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| Amerigo |
Author has written 34 stories for Life, Nature, Supernatural, War, Thriller, Horror, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi. I am 21, male. I go to Dartmouth College. If you wish to reach me for some reason you can email me at john5910@excite.com or message me on MSN at the same name. I am sincerely and deeply indebted to the people who continue to read my works. The worst thing in existence for a writer, any writer, even an unpublished amateur writer like myself, is solipsism. I think that every writer in existence is deathly afraid of finding out that he is the only thing that exists and everything else is a fabrication of his (or her) imagination. A writer is dependent on the assumption that other people exist. I might say I write for myself, but I desperately want someone to read what I write (not necessarily today or tomorrow, but eventually.) So as such, I am a public servant and I am deeply indebted to my readers--rather modest in number, but impressive in their dedication. I thank you; you've been a huge help. I would very much like to hear some more comments about The Mezentius Torture, my only completed novella. The thing is this the only work that I am currently actively trying to publish in print and since the process takes quite a while, I'd rather know if there are any significant flaws in it that might be fixed. (Summary: It is about the bizarre relationship a young girl has with a hitman. Be forewarned, it's not some incredulous romanticist adventure, but a rather a look at the psychology of purity and selfishness. I might say it's not romanticist, but it's still a romance. A twisted romance, but a romance nonetheless.) UPDATE: Am going to work on both Under Truth and Master... mostly because it seems no one has much interest in Under Truth. In Progress: Master, a perverted fantasy epic written through a brutal Orientalist lens of opulence, needlessly cruel barbarism, and rampant hedonism. I have it planned out to be novel length, at the very least. And when I finish it, I'll probably look into publishing it, too. Honestly, I think I'd probably have the most success in getting this particular text seen in print somewhere. In Progress:Under Truth My Horror Lies -- a highly experimental, fractured, surrealist narrative about the tortured life of a privileged, lower upper-class, heterosexual, white male. Actually it really isn't. I'm not really sure how to describe it, but it's probably my most ambitious project yet. But I should add that I am now continuing it in full force and it's spiraling outward. If you do want to dare reading it, don't be discouraged by the general uneventfulness of the first few chapters. The newest chapter should be a good deal more intriguing and it will only get even more disturbing from there. Inspired by David Foster Wallace, Homer, Virgil, Dante, Kafka, Ralph Ellison, and Thomas Pynchon. I name the nameless. I bury myself in ash, so that I may rise with the phoenix. | |||||||
1. Master » reviewsFilth, cruelty, pride, insecurity, baseless superstitions and delusions of grandeur.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: M - English - Horror/Tragedy - Chapters: 16 - Words: 43,751 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 4-13-08 - Published: 3-17-072. Under Truth My Horror Lies » reviewsA surreal journey to the heart of the truth. Though it's really just an escape from the terror.Fiction: Horror - Rated: M - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 8 - Words: 19,535 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 3-20-08 - Published: 8-12-073. The Mezentius Torture » reviewsA young girl crosses paths with a hitman, but there is no grand romantic adventure. This is a story of rotting.Fiction: Thriller - Rated: M - English - Horror/Tragedy - Chapters: 3 - Words: 28,765 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-17-07 - Complete4. The Last Man on Earth reviewsA 0dimensional state of existence. This is not a traditional narrative.Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: T - English - Spiritual/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,867 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-30-07 - Complete5. Echoed Laughter in the Gloom » reviewsIn a future where God is a mathematical formula, a loner seeks to escape his personal troubles by taking a journey through bizarre and gruesome subcultures. Second Edition.Fiction: Horror - Rated: M - English - Drama/Spiritual - Chapters: 4 - Words: 14,137 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 1-3-07 - Complete6. LustramentumA man wakes up with no memory of the previous night. He does, however, feel that something of importance occured then. Trying to distinguish dream from reality, he finds himself torn between two forces within him.Fiction: Thriller - Rated: M - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,482 - Published: 12-20-06 - Complete7. Sedition of the Blood second draft-Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,292 - Published: 3-21-068. Upon My Heart reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 114 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-13-059. Metaphysical Exile reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 107 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-21-0510. Aesthetic Fall reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 169 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-20-0411. Progression reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 143 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-16-0412. Revolver Parasite »Inspired by Pulp Fiction... disjointed stories from varying viewpoints revolving around some Mafiaesque setting...Fiction: Thriller - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,521 - Updated: 9-18-04 - Published: 9-12-0413. A Glass Apparition in the Heavens reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 95 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-30-0414. Black Stream reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 247 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-19-0415. March in the Fall reviews-Poetry: War - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 172 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-5-0416. Sedition of the Blood » reviews" See, we call all your kind, the humans, Sleepers. You are asleep. You fail to see, to percieve everything around you; you are blinded by your vision of reality." [R for language and violence]Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 9 - Words: 11,994 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 2-10-04 - Published: 10-7-0317. A Dream Lies Waken reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 206 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-22-0318. If Mind reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 83 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-14-0319. Dreams reviewsAbout the fruits of our minds.Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 78 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-13-0320. Dark Consumption reviewsAbout the darkness of humanity. The tone is sort of modeled on Poe's writings, heavily I think.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 240 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-13-0321. A Demon's Fear » reviewsA sort of cross between the supernatural and sci-fi. It has an interesting point of view.Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,773 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 10-12-03 - Published: 10-11-0322. Lifeless reviewsThe lack of individuality in our modern world...Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 87 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-9-0323. Broken reviewsOf humanity's futile attemts to reach a flawless state of being.Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 170 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-9-0324. The Morn After reviewsAn allusion to Norse mythology is present and serves as symbolism for man's self destruction... (Where Baldur was murdered accidentaly/unknowingly by his own brother)Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 124 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-3-0325. I am sane reviewsRamblings of a madman. Reflect the the madness of society and the world.Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 278 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-9-0326. Anger's HoundUnavailable currently, try again later.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 102 - Published: 7-14-0327. Innocence reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 181 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-14-0328. Memory reviewsAbout moments in our past.Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 112 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-14-0329. What of it? reviews-Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 67 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-14-0330. Fog reviewsIt's about fog... Just fog... No hidden meaning...Poetry: Nature - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 75 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 7-12-0331. Forevermore reviewsCrimson flows upon the meadow...Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 99 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-12-0332. The Untitled Concept reviewsNo one can ever guess what this poem is about... Just try it really... You won't get it...Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 102 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 7-11-03
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