February 2005

Prologue Once upon a time, like how most fairy tales start out, there were two grand kingdoms that was unknown to each other because they were far, far apart. They both decided to throw a party for their newborn child. One was a handsome little boy and one a beautiful small girl. The kingdoms handed out many invitations to family and friends to attend that the kingdoms found out about each other. The kings and queens were angry because the parties were on the same day. The two kingdoms fought

“Good Country People” is a short story written by Flannery O’Connor in the mid 50’s. The story takes place on farm in Georgia that Mrs. Hopewell owns. Flannery O’Connor uses the characters names and personalities to symbolize that they aren’t really who they think they are. The protagonist Joy-Hulga has a heart condition which and a peg leg. Her heat condition and disability reflects that she is a broken and weak person on the inside. Mrs. Hopewell is Joy-Hulga’s mother, she is very hopeful that

CHAPTER SIX The Enchanted Amulet Clouds of chocolate-colored dust closed around us the next day like a throttling throw. “Off on another adventure, eh lad?” Cotton coughed, as he vaulted over a huge, tumbleweed. “And I don’t see a witch anywhere! This is exciting. Just you and me on a quest to discover the golden key.” “Yeah, I just hope we can find it. And the sooner the better. Hey this dust is killing me,” I choked. “I even have grit between my teeth.” “What’d you say? You’ve a pit beneath

It 's not quite a mystery From the moment I saw you across the room, I was hooked by the color that sparkled in your eyes. Even to this day I can pinpoint that as the second I fell in love with you. But you didn 't know I existed, and I didn 't know how to make you see me. I 'm the one who 's insecure After all, how could a girl like you ever like someone of my characteristics? I don 't exactly excel at anything. I 'm just the girl in the corner, the one who exists only in the shadows of people

"He 's down," JJ announced exhaustedly as she closed the door. "How was he?" Will asked, turning his bedside lamp on. Jennifer shrugged as she kicked her slippers under the bed. Her and Will 's two week old son, Alex, had been quite fussy all evening, and JJ was determined to get him to sleep through the night for the first time. "Hungry," she said softly, adjusting her shirt. "Very hungry." "You gotta treasure this stuff, Cher," Will told her. "He won 't be a baby forever." JJ sighed. "I know

I remember that day when I moved into that town. It was a fresh and clear day. The birds were singing and the sun was shining all over. I had unpacked and had decided to explore around the place. I went through the shops and the park, and there nothing interested me. I don’t know why but, nothing was interesting. I had walked around and I was pretty sure that I had seen something shimmering in the sunlight, but when I looked closer, it was gone. Now, I will tell you how I became this: a ghost. Over

Corins Pov~ I am utterly grateful that Kaden showed up and saved my ass. Not that I plan on admitting that to anyone but im just saying that im not sure how much longer I coulve kept getting up. Once Kaden started to beat on Nick, Jane helped me to the bathroom and emidiatly went into a long drawn out apology filled with excuses. Talking about how Anna black mailed her and she had no other choice but to betray me. Once she concluded her speech I simply said to her "Trust is a dangerous thing it

“Morning mom!” Morning AJ! Breakfast is on the table.” No thanks mom I think I will pass.” “Alright suit yourself. ………….....AT SCHOOL………………… When I arrived at school all I heard were people talking about some sort of party...but i couldn’t really understand them, they were not talking as loud as usual. “AJ!” Um who is calling my name I thought to myself? “AJ… OVER HERE!” Then finally I got the courage to turn around to see who it was. OMG guess who it was?!? It was my best

In a small town about twenty miles out of San Francisco, there lived a girl named Megan. Megan was just an ordinary 16-year-old. She was the only child of Debby and Max Watson. She had a boyfriend named Duke, who she thought was the sweetest guy ever to exist. Megan and her mother, Debby, shared a special bond that no one else had, not even her and her boyfriend. Megan and her mother looked significantly alike. Megan and her mother both had beige blonde hair with light blue-green eyes. They were

The Greek Egyptian Before I start this off, I need to say one thing. If you think this is just a work of fiction, I envy you, truly. But, if, and just if, you think you can find yourself in these pages, the you need to, stop reading, and burn this book, and belive what ever lie your parents have told you about the world. Now that I 'm done, let 's continue with the story. The following is a transcript of a recording I recived at my residence, about a year after The Serpent 's Shadow. As all