Hello... I must be going

(Just kidding, of course.)

I am new here, obviously. Old-soul-young-thing-poet-writer-artist-ma-bob am I. On the internet I am usually 'bombshellcat' after my cat, Harlean, who is named after Jean Harlow. My real name rhymes with my cat's: Colleen! It means "girl" in Gaelic, or so I have been told. I have also been told that my name is a word, not a name. You can just call me "girl" if you want, I'll respond just the same.

I like old movies, old books, old clothes and old typewriters.

Came here through some friends from another writing site and thought I would give it a whirl. I write poetry of and on, as I get the bug. I run a "real world" writers group where I write the bulk of my misguided prose (Misguided in that it tends to get pixie-led and turned into something entirely other than the story I started with. It's an affectionate term, not a put down.) and I keep a blog and a diary for any self-centered unpoetic writing I need to get out of my system. Not sure what I will post here, but I am sure critiquing wise I will lurk about the poetry.

Any questions?

Hi Colleen!

I'm Vanadis, or Freyja (which is Norse for 'girl,' more or less, or 'lady,' so I know how that is!) Welcome to YWS!

I hope you're finding your way around here just fine, but if you have any questions, this is my personal favorite reference: topic54894.html If that doesn't answer it, you could ask in Community --> Questions and Answers. Or, you could always give me a PM and I'll be happy to try to answer any questions you have.

So you write misguided prose, eh? I think that sums up about what happens to me too. So what's your preferred genre in which to write said misguided prose? And, of course, I'm looking forward to checking some of it out. And your poetry as well, even though poetry seems to eat me and leave me flailing, I still enjoy reading it. So that said, if you post anything and would like me to take a look at it, PM me and I'd be happy to.

So once again, welcome, and I hope you decide to stay.

See you around!
-Freyja

Why, I've never met you before in my entire Internet life!

Thank you both for the welcome!

My misguided prose of choice jumps back and forth between fantasy and historical fiction. Luckily the two can walk hand in hand.

I think I'm going to like it here.

Rachael beat me to it. >:|

But hey there, good to see you

*now has 'I think I'm gonna like it here' stuck in my head. Thank you ANNIE.*

What is awesome is that... I actually got it stuck in my own head when I wrote that. Well, maybe awesome is the wrong word.

Good to see you too!

Haha. We did Annie my junior year of high school, so it's sometimes on repeat in my head.

Haley, my junior year of high school, I perpetually had "It's a Hard Enough Life for Us" stuck in my head. In fact, every time I was in newspaper, I'd be singing it.