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Genre: war and military

	Title	Author	Type	Reviews	Credits	Date
	Just another day in the ruins	armand522	Short Story	7	0.60	May 6, 2008
Chapters Author Info Summary: Less of a story as it is the start of a character study. Scott will be in a larger story I'm writing, and I'm still trying to get a feel for who he is. I guess what I'm looking for is; if you found this lying somewhere and it was all you had to read...would you want to read more of it? Chapters:
	The Masterpiece	mkcallahan	Novel	1	n/a	Apr 2, 2008
Chapters Author Info Summary: Prologue introduces key characters and hopefully foreshadows conflict to come Interested in feedback on Narrative hook Pacing Potential suspense/reader interest Reaction to characters Chapters:
	Picture of a War	Pete Lyons	Poetry	5	0.10	Mar 20, 2008
Chapters Author Info Summary: This short poem follows the form of an abecedarium (words all ordered from a to z) Chapters:
	Riding the Wave	glrydaz	Short Story	6	0.27	Mar 20, 2008
Chapters Author Info Summary: A mother tells of the ups and downs she shared with her son has he began his life in the military, Chapters:
	The Picture and the Poet	Pearl Nelson	Short Story	3	0.68	Jan 22, 2008
Chapters Author Info Summary: I wrote this while getting my son's Christmas package ready. It was a day when two young soldiers died. Chapters:
	Courage, Sacrafice, Duty, Honour	Anthony Parker	Poetry	5	0.44	Jan 15, 2008
Chapters Author Info Summary: I hope we never forget. Chapters:
	Proud and Scared	TodayDee72	Poetry	7	0.52	Jan 9, 2008
Chapters Author Info Summary: I am proud he is a soldier. No reason to understand the war or who believes in it or not. He goes when many won't. I am not a poet, this just fell out. Very elementary I know, but heartfelt. Chapters:
	The Trumpets	mike b	Poetry	4	0.45	Dec 12, 2007
Chapters Author Info Summary: I wrote this one evening after trying to explain my military experience to an intelligent but ultimately clueless individual Chapters:
	Saint Mike and Mars - Something for Gabriel's War	mike b	Poetry	4	1.12	Dec 8, 2007
Chapters Author Info Summary: This poem is inspired by Mobius09's "Gabriel's War", with overtones of Kipling's "Tommy". Neither is held responsible for it's content, unless they want to be. Chapters:
	My Message To The World	L.A.THunder	Poetry	11	1.44	Oct 28, 2007
Chapters Author Info Summary: This poem is for all the soldiers out there, who fight for our freedom everyday. You will never be forgotten. This poem won the international poet of merit award. Comments and feeback are welcomed. Chapters:
	The Dying Place	Sapsorrow	Poetry	9	0.98	Jun 19, 2007
Chapters Author Info Summary: Thinking about the plight of soldiers in battle and how that must feel. I have shamefully neglected to do that very deeply until now and am indebted to the person who has inspired it of me. Chapters:
	What A Shame (Poem A Day)	kulanga	Poetry	5	0.59	Apr 3, 2007
Chapters Author Info Summary: Is there ever a good reason for war? Why do we spend so much on weapons? Who are the ones who create those weapons to destroy our very own sons and daughters? Chapters:
	The Flag	cattails040	Poetry	7	0.98	Apr 1, 2007
Chapters Author Info Summary: When my father died 10 years ago, I received his flag because he was a WWII Vet. I wrote this poem to his memory. Chapters:
	FOLLOW ME	rlvs	Poetry	6	0.24	Sep 2, 2006
Chapters Author Info Summary: COUNTING THE HOURS Chapters:
	Soldiers' Homecoming	mike b	Short Story	5	0.29	May 28, 2006
Chapters Author Info Summary: This is a flash fiction piece inspired by a story related to me by a review of my poem "The Trumpets". Chapters: