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I'm a 20-year-old college student with late-stage Lyme Disease. I eventually hope to become a published novelist. I'm working on my first novel now in between school.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Asking why: 3 of 60

Why are whispers so quiet and silence so loud? Why do so few go up and so many come down? Why must love die and cause so much pain? Why is it so hard to love and so easy to hate? Why do we hide what we most ought to show? Why is it hard to rise and so easy to fall? Why do we destroy what we don't understand? Why are the word...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Wishes: 7 of 124

I wish for the strength to love myself And never to leave my heart on the shelf I wish for the courage to climb up high And spread my wings into open sky I wish for the courage to speak for my soul And not to make myself play a role
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Mythology: Guide to the major Greek Gods: 1 of 9

In ancient Greek mythology, the gods were separated into two groups: the Olympians and the non-Olympians. The Twelve Olympians (actually thirteen) were the primary deities of the Greek people. Zeus was the king of the gods. He ruled over the sky and wields thunderbolts as his symbol and weapon. It was Zeus who overthrew the ...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fantasy: 119 of 496

A crystalline stream of water trickled lightly down the jagged rock wall, dropping quietly into the clear pool at the bottom. The morning sun filtered through the treetops, flickering lightly as the leaves shifted. A spring breeze ruffled the grass and sent a flurry of blossoms into the pool and its runoff creek. Somewhere i...
Politics, News & Issues > US Law & Justice (Other) Strange and funny laws of the United States: 2 of 6

Strange and weird laws from around the country. Alabama: It's illegal to play dominoes on Sunday. You cannot drive a car while barefoot or in bedroom slippers. It is a capital offense to put salt on a railroad track. Andalusia: a city ordinance prohibits traints from running through the city faster than an 'ordinary citizen'...
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Greek mythology: Titans: 2 of 4

In Greek mythology, the Titans are the deities who preceded the more famous Olympians as the overseeing deities. Most of the Olympians came from Titan stock, as did many of the less important deities. The Titans were overthrown by Zeus and the Olympians in the "War of the Titans" and most were imprisoned in Tartarus, a deifi...
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather Santa Ana winds: 1 of 2

Most people in the US, especially California, have heard of the Santa Ana winds. These are the baneful, powerful west-blowing winds that spread devastating forest fires throughout Southern California throughout the summer. But very few people know what they are, or what causes them. The Santa Ana winds are the most famous an...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Tarot cards: 23 of 39

Fool, dreamer of change Mage, student of knowledge Priestess, balancer of mysterious fate Empress, goddess of blessing Emperor, lord of powers Priest, judge of equilibrium Lovers, binders of emotion Chariot, vessel of balance Strength, herald of courage Hermit, teacher in solitude Wheel, grimoire of fortune Justice, arbitrat...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Appearances: 14 of 20

The masks we wear The guises we don The shields we show The cloaks where we hide The fortresses we build The walls we paint 'round the vaults of our souls