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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Family: 2 of 55

Sarah watched Charles sleeping. His appearance bore little similarity to hers. His ears were afixed to his head at an angle slightly greater than generally thought geometrically proportionate for the head of a small boy, and he had the dark, thick hair of his father and the bushy eyebrows of the Scotsman. He had a sweet temp...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Human understanding: 1 of 24

"Hey Selena. Thanks for hosting this!" "Hey. No problem. Glad you guys could come." "You remember Clive." Selena remembered Clive, the guy Susan had tried to introduce to her a few weeks ago. Selena did not remember telling Susan to invite him, but here he was. Shane was also here. She had not told him explicitly that she wa...
Education > College Life Do college sororities and fraternities cause more harm or good on campus?: 1 of 15

It is unfortunate that the debate about the Greek system is so polarized and has such controversy surrounding it. Sororities and Fraternities themselves should not be to blame as a system, should they? At the root of them, they give many women and men social groups in the transition years from high school to college. I come ...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Relationships: 17 of 181

Choices She knew she was at a crossroads in her life. She felt like she had been going in circles for a while now, not necessarily solving any of the problems in her life or learning anything new, but having fun! Maybe that was new for her... it was hard for her to tell. Had she known how to have fun before, or was she tryin...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Falling in love: 7 of 72

"Ed! How have you been?" Finding an American bartender had made this not only Selena's favorite place to decompress, but also her "home" bar for a quiet drink. Tonight was definitely a white wine kind of night, and with the weekly specials, it made it a good night for that aim. "Hey, here's the wine list. What will it be? Th...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Before dawn: 1 of 8

The Coming of the Dawn I met a bright and cheery girl one dark and dreary day who had a smile to frighten fear and chase the clouds away. I stopped and gently queried her "Come, tell me what you know!" Her words to me did register to chase away my woe. "I always look for sunny spots that hide amidst the dark. Where you might...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Relationships: 18 of 88

Abby Lowe It is a painful thing to move to a new town. Particularly when it is a town, however large, with a small town mentality. Fearful of life outside their conservative bubble, no one ever leaves, and no one knows how to handle people who come from the outside. Bored with their own lives, they rarely have anything bette...
Relationships & Family > Siblings The relationship between brothers and sisters: 10 of 40

Little Brothers As the older sister, I admit, I was the instigator. Thankfully, few of my ideas were the sort to cause much trouble. The contrast between the our personalities remind me of Lucy and Linus. He was the quiet one, and I was the entrepreneur. Constantly forming clubs for the two of us, to accommodate the exclusio...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Why I started running: 1 of 4

I was never a good runner (or athlete for that matter) growing up. The yearly Presidential Fitness tests were agony for me to complete. Whether it was the 600 yard run in elementary school or the 1 mile run in junior high and high school, I did not have the endurance to complete the distance. I never went out for any sport t...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The most significant people in your life: 51 of 103

Facing Your Ghosts I'm a BIG fan of closure. Don't start something new until you've wrapped up the past! No one you're bring into your world wants to be compared to whatever came before. By "closure," I don't mean just wrapping things up neatly in a nice little bow, or getting rid of painful influences. If the scars don't he...