-Middle Child Arc

    Middle Child Syndrome The result of being born in the middle.

    MCS, Part II A continuation, where the diagnosis becomes worse.

Characters Taking Over My Mind Multiple personalities are difficult to keep in order.

Identity, Part II Proof I'm not all I was meant to be.

The Rain on My Parade Also printed in part below as a part of an English 102 piece.

Self-Injury Strikes Again This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

Inside a Confessional This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

Unsure: The Deer in Headlights Better known as 'What She's Thinking When She's Not Paying Attention in Class'.

Zakir Another part of 'What She's Thinking When She's Not Paying Attention in Class'.

Idealistically... A boy too real to have lived. (Please disregard the misspellings...)

Brother Against Brother, War All the Time The dynamics of family after death

Sleeping Single in a Double Bed Parties are detrimental to the single brain.

Ours is Not to Reason Why I've figured me out.

There's a Tear in My Beer... Cold and heartless. That's me!

But We Made An Agreement My "employment" situation.

Sing Me Something... Sad and Delicate A blonde bombshell? Who??

Want Ad Wanted: Someone who can put up with me.

A Proverbial Closet This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

An Open Letter to the Titania An open letter to my shipmates on the Titania.

An Open Letter to the Boy An open letter to a wonderfully amazing boy.

It Would Be So Simple Falling in love with the boy.

eggshell Challenge: the enclosed picture and the words "the calm before the storm. Rating: PG. I didn't remember how touchy a subject it was.

Again Challenge: "You have 75 minutes to write a story that spans a space of no more than five minutes." Rating: G.

Fiction and Nonfiction Challenge: "fiction". Very sappy. Very hideous. Rating: VB, for very bad. Haha. No, it's family friendly, but no substance to worry about either way.

my kingdom for a kiss Challenge: Jeff Buckley, "Lover, You Should've Come Over" lyrics in 100 minutes. A life @ 23 story. Rating: G.

Memory Lane (Excess Film Cut) Challenge: "a place where nobody goes anymore" in 65 minutes. A Regency!Verse story. Rating: G.

A Willful Act# new This piece has been placed on the Restricted Section.

The End of an Era Challenge: talking about the end of the world in 80 minutes. Rating: PG.

Child to My Heart Challenge: lyrics to Ava Adore by Smashing Pumpkins in 45 minutes. Late. Either post-life @ 23, or simultaneous to Trust, as below. Rating: PG.

Subtlety and Promises Quote challenge: #32-"Have heart, my dear, we're bound to be afraid even if it's just for a few days... making up for all this mess." SNOW PATROL. Late. Written during the time limit for it, though. Rating: G.

The Open Window Lets The Rain In Challenge: taboo--spin, rain, shimmer, f**k, glory in 500 words. A year or so in the making. Sap-tastic. Rating: PG-13, for use of one bad word. Otherwise, on the up and up.

La Nuit (Amoureux si s'était hier...) This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

The Way She Rained Challenge: "rain" or "maps" in an hour, adding 15 minutes if both (a make-up challenge, from 6-2-05). Took half an hour. Sophie-centric. Rating: G, nothing questionable in the least.

punctuation Challenge: nausea, in 400 words. (make-up from 6-9-05). Rating: PG, no real issues.

Tourist in Others' Realities new This Piece is located on the Restricted Section.

Call Me Any, Anytime Challenge: 300 words inspired by something on eudaimon's profile. Written very early on. Rating: G.

Trouble Sleeping# This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

Shapes, about Alex new Challenge: "awkward situations" in 35 minutes. From The Round Table. Rating: R, for language.

Speed Dating: Every 3 Years Challenge: falling in love without having seen (person or place) in 40 minutes and 2 scenes, adding 10 minutes per extra scene (make-up from 7-13-05). Rating: PG, for the PSA enclosed.

Striking Major and Minor Chords Challenge: "yes I said yes I will Yes" in one hour. Sophie/Daniel, thus life @ 23. Pre- Trust and The Picture of Deceit [see below], making this the proposal scene. Rating: PG. Nothing overly bad, I should think.

it ain't halloween, but i got my mask for you Challenge: "I'll tell you all my secrets, but I'll lie about my past." Rated: G, family friendly.

Même Si J'ai Tort This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

Pith and Moment Challenge: Logistics, in 1.5 hours. Special instructions inside. No named characters. Rating: PG.

The Picture of Deceit Challenge: 10 quotes, in under 750 words. A bit for life @ 23, also known as Pre-Wedding Jitters. It's before Trust [see below], by only a moment. Rating: G, because there's nothing harmful at all in it.

Rashomon Calendar Challenge: "human error" in 45 minutes. Something for life @ 23. Rating: G.

An Almost Composer Challenge: the avalanche I feel when I see you shimmer, in 45 mins. Rating: G.

Fictionalized Memories Challenge: 'concussed', that is, having to deal with a concussion, in 65 minutes. (make-up from 9-29-05) Very odd and random setup. Rating: G.

Trust Challenge: the importance of keeping your clothes on and taking your mind off of this. Also a thought for life @ 23. Rating: PG, since it's not too kid oriented.

Cure and Curse This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

The Road Less Taken new This piece is located on the Restricted Section.

Dinner, about Nisha new Challenge: "an awkward conversation" in 45 minutes. Also from The Round Table.

A thing about love Challenge: a thing about lovers. I misread the prompt. Sue me. Also a thought for life @ 23. Rating: G, because it is all gravy...

Glass Masks Challenge: "Something very bad has happened..." as the first line in a fic. A thought for life @ 23. Rating: G, but sad.

4 A.M. This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

Mornings Challenge: two sides of the same story, in 1000 words. Still with my favorite two characters of the moment, Sophie and Daniel. Sort of post-life @ 23. Rating: PG, though there's nothing questionable. I just happen to like PG ratings.

Understanding Him A combo of three challenges, one of which is Word #135 from 15minuteficlets. Rating: G.

(contra)diction^ This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

So Very Beautiful^ This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

the best laid plans of mice and men Challenge: a series of unfortunate events. For life @ 23. Rating: G.

A Night in Shining Armor new Challenge: "You hurt the one you love" in 750 words. Regency 'verse. Rating: PG.

Nighttime and Voices in the Dark^ This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

It's Not About Sex^ This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

bottled escapism^ Challenge: Drunkenness, St. Patrick's Day, Ireland and lyrics by The Feeling. Sin-centric, no real warnings. Rating: PG-13, cause no one wants the kiddies to watch him get hammered.

Section 27, Article 3, Subsection 467-B Challenge: "The Song They Sang When Rome Fell" and "1984" by Anais Mitchell, "The Young Thousands" by The Mountain Goats, "It'll All Work Out" by Tom Petty in 1 hour. Inspired by any number of totalitarian, prejudiced, and creepily accurate future predictive stories--like Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell, or Brave New World or Fahrenheit 451. Rating: PG. Nothing bad, but it's a different world than we know.

excogitation^ Challenge: "Strong sentiments" with dialogue. Nisha-centric, though not completely femmeslash. Rating: PG, for alternative lifestyles discussed.

Transient Paradise Challenge: "The opposite of war isn't peace... It's creation." Sort of post- life @ 23. Rating: PG, for one bad word.

The Body as a Reminder Challenge: lyrics from Josh Ritter's Animal Years and 'history/yearbooks/etc. A strange Alternate Universe for Sophie and Daniel (life @ 23), and a mangled lyric. Rating: PG, for semi-naked characters in bed and mangling of lyrics.

midnight at the oasis 2006 Quotation Roulette. Details inside. Rating: PG, nothing really objectionable.

sensory deprivation^ Challenge: "Cast me gently in morning, for the night has been unkind." Nix-centric, which is a first in a long time. Rating: PG, for alternative relationships.

time for good behavior This piece has been removed to the Restricted Section.

Shrines to Lost Times new Challenge: "memorial" in 500 words and 2 scenes. Set in Regency 'verse.

The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie new Challenge: "I had a dream last night" in 40 minutes.  Contains references to slavery.

originalficfest Every few months, write 500 words or more for each prompt you acquire, with only original characters. From the OFF website.

a king ain't a king Prompt: 18- "I can't stop you. I haven't the power; and moreover, I haven't the right." From life @ 23. Pre-proposal, post-friendship. Something like Age 23, Part 1. Rating:PG.

A Servant of Duty Prompt: 10- A man receives notice from an attorney that some previously unknown relative has left him the bulk of their estate... so long as he complies with a single condition. A take on Regency England in a 'verse I haven't played in since I was absorbed in romance novels. In fact, that's basically the plot. Heh. Rating: G.

--slave!assassin universe--

the birdcatcher Prompt: 21- It would have been easier to lie and say that she knew nothing. Our Unnamed Assassiness performing her duties. Rating: PG-13, but only for the violence at the end.

a cup of tea Prompt: 25-"What will you do when you've taken everything, and there's nothing left of me?" Our Unnamed Assassiness has a cup of tea with Dannaii. Rating: PG.

juxtaposition (perpendicular bodies) Prompt: 20-It was a typical morning: cornflakes, coffee, lurid stories in the paper, and the dull ache of loneliness every time he saw the empty chair across the table. Our Unnamed Assassiness and Dannaii are split apart. Rating: PG.

15 Minute Ficlets Write a ficlet in 15 minutes using either the one word prompt or the picture. From the 15 Minute Ficlets website.

Broken Treasures, On Fisherman's Wharf Two fics. The first is prompted by 'vacant'. The second is a picture found here.

Understanding Him See above.

Him--Undeniably So Word: undeniable.