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CaramelMacchiato
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since: 09-24-02, id: 272567
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Author has written 31 stories for General, Mythology, Family, Fantasy, General, War, Life, Song, Mystery, Action, and Love.

An enormous thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read and review my work, of whatever quality it may be. I appreciate it more than you can imagine; your love is my life.

SOME USEFUL QUOTES:

"You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?""
- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."
- Aesop.

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."
- Galadriel (Lord of the Rings trilogy).

"As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death."
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)

"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work ... I want to achieve it through not dying."
- Woody Allen (1935 - )

"Unless you believe, you will not understand."
- Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)

"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

"Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no
self."
- Cyril Connolly (1903 - 1974)

"You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head
off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one.
If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist."
- Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)

"The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood."
- Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)

"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for,
it is a thing to be achieved."
- William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925)

"If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling."
- Joseph Addison.

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
- Aesop.




1. A Dance To The End Of Life
Imagine in sepia tones a 1930s cafe, a despondent woman, a melancholy jazz band ...
Love - Fiction Rated: M - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 223 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 10-8-05 - Published: 10-8-05
2. Private Moment
A private moment in an unrequited love affair. NOTE: Requires subtlety and an understanding of double meanings.
Love - Fiction Rated: M - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 133 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 10-8-05 - Published: 10-8-05
3. Hermit's Wood
For those of you who have seen The Blair Witch Project, this piece may remind you of it. Though I have not seen the movie myself this composition brings my imaginings of the setting to life.
General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 406 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 5-1-04 - Published: 5-1-04
4. To Live Again reviews
Inspired by The Return of the King soundtrack. "Behind, in front, and on either side of me lay the pitiful remains of human bodies. Warriors. Here and there, I spotted blood-encrusted hands and deeply scarred faces ..."
Action - Fiction Rated: M - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 739 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 4-18-04 - Published: 4-18-04
5. Le Coeur reviews
From the heart. Go figure.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 110 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 4-18-04 - Published: 4-18-04
6. A Collection of Depressants » reviews
A collection of poetry for depressed individuals.
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 17 - Words: 1,535 - Reviews: 35 - Updated: 1-18-04 - Published: 10-1-02
7. Broken Dolls reviews
First it was Jack the Ripper. Now, in 1897, it's another mysterious killer but this one likes to pick on prettiest young women of London. Who is it this time, and why are they doing it? A shudder-worthy story of murder and deadly romance.
Mystery - Fiction Rated: M - English - Mystery/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,708 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 9-10-03 - Published: 9-10-03
8. Stating the Obvious reviews
"... But now I have grown I have learnt many lessons I should not have known If the world had been different ..."
Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 164 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-25-03 - Published: 8-25-03
9. I Will Fall On My Own reviews
"Oh, I am tired of living A life with so much giving And not enough receiving at my end And I, I am weary to the bone I'm shaking I'm falling I'm dying alone ..."
Song - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 267 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 8-25-03 - Published: 8-25-03
10. What Is It? reviews
Tell me, what is it? Pain and panic? Lust and love? Peace and beauty? Or dull reality?
Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 157 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-2-03 - Published: 7-2-03
11. A Politician's Lie reviews
The government promises you peace and just when you find hope - the war begins. Rating for one swearword. Do me a great big favour and please review!
War - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 86 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 3-11-03 - Published: 3-11-03
12. I'll Be Found reviews
The contents of this poem are a description of what every author goes through, on their way to stardom or the garbage dump. Read this and read your feelings! Please r&r.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 98 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 1-19-03 - Published: 1-19-03
13. Dream Awake » reviews
Maerin Carthy falls asleep in her own house, in her own bed...but does she really wake? This story is based on a weird dream I had. PLEASE read and review! It's better than it sounds...at least I hope so!
General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Mystery - Chapters: 4 - Words: 7,074 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 1-19-03 - Published: 12-20-02
14. The Hermit reviews
The deadly ghost of a hermit resides in a dark gloomy wood somewhere, waiting to capture you, whether you be alive or dead...
General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 110 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 12-17-02 - Published: 12-17-02
15. Sense the Wind reviews
Touch, Hear, See, Smell and Taste...the five humans senses...but applied to the wind? Please read and review!
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 81 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 12-17-02 - Published: 12-17-02
16. The War » reviews
Going to war, the actual battle, and the aftermath - the three stages of war. The inspiration for this trilogy was The Lord of the Rings. Please read and review!
War - Fiction Rated: T - English - Poetry/Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 404 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 9-30-02 - Published: 9-26-02
17. Evenings reviews
A little poem I wrote when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I warn you, it may seem like nonsense. My inspiration for this one, was Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, and The Looking Glass.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 57 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 9-26-02 - Published: 9-26-02
18. Illusions reviews
An almost-psychological-thriller one-shot about a man who drinks too much alcohol and the visions sink in...well, it's better than it sounds. Just read it! Please!
General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,170 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 9-25-02 - Published: 9-25-02
19. The Dream Fairy reviews
A poem about a fairy who controls your dreams.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 110 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 9-25-02 - Published: 9-25-02
20. Fairies reviews
A little poem about fairies.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 50 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 9-25-02 - Published: 9-25-02
21. A Father's Day Poem reviews
A little poem for Father's Day, that I based on my step-father.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 51 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 9-25-02 - Published: 9-25-02
22. You Will Meet Your End reviews
A poem about a person ignorant of the strife in the world, and their reward for it.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 127 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 9-25-02 - Published: 9-25-02
23. An Ode to Autumn reviews
A poem about the changes of the seasons, from Summer to Autumn.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 88 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 9-25-02 - Published: 9-25-02
24. Storm reviews
A poem about the personified events of a storm.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 67 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-02
25. No Escape reviews
A mournful poem about a mad person.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 44 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-02
26. Do They Care? reviews
A poem based upon my own experiences of emotional pain caused by family problems.
Family - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 87 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-02
27. The Tragedy of Love reviews
A romantic tragical poem based on the myth of Hero and Leander.
Mythology - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 78 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-02
28. A Madwoman's Plight reviews
A depressing poem about a madwoman's sorrow.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 95 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-02
29. The Dead Girl reviews
A poem about how a dead girl is seen through a close person's eyes.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 69 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-02
30. How much I'd give to go to Heaven reviews
A poem about how a person wants to see Heaven but not die.
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 78 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-02
31. Shunted reviews
You ask for help, but it is denied...You try to fit in, but rejection is slammed in your face...sound familiar?
General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 133 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-02
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