The Kraken Revue

A Quick Guide to My Portfolio

My main portfolio is separated into many primary folders, and every single item besides this one lies within one of them. Although some items fit the criteria for more than one folder, I have placed them in what I feel to be the most logical place. The nature of these folders is probably self-explanatory from the title and brief description, but I'll take some time to briefly discuss each one here anyway. Click on an item's parent folder to obtain a more detailed synopsis of that piece than the limitations of its brief description will allow. This doesn't apply to the chapters of Quorilax, however. When I create new work for my portfolio—and sometimes even when I don’t—this specific organization is subject to evolve as I add, delete, or reclassify folders and relocate existing items. The table of contents below will be constantly updated to reflect these changes.

"Quorilax"  [13+] is a sci-philoso-fantasy novel of epic proportions—more in terms of the size of its characters than the word count. It was the very first work I uploaded to Writing.Com; in fact, sharing it with the world was the original reason I joined this site.

"Kraken's Korner"  [ASR] focuses on me and my experiences. There’s nothing much more to say. Am I exciting or what? Don’t answer that.

"Writing.Com(munity)"  [E] is dedicated to honoring and serving Writing.Com and its members who aren’t me.

"Short Circuit"  [13+] stores my short stories. Don't let their size fool you, though; they can still pack a punch.

"Waxing (and Waning) Poetic"  [E] houses my various poems. I don't really consider myself much of a poet, but that doesn't stop me from penning one if the mood strikes.

"Takin' It Essay"  [13+] comprises most of my essays, which are separated into two types: argumentative and informative.

"Kraktivities"  [E] holds contests, forums, madlibs, In & Outs, or any other items that allow and encourage active participation instead of just passive reading on your part.

"Kraken's Kornukopia"  [E] is the gathering place for those pieces in my portfolio that don't fit into any of the previous folders. Misfits, freaks of nature...whichever term you prefer, that's what these are.

"Blast from the Past"  [ASR] is the resting place for items that I feel are less relevant now than at the time they were written. I still invite you to read them, though.



Table of Contents

Each next to an item denotes an awardicon that it has received.
A next to an item denotes that it is unratable.

"The Kraken Revue"  [13+]
"Quorilax"  [13+]
         "Quorilax: Rising Tide"  [13+]
         "Quorilax: High Tide, Part 1"  [13+]
         "Quorilax: High Tide, Part 2"  [13+]
         "Quorilax: Ebb Tide"  [13+]
"Kraken's Korner"  [ASR]
         "The Legend Lives"  [ASR]
         "Alter Ego"  [13+]
         "Kraken's Khronicles"  [13+]
         "Juniper Park"  [13+]
         "Kraken: Behind the Tentacles"  [18+]
"Writing.Com(munity)"  [E]
         "Grammarama"  [13+]
         "I Hope You Dance"  [18+]
         "My Rating Philosophy"  [ASR]
         "The Ins and Outs of In & Outs"  [E]
         "Kraken's Kudos"  [ASR]
         "Writing.Com: City of Writes"  [E]
"Short Circuit"  [13+]
         "The Mythtery of Creation"  [13+]
         "Soul Survivor"  [13+]
"Waxing (and Waning) Poetic"  [E]
         "Bacon's Rebellion"  [13+]
         "Into the Wild Black Yonder"  [13+]
         "As I Wander'd Lone through Nature"  [E]
         "Big Brother"  [13+]
         "Dawn of the Phoenix"  [ASR]
         "Hyperbole"  [13+]
         "Hope Springs Eternal"  [ASR]
         "Force of Nature"  [ASR]
"Takin' It Essay"  [13+]
         "Argumentative Essays"  [13+]
                   "Science vs. Religion"  [13+]
                   "The Morality of Suicide"  [13+]
                   "Live and Let Euthanize"  [13+]
         "Informative Essays"  [13+]
                   "Macrophilia 101"  [GC]
                   "The Phoenix Program"  [18+]
                   "J. Edgar Hoover and McCarthyism"  [13+]
                   "Operation Moonlight Sonata"  [13+]
                   "Female Genital Mutilation"  [18+]
                   "From Lances to Light Sabers"  [ASR]
"Kraktivities"  [E]
         "Crack Kraken's Code"  [E]
                   "Crack Kraken's Code Contest"  [13+]
                   "Crack Kraken's Code Conjectures"  [E]
                   "Crack Kraken's Code Consideration"  [E]
                   "Crack Kraken's Code Quotes"  [13+]
         "ACRO*BATICS"  [13+]
                   "ACRO*BATICS"  [13+]
                   "ACRO*BATICS All-Stars"  [13+]
         "The Amazing Race Club"  [E]
                   "The Amazing Race Club"  [E]
                   "The Betting Window"  [E]
                   "The Pit Stop"  [13+]
                   "The Leaderboard"  [E]
                   "The Winner's Circle"  [E]
         "The Ultimate Reality Show"  [13+]
         "The Ultimate Summer Blockbuster"  [13+]
         "Essay, You Say?"  [13+]
         "Presidential Puzzle, Part 1"  [13+]
         "Presidential Puzzle, Part 2"  [13+]
         "Quorilax Word Search"  [E]
"Kraken's Kornukopia"  [E]
         "Little Green Men"  [13+]
         "Omnipotence"  [ASR]
"Blast from the Past"  [ASR]
         "A Cat-astrophic Proposal"  [13+]
         "Kraken for Kerry"  [ASR]