Darkthorn’s Blog

As night fell the general went to take Julia from her cell. She had been drugged continuously, but the ether was beginning to wear off. He had left orders for her to be awake for the tortures he had planned. The key turned in the lock and the general walked in, grabbed Julia roughly by [...]

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Hi everyone, As of tomorrow, I will officially be in the exam period. As of Monday, I have started my new course, “Creative and Professional Writing”. This is a big step for me, and improving my writing. I am also going home for about a week, and so will not have my wonderful broadband *hugs [...]

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The three main tragedians of Classical Greece are Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Each has his own individual style, as explained later in this paper. Euripides could be read superficially as a “realist”, but he frequently presents fragmented worlds described in very formal language. He usually opens his plays with a non-naturalistic prologue in the form [...]

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Introduction Nightwish is a Finnish band. Their style is a cross between Opera and Rock. They are my favourite band EVER! Highly recommended. What more to say? They recently took on a new vocalist (Anette), for their album “Dark Passion Play”. I feel that her voice is not as suited to the style (not powerful [...]

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It worries me slightly that the only comments being posted are on the bonus stories and poems. This blog is mainly for the novel! It’s good to know you all appreciate my extra work, but as I’m getting slowly closer to exams, I predict that this is going to drop off. The main novel (Blackmain) [...]

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We were sitting there, in his bedroom listening to music, It was good music: I had brought my CD’s with me all the way from Victoria. He shared his room with his older brother, but it looked like his room. When I had entered the room, what had struck me was the tidiness of it. [...]

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Happiness The higher you leap for it, The more it pulls away from you. You keep jumping, Determined to have That elusive dream of happiness. A lucky few, Through persistence and trying, Reach that happiness. Still others try, But give up, Preferring instead The easy comfort of life’s material levels. And the rest of us? [...]

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The assassin had just escaped from the castle when he saw the barracks light up with inner fire. The general had just heard the news of the king’s death and was prepared to search for the killer, even as the Queen planted the false clues. Blackmain walked out into the night, pausing to remove his [...]

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Depression Life really sucks sometimes Wouldn’t you agree? There are times When I wish I wasn’t me The day you don’t want To get out of bed Let alone go to school You don’t want to talk to people And why is life so cruel Endless weeks off Feeling bad and wanting To curl up [...]

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In the castle on the night the king was killed, Julia was awoken by soldiers running up and down the corridors. She was only 15, a gift to the king of Naxos as a treaty from the city of Wayland. She thought nothing of the soldiers until one burst into her room. ‘Get out! How [...]

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