Names of things...

Submitted by Aalen Fideli on Sat, 09/29/2012 - 05:01

I am a musician, and some of my friends are into music as well. Recently I have been asked a couple times what a good band name would be.
I decided to write this essayish thing so I don't have to write it over again.

Also, I'm sure you people can transliterate this to other things too...

First, decide on a genre. Surprisingly enough, the genre you hope to join has a sort of characteristic feel to the music and therefore, the band names.

Another Day in the Life of Sam Part 2

Submitted by Maddi on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 21:59

Hi guys! I really felt that this story hasn't been going anywhere... and after you read this you'll probably understand. I could make myself write the rest, but I don't think it'd be fun. Enjoy your last (probably) chapter.

Maddi :D

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‘One order for a salad hamburger!’

‘Two cappuccinos coming up!’

Sam adjusted her coloured headband.

‘And one fruity-tootie smoothie!’

Here in November

Submitted by Hannah W. on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 23:30

How can I tell them about the cold?
Here, such a penchant for rain
we have,
and such an unhealthy love of snow
we have,
We have hopes
made of steel and icicles.

And it’s strange—

Hey, here’s something cold and gray:
night falling, snow falling, eyes falling
asleep,
eyelids like a sagging roof,
and me like a crooked bend
in the highway.

And it’s strange—
But don’t you think it’s strange?

Oh, don’t wake me
from the cold and the snow and the rain.

Night's Magic

Submitted by Emilee on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 18:54

My title is lame, I am aware. If you clicked on this even though the title is lame, thank you! I hope you enjoy it, a comment would make my day!
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Night Magic

The crisp clean light fades idly by
The warming orange sun goes down
The once bright earth lies all in shadow

The darkness surrounds thickly, blinding
The silence falls everywhere, deafening

The chirping birds burrow down
The flowers seem to vanish
Darker things claim the time

everything will love you

Submitted by Anna on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 15:19
love me and I will trust you

     with every drop, even the sweat
     over every skin cell, even the freckles
     on every finger, even the pointers

     with every word, even the warnings
     for every look, even the glares

     with every gift, even the wasted
     inside every box, even the empty
     hid in every room, even the locked

     with every tear, even the rips
     on every page, even the dog-eared

      with every wound, even the open

Thieves: Chapter 12

Submitted by Elizabeth Anne on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 19:52

Jovlin was beginning to think that they were lost when something finally moved across the sky. The sun was beginning to set, and she was relieved to see a possible destination drawing near. Her eye ached in the dim red light of the setting sun, and she could barely make out the creature in front of her. Or perhaps it was not a creature at all, but a floating castle. This seemed impossible, but there were doors in the side of it and a few windows scattered across whatever it was. Still, she had seen many strange things happen over the past day, and she was not going to rule anything out.

Thieves: Chapter 11

Submitted by Elizabeth Anne on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 19:50

It was not the feeling of flying through the air or the thought of falling that terrified Kamber so much. It was not what lay ahead either, but what was far behind. Kamber was frozen in fear at the thought of confronting his family and his past, as he knew he would have to if he continued on his current course. Even more than that, he was frozen in place by the thought of telling everyone who his father really was.

8219 Miles to Joy

Submitted by Elaine on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 08:19

(I was inspired by a video I watched, titled 'Long Distance Relationship'. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Hope you like it!)

Crooked teeth shy eyes
What love can do to a boy
They met in Marseilles
She said, "Hi my name is Joy."

He's her chéri, but
Time and planes are similar
They fly by quickly
Ending in a sepulchre

Old crumpled tickets
Memories of a tough love
In his chest pocket
She's all he ever thought of

Martje, Chapter Eleven

Submitted by Sarah Bethany on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 07:55

IN NOVEMBER, Gerte’s lip split and she dabbed goose fat on it every day with the care of a Michelangelo.

Also in November they received a letter postmarked an English seaport. It was dated a month previous. It was cheery, but brief, informing them that Olaf and his friend were wintering in a village. They were working as chore-boys in a tavern and inn, and in the spring, they were subscripted to join the crew of a Caribbean merchant ship.

“Ask Signe if she’d like me to send her a monkey,” Olaf wrote.

Wind Whispers

Submitted by Aalen Fideli on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 01:13

I'm lost in a valley full of flowers and sun
I want to be out there and I only have to run

Mountains behind clouds enjoying the day
I'm too close to me but I'll never get away

Lost, but I like it and I'm staying where I am
As soon as I find myself I'll run away again

Can't stay here and I can't go home
I nearly died from loving being alone