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| Riley Adams |
Author has written 82 stories for Friendship, Nature, General, War, Life, School, Love, Fantasy, Family, Romance, Humor, Essay, Song, Haiku, and General. "The writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himself, to satisfy himself; the publishing of his ideas, though it brings gratification, is a curious anticlimax." ~ Alfred Kazin "Good poets have an uncompromising allegiance to their perceptions of the truth of the world" Russell Keeney I am a writer in search of truth. I hope to tell it to the world someday. As an author, I love constructive criticism. Anything that can help me grow as a writer and as a person is highly welcomed. I would be happy to return the favor! I do recommend any of those on my favorite authors list, they're all talented writers. To tell you a bit about myself, for those of you who do not know me, I'm a 19 year old, wide eyed idealist. I just embarked on one of life's supposedly "big moments" and am now living in the slightly bigger bubble of college. Where exactly the "real world" is, I'm not sure. But I know it isn't in a place where I get a meal plan and have the showers cleaned for me every Thursday. I enjoy reading, writing, macaroni and cheese, painting my fingernails and acting like an 8 year old. I love being impossibly loud and occasionally, bugging people by caring "too much" about politics. Play nice, kids. News/Updates: 10-5-09 I have been taking a lot of time off from writing. Let me tell you, it kills. But anyone who's had to take a break from writing that enjoys it knows that. I've been writing essays...but that hardly counts for FictionPress material. I have only really written two things in the recent past- one of them I called Sellout, in frustration of potentially selling myself to the recording industry, then ripping the page up at the last second. I don't want to spend money on music I don't believe in. Ironically enough, the most recent thing I've posted is music, but one written by just me instead of in collaboration. (I apparently don't play well with other children) "Turn to Grey" has been a work in progress over the summer, but it's getting somewhere...kind of. I'm hoping to write more soon. In other news (like you're paying attention) White Houses is going to be completely revamped...I'm re-writing the whole thing. In case you love them as much as I do, don't worry, the characters aren't going anywhere. I just need to do them more justice. So...Read, Review,Be Merry! | |||||||
1. SunTo the latest friend I seemed to have misplaced: May you find what you are looking for. Here's a peek inside. R&RPoetry: Friendship - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 81 - Published: 3-3-10 - Complete2. Turn to Grey reviewsYeah. New song. There's a few lines out of wack...R&RPoetry: Song - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 197 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-17-09 - Complete3. SelloutThis is what happens when you listen to your friends too much. R&RPoetry: Haiku - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 16 - Published: 1-3-09 - Complete4. Unfound reviewsA plethora of thoughts collected and spit out at 8 am after a night of restless sleep. R&RPoetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 84 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-10-08 - Complete5. One Thousand Lives reviewsBecause I Can. R&R if it do ya fine.Poetry: Humor - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 139 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-16-08 - Complete6. Promise reviewsThese are the dregs that are left at the bottom of a bitter cup of tea. You have to dump it out somehow. It feels weird to stir up old feelings, but at least they aren't mine anymore. Shakespearean Sonnet. R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 133 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-3-08 - Complete7. Wake Up CallSome memoirs and unanswered questions. It is what it is. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 50 - Published: 5-7-08 - Complete8. Hide and Seek reviewsMy first experimentation with Villanelle R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 177 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-2-08 - Complete9. NineYearOld Haiku reviewsA parody of the art form, often usurped by 3rd graders. R&RPoetry: Haiku - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 16 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-2-08 - Complete10. An Elegy to a GoddessFor Diana Paulina, 1946-2008. We'll miss you. My first attempt at Sestina R&RPoetry: Family - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 423 - Published: 5-2-08 - Complete11. Love Song reviewsHeroic couplet with a very specific speaker- I think you'll figure it out. The meaning goes farther than the allusion, though. I will probably add more to this- R&R please!Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 38 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-18-08 - Complete12. To a Banana reviewsAn invective written for Writing Club. I took a more humorous approach rather than anger- true, I hate bananas, but there's lots of verbal irony and plays on words. I would very much like feedback- R&R :Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 423 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-18-08 - Complete13. He's Wearing Khaki Pants reviewsAn observation activity done for Writing Club. I watched this person for a good 20 minutes at a Lawrence University choral festival and developed my thoughts and theories about who he is. It was fun to explore. Title is from the first line. R&R :Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 273 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-12-08 - Complete14. Oakknoll Park reviewsWritten as an exploration of sound, but it turned into so much more. This is my childhood captured in 90 words.Poetry: Friendship - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 90 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-10-08 - Complete15. In the CarWritten the day before my first college music auditions, in early January. I was in bad shape. R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 65 - Published: 2-27-08 - Complete16. says a daughter to her Parents reviewsWritten due to some very obvious inspiration. Ah the hypocrisy of life and elders. I may just have to kiss the beloved University I wish to attend goodbye. If you don't understand it, find your own connections. Please R&R.Poetry: Family - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 56 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-14-07 - Complete17. First Snow of the YearA description of the first snow we've had this year. Written in iambic pentameter. A few things are subject to change, if I can fix them. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 209 - Published: 11-28-07 - Complete18. Constant Love reviewsI do silly things in Econ class. What can I say? The FED isn't as exciting as my lover. R&RPoetry: Haiku - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 19 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-30-07 - Complete19. Some days, I drownJust goes to show, we start as one thing and end up another. We're one big inout table. No offense intended. Just a little insight on the numbness of senior year. R&RPoetry: School - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 102 - Published: 10-24-07 - Complete20. Clear reviewsPretty straightforward. I'm tired of this shit. R&RPoetry: Haiku - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 17 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-13-07 - Complete21. Reflect reviewsIf my teacher knew this is what I was doing in class...The narrator switches. Noted with the use of quotations and italics. It doesn't need to make sense. It really isn't supposed to. This is a low point. R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 148 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-11-07 - Complete22. Lost and Found reviewsI'm not sure what this is yet. Thus, it needs feedback, either way. I am aware that it is not structurally sound. my AP English teacher will be ashamed. R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 51 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 9-21-07 - Complete23. New World reviewsChange is inevitable, even to those who avoid it at all costs. I am torn in two between who I am sure I am and who I want to be. Experimentation with rhymes. I'm rather fond of it. Please R&R.Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 225 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-27-07 - Complete24. Hourglass reviewsIn respects to time, the loss of it may be the end of us. If anyone feels it the way I do, this is what it is. Experimented syllable and rhyming. Please R&R!Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 69 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-1-07 - Complete25. Show reviewsWritten with anger and disdain in an obscure manner. It's about keeping your promises you figure the rest out. R&RPoetry: Friendship - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 74 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-1-07 - Complete26. Empty Page reviewsfull of symbolism. most of it is quite obvious. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 73 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-13-07 - Complete27. The AuthorsWritten, as always, when I was supposed to be doing something else. Authors are more than a person with a pen. R&R please.Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 107 - Published: 5-8-07 - Complete28. Silent Crossroads reviewsMultimused piece written in math class. It's a little more logically planned than my word vomit works full explanation inside. R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 342 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-18-07 - Complete29. Arboretum ObservationsA set of five Haikus written in reference to a peculiar event. Find your own meanings tell me what you know.R&RPoetry: Haiku - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 75 - Published: 4-17-07 - Complete30. So I Chose A Star reviewsA hybrid muse of Robert Frost, my own frustrations. I am so very happy to say that in the last few moments, I took Frosts words to heart and grew up a little. I Know who I am who are you? R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 159 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-7-07 - Complete31. This Is No Great Illusion reviewsI have no idea what this is. I've been told that writing comes from your navel that's what this is. A plethora of things wrenched this from me. I'm nauseous. Ask me about it if you're confused, or draw your own conclusions. R&RPoetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 126 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-7-07 - Complete32. Toxic GlueAn incredibly old piece of work that has been sitting on the back burner for awhile it's interesting to go and look back at what used to be an issue. R&RPoetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 391 - Published: 3-25-07 - Complete33. The Waiting Room reviewsSome reflected thoughts of the waiting room after a fun 4 hours in Urgent Care with the person I love. Most memorable St. Patrick's Day ever, to be sure. I was messing around with 5 line stanzas...interesting. R&RPoetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 145 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-18-07 - Complete34. Muse reviewsWritten last night, minutes before midnight in an attempt to honestly write out everything I was feeling in the moment. I didn't know it was going to come out in poetic form, but it ended up alright for me : R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 75 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 3-17-07 - Complete35. It's Now reviewsMidnight Friday night thoughts. When the person you love isn't around, you find ways around being without them. Title is a bit bland, but oh well. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 119 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-11-07 - Complete36. Imperfect Circles reviewsOur lives circle in imperfect circles as does history. We act the way we do around the people we do because we don't know how else to act. R&RPoetry: School - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 153 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-19-07 - Complete37. Reconciliation reviewsPreviously called Growing up Catholic. Title still plays off of the ideas of guilt and confession of it. Small changes have been made. R&RPoetry: Friendship - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 120 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-5-07 - Complete38. Type Caste reviewsSometimes who people want you to be is not who you are. We are all stuck in our own personal caste systems, again and again, playing the same roles. R&RPoetry: Friendship - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 198 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-2-07 - Complete39. Philanthropy reviewsAn OLD poem written at some unknown time dedicated to a person who gives to my cause more than he knows. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 125 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-28-07 - Complete40. Great Fears, Small Strength reviewsInspired by numerous religious shape note related songs based on colonial americas particularly Seth Housten's Smear and Aeolian Harp. When the waves and waters of stress and conflict seem to rise above our ability to swim. R&RPoetry: School - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 122 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-28-07 - Complete41. InsecurityA poem turned song that happens to tell the story of one very particular hellish day. An inspired end to a very bad afternoon please R&RPoetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 266 - Published: 1-28-07 - Complete42. Anthem reviewsEvery person has their own beliefs, their own messages, their own anthem. Sometimes, in the heat of society's pressure, we forget the words or choose not to sing them. Here's to those who do. R&RPoetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 109 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-28-07 - Complete43. All Wrong reviewsIsn't it ironic that what you want most, what seems most right is all wrong? An updated and revised poem R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 207 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-28-07 - Complete44. Robin reviewsA special request from a close friend and family member time may pass, but memories of those you hold dear never change. R&R Title subject to changePoetry: Family - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 206 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-17-07 - Complete45. The Secret Kingdom reviewsLove and intimacy are the things that feed the world. In the darkest of night, the doors to the secret kingdom may be opened, if one looks hard enough in heart of another. Inspired by Octavio Paz's poem and Eric Whitacre's choral work Water Night. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 311 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-8-07 - Complete46. Whisper reviewsAnd thus the short time passes. Life and love are but a whisper. My thoughts into words written at 2 am some weekend night. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 209 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-7-06 - Complete47. Personal Growth, Personal Decrement reviewsthe feeling of kicking yourself. in poetic form. I'm a silly girl. R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 191 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-3-06 - Complete48. We Are Only Mere Mortals reviewsEverything I learned is from greek mythology. A look into lessons we learn from famous tales of tragedy. Please R&RPoetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 355 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-30-06 - Complete49. Oh, Doctor!Every once in awhile, we all feel like giving up on our causes. A written account of my unneccesary fear. R&RPoetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 161 - Published: 10-17-06 - Complete50. March to the ScaffoldThis girl's got her head in a guillotine. A poem for when one's insecurities take them over the edge. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 251 - Published: 10-17-06 - Complete51. Play On reviewsAn afternoon's observation of a gifted piano player. Please R&RPoetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 142 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-5-06 - Complete52. The Key reviewsEveryone has things they keep to themselves under careful lock and key...I am no exception. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 277 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-22-06 - Complete53. White Houses » reviewsCh.6 up! As she steps out into college life, Sara Ford has no idea what she's gotten herself into. Friendships, secrets and love create a deadly combination. Especially when your best friend is in love with the same person…R&R!Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 6 - Words: 10,367 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 9-10-06 - Published: 11-10-0554. In the Dead of Night reviewsNothing like a little midnight poetry...especially when you find it weeks later. Written 726Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 142 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-25-06 - Complete55. Originality? reviewsan OLD poem I found on my computer. I have no idea when i wrote it, but i kind of like it. see what you think. R&RPoetry: School - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 97 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-11-0656. Of Masks and Padlocks reviewsStarted in choir class instead of watching a movie. Finished, go figure, in law class. R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 112 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-5-0657. Always Holding Secrets reviewsA class assignment (in choir) to write of a "mysterious object" see if you can guess what it is ;) R&RFiction: Essay - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 345 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-3-0658. Come Up To The Hill reviewsA very special place that has shaped my life since the end of Freshman year. :) R&RPoetry: Nature - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 94 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-3-0659. Your Last Night In Town reviewswritten for a friend, a memory of our lives before she left. Turns out. law class is pretty boring. Please R&RPoetry: Friendship - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 108 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-3-0660. And Who Are You Today? reviewsA bit of an unfitting title, but eh. Sometimes I don't believe the people who call themselves "my friends" - R&RPoetry: Friendship - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 124 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-23-0661. Seasons of Inspiration reviewsWritten this morning during math class. I don't particularly like probability, so i wrote this instead. Please R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 91 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-22-0662. A Goodbye Letter reviewsA witty poem written from a chauvinistic young man to a girl he's breaking up with. oh, and he rhymes. R&RPoetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 186 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-20-06 - Complete63. America's Most Wanted reviewsWhat is it people look for most? Find out for yourself. An offhand poem whilst feeling cynical. R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 76 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-20-0664. Playing Atlas reviewsBad Decisions Sore Throats Emotion 3.85 GPAs Inspired Writing Please R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 212 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 2-4-0665. The Wall reviewsWritten knowing that making choices is tough. I'm not a child anymore and I've only just realized the wall that stands between. Please Read and Review.Poetry: Friendship - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 92 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-13-0566. Waiting reviewsA horrid attempt to get rid of writers block - oh well. R&R anyway.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 146 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-11-0567. Little Girl reviewsA "pity me" poem written while listening to Bright Eyes (I was in a very bad mood) Please, for my sake, read and review.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 196 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 9-16-0568. Let It Burn reviewsA rather interesting poem about love- with a suprise ending! Please R&RPoetry: Family - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 198 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 8-28-0569. I Beleived In Fairy Tales reviewsRandom, "Into the Woods" inspired poem. Please R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 122 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 8-12-0570. Fictional World reviewsA bit of a wistful idea, but okay... R&RPoetry: Life - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 95 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-13-0571. Something About You reviewsAnother crappy teenage love poem, go ahead and read if you want. :)Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 121 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 7-13-0572. Ordinary Boy, Extraordinary Girl reviewsA poem I wrote just now. Spur of the monent thing :) R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 105 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-10-0573. My Foolish Facade reviewsMemoirs of a passed crush. I wrote this five minutes ago. :) Please R&RPoetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 197 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-9-0574. 4 Seasons: A Collection » reviewsA few 55 word stories we wrote for Language Arts. Constructive Criticism Appreciated. : )Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 4 - Words: 287 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 6-9-0575. Questions of Love reviewsSomething I wrote one night while pondering my feelings for this guy. Please Read and Review!Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 95 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-23-0576. Acceptance reviewsA poem I wrote for our school's fall literary magazine. I was fed up with some of the girls at my school, as you can tell. Please R&RPoetry: School - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 102 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 4-23-0577. Just Me reviewsAn idea for this poem came to me in the middle of class last year (I did it instead of my work) I like it a lot :) Please Review!Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 119 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-23-0578. Unwinnable War reviewsYea, I know, Unwinnable isn't a word. Oh well. I wrote this one night when I was really tired of turning on the news and seeing all the horrible stories. It's a sensitive subject, please be kind and R&RPoetry: War - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 132 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-16-0479. The Mockingbird reviewsThis is quite a happy little poem about a mockingbird's song. R&RPoetry: Nature - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 60 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 2-16-0480. Alone reviewsOk, this I wrote...at some point in time. I was just feeling a little down, and had to write something for class. So..yea. Please read, just no flames.Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 103 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-16-0481. Winter Whispers reviewsThis is a random poem I had on my computer. I think it's okay, I wrote it last year just as fall was turning into winter. That pretty much explains the title. R&R thanks!Poetry: Nature - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 44 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-5-04
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