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Because of the Velvet Revolution

2008-08-29T08:37:50-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 896, Reviews: 0 Updated: 8-29-08, Published: 8-29-08
Status: Complete

Prague is far enough away.

Vanishing

2008-08-29T08:34:25-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Supernatural
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Supernatural/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 800, Reviews: 3 Updated: 8-29-08, Published: 8-29-08
Status: Complete

Jacob Noon can do magic, sometimes.

Faith

2008-08-08T10:31:39-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,022, Reviews: 2 Updated: 8-8-08, Published: 8-8-08
Status: Complete

My most important conversations happen on trampolines, too.

Samuel

2008-08-01T18:03:14-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Spiritual
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,473, Reviews: 3 Updated: 8-1-08, Published: 8-1-08
Status: Complete

Two boys discuss in a church. Do not read if you are offended by homosexuality or liberal interpretations of the Bible. Especially both. I am not Christian, but I am aware that this could be offensive or insulting. I do not intend for it to be either.

Reprise

2008-07-06T15:50:37-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Chapters: 5, Words: 15,789, Reviews: 1 Updated: 7-6-08, Published: 7-6-08
Status: In-Progress

Icharus, an angel, and Arend, an assassin, fight to save their tattered and dangerous world.

The Worst Is Over

2008-06-12T19:18:32-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Sci-Fi
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 649, Reviews: 1 Updated: 6-12-08, Published: 6-12-08
Status: Complete

And then, sound. And they saw.

Hopeland

2008-06-12T19:14:31-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Friendship
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 151, Reviews: 1 Updated: 6-12-08, Published: 6-12-08
Status: Complete

Stream of consciousness written in rhyme. Turned out to be more meaningful than intended.

Core Coritum

2008-05-02T19:24:47-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 111, Reviews: 3 Updated: 5-2-08, Published: 5-2-08
Status: Complete

Musing on the phrase "Nothing lasts forever."

Circus

2008-05-02T19:17:00-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 192, Reviews: 1 Updated: 5-2-08, Published: 5-2-08
Status: Complete

A comparison of my three biggest inspirations to acts in the three rings of a circus.

Philomel

2008-04-10T20:52:43-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 100, Reviews: 4 Updated: 4-10-08, Published: 4-10-08
Status: Complete

A love poem using the Greek characters Penelope and Philomel.

Stones in Eleusis

2008-03-25T01:13:08-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Mythology
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 918, Reviews: 1 Updated: 3-25-08, Published: 3-25-08
Status: In-Progress

First draft. A speculative piece on Demeter wasting away at her temple in Eleusis, grieving for Persephone.

Eros

2008-02-22T18:29:45-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Horror
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Horror/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 408, Reviews: 4 Updated: 2-22-08, Published: 2-22-08
Status: Complete

Eros is the Greek equivalent of Cupid, the only difference being that Eros is usually not depicted as a child; at least, not in this context . An extended metaphor about love in prose form.

Uncle Jim

2008-01-16T17:52:26-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Tragedy/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 146, Reviews: 1 Updated: 1-16-08, Published: 1-16-08
Status: Complete

Considering the ideas of James Joyce, particularly those in A Painful Case from The Dubliners.

Mute

2007-10-08T19:18:26-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Drama/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 264, Reviews: 2 Updated: 10-8-07, Published: 10-8-07
Status: Complete

He begins the day with coffee and bitter disappointment. This has been morning for years.

The Painter

2007-09-03T11:10:38-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Horror
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Horror/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,674, Reviews: 2 Updated: 9-3-07, Published: 9-3-07
Status: In-Progress

The image clung to her, and when she awoke in a hospital bed bearing fractures, breaks, punctures and her own fleshy stumps, her mind burned with paintings. [Draft. Constructive criticism is very much welcomed.]

Likened to Something, At Least

2007-08-21T11:23:30-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 119, Reviews: 1 Updated: 8-21-07, Published: 8-21-07
Status: Complete

Disjointed thoughts in unfamiliar free verse.

The Bellbird Fancy

2007-01-29T12:14:34-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Tragedy/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 133, Reviews: 3 Updated: 1-29-07, Published: 1-29-07
Status: Complete

Her hand is most familiar with the cursive letters “please”.

Autumn Hears Angels

2007-01-12T19:07:46-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 96, Reviews: 3 Updated: 1-12-07, Published: 1-12-07
Status: Complete

She was a wayward soul, in long denim skirts.

Icarus and the Minotaur

2007-01-09T19:57:05-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Mythology
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 638, Reviews: 4 Updated: 1-9-07, Published: 1-9-07
Status: In-Progress

His unhinged screams rebounded from wall to stone wall, echoing in the Labyrinth like the myth, Narcissus in the flowers, Echo in the canyons.

Chrysalis

2006-12-12T15:57:56-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Tragedy/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 288, Reviews: 6 Updated: 12-12-06, Published: 12-12-06
Status: Complete

In the unfamiliar snow, and only because she can.

Sweetly, In Starlight

2006-11-19T07:50:05-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 196, Reviews: 2 Updated: 11-19-06, Published: 11-19-06
Status: Complete

After a long writing hiatus, I find myself very proud of this one.

Pas Seul

2006-07-05T21:29:28-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Tragedy/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 340, Reviews: 4 Updated: 7-5-06, Published: 7-5-06
Status: Complete

She dances on point to the cathedral silence, eyes closed, breathing through the small cracks in the walls.

An Angel In The Rain

2006-06-26T22:32:17-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 619, Reviews: 2 Updated: 6-26-06, Published: 6-26-06
Status: Complete

"His sweet breath fogged the window. Outside, it was raining."

Untitled

2005-07-04T20:16:20-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Horror
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Horror/Suspense
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,020, Reviews: 2 Updated: 7-4-05, Published: 7-4-05
Status: Complete

A fiendish therapist plays Puppetmaster with her patients. [Please feel free to suggest title]

A Shadow and A Song

2005-06-07T17:57:35-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Drama/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 264, Reviews: 2 Updated: 6-7-05, Published: 6-7-05
Status: Complete

Thank you to Bragi for the title! A shot in the dark after a long writing hiatus.

Firework Synchronic

2004-07-05T13:03:13-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 53, Reviews: 3 Updated: 7-5-04, Published: 7-5-04
Status: Complete

The fireflies were in perfect sync with the crackling of the fireworks that I couldn't see. A perfect substitute.

Russian Roulette on a Soft Summer's Day

2004-06-06T17:44:11-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Drama/Angst
Chapters: 2, Words: 804, Reviews: 3 Updated: 6-6-04, Published: 6-6-04
Status: Complete

A work of my father's, written when he was a teenager. Accmopanied by a companion poem by me.

Pandora's Box

2004-04-08T12:18:57-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 365, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-8-04, Published: 4-8-04
Status: Complete

The most horrible predicament anyone could hope to come across.

Sleep Thoughts

2004-02-17T16:46:11-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 22, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-17-04, Published: 2-17-04
Status: Complete

The disjointed but beautiful sentences that plague you before sleep...

Pan

2004-02-08T08:30:07-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 96, Reviews: 2 Updated: 2-8-04, Published: 2-8-04
Status: Complete

Hoof and horn, hoof and horn, all that dies will be reborn

Ghost

2003-12-16T20:14:30-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 78, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-16-03, Published: 12-16-03
Status: Complete

Your only solace is in the echo of their souls...

Restless Rhythm

2003-12-16T03:02:48-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 94, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-16-03, Published: 12-16-03
Status: Complete

And it's never too late to turn back/but my heart will not take up my slack

Icharus

2003-12-06T18:58:29-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Fantasy/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 110, Reviews: 1 Updated: 12-6-03, Published: 12-6-03
Status: Complete

What truly happened to my beloved Icharus/who fell that day behind his father's back?

The Unreal White

2003-12-05T12:40:52-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 95, Reviews: 4 Updated: 12-5-03, Published: 12-5-03
Status: Complete

It snowed, and it was perfect against the brightening blackness...perfect enough to bring you to tears

Crystalline Silences

2003-12-01T12:53:48-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Drama/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 147, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-1-03, Published: 12-1-03
Status: Complete

In these Crystalline Silences, my mind is far blown...In the deepness of shadows, where mine is alone

We Are Peace

2003-11-07T14:56:49-08:00

Author: Circus
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 526, Reviews: 10 Updated: 11-7-03, Published: 11-7-03
Status: Complete

No matter what stereotype you give me, I will always be what I am [Wicca]