Soretsu

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The Naming by Soretsu, literature

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The Naming

Smoke rose from a village of reed and mud huts, floating toward the sky past the afternoon sun. Ttribesmen were outside, preparing nets and spears for the next day. A small party of women returned baring berries and herbs and vegetables in baskets they carried under their arms. The men and women greeted one another before parting towards the Great House at the center of the village. An old woman stood on the packed-earth porch of the Great House, in her hand a great gnarled staff with beads and bones dangling from the head. Her eyes still glimmered with intense knowledge, despite her weathered, ancient look. The women paused before

I need a working title by Soretsu, literature

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I need a working title

The thunderous sound of booted footfalls echoed throughout the stone-crafted audience chamber. In a large, cushioned and gilded seat sat a large woman, sitting taller than the small but fully grown man standing beside her. The fiery intense gaze met the woman walking toward her. The sound of the footfalls stopped. “Lucretia,” the seated woman said, her voice filling the hall like a too-sweet scent. “My Queen,” Lucretia said as she dropped to a knee. Her sable hair, that might be mid-back length, was woven into many tight braids that looped back up to her scalp. In these shoulder length loops of braided hair hung

Half Empty Boxes by Soretsu, literature

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Half Empty Boxes

Maggie felt the jingle of keys as she unlocked the door. She stepped into the apartment and set down her laptop and heavy duffel bags full of clothes not quite dirtied by her recent business trip. Her eyes were immediately drawn to half-packed boxes scattered around the entry way and into the kitchen. She went to one on the table and looked inside before pulling out a now-empty picture frame. Her lips pulled into a frown as she recalled the picture that used to live in the frame: It was their first year anniversary and they had gone to the fair. James won her a huge stuffed pink elephant. The picture was of Maggie hugging it with James,

A new space story...untitled.. by Soretsu, literature

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A new space story...untitled..

A little girl sat on a rise under a bright, starry sky. The twin-moons drifted lazily over the sky, one hovering over her, and the other a short distance closer to the horizon. Grass swayed in the light, chilly wind as she looked up at the sky with bright blue eyes. Hungrily, she absorbed the constellations and stars overhead. She shivered to hope that someday she might be up there… It was an image she held in her mind all her life: her, as a little girl, under the stars of Soruzi, her home planet. Now it was twenty years later – she was nearing 30, slowly, but still nearing

Zastrozan by Soretsu, literature

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Zastrozan

The Zastrozan airship, Tannhauser, flew slowly above thin clouds and rolling landscape. Black smoke poured from two smoke stacks as four large engines propelled the craft forward. Inside and on deck, the crew went about daily rounds and activities: mopping the decks or maintaining the many cannons and Gatling guns that were ZAS Tannhauser’s defense and offense. In the bridge, the captain and first mate—denoted by golden epaulettes—stood looking over the map of Zastroza. “I disagree,” the woman, the first mate, began. “Captain, with your choice to go through the Targeeran Straits, the winds are rough and yo

Work in Progress.... by Soretsu, literature

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Work in Progress....

The series of bells atop the Academy's bell-tower tolled nine times. Smaller chimes and bells rang along the buildings as well, signaling to the students of the school that their classes were to begin for the day. The sun remained hidden behind the grey clouds as the students crossed from the large dormitories and the dining hall to head toward classrooms, across the quad, but some went to stand beneath a large covered patio overlooking a sandy arena. A wooden stage stood opposite the students, across the sandy arena-pit. "So, we finally get to learn a real spell today," one student said, turning to look at his smaller friend beside him

One Fish, Two Fish, No Fish by Soretsu, literature

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One Fish, Two Fish, No Fish

“One Fish, Two Fish, No fish” By Jeffrey Clarke A fish jumped out of the water not fifteen feet from the rowboat where my father and I sat. On shore, I could hear the wind as it flowed through the gold and red leaves of the trees surrounding the lake. Small waves tapped against the aluminum hull of the boat as my father cast out a line with a soft whir and a hollow plop as the lure landed in the water. “It’s so nice out here. Quiet.” He paused and scratched his chin. “So uh…Anything you wanna say to me, or talk about, Charles,” my father asked. He was squinting. He always seemed to be squinti

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A new space story...untitled..

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I need a working title

The Naming by Soretsu, literature

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United States
Deviant for 18 years
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Current Residence: Santa Cruz, CA / San Diego, CA
Favourite genre of music: Classical
Operating System: Windows 7
MP3 player of choice: iPod
Personal Quote: "If life is like a box of chocolates, are the bad days the chocolates filled with coconut?&quot

Favourite Movies

Pulp Fiction

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

Decemberists, Beirut

Favourite Writers

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Favourite Games

WoW...Sadly

Favourite Gaming Platform

Computer

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Writing, reading, uh...doing fun things?

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May 16, 2010

A...Journal entry

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So, I guess I've never done one of these, so I'll place an update on my life for anyone that cares. I'm finishing up my BA in English Literature, I have 5 more weeks until I walk across a stage and get the piece of paper that means I graduated.  Then I move home and pursue a law degree.  Fwew...fun. In other news, life is stressful and I have been writing less and less due to other things.  I'm the treasurer of a programming/funding student org this year, and it's stressful.  Also being an Community Assistant (Resident Assistant, dorm-babysitter, y'know...) That's been fun, but the fun where I'm getting my teeth pulled and fingers broken at