Selections from Rachel's writing

Here is a selection of my creative writing, most of it at this point a number of years old. Things that I might publish I don't post on the Internet because that decreases their chances of being sold; that makes putting together a selection like this kind of unfortunate, as it's basically the things I think are good enough to read but not good enough to buy. I do think they are good enough to read, though, and I hope you enjoy any that you take a moment to click through to. Back to front page.

Title Formats When Written Random Notes
amanda html pdf txt January 2003 Imagine a world where everything is made out of broken glass. Now imagine that the author is in a reall y creepy and disturbing mood. Let the fun begin!

answering machine html pdf txt May 2002 This is a story about a woman who is also an answering machine. Written as much as an exercise for myself as anything else, I think it does a lot of things right. Anita Desai liked it. She said it was like a painting.

art school html pdf txt Spring 2002 This story won a prize at MIT, which is largely meaningless. A friend and I have this harebrained scheme to turn it into a comic. I think it would work actually.

charm school html pdf txt Spring 2002 I still really like the idea for this story. Especially the main character. I don't think it says what I meant it to though. You can read it and find out for yourself.

cupboard html pdf txt January 2003 I was going through a broken glass phase. What can I say?

FADE html pdf txt Fall 2001 A poem written in the style of Final Fantasy 1. Apparently writing video game poetry is trendy now. Who knew?

fedora html pdf txt October 2003 Revised March 2004, with a richer ending! Woo. This inspired the Simon novel but has since been entirely cut out of it. "Get your magic realism out of my book, Simon."

Foxy Day, part 1 html pdf txt November 2006 I should not be allowed the use of words. This was a party invitation.

Foxy Day, part 2 html pdf txt November 2006 Further evidence that I should not be allowed the use of words.

the glassbower html pdf txt Fall 2001 I actually like this poem, which is rare, especially considering when it was written.

glimpse html pdf txt September 2001 This was the first story I wrote at MIT. I hadn't written fiction in a couple of years. It kind of shows. Maybe someday I will dig out stories from high school, which were much worse. This one is actually still kind of neat.

guy html pdf txt Fall 2001 A poem about Richard Guy.

Leather and Pornography in America html pdf txt February 2007 So someone was asking in a very scholarly context about the origins of leather and pornography in Ameri ca. Instead of going to work, I wrote this in response. (then, of course, I went to work)

marian html pdf txt November 2001 I really like this one. Also, an incident in the story started the meme "harsh flakes."

mongrel html pdf txt December 2001 I seem to have liked writing things about cars.

night school html pdf txt Spring 2003 In retrospect this is a story-length sketch.

rapt html pdf txt November 2006 I wrote this poem for Cassandra. The first draft was on Mel's shoe. These names mean nothing to you.

resonant html pdf txt Spring 2003 Steven really likes this story. I do too, though this is another one that really just feels like a sketch years later.

turning eleven html pdf txt December 2003 This is weirder now that I have a close friend named Kara.

vending machine html pdf txt September 2003 Now revised as of December 1 2003! And again as of March 2004! It's genrequeer.

Title	Formats	When Written	Random Notes
amanda	html pdf txt	January 2003	Imagine a world where everything is made out of broken glass. Now imagine that the author is in a reall y creepy and disturbing mood. Let the fun begin!
answering machine	html pdf txt	May 2002	This is a story about a woman who is also an answering machine. Written as much as an exercise for myself as anything else, I think it does a lot of things right. Anita Desai liked it. She said it was like a painting.
art school	html pdf txt	Spring 2002	This story won a prize at MIT, which is largely meaningless. A friend and I have this harebrained scheme to turn it into a comic. I think it would work actually.
charm school	html pdf txt	Spring 2002	I still really like the idea for this story. Especially the main character. I don't think it says what I meant it to though. You can read it and find out for yourself.
cupboard	html pdf txt	January 2003	I was going through a broken glass phase. What can I say?
FADE	html pdf txt	Fall 2001	A poem written in the style of Final Fantasy 1. Apparently writing video game poetry is trendy now. Who knew?
fedora	html pdf txt	October 2003	Revised March 2004, with a richer ending! Woo. This inspired the Simon novel but has since been entirely cut out of it. "Get your magic realism out of my book, Simon."
Foxy Day, part 1	html pdf txt	November 2006	I should not be allowed the use of words. This was a party invitation.
Foxy Day, part 2	html pdf txt	November 2006	Further evidence that I should not be allowed the use of words.
the glassbower	html pdf txt	Fall 2001	I actually like this poem, which is rare, especially considering when it was written.
glimpse	html pdf txt	September 2001	This was the first story I wrote at MIT. I hadn't written fiction in a couple of years. It kind of shows. Maybe someday I will dig out stories from high school, which were much worse. This one is actually still kind of neat.
guy	html pdf txt	Fall 2001	A poem about Richard Guy.
Leather and Pornography in America	html pdf txt	February 2007	So someone was asking in a very scholarly context about the origins of leather and pornography in Ameri ca. Instead of going to work, I wrote this in response. (then, of course, I went to work)
marian	html pdf txt	November 2001	I really like this one. Also, an incident in the story started the meme "harsh flakes."
mongrel	html pdf txt	December 2001	I seem to have liked writing things about cars.
night school	html pdf txt	Spring 2003	In retrospect this is a story-length sketch.
rapt	html pdf txt	November 2006	I wrote this poem for Cassandra. The first draft was on Mel's shoe. These names mean nothing to you.
resonant	html pdf txt	Spring 2003	Steven really likes this story. I do too, though this is another one that really just feels like a sketch years later.
turning eleven	html pdf txt	December 2003	This is weirder now that I have a close friend named Kara.
vending machine	html pdf txt	September 2003	Now revised as of December 1 2003! And again as of March 2004! It's genrequeer.