The Mahogany Bookshelf

"Hey, check this out," I said, grinning.

"What?" replied the voice behind me, unamused.

Unphased, I walked down to the living room, smiling the whole way. We came to a stop, in front of it. My grin widened.

"Isn't it great?"

My friend followed my gaze, "what, the bookcase?"

"Yes! Isn't it great? I got it today, brand new mahogany bookcase." I gleamed.

He nodded, a weary look crossing his face as he looked at me. "Uh, huh." he paused. "There is only fourbooks on it?" he continued, looking at the lonely books in the corner.

"Yup," had it for a day and I already have books on it!"

He nodded, silent.

"Oooh! That reminds me, I've already cataloged everything. Can't be too organised now!"

"You cataloged four stories?" He looked at me as if I'd grown an extra nose.

"Yep," I walked over the coffee table in the center of the room and lifted up a large folder and swung it open.

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Catalog

1. Condemned - By Samuel. Written: 12/29/08. Genres: Dark / Fantasy. Rating: 18+ (Reviews disabled)
         - My first serious attempt at 1st person writing. Wrote it purely for practice.

2. Standing on the Outside - By Samuel. Written: 09/01/09. Genres: Emotional / Teen. Rating: 13+
         - The life of a bully living in a domestic violence situation.

3. Breading Hate - By Samuel. Written: 1/10/09. Genres: Emotional / Political. Rating: 13+
         - The story of an adolescent teenager (Fiction). Israel declares "all out war" on Hamas.

4. Dawn Service - By Samuel. Written: 1/14/09. Genres: Emotional / Tribute. Rating: E
         - A 9 year old boy begins to understand the true meaning of Anzac Day.

5. Advent in the Horizon - By Samuel. Written: 7/30/09. Genres: Culture / Spiritual. Rating: ASR
         - A 4 y/o aboriginal child experiences one of the most important days of his life. Written for "Project Write World" 



P.S. No I'm not crazy, just thought the little intro would make it a bit more entertaining