[Dreaming of the Mists]

Below are part of a poem by Edgar Allen Poe and a quote from Sigmund Freud. My challenge, should you chose to accept it, is a story inspired by the brilliance and insanity that were both these men. If you have a poem of choice by Poe or a choice quote by Freud, by all means. Otherwise, I chose a couple.

The story should be posted on the Stories forum and linked back to this challenge.

500-749 words = 100 Easy Honor Points
750-999 words = 100 Medium Honor Points
1000+ = 100 Hard Honor Points


This is the first half of a poem called "Alone" by Edgar Allen Poe. I grabbed this copy from: http://www.poetrylov...oe/poe_ind.html. Feel free to use the entire poem, I simply have not figured out the second half.

From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.

Sigmund Freud is attributed to a number of quotes. Some can be found here: http://www.brainyquo...nd_freud_2.html. I chose this one, but feel free to wander around that site for more, or less, disturbing quotes as you see fit.

"Man has, as it were, become a kind of prosthetic God. When he puts on all his auxiliary organs, he is truly magnificent; but those organs have not grown on him and they still give him much trouble at times." - Sigmund Freud

Good luck.

As an additional note, I am requesting that anyone who completes this after I post this to post a link on this forum to the story on the writer's forum so others interested can have an example. TY.

This post has been edited by Dreaming of the Mists: 08 February 2010 - 11:17 PM

[Dreaming of the Mists]

I failed to make a 1000 so no points for me. http://www.legendfir...?showtopic=2825
I will now change the requirements to what I am using for challenges now.