Updates (04-06-08) - So a lot of people seem to have been reading me lately. I have no idea why such a sudden flood, but it's appreciated nonetheless, and maybe it'll get me posting here again.

Uh, finally coming out of the creative miasma that was my last relationship, so maybe more writings, more frequently? I'd like to do that. In the meantime, thanks for reading, and I hope to give you something more to read soon.

~LHK

Projects in the works:

Scenes From a Memory: A collection of nonfiction stories from my life and those of my friends. Also, a potentially damning document should I ever enter a courtroom or run for public office.

Exercises in Style: One short story, retold in as many different ways as I can think of. Wackiness ensues.

Upcoming projects:

Kings of Rockwell: Jimmy's moving away, so as a goodbye, he and his three best friends spend one last night on the town.

Ares and the Forgotten Stars: In a glittering, mechanical world suitable only for those willing to trade in their souls for fleeting pleasures, one outcast fights against the horror of the government's absolute control over the lives of its citizens in a futile effort to save the one person he loves.

Various short stories

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1. Scenes From A Memory » reviews

Truth may not always be stranger than fiction, but sometimes it makes for a better story.

Essay - Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 5 - Words: 13,846 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 5-30-08 - Published: 3-12-07

2. Exercises in Style » reviews

I start off with a simple short story. I then proceed to tell it in as many different ways as possible. Newly added: 20 Years Old and First Person perspective.

General - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody - Chapters: 85 - Words: 37,678 - Reviews: 301 - Updated: 4-6-08 - Published: 1-19-06

3. Rap Intellectualized » reviews

Many people claim that rap is unintelligible garbage filled with nonsense words, such as bling-bling or shizzle. However, I say hip-hop can be just as intelligent as other musical genres. It just needs bigger words.

Humor - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody/Humor - Chapters: 42 - Words: 33,503 - Reviews: 112 - Updated: 10-30-06 - Published: 7-17-03

4. Thoughts Upon Watching V For Vendetta reviews

A meditation on what happens when you look too deeply into a Hollywood blockbuster.

Complete - Play - Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 483 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 10-30-06 - Published: 10-30-06

5. My Girlfriend's Dead reviews

It's hard having to get over the love of your life leaving you for another guy, which is why Tyler just tells every girl he meets of his mysteriously dead ex-girlfriend.

Romance - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,360 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 6-22-06 - Published: 6-22-06

6. Afternoon Shadows reviews

Everyone needs a hobby after a hard day at the office. What's yours?

General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 714 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 5-11-06 - Published: 5-11-06

7. Pissoir » reviews

The plan was simple: One frustrated actor and one nihilistic megalomaniac trying to overturn the dining industry and get some money. Then, it all went to Hell.

Thriller - Fiction Rated: M - English - Parody/Humor - Chapters: 16 - Words: 22,302 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 2-23-06 - Published: 5-19-05

8. Another Modest Proposal reviews

In this day and age, there are two issues tearing America apart: Abortion and the death penalty. There are many ways to solve that problem. This is simply the best of all.

Essay - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,470 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 1-29-06 - Published: 1-29-06

9. Saint's Gambit » reviews

Look, there's one thing you need to know about Gold City: The sun never shines there. This is the story of two of us kids trying to get out.

Action - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 8,603 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 12-2-05 - Published: 12-2-05

10. Throwing Stones reviews

Two people struggle with all that could have been on the banks of a river.

Play - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,482 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 11-16-05 - Published: 11-16-05

11. The 'Feel Terrible' Story of the Year » reviews

Love and hate aren't so different after all, and sometimes sex is simply a rejection letter. It's the story for the metamorphosis in all of us, one of hopeless sluts and lonely playboys.

Romance - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 25 - Words: 44,323 - Reviews: 27 - Updated: 10-25-05 - Published: 2-7-05

12. Art and Heart Don't Always Rhyme » reviews

If the choice was yours, which would you choose: True love, or fulfillment?

Play - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 12,203 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 5-15-05 - Published: 5-15-05

13. Neither Honor nor Glory reviews

Every superhero's excitement derives from the impossible odds only they can face, supervillains and alien invasions. So what's a superhero in the normal world to do?

Thriller - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Suspense/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,421 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 5-6-05 - Published: 5-6-05

14. Shameless Theatricality » reviews

A collection of various short plays. It's not 'absurdist', it's 'Christopher Durang developing a purpose'. Added 4/28/05: The two-part satire 'A Day at Stereotype High School'.

Play - Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 8 - Words: 7,063 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 4-28-05 - Published: 4-1-05

15. Screwed Up, Messed Up Illogical Hook Up reviews

Kyle Marcks was determined to end his dry spell any way possible. What he found was more than he bargained for.

Romance - Fiction Rated: M - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,041 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 4-4-05 - Published: 4-4-05

16. Celestial Cemetery reviews

A descriptive short about a boy's first real experience with the night sky.

General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 586 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 11-15-04 - Published: 11-15-04

17. Tree of Life reviews

Iolas could not remember how long he had stood, staring at the beautiful woman across the field. The woman he would kill for. . .

Fable - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 836 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 10-16-04 - Published: 10-16-04

18. Chronicum Anticristo » reviews

Even the Antichrist has to grow up somewhere. This is the story of Michael Goldstein, an eleven year old boy who slowly realizes that he's something more than what he seems. Follow him through his childhood, his career, and his apocalyptic final battles.

Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Supernatural - Chapters: 35 - Words: 49,649 - Reviews: 91 - Updated: 8-20-04 - Published: 9-16-03

19. La Premiere » reviews

Zoe LaDeuxieme just wanted a normal life. So how can she attain that, being the first human clone on the run from her obsessed creator?

Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Suspense - Chapters: 20 - Words: 29,059 - Reviews: 29 - Updated: 8-10-04 - Published: 7-10-03

20. The Discomfort of Love reviews

One shot. Ever wake up next to someone in a less-than-comfortable position? How low would you go to preserve your own comfort? Read and review!

Romance - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Parody/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,093 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 6-19-04 - Published: 6-19-04

21. Unforeseeable reviews

The people of Armstrong have a great deal of pride in their guns. But what happens after one is accidentally misused?

General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,335 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 4-26-04 - Published: 4-26-04

22. Doppelganger » reviews

What if you had the opportunity to meet yourself? Pretty cool, right? But what if this new version of you was bent on taking over your world?

Thriller - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Suspense/Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,122 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 3-8-04 - Published: 1-30-04

23. School Spirit » reviews

In a bleak future, 53 kids are stranded on an island in a government-sponsored contest. How do they get off? By being the only one alive after 3 days. Soley inspired by, and an interpretation of, the film Battle Royale.

General - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 33 - Words: 58,214 - Reviews: 82 - Updated: 7-19-03 - Published: 5-5-02

24. First Day » reviews

Two hit men on their first mission for their new boss encounter a small problem along the way. Inspired by Pulp Fiction, rated for some language and sex talk.

Humor - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 7 - Words: 15,335 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 7-3-03 - Published: 7-3-03

25. La Deuxieme » reviews

Zoe LaDeuxieme always thought of herself as a normal girl, except for a few strange quirks in her family. But when she begins to explore these differences, Zoe stumbles upon a conspiracy that will tear her life apart.

Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K - English - Sci-Fi/Suspense - Chapters: 17 - Words: 28,784 - Reviews: 21 - Updated: 5-31-03 - Published: 4-25-03

26. A Modest Proposal reviews

My humble plan for an end to hatred, racism, wars, terrorism, genocide, despotic madmen, and threats of nuclear and chemical warfare

Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,788 - Reviews: 21 - Updated: 4-15-03 - Published: 4-15-03

27. A Prince In Need reviews

An assignment I got in a class, I had to write a one-page story reversing common gender roles. I ended up writing a five-page story that I liked so much, I decided to upload it here.

Fable - Fiction Rated: K - English - Adventure/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,287 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-13-03 - Published: 4-13-03

28. Sixty Five Percent » reviews

Andrea, a girl angry at the world, believes humanity's problems could simply be solved with the instant deaths of 65% of human life. But when she finally gets the opportunity, can she follow through with her wish?

Supernatural - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural/Angst - Chapters: 7 - Words: 12,018 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 1-10-03 - Published: 10-4-02

29. The Boy Who Raced A Cloud reviews

Just a simple allegorical tale of a boy and his race with a cloud.

Fable - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,651 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 10-29-02 - Published: 10-29-02