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Sam

  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Everyone is FIRE.

    Hey, day tripper! This was a really cool story--I wish you the best of luck in the contest! Your premise of doing something a little bit deeper and philosophical was ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character Answer Game [2]

    Adelais' mum. She seems to be the one causing me the most grief, as of late. - Luke Master Blackwell. Does that man live here, or not? - Adelais Adelais, ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Bits & Pieces: Frank

    Frankie-poo! *gasp of shock* My critique of this is going to be pretty much negligible, and limited to things to do with PK itself: - Some of these things have ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Broken Bones

    *glee beyond reason* Jack wrote! I must say that for a landlubber, you seemed to handle the ship-talk deftly without going overboard (ha, ha). Most people, when they research something ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Raggedy Andy, Raggedy Anne: The Beginning/Millie [Updated]

    Oh, Cal! Ezra + Millie = Awesome Sauce. I really don't think I need to dwell on that any longer. :wink: In this one, you did a lot of cool ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Hymns for a Dead Sister: Little Boy Lolita

    For Tillychan, and her sandwich. [050, Lipstick] When he was small, Adelais' mother had read to him a book about a boy named Leopold, who had blonde hair and freckles ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Hymns for a Dead Sister: Something Like Family

    [032, Friends] Liberty sat on the edge of his bed and looked up at him, nervously. "I like to read before I go to bed," she said, her voice small. ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Teen Depression

    As a teenager who was just diagnosed with depression, it seems kind of odd to me that this is a debate question. Of course, there are hormones--and depression is a ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Lancing

    Hey, Jess. ^_^ So, so creepy. I do love the medical procedure description--it makes for very realistic, stomach-churning reading. I could go on for days. YOU'RE CRAMPING MY STYLE: The ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Romantic Novels Re: Modern Penelope of Odysseus part 2

    Hey again, lluvialover! *glee* More! That's always nice to see. I'm really intrigued as to how the Odysseus story matches up...though I suppose it'll get more apparent as it goes ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Beat to Quarters, Clear For Action

    This sounds amazing, as usual--how has the sailing research been going? I can't wait to see some of it posted. ^_^

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Swearing In Stories

    Moved to Fiction Discussion. :wink: I personally never, ever swear--or at least, I make a conscious effort not to. But in a lot of my first person things, you'll see ...

    Mar 29, 2008
  • Historical Fiction Novels Re: Hymns for a Dead Sister (1): My Bombazine Doll

    This is all part of Hourglass 'verse--stuff that won't go into the finished product. I'll post all of my prompt responses for the contest under the title "Hymns for a ...

    Mar 28, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character Answer Game [2]

    Ivy. - Adelais Wait...what? - Luke The boy Ivy, darling. Honestly! You know I hate...plants, unless they're flowers. - Adelais God. - Upton __ Like, material things? Uhm. Macaroni and ...

    Mar 28, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character Answer Game [2]

    Mommy! - David One...one person? One? - Upton Ivan. And Liam, darling, if you say anyone but me I'm going to hold your hand again. - Adelais __ It's kind ...

    Mar 27, 2008


Russets and tangerine shades of old gold flushing the very outside edge of the senses ... deep shining ochres, burnt umber and parchments of baked earth—reflecting on itself and through itself, filtering the light.
— Guildenstern (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard)