: About Me

My name is Nicholas Alexander LeVack and I am sixteen-years-old, as of this past November. I was a frequent contributor to Helium much of last year, but unfortunately I fell off the bandwagon, in a way, though recently I was inspired to get back into the habit of writing on here. My main interests in writing are satire, professional wrestling, fiction, and politics.

Other than Helium, I've published articles on other freelance websites, and I presently am about to begin a regular writing job with an online source for fiction. Though I really need to get on that before they decide to drop me.

I also am working on the fourth rewrite of a novel I've been working on since the sixth grade, which is another task I have not been giving enough attention to lately.

My passion is ...

writing and professional wrestling.

I know too much about ...

wrestling.

My parents always told me ...

to go fetch them a glass of water.

My childhood ambition ...

become a published author and a professional wrestling.

My favorite memory ...

nothing in particular.

Why I write ...

to tell stories and express ideas.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

"50 Essays" for my English III class.

My first job ...

I guess writing for Helium, sort of.

My best moment ...

can't think of one.

My inspiration ...

humanity.

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Tales of horror

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A sound in the silence. A heavy scent in the air. A light in the darkness. All these things penetrated my senses, bringing me back my focus. I sat up, my backside wet with-well, I wasn't really sure. I didn't know where I was, nor what the ankle-deep substance I sat in was. But what I did know was that there was a strong sense of foreboding, emitting from the entire space like the heat of a candle. I took deep breaths, the heavy scent that helped to bring me back to consciousness wafting towards me. The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end. It was said that animals were able to recogn...

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