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• Nonfiction > Academic
  A Look Into Police Inspector Javert And His Suicide

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  For those who have never read the novel “Les Mise?rables” by Victor Hugo, you have probably never heard of an honorable man and Police Inspector known as Javert, or his tragic end. Javert was an honorable man, as just described, and a man who followed his duties to the bloody end – sometimes q...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  Chimeraism Thesis

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  Chimeraism is rarely spoken of in everyday life, but is well studied in the world of science. A Chimera can be identified by a number of examples: HH (human-human) Chimeraism (surgically implanting pluripotent stem cells from another person, inside a patient), HNH (human-nonhuman) Chimeraism (puttin...
• Fiction > Thriller/Mystery
  Thoughts of Things are Travesties we Sing

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  I want the sound of insanity. I want the screams of sane to ring on my deaf ears, just so I know I'm still alive. You would think that quite an odd request wouldn't you? But then again, I am a rather odd person. Shut up, Matthew! Ah, I am quite sorry for that. Matthew is a friend of mine, ...
• Fiction > Fan Fiction
  Prom Ditchers

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  "Quite messing with it!" Mikey scolded, knocking Frank's hands away from his tie. "I can't help it, I feel like I'm being strangled!" Frank protested as he started fiddling with it again, then successfully ripping it from his neck. "Gotcha!" "Y...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Pitying The Rude

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  I wished that it was fair, I want to go somewhere far— Far, Far! Away from here. It's far from over however, I will be back—whatever weather! You can never be sure What hides behind your door— Like an animal wanting escape; Your emotions might make a break Fo...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  More A Heart Than You

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  Your dead-found eyes pierce deep into my skin, Burning like acid drips in my veins. Why can't you just watch without your opinion getting in the way, My life is mine and problems just rain on my parade. I sold my soul before you came to my door, But why should I care anymore? All you a...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Thoughtful Footsteps

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  The leaf drifted on the breeze and landed softly on the cold, muted pavement. More followed the little leaf like children play follow the leader. The sky was a beautiful blue, and the ground was alight with hues of autumn. My footsteps crunched as I took each thoughtless step down the road, all I co...
• Fiction > Sci-fi/Fantasy
  Diamond Choices

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  A diamond in the rough. Death only saw what he noticed as true, and what had to die. This man, maybe, could be of use? But he is merely a man, what can man offer to Death? Much. Death spoke to this man and gave him a choice: Work for me or become my collection. This man, a coward, took him...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  I'll Be Happy For You

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  I met you when we were young, And you became a special person to me. I thought things were starting to get comfortable, But then you go and find someone else, I know she's liked you for a long time, but I would never tell. You're both my friends, And so I'll be happy. I'll...
• Fiction > All Fiction
  The Ghoul and The Glass Eye

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  He paced before the table, his shoes scuffing the imported carpet lying in the middle of the room. The eye of the man sitting behind the desk stared fixedly in front of him, not bothering to follow the other man’s movements. He does not blink, the eye is set. I couldn’t understand the patients w...
• Fiction > Fan Fiction
  Battery City Lockdown

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  I ran around the building corner, my feet splashing in rain puddles as I went. It was pouring on the southwest side of Battery City. I hid in the shadow of the broken building; I heard the screeching calls of the Dracs as they ran past my hiding place, looking for me. When they were gone I split, I ...
• Fiction > All Fiction
  It was raining...

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  It was raining, the windows were fogged over from the moisture. I could still feel the humidity because the windows were cheap. I munched at a bowl of ramen as I looked over some emails, my publisher was getting touchy because I hadn’t written anything substantial in a while. But I didn’t care t...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Speak Universal.

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  It is quite hard to say why I act the way I do. But mostly it is because I am a mute. Being that I am a mute, My voice has no power, nor does it have any life. It is quite hard to say why, because I am a mute. It is quite easy to say why I act the way I do, But mostly it is because I can wri...
• Fiction > All Fiction
  Blasé (Newspapers)

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  The man with green eyes stared down at the newspaper page with a blasé sense of attention. He sat in the uncomfortable café chair and sipped at his black coffee, just as he did every other boring, ordinary day. The most ordinary thing was the newspaper articles: There had been a fire in an apartme...
• Poetry > Ballad
  Is this not the dream of real?

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  When I fall asleep I am excited to see what the night brings. My dreams seem real- Too real to be dreams, And it makes me wonder; Is this life really what it seems? Am I living in a dream When I am awake? Am I awake When I am dreaming? In the sleep of a hospital prep, Drugged under wi...
• Poetry > Ballad
  Stronger

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  These times are getting harder; This in turn is making me Stronger, As I fall down I learn to Stand back up, If I stray from the path I Adapt to new ground, I learn not to play it up And just slow it down, Every mistake I make Helps me succeed, Every rude manner comes with a Please, Eve...
• Poetry > Ballad
  Please...

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  Wonder when I’ll see you again, Wonder if I can still call you friend, Makes me envy the time I spent- Not with you but with friends, Of mine and yours- And just like them; you left me behind, I’ve tried to talk to you And say ‘hello’- But you just ignore me as if I wasn’t there; ...
• Poetry > Ballad
  Melodies, anyway you look at them

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  Melodies of many, in ups and downs of May. T’was not of more any instrument or, Wind of brass can play, Some things are not what ones’ once Thought, Of melodies long ago— Of things I’ve sought— The things are not— The melodies soul tiptoes, Of imagination— An exclamation of ...
• Poetry > Ballad
  InnerDemons

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  Walking down a dirt-strewn path, It rains down hard as lightning lights the way. I wonder how I’ve gotten here— Here in this dark place dreary, Cold and wet; And they wonder why I don’t feel at home yet. My soaked hair plastered to my face, As I look around at this dreary place, I sti...
• Poetry > Haiku
  It is but a frog

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  Then man on the log Did not notice the green frog Watching him tersely....
• Poetry > Limerick
  Ben and The Hen

  

  By elmerthewizard, Lyons, IL

  There once was a boy named Ben, Who stumbled upon a hen, She talked and she squawked And she squawked and she talked, Then repeated did Ben to the hen....