Name: James

Age: 27

Favorite music: Just depends. I have been enjoying ambient, pop rock, 80's, and whatever else I like.

Favorite book (or series): Henry Reed, Sookie Stackhouse, Heritage of Shannara(except for the last few chapters of the last book), The first 5 books of the Dark Tower series, Animorphs(I couldn't really get back into them now), I just started the Wheel of Time series

How a close friend would describe you in one sentence: Funny, Weird, Crazy, Nice, Caring

Are you more a sci-fi or fantasy person? Not sure, It all depends on the story. I think I would find balance in both areas. I wouldn't mind being trapped in a fantasy novel as a elven princess that is going to save the world. Ok kidding about the elven princess, but it would be awesome to save the world

Do you also write sci-fi/fantasy? Just started working on that.

Why are you attracted to the genre? It is not mundane like our world is today. There is adventure around every corner.

Other than reading (of course), what do you like to do? Gardening, Cooking, Camping, Hiking, Walking, Board Games, Movies, Treasure Hunting

Do you have a website or something else we should check out? Just LJ.

He knew the relationship was doomed the moment she got out of bed and began praying loudly. She was in fact louder than she had been throughout their hour long bout of love making. Well, he thought it had been love making. But as he listened to her at the foot of the bed with her hands clasped together so tightly that her knuckles were white and her eyes clamped shut as she swayed back and forth slowly in her nakedness, he learned that he was wrong.

"Oh dear Lord," she called out so loudly that ne nearly fell out of the bed, "please take us into your loving bosom and forgive us the wanton carnality of our acts in your divine presence. Know, oh mighty God, that it was not my wish to transgress so egriously. I did not wish to indulge in drink and flesh..."

And that's how it went for ten minutes; her espousing to an appearantly angry and bitter god how terribly wicked and evil they both were but oh golly gee, Mr Jesus, I sure hope you'll forgive us. Meanwhile, he slowly crawled deeper into the relative safety and comfort the down comforter his grandmother had made for him and wondered what she'd say about him now.

"...and I certainly did not expect or grant him permission to stick his finger in my ass, Jesus," she said. "And while the sex was fantastic, for that alone you may smite him however you see fit."

"So, you won't be staying for pancakes then?" he said with a sigh.

Totally dorky fandom rant ahead...

I was flipping through my digital issues the other day, looking at all the really amazingly cool stuff Jean has done over the years (that she... didn't do in the 90's cartoon. She was awful in the cartoon). And I was reminded of how the X-Men used to be a family and part of that was because of her. And how they killed off this cool, powerful, family oriented character so that... Scott could become the worst kind of douchebag. And why? Because... Emma's hot?

Hook up Emma and Jean then.

They killed her off because Joe Quesada thinks powerful female characters need to be reigned in and because he thinks married characters should be killed. Hence, killing Jean, breaking up Peter/Mary Jane (and removing her from the series), breaking up Henry Pym/Wasp (and then killing her), de-powering the Scarlet Witch (and then removing her from the story), and marrying Storm off only to remove her from the story.

Grr. Argh! *stomp stomp stomp*

Also? Can Fraction finish up his damn run already so they can hire someone competent to take the helm? That would be swell, thanks.

This is a piece of flashfic - roughly 500 words long. It addresses vaguely the idea of being gender queer, transitioning, coming of age, and generally being a miserable young adult. The subject's name is Kyle.

( skinny hands, bony wrists, spindly fingers )

Another Poem.

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This is why you should keep studying language, kiddos!



Also? Pay attention.

“Weren’t you trained never to point a gun at your partner?”

 

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I've just thought when asked to look through something for someone that beyond the basic point of grammar and spelling/plot (eg something doesn't make sense or continuity) mistakes what else should people be looking for?

I'm probably going to be looking through stories/film scripts in the future but it just occured to me that there could be more I should be looking for. And I don't quite know what it is.

Any suggestions?

And another poem! :)

( Wicked )

Hello. I'd really love some feedback and have been disappointed with the lack of feedback from Facebook. Haha. So I figured this would be the best place to go!

Here's to a long and fruitful relationship! I think this poem is one of my best.

( Anthem )

Not this topic, not this week. Not after the hell I've just had - I could not write something that I can publicly post about reprobates, though those of you on my friendslist know I've certainly dealt with a reprobate over the last week. *sigh*

nightangel422's house burnt to the ground today. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, though it's likely that it started in hers and Setno's room via an explosion of some sort.

Two of their cats may be dead, and her rats definitely are. They lost EVERYTHING.

Insurance will rebuild the house, but it will take a year or more. This is where we come in.

I know it's the holidays, and money is tight but if you can spare even a dollar for Sunshadow and Setno and her father and brother, I know that they will be VERY grateful.

I helped Lissa move into that house. I helped her paint her room. When I had to leave a difficult situation, she and her father and brother VERY kindly let me stay there until I moved out to Arizona.

After all of this time...and especially in this weather and at this time of year...I want....I need to give something back.

I hope you will join me in this.

The link is here.
It's very kindly being handled by gavyn_lumier

Name: Jules
Age: 23
Favorite music: My taste in music is very ecclectic. I enjoy gothic, ethereal, punk, ska, indie, rock, folk, anti-folk, classic, heavy, hard, and traditional music. My list of favourite artists is ever-changing, though.
Favorite book (or series): Currently, A Song of Ice and Fire (G.R.R. Martin), Kushiel's (J. Carey), The Riftwar Saga (R. E. Feist), Wheel of Time (R. Jordan), His Dark Materials (P. Pullman), Lord of the Rings & The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien), Dune (F. Herbert).
How a close friend would describe you in one sentence: Obsessively insane, but highly addictive and fiercely loyal.
Are you more a sci-fi or fantasy person? Fantasy!
Do you also write sci-fi/fantasy? I have a book in progress for ages, it's Fantasy alright, but I'm not very sure I'll ever be able to finish it.
Why are you attracted to the genre? Oh, there are so many reasons I can't even remember them all! It brings new worlds to life, it makes me imagine things so beautiful and wonderful they break my heart, it's myths and legends retold in so many ways I can never be satiated.
Other than reading (of course), what do you like to do? Write, watch movies, waste tons of time on the internet, learn foreign languages, and travel.
Do you have a website or something else we should check out? Not really, no. I have a Twitter | julesgotheblues.

Yuletide fic is done, edited, and uploaded. Now I just need to decide if I want to write any treats. Or, more appropriately, finish either of the two I've started.

And now that I'm on the archive, I need to see about uploading all my fic up there as well. Sometime in the near future, probably.

This is a story I started working on while listening to Last of the Wilds by Nightwish. It is about faeries.

I would like feedback. Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes. I do not always catch them all.
( The Last True Protectors )

I've been doing a lot of reading recently and it's made me very anxious to try and start writing again. I really enjoy. and would be looking to write some thing mythology/fantasy based, but the more I research the more I feel like everything has been done. Or, at least that there's a definite pattern in what stories/characters get used. Vampires would be the best example.

I was wondering if anyone had suggestions or knew of any useful resources/places to look that might help me think and possibly widen my options? Grateful wouldn't even cover my response if so.

My youngest brother is only seven years old. Trying to buy a Christmas present for a seven year old boy I rarely get to spend time with is a real trick, but I found out from his mother that he's getting a Wii for Christmas. So, of course, the best Christmas present from me would be a Wii game.

But what game to buy a seven year old boy? I tried to think of the kind of video games I liked when I was his age, but see my icon? Look at that. Yeah, I grew up with 8-bit Zelda. It influences me to this day. I have nothing but extreme fondness and love for those first two Zelda games. However, that does nothing but date me and isn't even somewhat relevant to the current generation of gamers who think N64 is old school. Hell, my youngest brother thinks the GameCube is old school. (I remember playing Atari, dammit. I just remember it, but I do remember it!)

So then I thought of what my other brother, who is twenty-five, liked when he was seven years old. I remember Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis. Good times, that.

Well, Sega doesn't make consoles anymore, but they're still pumping out Sonic games, only now for the Wii. So it's time for my youngest brother to be introduced to a game I was playing (cue the old lady voice) when I was a kid.

Title: Of Acid and Marshmallows
Author: seiferre
Genre: Fantasy, Children's, Humor
Rating: G
Critique: If you would like to. :3 Mostly I'm just posting to share, but I'd like to see some comments.
Summary: Marshmallows don't consider it suicide.
Author's Note: This was mostly written for fun; I didn't intend for it to go the way it did, but I was satisfied with it. I wrote it for my sister.

( ...He was a marshmallow – sweet and fattening and perfect for hot chocolate... )