Some of my "foreign" favorites
Tangerine Butterfly

Feeling a bit lonesome she leafed through her envelope of origami paper. She hadn’t talked with her one friend in weeks, & it had taken a slight toll on her mood. The only thing she could do to take her mind off her troubles was fold origami: butterflies, mostly, but in dark, morose colors. But their light, airy forms lifted her spirits a little.

She reached for a sheet in her favorite shade of navy, but she found none. Her fingers first found a sheet of sunny tangerine. It lightened her just to look at it. Time for a tiny change of pace, she figured, & slid it out of its place.

With each fold her mood brightened as the tiny butterfly took shape between her fingers. It reminded of her friend, all the conversations they’ve had over the time they knew each other. She creased the folds with an utmost tenderness, a small smile beginning to grow on her face.

When it was finished she cradled the butterfly in her delicately cupped hands. “If only I could send this to you,” she whispered, “even just to say hello.”

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I'm a very proud dual citizen of both Protagonize and ficly.  Feel free to browse either collection of my work!

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Some of my stuff in which you may be interested...

A Few Contributions of Mine:

Free Your Mind: "In a world where" creativity's surpressed, even punishable, it's up to the Protagonists to keep it alive with underground books, street art, and possibly a fair amount of showy explosives.
Started by Asheyna

Diary Entries from the Crew of the Pirate Ship the Pink Daffodil: In the words of Eloosive, "Because who doesn't like pirates?"
Mostly contributing as María Arena, La Capitana of La Fantasma Traviesa; started by Eloosive

Milk Cocktail: an investigation of a poisoning plot
Started by WyattAapr

Haiku of the Famous and Infamous: a few haikuish contributions
Started by TheRiverTalker

Egad!  More Stupid Poetry!: After all the debate involved with this strand, I couldn't resist submitting an impish, good-natured jab.  I really couldn't.
Started by FaltarEgo

Pieces Started by Yours Truely

Entrance Exam: A partially-fictionalized account of Gwen's adventures as a transfer author in the complex of Protagonize.
Solo piece

Thank You for Encouraging My Lunacy: Connor Steely's pretty sure he's sane.  Now if only he could convince the doctor who comitted him of that fact...
With Eloosive

Accursed Necklace: This is the series of which I'm most proud, extended from its original Ficlets form.
With OrangeOreos, finished.

The Smart Ones: Elizabeth Quinn is a genius, which means she's targeted by the government.  This can't be good, can it?
With ganga, FaltarEgo and moonwalker (but anyone can jump in if they please, plenty of open branches to go around!)

Relations with a Piano: a bit of a look at my sentimental relationship with my instrument of choice.
A solo piece, but it's my first sensitive piece... gentle commentary's encouraged, but please be nice to me, or else you'll probably never get another sensitive word out of me.

~La Pianista Irlandesa: Music Librarian of Randomness~