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1. Glancing over a Field at Noon

Reflections in free verse.

Nature - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 81 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 9-7-06 - Published: 9-7-06

2. Have you ever heard of DeepSea Gigantism? reviews

A persistent but unknown theoretical zoologist attempts to prove his ideas after hearing the story of the horrific creature encountered by a miner of the near future.

Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,483 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-28-06 - Published: 8-28-06

3. My Unique Talent reviews

An aspiring party entertainer takes a job at a graveyard he'll never forget.

Horror - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,628 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-19-06 - Published: 8-19-06

4. Turnstile Warrior reviews

A contemporary urban rebel prepares to make his stand.

Politics - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 158 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 8-10-06 - Published: 8-10-06

5. The Revenge of the Supercomputer reviews

A top level company executive must confront his issues with the morality of his company's newest technology.

Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,420 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-6-06 - Published: 8-6-06

6. The Tearing reviews

An advanced civilization returns to destroy Earth.

Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - English - Sci-Fi/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 186 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 7-25-06 - Published: 7-25-06

7. The Debate of the Exploration of the Sirius System reviews

A council of government officials must decide whether a strange creature captured in the newly explored Sirius system is a form of intelligent life.

Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,077 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-25-06 - Published: 7-25-06

8. The Test reviews

A futuristic everyman must face a difficult decision.

Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 971 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-23-06 - Published: 7-23-06

9. The Centimetre Scale »

The life of a single ant living with a colony in a suburban backyard, told from the ant's perspective.

General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 5 - Words: 8,093 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 7-20-06 - Published: 7-4-06

10. Late one Night

A description of the objects on a desk late one night.

General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 117 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 6-29-06 - Published: 6-29-06

11. The Fall reviews

A criminal in the midst of a dramatic escape discusses his thoughts and state of mind.

Thriller - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 889 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-25-06 - Published: 6-25-06

12. Clinging to the Atmospheric Rims

What the clouds would see if they stared upwards to us.

General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 108 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 6-6-06 - Published: 6-6-06

13. The Green Planet reviews

Two astronauts visit a life-supporting planet at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy and discover the obscure condition of the life it contains.

Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,833 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 6-4-06 - Published: 6-4-06

14. Predator of the Deep reviews

A dominant organism resting at the depths of the ocean floor is faced with a unique challenger for its position.

Supernatural - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,126 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 5-19-06 - Published: 5-19-06

15. Gap in the Lecture reviews

Reflections on a particularly boring speech, and the people attempting to listen to it.

General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 65 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 5-19-06 - Published: 5-19-06

16. The Storm reviews

Abstract and metaphorical perspectives on a thunderstorm.

General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 163 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 5-18-06 - Published: 5-18-06

17. The Injection

An injection or a strange drug transforms a man into a superhuman and causes the collapse of the universe. This is an experimental piece.

Supernatural - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,016 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 5-9-06 - Published: 5-9-06

18. The Plants' Cell reviews

An ordinary man living on a jungle island is captured by a strange race of creatures and imprisoned in a tiny cell filled with plants.

Horror - Fiction Rated: T - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,481 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 5-7-06 - Published: 5-7-06

19. Moshing reviews

This was written on a request, and is about exactly what the title says.

General - Fiction Rated: T - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 200 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 5-3-06 - Published: 5-3-06

20. The Red Knight reviews

A young knight sets out to avenge the destruction of his town's castle by a merciless dragon and becomes the most powerful knight in the land, before reaching an ironic conclusion.

Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,175 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 5-3-06 - Published: 5-3-06

21. A Man Finds Himself Asleep in a Forest reviews

As the title claims, a man wakes up in a forest with no knowledge of how he got there, and expresses his rage towards society as he finds his way out.

General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 982 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 5-3-06 - Published: 5-3-06

22. No Inspiration reviews

A rythmic perspective on one person's walk home.

General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 198 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 5-3-06 - Published: 5-3-06

23. The Field of Crickets reviews

A field of crickets beside a highway is the destination of an extraterrestrial visitor.

General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 331 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 5-3-06 - Published: 5-3-06