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Hello, My name is Ryan Brenner. I live in Pennsylvania where I work as a teacher and tutor for elementary school students. Recently, I have discovered a passion to write, especially when it comes to telling stories. I enjoy creative writing over

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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Mystery: 1 of 124

The following is an excerpt from a mystery/adventure novel entitled The Street Thief's Apprentice. Chapter 3 The figure moved away quickly. Simon tried to snap back to his senses, but the visitor had startled him so completely he had to consciously think about taking breaths. He moved slowly to the door; slinking against the...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Escape: 1 of 20

Escape He sat with his back pressed against the cold stone wall. Water dripped from somewhere in the cell, but it was difficult to see where in the blanket of darkness that surrounded him. The room smelled of dank mold, rotted food, and another smell that he knew all too well, the smell of death. He knew it...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Children's adventure: 1 of 13

Dear Reader, Hello! My name is Remmington. Well, that’s not my real name, but it is best I write the following under an assumed name to protect the innocent. I am writing this tale because an injustice has been done. I was first aware of this abomination about 1 year ago last Tuesday. Or was it ...
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) What makes a great baseball park: 2 of 19

A great ballpark is made by several different ingredients not the least important of which is the park's setting. Being a fan of the Baltimore Orioles I have walked through the turnstiles of Oriole Park at Camden Yard many times. While the team may not be that great the venue remains among the best in the game. The reason fo...
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: The Road, by Cormac McCarthy: 2 of 15

Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Road, is a dismal and often depressing look at a post apocalyptic world in which few humans are left. The story centers on two travelers, a father and son, who are trying to get south to the coast, but the reader is never sure what they expect to find when they ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Meaning of life: 13 of 96

If you pick up a newspaper today or turn on your TV it is really easy to become disheartened by all that is occurring in our world today. Our nation is currently involved in two wars, and a financial crisis that seems to only deepen with each passing day. What are we implored to do to forget these problems? We are told to bu...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: The mysterious discovery: 4 of 25

The Street Thief's Apprentice Prologue: 1503 Somewhere in the Countryside of Italy Rain fell hard in the fields outside the little parish; thrashing relentlessly against the wooden shudders of the tiny church as if it was begging to be allowed in. Yet, on this night, nothing human or otherwise would have wanted to gain entra...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Angels: 13 of 81

TWELFTH AND PINE Prologue The old man sat by the clear blue stream thinking, pondering, planning, creating, watching, loving, caring, forgiving, holding it all together, each of them raced through his mind so quickly he never ceased to think about any of them, but yet somehow he was able to give immense attention to all of t...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Death of a parent: 2 of 12

This excerpt is a brief flashback portion of a novel entitled The Street Thief’s Apprentice. An ancient medieval order has hidden a mysterious treasure. A group of thieves is searching for it, but Simon (a member of the thieves) has just revealed that he is the long lost son of the deceased leader of the or...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Choices: 3 of 16

Chapter 7 The Decision Anna was sitting by a fire in the gypsy camp her badly cut hand in a bowl of water mixed with a little wine to help them heal. Tobias had been fussing over her for the last hour trying to discover what she had been doing pul...