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Seasons Running

2009-01-06T17:44:25-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 364, Reviews: 0 Updated: 1-6-09, Published: 1-6-09
Status: In-Progress

I was in love with summer for a long time.

Suggestions

2008-11-27T17:35:06-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 244, Reviews: 0 Updated: 11-27-08, Published: 11-27-08
Status: Complete

Look for sunshine everywhere you go if you can’t find it, make it.

On Being a Stump, and Other Such Things

2008-10-19T16:03:11-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 197, Reviews: 1 Updated: 10-19-08, Published: 10-19-08
Status: Complete

This is what it's like to be a stump: we have our ups and downs.

Thou Shalt Not Covet

2008-08-25T08:12:49-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Romance
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 131, Reviews: 3 Updated: 8-25-08, Published: 8-25-08
Status: Complete

We sprawled body against body, far too warm beneath an excess of blankets and our own pulsing human skin...

Kissed by a Faerie

2008-08-10T16:40:29-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Romance
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,111, Reviews: 3 Updated: 8-10-08, Published: 8-10-08
Status: Complete

We didn’t need to speak because God gave us eyes.

Or Maybe Clouds

2008-07-31T06:43:11-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 139, Reviews: 0 Updated: 7-31-08, Published: 7-31-08
Status: Complete

When I think of you it is two grainy, green oceans mauling my lungs and my eyes and my tattered toes.

Study Break

2008-07-23T12:24:50-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Romance
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 406, Reviews: 2 Updated: 7-23-08, Published: 7-23-08
Status: Complete

It’s warm outside and the clouds smell like summer. “Come on!” you beg with childhood in your eyes. We titter; then you are sitting cross-legged in the grass and I am in your lap. Oh, gravity.'

Attenuation

2008-07-21T17:54:00-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,397, Reviews: 3 Updated: 7-21-08, Published: 7-21-08
Status: Complete

If I was very still and kept my heartbeat soft under my skin, sometimes I could hear the Forestfolk whispering things from between the blades of grass. It was from them that I first got the idea to visit the Cliff at night.' A Short Story

Quirky

2008-07-21T11:29:41-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Romance
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 302, Reviews: 5 Updated: 7-21-08, Published: 7-21-08
Status: Complete

I leaned against my pillow. “Kiss me here so that I can think about it when I’m falling asleep tonight.”

For Peter

2008-07-05T14:15:32-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Romance/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 133, Reviews: 0 Updated: 7-5-08, Published: 7-5-08
Status: Complete

From Wendy. Nether Netherland isn't quite the same without you, fireworks or not.

The Suitor's Caution

2008-06-01T10:52:20-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 97, Reviews: 2 Updated: 6-1-08, Published: 6-1-08
Status: Complete

Monogamy is claustrophobic.

NM

2008-03-23T19:09:47-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Essay
Language: English, Fiction Rated: M
Genres: Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,151, Reviews: 1 Updated: 3-23-08, Published: 3-23-08
Status: Complete

Stop acting like I’m some evil, repulsive temptress come to steal your lips against your wishes and with them your very soul—I get it. I disgust you. A/N: Please don't maul me for the "wrong" category. It feels like an essay to me.

Lost Meals in an African Sun

2008-03-09T10:10:09-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 186, Reviews: 1 Updated: 3-9-08, Published: 3-9-08
Status: Complete

I am the lioness and you are the beast.

Chemicals on 14th Street

2008-02-17T18:56:08-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 543, Reviews: 2 Updated: 2-17-08, Published: 2-17-08
Status: Complete

I read somewhere that eating chocolate produces the same chemicals in your brain as kissing.

Analogy of the Animate

2008-02-10T12:54:01-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 123, Reviews: 0 Updated: 2-10-08, Published: 2-10-08
Status: In-Progress

If they can't have anything else in common, at least they have this.

Tea Parties and Desert Mist

2008-01-20T09:03:31-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 675, Reviews: 2 Updated: 1-20-08, Published: 1-20-08
Status: Complete

And Wonderful Closets in the Back of My Throat.

Just Give Me One More Night

2007-10-08T17:27:19-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Romance/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 186, Reviews: 0 Updated: 10-8-07, Published: 10-8-07
Status: Complete

Trapped in an endless night of passion going no where fast... we've all been there. Under 'life,' not 'love'... and for good reason.

Our Sacrilegious Sidewalk Cracks

2007-10-02T14:25:58-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 88, Reviews: 0 Updated: 10-2-07, Published: 10-2-07
Status: Complete

Through cracks in the sidewalk, I can see Your Lips...

The Alarm Clock Effect

2007-09-14T13:01:04-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,129, Reviews: 5 Updated: 9-14-07, Published: 9-14-07
Status: Complete

An amusing take on the butterfly effect, inspired by a passage from the novel 'A Crack in the Line' by Michael Lawrence.

Lady in White

2007-08-19T10:51:46-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Fantasy/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,733, Reviews: 2 Updated: 8-19-07, Published: 8-19-07
Status: Complete

Based off of my friend's apocalyptic dream: in a world quickly fading, one woman holds open the door to life... right? [ONExSHOT]

The Flow

2007-08-19T10:48:23-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 40, Reviews: 1 Updated: 8-19-07, Published: 8-19-07
Status: Complete

Thoughts flow through my pen, to the flesh of my pages, and from the pages, flow back in. Generally in a much more understandable manner. READ: Poetry helps me understand my own thoughts.

Greenest Secrets

2007-07-14T14:26:36-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 130, Reviews: 0 Updated: 7-14-07, Published: 7-14-07
Status: Complete

“The earth has music for those who listen.” William Shakespeare

Remembrances

2007-07-13T12:10:57-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 273, Reviews: 1 Updated: 7-13-07, Published: 7-13-07
Status: Complete

I wrote this many months ago, but I still feel it today. Remembering the past is hard, especially when it's far more past than you ever thought it could be.

The Distance of Privacy

2007-07-02T11:19:46-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 52, Reviews: 0 Updated: 7-2-07, Published: 7-2-07
Status: Complete

Sometimes privacy is more distance than most can handle.

A Dimness of the Soul

2007-07-02T11:16:31-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 28, Reviews: 0 Updated: 7-2-07, Published: 7-2-07
Status: Complete

The places you find yourself are not always pleasent. Nor are they good for the soul.

Warm Days

2007-07-02T11:11:42-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 31, Reviews: 1 Updated: 7-2-07, Published: 7-2-07
Status: Complete

Attraction for no reason whatsoever? Maybe it's the heat.

Feeling, Anyway

2007-05-26T07:54:35-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 47, Reviews: 0 Updated: 5-26-07, Published: 5-26-07
Status: Complete

I let my mind wander, and it slightly unnerves me what things came out.

Warmer Now

2007-05-23T20:10:55-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Friendship
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 89, Reviews: 3 Updated: 5-23-07, Published: 5-23-07
Status: Complete

It's sad that he's pushed me so far away, but that's okay because it's sunny here, too.

An Act of Feeling to Thought

2007-05-16T14:34:41-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 145, Reviews: 1 Updated: 5-16-07, Published: 5-16-07
Status: Complete

Don't think too much about your poetry.

Directions

2007-04-27T14:08:42-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 34, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-27-07, Published: 4-27-07
Status: Complete

Draw me a map.

Tell Me Where We Are

2007-04-18T19:34:18-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 60, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-18-07, Published: 4-18-07
Status: Complete

I'm happy. And a little lost. That's it.

Forgetful

2007-04-18T19:32:29-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 52, Reviews: 0 Updated: 4-18-07, Published: 4-18-07
Status: Complete

It's not just people that can forget, sometimes.

Define 'Familiar'

2007-04-09T19:26:17-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 36, Reviews: 0 Updated: 4-9-07, Published: 4-9-07
Status: Complete

Sitting high up in the dark, dark cold brings forth memories and future thoughts, both of wish I long to ignore.

We Were the People

2007-03-31T16:54:56-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Politics
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 60, Reviews: 1 Updated: 3-31-07, Published: 3-31-07
Status: Complete

Took a history assignment and ran with it. You might say it's about the effect politics have on society and culture as a whole. Or, you know, you might not.

It

2007-03-16T17:44:32-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 18, Reviews: 0 Updated: 3-16-07, Published: 3-16-07
Status: Complete

Some days it's here, and some days it's not.

Hair

2007-02-24T15:18:02-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,211, Reviews: 0 Updated: 2-24-07, Published: 2-24-07
Status: Complete

A young man with pretty hair deals with life. This is a story I wrote a long, long time ago back in '06 about an occurance one night. The end did not truly happen—or maybe it did, I don't know—but I like to think that somehow we made an impact.

We Don't

2007-02-13T19:34:50-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Friendship
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 188, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-13-07, Published: 2-13-07
Status: Complete

Inspired by my bestest friend forever &etc., TwistedExpressions. Outlining the ups and downs of life as a pair...

Reveries of History

2007-02-10T09:42:19-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Politics
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 143, Reviews: 0 Updated: 2-10-07, Published: 2-10-07
Status: Complete

Not exactly about politics, but that's the closest to it... it's about boundaries and how far a line can be crossed before you've gone too far.

Snowfalls & Certainty

2007-01-25T13:45:44-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 75, Reviews: 0 Updated: 1-25-07, Published: 1-25-07
Status: Complete

Life is nothing but snowfalls and the people that you share them with.

The Perfection of Embrace

2007-01-14T09:25:02-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 66, Reviews: 1 Updated: 1-14-07, Published: 1-14-07
Status: Complete

Just like the title says, as best I can describe it.

Sweet Contrast

2007-01-07T09:24:18-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 167, Reviews: 1 Updated: 1-7-07, Published: 1-7-07
Status: Complete

Laugh like dreams are yours to be, like flowers can't bring misery...

My Maritime Request

2007-01-03T15:26:23-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 151, Reviews: 1 Updated: 1-3-07, Published: 1-3-07
Status: Complete

This was written about an idea that's been passing through my mind lately, not really an actual occurance like most of my other things. If life were an ocean, I'd have only one request...

I'm Sorry

2006-12-16T15:41:34-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Friendship
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 129, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-16-06, Published: 12-16-06
Status: Complete

Remembering old mistakes is always more painful then living them out. So sometimes, we write them down...

Secrets in Plaster

2006-11-30T13:38:28-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 179, Reviews: 3 Updated: 11-30-06, Published: 11-30-06
Status: Complete

And these are the thoughts written in old plaster cracks that run across my infamous ceiling.

Fresh out of Humanity

2006-11-19T08:55:05-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,027, Reviews: 2 Updated: 11-19-06, Published: 11-19-06
Status: Complete

It was obvious that the woman did not belong in the building—the dirty, ragged men and women looked up at her like an enemy, an intruder in Jimmy Choos.

Oh, for the Love of a Dog

2006-11-19T07:41:02-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Essay
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 247, Reviews: 0 Updated: 11-19-06, Published: 11-19-06
Status: Complete

I was watching my dog sleeping on my leg the other day, and I came to this conclusion that I know various of people have said before. I just wanted to say it again, that's all.

Sticks and Stones

2006-11-11T14:15:57-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 119, Reviews: 1 Updated: 11-11-06, Published: 11-11-06
Status: Complete

Sticks and stones may break my bones...

Of Love and Leaves

2006-10-25T13:35:31-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Fantasy/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 827, Reviews: 1 Updated: 10-25-06, Published: 10-25-06
Status: Complete

A short story that shows the humanlike emotions of both a leaf, and its dearest tree... and how the two came to love.

Falling Leaves

2006-10-21T13:56:50-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 172, Reviews: 0 Updated: 10-21-06, Published: 10-21-06
Status: Complete

Following the biography of the young girl I brought to life in InBetween Peices, here, life is compared to the falling of leaves from trees.

InBetween Pieces

2006-10-12T14:34:20-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 165, Reviews: 1 Updated: 10-12-06, Published: 10-12-06
Status: Complete

And in the puzzle box of life, we're always just one piece short...

And Then

2006-10-08T08:59:42-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 152, Reviews: 1 Updated: 10-8-06, Published: 10-8-06
Status: Complete

Moments in time always seem to pass too quickly...

Seasons of the Trees

2006-08-20T12:39:22-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Fable
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,040, Reviews: 2 Updated: 8-20-06, Published: 8-20-06
Status: Complete

In the beginning, there was nothing. Nothing, and the Trees.

Got a BandAid on my Xray Heart

2006-07-25T13:23:48-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Romance/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 200, Reviews: 4 Updated: 7-25-06, Published: 7-25-06
Status: Complete

I'm experimenting with different forms of poetry. Here's a slightly malformed test-run of something I wrote at two in the morning. Enjoy. :)

Blind Hearted

2006-07-24T21:19:16-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 104, Reviews: 2 Updated: 7-24-06, Published: 7-24-06
Status: Complete

"How sad," they murmur when no one is listening. "How sad she's so oblivious to his advances. So... blind hearted, if you will..."

Shadow Boy in the Court

2006-07-05T22:26:02-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 80, Reviews: 2 Updated: 7-5-06, Published: 7-5-06
Status: Complete

In the eyes of a Queen, he is a nothing, but in the eyes of a vagabond, he is an everything.

The Path of Life

2006-07-04T21:58:59-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 280, Reviews: 2 Updated: 7-4-06, Published: 7-4-06
Status: Complete

A slightly ambiguous poem that focuses around some sort of Native American tribal celebration, in order to portray one simple metaphor.

The Battle of the Sky

2006-07-03T23:45:28-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 339, Reviews: 2 Updated: 7-3-06, Published: 7-3-06
Status: Complete

A continued version of As Night Beckons Dawn-the secrets behind both realms of Light and Shadow.

As Night Beckons Dawn

2006-07-03T22:42:53-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 125, Reviews: 4 Updated: 7-3-06, Published: 7-3-06
Status: Complete

A closer look at the origins of the sun's rise.

Will You Catch Me if I Fall?

2006-06-06T19:35:53-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 115, Reviews: 6 Updated: 6-6-06, Published: 6-6-06
Status: Complete

You could read it a million times and still never find the meaning. Or you could read it once, and it could be [CLEAR AS DAY.]

What Have You Become?

2006-06-06T16:54:16-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 118, Reviews: 5 Updated: 6-6-06, Published: 6-6-06
Status: Complete

Life is change, and no one ever stays the same from the moment they enter your life till the moment they leave.

The Underground Festival

2006-06-06T16:32:35-08:00

Author: Emma the Paradox
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,511, Reviews: 1 Updated: 6-6-06, Published: 6-6-06
Status: Complete

Above ground, the earth rocks about mockingly, houses crumble, lives are lost. But underground, why, that my friends, is a different story all together...