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Author has written 22 stories for Historical, Life, Young Adult, Fantasy, Work, Romance, Spiritual, Biography, and Sci-Fi. Ahoy there, fellow sailors of the ship FictionPress! I'm your friendly shipboard Wordsmith, purveyor of all things lexicographic. We have freshly minted sonnets in that barrel over there, a few haiku swimming in the goldfish bowl, and a stack of still steaming metaphors and similies for those of you who need a treat on cold winter days. Let's get a few things out of the way- I'm a college sophomore. I do not have my BA yet, but I'm working towards a degree in English and a career as a teacher. I realize I'm not perfect, but I try very hard. Please, when you review my stuff, do NOT say 'mkay, thx, review my story The AlphAbetIS drOWninG plse?' at the end of your review. First off, your spelling and grammar are terrible and you should not be allowed to call yourself a writer. Second, I will try to review something of yours even if you don't ask. It's just fair, and I like to consider myself a very fair person. However, it's not very fair to expect something from nothing, and the review up above is not helpful to me in the slightest. Sidenote- if you do leave a review like "this story rox, OMG i luv her hair it's so teh hawtness" I will not respond. This policy effective immediately. See reasons above. If you would like to leave me a review (which I hope will be the case) it should say: -what you liked (please be specific) -what you didn't like (also, please be specific) -What you thought I could improve on (please be very specific) I'll try to do the same for everyone else. If you don't understand something I include in a review, e-mail or IM me! That's what the addresses are for. That being said, I will not leave you out in the cold once I've left a review saying your grammar needs help, and will be more than happy to edit anything any one sends to me via e-mail. Not only does it help you, it helps me as well. In the meantime, feel free to check me out on fanfiction under the name Mercury Gray, and on Allpoetry.com under my penname Lady Gray! Peace out! | |||||||||||
1. MechKnight: This Blessed Plot » reviewsSet in an alternative future Europe, Boyar Vladimir Hunyadi flees from a disgruntled German Count to find work in England and team up with an old friend fighting her own battles there. Based on an idea by Morohtar.Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 7 - Words: 19,383 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 4-4-09 - Published: 8-18-082. Don't you HoneyBabySugarSweetheart Me reviewsA poem on being taken seriously as a woman. Don't you honey-baby-sugar-sweetheart me! That's not my name -- Why can't you see that I am not sugar, and my heart's not sweet; My heart is filled with the roar of the street!Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 356 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 6-4-08 - Published: 6-4-083. Death and Time reviewsA few thoughts of mine on Death and Time, written before summer begins.Biography - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 625 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 5-28-08 - Published: 5-28-084. In the Army Now reviewsA soldier on the front lines of World War II thinks on what the war has done to him and his comrades.Historical - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,213 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-30-08 - Published: 4-30-085. Directions for a Funeral reviewsA few thoughts on how a funeral should be conducted.Complete - Biography - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 473 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 4-18-08 - Published: 4-18-086. Voyageurs reviewsAs their father, a voyageur of French Canada, sets off for his yearly trip to Grand Portage, his two eldest children talk about growing up.Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Family/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,078 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 2-25-08 - Published: 2-25-087. Return » reviewsDuring the Great Depression, one young man tells his story about how he lost his faith in his life, his country, and God. Rated for delicate family situations.Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,899 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 12-14-07 - Published: 10-7-078. What'll You Do When I'm Gone?During the Great War, a young Irishman in a field hospital thinks about the events that got him there and the sister he left at home.Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: M - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,369 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 9-16-07 - Published: 9-16-079. Christmas Waiting » reviewsWhile stationed overseas during World War Two, Jake spends his Christmas Eve waiting with a friend.Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 2 - Words: 5,349 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 1-7-07 - Published: 12-23-0610. Lizzie Borden reviews...Took an axe, and gave her mother fourty wacks. Bridget Sullivan, the Bordens maid, remembers the day the Bordens died. A vingette about the most sensational murder of the nineteenth century.Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Horror/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,462 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 10-29-06 - Published: 10-29-0611. Sweetness of Life reviewsOn the day Malvina Mapes was born, her aunt Shelby took a box of nine perfect truffles from her great black bag, and slowly, softly crumpled one of the chocolates into her niece’s wide and waiting baby mouth to melt like butter on her little pink tongue.Spiritual - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,546 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 9-24-06 - Published: 9-24-0612. Seraphim reviews"I can imagine without difficulty the day my grandmother made her prophecy regarding me...Romance - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,516 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 9-24-06 - Published: 9-24-0613. Like Mother Told Me reviewsTwo siblings have an argument about life and its responsibilities.Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,057 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 9-24-06 - Published: 9-24-0614. Over the Hills and Far Away reviewsA footsoldier in Wellington's army during the Penisular Campaign writes home to his wife on the eve of battle.Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,624 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 9-12-06 - Published: 9-12-0615. MacCulley and the Rake reviewsA narrative poem about a race between the Rake, an established stockman, and MacCulley, a young boy from the mountains. Similar to AB Paterson's The Man from Snowy River.Work - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,040 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-5-06 - Published: 7-5-0616. Dear Sister reviewsA few thoughts on a letter about a family tragedy.Historical - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 275 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-26-06 - Published: 6-26-0617. My Friend and the Treasure Chest » reviewsWhile visiting her grandmother, Gretchen comes to terms with mental illness and the problems of her grandmother's past living in WWII era Germany.Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,271 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 6-9-06 - Published: 6-6-0618. The Deaf and Mute reviewsHow does one communicate when the person you're talking to isn't listening?Historical - Fiction Rated: K - English - Drama/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 610 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 1-27-06 - Published: 1-27-0619. Hulann Battore reviewsA little tidbit on an image I had this morning of a person in a flowing serape sort of thing walking across the desert with a walking stick, singing.Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 136 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 1-15-06 - Published: 1-15-0620. Oranges reviewsThe simple power of a simple fruit.Young Adult - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 538 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 11-30-05 - Published: 11-30-0521. The Epic of Astrid reviewsAn epic poem I'm writing for independant study, the story follows Astrid on her quest to be recognized as a true warrior by her fellow Vikings.Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Poetry/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 12,808 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 3-17-05 - Published: 2-5-0522. A Few drops reviewsI don't think I've cried that hard in a long time.Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 80 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 2-26-05 - Published: 2-26-05
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