| Robert Orville Berkshire |
Author has written 80 stories for Horror, Sci-Fi, Essay, General, Supernatural, Romance, General, Humor, Haiku, Life, Politics, and Love. I am a surrealist. Take a Dali painting, turn it into words, throw in a bit of Oscar Wilde, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Stephen King, and the result is my work. I like horror a lot, but can't write it well; ditto for sci-fi. I incorporate symbolism into my work heavily, so usually the surrealism can be deconstructed when looked at from the proper perspective. As of 31-3-12, I am officially back on Fictionpress, and would be more than happy to help any aspiring authors who request my help.
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1. MerderA highly-symbolic tale of a father and son going fishing.Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 799 - Published: 3-21-13 - Complete2. Chinaski's Success reviewsWas reading some Bukowski, started to compare myself to him. Now we have this piece of shit.Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 78 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-29-12 - Complete3. The Sanguine DwarfA magical, lonely dwarf dies in a fire. Inspired by my inability to form a healthy relationship with the opposite sex.Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,730 - Published: 5-23-12 - Complete4. Concerns reviewsJust some thoughts I have about my life as I near my 18th birthday.Poetry: Life - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 170 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-9-12 - Complete5. Ole Yeller Feeling Blue reviewsWritten about a night in which I went out into public to see a girl I like, only to end up disappointed.Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 95 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-31-12 - Complete6. Not About Coitus reviewsA poem about sexuality, my discomfort with it, and how it pertains to my love life. The title is, of course, a misnomer.Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 97 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-31-12 - Complete7. Tanka Tango reviewsA tanka, refrain, then another tanka. Written as a response to the film "Taking Chance" for a creative writing class, it's merely a reflection on my then-inability to write frequently because I'm such a cynical guy.Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 60 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-31-12 - Complete8. PENIS! reviewsSo titled because I felt like a dick for writing it. This is a sort of anti-love poem, in which I try to reject a crush I had and have. Obviously, the poem failed in that regard, but I hope it may still prove entertaining.Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 92 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-31-12 - Complete9. Newbery Medal Syndrome reviewsA brief, surreal piece that I did for a creative writing class. Thematically, it's about finding the value of life. Literally, it's about a boy and his dog.Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 859 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-31-12 - Complete10. Memoirs reviewsA series of memoirs. Non-fiction, each chapter will be dedicated to it's own subject.Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,223 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-31-1211. Orgasm reviewsA series of pseudo-sexual rants told from different imagined perspectives.Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Angst/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 213 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-7-10 - Complete12. I Feel Lost reviewsWhen feeling like life is pointless, attack the military, and compare genitalia to pizza.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 20 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-7-10 - Complete13. My Apologies, It Was Meant As An Insult reviewsRebelling against standards and expectations, with form!Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 93 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-11-10 - Complete14. My Superpower Is Not Breathing reviewsDescribing the slippery slope from lover to leech.Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 57 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-11-10 - Complete15. Haiku's » reviewsAll of my haiku's, which deserve a file of their own for being short and having the same form.Poetry: Haiku - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 7 - Words: 94 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 6-11-10 - Published: 4-7-1016. Sophomore Year reviewsA rant in poetic verse about the things that made this the worst year of my schooling, ever.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 211 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-8-10 - Complete17. The Ferris Wheel reviewsAbout my habits, both in life and writing.Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 43 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-8-10 - Complete18. Uncle Bob reviewsA story about a cool guy with a dead-pan smile who comes to visit his nephew; lulz ensue.Poetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 171 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-17-10 - Complete19. Infection Film Review and Analysis reviewsReviewing the Japanese horror film "Infection" in as pretentious a way as possible.Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,027 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-15-10 - Complete20. The German Girl reviewsA series of jokes about me being a douche who likes violence more than the typical American.Poetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 51 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-15-10 - Complete21. Feeling Cagey reviewsI was feeling panicked in study hall, so I wrote this. I will readily reveal that the "deeper meaning" is: I really have no social life.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 39 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-15-10 - Complete22. Calling Sara Goldfarb reviewsFound poetry/mash-up of some lines from Sara Goldfarb, a character in Requiem for a Dream.Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 21 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-15-10 - Complete23. Why Digital Photo Albums Are BetterAll's fair in love and divorces, etc.Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 20 - Published: 5-15-10 - Complete24. Antique ModernityA "transgressive" poem, rife with Lorraine-crossing and aspirations for careers that will make you wealthy but really just middle-class if you're lucky .Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 134 - Published: 5-15-10 - Complete25. Step Four reviewsA series of exaggerated anecdotes written with the steretoypical "growing up to become your abusive parents" backdrop.Poetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 305 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-12-10 - Complete26. Copping AttentionA story about the time I was almost arrested with some friends for trying to get potassium nitrate. I blame the Anarchists Cookbook!Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 163 - Published: 5-12-10 - Complete27. The Funeral reviewsA funeral, the funeral, it glistens either way.Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 132 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-12-10 - Complete28. RejectionThose that are leery of the Hedgehog's Dilemma will know exactly what this was written about.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Humor/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 28 - Published: 5-10-10 - Complete29. For Allison reviewsAn elegy dedicated to the memory I do not have of Allison Owen.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 144 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-10-10 - Complete30. Too Small For PrimetimeDescribing an event that happened a week ago, and my thoughts on it.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 149 - Published: 5-10-10 - Complete31. A Black Widower Pines For Sex reviewsA silly series of rhymes stating my position on sex, pun intended.Poetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 127 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-10-10 - Complete32. Women » reviewsA series of short stories, all violently depicting my love and hatred for the charming opposite sex.Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 1,795 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 5-6-10 - Published: 10-9-0933. Jack's First Job The Killer Is Born reviewsAn 18-line poem, which places Jack the Ripper in a contemporary setting.Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 98 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-5-10 - Complete34. Bad Poetry reviewsA 6-line poem, joking about the form and conventions of what is colloquially known as "bad poetry".Poetry: Humor - Rated: K - English - Humor/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 33 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-5-10 - Complete35. Demo Reels reviewsA short story criticizing American consumerism, Hollywood, politics, religion and everything in-between. Told in film format, it details the assassination of the president.Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,179 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-5-10 - Complete36. Media Martyr reviewsA 7-line spoken-word, joking about religion and popularity.Poetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 40 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 5-5-10 - Complete37. Blank Canvas Wrists reviewsA 10-line free verse, parodying my suicidal tendencies and worship of Art.Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Parody/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 45 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-5-10 - Complete38. The Existential WifeBeater reviewsA 4-line epigram, inspired by the painting "The Scream".Poetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Humor/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 24 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-5-10 - Complete39. The Vision of Adolescence reviewsA 19-line poem paraphrasing some of the wonderful things I've heard from my peers.Poetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 120 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 4-29-10 - Complete40. The Office God reviewsA 21-line poem, cracking jokes about corporate existence.Poetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 95 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-29-10 - Complete41. Strange Tastes in WomenAn eight-line poem of no importance.Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 23 - Published: 4-29-10 - Complete42. Love?A nine-line poem questioning my ability to be infatuated with a new girl every other week and how this affects me.Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 39 - Published: 4-8-10 - Complete43. Somatic Expression reviewsA four-line poem describing my views of drugs and the reasons they're taken and hated in an abstract, pun-laden style.Poetry: Politics - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 26 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-8-10 - Complete44. Paying the BillsA 14-line poem, a satire of sorts, expressing the hopelessness of being a career writer.Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Humor/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 74 - Published: 4-8-10 - Complete45. Spitting Image reviewsA 15-line poem describing my relationship with or perspective of my late father.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 74 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-8-10 - Complete46. Broken Ballerina reviewsA seven-line poem describing a sort of fantasy. You could call it a love poem, but I call it a hormonal expression.Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 26 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-8-10 - Complete47. I Am Man reviewsA six-line poem written out of jest about modern man, inspired by Fight Club in message.Poetry: Humor - Rated: T - English - Poetry/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 29 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-7-10 - Complete48. Pushing My Luck reviewsA four-line poem explaining my position as a wannabe-poet.Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 21 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-7-10 - Complete49. An Analysis of an EE Cummings Poem reviewskitty', sixteen,5'1",white,prostitute" is todays subject. Gather round, children, as I explain it to you!Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 856 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 3-25-10 - Complete50. The Complex EuropeanA satirical view of the notion that America is great, but moreso that an American can become a "complex European". I used puns and exaggerated cliche's to get the point across, but I failed to provide adequate description; a failure of a story.Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,091 - Published: 3-21-10 - Complete51. More Aptly Titled 'Why I Write' reviewsA brief essay detailing the why and how of my literature.Fiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 362 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-19-09 - Complete52. Against Social Darwinism reviewsA rambling essay written against forced social darwinism, also known as eugenics.Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 583 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 10-10-09 - Complete53. Reading IS Important reviewsOn reading, writing, creativity and free thought. T for language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 410 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 1-11-09 - Complete54. Time To Force My Beliefs On You! reviewsEssay on the treatment of personal opinions and "hatred speech," particularly on deviantART. T for language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 705 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-11-09 - Complete55. Popularity Fucked Me reviewsPopularity has raped greatness and produced worship. I'm here to point that out. T for language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 562 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 1-9-09 - Complete56. RE: Human Stupidity reviewsOn dA, I found an article about how "Everyone is stupid." It made my blood boil, so I wrote a response. Here it is. T for language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,025 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 1-4-09 - Complete57. Roses reviewsI wanted to write a piece about cancer and roses, while doing a bit of a literary experiment with mood. A two-piece about a dying lover, and the resulting emotional upset. K for some language.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,141 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-3-0958. Clairvoyage reviewsAbout time travel and seeing the future, and how monumentally stupid and/or painful it might be. T, just because it's very mature, I think.Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 799 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-2-09 - Complete59. Saint Valentine's Day reviewsSatire on the romantic holiday.Fiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 184 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-31-08 - Complete60. New Years 08 reviewsMy resolutions. K-plus for language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 265 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-30-08 - Complete61. To The Extreme! reviewsI got called an extremist a week ago. So I thought about extremism. Here are my results. K-plus for language!Fiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 650 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-30-08 - Complete62. Masculinity Is Bullshit reviewsRob is tired of hearing that he's "weird" because he doesn't like girls- or, according to him, ANYTHING! Not even dudes! So now, he's going to rant about gender roles, particularly masculinity! Put on a cup, because this one goes straight for your nuts!Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 237 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 12-29-08 - Complete63. No News Is News reviewsRob quickly screams about how modern "news" sucks! K for language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 229 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-29-08 - Complete64. Sex Sells Cells reviewsStop whining about sex! And stop being so damn sexy, ladies; it proves you're asking for it! T for language and themes.Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 201 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-29-08 - Complete65. Megrim reviewsA brief piece, inspired by Calvin & Hobbes, and my own delusions of grandeur, about a boy who believes he has the brain of a god. K for themes.Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 293 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-24-08 - Complete66. Confidence Cannibalism reviewsRob rants about the hypocritical views America has towards self-esteem, arrogance and self-hatred. RIDE 'EM, COWBOY! K for language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 441 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-23-08 - Complete67. Be Patient reviewsI feel sick... Rob whines about patience and his bad day! K for language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 390 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-23-08 - Complete68. Teenagers! reviewsI can't stand stupid prejudice at teenagers, and I can't stand stupid teenage behavior! K for language!Fiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 477 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 12-22-08 - Complete69. What Is Love? reviewsRob rants about love being made into a commercial product by conformist idiots! WHAT FUN! K for language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 805 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-22-08 - Complete70. Going Down? reviewsInspired by No Exit and my own novella These Hands. A man wakes up in an elevator; Going down? T for mild violence, language and themes.Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 936 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-20-08 - Complete71. pILLs reviewsA brief allegory about anti-depressants.Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 597 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-20-08 - Complete72. Janitorial DutiesInspired by Franz Kafka and Edgar Allen Poe, about a mysterious janitor and his odd sound-producing closet. T for language, racism.Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,238 - Published: 12-19-08 - Complete73. Model BehaviorA short piece on television and superficiality. In a dystopian future, television and fiction are the main sources of entertainment; Model Behavior, a model-fighting program, is dominant. T for violence, language, themes.Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 959 - Published: 12-19-08 - Complete74. Playing WarInspired by a scene in the novel "The Giver", about war, and children's innocence and ignorance.. T for its theme.Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 391 - Published: 12-16-08 - Complete75. Pat Yourself On The Back reviewsRob rants on sucky reviews. Naughty language; KFiction: Essay - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 517 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 12-12-08 - Complete76. The World Is Mine reviewsI was posed the question: What would you do if you were God? This is my answer. T for themes and some language.Fiction: Essay - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 830 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 12-10-08 - Complete77. Somatopia reviewsInspired by Brave New World; a philosophical short story involving the horrors of a loner, hedonistic lifestyle. Review and I'll review! Not my best work; I need to write more. T for themes.Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,416 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-10-08 - Complete78. The Darkness reviewsinspired by the philosophy of 'Lord of the Flies', I decided to write this little horror piece. Enjoy.Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,430 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-24-0879. PURGE reviewsA corpse has risen, fuelded by the souls of the damned. Everyone he kills rises one night later, possessed by their rown soul. Only the pure and unsinning survive. Rated M for themes, language, gore. Chapter 1 is in the works.Fiction: Horror - Rated: M - English - Horror/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 954 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-19-0780. Judgment Day reviewsMore of a prologue to another story I'm working on. A corpse has risen and begins to kill. Oneshot. Rated T, but there are some cravings, so avoid if you dislike such content.Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 954 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-12-07 - Complete