Utopia Series

Utopia is an imaginary place and society of perfection; economically, politically, etc.  The idea first appeared in literature as a fictional reality in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516).  Writers have since used this idea symbolically to portray their own ideas, either realistically or ironically.  Historically, the idea has been a hope for society that we can eventually reach such a perfection.

In the Utopia Series, ten people find themselves lost in the gears of their society.  Some fall out unintentionally, others escape from the injustice they find, a few are just doing their jobs, and the rest are either not aware or do not care about what is going on around them.

What is Utopia, really? The Utopia Series is a compilation of ten ways of looking at it, from my mind.

1. The Almost Politician
2. Caught Red-haired
3. Playing God
4. Justifying the Mean
5. Caught Red-haired, Part II
6-10. TBA

The Door

The Door is difficult to summarize.  It is a short story about a regular boy.  If I told you much else, I think I would spoil the story.

The first person I showed the story to was my sister.  I was excited because I don’t usually write short stories.  She told me that it wasn’t a short story, it was the beginning of a story.  I kept it hidden for a long time after that, trying to figure out a way to write the rest of the story.  I then decided that the point of the story was to open the door to one’s imagination and writing any more would defeat the purpose.

So this is the original short story, The Door, straight from my mind.

P.S. be sure to read it in a British accent, because that is how it sounded when I wrote it

The Other Brothers

The Other Brothers documents the adventures of two brothers who are kidnapped and taken far away from home.  They must learn to work together and appreciate each other's talents to escape the evil henchmen and make it back home.

I've been writing this story since I was in ninth grade.  My sister has decided that this is one of her favorite stories, so I've dedicated it to her.  I don't think I would have even finished it if she hadn't been so enthusiastic about it.

I decided to use a first person narrative switching back and forth between the brothers.  I read a book in that style once, found it intriguing, and wanted to try it out.

I also incorporated two foreign languages with the help of Google Translate.  That is the part of the story I've been most concerned about. If you are fluent in either language, please let me know if anything I've written is awkward or not right.

Hope you enjoy The Other Brothers, a story that has taken so long to go to paper from my mind.

Blog Purpose

I am creating this blog to share with the world, or my friends at least, some of the things I have written in prose and poetry.  I had a blog on which I published stories when I was in seventh grade, but they weren't any good so I'm starting over.

I plan to publish longer stories one chapter at a time with an introduction post before I begin.  The posts will all be tagged with the name of the story so you can find all the chapters easily.  Any poetry will just be in posts by themselves and I will try not to post things out of order. :)  Please post comments, I want to know what you think of my stories, and feel free to be as harsh as you'd like.

Thanks for taking the time to read these crazy ideas that escape from my mind.