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  • Randomosity Re: Do you ever wish the world was in a more primal state?

    I find myself wishing this from time to time. Whenever life feels too easy or boring, I wish I lived in a time that had more struggle in it. Where ...

    Nov 22, 2009
  • Randomosity Re: Imagine how the person above you looks like by their avatar

    Umm, no idea...female, short, reddish brown hair in a ponytail? And freckles.

    Sep 23, 2009
  • Randomosity Re: Get to Know Someone

    Name: Jay Age: 19 Fav book: On Writing, by Stephen King Fav author: J.K. Rowling Fav food: Don't have one specifically Fav store: Gamestop, I guess Fav hobby: Video games ...

    Sep 22, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: How do you imagine you writing?

    Flips back and forth between anime and a live action film. Usually depends on the mood, but often I'll visualize it both ways in the same story. I'd say seeing ...

    Sep 22, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: Your Writing Insecurities

    Always worried that I'm not being descriptive enough. Reading "On Writing" and the various criticisms leveled at Twilight and the Inheritance Cycle really lead one to accidentally underwrite sometimes

    Sep 22, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: Any anime fans?

    There's a ton of anime I like, but really the only one I feel like mentioning now is Code Geass. How can I describe this show in a way that ...

    Sep 22, 2009
  • Randomosity Re: What book are you currently reading?

    Gone by Michael Grant. It's some new YA novel. I picked it up because Stephen King said it had a really good villain. I'm about one hundred pages in, and ...

    May 13, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: Any guys who like romance?

    I've always considered myself a hopeless romantic, and it's always bugged me that there aren't many romance novels out there targeted towards men. A lot of the ones I've seen ...

    Mar 11, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: Post Your Pic Here [6]

    Same as my profile picture. This is the first time I've ever had a picture taken of me that I immediately liked. Sort of wished I had shaved, though.

    Mar 11, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: How did you find the Young Writers Society?

    I got sick of having no peers who write, so I typed in "Teen Writing Forum" in Google. This was one of the top results.

    Mar 10, 2009


That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.
— Ramy (Babel by R. F. Kuang)