Lindsey's Epics

(Frat house; Source:  Flickr ) Being in a greek affiliated group at the University of Hastings was a must. Tommy was a freshman getting ready to make the biggest decision of his life... deciding which fraternity he would join. You had the brothers of Psi Phi Pi or the brothers of Kappa Rho. Sitting atop of the food chain of Psi Phi Pi were 5 men: Yuri, Blake, Arvin, Nate, and Sage. Yuri was the president of the frat as he was a born leader and had the most virtuous personalities and characteristics. He always wanted to deal with conflict and settle disputes through dialogue rather than getting physical. Blake was second in command as he was well respected thanks to his strength and devotion to his friends. That being said, his strong devotion sometimes opposed Yuri's decisions if he did not agree with them, but he was always loyal to his brothers. Arvin was the most popular in the house. He was the person all the guys wanted to be friends with, all the girls wanted to date, ...

Arjuna struck Bhishma by arrow on the last night of the battle. With great sorrow, Arjuna wept and carried water to Bhishma. Yudhishthira and his brothers along with the Kauravas grieved together over Bhishma. This night, Bhishma told Duryodhana to become comrades with the Pandavas. Bhishma did not die until the conflict was over. The Pandavas went to rescue Arjuna's son but Jayadratha and Karna held them back. Arjuna's son was killed and he wept for him. Arjuna vowed to slay Jayadratha. In which Jayadratha heard of Arjuna's plans and worried for himself. Arjuna did not find him until night but Jayadratha was guarded by Karna and 5 great warriors. Krishna was on Arjuna's side and made it night while Arjuna overthrew and cut of the head of Jayadratha. The Kauravas grieved for his death. Arjuna called a truce to sleep. Drona died upon hearing of the death of his son, Ashwatthaman. (Ashwatthaman; Source:  Wikipedia ) Arjuna and Karna engaged in war. Arjuna became di...

Surya, the sun god, brought the Pandava brothers food in the forest. They lived in the forest for 12 years with Draupadi and Dhaumya. Krishna went to visit the Pandavas. Krishna went to forest to help them as he feels he could have stopped it from happening by being present during the matches. Arjuna, is a brother who can not be defeated. He set out for the Himalayas. He was worshiping one day when he came across a boar in which he seized with his bow. Although another sportsman, a rival of sorts, also shot the boar with a bow. Arjuna wanted to fight the man, but it was the Great God. The Great God gifted Arjuna the divine bow and blessed him. Indra, Varuna, Yama, and Kubera, all gods, appeared. Arjuna lived in Indra's city for 5 years where he learned and became skilled in music and dance along with the training of celestial weapons. Arjuna waged war with demons and giants, who were the ancient enemies of Indra. Arjuna was successful in the battle of overcoming the demons and gia...

(Creating and Styling your writing; Source:  Pexels ) Like many people, I like to think I'm creative, but when it comes to actually writing the story, I have some trouble. I have always had trouble creating a fictional world for my work, especially in this class so far. The video,  How to build a fictional world  by Kate Messner, helps explain the realms of fiction. Authors of fictional stories create worlds that are not possible in real life yet readers understand them to be logical in that book's world. She says that your imagination and a willingness to figuratively live in your own world it what makes fiction. Messner's video was helpful to me as she poses some questions to help start building a fictional world. You need to start with where you are and when it is. Then she creates a timeline about the world and the rules placed in the world. After establishing the big pictures of the world, she then focuses on the day to day. Another struggle I have in writing i...

Prince Vidura, half-brother to Pandu and Dhritarashtra, guessed the plot of Duryodhana. Yudhishthira realized the condition of the palace and spoke his fears to his mother and brothers. Vidura sent a miner to dig Kunti and the Pandava brothers an underground passage. Once to safety of the forest, Bhima returned to the palace to seek revenge on the guardhouse in which he set fire to it. Wind blew the fire to catch on the lac palace which had happen to be housing a low-caste woman and her 5 sons all whom perished in the fire. The next morning, people thought the perished were Kunti and the Pandava brothers. The Pandavas entered the forest. Bhima watched over Kunti and his brothers. Hidimba and a disguised rakshasa human woman, who was his sister, tried to lure the Pandavas. Hidimba battled Bhima, but died. Bhima married the rakshasa woman. Her son vowed to aid them whenever they called upon him. Kunti and the brothers minus Bhima were in Ekachakra. Bhima appeared and went to Baka. Bhima...

(Ganesha writing the Mahabharata; Source  Wikimedia ) The birth story of Vyasa to begin the Mahabharata can be important in my project of karma. The king of Chedi, Uparichara, dropped his semen into a river and the result was 2 children, a boy and a girl. The king took the boy, but he did not want girl so left her with the fisherman's wife. She had a fishy smell and worked as a ferryman. She met the sage Parashara and had a son with him (out of wedlock) named Vyasa. Ganga, the goddess of the Ganges river took form into human as the eight Vasus came to her. She became their human form mother and promised she would cast upon them her children. King Shantanu saw Ganga in human form and was taken with her immediately. He asked her to wed him and she would so long as he never spoke harshly to her or question her actions. They eventually had a son, but she gave him to the Ganges. The king was horrified, but kept his promise to not speak to her about it. Seven children later, all of...

Updated version of the story located at  College and Karma . (Express Your Love; Source:  Needpix ) At the University of Oklahoma, Ryan and Sarah were the couple to be. Everyone envied what they had and wanted a relationship like theirs, even if it meant ruining their relationship. Ryan and Sarah were juniors at the university, but the moment they locked eyes at a frat party one Halloween night during freshman year, they were hooked. It was love, and lust, at first sight. Sarah was a preacher's daughter and had only had short relationships in high school while Ryan was Mr. Popular Jock and definitely made a reputation for himself as a player. Let's just say, high school Sarah and Ryan probably would not have been a thought in anyone's mind. Sarah was the sweet, loyal girl who was friends with everyone and Ryan was the jock that was a part of the exclusive, "cool" crowd. Sarah's dad, Joe, being a preacher, was very strict and concerned about who his dau...