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since: 12-19-05, id: 506003, Profile Updated: 08-18-09
country: United States
Author has written 19 stories for Fantasy, Friendship, General, Fantasy, Supernatural, Humor, Life, Fable, and Horror.

What I like:

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (is an example of people ignoring everything logical and historically accurate, and having fun doing so) The Flying Spaghetti Monster (forget ethics, heretics, and politics, the FSM is just funny, and I appreciate that) Nutella, Rain, Mugs, Coffee

What I don't like: Piers Anthony, TV ads for politicians,

Favorite Books: The Last Unicorn, The Ethics of Organ Transplantation, Green Eggs and Ham, When Elephants Weep, Tamsin, Pearls Before Swine (the comic written by a mildly-disgruntled lawyer), The Little Prince, Dandelion Wine, The Stranger (not to be confused with Strangers in a Strange Land..seriously this can get super-awkward), The Lorax...

Quotes:

"You are losing my interest, and that is very dangerous. In a moment I will have forgotten you entirely, and will never be able to remember what I did with you. What I forget not only ceases to exist, but never really existed in the first place." -King Haggard, The Last Unicorn

"Finally, a way of combining my love of helping people with my love of hurting people. "~ Homer Simpson- oddly enough, this quote seems to summarize my thoughts on writing, and I wonder if anyone else would agree...

.. actually I am quite certain that somewhere, statistically, someone is thinking exactally the same thing, because statistically I am an irrelevancy.

Policy on reviews.

Sometimes I write reviews. Sometimes they include criticisms. Sometimes I just say "thank you." I know some people say they don’t like reviews that are just complements, and to those people—I am sorry, but sometimes I read a story, and there is something that I like about it and I don’t have the words to say why.

Final Note:

GRAMMAR doesn't bother me. This is the internet, so I have become accostomed to overlooking many errors. Not to say that I would waste time with gibberish, but if a decent enough effort is make I am not at all offended by the occasional typo, or, overused, comma.

I will eventually get around to filling out my favorites list with many of the special stories that have especially impressed me. This is a shout-out to the authors of fictionpress. I read your stories and they brighten my day and make me smile and I am so greatful for your artistic efforts. Yet, I often leave no review. I have occasional saved links to stories in a really long word document, and put little exclaimation marks to express exactly home much I loved their writing, and still don't review. I can't explain or justify this phenomenon.

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1. The Worst Part is the Silence
He wonders if she will recognize him. He wonders if she will remember. He hopes not. This is the story of the werewolf hunter.
Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,246 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 11-26-09 - Published: 11-26-09
2. and the Worst Part is
She remembers more than she would care to, and she cares more than she remembers. Sometimes the the path of a journey ends in a ditch. The ballad of a werewolf hunted.
Complete - Horror - Fiction Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 385 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 11-26-09 - Published: 11-26-09
3. Why not
There is a lesson here that to care is a crime punishable by life.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Crime - Chapters: 1 - Words: 63 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 11-26-09 - Published: 11-26-09
4. Charon's lovely eyes reviews
But most people are too distracted to notice.
Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 181 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-12-09 - Published: 11-12-09
5. Too Much Free Time
Idle hands...Devil's workshop--yeah, I know. But unless you've got any better ideas, shut up, and lighten up--or, so help me, I'll replace the vodka with holy water, and start making the Bloody Marys with actual tomato juice.
Humor - Fiction Rated: T - English - Horror/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,024 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 4-3-09 - Published: 4-3-09
6. The “Pyg’ in Pygmalion reviews
She is a statue come to life. He has fallen in love with his art, but not with her.
Complete - Fable - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 458 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-30-08 - Published: 8-30-08
7. The Solipsist Society
We are so very, very close, that it might be for the best if you were to fall off this cliff and allow me to enjoy the view in silence.
Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 161 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 8-28-08 - Published: 8-28-08
8. The Fight Against Bordom
The rain fell in torrents, the sky split with lightning, and she decided it was the perfect time to go out for a coffee.
Humor - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,529 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 8-28-08 - Published: 8-28-08
9. The Regrettable Repast
It's not like he wasn't warned. He had a fair enough chance to escape. She has no reason to feel guilty. Would he smile if he saw her like this?
Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,560 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 7-10-08 - Published: 7-10-08
10. The Death of an Old Unicorn
Of course it can see the hunter approaching. It's not blind yet. But it is too tired and ugly and old now to care very much.
Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 671 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 7-6-08 - Published: 7-6-08
11. The Fry Cook's Interlude reviews
I fry fries, and loath being forced to work at the cash register. I despise the customers... most of the time.
Complete - Humor - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,292 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 7-6-08 - Published: 7-6-08
12. Breakfast by the Sea reviews
He knew what she was, but foolishly deluded himself with the notion that she'd changed. If he'd had known she was leaving, he would not have bothered to make her breakfast.
Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,350 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 7-3-08 - Published: 7-3-08
13. The Magical Fish reviews
Not everyone can make time in their life for little chats with anthropomorphic talking animals.
Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,611 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-7-08 - Published: 6-7-08
14. Fireflies and Pimento Cheese reviews
Two young people are out having a picnic one lovely summer night. It is so simple to betray blind trust.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 845 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 4-14-08 - Published: 4-14-08
15. The Rule reviews
People really aren't very nice little critters.
Complete - Friendship - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 17 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 4-13-08 - Published: 4-13-08
16. The Old Woman and the Crows
The old woman sits alone in her rocking chair and watches the sunrise. Her only companions are the crows that live in the cornfield. Together they wait patiently for her death.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,981 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 5-29-07 - Published: 5-29-07
17. The Best Friend
They didn't really care about her. That's fine because the feeling was mutual. However, in light of circumstances, it might be appropriate to leave some flowers every once in while.
Complete - Friendship - Fiction Rated: T - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 189 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 3-11-07 - Published: 3-11-07
18. As the Kelpie Bids Farewell
At the end of the fairy tale, the creature goes back to where it belongs.
Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 127 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 3-10-07 - Published: 3-10-07
19. Werewolves Hunting reviews
Some folks just aren't meant for long, romantic, midnight strolls in the moonlight.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 88 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 12-23-05 - Published: 12-23-05
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