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I am a sixteen year old student hailing from Easton, Ma, something, something, *insert filler material here,* (witty quip,) *Strong, meaningful ending.*

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: End of the world: 3 of 94

Two sides of the Apocalypse Andrew was sitting on his front porch when the black car pulled up to the front of the curb. Andrew instantly dismissed it as a neighbor or some visitor, he continued to take in the morning sunlight. It wasn't a bad summer day, Andrew thought to himself, it was hot, but it wasn't unbearable, it co...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life: 19 of 253

Lost in Oblivion As the final boarding call rang out of the PA system for Universal Airlines flight 58, Dylan realized that he was going to have to get out of the plush chair located near the passage to the plane. Not yet, he thought, almost aloud, he relax for just a few more min- "Hello sir, can I see your ticket please?" ...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Murder: 14 of 182

Death is a Virtue Micheal Dwayne was living in the monotony of a regular life. He was a seventeen year old student at his local high school. He recently had a run in with the local police and was trying to keep his head down. He worked at a local convenient store, which is where he was now. Wednesday, 11:40 P.M (20 minutes t...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Horror: 8 of 73

Dead Echo, Chapter 14: The Last Precaution. Corporal Donahue was still reflecting on the events of the past few hours, it was all blur, but at the same time it was like a nightmare that replayed itself in slow motion, the entire situation was impossible to grasp. "We're approaching the Divinus Eternus corporate building, ETA...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: What do you want to be when you grow up: 10 of 85

Being as I am only thirteen years old, I still feel like I still have to make alot of decisions to make before I decide what I want to do when I grow up. Though, when I'm sitting at my desk in school, I sometimes can't help wondering. During my daydreams at school I would like to think that I would be good at something invol...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Understanding communism: 4 of 30

Communism, as I am sure you may know, is a prominent form of government in today's world, it is used in countries as close as Cuba, yet, despite its involvement in modern politics, very few people understand what communism truly stands for. In the 1950s, shortly after the Red Scare, communism has been harshly demoted in the ...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Horror: 38 of 208

Jamie stared at the TV screen.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Five minutes ago the last news broadcast announced it was going off air and that it would start running again after the infection subsided and the city safe again. The one news reporter left in the studio closed the ...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Insomnia: 2 of 9

Damon stared at the clock. 1:37 stared back, in red glowing letters, the PM light was on. "God bless insomnia!" Damon declared angrily as he got out of his condensed twin bed. He stumbled half heartedly into the his apartment's bathroom, the bathroom, like Damon had seen better days. The floors were grimy, the drain of the s...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: War: 14 of 55

The Makin Raid (9:15 P.M, Makin Atoll Island shore, Peter Dawson) Private Peter Dawson silently said a prayer as the beach front approached, when he was finished, he took a look around him, he was in a black motor boat with five other men, all as nervous as him, except the sarge, maybe. As he gazed around, he could not help ...
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Is God an invention of man's mind or true being?: 16 of 53

God is a beacon of hope who was invented by man in order to accept his mortality. God was once a necessity to maintain a semblance of social and moral order, but this is no longer the case. People are now intelligent enough to come to terms with the fact that God is an invention of man while still wanting to maintain the men...