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AGE:
23
LOC: Dothan, AL
GEN: Female
LAST LOGIN: April 15
LOC: Dothan, AL
GEN: Female
LAST LOGIN: April 15
What can I say about me? I’m 21, and a junior at Troy University, majoring in English/Language Arts. My goal is to eventually graduate and be able to teach English in middle or high school. I would love to be able to stay in school longer so I could teach literature at the college level, but alas I’m unwilling put in all those extra years (and money) it would take to accomplish that. So I will content myself with teaching English and hopefully having a family one day.
I like to think of myself as a very complex person, although I’m probably not. I have very diverse tastes in music. I love to play the piano and guitar and write songs (although I don’t have as much time as I would like to devote to it). I love taking pictures. I …
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Madison stared blankly at the letter she kept turning over in her hands. She had finally poured her heart out, without holding back. How would he react? That was the essential question, the answer to which both thrilled and terrified her. She knew what she had to do, but she was dragging her feet about doing it. Finally, she willed herself to get out of the plush leather chair she had been sitting in. She glanced over the letter one last time, and then sealed it in a stark white envelope. On ...
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The fire provided the only light in the otherwise dark, cold, lifeless room. The mistress of the house sat in the overstuffed, yet somehow still uncomfortable, high-backed chair that faced the flames. Her dress and grooming had been neglected for some time. Remnants of tears streamed down her face, the only betrayal of the torrent of emotions running through her. Stoically, she stared into the flames and thought about the curse of being a woman. Much to her chagrin, she couldn’t be completely...
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One cold dark morning she went alone To contemplate her plight She stared out at the mist so great And wondered who was right. Her knight, this man who seemed to be Fulfillment of her dreams? Or her current love, who treasured her And came close to the dream? Who's to win between the two, Reality or fantasy? She didnt know; she had no clue And so, for now agreed To stay her course for the time being Until she could clearly see. See through the mist and mystery See through to future clarity Fo...
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He came towards her thru the mist This hopeful, lonely knight He'd grown a lot since last they met He'd become quite the sight. She'd forced herself to move along It seemed so long ago; The lover's time had ended then And their life's innocent glow. She realized that time would not Let her forget that dream No matter what she said or did It haunted her, it seemed. Even though she'd made him see Separate happiness could be, He still returned, it seemed that he Just couldn't quite agree. She go...
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I like the history you threw in the poem, connecting the past and the present. One little grammar thing: you left out the -s at the end of "lives" in "live have altered for the best" and "live have been forever changed." Other than that, good work!
I like this poem. The tone is reminiscent of Romantic writers, who were all about solitude and the beauty of nature. The imagery was also very nicely done. I think my favorite stanza was the last, where you tied all your observations about your surroundings back to how it affected you. The only suggestion I have is to maybe use the word "wound" instead of "wend" in the first line because, although "wend" is a somewhat idealized word choice, it makes the reader stop and wonder if that's the wo...
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Personally, I agree with you about the vague-ness adding to the story. I love short pieces like this where the character is painted as only a shadow of a real person. Except in this case, you get the sense that it's a real person, and you get the even more depressing sense that tragedies like this one occur on a daily basis. It certainly raises awareness, if nothing else. Great writing!
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I really like how the first paragraph got my attention with the protagonist thinking about "if this was the first time..."; it shows how something has become a pattern and yet still emotionally affects this woman in a negative way. The imagery is great. I also loved the underlying sarcasm found in "she found comfort in the fact that he didn’t believe in divorce. He was a religious man. He was a good man. He wanted to do what was right." The irony there is also very apparent. I love the dark, ...
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