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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fantasy stories for children: 15 of 76
Dragon Love"Look Draco! There she is!" Sir William hissed.I pushed my snout as quietly as possible through the foliage, not wanting to frighten the creature we had spent the better part of the day searching out. Then I spied her. She was beautiful! The late afternoon sunlight glinted off her golden horn and made her porcelain... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore All about vampires and vampirism: 5 of 24
The Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary defines vampire as such:vam-pire n. 1. In folklore, a corpse that rises from it's grave at night to suck the blood of the living.Kind of a bland description, don't you think? Today's vampire has taken on a wholly new meaning, often beyond any description or definition. A vampire can actually be ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Fairy tales: 19 of 64
Unrest In Mother Goose Land (written in dialog only.)"Dang it, Jack! Slow down!""Jill, if you weren't wearing that frock, we would get up this hill a lot quicker!""Hey! It wasn't my idea! Mother Goose wants me to wear this while tending her sheep.""How the heck did we get bamboozled into pulling this gig anyhow?"It's all mom'... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Unrequited love: 18 of 54
I can't remember how long I stood there that day we put Amy to rest, staring at the large ashlar that bore the statue of my wife. I had just finished sculpting it four weeks before, not knowing that it would soon be a part of her tombstone. On the ashlar base, her epitaph was chiseled, surrounded by a garland of acanthus leav... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History Causes and effects of the black death in Europe: 4 of 12
The fourteenth century seemed like an era that God's wrath was to be profoundly felt throughout Europe. Not from wars or roving bandits, but coming from something infinitesimal and unseen by human eyes. Painful, prolonged and deadly, it was a disease like no other seen in its timeThe Black Death!A simple nursery rhyme depicts... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Avoid theft on vacation: 2 of 6
I got up early one bright and sunny morning to take my dog for a leisurely walk. As we came up to a couple of small dumpsters, I spotted a purse with its contents strewn around it. I sighed, thinking of the person who had been victim to a possible purse-snatching. The perpetrator had been pretty thorough. The wallet was relie... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Suicide: 50 of 146
Grey and dull brown hair fluttered down into the rust stained porcelain sink as the pair of shears flashed in the dim light of a sixty watt bulb. Sandra could no longer see her image in the mirror, tears blurring her vision, she was literally chopping her hair off. She hated how her hair looked before she took to hacking at i... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Do fantasy creatures really exist?: 13 of 34
By the looks of the voting on this debate, there are many who say "NO". But, perhaps, those who did vote "NO" are afraid to admit that fantasy creatures do exist. Now why would anyone believe in anything they can't see or touch? After all, this is a world of harsh reality, death and taxes, the work-a-day world with all its tr... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Knowing when to quit: 2 of 5
This has been coming,for a very long time.It only seems fitting,to do so in rhyme.Writing stories and poems,that came from the heart.Then someone comes along,and picks them apart.Amongst many others,compared by chapter or verse,How is it possible,they awarded the worse?You feel the sting of tears,as your pride is deflated,How... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Exposing spoiled consumers (and sympathizing with people on the 'other side' of the counter): 3 of 7
I've been working in a retail store for a year now. I hadn't done this type of work since I was a high school senior in 1970. I don't recall ever being treated like I was a couple of weeks ago. For that matter,the facts escape me that customers ever acted like they do today; inconsiderate, rude and socially unacceptable.On th... More..