

Duality I remember walking out of a writing conference a few months ago bemoaning the poor quality of my writing. "I swear my science classes are destroying my ability to write," I lamented, "I keep slipping back into passive voice."Duality by ~TheLadyGrey
"What is your major anyway?" my classmate asked, "English?"
"No. I'm a chemistry major," I replied.
"What are you doing here?"
It was an excellent question. What was I doing in English 311? Why was I spending my time attending a class I was bound to get another B in, when I could be acing science classes like a proper chemistry major? I'm not great at writing, and I'm dyslexic besides, so I wonder why I keep at it. I


Once Upon a Time Once upon a time in a kingdom in the mountains there lived a princess named Lillian. She was very fair and the only heir of the king who ruled that land. As the only royal daughter, her husband would one day be king. This drew many suitors, nobles, knights, and wealthy, who wished her kingdom and her hand. Knights always filled the feast hall, their horses the sables, and their servants the castle grounds. They were a bother to just about everyone. To makes things all the worse, Lillian despised them all and was determined not to marry any of them.Once Upon a Time by ~TheLadyGrey
"The lot of them are full of bologna. I wish they'd leave me alone," she'd say.
The king grew


Cat Trouble A brown and grey tabby cat sat wistfully on the sidewalk of 35th avenue, twitching her tail back and forth in agitation. She mewed sadly as she stared up at the oak tree now towering above her head. This has got to be the worst Friday ever, she thought, standing up clumsily on her four paws. I'm a cat, now. A cat! What the heck am I supposed to do? I don't want to be a cat. She batted at the air and yowled. Kat the cat. How perfectly stupid. Why did she turn me into a cat anyway? I swear I didn't see a thing!Cat Trouble by ~TheLadyGrey
"Spying are you? Little girls shouldn't spy." The words echoed in Kat's ears. "I think I'll teach you a lesson... one you'll never fo


Nagging Feeling Don't you hate the feeling,Nagging Feeling by ~TheLadyGrey
The little tingle in your brain
The thought you think you ought to know,
But can't come out and say
It dances at the window
It flits before your eyes
The more you try to pin it down,
The more you realize
The tip of your tongue won't say it
Your mind will not convey it
Not until you decide to lay it,
To rest, for a time