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since: 05-05-06, id: 523488, Profile Updated: 07-31-09
country: United States
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Author has written 59 stories for Love, Life, Play, Song, Haiku, Essay, General, Religion, and Friendship.

Name: Chris

Age: 18

High School: Capistrano Valley High (2005-2009)

College: Cal Poly Pomona (2009-2013)

Major: Communications/Journalism

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1. Be reviews
For Angela
Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 237 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 9-12-09 - Published: 9-12-09
2. To Angela reviews
To date, I've yet to write a more perfect eulogy to celebrate someone who's so close to my heart.
Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 524 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 9-7-09 - Published: 9-7-09
3. Bull In A China Shop reviews
Here I use metaphors to examine the delicacy of a relationship
Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 73 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 8-27-09 - Published: 8-27-09
4. To My Heavenly Messenger reviews
She will remain in my heart, despite the distance.
Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 322 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 8-24-09 - Published: 8-24-09
5. The Crown of Another King
Sad, angry, happy, frustrated with the situation. Poem composed at different times when I was feeling completely different. The tone might suddenly change.
Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 406 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 8-20-09 - Published: 8-20-09
6. Carpe Diem
Seize the day, or rest of the week.
Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 168 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 8-18-09 - Published: 8-18-09
7. Lowered Head In Guilt reviews
Not really a haiku... just a 575... too lazy to change the type.
Complete - Haiku - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 14 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 7-28-09 - Published: 7-28-09
8. Summer Nights reviews
eh, it's self-explanatory.
Complete - Haiku - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 7-28-09 - Published: 7-28-09
9. The Eye of God
About the Helix Nebula and man's desire to test his limits.
Complete - Haiku - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 13 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 7-23-09 - Published: 7-23-09
10. Effort Unknown reviews
I gave a friend's girlfriend a ride. Sometimes you just have to accept reality.
Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 281 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-28-09 - Published: 6-28-09
11. Because My Lights Are On reviews
Who doesn't love the night?
Complete - Haiku - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 16 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-22-09 - Published: 6-22-09
12. Is It Summer Heat reviews
I really shouldn't tell her.
Complete - Haiku - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 12 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-22-09 - Published: 6-22-09
13. Playing truth or truth
A summer bonfire with a friend, an acquaintance, and someone completely new... no one wanted to do "dares."
Complete - Haiku - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 14 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 6-21-09 - Published: 6-21-09
14. Look Between the Trees reviews
I was in bed, trying to fall asleep in my suburban home when I saw an old-growth forest in my mind.
Complete - Haiku - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 14 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-17-09 - Published: 6-17-09
15. Flying
I wrote this a long time ago and only changed a word.... "Need" to "long"
Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 27 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 6-13-09 - Published: 6-13-09
16. I Don't Understand You
You never spoke to me and told me what was wrong, so I lose your friendship over what was probably a petty matter. Nothing of value was lost, then.
Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 209 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 5-9-09 - Published: 5-9-09
17. The Bond Unravels reviews
Written BEFORE three of my friends turned on me... I saw it coming.
Complete - Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 245 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 4-28-09 - Published: 4-28-09
18. A Night At A Lake
...and beneath a starry sky/ 'twas a faultless affair for which I could've died....
Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 297 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 4-28-09 - Published: 4-28-09
19. The Whole Story Is Beautiful 41909 reviews
It would have been two years... but instead of pining, I celebrate.
Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 133 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 4-28-09 - Published: 4-28-09
20. One Dark Morning On A Cold March Day
I dreamt of a friend...
Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 234 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 4-28-09 - Published: 4-28-09
21. A Dutiful Spill
It just came to me... it's not perfect.
Complete - Religion - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 228 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 4-28-09 - Published: 4-28-09
22. I Feel Extraodinary reviews
I wrote this during a strange and very euphoric experience I had about half an hour ago... I think it captures what I felt to the best words can.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 48 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 4-27-09 - Published: 4-27-09
23. Sonnets 9 through 14 » reviews
These 6 sonnets are addressed to a bad friend "the queen" and to the other 2 friends who I lost to her.
Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 6 - Words: 666 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 3-9-09 - Published: 3-9-09
24. Sonnets 1 through 8 » reviews
Each chapter is a sonnet I wrote. The dates on which they were completed are included.
General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 880 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 2-16-09 - Published: 2-16-09
25. A Recollection and Want of Peace » reviews
**Please be sure to recognize that there are 7 chapters. This is by far my longest piece. It's a narrative about a relationship I was in a while ago, which is still a great source for a lot of my poetry.
Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Tragedy - Chapters: 7 - Words: 1,806 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 1-1-09 - Published: 1-1-09
26. Stranger Letter to a Later Lover reviews
Another one of my "don't give up, the right girl has got to be out there" poems.
Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 130 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 12-31-08 - Published: 12-31-08
27. No One Else Has To Know reviews
An attempt to drain negative energy that should have been gone 9 months ago.
Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 74 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 12-31-08 - Published: 12-31-08
28. Sixteen reviews
Written a few days before my 17th birthday
Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 89 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 12-31-08 - Published: 12-31-08
29. Betrayed reviews
Once a sweetheart, she now is a friend.
Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 164 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 12-31-08 - Published: 12-31-08
30. Hate In Its Purest Form reviews
History repeats itself.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 138 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-16-08 - Published: 7-16-08
31. Untitled 2 reviews
For Katie
Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 71 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 9-8-07 - Published: 9-8-07
32. Dots reviews
I draw dots to further express that which words can no longer.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 62 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 2-11-07 - Published: 2-11-07
33. A Toast to My Friendships and Forsaken Youth » reviews
A collection of some random poems that deal with frienship and looking back on life that are too short to have their own individual entry.
Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 5 - Words: 415 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 11-23-06 - Published: 10-28-06
34. Conflict reviews
....
Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 123 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-23-06 - Published: 11-23-06
35. Liar reviews
I kinda just started writing this...I don't think it's about me...but when I write, it's as if a new person takes over...maybe it is about me? Hurray for the subconscious!
Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 110 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-16-06 - Published: 11-16-06
36. The Room reviews
An english assignment...we were supposed to write an essay about a place using only precise description...being a poet, I found this assignment rather fun.
Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 430 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 10-1-06 - Published: 10-1-06
37. My Generation reviews
Inspired when my history teacher said to the class "My generation has failed to bring peace to the world, maybe you guys will be the ones that save it."
Haiku - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 12 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 9-17-06 - Published: 9-17-06
38. I Beg of Thee, Give Me Amnesty reviews
So yes, once again I'm after someone. We've been out twice last year, but it didnt seem like it was going to work. Now I feel totally different, and I hope she's willing to give me another chance.
Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 177 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 9-11-06 - Published: 9-11-06
39. Pain reviews
And so after all these years, I finally let it all out.
Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 389 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 8-30-06 - Published: 8-30-06
40. The Way It Should Be reviews
The title says all...
Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 134 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 8-27-06 - Published: 8-27-06
41. The Dream of Reality reviews
Have you ever wondered if your nightmares were someone else's reality? ...Thanks to my insomnia, I've put out another poem in the early A.M.
Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 188 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-20-06 - Published: 8-20-06
42. The Price I Pay reviews
Last January I had turned someone down...5 months later I feel like an idiot. (Don't worry fair xandria...this is the last one I post before my holiday, and you most likely know who this is for.)
Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 82 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 8-6-06 - Published: 8-6-06
43. Lucky Stars reviews
Not sure what I was trying to say here...this is 1 of my 3 truly "emo" poems in existence (the others arent posted...)...but I think I was tryng to say something like "Be careful about how you treat your friends cuz they may be all you have"...
Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Angst/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 64 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 8-6-06 - Published: 8-6-06
44. A Friend To You reviews
Ever feel like all you are is "just a friend" to the opposite gender? This was written for someone back in February, but now she's one of my best friends. I ask too much I guess.. .this is also among my best love poems.
Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 119 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-31-06 - Published: 7-31-06
45. Untitled reviews
Have you ever wondered where your future signifigant other is? And do you ever wonder if you'll ever find them?
Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 79 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-31-06 - Published: 7-31-06
46. Fifteen Years Wasted reviews
Not very uplifting...rather pessimistic. I feel I'm growing up too fast becuase there's alot of things I've never done that could only be done when I was young (rhyming skillz...)
Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Angst/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 160 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-22-06 - Published: 7-22-06
47. Poems from Camp Whitsett » reviews
The only poem that I dont really like is "The Night", it has some major flunecy issues. My favorite is "Homecoming"...it will make you think twice about boyscout camps...(these 3 were written at boyscout camp)
Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 275 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-22-06 - Published: 7-22-06
48. The Fire reviews
This is one of those poems that's meaning is really up to the reader. However, this is indeed a love poem. If you can see how it is as such, please post your thoughts
Love - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 75 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 7-10-06 - Published: 7-10-06
49. The Tragedy of Teenage Misanthropy » reviews
I'm writing a play based on my poem "Ballad of Teenage Misanthropy" Please check for each scene in different chapters. Comments are encouraged and appreciated.
Play - Fiction Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Drama - Chapters: 5 - Words: 2,134 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 7-5-06 - Published: 7-3-06
50. The Three Artists In Me reviews
This is about my decision on whether to join my school's jazz band, or join drama club. Those are two different artists, can you guess the third?
Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 211 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 6-28-06 - Published: 6-28-06
51. My Lost Paradise reviews
This was a poem I had to write for english class...the teacher put so many guidelines and requirements that it didnt feel much like poetry, but this is what I put out and I like it. It gave me the chance to reflect on my life
Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 139 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-21-06 - Published: 6-21-06
52. Driven Mad reviews
This was the bridge between lyrics and traditional poetry for me...in other words, the first actual poem I've written that lacked a chorus...I am actually very pleased with it and I hope you will sense how I was feeling when I wrote it.
Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Angst/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 88 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 6-20-06 - Published: 6-20-06
53. The One I want reviews
This was written somewhere between February and April 2006. Fairly new, however my feelings for the person are long gone. The person it is written for is also the young lady introduced to me by the antagonist in "Ballad of a Failed Friendship"
Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 160 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-20-06 - Published: 6-20-06
54. Never Again Am I going To Put Up With You reviews
This is one of those "read between the lines" poems. I feel really uncomfortable posting my hate poems because they let loose the demons that I thought were locked away...
Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Angst/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 137 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 6-20-06 - Published: 6-20-06
55. 21006 Cold Blood Revenge reviews
This is not one of my better "F-you" poems...because it's in song format. It's very contemporary and straight forward. It was also written about the same person in "Ballad of a Failed Friendship". I actually regret alot of my writing about this person bec
Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Angst/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 187 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-20-06 - Published: 6-20-06
56. Testimony of the Conscience reviews
This was written before my ballad about Jared. In this one, the narrator is my mind and it is speaking to me. It will kinda give you a chill as Jared's ballad might have...which is exactly what I want to give you.
Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Angst/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 132 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-19-06 - Published: 6-19-06
57. Ballad of A Failed Friendship reviews
This is a true story...nothing is exaggerated. These events happened the way they are presented.
Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 607 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 6-19-06 - Published: 6-19-06
58. Ballad of Teenage Misanthropy reviews
This is about a teen, Jared (who represents me), that distrusts humanity. His mental instabilty and distrust in people (and himself) leads him to ditch his friends and eventually end his life...however I wont be ending my life anytime soon...I hope.
Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 376 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-19-06 - Published: 6-19-06
59. Only You reviews
This was written when I thought all my passion was drained,,,apprently I was wrong. And yes, I do know that it survives on a few cliches...
Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 123 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 6-19-06 - Published: 6-19-06
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