These stories came to me in dreams. Some were transcribed almost verbatim, others were modified somewhat.
Splinters of the Mind -- Wrote this almost verbatim from my
dream (though I decided to change a few of the names.) A somewhat dark story about
bringing a young woman's abuser to justice
Princess and the Pauper -- Started as a dream I didn't remember
all of the details to, and I filled in the gaps from there. A more lighthearted story
about a high school girl and the school play
Book of Secrets -- The basic premise and location of this
came from a dream, the rest of the story I wrote as I went along. A chilling tale about a haunted
castle
The "Tina Trilogy"
Stories I wrote about my relationship with my ex-girlfriend, during the year after she and I broke up.
These were very cathartic and very personal. I'm sharing them with you for the first time, in hopes
that they may speak to you in some way.
Trampoline -- A poem about the joys of "Puppy Love", when she and I first started dating
Slave-Owner's Son -- Been bouncing around inside my head since high school. I think it was a dream. Not sure. It's a coming-of-age tale of a boy, being raised by his father in the Old South.
Laundry-Room Warfare -- A fun little piece I wrote as a college Freshman (one day when I was really, REALLY bored!)
Magnum Opus -- My "Masterpiece". An experiment in "new" writing techniques (lists, mindless repetition, mindless repetition, mindless repetiton, sentence fragments, self-dialogue,
intentional misssspellings, etc.) Oh, heck. Forget all that, 'n' just read it for the fun of it!
Papa's Plow -- A story about my beloved grandfather, written before he passed away.
God's Playground -- Topic was "Describe a place that's special to you and how it makes you feel."
Essays and Such
Christianity: Faith or Fact? --
An essay I wrote in the 11th grade about believing in Christianity
Still looking for my copy of this. Thought I would find it when we packed
or unpacked, but that has not been th case. May re-write it.
The Problem of Evil --
An essay I wrote for Philosophy discussing "The Problem of Evil",
namely, "How can you say God exists when there is so much evil in the world?"
Looking for this one, too. In a stack of papers somewhere.
I have actually started re-writing this one.