tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90462346156359637502024-03-19T05:41:46.702-07:00The Kingdom of Mandala - Sims 2 Flash Fiction and Short StoriesA mandala can be of many forms of geometric design constructed to symbolize the universe or to reflect the inner world of the human psyche. The Kingdom of Mandala is constructed by weaving together short tales or flash fiction about the lives of fictional characters residing in eight inter-linked Sims 2 neighborhoods.lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-47420636687069379922011-11-13T20:31:00.000-08:002011-11-13T22:50:49.672-08:00Homecoming
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The light shone through the panes of the kitchen window, and marked
her forearms with crosses of shadows as Jessica took out utensils, cups, and
saucers from a cupboard box. She concentrated on her task at hands until the warmth
of the sunlight broke through her skin that was still peeling from sunburn. lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-34271828347224214872010-08-27T23:07:00.000-07:002011-03-18T08:43:18.958-07:00"Shambhala"
Pleasant News - Spring 2011 Issue
Deep in his sleep, Alexander Goth wrestled with a series of dreams.
"Alex, don't you use that tone of voice to speak to me. I am your mother."
"Mother? What mother? You weren't there to help me with homework. Dad was. You did not take me camping. Dad did."
"Alex! That is not fair! I did not abandon you. I was kidnapped!"
"I haven't said anythinglepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-34333035866393885592010-07-23T06:30:00.000-07:002014-05-22T10:11:14.643-07:00"One too many"Somewhere I Belong by Linkin Park on Grooveshark
The city with its many neon lights draws many who seek the excitement and highs of the urban life. One could find a disco every two blocks. All night long, the music blasts and the dance floor rocks.The city promises the pleasures of five senses.
Now imagine yourself as a bird flying high above the city. What you see would be the busy city lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-23278100297633726472010-07-01T07:06:00.000-07:002014-05-22T09:49:45.987-07:00"A Pair of Glass Slippers"
A Pair of Glass Slippers
PROLOGUE
Once upon a time, in the far end of the town, there sat a lonely mansion, from where Prince Malcom galloped his horse, and oversaw his kingdom from the lonesome hill.
At the bottom of the hill, there sat a crowded foster home, where a young fair maiden named Ginger often gazed out of the windows, and imagined what handsome prince could be lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-36689264309420562072010-06-05T21:39:00.000-07:002014-05-22T09:51:22.180-07:00Doctor, on Pause
Doctor, on Pause
While putting her arms into the winter coats, Vivian Cho turned around to look at Timothy on the sofa, with his right foot in a cast.
"Honey, I need to run some errands. There is sandwich in the fridge. Are you good? Do you need me to get anything for you before I go?"
"I am fine. Don't you worry about me. I can handle myself."
Vivian bent over, wrapped her arm lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-34245475181613087262010-04-18T01:35:00.000-07:002014-05-22T09:52:38.283-07:00The Heart of the Pink Flamingo
The Heart of the Pink Flamingo
The pink flamingo stood innocently on the front lawn of the Goth residence. It seemed like a fine Saturday morning just like any other. Yet it was not.
BANG. The door slammed shut. The aged wooden steps creaked under the pair of high heels. A slurry of melting ice mixed with earth slouched and spattered under the stomping feet.
Then Bella lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-13644307444691395412010-03-27T00:30:00.000-07:002010-05-22T07:47:26.481-07:00Goth Family Tree 2011lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-903407616387204762010-03-05T11:25:00.000-08:002010-04-24T19:09:47.427-07:00MapsMandala City Street Map
lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-45058469951761648222010-02-27T09:23:00.000-08:002014-05-22T09:53:17.495-07:00Blinded Soldier
Blinded Soldiers
Matthew Picaso is dreaming of sleeping in with his wife Jessica. They were newly wed. There were no screaming toddlers to wake them from their sleep on their day off. Unfortunately, his dream is interrupted rudely by the waking of two toddlers, who in turn are awoken by the persistent ringing of the bell by an insistent visitor.
Mathew woke up lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-70861763956422213772010-02-12T00:59:00.000-08:002010-07-25T01:14:59.304-07:00Publication Calender of Neighborhood NewspapersItasized: In progress
Lustrum of Taurus: 2010-2014
2014 Riverblossom Farmers' Guardian
2013 Mandala City Press, Desiderata Chronicle
2012 Bluewater Business Quarterly, Belladonna Post
2011 Strangetown Observer, Pleasant News
2010 Veronaville Literary Journal
Lustrum of Aries: 2005-2009
2009 Bluewater Business Quarterly, Belladonna Post
2008 Strangetown Observer , Pleasant News
2007 lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-61902109522717797502010-02-07T06:18:00.000-08:002010-04-24T19:26:25.237-07:00Young Voice, Issues 2005-2009Student Editors: Stella Terrano; Allegra Gorey;Athen Clarify; Tank Grunt; Almeric DavisRobotic Lab Kicks into First Gear
After many years of planning and preparations, the day finally arrived for Zoe to open the door of the Mechanical Engineering Club to the the community of geeks and nerds at Fiesta Tech. Before anybody arrive, Zoe was already hard at work going through another round of checks lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-27552821721038049442010-01-23T10:23:00.000-08:002010-07-25T02:34:27.991-07:00Artists' Colony
Bluewater Business Quarterly Winter 2009 Issue
Allegra Nova
Bluewater Village is known not only for its robust business district, but also for its community of painters, architects, sculptors, photographers, and other not so conventional souls who do not want to be confined to one specific media or the other. With a husband who wants to dig his fingers in paints at least 4 hours a day, it lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-24148043519809610522010-01-08T23:02:00.000-08:002010-07-25T02:36:01.560-07:00Everything that I am
Strangetown Observer - Winter 2008 Issue
Buzz Grunt
Jill Smith
For half a decade, the military has manipulated our newspapers to promote its own agenda. Just because my father is not a naturally born citizen of Mandala, just because my father and half of my relatives look different, our lives were placed under surveillance, our privacy invaded, without our consent. Even though I lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-32436362116903225702009-12-31T08:31:00.000-08:002010-07-25T02:46:38.738-07:00Passing the Baton
Veronaville Literary Journal - Winter 2007
Chester Gieke
Act 2.1 Socializing Class at Gossamer's Party Central
One winter morning, the air was crisp and dry. As the hour approached nine in the morning, folks began to stream into the Summerdream estate, where Oberon was hosting a socializing class. Being friends with both the Monties and the Capps, Oberon and his family were caught right lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-51973454853355261962009-10-09T12:08:00.000-07:002010-07-25T02:39:12.566-07:00Romeo and Juliet
Veronaville Literary Journal - Fall 2004
- Hermia Capp, aspiring playwrite
Prologue, as narrated by Hermia Capp in her late thirties in the opening scene
William Shakespeare, the founder of Veronaville, once said "Life is a Stage". We all know the story of the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet in the Shakespearean play very well. Coincidentally, my older sister is also named Juliet, lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-83621768093318536712009-09-21T06:05:00.000-07:002010-07-25T02:49:27.980-07:00Left Behind
Riverblossom Farmers' Guardian - Winter 2006 Issue
Patricia Wan, chief editor
Jason Greenman, contributing writer
Cleo McGreggor,contributing writer
Jason Greenman, contirbuting writer
When one walks down the dirt paths of Riverblossom these days, one cannot but feel that there are something missing. The Viejo farmhouse was almost like the local community center, where lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-4528423891727272952009-08-18T11:26:00.000-07:002009-11-27T18:18:09.375-08:00Orbituaries - 2005-2009Marcel Jouque died at the age of 48 in front of his house at Desiderata Valley during the winter of 2005. A satellite fell out of the sky and sent him to the great beyond before his time. His generosity, easy-going nature, and humor are very much missed by his wife, Sophia, daughter Violet, and best friend Opal Contrary. He is also survived by two younger sons, Naville and Noel. Business tycoon lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-72312569201318765232009-07-17T07:03:00.000-07:002010-01-31T19:55:05.419-08:00Young Voice, Issues 2000-2004next issue
Young Voice is an Intervarsity Student Publication that allow college students to share their experiences across campus. Submit your articles today and have your voice heard!!
Student editors: Allegra Gorey, Martin Ruben, Stella Terrano, Dalilah O'Feefe
Building Dreams with Nuts and Bolts
- Stella Terrano, La Fiesta Tech
"There are many students across campus who are interested lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-57723094159042072592009-07-15T00:02:00.000-07:002010-07-25T03:14:10.241-07:00Coming from and Going to Far Away
Riverblossom Farmers' Guardian - Fall 2003
Stella Roth, chief writer and editor
Patricia Wan, assistant editor
Jason Greenman, contributing writer
Cleo McGreggor,contributing writer
Far away from the Mandala City metropolitan area, Riverblossom has always been a close-knit community where friendly neighbors chat and barbecue together at our local grocery store. It is sad to see lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-50724268571113099442009-06-17T05:32:00.000-07:002009-06-17T05:47:02.651-07:00Loan Approval Criteria and PoliciesThe following are criteria for loan approval by SimState bank:Student Loan: a GPA of 2.0 and aboveMortgage: 20 x the total daily reportable wages for the householdBusiness loans: 20 x the total daily reportable wages for the householdThe option of borrowing directly from friends may also be available. Sims will lendup to 50% of household saving to people they are infatuated with at 0% interest. lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-50284883593635371982009-06-15T09:12:00.001-07:002010-08-12T01:40:34.510-07:00EducationOptions for Primary and Secondary Education
* Public School System: $20 per child per year
Mandala City Public High School is being constructed as of the moment, with special programs in culinary arts and dancing performance. The school principal Dalilah O'Feefe is also interested in starting a book club. Will take students from downtown area, Belladonna Cove, and Bluewater Village.
lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-4312015954367470412009-06-12T20:44:00.000-07:002009-08-04T23:03:03.865-07:00Bluewater VillageA privately owned small gallery that is designed to showcase paintings and artworks by aspiring artists. It is a magnet of artistic talents who wants to exchange ideas and tips, or simply to network. lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-84813461005672261592009-06-12T16:45:00.002-07:002010-07-25T02:57:41.209-07:00The Truth is Out There
Desiderata Chronicle - Fall 2002 Issue
- John Mole
Mole residence, Desiderata Valley, Monday, Fall 2002
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is archiving the few cases of alien abductions that I have inherited from my father who had inherited from his father before him. I was told that since Bella Goth has returned to her family at Pleasantview, her case can be closed. The two cases lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-56683685439230049602009-06-10T17:53:00.000-07:002010-07-25T02:59:49.784-07:00Proper Social Services for Orphans
Belladonna Post - Fall 2001 Issue
Editor: Peter Ottomas
For the longest time, as far back as anyone can remember, it is impossible for parents whose kids have been taken away by social services to get in touch with their kids. The kids were moved from temporary shelter to another temporary shelter, and their development were greatly stunted. With the donation of Herbert and Faith Goodie lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046234615635963750.post-88718841200080437582009-06-10T15:08:00.000-07:002010-03-28T00:49:58.799-07:00College Department and Course CatalogueCourses up to junior level are offered at all three universities. Senior level courses are only offered at the university with specialized departments. Students are required to transfer school at the end of the junior year to match their major with the specializations of the universities. Please note that admission of transfer students requires a semester grade of A- and above.
Sim State lepiferahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663685650204226269noreply@blogger.com