Matthew Jacob

The day began normally, the sun shone, the birds sang, the wind blew, and the leaves rustled, but something I loved had been torn away, my beloved Gabriel had slipped away in the night, and now I was all alone, left behind to face this world, and to raise my 6 month old Serenity, the only piece of Gabriel I had left. I stood by his grave, counting every second, and hoping that I would wake and find this all to be nothing more than a dream, but time passed and still Gabriel lay inside his c

@Dathi thanks so much, I hope you continue to enjoy it. @MacGreg thank you!! that so nice to hear @mogwhy I have quite the ride planned, we'll see how you like it @Defiance19 thank so much (: Thanks to all of you for the feedback!! I hope that the way this unfolds is to your liking.

Chapter 2: The Tracker Monday arrived, and I dreaded the one and a half hour bus ride to work. Jose had opted to start working at a new place, luckily for him his CV contained a college degree in mechanical engineering and a list of companies that had all given him outstanding references. I on the other hand was a high school graduate who'd held down jobs in small offices. I was at a disadvantage. "You know Kevin, my employers' offer still stands." I was startled by

Morning broke cold and dark over Philadelphia. My heat had been cut off sometime during the night and the apartment was like ice. I dragged my blanket with me as I ran to the kitchen to make some coffee. I plugged the coffee maker in, flipped the switch and ran back to my room. My com-link was buzzing, I touched the center and the picture unfolded. "Hey Kevin, are you almost ready? I'm 15 minutes away" Jose's smiling face came through so clearly, I could see the worry lines that had e

May 16, 2120 "You really are just a waste of space!" Her shrill voice tore through the humid mid-afternoon air "I can't believe you!!! How daft do you get? Can't you at least TRY and do things right once in a while? I swear you're just...why do I even bother!!!" I tried to keep my composure as she berated me (yet again) for something that was completely out of my hands. This was a habit of hers, telling me I was no one, I was worth nothing. She was the only person I had though

Im sorry that you're feeling low. If u wanna talk, or if there's anything I can help with, don't hesitate in reaching out

Hiya Mog! To be honest I'm still pretty low, but school started up, and I've a couple interviews lined up so my brain is busy adjusting to the classes etc so I have less time to wallow. how are you?

Hello all

The world has become inhospitable, work has dried up, and he has lost all of himself. One day, one prayer, one emissary...when divine hands play at humanity, what will be the result?

I say post it. Molly makes a great point, maybe seeing the town revitalized through your story will keep some chins up, or bring some chins up. When 9/11 happened my fave fan-fics became the ones that had the heroes stopping it or helping in the clean-up. And if the story is set during spring break you have the chance to acknowledge the damage caused by the storm in a later chapter.

You're in Philly?!?! I never run into philly ppls online!!! Hi fellow Philadelphian!!! ive read both books in English and they were truly astounding, but I'm excited to read them again in Spanish, I know Gabo used a lot of colloquialisms in his writing and I could tell the translators did the best they could but I know these books in spanish will be 10x better!!

I did not know that!!!! Thank you (:

Okay fellow human beings of the site. I have always enjoyed being given writing prompts, and judging from how awesome some of the stories I have read on this site are, I know you guys would probably give the BEST writing prompts!! SO I am hoping to find on this thread a couple of prompts that I can make into short stories, and the three best ones come January (I will post a list of the prompts and we can have some sort of a vote) will become my next three on-going stories (and the ppl who suggest them shall be the beta readers and co-authors). SO Let's see what you guys come up with (:

@Page Scrawler It really was! I miss being 12 LOL

I love books, all of the books everywhere, because teehy contain whole new worlds. But you know what series is AMAZING and far too unknown? This ^^^^^^^ is an AMAZING series, where Kate Elliot built a completely immersive world. Please read it!!