Quick, you have five seconds left to live. What do you do with it?Alfred stared out over the horizon, looking over the prosperous and powerful empire he had built as those in Europe who had once been great began to crumble. He had thought that this was his time, and that the power would shift. No longer would the ancients tower over him, thousands ( Read more... )

A few days had passed since the scene in the garden and things had only gotten better. Alfred was pretty much free to roam the palace as long as Ivan could trust him not to run away. And for some reason, he never did. He never even tried. At first that had been the only thing on his mind, night and day. But as time wore on and Ivan continued to ( Read more... )

When I saw the abduction of Persephone listed under the examples of Fairytales and Mythology, I had to jump on it. It was like something clicked in my brain and I had to do it or explode. It's my favorite myth and...gah I just love it >uLittle known fact: Persephone, or Proserpina in the Roman myths, was also known as Kore, the goddess of flowers ( ( Read more... )

Okay. Here's the deal. The ending of the last chapter sucked to high heaven. First of all, I was high as a kite when I wrote it. Kids, don't do drugs. (I have a legitimate reason tied in with my health, but still ( Read more... )

Okay so...I've kind of been on a hiatus lately. Personal problems that I'm working on getting fixed as well as the fact that I lost my flashdrive with all my writing on it have really se me back. But I've been on a patriotic high since I got the news! I know I should feel bad that I'm happy someone is dead, but I'm not claiming to be a good person ( Read more... )