June 20, 2006

I like to write, but these days I'm putting a higher value on sleep.

I LOVE getting a Review Alert email notice, so feel free to give your best, and worst, opinions.

Also, if you like poetry, check out kangas speak (http://www.fictionpress.com/~kangasspeak).

I've lost inspiration for the moment on "The Watchers" so I should really take it down, but it's not hurting anyone by leaving it up.

I'll been working on"My Life is no Fairy Tale", but it's mostly handwritten and unorganized in a few different tablets scattered about. I'll be changing the title on that as well as rewriting what's already posted.

Quote of the day - every day:
Some pursue happiness;
you create it
-- the message in my fortune cookie :-)

True re-tellings:
Hell in a Handbasket
My Life is no Fairy Tale
A Day in the Life
Relax
Leftovers
The Bond
A Love Story
After the Rain
Family Reunion
Regret
Crush-ed
Hollow

Looselybased on a life event:
Betrayed

Loosly based on a loved one's life event:
Justice is Served?

Essays:
Someone Died Today
Why are Women so Stupid?
Child Abuse

Purely fiction stories and poetic ramblings:
The Watchers
The Plight of Me (writing contest entry - not terribly happy with it)
Invisible
Hopeless
I Want (mushy and somewhat juvenile)
Step Right Up
Lip Service
Hissy Fit
Mother
Wrinkles
Some Senryus (a small collection of poems)

Sort: Category . Published . Updated . Title . Words . Chapters . Reviews . Status .

Sort: Category . Published . Updated . Title . Words . Chapters . Reviews . Status .

1. Tireing trouble reviews

Flash/short story. Just having a little fun at my own expense.

Biography - Fiction Rated: K - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 245 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 4-21-06 - Published: 4-21-06

2. Crushed reviews

When the opportunity presents itself and you don't act. A rictameter (2-4-6-8-10-8-6-4-2 syllable count: first and last line the same)

Love - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 31 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 4-21-06 - Published: 4-21-06

3. Hollow reviews

A Tanka > 5-7-5-7-7 format

Haiku - Fiction Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 18 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 3-22-06 - Published: 3-22-06

4. Regret reviews

Challenged to write a poem using the words; snow, broken heart and missing, brought on these musings about my ex-husband.

Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 144 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 10-3-05 - Published: 10-3-05

5. Some senryus » reviews

just what the title indicates

Haiku - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/General - Chapters: 6 - Words: 71 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 7-28-05 - Published: 7-28-05

6. Wrinkles reviews

An acrostic

Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Humor/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 45 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-28-05 - Published: 7-28-05

7. Child Abuse reviews

Personal stories that grew into an article dealing mainly with sex offenders. One personal recount of a child molester is somewhat graphic.

Essay - Fiction Rated: M - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,547 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 7-6-05 - Published: 7-6-05

8. Mother reviews

Acrostic poem for Mom's day

Family - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 51 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 5-4-05 - Published: 5-4-05

9. Hissy Fit reviews

Temper tantrums are just the beginning...

Humor - Fiction Rated: K - English - Horror/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 38 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 4-19-05 - Published: 4-19-05

10. Family Reunion reviews

Not a haiku, but a senryu. Kind of dark; for me.

Haiku - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 37 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 3-28-05 - Published: 3-28-05

11. After the Rain reviews

A trip to the park.

Family - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 71 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 2-24-05 - Published: 2-24-05

12. Lip Service reviews

Just a little foreplay. (Rated for sexual references - my mind was wandering on the way to work this morning.)

Love - Fiction Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 47 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 2-23-05 - Published: 2-23-05

13. Step Right Up! reviews

A night at a carnival. I had fun with this one, hope you do too!

General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,179 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 2-15-05 - Published: 2-15-05

14. A Love Story reviews

"To make a long story short..." Twelve years. Less than 200 words.

Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 195 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 12-17-04 - Published: 12-17-04

15. The Plight of Me reviews

Short story with a fuzzy-wuzzy ending.

Romance - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,006 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 9-3-04 - Published: 9-3-04

16. I want reviews

I was watching romance movies while doing the laundry, so - yeah, it's sappy. You've been warned.

Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 52 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 7-26-04 - Published: 7-26-04

17. Hell in a Handbasket » reviews

Just an abrigded version of what's been going on with me lately. I just hope this is the end of my string of 'bad luck' lately.

Biography - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,584 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 5-16-04 - Published: 2-15-04

18. The Bond reviews

It's about a brother and a sister. Yeah, it's kind-of corny.

Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 73 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 1-17-04 - Published: 1-17-04

19. Why are women so stupid? reviews

This was a question asked to me recently by my estranged husband. “Why do you think that women are stupid?” I asked him while continuing to read a book. “Because they prove it every day!” was his reply as he stormed out of the house. He may ha

Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,311 - Reviews: 22 - Updated: 1-2-04 - Published: 1-2-04

20. Hopeless reviews

Sometimes giving up seems like the only solution.

Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 13 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 11-22-03 - Published: 11-22-03

21. Leftovers reviews

Cleaning the refrigerator can sometimes be a frightening experience! Rated for two curse words.

Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 54 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 9-29-03 - Published: 9-29-03

22. My Life is No Fairy Tale » reviews

Autobiography about my first true love. Rated for 'sexual content' and language.

Biography - Fiction Rated: M - English - Drama/General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 2,932 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 9-28-03 - Published: 9-25-03

23. Invisible reviews

Feeling like no one would care if I died.

Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 24 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 9-18-03 - Published: 9-18-03

24. Justice Is Served? » reviews

Emily confronts her mother about who her real father is and unleashes a hidden demon.

General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Suspense/Tragedy - Chapters: 4 - Words: 3,672 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 9-14-03 - Published: 9-14-03

25. Someone Died Today reviews

Narrative about a co-worker that was killed today.

Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 528 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 8-21-03 - Published: 8-21-03

26. The Watchers » reviews

Krista Walters was able to escape a witch hunt but would she make it back to her time to save her father. Chapter 2 complete.

Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K - English - Supernatural/Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,790 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 7-7-03 - Published: 5-26-03

27. Betrayed reviews

A woman is cheated on by her husband. Will he survive the consequences of his actions?

General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 666 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 6-21-03 - Published: 6-21-03

28. A Day in the Life reviews

Jen's ex-boyfriend had been picking on her nearly every day at school since thier return from the summer break, until one day she couldn't take anymore.

Young Adult - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,056 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 5-16-03 - Published: 5-13-03

29. Relax reviews

Descriptive essay about a bath, of all things! Just trying to relive the moment and hopefully put the reader there with me;)

Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 196 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 5-9-03 - Published: 5-9-03