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  • I

    I This is the diary of I, a girl whose name is whatever you want it to be. Names are an impermanent label in this line of business; you are ...

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  • The Once and Future King: T.H. White

    I'm a guy who likes his fiction thoughtful, and fantasy just ain't there too often when it comes down to it; give your characters a sword, staff and an undefeatable ...

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  • Best Left Silent

    It's generally a bad idea to make comments before the piece is written, but I thought this one merited it: quite a lot of people who've read it have been ...

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  • Death of a Novelist

    Perhaps, as writers, the question is not 'what will you create,' but rather, 'when you are gone, what will create you?' DEATH OF A NOVELIST My story, such as it ...

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  • Punky's Dilemma

    PUNKY’S DILEMMA Screaming, blue bloody murder into the phone, just one more time but I’m on fire tonight, I’m on a roll. We’ll see how many hearts I can break, ...

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  • Karl vs. the Kids

    To people who don't know a bit of sociology and/or history, this might not make a lot of sense. KARL VS. THE KIDS So this is it, kids, this is ...

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  • Writing Challenge 12/26: Operation Dessert Storm

    Heh. I'm sorry. OPERATION DESSERT STORM Silence, and the frozen-hearted bottle layeth plans the like of which no yellow-bellied mustard jar could summon in his nightmares; O, sleep on ye ...

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  • The Enders

    Right-o then. I succumbed to the challenge of trying to write a novel, for various reasons. Now, should I just keep adding chapters here, or make new threads? Just a ...

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  • Writing Challenge 2/6: Heroes

    I wrote this practically with my eyes closed, because I couldn't quite see it if I was looking. And then I couldn't change it; so it'll have to be a ...

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  • Salt in the Abyss: in disgust at Post-modernism

    An essay, for a friend of mine. SALT IN THE ABYSS Abyss gazing has become something of a habit of late: they say that whatever you practice for appearances eventually ...

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  • Licentia vel Nex: The Cabassi Story

    That's right, folks! Licentia vel Nex is back, with more Cabassi vs. SPEW goodness for your reading pleasure! Updated so often you can almost smell the bullets or is that ...

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  • The Role of Elegy

    I thought I'd get the specifics out of the way first, since they're the easiest to comment on. Design a lake. Place it at the edge of a city. Think ...

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