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Mysteries at Mayfield

2013-04-17T16:13:12-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Mystery
English, Rated: K+
Mystery/Humor
Chapters: 2, Words: 6,881, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

Follow the adventures of Matt, the aspiring Sherlock Holmes as he endeavors to solve the mysteries at his school. However, being a second Sherlock is not as easy as it seems. Facing dastardly villains (teachers) and nefarious (or not) schemes, will Matt be able to solve the Mysteries at Mayfield?

The Night Before Snow Days

2013-02-08T05:43:13-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Humor
English, Rated: K
Humor/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 173, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

As the student feverishly goes back and forth between and his homework, this may be what he thinks the night before a "Snow Day."

The District oh POH

2012-11-21T16:38:48-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: T
Sci-Fi/Adventure
Chapters: 33, Words: 62,485, Reviews: 7, In-Progress

In a distant future, Steve, Laurie, Jean, Alec, and many others join together to dethrone an oppressive government. Read and Review please!

The Day that Time was Standing Still

2012-07-11T06:38:15-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 121, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

The moment you fall in love, time truly does stand still. It's a sonnet, but I would like it to be better, so I may go back and fix it. Regardless, R&R!

The Quest for Vision

2012-07-02T14:21:41-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Humor
English, Rated: K
Humor/Adventure
Chapters: 1, Words: 292, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

What seems to be a noble quest may not actually be as glorious as it seems...

The Cat, the Door, and the Human

2012-06-13T20:44:30-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Humor
English, Rated: K
Humor/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 281, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

If anything is more stubborn than a human, it would have to be a cat. They always have to get their way. This is a common scene depicting what happens when a cat is slow to give in to a human's desires.

The Moonlight

2012-06-09T07:47:07-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Nature
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 119, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

A sonnet inspired by Debussy's Clair de Lune. The moonlight falls so faintly through the air...

Be Our Light

2012-03-12T13:04:40-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Religion
English, Rated: K
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 98, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

Wow, I completely forgot this poem! It is about how we need the Lord to save us from the darkness. On a completely unrelated side note, how do you make the line that goes across the screen?

Writer's Block

2012-03-11T19:32:57-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Humor
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 168, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

A true story about how I, StoryStan, overcame my problems with Writer's Block in recent days. So if you're struggling with Writer's Block yourself, read this to prove to yourself that Writer's Block can indeed be overcome.

Dear Teacher,

2012-02-10T19:45:34-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Humor
English, Rated: K
Humor/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 131, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

Don't send this to your teacher. They won't believe you.

Love is a

2012-02-06T17:46:11-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 281, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

A metaphorical poem trying to describe love, painting it as several different things. I bolded the beginning of each stanza, although I'm not sure if that was necessary or not...

Across the Mist

2012-02-05T13:25:49-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Love
English, Rated: K
Romance/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 102, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

A poem about a tragic break-up. Not one of my best, but still good ababcdcdefefgg form although not in iambic pentameter .

Homophones

2012-01-28T10:34:13-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Humor
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 103, Reviews: 7, In-Progress

Don't ewe hate it when ewe misuse words?

The Vagabond of the Night

2012-01-25T19:00:23-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Religion
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 230, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

A modern retelling of the Good Samaritan, where a homeless man is shot on the side of the road, and it seems as if no one will come to help.

Dreams

2012-01-20T19:40:09-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 127, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

A short poem about the endless possibilities of dreams.

The Practical Magics

2012-01-07T10:34:56-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,127, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

When the safety of The World is at stake, the true princess must be returned to her father before things go more wrong. I started this story at least a year, maybe more ago and stopped writing it. It gets better partway through. Please help me finish it!

A Sonnet is a Tricky Thing to Write

2012-01-06T16:26:30-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Humor
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 108, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

Sonnet's are rather tricky to write. The rhyme scheme may be simple, but it is hard to stick to. The syllable rhythm is also rather hard. However, they are very fun to write. Read and Review!

Music

2011-12-16T20:02:07-08:00

Author: StoryStan
General
English, Rated: K
Poetry/General
Chapters: 2, Words: 218, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

So far, two Shakespearean Sonnets about music. The first is very serious. The second was the result of a battle on Facebook between violins and violas. This one is not so serious. R&R!

The Shadow

2011-11-21T06:13:11-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 199, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

As the day grow on, the power of the shadow grows, giving the shadow power enough to do terrible things. Also, for the record, this poem doesn't have som weird form to it. Enjoy! My friend name withheld made this awesome cover!

The Locket

2011-11-12T14:24:53-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Horror
English, Rated: T
Horror/Suspense
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,476, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

A shortened version of a horror story I may or may not write. When a boy goes to investigate a supposedly haunted house, terrible things begin to happen.

A Haunting?

2011-11-08T14:59:52-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Horror
English, Rated: K
Horror/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,080, Reviews: 1, Complete

I wrote this for school last year when we had to write a "scary story." Knowing that any scary story I could write would be stupid and cheesy, I played off the cheese factor, writing "The Haunting." Enjoy!

Darkness and Light

2011-11-04T18:33:51-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 115, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

I wrote this in 7th grade for our Sonnet assignment. It is entirely metaphorical, with metaphors labeled for my English class. It is about the struggles between day and night, dark and light

A Whirlwind of Math

2011-11-04T18:31:17-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Humor
English, Rated: K
Humor/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 88, Reviews: 4, In-Progress

A fun little Sonnet about a student's love-hate relationship with math.

Darkness Suite

2011-10-26T17:37:25-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Horror
Chapters: 6, Words: 377, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

As night falls on the world, darkness begins to spread out to twist all that it can. Poems will be presented in this pattern: Haiku, Tanka, Cinquain, Triolet, Villanelle, Sonnet, Vilanelle Triolet, Cinquain, Tanka, Haiku

A Sonnet to Marianne

2011-08-20T17:01:43-08:00

Author: StoryStan
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 107, Reviews: 1, Complete

A man tells of his undying love to Marianne. Pleases R&R!