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Out of the mouths of babes...

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I‘d already experienced menopause, watched wrinkles become the mainstay of my facial features, and wondered if I’d ever have sex with a man that didn’t need a little blue pill. Let me say, I have always believed in vampires, and really wanted to be one. . . . That is until the incident in the public restroom with the innocent looking little cherub from hell, and my becoming the real thing. Now with a family of very vane woman, guess how that went over. An undead domino effect followed. I'm going for a comedy, so for all of you serious traditional vampire folks this is definitely not the Anne Rice, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Blade angle. And I'm here for your help, so any comments or corrections will be greatly appreciated.

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This is a simple poem for children of all age's.

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The Coffee Diary This is a story of Veronica who grows up in Guatemala on a coffee farm. As a teen she rebels against her father and the culture and leaves the country hoping never to return. When her father is murdered by extortionists he leaves her the farm. The corrupt mayor of the town of Moyuta has been calling her in California wanting to buy the farm. She returns to Guatemala to decide whether to sell Las Marias or to continue running it, and she finds a diary that she had written at 14. She relives that year and discovers that her father's died to preserve the farm for her.

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Dialog-only novel. Two years ago, twenty-nine year old Jayne, a reclusive writer and single mom, lost her eight year old son and two parents in a drunk-driving hit-and-run. After two years and many therapy sessions later, she decides to move to London to continue her writing there. And, in the process move on with her life.

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"When Two Trails Become One" has a western flair that takes place in 1972, with flashbacks to 1940, and mainly centers on Jessie and Clayton as they essentially find each other again after about three decades. A "loveless marriage" and a less than fulfilling "relationship" start Jessie looking back on her past, which begins to virtually overlap with the present. In numerous twists and turns, the story explores the complexities of human nature, highlighting qualities relating to identity, beliefs, and love in various forms. The story opens with Jessie feeling "annoyed that her seclusion is in danger of being interrupted by 'some city slicker' on horseback who wouldn't have the foggiest notion of how to find his way back down the mountain after dark." Her feelings about Jace Edwards, her live-in lover, take something of a turn, and saying "I'll be back in two weeks," she heads out for a ride up on Cry Baby Mountain to the cabin she and Clayton had discovered all those years ago. Over the last thirty-one years thoughts of Clayton had surfaced at random and usually at the most inconvenient times. Her father viewed Clayton as a 'worthless drifter' and had told Jessie she was never to lay eyes on him again, and Clayton felt Jessie didn't stand up for him. As the narrative moves back and forth in time marking certain experiences that may lead to a reunion of sorts, Jessie and Clayton strive to reconcile their individual motivations and responses. When she seemingly goes missing, a rescue team takes action and the sheriff commences an investigation into 'who attacked Jessie up on Cry Baby Mountain.' In the concluding pages of the story, the sheriff focuses a degree of attention toward Dakota Jay, a longtime friend of both Jessie and Clayton. A journal entry from Clayton furnishes some potentially unexpected information, and Jessie ponders whether or not, in her overzealous quest to find Clayton, maybe she had overlooked some important details. With elements of suspense and emotion, this offering is designed to capture the imagination as well as to provoke thought. The possibility of a sequel is left open with Jessie heading down "a dirt road with Clayton's blue hand-painted truck just ahead" and thinking to herself, "sometimes love isn't so much about what you give as it is what you don't give."

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Sarah knows when a boy likes her. She can tell if someone is honest or not. She can even anticipate what her friends are going to do next. The only problem is: she can't tell anyone. She spends her whole life trying to be like everyone else, until her time finally comes to show the world what she can do. Along side her best friend Daphne-- a soft-spoken punk rocker with a passion for knitting and kicking ass-- Sarah goes on a journey to fight against "the man" and spring her friends from jail.

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For your consideration: The Wisdom of Repugnance ( formerly titled THREE SHORT WOMEN )follows a necrophiliac mortician exploring his paraphelia with a therapist, while the death of his father rattles the matriarch of his family. ... a brief synopsis of the piece. Bill has a problem. He likes dead people... a bit too much, and with his job at a local morgue, that makes things a bit dicey. Meanwhile, Daddy's busy at home dying while he discusses his sexual par aphelia with an expert, who fills him in on the 'Wisdom of Repugnance', that internal shudder that we are all 'supposed' to have that helps us differentiate between, say, someone who loves kids, and someone who loves kids. Throw in three short women, polar opposites of others written more 'delicately balanced' in years past under the quill of a Mr. Edward Albee and what you have are three crass women who could reside in any local trailer park or suburb, grappling with past and present issues while watching the family patriarch die. ... why this play might be of interest I can't think of anything more universally global than our shared, and oft shamed sexual peccadilloes... CHAPTER ONE: Begin meeting the principals...

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An afternoon in the garden helped to inspire this piece.

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My mother died fourteen years ago this month.

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Lisa Kaamp operates a small childcare business out of her home in the sleepy little town of Nogeksum, Michigan. Highly respected and known for going the extra mile for her daycare kids, Lisa thought she had handled every daycare emergency possible. But nothing prepared her for the nightmare she now faced. Lisa awakes one morning to find herself bound and gagged, four strange men in her home, and the daycare children being held hostage in the next room. Terrorized by her captors as the authorities work to meet the ransom deadline, she tries negotiating with the men for the release of the children, and soon realizes that at least one of them has no intention of letting anyone go. With the deadline quickly approaching, Lisa must do the unimaginable to protect the children and get everyone out alive.

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This is the first completed novel in my Sophia and Theo detective series. The setting is London...(My second is 'Why Run Backwards, You'll Vomit) They involve solving codes. I want feedback on things such as POV (this is difficult for me) also, I know my two main characters well so maybe I leave things out that the reader may find helpful... I appreciate strong criticism...

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The extremely wealthy Cavendish family is viewed by most as the height of glamour and respectability. However, when Alex Trevellion, a renowned young artist, is invited to paint their portraits, he sets in motion a series of events that blows their conventional facade to pieces. I am literally posting this as I write it, so am afraid this is a very rough first draft. As always, all your comments and suggestions as to how I can improve are most appreciated.

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Okay folks, this is my first attempt at fiction. Actually a lot will be losely based on real life experiences and some will be complete fiction. For the most part the stories will be sarcastic dry and humerous. I will be happy with any feedback you want to give. I need to know if this first chapter hooks you or not. Happy Reading, Lost Soul

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A mining executive is executed and the hunt is on for the killer. Time is of the essence.

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I started playing around with a character from the novel, and ended up doing some research on adoption. I think there's a few too many cheesy moments in here. Feedback desired: Point out the cheesiness. Suggest alternates. I'm not sure what I want to do with this story, so those suggestions are welcome, too.

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This is a tough one. I think I may have bitten off more than I should be chewing considering this series is supposed to be jaunty motorcycle fare. Death, and its threat, has been featured quite a bit though and people have been focussing on the speed more than I intend. In this piece, I am quoting references from all over the map and trying to distill a bit of urban lifestyle philosophy into the motorcyle milleu. I am not sure it works. It is all pressed through my patented whalehead filter (TM), but I'm not convinced this belongs in the series. I don't think it;s bad, I am not sure that it is clear. Commentary, please, will be much appreaciated. Thumbs up or thumbs down? Shoule this live or be buried? Thanks in advance and Happy Independence Day.

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The truth shall make you free.

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When I posted six chapters of a novelette, entitled, "Double Take," I received quite a lot of reviews and suggestions. The suggestions were to: Flesh out the characters more, tell us more about the planet and background, add more action, more about Bearach (spelled Baarach in the original), and make it into a novel. I have listened and this is the real beginning. I will revise and insert the original somewhere in the novel. I know where I want to go with it and I will write it as I post it. The main character will still be Ryon, whom you will find was an extraordinary baby. Your former feedback is much appreciated. I hope I have incorporated most of your suggestions in the story.

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i wrote this a long time ago hoping to share it with someone and i think i just found him so i want to share it with you now.

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If a child is taught from birth that there is no such thing as physical limitation, would that child still be subject to it?

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This is a story about an alcoholic who desperately seeks answers to how her father died. She experiences many set backs during this trial. She finds a connection with him she cannot seem to break, and lies and decption rule her decisions. After some soul-searching, I decided to re-submit this.

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Sam Tabor is a bright child with a promising future, but when her alcoholic mother gets a new boyfriend, her world starts to fall apart piece by piece. Sam hits the streets and stumbles into The Mercury Diner, where she’s told by a kind waitress to seek out a man by the name of Bruno, who can be found in The Jungle. After years in The Jungle, Bruno’s business partner calls in a debt. Sam’s world crumbles again, but a man with multiple identities intercedes on her behalf, and believes the young girl will be safeguarded in a maximum security prison. Out of jail, Sam is offered a safe place to live, but is she really freed from her past, and danger?

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Words and color

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19-year-old Eva has a boyfriend back home in Oregon, but what American girl can resist a Scottish accent? Romancing an Edinburgh barkeep while working abroad, she knows she's taking risks. What she doesn't expect is the third guy entering the picture: a sarcastic fellow traveler who discovers her secret and becomes her unlikely confidante. Meanwhile her best friend scares herself witless ghost-hunting in Edinburgh's medieval streets, and Eva's boyfriend gets it into his head to come visit without advance warning. It will be a miracle if Eva can leave Scotland with all her relationships, and her sanity, intact.

Types of feedback? Any! I'm still tinkering with this story, but hope to get it posted this year and shape it into the type of Young Adult novel that adults enjoy too.

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POLLY BRILLIANT’S WILD DANCE is a semi-fictional novel about a middle-aged Jewish woman — a female fusion of Zorba the Greek and Odysseus. From birth until age fifty-five, when she moves to Greece, her traveling companions have been disenchantment, restlessness, and internal conflict. Polly’s journey propels us through Boston, Berkeley, Barcelona, Las Vegas, Athens, Mykonos, and Kythera. After years of self-discovery and Greek influence, Polly masters the technique of self-love and acceptance while learning how to dance through life. She returns to the States, her home within, and the circle complete. All feedback is welcome. Content,line editing, let me know what you find funny, or confusing. Thank you all for your help. I'm tough, so let the punches roll.

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The main characters are JOSEPH HIGHLANDER, a medical doctor and a surgeon, and PAMELA MYLAR. Pamela heard about the bombing of Joseph’s helicopter. The reported causalities were him, his wife, CARRIE and two close friends, BEN and BECKY TRENT. Two years later, she learned that it was the pilot, not Joseph, who died in the bombing. She visited Joseph, and soon learned that ROBERT and JANICE DAEMON, two more of Joseph's faithful friends had taken charge of the institute, while he had gone underground to search for the murderer. Joseph’s daughter, LAUREL HIGHLANDER stayed with them for a while and then, married her stepbrother, JIMMY HIGHLANDER. Both Jimmy and Laurel were interested in the institute.

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Dark Lady Rising is an exploration of the notion of good and evil - from the perspective of Kellara, an assassin of great renown. She and her lover Lord Zarin are out to rule the world. But the gods may have other plans for them. All feedback is appreciated. In particular, the characters, plot hooks and the level of interest generated from chapter to chapter.

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This is a story about a girl who finds herself in a lost world of vampires and witches. I'm looking for any kind of feedback to help make my story stronger. Any grammatical errors, sentences that don't make sense, anything I can expand on, etc...

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Sit in a Starbucks, pick a guy, suck on your finger and wink, and you can most likely option a bedfellow, should you want him. Nobody knows this better than Sara Friche, a good-hearted and independent paramour. Outwardly a graphic artist, Sara lives a secret life as Velvet the courtesan. Striving for true intimacy, Sara courts her lonely clients through the Internet personals, then brings them into her world to share laughter, friendship and orgasms. Even for carefree women, though, love sometimes comes with loss. When Sara's favorite patron dies, and inquisitive wife Charlene appears on her doorstep, Sara realizes that her life may not be as comfortably predictable as she expects. When Sara falls in love with new patron Lyon, wealthy playboy Daniel rushes in to regain ownership of his courtesan. The two men compete fiercely for Sara, crushing her soul in a fiery clash of wills, however with the help of girlfriend Stacy, and wife Charlene, Sara regains her footing, discovering the depths of love, and the man who truly loves her.

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Entry into MY WRITING LIFE contest. Hopefully a better writer after being on this site and paying close attention to feedback and the work of others. We will see.

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This one's a little lighter

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Just a reflection of what I see on this site day to day. Redone as want it perfected so all advice is welcome Genre.. right one?

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