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Story - The Remnant
How many times has she been lulled to sleep by the steady, rhythmic monotones of a cardiac monitor? She wonders this as she sits once more in that small and barely cordial hospital room, rigid in a crude chair. They used to bring such hope, for each high-pitched din had meant that he was still alive. But now they are like cruel mocking, each one a ( Read more... ) -
Story - The Ubiquitous
When the universe was young, merely a millennium in existence, the sun and moon sat peacefully, side by side. Neither set nor rose, for they had no need of rest. The world they looked upon, called Concëtumn, was like a newborn; a planet of swirling colors and an air of majesty about it. It had been in habited for a century by humans of all sorts ( Read more... ) -
A Generation of Angst
So my mum and I were talking in the car on the way home from orchestra auditions. She was going on about how most teenagers hate their parents. Now, she and I, and she and my siblings, are very close. I don't know if it's because we've been homeschooled for our entire education, if it's the several musical and intellectual opportunities we've been ( Read more... ) -
One of My Favorite Musicals
Well, it's on my top ten.
"Maria Vittoria, foster-daughter of an influential Roman family, has fallen in love with her German tutor, Daniel, recently made a bishop of the Catholic Church. Maria's foster-father wants to marry her off to a German merchant banker, but the headstrong Maria has other plans.
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The Tree's Revenge
There once was a tree that stood in the middle of a rainforest. He lived a very quiet life, for the most part. Never got into trouble, never had a hateful thought towards any living thing. But unfortunately, the other occupants of the rainforest didn't feel the same. You see, our tree was different than all of the other foliage. He was uncommon ( Read more... )