FictionPress.com - rust phoenix's stories

crashwork

2013-05-14T09:03:12-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: T
Angst/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 162, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

november seventeenth, 2012, was one of the worst nights of my life. prose poem. reviews returned.

the colour of water

2013-05-13T10:16:08-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Haiku
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 12, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

pieces of places. reviews returned.

skin

2013-05-07T02:02:00-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: M
Angst/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 346, Reviews: 1, Complete

reviews returned. a prose poem. i mostly just wrote this to get rid of some thoughts that were bothering me so it's probably way too melodramatic.

avalanche and braille

2013-05-07T01:41:52-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 13, Words: 1,200, Reviews: 15, In-Progress

confessional poetry. reviews returned. warning for references to self-harm and food issues.

It's Not Just About This

2013-05-01T21:14:51-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: K+
Humor/Poetry
Chapters: 2, Words: 59, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

Reviews returned. Found poems. Horse E-Books is a twitter spambot which posts bizarre non-sequiters. Each line in these poems is one of those tweets.

Speech breathing

2013-02-25T22:21:21-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Biography
English, Rated: T
Tragedy/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 384, Reviews: 3, Complete

Identifying with Virginia Woolf. A prose poem made using a diary entry run back and forth through an automatic translator and found text from a guide to living with bipolar disorder. Reviews returned.

Rooms

2013-01-20T17:26:22-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: T
Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,745, Reviews: 3, Complete

A teenage girl struggles to relate to a sister with problems she doesn't understand. Reviews returned.

like a colour

2012-09-27T00:07:15-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst/Romance
Chapters: 47, Words: 5,255, Reviews: 64, Complete

COMPLETE. i'm jumping on the bandwagon and making a collection. incomplete pieces, experiments, general bits and pieces that don't have anywhere else to go. varying quality. reviews returned.

war time stories

2012-09-08T12:39:13-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 277, Reviews: 5, In-Progress

reviews returned. confessional. trigger warning for eating disorder content.

empty page

2012-09-08T12:16:52-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Love
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 490, Reviews: 3, Complete

reviews returned. closeness and anxiety.

mortality

2012-08-22T15:43:47-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Haiku
English, Rated: K+
Angst/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 14, Reviews: 4, Complete

thinking in the dark. reviews returned.

double chocolate

2012-06-30T23:46:16-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Friendship
English, Rated: T
Angst/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 86, Reviews: 5, Complete

bad decisions are hard to forget.

you are not here

2012-06-19T06:46:41-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Family
English, Rated: T
Angst/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 88, Reviews: 5, In-Progress

reviews returned. i miss you.

reasons

2011-11-23T17:20:39-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 352, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

i am finally getting treatment for ocd. this poem is inspired by a conversation overheard on the train and by a line in Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. reviews returned.

Ripple

2011-10-28T11:40:41-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: K+
Angst/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 148, Reviews: 5, Complete

Reviews returned. I have no idea how to categorize this.

on the way to the grocery store

2011-09-11T14:06:21-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Biography
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 474, Reviews: 2, Complete

reviews returned. i have no idea what to categorize this as! an autobiographical piece about my experience over the last few years and how i feel my perspective has changed.

Creeps

2011-08-19T11:05:05-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Adventure/Drama
Chapters: 3, Words: 6,427, Reviews: 5, In-Progress

Reviews returned. In the city of Blackfeather, a group of magic users struggle to survive against the odds. Includes runaways, punks, wizardry college and librarians. And lots of queerness.

black sky no stars

2011-07-24T00:17:07-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K+
Angst/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 120, Reviews: 1, Complete

"oh, these little earthquakes / here we go again / oh, these little earthquakes / doesn't take much to rip us into pieces" - Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes.

april 9th

2011-04-26T14:33:09-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: T
Drama/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 261, Reviews: 2, Complete

reviews returned. every couple weeks i quit a new bad habit so i can tell myself these feelings are withdrawal symptoms. twitching hands are progress and relapse is part of recovery.

these bare walls

2011-03-05T11:03:00-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Love
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 83, Reviews: 8, Complete

something has to change.

university

2011-02-24T11:39:02-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 420, Reviews: 2, Complete

thoughts thoughts thoughts.

the ocean

2010-11-28T21:19:43-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Song
English, Rated: T
Angst/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 84, Reviews: 8, Complete

Inspired by the music of Xiu Xiu. this isn't meant to be pretty. reviews returned

fault lines

2010-09-25T23:48:44-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 454, Reviews: 11, Complete

one of the most emotionally draining things i have ever written. do not read if you have triggers. reviews returned.

invisible ink

2010-07-07T16:55:54-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Song
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 343, Reviews: 5, Complete

reviews returned. song thing about some events in my life, written mainly for catharsis. in case it's not clear, the ending is a reference to my terrible eyesight, and the second stanza is the chorus.

cut out

2010-07-07T15:48:03-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Love
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 108, Reviews: 2, Complete

reviews returned. a writing exercise that turned into something more personal. i like this one, even if it makes me a bit uncomfortable. written about my ex about two days before she was my ex. only 34 words without the author's note.

curtain call

2010-05-30T12:14:28-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K+
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 147, Reviews: 2, Complete

the audience is tired, we've had enough fire / we're entering the age now of ice' - Okkervil River. an old poem, but i feel like submitting something. doesn't reflect my current emotional state, thankfully. reviews returned.

politics

2009-12-07T19:39:16-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Politics
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 164, Reviews: 5, Complete

reviews returned. if personal is political, where does the my statement end and my self begin?

All Together, All Alone

2009-10-06T19:40:25-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Play
English, Rated: T
Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 7, Words: 5,036, Reviews: 17, In-Progress

COMPLETE! Sometimes you can never really know what's going on in someone's life. Something happened to Trish. As high school draws to a close, her friends are left trying to figure out what happens now. A major plot twist in the last act. Reviews returned

spark

2009-06-27T12:34:11-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 66, Reviews: 8, Complete

Reviews returned. Attempt at a character sketch.

Know

2009-06-27T12:32:56-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Drama/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 111, Reviews: 5, Complete

Reviews returned. I found this in my notebook and decided it's not as bad as I thought it was when I wrote it a few months ago. Not sure what to say about it without giving too much away. About identity I suppose.

Control

2009-06-27T12:27:24-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 148, Reviews: 6, Complete

All day I've been wondering what is inside of me, who can I blame for it, I say it runs in the family - Runs in the Family, Amanda Palmer. Companion piece and the other side of Splitting the Second. Reviews returned.

Splitting the Second

2009-06-27T12:25:03-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: T
Drama/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 181, Reviews: 4, Complete

Reviews returned. This is that up feeling, where thoughts are coming too fast to make sense and everything feels connected. Conspiracy theories and the pulse of the city and ridiculous risk taking. Manic. The other side of my piece, Control.

aquarium astronaut

2009-06-27T11:45:39-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Drama/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 406, Reviews: 2, Complete

Reviews returned. This is about displacement. I think it's the best thing I've written in a while, kind of a return to my old style. Original formatting was better but fp didn't like it.

longing

2009-05-30T11:00:10-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 51, Reviews: 5, Complete

Reviews returned. An assignment for my writing group - factually describe an object without directly using any emotional words, and see what emotion comes out of it. I'm interested to see if anyone can guess what the object is in this.

Mirrored

2009-05-30T10:54:28-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Drama/Adventure
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,830, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

Reviews returned. The story of a war, a pop star, a murder, a government conspiracy, a god, a country, and a group of people able to transform into birds. Full summary inside.

gold chains

2009-05-29T22:24:56-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 144, Reviews: 3, Complete

oh my goodness i am actually writing again! some feelings are universal. reviews will be returned.

appropriation

2008-11-22T20:35:36-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Politics
English, Rated: K
Mystery/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 128, Reviews: 12, Complete

i am simultaneously annoyed by and jealous of people with this mindset. i'm not sure if anyone will understand why this is in the political section. i'd be interested to hear how people interpret this one.

tolerance

2008-11-22T20:30:23-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Politics
English, Rated: K+
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 60, Reviews: 11, Complete

i'm so sick of my homophobic city. tolerance is not acceptance. everything in this poem has happened to me.

fringe

2007-11-15T16:55:30-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: T
Angst/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 135, Reviews: 20, Complete

[reviews returned] Experimental. This is either going to be really clear or really vague. A lot of things are happening at once. I'm not sure how I feel about this one.

plastic bag clouds

2007-11-11T19:10:05-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: T
Drama/Suspense
Chapters: 1, Words: 60, Reviews: 15, Complete

[Reviews returned] Inspired by World War 24 by Ryan Adams. Siouxsie references.

the lucky ones

2007-07-23T12:17:39-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: K+
Suspense/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 179, Reviews: 13, Complete

[R and R and I'll return the favour.] A case of mistaken identity. Short, abstract, experimental. Editted by Timothy J. Anderson.

free our speech

2007-07-22T18:46:50-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Politics
English, Rated: T
Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 230, Reviews: 12, Complete

R and R and I'll return the favour. Written very quickly, in a moment of anger. A message to all the people out there who think they have the right to rewrite science and history, to defame the memories of millions of innocent lives that were lost.

basement concerts and windowsill parties

2007-07-22T18:17:16-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 465, Reviews: 4, Complete

R and R and I'll return the favour. This one is... actually sort of happy. I'm not sure what to make of it. It's about various moments of life and stages of the punk movement, I suppose. Wow, that sounds so pretentious.

over your head and under my radar

2007-07-22T18:06:14-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 263, Reviews: 4, Complete

R and R and I'll return the favour. Sort of a rant about the media. I have mixed feeling on this one, but I used it at a reading and got positive responses, so I'm just going to go ahead and post it.

Deathlift

2007-04-21T10:45:19-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Manga
English, Rated: T
Adventure/Romance
Chapters: 7, Words: 22,814, Reviews: 25, In-Progress

A boy with a terrible power, a girl those in power want dead, and a hacker. Three people with seemingly nothing in common have to unite to stay alive. R&R and I'll return the favor. Contains shonenai and shojoai[slash and femmeslash]

She never came down

2007-02-28T18:49:37-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: M
Tragedy/Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 970, Reviews: 28, Complete

I'm not sure how good this one is from a poetic point of view, but it means more to me than anything I have ever written. R and R and I'll return the favor.

Vampire Airlines Graffiti Love Letter

2007-02-28T18:43:39-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: T
Spiritual/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 663, Reviews: 3, Complete

It's easy to sound profound when you're sleep deprived and caffeine energized on an airplane. A collection of really short poems written in said state. Some good, some not so good, most quite odd. R and R and I'll return the favor.

Letterbomb

2007-01-27T19:39:27-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K+
Suspense/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 439, Reviews: 13, Complete

R and R and I'll return the favor. It's about people. Those who try to get attention by being exactly like everybody else, those who just wish everyone would leave them alone, and those who want nothing more that to figure out what's going on.

Aftermath

2007-01-13T13:33:23-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Suspense
Chapters: 1, Words: 227, Reviews: 8, Complete

R R and I'll return the favor. My favorite characters always die or get major personality changes, yet I keep watching. Not my usual style, so I don't know how good it is.

profane prophet

2006-12-31T17:26:11-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Religion
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 285, Reviews: 7, Complete

Review and I'll return the favor. Contrary to the title, there is no profanity. It's about my old school and why I left it, and people with dangerously skewed views on history that no one ever bothers to correct.

This is not a test

2006-12-26T14:09:50-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 370, Reviews: 6, Complete

R and R and I'll return the favor. It's sort of a rant about celebrities and people who want to be celebrities and their overused excuses.

otherfuture

2006-12-25T17:11:14-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 862, Reviews: 8, Complete

Review and I'll return the favor. A very odd short story, possibly the weirdest thing I've ever written. Told in second person point of view, so could be het or femmeslash depending on what gender you consider the character. Experimental.

the kid who lost a time machine

2006-11-03T16:51:32-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Friendship
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 251, Reviews: 5, Complete

For the first time in my life, I lied when I said I believed you. Not the best thing I've ever written, but I decided to post it anyway. Review and I'll review you back.

shadow of the earth

2006-11-03T16:47:00-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Suspense
Chapters: 1, Words: 284, Reviews: 4, Complete

Achieving everything you've ever wanted by means of everything you're against. R and R and I'll return the favor.

Branches

2006-11-01T18:52:20-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 547, Reviews: 6, Complete

I'll always remember the things you wish weren't part of your life. Rated for one swear. R and R and I'll return the favor.

Obscure

2006-11-01T18:46:02-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
General
English, Rated: K
Drama/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 327, Reviews: 5, Complete

When you don't know what you stand for, you have to be careful what you say. R and R and I'll return the favor.

The Illusionists

2006-11-01T09:05:09-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: K+
Sci-Fi/Adventure
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,347, Reviews: 7, In-Progress

Cory Qa is a bizarre, bored teenager on a family vacation onboard the spacecraft Terrazas. Then something happens and he is removed from everything and everyone he has ever known. Well, at least he's not bored anymore. R and R and I'll return the favor.

Spiraling down into greatness

2006-07-10T18:31:44-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Politics
English, Rated: K+
Suspense/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 265, Reviews: 17, Complete

A sarcastic poem, my thoughts on some aspects of politics and the way America's being run. R and R and I'll return the favor.

Why did you say That

2006-02-18T17:56:58-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Love
English, Rated: K
Romance/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 148, Reviews: 18, Complete

I don't really know what brought this on... about love and paranoia. R + R and I'll return the favor!

Just say Something

2006-02-18T14:21:31-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 329, Reviews: 14, Complete

This is kind of odd, I guess it's about a need for acceptance and everyday confusion. R + R and I'll return the favor,

Passive

2006-01-05T19:22:28-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Love
English, Rated: T
Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 354, Reviews: 20, Complete

A sad little poem. Femmeslash, but you can't really tell. Don't read if it offends you.

Broken Machine

2006-01-05T19:18:07-08:00

Author: rust phoenix
Life
English, Rated: K
Drama/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 145, Reviews: 19, Complete

A very weird poem. Read it if you like poems like that.