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deleted868: December 31, 2016 - January 17, 2017
Um hey I'm Katherine, but you can call me KAL or Katie or whatever you want. And uh yeah I hope you have a great day!
Snoops: December 15, 2016 - December 31, 2016
At the age of one I faced voldemort ( at the time he had a nose, and I bit it off). I was placed in foster care with the simpsons. At twelve, I joined Camp half-blood and I found out Darth Vader was my father. After biting off his nose ( that's why he wears a mask, he's ashamed of it) , and faced off my first zombie with my sunflower. Years later I adopted 101 mickey mouses and went to live with the smurfs. My ex- boyfriend, Donuld Duck chopped of my hand, so I replaced it with a hook. Together, me and capatain Hook, took revenge on Peter Pan. His brother, Peter Parker ( AKA spiderman) took revenge on me, and bit my nose. Killing Spiderman turned me into Batman and I joined forces with the Joker to blow up Smallvile. Willie Wonka hid me in his chocolate fountain, while hiding a zombie care bear ate me and I turned into a ghost. Flash, who has a crush on me, wrote my name in Death Note and I joined Robin Hood's army. Seven Dwarfs bought me a house tied to ballons and chanted.
" Up, up, you go!"
I ended up in the jungle, Simba gave me immortality and I flew to Tazarn. I met Indiana Jones, who was Peter Pan's third degree cousin, so he locked me up in a cave, and I died there. Jesus was there too, and told me he didn't want to be Jesus anymore, so we switched bodies. In the wild West I met James Bond who taught me poker. After appearing on a few Oprah shows I overdosed. The end.
The moral is: You can be anything you want, just say no to drugs, kids.
Megrim: October 31, 2016 - November 16, 2016
YWS articles by me:
- Verbs Are The New Adjectives
- Self-Publishing vs Traditional-Publishing
- Do you want to be a hobby writer or a professional writer?
- Reviewing Writers More Skilled Than You
- Idea Development - From "Ehh" to "Ooh"
- How "Big" Is My Idea?
PS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgFE2W9 ... e=youtu.be This video about critiquing is AMAZING.
Dracula: October 1, 2016 - October 15, 2016
“Lie close,” Laura said,
Pricking up her golden head:
“We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?”
“Come buy,” call the goblins
Hobbling down the glen.
My name is Dracula. I am a vampire and I tend to live within my imagination. I fail to see what's wrong with that. :p
alliyah: September 15, 2016 - October 1, 2016
(Current background image is a watercolor painting by me!)
Hi! I'm alliyah, the "a" is lower-cased purely for poetic-aesthetic. 
Here's what I'd like you to know about me:
1) I didn't join YWS thinking that I would enjoy writing this much or stick around very long.
I found YWS because my sister (tgirly, the "real" writer in the family) had joined and I was desperate to read what she was writing. I'd log on to YWS to hang out with her and read her works, and along the way I got hooked - and even fell in love with reviewing and writing poetry. I am very thankful to be part of this community and have met some terrific writers and friends through this site as well as received an abundant amount of encouragement in my own writing. Though throughout the years many friends have floated away, I am grateful to have shared this same slice of the internet together. If you stick around here long enough, I can promise that YWS will impact you in some way - it certainly has impacted me.
2) I'm one of the YWS site Moderators!
* I became a Junior Moderator for Poetry Crew on January 30, 2017.
* And I became a Global Moderator on February 27, 2019.
* I currently am a co-crew leader of both the Poetry Crew mod team & the Resource / Community Crew mod team!
If you need help finding your way around the site, or run into an issue that you'd like moderator assistance with, please feel free to reach out.
3) On YWS I'm involved in quite a bit - but here's some of my favorites...
* I joined Squills in March 2018 and have written 150+ articles, currently I'm a co-editor.
* I'm a member of the Knights of the Green Room where I serve as the Court Magician (and help people get their hard-earned badges!)
* I love the color dark cyan - this isn't strictly site related, but it is important for you to know.
* I am an avid supporter of TheEgg and the Unclassified Movement on YWS.
* I was instrumental in convincing Nate to add the "chicken genre" in the Literary Center which is undoubtedly my most important contribution to the site. And anywhere that chickens are mentioned, I am not far behind.
4) I love to write! (especially poetry!)
I participate in NaPo every year and since 2021, I have been a co-editor of COOP zine along with Rook which was actually an idea that got started on YWS too (read & submit here: https://coopzine.wordpress.com). I have had a few pieces of non-fiction and fiction published, including a few poems in books (pictured above!) My current writing project is a chapbook on the months of the year.
5) I'm a Christian!
I love Jesus and love studying scripture. I have a Bachelors and two Masters degrees in religious studies and lead a local Christian non-profit. Most of my writing that doesn't make it on the site is devotional or theological writing. On YWS I am part of the Followers of Christ club. I am a sinner redeemed, saved, and freed in God's grace!
6) Finally, I want you to know that I am a time traveler.
Interpret this information how you see fit.
Bonus endorsements in case you should need them:
Some twenty years from now, users will ask a similar question about world famous Chicken poetry and Google will tell them about alliyah. - Hkumar
alliyah. I heard she's an artistic goblin summoner who has an army of chickens. A few magic words, and a chicken appears in her arms. - Carina
alliyah's dedication to weasels is truly inspiring. the weasels have found a true friend and ally. they still have nothing to do with any of my riddles or ciphers, but I am impressed by this dedication. - BluesClues Link to original comment
The dark cyan code should be changed to [alliyah] [/alliyah] instead of [color=darkcyan] [/ color] - Lib Link to original comment
you simultaneously have this very innocent and pure energy while also having a very ominous menacing energy at the same time. simultaneously capable of great good and great mischief - soundofmind Link to original comment
not all poems are written alliyah most are lived - fatherfig
reikann: August 23, 2016 - September 15, 2016
Hullo! Call me Rei.
I'm a late teen/young adult student with a plethora of knowledge on history, English, literature, mythology, and Pokemon, as well as a liberal sprinkling of everything else.
I'm a staunch liberal, active member of the LBGT+ community, semi-pagan, and occasional angry feminist.
I speak three languages and am at hard at work learning more!
I am a veteran player of Dungeons and Dragons! If you're inexperienced but interested in that for serious, I can help you set up a game. For real. Not playing. I've done it many a time and like it. If you are experienced and want to talk shop, whether as player or DM, I'd love that, too!
Are you here because I reviewed you? Excellent! Hi, hello, nice to meet you. I hope you enjoyed my subjective opinions.
I'm, unfortunately, a believer in that literature means what each individual reader gets out of it, which I understand can be aggravating to authors, especially poets. If you feel like I misinterpreted your work and want to talk about it, do contact me and we can talk about!
I'd also probably like to collab with you.
RippleGylf: August 6, 2016 - August 23, 2016
Hello! I am RippleGylf, bookworm extraordinaire.
I'm a part of quite a lot of fandoms, and if you want specifics, they're all found below. I mainly identify as a Whovian, if that helps.
Here on YWS, I typically only post poetry. (My prose just exudes awkwardness...)
Junel: July 23, 2016 - August 6, 2016
I'm a human being who currently lives on a rare planet called Earth.
Lael: July 7, 2016 - July 23, 2016
Living one day at a time, by the grace of God.
Apparently I’m usually holding up the songoftheday hashtag all by myself. 
Non-personal Instagram: @ laelsage
(I may post art and things like that once in a while. Remember to practice Internet safety!)
cleverclogs: June 17, 2016 - July 7, 2016
I'm back on this site after a long hiatus.
Mageheart: May 29, 2016 - June 17, 2016
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Hello there! I'm Mage.
(You might know me better as Jay, Saen/Sae, or even TheLearningWriter.)
I'm a writer with a love of learning. I don't read as much as I used to anymore, but I still have my childhood habit of bingereading the books that I love.
I'm a jack of all trades when it comes to writing—I just can't stop myself from starting new projects. You can find me roleplaying here, ranting about latest writing project on my wall, or posting random poems over in my portfolio. Really like my poetry? You can also check out my poetry book over on Amazon! And if you're a fan of sci-fi and stories geared towards middle school students, you can check out Extraterrestrial: The Podcast. It currently has an entire first season available for free—with more episodes to come!
Aside from my writing, I'm a senior at my local state university. I'm majoring in biology and getting a degree in secondary education, and I'm currently in the middle of student teaching right now.
But my big, life dream is to someday become a full-time author. I have absolutely no idea how long achieving that dream will take, but I'm hopeful that it's not too far off in the future~
Sujana: May 12, 2016 - May 29, 2016
I mostly write short stories, rare bits of horrendous fifth-grade-quality poetry, and a chapter or two. Don't worry, I tend to be extremely easy to evade.