 28, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-1-06, Published: 4-1-06
Status: Complete

The glow floods the dark's corner as the pages turn . . .

April Tassels

2006-04-01T15:30:45-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 17, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-1-06, Published: 4-1-06
Status: Complete

It's that time again . . .

Dreamers

2006-03-07T22:11:12-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 229, Reviews: 1 Updated: 3-7-06, Published: 3-7-06
Status: Complete

motocross . . . sometimes you have to wonder if it is worth losing all senses . . . like so many have . .

M O T O C R O S S

2006-03-07T21:31:51-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 21, Reviews: 2 Updated: 3-7-06, Published: 3-7-06
Status: Complete

Oh, how a brother's passion consumes your own life . . .

Close Shave

2006-03-06T17:48:29-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 18, Reviews: 2 Updated: 3-6-06, Published: 3-6-06
Status: Complete

sometimes you have to cut deeper than the fuzz

Winter's Breach

2006-03-05T20:57:54-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 27, Reviews: 3 Updated: 3-5-06, Published: 3-5-06
Status: Complete

Won't you pause for a moment, tiny sparrow?

Fadanid

2006-03-04T09:51:44-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Fantasy/Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 152, Reviews: 2 Updated: 3-4-06, Published: 3-4-06
Status: Complete

isolation . . . the salt stings their eyes

The Problem Of Pain

2006-03-03T17:54:04-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 14, Reviews: 3 Updated: 3-3-06, Published: 3-3-06
Status: Complete

The problem of pain is that we cause it . . .

Beyond Wrath

2006-03-01T22:35:27-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Drama/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 22, Reviews: 3 Updated: 3-1-06, Published: 3-1-06
Status: Complete

Wrath is but a level of anger

The Grassy Seer

2006-03-01T22:30:12-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 104, Reviews: 1 Updated: 3-1-06, Published: 3-1-06
Status: Complete

What airy whimpers can disguise the ruin of men . . .

What Tangled Webs We Weave

2006-02-28T05:55:37-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 100, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-28-06, Published: 2-28-06
Status: Complete

When we practice to deceive. . . .

Insipid Mornings

2006-02-26T21:36:14-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 61, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-26-06, Published: 2-26-06
Status: Complete

just one of those days when the haze replaces air

Crucifixion

2006-02-26T08:04:21-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Horror/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 113, Reviews: 2 Updated: 2-26-06, Published: 2-26-06
Status: Complete

it's never a fast death . . . the hours tick by as you drown in illusions of serpents and Utopia . . .

Purple Haze

2006-02-25T16:05:07-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 13, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-25-06, Published: 2-25-06
Status: Complete

all the pretty colors make me ill

I Guess We Broke

2006-02-25T15:58:04-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Tragedy/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 16, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-25-06, Published: 2-25-06
Status: Complete

we knew each other yesterday as porcelain dolls . . .

Death's Merry Epitaph

2006-02-24T17:42:40-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 31, Reviews: 3 Updated: 2-24-06, Published: 2-24-06
Status: Complete

you try to live forever with surgical gloves . . .

Of Mixed Philosophies

2006-02-24T16:56:02-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Humor/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 11, Reviews: 2 Updated: 2-24-06, Published: 2-24-06
Status: Complete

he believes he has failed unless you leave the classroom sososo lost

Pills

2006-02-24T16:41:48-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 19, Reviews: 3 Updated: 2-24-06, Published: 2-24-06
Status: Complete

it's always too late to go back . . .

Bookworm

2006-02-24T16:00:12-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Fantasy/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 15, Reviews: 5 Updated: 2-24-06, Published: 2-24-06
Status: Complete

the pages take you away and bind you within their words

Of Whispered Crushes

2006-02-20T20:58:41-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Romance/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 22, Reviews: 9 Updated: 2-20-06, Published: 2-20-06
Status: Complete

Serendipity is a cruel game . . .

Hopeless Romantic

2006-02-20T10:07:29-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 19, Reviews: 3 Updated: 2-20-06, Published: 2-20-06
Status: Complete

Don't love thyself in the mirror too long . . .

December

2006-02-20T10:05:38-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 14, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-20-06, Published: 2-20-06
Status: Complete

they rest in self made tombs . . .

And the Saints Laugh

2006-02-19T10:28:17-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 38, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-19-06, Published: 2-19-06
Status: Complete

Kiss the stone for eternal life!

Of Serpentine Streams

2006-02-18T22:35:35-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Fantasy/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 216, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-18-06, Published: 2-18-06
Status: Complete

perhaps just a piece of waking Paradise . . .

Summer Days

2006-02-18T13:46:35-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 94, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-18-06, Published: 2-18-06
Status: Complete

Silently watching memories slip beyond my grasp into June . . . farewell until always . . .

Just a Poor Man in a Potter's Field

2006-02-09T23:07:19-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 302, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-9-06, Published: 2-9-06
Status: Complete

Judas . . . how thee have fallen!

Pontius Pilate

2006-01-31T22:19:02-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Tragedy/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 891, Reviews: 1 Updated: 1-31-06, Published: 1-31-06
Status: Complete

He unwillingly sent the prisoner to the cross . . . a pondering on a governor's thoughts.

Anxiety

2006-01-13T07:01:09-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 112, Reviews: 1 Updated: 1-13-06, Published: 1-13-06
Status: Complete

My body trembles with anxiety every day . . . so I put it onto paper . . .

as from an alabaster jar

2006-01-10T07:18:04-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Spiritual/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 684, Reviews: 1 Updated: 1-10-06, Published: 1-10-06
Status: Complete

From the vial of alabaster she poured out the depths of her soul . . .

Second Class Souls

2005-12-29T12:18:51-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Tragedy/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 461, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-29-05, Published: 12-29-05
Status: Complete

"the steeple casts them in hellish shadow" Very different style than anything else I have written.

Man of Cyrene

2005-12-23T15:29:14-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Spiritual
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 7,359, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-23-05, Published: 12-23-05
Status: Complete

"You, carry the cross"

Sheol's Nightmare

2005-12-23T13:22:53-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Angst/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 242, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-23-05, Published: 12-23-05
Status: Complete

Based upon the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. Follow his decent into Sheol . . .

The Prodigal

2005-12-23T12:52:10-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Spiritual
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Drama/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,181, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-23-05, Published: 12-23-05
Status: Complete

We are all lambs led astray . . . what is she searching for? Highly symbolic.

The Thief

2005-12-22T23:13:00-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Spiritual
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,555, Reviews: 3 Updated: 12-22-05, Published: 12-22-05
Status: Complete

"I am a thief, I am a murderer . . . " The tale of the good thief . . .

The Canvas

2005-12-22T22:38:32-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Spiritual
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,301, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-22-05, Published: 12-22-05
Status: Complete

The air is filled with a lust, a waiting lust for a break of war. Gabriel walks the newly birthed earth . . . and Lucifer with him . . .

Old Man Sea

2005-12-22T22:23:54-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Fantasy/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 155, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-22-05, Published: 12-22-05
Status: Complete

He stands upon the harbor, calling to his lover, forever searching.

Just a Playboy

2005-12-19T13:09:29-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 450, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-19-05, Published: 12-19-05
Status: Complete

he is not just the naive teenager who smiles without agony . . . without fear . . . without anger . . . here is a different look . . .

Penmanship

2005-12-18T23:02:07-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Mystery/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 145, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-18-05, Published: 12-18-05
Status: Complete

When he writes in secret intimacy . . . of the one who smiles at him in his imagination . . . he becomes an artist

You Can't Believe in Everything You Read

2005-12-18T16:07:17-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 288, Reviews: 4 Updated: 12-18-05, Published: 12-18-05
Status: Complete

Based on a true story . . .

Only a Crutch

2005-12-16T07:11:00-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 21, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-16-05, Published: 12-16-05
Status: Complete

Wooden pegs are not the only crutches we burden . . .

he came through the window

2005-12-13T07:30:29-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 309, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-13-05, Published: 12-13-05
Status: Complete

ever wonder about the men dressed as Santa, who wait for just a dollar . . . then follow you home . . . for more? I did.

And She Cuts Herself

2005-12-11T23:27:29-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 149, Reviews: 6 Updated: 12-11-05, Published: 12-11-05
Status: Complete

She slices . . . hoping he will not come to her bed tonight.

I Never Saw It Coming

2005-12-11T11:52:47-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: War
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Angst/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 18, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-11-05, Published: 12-11-05
Status: Complete

He never heard the shot . . . a haiku.

His Nails

2005-12-11T09:43:03-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 17, Reviews: 4 Updated: 12-11-05, Published: 12-11-05
Status: Complete

Those rusty nails held Him . . .

Sightless

2005-12-10T23:45:38-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 18, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-10-05, Published: 12-10-05
Status: Complete

They say it's like looking through a tunnel . . . nice and slow

The Beauty of Those Lines

2005-12-10T21:26:26-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 19, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-10-05, Published: 12-10-05
Status: Complete

. . . the wonder of your age lines . . . pure beauty . . .

Sequipedalian

2005-12-10T19:43:58-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 13, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-10-05, Published: 12-10-05
Status: Complete

A whore of words . . .

Healing Rain

2005-12-09T06:08:24-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 404, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-9-05, Published: 12-9-05
Status: Complete

He's a papa rooster now . . . (3am ramblings)

Satin Sheets

2005-12-05T07:21:41-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 173, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-5-05, Published: 12-5-05
Status: Complete

(4 am ramblings of an insomniac)

Summer's Slumber

2005-12-04T12:20:02-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,004, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-4-05, Published: 12-4-05
Status: Complete

The greatest demon to a world of natural beauty . . . innocence is destroyed . . . a tragedy . . . (Written in Old English style)

Collateral Whiskey

2005-11-20T09:08:17-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 427, Reviews: 5 Updated: 11-20-05, Published: 11-20-05
Status: Complete

I drink this searing liquid for hopeless tranquility . . . from YOU! (Review and I will try to return the favor.)

Tiny Jester

2005-11-20T09:01:09-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Angst/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 349, Reviews: 1 Updated: 11-20-05, Published: 11-20-05
Status: Complete

Won't you cut these damned strings, and let me mourn . . .

Burning

2005-11-19T18:14:18-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Angst/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 151, Reviews: 1 Updated: 11-19-05, Published: 11-19-05
Status: Complete

A raging teen meditates on himself and the family that mislabels him . . .

Artwork

2005-11-19T09:00:11-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 332, Reviews: 4 Updated: 11-19-05, Published: 11-19-05
Status: Complete

Ornate depiction of how a teenager sees his father's nightly abuse. (I'm no poet; I just love to write. Be gentle but honest.)

Fusion

2005-11-11T00:41:17-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: War
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Tragedy/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 176, Reviews: 1 Updated: 11-11-05, Published: 11-11-05
Status: Complete

When there is naught but stains to speak . . .

Pretense

2005-09-30T22:34:41-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 31, Reviews: 1 Updated: 9-30-05, Published: 9-30-05
Status: Complete

Perfection, such a delusion to reality.

Slay Me Briefly

2005-09-30T19:05:12-08:00

Author: Astartes Rapture
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 345, Reviews: 2 Updated: 9-30-05, Published: 9-30-05
Status: Complete

. . . a whore's odium for Thee