talkingbanana
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since: 08-20-02, id: 256209
Author has written 6 stories for General, Religion, and General.
Eighteen. Freshman in college. NC Teaching Fellow: Art education major, history minor. Love historical fiction and sci-fi.

Jesus Christ is my only reason for living. He's like, my EVERYTHING. And He deserves it. I mean, He only died in the most cruel way humans have ever invented. And then He rose again!

http://sarah.justbegun.net

"I am the opposite of the stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion." -- Tennessee Williams, "The Glass Menagerie"

"Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed."
-- C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew

"Wretch! . . . it is well that you come here to whine over the desolation that you have made. You throw a torch into a pile of buildings; and when they are consumed you sit among the ruins and lament the fall. Hypocritical fiend! . . ."
-- Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

"Did I request thee, Maker, from my Clay
To mold me Man, did I sollicit thee
From darkness to promote me . . .?"
-- John Milton, Paradise Lost

"For ever, and for ever, farewell . . .!
If we do meet again, we'll smile indeed;
If not, 'tis true this parting was well made."
-- William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
(CHS Class of 2005 Senior quote! hopefully, heh)

"There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night."
-- Albert Camus, "The Myth of Sisyphus"

"No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true."
--Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter


1. The Letters of Claetus » reviews
The highest and lowest echelons of a society 300 years or so after nuclear war ravaged the planet fight together to save their kingdom - with the help of a historian three years dead. rated PG for mild violence.
Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Supernatural - Chapters: 30 - Words: 50,399 - Reviews: 148 - Updated: 1-16-05 - Published: 9-1-02
2. On the Shoulders of Giants reviews
imagine you're up on the shoulders of giants and you can see everything below you . . .
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 93 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-19-04
3. Smoke and Ashes reviews
Short story reflecting on the loss of a friend: "I guess it was like taking a wad of Germany money minted before World War One to the store after the war and shouting: "It used to be worth something! Doesn't that mean anything to you"
Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,384 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 1-18-04
4. Her Heart's Song reviews
"...And she's dancing and dancing, dancing along / To the song in her head, her heart's song..."
Poetry: Religion - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 301 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 5-17-03
5. Great Expectations reviews
Earning awards is often stressful and almost unbearable.
Poetry: Religion - Rated: K - English - Spiritual/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 134 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 3-21-03
6. The Subway reviews
A short story focusing on a lonely subway passenger. *finished*
Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,032 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 11-3-02