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Author has written 53 stories for Fantasy, General, Sci-Fi, Romance, Historical, Mythology, Politics, Life, Essay, Religion, and Love. In the midst of the process of leaving my familiar home and preparing to embark upon my college career, I found myself having to say another, quite unexpected, goodbye. The hard drive on my faithful laptop, which had seen me through four years of high school, suffered an internal error and, sadly, passed away. With it, most unfortunately, went all of my documents, including every single one of my stories, my outlines, my journal and my essays. Most of you, I am sure, will share my sympathy, especially about the two former. I found myself, after this unexpected disaster, with the option to follow one of two courses. I could download the part of my writing which has been stored on this website and attempt to assemble the pieces without all of my lost chapters and planning documents, while mourning for the loss of some of my best,unpostedwriting. Or, I could break all ties with the past, abandoning all that I have written and starting fresh. It was quite a dilemna. Someone asked me once why I did not bother to back up all of my stories. I told them that it was because I had never written anything of significance. That statement was only partially correct. I have never written a story which has conveyed what I sought to imbue in a reader. I have never written a story worthy of publication. However, my stories had great value to me. They were mybeginnings. The Last of the Ancients, Desdemona, Adele's Mistake and all of the others were my childhood and my adolescence, my first awkward footsteps into the literary world; FictionPress.com was fertile ground on which my experiments were tried. I have known for nearly a year that this familiar setting is no longer conducive to my growth as a writer. Recently, I have acknowledged that my stories are no longerrepresentative of my ability and are no longer worthy of continuation. Rather than striving to create a work of value, I have beensuccumbing to the temptation upon my vanity to write for others, rather than to write for myself. Reviewers and loyal readers, forgive me. I have inflicted an injusticeunto you andunto myself. I have been writing aimlessly, without thought and without direction, driven by my ego, fueled by reviews. Having admitted my error, I must now admit that I have chosen to discontinue all stories posted on this website. This has been an extremely difficult decision, but I cannot, after having examined my own values and motivations carefully, continue to dabble lazily in the literary world. With my intentions clear, the loss of the bulk of my writing gives me a very clear advantage. I am no longer encumbered by the mistakes of the past, but am free to begin again with an empty sheet of paper. While this is an end to my writing on FictionPress, this is not an end to my writing. I will fill my blank paper with a new beginning, a better beginning. When I find an end, I will let you, my readers, know. | |||||
1. Adele's Mistake » reviewsAdele is a girl who has always striven for perfection. When she makes one terrible (drunken) mistake, she finds herself sentenced to attending a prestigious military school. The only problem is that Adele is the only girl!Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 3 - Words: 10,050 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 7-28-05 - Published: 7-15-042. The Sex Wasn't Good » reviewsSo far this is just a really short, really random peice of writing.. maybe I will expand, maybe not. This is not explicit, but I chose the rating to be safe.Fiction: General - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 2 - Words: 597 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 7-28-05 - Published: 1-8-053. A Bird In the Hand » reviewsHe was trained to be an emotionless killing machine. She was a rebellious girl striving for freedom. When this hardened killer encounters his latest target, the innocent idealist, who will come off the worse?Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 5,871 - Reviews: 30 - Updated: 7-27-05 - Published: 4-30-034. The Last of the Ancients » reviewsWhen Devony's adoptive father sells her into slavery to a dark, handsome and mysterious man, she learns that her past may not be as simple as she had always thought. As she discovers her true identity, and that of her captor, life becomes very complicatedFiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 29 - Words: 119,523 - Reviews: 299 - Updated: 7-26-05 - Published: 8-20-025. In Cottages and Castles » reviewsCael is an Outlaw with a secret past and Isabella is a young and rebellious slave girl. Together, with a handful of other rebels, they want to overthrow their oppressive government in hopes of restoring a lost king to the throne.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 5 - Words: 14,150 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 7-26-05 - Published: 7-22-036. Desdemona » reviewsCursed from birth to bring destruction and death to whatever place she calls home, Desdemona is not your typical princess. Dark, handsome Trystus, a rebel gypsy, and Apollo, a golden-haired slave owner are not typical princes. Atypical fairy tail ensues.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,139 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 7-26-05 - Published: 1-10-057. To Stop the Rising Sun reviewsJohnny, the son of a wealthy politician, appears to live a charmed life. However, Johnny has a terrible secret, that only his best friend Zach, and Zach's sister Cadence see. Can these teenagers find hope and love in the wreckage of a terrible tragedy?Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,818 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 7-14-058. The Resistance » reviewsSabrina is a beautiful and intelligent girl with one problem. She is never happy in relationships, although she has her pick of nearly every guy she wants. It takes a particularly nasty breakup for her to see that the right boy is where she least expects.Fiction: Romance - Rated: M - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 9 - Words: 14,434 - Reviews: 34 - Updated: 6-30-05 - Published: 10-26-039. Empathy for Apathy reviewsA passion suppressed loses not its potency- this is what happens when we shield ourselves from pain.Poetry: Life - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 78 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-5-0510. Growing Up and Growing Older reviewsTime was a barrier in this relationship.Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 155 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-3-0511. Glimmers in the Smoke » reviewsBeautiful rich girl Kayna Addison has a mysterious tattoo and a mysterious past that comes back to haunt her when she is abducted by pirates. One captain holds the key to her past, and to her heart.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 3 - Words: 6,688 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 1-20-05 - Published: 12-22-0312. Enchanted » reviewsAna leaves the small village in which she was raised to make her own way in the world. She goes to work as a servant to a wealthy Duchess, but things in the Duchess's Manor are not quite what they seem. A mysterious man appears, and in the end he takes AnFiction: Fantasy - Rated: K - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,990 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 9-10-04 - Published: 8-24-0313. The Abyss reviewsAn argument about religion comes between two people. Does God divide people?Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,044 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-15-0414. Domestic SceneThis is just a glimpse into the life of two sisters, short simple, mabye I will add more to it later.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,039 - Published: 7-15-0415. Entering the Void reviewsWhen a family member dies in a horrible fashion, Charlotte finds herself with no where to go. She ends up with a foster family that makes her life hell. How will she find a way to survive it?Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,625 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-15-0416. A Gleam of Light reviewsKaren's happy childhood was ended very abrubtly with the tragic death of her family. Just when she hit rock bottom, a mysterious stranger rescued her. Little does Karen know that the stranger holds a dark secret.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,339 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 7-15-0417. We Pray reviewsThis is my outlook on why people pray. An idealistic person once said that "Religion is the opiate of the masses", I say that it is defence of the helpless. Hey, read my poem if you want to know how I really feel.Poetry: Religion - Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 323 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 7-14-0418. Sisters Divided » reviewsThis is the story of two girls, raised as sisters, but unequal in status. Bubbly blond Brix, who is lighthearted and social, and dark haired intelligent Nycaise. When men and status begin to come between them, can their friendship survive?Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 5 - Words: 13,519 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 6-29-04 - Published: 3-24-0319. Touch the Stars reviewsAna Sommer is the sole victim of a terrible accident. Afraid to face life, she finds solace being alone. When Ana is invited to attend an exclusive school, she has a chance to rebuild her life and to find love and meaning in it.Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,924 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 2-11-0420. Life in a Fairy Tale reviewsA sad account of my romantic failures.Fiction: Essay - Rated: K - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 559 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 12-22-0321. Untitled Document reviewsA short peice that was born out of a particularly severe bout of writers block.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 155 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-22-0322. In the Wake of the Sun reviewsSonya and Natalie have always been best friends. While Natalie thrives, Sonya suffers. Though Sonya knows that Natalie is using her, she does not have the confidence to break away. This is a story about an unhealthy friendship, and about a girl who cannotFiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,036 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-13-0323. Brothers In Name Alone » reviewsFour young people are drawn in to an intricate plot to surface an heir to the Rodacian crown before it is usurped by the terrible Ronans. A slave named Avitus and a princess behind a fallen crown find themselves in the middle of the struggle.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Tragedy - Chapters: 5 - Words: 10,379 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 9-8-03 - Published: 4-30-0324. Looking Towards Tomorrow reviewsNadia just broke up with the only boyfriend she ever had.Their pact to remain friends is shattered when she learns that her ex cheated on her.Nadia's devastated and determined to keep all of her feelings inside.When she meets a new boy she's reluctant toFiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,182 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-20-0325. Shattered Immortality reviewsThis is a poem I wrote after a close friend died unexpectedly. I'm not the best poet, but I was having trouble expressing my feelings in a story, so this is what came of it.Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 116 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 8-16-0326. The Harris Family Bakery » reviewsThe story of a young girl named Madison, who is left on her own upon the death of her father. She is taken in by a young man who bought her father's old bakery. But when Madison grows up, could there be more than duty between her and her benefactor?Fiction: Romance - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 7,173 - Reviews: 23 - Updated: 7-27-03 - Published: 1-19-0327. A World Apart » reviewsBraedon and Sky are among a select few chosen to be trained in a secret academy for the best and the brightest of the country. Dangerous things are happening at the academy, and it is up to Braedon and his friends to find out who is behind them.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 12,949 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 7-21-03 - Published: 7-9-0328. Freedom reviewsThis is about America, and how it's ideals faded as it has stood the test of time. The poem explores paralels between the country and a person, and how both change and grow with time.Poetry: Politics - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 195 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 7-9-0329. What We Bring With Us » reviewsTacee, a young orphan, has never known anything but misery in her life at the orphanages. She is about to find out that there is someplace worse.Fiction: General - Rated: M - English - Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Chapters: 3 - Words: 7,737 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 3-25-03 - Published: 8-20-0230. Guinevere: The Story of a Girl reviewsPower can be used in many ways, for ill or good. Sometimes the unassuming needle can pierce deeper than the thickest of swords. This is the story of the woman who shaped the Arthurian legends; this is the story of the woman who wrought tragedy to those arFiction: Mythology - Rated: K - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 544 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 3-25-0331. A King in Exile » reviewsThe winds of change have swept over Monitia, the monarchy is overthrown by revolutionaries. But Prince Cyril, who knew nothing of his father's tyranny is left with no place in the world.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 4,291 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 2-18-03 - Published: 1-13-0332. Today reviewsThis is an excerpt from my journal, just a happy little piece from a day where I felt a bit euphoric.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 380 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-11-0233. Innocence Hindered » reviewsAmbara was born a slave, but she could never be content to stay one. Xand is a prince who stretches the boundary's of the Kings patience. When the two meet, strange and magnificant things begin to happen. Neither knows that fate may have a twist in store.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: M - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 10 - Words: 17,321 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 12-11-02 - Published: 8-19-0234. Zachary's Luck Streak reviewsZachary is a girl who is unlucky in every way. When things start going right for her, is it for real, or just the calm before the storm?Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,338 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-21-0235. Isolation » reviewsSo many students make their way through high school, each worrying only about their own faults and problems. Will anyone see the truth before it is too late?Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 7 - Words: 3,082 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 11-21-02 - Published: 10-22-0236. The Fall of Mercedes » reviewsMercedes is a typical teenage girl with a not so typical name, who has a bad habit of giving into peer pressure. When she finally steps over the line and her parents banish her to military school, will Mercedes survive?Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 7,851 - Reviews: 25 - Updated: 11-13-02 - Published: 9-5-0237. A Song As Old As Time reviewsA little girl's life is shattered after her father's death. A little hint of sweetness shows it's face in the midst of grief.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 368 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 11-13-0238. Ideals in the Face of Greatness reviewsAn old soldier recounts his experiences in WW2, to a group of high school students, who do not understand the implications of war.Fiction: Historical - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 842 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-6-0239. Reasons » reviewsBella's mother has just died and her uncle is determined to take her family under his wing, despite her father's reluctance to become involved with him. Lots of sub plots, so it's very hard to write a summary, you'll just have to read it (and review)!Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,596 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 10-22-02 - Published: 8-27-0240. Sixteen Playing the Victim » reviewsI think this story flaunts my drama queen side a bit, but it's all true. People who steal cars or car parts need to read this to see the other side of the story!Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,149 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 10-22-02 - Published: 8-25-0241. And the Stream Still Flows reviewsThe story of a girl and the trials and joys she faces as she grows up. It is amazing how fast change can happen.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 778 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-14-0242. Life Strategies For Those Who Prosper reviewsJane, a control freak who plays life like a game, thinks she is on top of the world until she meets a boy who will change everything.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,070 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 10-6-0243. The Penomai Academy » reviewsWork Suspended Indefinetly. If you like this one, I will be writing a remodeled version shortly. I wrote this a few years back and I think that if I change things around a little I can still work with this, despite it's flaws. Email me for details.Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Adventure - Chapters: 5 - Words: 8,877 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 9-18-02 - Published: 8-20-0244. Flight of the Pheonix » reviewsThe human race has sucked dry the once pure earth like a parasite, now the only reminants of humanity as we know it reside upon the spaceship S.S. Pheonix, headed for a new paradise. Please Review! Please!Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 7 - Words: 2,794 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 9-18-02 - Published: 8-19-0245. Insomnia reviewsThis is a very short story, just a glimpse into a scenario, so don't expect more. I do think it is well written, feel free to tell me what you think.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 290 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 9-8-0246. The Homefront » reviewsThis is the first story that I ever saved to disk, I wrote it at the age of 14 so don't too harsh, but feel free to reveiw critically. I can always use advice.Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 5,414 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 9-5-0247. Notes On Suicide reviewsA little corny but please read and reveiw. I try to respond to most reviews on the subject.Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 412 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 8-26-0248. The Woes of the Shallow Adolescents reviewsThis is a very strange little story. But I think it shows the subtle irony of high school drama very well. Please give me your opinions.Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 505 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 8-26-0249. Beliefs reviewsSorry, not fiction, just a piece I wrote about how I feel about religion. A bit contraversial, hence the rating.Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,062 - Reviews: 36 - Published: 8-25-0250. A Mother's Hope reviewsThis story was originally going to be about something else, but it went in a strange direction. I didn't really know what to do with this, so I ended it kind of abrubtly. If you have any ideas please tell me.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 436 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-20-0251. A Disfunctional Family reviewsJust some thoughts that were running through my head one day, translated into a story.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 553 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-19-0252. The Cruel Sun reviewsAn abstract piece. The ravings of a dying man in a world torn apart by nuclear and chemical warfare. Please reveiwFiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 676 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 8-19-0253. A Cinderella Story Valentine Speaks » reviewsValentine is an ordinary girl, suddenly thrust into a petty society life, when her father marries a rich noblewoman. However, when her father dissapears, it is up to Valentine to decide her own future, despite her stepmother's attempts to silence her.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,277 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 8-19-02