GenShawklan

Wow, I haven't been here in FOREVER! Anyway, this is the prologue of a novel I finished a few weeks ago. I must admit I'm terribly proud of myself for ...

Again, I love constructive criticism!!_______________________________________________________________PART ITen Years AgoAnyone who has spent a few nights in a tent during a stormcan tell you: The worl

Chapter TwoColeThe instant I lay eyes on you, I know that from here on out everything is going to be different. Do not ask me why I feel this way, ...

Chapter ThreeZephyrEveryone is lying to me. I can see it in the pity on their faces, the way their eyes flash just before they say anything. No one will tell ...

Chapter FourColeIt is sometime in the afternoon - I don’t really know, I’ve sort of lost track of how many days I’ve been here; all I base time on is ...

Chapter FiveZephyrDad pulls the car over onto the shoulder of a dirt road. I swing out my door cautiously, ducking as I do so to make sure it’s not still ...

Chapter SixColeI cried before you did, actually. When you questioned where your dad was, before you even got any answers, my own tears had started. And when you found out ...

PART IINowThere's always a period of curious fear between thefirst sweet-smelling breeze and the time when therain comes cracking down.- Don DelilloChapter SevenColeThis clearly is the best day of