Prose Courtesy of graygirl For as long as I can remember, I have been writing short stories. My oldest stories, starting with "My name is", are usually about girls my age at the time, going through a daily life I knew or aspired to have. As my imagination of story ideas grew, so did the length of my manuscripts. I call my favorite story, Captured By Fate my first novel, written from my 10th to 11th birthday. It is 82 handwritten pages. My short stories grew in size too, one, which I meant to be 8 pages, turned into 30. But recently I've found that I'm drawn back to the shorter, more personal stories. I am glad for my large repertoire of work, displaying my spectrum of creativity, imagination and knowledge. Here you will find my favorite pieces of all types of prose. Hopefully you will enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them. Writing Exercises Angel- A dream sequence. Babysitting- Based on a magazine picture. Betrayed- An exercise in dialogue usage. Generations- A "short, short" fiction piece. Gertrude Hampton Barringer- Based on the information of two gravestones. Jealousy- Showing, not telling, an emotion. Moody Artists- A fictional sestina. Reunion- An exercise in dialogue usage. Completed peices of fiction Abstract Stories- 1- 2 page stories written about feelings and emotions rather than actual experiences. The Locket- Written in spring 1996. Published in Amazon Adventure and Other Stories for Children by Children. A Circle of Life- Written in spring 1997 A Short Shoe Story- Written in spring 1997 Wind Dancer- Written in summer 1997 excerpt published in the Maryland Writing Project Student Writer's Workshop Anthology of 1997 True Courage- Written in spring 1998 Imperfect Perfection- Written in summer 1998 excerpt published in the Maryland Writing Project Student Writer's Workshop Anthology of 1998 From Mother to Daughter- Written in December, 1999 Summers in New Hampshire- Written in summer, 2000, at UVA Young Writer's Workshop Farmland- Written in summer, 2001, at UVA Young Writer's Workshop. Pubkished in The Apprentice Writer, 2002 Edition An Art of Depression- a one-act play, written in February, 2002 Mia's Vignette- a prologue to my work-in-progress Paradise Found, written in March, 2002 Jocasta Complex- Written in October, 2002 Rebirth- Written in November, 2002 Immigrante- Written in February, 2003, published in the sock rocking anthology! Search for Absolution- Written in March, 2004 The Diet- Written in February, 2005 The Trip- Written in March, 2005 This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page