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I am a career aerospace worker who loves to write in my free time; especially when I have peace and quiet. I currently have two novels complete and one screenplay. Most of my work deals with horror and the supernatural, but I'm working to break out of that

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Dark stories: 4 of 662
Bells of AtonementMitchell stood on the porch with his girlfriend in the cold December air. He felt like he was living a dream. Never before had he brought a girl home to meet his grandmother-Becca was the first. Life at the University of Minnesota was hectic and lonely for the twenty-one-year old from the country. Living mos... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: When it rains: 5 of 182

When it rains in the spring I close my eyes a symphony as it plays upon my roofWaves of showers against the window panetorrential as it storms; steady as it calmsA gentle mist coats the leavesdroplets delicately fall to the ground The sun breaks through the angry, black cloudsthousands of diamonds brilliantly shimmerA canopy ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Far away: 6 of 187
AbandonedGone again, so far away;no one to hold, no one to touch.Pictures remind, life's bitter pain;chances lost, forever gone.No one to hold, no one to touch;A heart once full, emptiness remains.Chances lost, forever gone;memories so sweet, memories so cold.A heart once full, emptiness remains;longing for love, yearning alo... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) Fathers: How to deal with a teen daughter's pregnancy: 1 of 20
My heart was torn apart after learning of my teenage daughter's pregnancy. Like the average middle class father in America, I had high hopes of my academically smart daughter moving on to college after a successful high school career. Even though I knew what was on the minds of even the best raised teenage girls and boys, onc... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Walking with God: 18 of 221
Bittersweet, I now remember.I walked with God when I was young.With not a care in my world.I knew Jesus and he knew me.Cold and alone, my faith now uncertain.I cry out to God in my prayers.Searching for solace, searching for hope.I know sin and he knows me.A chance to redeem, opportunity squandered.God is waiting, he waits fo... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Divided: 2 of 13

Adjoined by hearts; divided by prideProud display; painful beneathA tender touch; a distant stareTogether in flesh; apart withinProud display; painful beneathYour similes bright; your eyes are coldTogether in flesh; apart withinTrapped by duty; unable to runYour smiles bright; your eyes are coldI cry all alone; your laughter ... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Jesus: 8 of 43
I PrayIn the fleeting moments of night; I prayWith a promise of a new day; I prayMy outstretched arms reach toward heavenMy heart is filled with the promise of heavenI close my eyes and speak with Jesus; I prayIn the fleeting moments of life; I prayWith a promise of a new way; I prayMy outstretched arms reach toward heavenMy ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Horror mystery: 5 of 21

Jenny Zimmerman heard the noise clearly in her dreams. Something was running back and forth across her bedroom floortiny claws clicking and scrapping on the hardwood. She was playing in her grandfather's barn, while small pigs with feet like rats scurried around the stalls. She tried to get a closer look, but the pigs moved f... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Hunger: 39 of 95
Desperation so old, a world of fear;driven by instinct, blinded by hunger.A never ending need, a thirst never quenched;Always searching, always hunting.Driven by instinct, blinded by hunger;the slightest of scents stir ancient creed.Always searching, always hunting.One quest is finished, yet there is no rest.The slightest of ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love's anguish: 113 of 165
Lost in my thoughtsI vacantly stareLonging for you to be here nowYour distant voiceSuch beautiful wordsLonging for you to be here nowBeside me in fleshWarm in my armsLonging for you to be here nowForever I'm lostNo hope to findLonging for you to be here now More..