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Author has written 67 stories for Historical, Nature, Fantasy, Haiku, Life, Religion, Mythology, War, Fable, and General. I'm a twenty-two year old girl enamoured of Scandinavian culture and music, the writings of Tolkien, good fantasy fiction, film, my gorgeous violin, and my darling friends. I'm also a recent college graduate (I majored in History and Scandinavian Studies and minored in French) working in the museum field. Graduate school for museum education/curator/exhibit design/historical preservation is coming up in two years or so. I speak Norwegian, French, very poor Russian, and, of course, that expressive language, English. I try not to be pretentious, but sometimes it just comes through. Please don't take me too seriously. Some of my favorite authors include Mercedes Lackey, Charles deLint, Alice Hoffman, Dan Brown, Terry Pratchett, J.K. Rowling, Tamora Pierce, and, of course, J.R.R. Tolkien. My favorite poet of all time is Robert Frost (cliched, I know), and sometimes I aspire to his perfect mix of natural beauty, philosophy, and lyrical human emotion (my favorite poem of his is "Line-storm Song"). I've recently rediscovered Anne McCaffery (and her son Tom) and am once again falling into the dynamic world that is Pern. All of the above authors influence me in some way or another, but I have many influences, most of which are: Nordic mythology, Nature (that's a big one), music (particularly instrumental soundtracks and Nordic and Celtic folk), J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Frost, Mercedes Lackey (I'm repeating these people because they are HUGE influences), and, of course, everyday life. I tend to write mostly fantasy fiction, but recently I've been bitten by the poetry bug. Few of my poems are rhymed, many of them are not even rhythmed, simply vignettes written in poem form to make the reader pay attention to the words and turns of phrase. If you don't like how I write poetry, you can tell me if you like, but it won't change my mind. Often, my poems are inspired by events or places, and are simply something to help me remember how things were. If you enjoy them as well, all the better. Hopefully my writings are interesting, but you can always tell me if they aren't, now can't you? If you like what you've read here on FictionPress.com, you might also try my writings on their sister site, FanFiction.net.The direct link is http://www.fanfiction.net/~snodragon" target="new" http://www.fanfiction.net/~snodragon
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1. TracksA snowshoe tromp in the winter woods reveals a little something about life... and death.Complete - Nature - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 490 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 12-25-07 - Published: 12-25-072. Late August on the PrairieA memory of pothole country made while striding across the hills.Complete - Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 168 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 12-25-07 - Published: 12-25-073. Midsummer RainWill the oppressive heat of the city give way to dispair or redemption?Complete - Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 312 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 6-3-07 - Published: 6-3-074. Dark Light reviewsThat certain light on an overcast day that seems to make things glow, all lovely and dark.Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 226 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 5-3-06 - Published: 5-3-065. Snowy Night reviewsWhat light and snow can do to a lovely evening.Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 109 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 3-2-06 - Published: 3-2-066. Going For a Drive reviewsPretty self-explanatory, except that it's set in the hot middle of summer, in pothole country, sitting in the front seat of a beat-up old pickup.Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 229 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 12-29-05 - Published: 12-29-057. Rare Books reviewsUp in the stacks, secrets lie hidden. Do you know how to find them?General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 230 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 12-23-05 - Published: 12-23-058. Winter's Night reviewsWhat fairytale snow and a bright moon can do to an otherwise mundane night.Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 76 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 12-17-05 - Published: 12-17-059. Sun Dogs reviewsSun Dogs are the twin rainbows that appear on either side of the sun on the coldest and clearest of winter days. A personification.Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 74 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 12-17-05 - Published: 12-17-0510. Night Fields reviewsIn a field after harvest, moonlight and frost and dark skies make a magic too charming to resist. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 238 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 12-2-05 - Published: 12-2-0511. Three Birches reviewsI walk past three sister birches every day on the way to class. How they appeared and sparked a metaphor one autumn morn. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Spiritual/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 71 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-17-05 - Published: 11-17-0512. Winter Window reviewsWinter is a lady, all glorious clad in white...Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 77 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 11-15-05 - Published: 11-15-0513. Loving Mother, Do Not Weep reviewsWritten for the Feast of the Einherjar and for all those brave souls who leave us to grieve and honor them.War - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 149 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-12-05 - Published: 11-12-0514. October Morning reviewsA fun little poem inspired by my morning walk to work. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 127 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 10-25-05 - Published: 10-25-0515. Fog reviewsWhoever said fog hides things didn't look hard or closely enough. A gentle, wet day when eyes are opened. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Supernatural/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 276 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 10-13-05 - Published: 10-13-0516. Scent of Rain reviewsRain has a scent, you know. Have you ever smelled it? On the prairie, the winds bring the smell from miles aawy and warn of coming storms. This poem captures that moment before the storm. Please Review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 89 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 10-6-05 - Published: 10-6-0517. Down in Torrents reviewsTo the nature of rain on a raw autumn day. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 118 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 10-6-05 - Published: 10-6-0518. Cleansing » reviewsTwo poems on the cleansing properties of the elements. Written for autumn and chilly days and lost loves. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Spiritual/Poetry - Chapters: 3 - Words: 496 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 10-3-05 - Published: 10-3-0519. At the Edge of the Wood reviewsA short tale of Trind, her books, and a mysterious fiddler from the North. Told as a fairy tale, set in the misty Scandinavian past.Fable - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 729 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 10-3-05 - Published: 10-3-0520. Idun in an eden reviewsOde to the Norse Goddess Idun and her apples of immortality. Please review!Religion - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 244 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 9-20-05 - Published: 9-20-0521. Widow's Walk » reviewsA sea-widowed woman walks and waits. Will her husband ever return? Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Tragedy/Supernatural - Chapters: 2 - Words: 269 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 9-18-05 - Published: 9-18-0522. The Word Once Lost reviewsInspired in part by the tale of the recording of the Kalevala, and also by the sacred ways of Nature and words. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Spiritual/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 131 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 9-15-05 - Published: 9-15-0523. Amber reviewsOde to the marvelous and miraculous living stone that shines and protects. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 111 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 9-15-05 - Published: 9-15-0524. Birch in Spring reviewsAn homage to the glorious birch tree, a symbol of youth. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 99 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 9-15-05 - Published: 9-15-0525. Picnicking Weather reviewsNot what you typically like to hear when out on a picnic. This very odd event literally happened to me last week. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 199 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 9-8-05 - Published: 9-8-0526. Thanksgiving reviewsNo, not Puritans and Indians, an older sort of giving thanks. If you like sumac and goldenrod in the fall, this one's for you. Please Review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 312 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 9-2-05 - Published: 9-2-0527. Fast Polka reviewsA fun little memory about the lost art of social dance. Please review!Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 128 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 8-26-05 - Published: 8-26-0528. In Flight reviewsA short little poem written at 30,000 feet. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 34 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-23-05 - Published: 8-23-0529. Why Men Fight reviewsInspired by my newly acquired soundtrack to the film, 'King Athur.' A medieval musing of why men fight. Please review!War - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 301 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 8-22-05 - Published: 8-22-0530. By the Rocky Shore reviewslaughs Inspired by one of my own damn poems. And that fateful September weekend spent blissfully by the cold shore of Lake Superior in Temperence River State Park (MN). Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 258 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 8-20-05 - Published: 8-20-0531. Autumn on the Shore reviewsAn adorable little poem I found squirreled away in my desk. Hope you enjoy and please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 45 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 8-20-05 - Published: 8-20-0532. En Marsj i den Vilde Skogen » reviewsNot in Norwegian, alas. A fiddler takes a walk in the wood, only to be sidetracked. Set in folkloric Scandinavia. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Supernatural - Chapters: 2 - Words: 496 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 8-19-05 - Published: 8-19-0533. A Storm is Brewing reviewsThe personification of a thunderstorm. Woke up last night to a rainstorm. This poem kept me up. Please Review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 111 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 8-17-05 - Published: 8-17-0534. One Golden Moment reviewsMagic appears in the mid-afternoon sun. Please Review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 76 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 8-15-05 - Published: 8-15-0535. Raining Teardrops reviewsA long-forgotten poem, found again. Written in pantoum-ic style. Not angsty. Please Review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 68 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 8-11-05 - Published: 8-11-0536. A Raw and Misty Morning reviewsWoke up this morning to this, though I unfortunately had to get up. My ideal morning. Please Review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 130 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 8-11-05 - Published: 8-11-0537. Gna's Tale » reviewsA new myth of the Norse Gods, told from the perspective of Gna, messenger to the Gods and handmaiden of Frigg. Please Review!Mythology - Fiction Rated: K - English - Adventure/General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 1,580 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 8-9-05 - Published: 8-9-0538. Wizard Woman of the North reviewsA woman seeks the night in the remote wilderness of Scandinavia. Inspired by a tale of how a dairymaid finds her signature in the complex song style of kulning, among other things.Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 482 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 8-8-05 - Published: 8-8-0539. Huginn and Muninn reviewsA poem about the dark ravens of the north and the coming of winter. Please review!Religion - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 126 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 8-6-05 - Published: 8-6-0540. Peche reviewsA fun little play on words with the French word "peche." Written en francais with an English translation. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 116 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-3-05 - Published: 8-3-0541. Downtown reviewsI love to foray into my downtown. Do you follow the glitterati? I don't. Please review!Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 170 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 7-28-05 - Published: 7-28-0542. Dragonfly reviewsThis little vignette happened literally 5 minutes ago. And now it's raining. About the knowingly fickle nature of Nature. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 101 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-27-05 - Published: 7-27-0543. Tornado reviewsOut for a walk, chased by a twister, waiting it out. A vignette of a prairie tornado. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Suspense/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 320 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-27-05 - Published: 7-27-0544. She Paces reviewsAn ode to Eir, the Norse Healer Goddess. Please review!Religion - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 118 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-24-05 - Published: 7-24-0545. Chokecherry Jelly reviewsI don't know why I'm on a food kick, but this stuff is yummy, and worth a read. Even if you don't know what it is. Especially, if you do. Please Review!Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 117 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 7-16-05 - Published: 7-16-0546. Snow reviewsWhy is it that in summer, we long for winter, and in winter, we long for summer? A summer longing. Please Review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 144 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 7-16-05 - Published: 7-16-0547. Plum reviewsI ate a plum today. It was delicious and perfect. An ode, of sorts, to that lovely moment. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 61 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 7-15-05 - Published: 7-15-0548. A Night Wind reviewsA cool breeze forewarns a storm and breaks the heat.Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 181 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 7-14-05 - Published: 7-14-0549. Sound of the Wind reviewsWhen prairie meets wetland, the wind takes on a different tone. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 49 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-14-05 - Published: 7-14-0550. Blue Fields reviewsWhen driving through farm country after a good soaking rain, this poem occurred to me. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 78 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 7-7-05 - Published: 7-7-0551. Wyrm Enthralled » reviewsDaughter of a thrall and a merchant, young Ingerith must deal with her stepmother and sister as best she can. But when a dragon pays an unwelcome visit to their settlement, all hell breaks loose. Set during the Viking Age. - Please review! UPDATED!Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 8,807 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 7-7-05 - Published: 1-31-0552. Root Cellar reviewsA short vignette of the dirt basement in my great-grandmother's house, which houses jars rhubarb sauce and chokecherry jelly, some over 30 years old. But no one has the heart to throw them out. Please review!Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 62 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-6-05 - Published: 7-6-0553. My GreatGrandmother's House reviewsWritten after a family reunion in central ND. Set before it. Please review!Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 134 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-6-05 - Published: 7-6-0554. Old Homestead reviewsWritten after a visit to the homestead where my maternal grandmother was born. If you've ever driven on a highway out on the prairie, you've seen one like it. Please review!Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 50 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-6-05 - Published: 7-6-0555. Prairie Lighthouses reviewsWritten after a visit to the St. Petri Lutheran church (abandoned) in central ND. If you've ever visited an old prairie graveyard, you know about the lamb headstones. Please review!Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 37 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-6-05 - Published: 7-6-0556. Prairie Poet reviewsWrote this after a trip to central ND. The places and things described actually exist. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 66 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-6-05 - Published: 7-6-0557. Cashmere reviewsI wrote this after I wore a sweater of mine for an extended period of time. Written in 2-4-6-8-2 form. Please review!Haiku - Fiction Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 12 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-6-05 - Published: 7-6-0558. Buffalo reviewsA haiku I wrote for a class, but is surprisingly inspired. Written in 2-4-6-8-2 form. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 16 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-6-05 - Published: 7-6-0559. Thunderstorm reviewsA pantoum of a midday thunderstorm. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 218 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-1-05 - Published: 7-1-0560. Mourning Dawn reviewsInspired by a mourning dove and my romantic view of morning. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 184 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-29-05 - Published: 6-29-0561. Wyrms in the Basil reviewsA fun play on words that turned into a poem, all by itself. Please review!Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 137 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-29-05 - Published: 6-29-0562. Willow reviewsWhy some willows weep. Please review.Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Tragedy/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 100 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 6-29-05 - Published: 6-29-0563. Tree reviewsHow I think it might be to be full of magick and wisdom. Please review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 170 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-29-05 - Published: 6-29-0564. Migration reviewsA short, bittersweet poem about the blackening of autumn and the migration of geese. Please Review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Spiritual/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 214 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-26-05 - Published: 6-26-0565. Winter Comes reviewsA short poem about the onset of a new season and the preparation needed to leave a place. Please Review!Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 191 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 6-26-05 - Published: 6-26-0566. The Hunt reviewsThe God Ull gets himself into some rather unwarranted trouble with the Goddess Skadi while out on a hunt. Written for Nordic Mythology class, fairly accurate portrayal of the Norse Gods and the Viking age. Completed. Please read & review!Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Spiritual/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,582 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 4-13-05 - Published: 4-13-0567. Red Robin, Jack Green » reviewsMeara finds herself in odd company out in the wood. Who is this man all in green with a red cap? And what part does her friend Thane play in dispensing woodland justice? - Inspired by the folk tale of Robin Hood. Please read! I'd appreciate the reviews!Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Supernatural - Chapters: 3 - Words: 8,873 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 2-11-05 - Published: 1-26-05
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