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• Poetry > Haiku
  A Warm Night

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Baritone frogs croak accompanied by crickets dancing in the grass...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Fifteen Years

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Every morning I’d wave goodbye to my dad as he drove away And in the evening I’d watch the neighbors over the garden gate And I loved the smell of damp earth in the winter And I loved having iced tea on really hot summer days Smiling with the sun Laughing at the rain And now we’re movi...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Gems for Each Month

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Garnet is for those born in January Amethyst is for those with birthdays in February March's aquamarine is a beautiful serene blue While diamonds in April will surely stun you May's emeralds shimmer in the sunlight While June's pearls shine in the night Those who like rubies m...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  I Don't Get You at All

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Verse 1 I wave hi You says goodbye that's about it in a day I keep track of the last time that you walked away and I don't know if it's imagination but you seem so faraway and all I can say is Chorus I don't get you at all No, I don't get you at all Hot the...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Until the Summer Ends

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  I keep dreaming away The long hot summer days And I don't know if I can survive the heat For it's no surprise I'm burning up inside For when we'll soon again meet I remember when This crush began I want to forget you Until the summer ends I worry whether You'l...
• Poetry > Haiku
  The DMV

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Wait in line, waiting Window 3 to Window 5 Wait in line, waste time...
• Poetry > Haiku
  Memories

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  After we had moved I still hear the same bird songs sing goodnight each dusk...
• Poetry > Haiku
  To the Procrastinators

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Set goals in your life and accomplish them before the final deadline...
• Poetry > Haiku
  The Meaning of Life

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Life is all about enjoying the fits and bursts of joy that we get...
• Hot Topics > Bullying
  Kiss and Tell

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Verse 1 Don't look now You tried to blame for a crime that I didn't commit Yeah, you tried to shoot me down but I just won't quit I know you're in the wrong And that's why I wrote you this song Chorus Because I can kiss and tell You can't bring me down No, I&...
• Hot Topics > Bullying
  Friend No More

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Hey, I thought that you used to be my friend There was a time that you were so sweet to me But that changed after I started dating You made him out to be your enemy You told me that he was all wrong for me And when I didn’t listen, you got mean You tried to make fun and put him down But w...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  Spotlight

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  I stood in the crowded dressing room behind a clothes rack. I could hear the other girls twittering away in their underwear while putting on make-up and changing into costumes. "Did you hear about George and that girl from PG High? Oh this color looks great on me! Hey, can I borrow that eye s...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Resume

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Dear Sir: During the long, beautifully boring days of summer, I have stumbled back upon my love for creative writing and journalism. For the last month I have revived my literary skills and put them to work. My most recent endeavors have helped me to realize my secret ambition to become a writer....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Menace

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Fleeting away all too quickly I see an arm in the darkness Moving so fast The face looms down on me With a glazed expression I hear the steady breathing Inhale Exhale Inhale Exhale I see a curve Another curve The rhythmic pace Tick Tock Tick Tock I fear the monster The clock...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Prom 2012

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Sweaty, dark, crowed dance floor Everyone packed on like stuffed luggage Glittering disco ball and bright colorful flashing lights Allow me to see my partner’s face for a second Heavy breathing, close contact My arms around your neck Your hands on my waist I’m pressed against your chest ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Didaskaleinophobia

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  I’m terribly sorry, but I cannot come to school today I have been feeling most peculiar ever since last summer ended My doctor says that I have an acute allergic reaction To chalkboards and lead pencils I also have developed a nervous habit of twitching Caused by the smell of sweaty classroo...
• Poetry > Haiku
  Dance, My Lady?

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  May I have this dance? The honor of the first and last? And all of the rest?...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Half of Our Love Story

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  I only know my half of our love story And you only know Your side of the story Not mine – only I do You think that I’m blushing But it’s just my blush I remember our first date When you were talking about the formation of a star And God, I just wanted you to Shut up and kiss me Whi...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Homework in High School

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Bio report title: "Study of a Perfect Make-out Session" Your parents ask why you’re going out with boyfriend On a school night; your response – “I need to collect data” Might take several precise experiments Multiple trials provide more statistics Current Events Showcase...
• Fiction > Scripts & Plays
  A One Act Film Noir Thriller

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  THE SETTING 15 December, 1923. An alleyway on a cold, dark, rainy night. A sliver of silver moonlight peaking from behind a cloud lights up a patch of the damp, filthy alley. Lying in that patch of light is a limp, pale hand. Crimson blood matching the red nail polish is smeared across it. A tall...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  A Sense of the World by Jason Roberts

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  ‘Now it was January [1831], high summer in Australia… [Holman] booked passage on the Strathfield Saye… one of the fastest ships on the route… During three months of uneventful sailing through the Tasman Sea, the Indian Ocean, and finally the Atlantic, there was one flash of excitement. Durin...
• Poetry > Haiku
  The Sea

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  Inhale salty air Swish it around and spit it Out like a mouthwash...
• Poetry > Haiku
  Love Yourself

  

  By redhairCat, Pebble Beach, CA

  You are perfection Your own shimmering diamond Free from any flaws...
• Reviews > Video game reviews
  Nancy Drew: Warnings At Waverly Academy on Windows Vista/XP

  

  By redhairCat, Danville, CA

  Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy is the 21st PC game in the ND series by Her Interactive. Posing as an exchange student from France, Nancy travels to an East Coast all-girls boarding school. Her mission is to catch the Black Cat – an Edgar Allan Poe-inspired menace, who has been sending thr...
• Reviews > Video game reviews
  Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice on PC Download

  

  By redhairCat, Danville, CA

  In the "Phantom of Venice" by Her Interactive, Nancy Drew travels to Italy to unmask the Phantom, a cunning art thief working for a crime syndicate. Going undercover, she works with the Gdif (Italian version of the FBI) to uncover clues and spy on possible suspects. Nancy soon finds that d...