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I'm a college student in Kentucky who just wants to pack up and go to California to write. I love to write, obviously, else I wouldn't be in college 'cause believe me the idea of another four years of school doesn't thrill me. I picked the wrong college for

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Relationships & Family > Humor & Laughter The importance of humor in relationships: 1 of 48
I have been in humorous relationships, and then I have been in humorless relationships. The humorless ones, in the words of the great tragic playwright Sophocles, "can make a short road take forever", particularly if you have a good-humored and a no-humor person together. I think for some people, though, humor holds profound ... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators Are we giving students too much power over teachers?: 1 of 30
What rights do students have? What rights do teachers have? These questions loom heavy on the horizon of issues staring down our schools today. As a student in my final year of trudging through the state-governed school system, I take the time to reflect upon these two vital questions before I spread my wings and, as I fly to... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Defending heavy metal music: It's not just screaming: 3 of 57
So heavy metal is a bunch of freaks screaming about Satan and death and killing people and hating the world, right? Metal is f*k the government, kill authority figures, darkness, drugs, and evil. Growling unintelligible lyrics screamed like banshees and demons, muical instruments abused in the way only metal abuses. I would l... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The unsolved mystery of death: 1 of 16
For knowing we must sufferHow ironic that our knowledge is the source of our struggleIgnorance is blissKnowledge is sufferingThe more I know, the blacker the void becomesThe more I know the more inevitable that end seemsCertain apocalypse closing in...Life's flame flickers, sputters, fights to burn...then diesFor the oxygen i... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Without love: 4 of 47
HOLLOW AS A HEROIN NEEDLE We could be each other's detriment I said and you knew what I meant Now I'm left here by you to die of cold A slow, bitter death with no morphine in the end No drug to quell this pain I shut myself down to bear this cross I take a breath and sever my loss Please don't pull your knife from my chest ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Tolerance of different lifestyles: 3 of 26
I've heard it far too many times. "Punks are everywhere! Where is this world going when it's so acceptable to be a freak?!" Acceptable? Right. So can you explain to me why I have to take out my labret, plug it with wax, and cover it up with makeup before I can ever hope to get a decent job? I face prejudice for my chosen way ... More..
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Should the federal government set a national age for sexual consent for teens?: 3 of 24
I'm surprised to find myself writing for the "yes" side because I think consent laws are just ridiculous. Kids will have sex no matter what the law says. Graduating from a high school with an extremely high teen pregnancy rate taught me this, and things would be a lot less messy without these laws. Yeah, I can see the age of ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Choosing the right path in your life: 8 of 53
As one for spiritual insight, I can be one to speak. I have felt often like a pinball with my religion. My journey through the ethereal aspects of life has been incredible. I am well-qualified to speak on this subject because I have struggled to find my interpretation of God, one that both fulfills my soul and quells the qual... More..
Education > Secondary School Issues Commentary: The dominance of sports in high school culture: 3 of 18
We don't have a stage for performances. We are the only high school in the region without a stage, and believe me one would come in handy. I participate in dance and drama at my school, and we're resolved to admirable but futile attempts to project our voices in the gym, or struggling to section off a performance area in the ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Vampires: 31 of 141
PART I: RIVALRYVincent coughed a little as he stepped through the industrial-style metal doors of the Tainted Dove. He was convinced he would never get used to that oppressive stench of stale blood and heavy cigarette smoke mixed nauseatingly with the thick smell of heavy incense. He couldn't comprehend how the other members ... More..