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Essentials of a Short Story ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quotes raped from a critique of Nathanial Hawthorn's Twice Told Tales by Edgar Allen Poe - 1837 Edgar Allen Poe, celebrated as one of the finest short fiction writers of all time, was also a literary critic. These are bits of his wisdom on writing short stories, gleaned from one of his critiques. "The true critic will but demand that that the (story's) design intended be accomplished, to the fullest extent, by the means most advantageously applicable…" -- Poe Poe's Prerequisites -- in a Nutshell: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To deliver fullest satisfaction, a short story should be structured: 1) To be read...

The image above is a picture of the other villain with Poison Ivy. Once again I do not owe this image.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Chapter 4: An Unknown VillainThe man let out an angrily sigh. “It is probably one of those damn lab rats you let out,” the man shouted at Poison Ivy. Poison Ivy didn’t really appreciate this man’s tone towards her. She turned around before walking towards the man again. Your body started to relax as Poison Ivy walked away from where you and Robin where hiding. “I won’t have release them if someone would have done a better job hacking into the alarm system,” Poison Ivy retorted back. “Relax darling. The files are almost...

It started out harmless enough, as all things involving Tony Stark did. He wasn't malicious or conniving by nature, no, he just knew how to get his way…most of the time. And when one has natural charm and charisma, would it not be prudent to use said attributes to one's advantage? Again, no. He really couldn't care less about all the fame and admiration his money and legacy brought him, despite what the tabloids would have people believe. He wanted, and felt he deserved, to be admired and sought after for his genius and engineering aspects that were slowly helping the world become a better place; the natural charm and charisma were just ge...

        He isn't supposed to say he misses it. That's what they taught him in trauma recovery. They taught him to define himself by what he has, value the differences and to make no apologies for what he lacked. For the most part he believed this to be true but that did not change the fact that he would give anything to not only see the sky again but to see you .He wouldn't talk about it for the most part because he knew that there were other ways to see. Matthew Murdock's senses were enhanced at a superhuman level. His hearing was so keen that he could hear people speaking distances away, he could hear people's hearts beating and even so...

       Without a moment of hesitation, I bolted.        My attacker was as good as paralyzed on the ground, fallen in obvious pain. His muscles were contracting in the residual effect of the electric pulse. He’d be unable to efficiently run for a while. Therefore, I knew I had a much higher chance of escape.        Also, I gained some new information about my attacker. It seemed he was, indeed, a serial killer or pastime murderer. He had raised some sharp metal object to injure me before I turned around, showing he was likely more intent on killing me than taking advantage of me. Along with this more likely motive, his appearance supported...