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I have been writing seriously, although not professionally, since I was a junior in high school. While my topics have proven to be many, I tend to lean my writing toward my passion: the outdoors.

Of my 23 years, I tell many whom I meet that I have spent at

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Heroes: 2 of 35
The Encourager It's 6:00 in the morning on a Saturday, and I give a contented sigh as I look out over my high school parking lot, the gray-blue fog billowing out over the dew-covered practice field, so low that it makes the yard lines nearly invisible. I gather up my duffel bag and wooden walking crutches, and stride toward ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Moments that change your life: 28 of 234
Father Time Leaning against the top railing of our 20-year-old wheelchair ramp in front of the house, I silently watched Dad. "Hey, what are ya doing out here?" I asked. He looked up, momentarily surprised. "I'm loading up this firewood to take down to your grandpa so he can burn it in the woodstove when it gets colder. Here... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Fantasy: 89 of 387
The Orb of Ish'kar Chapter 1 A knock at the door startled Rynana from his daily meditation. He got up, stretched his legs, and walked over to the front door. Opening it, he discovered his friend U'liera smiling back at him. Rynana returned the gesture, and opened the door wider so U'liera could fit his large frame through th... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Friendship: 16 of 54
Fishin' Buddies After spending an entire July night at my friend Pete's house being as wild and crazy as we could possibly be, which for us meant staying awake for all but 3 hours of the night, alternating between periods of beating up on Chinese guys on his Playstation game, Dynasty Warriors 2, then making a few trips to th... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Love of a pet: 10 of 32
Adventure Dog "Ad-ven-ture Dog, Ad-ven-ture Dog! Kin-da big, kin-da strong; stupid as a log." Yeah, we all know the words to our favorite childhood songs, but this is ridiculous. Nevertheless, a certain Mr. Dave Barry conjured up these lyrics. For those who are unfamiliar with Mr. Barry, he is the guy who writes a funny colu... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Testimonies Living with a disability: 17 of 51
Perspectives "If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?" - Hillel The Elder I have had to overcome two distinct frameworks of my disability for at least 10 years, maybe longer. I had to become comfortable with myself as an individual with an unfortunate circumst... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: The power of poetry: 9 of 26
Shelley's Shadow Romantic poets like Wordsworth seem as though they have a solid foundation of where their Truth comes from. Wordsworth concentrates a great majority of his poetry on his interaction with nature, such as trees, as well as the seemingly never-ending brook that shows up in a handful of his poems. For Wordsworth... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Self-reflection: 133 of 372
A Place I Have Never Been "I'm headed over to Founder's," I told my friend Ian. "Yeah, I'll see ya later." Fresh out of my English class, I trudged through the open double doors past the Pearl Conard Art Gallery, and almost sat down on the ornately upholstered couch in front of the auditorium. But it seemed a bit loud, since... More..
Travel > Destination Guides (Other) Favorite travel spots: 14 of 29
Lake Nettie Picture this: It's 5:30 in the morning on a quiet, fog-enveloped lake, and you're out in your canoe you retrieved from the vastly uninhabited beach enjoying the serenity and beauty of a gorgeous sunrise painted with bright orange, light green, golden yellow, neon red, and brilliant violet hues. You first hear the... More..
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense The real monsters in Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly: 7 of 14
Victor Frankenstein: A Tragedy In Science Scientist and educator Stephen Jay Gould wrote, in his paper titled "The Monster's Human Nature" that "Mary Shelley wrote a moral tale, not about hubris or technology, but about responsibility to all creatures of feeling and to the products of one's own hand." Mary Shelley consciousl... More..