Icarus Thoreau : Writing

Chapter I

Chapter I

A Chapter by Icarus Thoreau


It was midnight in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. I remember it was a Friday, and traffic was bumper to bumper on the dusty, sand covered highway that led ..
Chapter II

Chapter II

A Chapter by Icarus Thoreau


“Dude, I’m so happy you’re in Physics with me this semester. I gotta get my s**t together for college. I don’t know what I wou..
Chapter III

Chapter III

A Chapter by Icarus Thoreau


“Don’t cross! Don’t cross! DON’T CROSS!” I looked up from the Zane Grey novel I was reading on the way to my next class ..
Chapter IV

Chapter IV

A Chapter by Icarus Thoreau


By the time I found the room I was supposed to be in, the bell had already rang. The hallways had become silent, and the teachers had closed all the c..
Chapter V

Chapter V

A Chapter by Icarus Thoreau


I was five years old the first time I ran away from home. The ground and evergreen trees around our Virginia home were caked with freshly fallen sno..
Chapter VI

Chapter VI

A Chapter by Icarus Thoreau


Where have you been? You’ve been back for like two weeks now and I haven’t even heard from you. I have so much to catch you up on! Oh, and..
Chapter VII

Chapter VII

A Chapter by Icarus Thoreau


Being admitted into the hospital was the beginning of the end for me. The end of my innocence. My hope. It was an ending that lasted for many years to..
Chapter VIII

Chapter VIII

A Chapter by Icarus Thoreau


February 27, 2010. The tail end of winter break was among me. I had been able to convince my parents to let me stay at a homestay in St. Johnsbury for..
Chapter IX

Chapter IX

A Chapter by Icarus Thoreau


New car smell. Snow mixed with dirt and gasoline splashed under the tires of the candy red PT Cruiser my mom rented. We were pulling in to East Grande..
Angel in the Snow

Angel in the Snow

A Book by Icarus Thoreau


A story of love and finding oneself. Zak is a lost seventeen year old boy. Having issues at home and social anxieties, he finds refuge at his boarding..