Writing Article: So you thought Kindergarten was hard...

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posted by sophiahs

It probably took you a while to learn the 26 letters of the alphabet back when you started school. But actually, you should count yourself lucky. Some languages use alphabets with many more letters than that. Russian, for example, has 33 letters, and the Khmer language of Cambodia has over 70. And in China and Japan, where they write with signs called 'characters', there are hundreds, even thousands of different shapes to remember. Japanese primary school children are expected to learn about a thousand characters before they can go on to high school!

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Vampire Knight Fan Fiction:Crimson Door chapter 5

posted by ZekiYuro

Chapter Five: "Vulnerability"

Kaname made his way swiftly to where Chairman Cross and the doctor had moved Zero. It wasn't hard to find. Kiriyu must have been badly hurt indeed; the scent of his blood was strong and completely unmistakable. Cross and the doctor were too busy working to answer the door, so Kaname let himself in, Cross wouldn't mind, he never did.

Kaname frowned as he made his way to Zero's room and saw the damage. Kiriyu hadn't just been attacked… he'd been bloody butchered. His throat had been slashed, his wrists had been slashed, and he'd been stabbed multiple times in the...

The long way home

posted by ZekiYuro

A British couple went to France for the day-and they got home seven days later.
Everything began well for Mr and Mrs.Long on their day trip to France.They went by train from London to Dover and got the ferry to Boulogne in France.
They went for a short walk around the town but they got completely lost.'We walked and walked,'said Mrs Long,'but we couldn't find our way back to the ferry port.'They walked all night and finally a motorist picked them up and drove them to a small village.Here they caught a train to Paris.Their plan was to travel from Paris to London.But they caught the wrong train...

a poem for a friend whos parents are divorced

posted by AuthorForPooh

I come home and their fighting.
I hate it! I want to tell them to stop.
But I cant, because Im stuck in the middle.
They tug me, playing with me.
I cant handle the pain!

When I go to school no one can see my pain.
I fake my happiness.
I want to go hide in a corner and cry.
But I cant.
Because no one lends a shoulder to cry on.
My friends dont understand!

I come home again, and my parents pull me.
Ripping my heart like a angry raven.
My siblings, they... they... leave me there. Alone.

I feel alone.
Deserted.
No where I feel happy.
Because Im alone.
Why cant anyone see?
Why cant my parents stop fighting?
Why cant my friends lend a hand?
Why cant my siblings pull me to my feet?
Why am I alone?

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Life's love twist

posted by sonicfanAG

Sometimes you may have friends that talk about being Lesbian or gay or bisexual is just nasty and plain gross,but It's not nasy at all.It's your personality and you control it no one else.There's no problem for being that.If you are then well i hope you have friends who apprecite who you are and how your like. My best friend is a guy and yes I have a crush on him but Just today I found out that he was bisexual.At first I was shocked but the truth is that I don't really care.I love him just they way he is and he will always be the best's friend i could I have ever had.He's special to me and...

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Juliets adventure...

posted by unknownK5

Far far away is a big beautiful forest with all kinds of trees and small, but sparkly cool water. There is a big white house with red flowers on the window shelf’s and a big garden and playfield on witch are two blue swings, by them there is also a yellow slide and by the garden there is a big pool. In that house lives a girl, her parents (Margaret and Bob) and her three years older brother Ben. The girl's name is Julia.
When Julia was young she was a normal girl. When she was 1 year old she learned how to talk. By two years she learned how to walk and after that she learned how to ride a...

"clean" by amy reed, epilogue

posted by fanfangirlfan

Clean- 20 years later-ish

Kelly

You probably would never guess that I was in a rehab centre at 17. But I was and I’ll never forget it. I’ll always remember the stupid things they thought would fix us like art therapy and addiction themed movie nights. I remember Shirley. I remember Jason, Olivia, Christopher and Eva. They were my cure. Even though they were as fucked up as I was, maybe more, they taught me everything I needed to know to change into this woman I am now. I am a business woman. I work long hours and the only stress I have now is from work. Not from needing a drink or a line...

Maximum Ride

posted by Pixalfirebolt

My name is Max. I'm 14. Right now, you're probably thinking, "Okay.. What type of opening is that?" Well, it's mine. Deal with it. I've been through a lot, so cut me some slack. Let's get to the point. I'm different. Not like, I have a purple Mohawk and over 50 piercings different, more like I have 14' of bird wings stuck to my upper back, different. I know, no need to think it, IT ISN'T MY FAULT, OKAY? There is 5 more like me, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy (The Gasman), and Angel. We are all... Well, unique like that. We each have our own, original, personality. Me, I'll get to that later. Let's...

Hells Outlaw -- Chapter 19

posted by HouseMindFreak

Chapter 19

Sitting on the porch in the late evening for BJ was her only time to get fresh air and some decent time away from Cayden. In the mid-summer it was warm and pleasant outside at night but tonight it was unusually chilly. BJ wrapped her arms around herself feeling a chill run through her body. The air felt thick but it wasn’t humid it was…tense. The sky was preparing for a storm. A rumble of thunder rattled around her making her jump. She couldn’t understand why she was so jumpy, storms never bothered her but there was just something she was sensing that wasn’t right. Another...

Psychoanalysis: Chapter 1

posted by Insight357

    I was lying in my bed. Waiting for my being discharged. I was finally going home today, after four long years.
    The room I had been staying in was white. The walls, bed sheets, equipment; everything. Except the big, brown door that lead into the hallway. I had mostly stayed in my room the past years. I’m a bit antisocial. I never was really interested in interacting with the other patients.
    I stood from the bed, and walked around the room. Looking at all the things I’d come to know here. I wouldn’t miss it.
    I...

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Novel Ideas - prologue

posted by nomblahnom

January 1, 2040

Jordan was nervous. He was about to make the biggest announcement of his career – to him anyway. He sighed deeply, waiting for his latest understudy, Samantha White, to begin the report.
“Today, on his 70th birthday, world-renowned author, Forrest Reed, has announced in a statement from his agent, Philip Conrad, that he is releasing his final novel,” Ms. White read from the teleprompter with an appropriately despondent tone, which actually appeared to be fairly genuine. She was situated in front of a ‘breaking news’ logo which rotated slowly, while dozens of books...

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Pokemon Fanfiction- The Lilac Chronicles

posted by animegrl52p

The sun rose brightly on that Saturday morning. Young Lilac Petal was already awake packing her backpack for the day. She was to begin her Pokemon journey and couldn't wait to get to Professor Elm's laboratory! In went her notebooks, which she couldn't wait to fill with her latest news on Pokemon.
Ever since she was a little kid she would go into the forest outside her house and patiently wait for a Pokemon to pass her by. When one did happen to cross her path, she would whip out her notebook and start sketching the Pokemon. She would couldn't wait to write facts about those Pokemon she drew...

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Hell's Outlaw--Chapter 2

posted by HouseMindFreak

Again--I'm not the greatest writer nor do I aspire to be a great writer, this story is mainly for my entertainment so be kind with comments if you read it.

1st Chapter link

Chapter 2

Koda arrived at his uncle’s shop, parking his dirt bike behind the building and chaining it to the radiator. The sun was already high in the sky; beating down its unforgiving rays of heat down on him but the extreme heat never bothered him as it seemed his body was never affected by the sun.
His skin would repel the rays like a duck’s feathers would repel the water.
Inside he could hear his uncle yelling something...

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(Info) I'm Emo, Hot, Pregnant, and you are...the father of my baby?!

posted by moolah

Lulu

Lulu Terence
Type:Emo
Likes:Neon colors,converse,piercings,kinda Lucas Wriht(sound it out as write)
Hates:Cody Dacars,Preps,cheerleaders,the school slut Molly
-Friendly(sometimes)
-feels happy whenever she's around her best friend,Andria
-Likes to party
-good at history,math,and writing
Doing right now:writing a story(under work)
Parents:Rich,movie stars,her mom's name is Emmalia Drake,and her father's is Joseph Terence,they are working on a movie...so Lulu is alone.

Cody Dacars
Type:Emo
Likes:piercings,neon,converse,kinda Andria LaFeiar
Hates:Lulu Terence,preps,jocks,Molly,cheerleaders
-every girl wants...

Leah's rose (contest entry)

posted by HecateA

-You coming? He asked. I starred at the flower he'd just tucked behind my ear and that I'd just pulled out. The petals were soft and lucious red, overlapping each other perfectly. Perfect they are. Roses. Gracious, colorful, romantic...
-Sure Dan. I said. I took his hand and let him lead me to his car. He oppened the door of the Ford's shotgun seat for me and closed it behind me; the perfect gentleman. He turned the old engine on.
-Where do you want to go eat? He asked me.
-Doesn't matter. I said, stroking the petals.
-What about Chinese? He asked.
-Chinese works.
-The place with the good eggrolls...

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Learning to let go ch. one

posted by Funnygirl77

Leting go of the ones you love is like falling out of an airplane with no para shoot

Nothing is harder then losing the one you love. The One person who understands you the most, The one who give anything to keep you safe and happy even if that means losing their own life to save yours. I learned this the hard way, When a year ago today, I lost my parents, my brother and my sister, in a house fire.

May 19 2010 Monday 12:01 am
It's been a year since I lost my family, and it hasn't been any easier. I have nightmares about what happen, ever nightmare is the same. It starts off with me being with my family, Everyone is laughing and having a good time, then out of no where, there faces...

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Love kills chapter 13

posted by hannah_vampire

I woke up and felt the cold hit me, it was a weird sensation and I felt light headed something was happening but I couldn’t work out what. It was around midday when I had decided to go and visit Blair, When I got out of my car I felt weird once again, there was a darkness around me or at least some where around here. When I got near the door, I had seen that someone had forced it
Open. I pushed the door open and run inside, ‘No no Blair’ I thought as I saw him on the ground not breathing.

I got to the home phone but it was hard to dial the number in, I was shaking violently. Oni answered...

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Hate Your Smile, Hate Your Laugh. Hate The Way You Made Me Fall In Love With You(2)

posted by lollipopszx3

"Hello." I said to a boy sitting next to me in English. I was hoping that they would be like Brett. This boy had purple eyes with gray flakes inside. His blonde hair was shoulder length and his bangs were covering his face.

He smiled at me. "Hey..." He said and leaned over to me. "What's your name?" He seemed pretty nice right now.

"I'm Leighton. What's yours?" I asked.

"Chase. I like your shirt." I looked down. It did look pretty nice. But I noticed that his eyes stared at my chest area for a little too long. I used my hand to cover it up. I think next time I'll wear my shirt that said 'My face...

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Who Are The Real Monsters: Chapter 2 Hidden Creatures, Hidden Friends Part 1

posted by H-A-T-R-M

“Alec, what the hell is a Rokurokubi?” Said Marley. “I don’t bloody know, maybe some sort of ancient demon” Said Alec. “We Rokurokubi are creatures like you from the other realm; we are also seen in Japanese history” Said Mia who seemed very happy to talk about her race. “So are you some sort of badass, fire breathing, soul sucking, body eating, shapeshifting, winged beast from the depths of the great abyss?” Said Marley taking a few steps back. “Umm... my race aren’t like that, there are stories of us eating bodies and drinking blood but that is a false accusation, the...

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Who Are The Real Monsters: Chapter 1 Antiworld Part 3

posted by H-A-T-R-M

Some vampires have a certain side effect to when they bite a human. This mostly happens with pure bloods or half bloods that gained their power from their vampire history. Vampires who were bitten and had their blood changed will rarely get this trait because their blood was once human so the DNA does not release this effect in their blood. Marley, Alec and Opal each have a side effect when bitting someone. The People Alec bites start to concentrate a lot on their love life, this is because Alec cares a lot about his love life (One of the many reasons he does not bite men) The Side effect People...

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missing chapter one

posted by kayleebabee

"Carlisle we're home!" I called out as I raced through the house dragging Edward along with me.
"Carlisle? Esme? Rosalie? Emmet? Jazz? Alice?" I called my voice getting higher and higher out of panic.
"They aren't here Bella come on we'll go and find them." Edward said hoarsely taking my hand and tugging me toward the garage.
I flung my ferrari into reverse and screamed out of the garage. I hissed a stream of profanities as I raced toward Denali our first place to search.
"CRAP!" i screamed stomping on the brakes and screeching to a stop in the middle of the highway.
"I think we have been looking...