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Loss and What to do with Men

Submitted by GreenGlass on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:24pm

I have had thoughts of posting something ever since my husband and I separated on February 1st. I had hoped that there would be space for reconciliation or at least healing during this time, but he has requested I stop communicating with him all together at this point, when I had already limited myself to comments on facebook. The functional calls and two encounters necessary to resolve separation details... there were no more to be made.

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Happy Birthday, Mrs Ink

Submitted by Zandu Ink on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 6:15am

It's been too long since we had a birthday here. So, to break the spell, I thought I'd announce my wife's birthday. She's not a forumite, and probably doesn't know I'm doing this, but that's not the point, right?

I have known many,
and liked not a few,
but loved only one
and this toast is to you.

You are my heart, my soul, my all. I love you!

begods, it's W4069!

Submitted by W4069 on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:52am
begods, it's W4069!

Since my weekend thread generated enough chatter, I'm holding up my end of the deal and peering out from under the intarweb.

So, here I am, smiling creepily at you from inside someone else's car! Pix, so it happened. Laughing out loud

Episode 15: What's in Its Pocketses

Scryer's Gulch

Annabelle opened her eyes to a scratching at the bedroom window. How had she ended up sitting on the bed? She held the codebook in one hand, and a letter in the other. Someone had lit the lanterns against the night, and the coal fire burned in the little sitting room stove. She must have fallen asleep, but apart from where she sat, the bed was undisturbed. A chill struck her.

Hi hi!

Submitted by The Disquieted Pen on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 9:37pm
Hi hi!

I figured that since others were doing it, I'd share myself.

If this is the worst peer pressure I ever give into, life's pretty good, right?

Ergofiction Search Term Challenge: Voting Is Open

Crazy Random Happenstance

Ergofiction's Search Term Challenge is open for voting. What is this? Ergofiction is a web magazine devoted to web fiction. You should be reading it. It's good.

For this competition, they gave writers seven search terms, and asked them to write a story of between 1,000 and 2,000 words using at least four of the search terms. To make it more interesting, the stories had to begin and end with one of the search terms.

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Cold Ghost

Submitted by intergal on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 5:25pm

So I think I posted here quite a while ago, asking about shameless self-promotion...

and here it is: http://akatsuki-2007.livejournal.com/4900.html

Cheesy Synopsis: "Joel was just a regular ol’ park ranger, minding his own business when Yukihiro, a recently retired assassin for a Tokyo yakuza family, burst through a window and into his life.

Now, he’s trapped quite figuratively in a web of deceit and danger that goes beyond the usual ‘hilarious misunderstanding’ and driven straight to ‘running away for dear life’.

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Overcoming shyness

Submitted by Mith on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 3:50pm

How the fuck do you do it?

Thanks to everyone who voted for me

Site News

Thanks to all of you who voted for me in the Rose & Bay Awards. I came in second, behind Cecilia Tan's Daron's Guitar Chronicles. Considering Cecilia is an award-winning "real writer" (ie, traditionally published), it's no shame to come in second to her.

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begorrah! It's the weekend!

Submitted by W4069 on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 7:59am

Having ground my way to the bottom of this week's stack of data entry, I note with some schadenfreude that the working day is, in fact, only just beginning for the bulk of you good people in the USA. Nyaaaa.

So, it'll be a busy weekend for me. I've discovered a lovely new Dutch beer which tastes like a sort of angry caramel, and I'll be taking some of these to visit an old friend tonight. Then I may visit home, and I've got my hands on last minute tickets to 'The Sound of Music' in the GOH. Also, my girlfriend will be enjoying her first Saturday off in some time! So woo, yay.

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Happy birthday, Kittae!

Submitted by Zandu Ink on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 7:02am

Happy number 23! Let it be just as long as the last one!

May you have all the happiness
and luck that life can hold—
And at the end of all your rainbows
may you find a pot of gold.

Sláinte!

Good grief

Site News

Sorry, you guys, I went in to take the new images I'd uploaded out of the RSS feeds, and it threw them all to the top of the tracker. aargh! They'll cycle through. Sad

Episode 14: Waste Not the Hour | Scryer's Gulch

Scryer's Gulch

From the front window of the Hotel LeFay, Anthony Bonham watched Miss Duniway and John Runnels exchange pleasantries. He knew the look on the man's face; Miss Duniway had fallen afoul of the Sheriff's crime-fighting instincts. What could he suspect the schoolteacher of, besides being beautiful, and that was no suspicion. Outwardly, Tony eyed her dispassionately. But within him, he formulated plans. A young woman, all alone in a town like this--she was bound to be lonely. He could use that.

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What's with all the pictures?

Submitted by manoki on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 7:56pm

You're a tease, Meilin. I saw 10 in my RSS feed and thought "holy cow, there are 10 new chapters!!" But no...

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease won't you return to the history? I really need a distraction right now.

What your support dollars buy

Adventures in Self-Publishing

Your support dollars keep me writing. That's what YOU get. But I thought you might get a glimpse into what *I* get.

Contrary to popular belief, your support dollars don't all go to BPAL. Laughing out loud In the last month, your support dollars have gone toward:

  • Our mortgage (not all of it, but a chunk of it)
  • Eggs for the month (we buy from a local farmer on subscription)
  • Our Visa payment
  • Groceries
  • Advertising
  • ...aaand BPAL. Smiling
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Another Two-fer birthday: Han-Pan and kerr

Submitted by Zandu Ink on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 8:00am

What are the odds? (Rhetorical, Gudy. I know we've had that discussion on another birthday thread.)

Welcome, both of you, to adulthood! Raise a glass to yourselves today, since you can now.

May your heart be light and happy,
May your smile be big and wide,
And may your pockets always have
a coin or two inside!

Sláinte!

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HBD me!

Submitted by Han-pan on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 1:09am

Good morning, sire!

Good morning, Zazu.

Checking in with the birthday report.

Fire away.

Well, the buzz from the bees is that Han-pan is studying in Turkey. She got an email from Mei wishing her a happy birthday, and realized she completely forgot about the website.

Sad Sowwy.

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Hey, Hi, Hello!

Submitted by Pikachu42 on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 8:28am

Since I kinda disappeared on everyone (and nearly missed the awesome Zandu Ink's birthday...I sorry Sad ), I wanted to check in and give you all an update. I've been off getting ready for the first major move I've made as an adult. I've moved from home in MS, with my mama and friends, to Atlanta with my boyfriend/future husband. It's a huge deal for me because I'm such a mama's girl, and well home is my safety net. However, I can't stay home forever, and this is my chance to just jump and see what happens.

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Advice?

Submitted by Mith on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 12:50am

Okay, so I'm in Sofia, and it's pretty rad, right? But see, it was already about a grand to come here, so I figure, while I'm here, I'll travel to some other countries.

My buddy from the States is planning on coming over in late May to start a job in Ireland, so I figured we could meet up some where, and do some traveling, because I don't like traveling alone.

Turns out, because of visa stuff, I won't be able to do that.

I can only be here for three months on a tourist visa (knew this) and then after I apply for an extended visa, I won't be able to leave.

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Two-fer birthday! Kiki and Penny

Submitted by Zandu Ink on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 8:08am

Happy birthday, you two!

May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and a smooth road all the way to your door.

Sláinte!

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Happy Birthday, ImpassionedPlatypi

Submitted by Zandu Ink on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 8:27am

Here's to you on your birthday!

And many more!

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Happy birthday, Nye!

Submitted by MeiLin on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 1:47pm

Happy birthday to user 96, our own Nye!

What do you know! We have 500 users--and we're two years old! (Updated)

Site News

We just passed the 500 user mark with the addition of patchworkgirl--introduce yourself, dear! And two years ago yesterday, I posted the "Welcome" here on the site. Happy anniversary, everyone!

Update: It occurred to me that now would be a good time to ask you for a contribution: $2, one for each year. I'd like this to be from folks who have never contributed, or who haven't contributed in a while. Thanks in advance. Smiling

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Happy birthday, J-Ho

Submitted by Zandu Ink on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 3:31pm

Here's to a great birthday and to happy times all year long.

That the tap may be open when it rusts!

Sláinte!

Episode 13: Messages | Scryer's Gulch

Scryer's Gulch

The wretched Rabbit woke up at dawn inside the wire cage, naked and shivering. "John?" he called weakly.

"Sheriff's asleepin," said Aloysius. "Hey! Runnels! Wake up! Yer brother's lost his fur!"

John scrambled up from his cot, instantly awake. "Sorry, Rab, sorry! I'm coming." He opened the latch on the cage and helped Rabbit to stand; he wrapped his brother in the still-warm blanket from the cot. "Are you all right?"

"Did I scratch or bite?" said Rabbit. "I'm so afraid I'm going to bite you some day, Johnny--if I ever brought this on you, I'd throw myself in the river!"

Still time to vote in the Rose and Bays--and I need you to

Adventures in Self-Publishing

This is the last week to vote in the Rose and Bay Fiction category. Right now, it looks like I'm tied for second with CE Murphy's "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" with 32 votes; in first is Cecilia Tan's "Daron's Guitar Chronicles" with 34 votes.

You do not have to have an LJ account to vote. Just leave your vote in the comments. Thank you!

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Age

Submitted by Mith on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 12:26pm

(Maybe this isn't the right place, but...)

What sort of age difference do you (collectively) believe is acceptable? What is too much? When does it increase? Do you go with the "half-your-age-plus-seven" rule?

(I ask this because of a recent uh, crush/infatuation/attraction of mine. Who is much too old for me, really, but.)

Also, does it change with gender? Does older man, younger woman seem more or less offensive than older woman, younger man?

What's your opinion?

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Happy Birthday, eloraine

Submitted by Zandu Ink on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 7:27am

Welcome to the realm of "finally old enough to legally do what you've been doing since you were sixteen, if you were into that sort of thing at that age."

Also, splitting infinitives is totally awesome!

We raise a glass to ya!

Cheers!

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Holy Cow!

Submitted by TheBoy on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 7:04am

I got a job!
I'll be starting on March 1, and be less-online here during business hours. I'll be doing litigation work on workers comp cases.

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:( :(

Submitted by Someone on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 7:53pm

My girlfriend and I just broke up. I'm visiting her for my reading week, and we were talking about how hard long distance is, et ceterea, and…it just sort of happened. For the first time in over a year and a half…She's not my girlfriend.

I'm on the verge of that numb spot. The one that comes after the bawling and the screaming.

It hurts. I haven't told my friends and family yet…that'll start tomorrow. For now it doesn't even feel real yet.

Anyway. I wanted to tell someone. I guess.

It hurts, guys, it really does.

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