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Ha Ha O-Pink...
Btw, I've been having this darn problem with my computer...think it may have caught a bug...
Btw, I've been having this darn problem with my computer...think it may have caught a bug...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
the Vancouver Canucks' fans have been very shockingly embarrassing ....... you would think that we would have been classier at losing the final game of the Stanley Cup to the team much more deserving ..... Congratulations to the Boston Bruins!!
next year - I am not going to watch a NHL game ...... no longer a fan as I don't want to be associated with those rioters!
And with saying that .... bring on the NFL season!! *grin*
Van
next year - I am not going to watch a NHL game ...... no longer a fan as I don't want to be associated with those rioters!
And with saying that .... bring on the NFL season!! *grin*
Van
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Breaking Poetry News...
The New York Public Library has purchased the papers of Timothy Leary, reports The New York Times. Among the 335 boxes of papers, videotapes, photographs and more is correspondence from “Ginsberg, Aldous Huxley, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, Charles Mingus, Maynard Ferguson, Arthur Koestler, G. Gordon Liddy and even Cary Grant—an enthusiastic LSD user.”...getting flashbacks just thinking about it...
Holy Psilocybin! NYPL Purchases Timothy Leary Papers : Harriet Staff : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2011/06/holy-psilocybin-nypl-purchases-timothy-leary-papers/
The New York Public Library has purchased the papers of Timothy Leary, reports The New York Times. Among the 335 boxes of papers, videotapes, photographs and more is correspondence from “Ginsberg, Aldous Huxley, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, Charles Mingus, Maynard Ferguson, Arthur Koestler, G. Gordon Liddy and even Cary Grant—an enthusiastic LSD user.”...getting flashbacks just thinking about it...
Holy Psilocybin! NYPL Purchases Timothy Leary Papers : Harriet Staff : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2011/06/holy-psilocybin-nypl-purchases-timothy-leary-papers/
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Dear Lord... you know I never ask for much, but I really would appreciate 5 day weekends and longer days... an extra 6 hours will do (or if you can't do that, then make me need less sleep?).
And maybe just a tiny bit more self restraint so I spend less time chatting and more time writing.
Amen
And maybe just a tiny bit more self restraint so I spend less time chatting and more time writing.
Amen
“Many people hear voices when no one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing.”
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Dear Lord... you know I never ask for much, but I really would appreciate 5 day weekends and longer days... an extra 6 hours will do (or if you can't do that, then make me need less sleep?).
And maybe just a tiny bit more self restraint so I spend less time chatting and more time writing.
Amen
Amen!
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Finished my last final 
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. ~Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
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I can't take credit for this poem, but some here may find it very touching...
A Woman's Poem
He didn't like the casserole
And he didn't like my cake,
He said my biscuits were too hard
Not like his mother used to make.
I didn't perk the coffee right
He didn't like the stew,
I didn't mend his socks
The way his mother used to do.
I pondered for an answer
I was looking for a clue.
Then I turned around and
smacked the shit out of him....
Like his mother used to do.
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I love a good poem, don't you?!?!
A Woman's Poem
He didn't like the casserole
And he didn't like my cake,
He said my biscuits were too hard
Not like his mother used to make.
I didn't perk the coffee right
He didn't like the stew,
I didn't mend his socks
The way his mother used to do.
I pondered for an answer
I was looking for a clue.
Then I turned around and
smacked the shit out of him....
Like his mother used to do.
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I love a good poem, don't you?!?!
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Stories Space is back up and running...
Let's just say that there were more than a few people who had expressed concern...this was the longest anyone here can remember the site being down...
But, it's nice to know that everything is fine...and back to "normal"...whatever "normal" means anyhow...
Cheers,
Alan.
Let's just say that there were more than a few people who had expressed concern...this was the longest anyone here can remember the site being down...
But, it's nice to know that everything is fine...and back to "normal"...whatever "normal" means anyhow...
Cheers,
Alan.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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A big congratulations to Sprite and Xuani on their recent contest winnings...
And a big congrats as well to Clarabelle for her recent story sale to Every Night Erotica...
Nice to see all my friends getting rich...
Now I know where to go when I need a loan...
And a big congrats as well to Clarabelle for her recent story sale to Every Night Erotica...
Nice to see all my friends getting rich...
Now I know where to go when I need a loan...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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My father and step-mother are selling their condo on the beach in North Carolina...
Anyone looking to buy a condo on the beach? If I could spare the extra change, I'd consider it...it is really very beautiful, I know, I've stayed there several times...the tenth floor balcony overlooks the ocean...very nice...
Property For Sale 1615 S Lake Park Blvd Carolina Beach NC 28428 | Justin Donaton Coastwalk Real Estate...
http://listingsmagic.com/ps/propertysites.php?property_ID=26318
Anyone interested, let me know...I'll pass the word along...
Anyone looking to buy a condo on the beach? If I could spare the extra change, I'd consider it...it is really very beautiful, I know, I've stayed there several times...the tenth floor balcony overlooks the ocean...very nice...
Property For Sale 1615 S Lake Park Blvd Carolina Beach NC 28428 | Justin Donaton Coastwalk Real Estate...
http://listingsmagic.com/ps/propertysites.php?property_ID=26318
Anyone interested, let me know...I'll pass the word along...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Quote by VanGogh
the Vancouver Canucks' fans have been very shockingly embarrassing ....... you would think that we would have been classier at losing the final game of the Stanley Cup to the team much more deserving ..... Congratulations to the Boston Bruins!!
next year - I am not going to watch a NHL game ...... no longer a fan as I don't want to be associated with those rioters!
And with saying that .... bring on the NFL season!! *grin*
Van
But this is very touching VanGogh, It brings back respect for Canadians and mankind, I feel.
The story behind it is inspiring.
I'm sorry, I couldn't load the photo. But it's the one where the couple was kissing in the midst of the riot.
The police knocked her down, so the young man (boyfriend) just layed down with her, and layed a big ole kiss on her.
I would vote it; pic. of the year.
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There's a girl on another site which I know I can't mention...
She goes by the name of GrammarGirl9....
But anyway...she posts an almost daily blog of often useful writing advice in fairly concise form...she's also very helpful to beginning writers who need help...
Here's an example from a recent blog entry she posted...I thought there were a couple of good tidbits here...
June 24, 25, 26
MISTAKES THAT CAN LEAVE YOUR STORY DEAD IN THE WATER
The editor at the University of Chicago Press, led a workshop on changes in The Chicago Manual of Style: 16th Edition. It was brought out how important it is to be conscious of the latest change. The editor emphasized that, "Just a few grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors in your proposal can render it dead in the water before an editor or agent ever reaches the manuscript, using the latest style guidelines can communicate your professionalism as a writer and commitment to your craft." The following is a partial list of changes
that were covered at the workshop:
Chicago Manual of Style 16th Edition Changes
6.119 Commas following other punctuation marks are now allowed.
7.16, 17, or 18 Possessives. To maintain consistency, it was decided that possessives of all names, including names like Jesus and Moses, will end in 's (Jesus's, Moses's).
7.76 Website is now one word (website), and worldwide web is capitalized (Worldwide Web).
8.55 When referring to a specific mountain, river, street, etc., both/all words are capitalized (Chicago River, Illinois River, Blue Ridge Mountains).
8.153 Brand names don't need to follow standard capitalization style (ebay, iPod).
14.7 Access dates. Access dates are now allowed if no publication date is available.
5.220 There is a great list of word combinations to watch out for. Example: close proximity. This is noted as redundant.
2.133 Checklist for proofing electronic publications. Also includes how to communicate those proofing changes on an electronic file.
She goes by the name of GrammarGirl9....
But anyway...she posts an almost daily blog of often useful writing advice in fairly concise form...she's also very helpful to beginning writers who need help...
Here's an example from a recent blog entry she posted...I thought there were a couple of good tidbits here...
June 24, 25, 26
MISTAKES THAT CAN LEAVE YOUR STORY DEAD IN THE WATER
The editor at the University of Chicago Press, led a workshop on changes in The Chicago Manual of Style: 16th Edition. It was brought out how important it is to be conscious of the latest change. The editor emphasized that, "Just a few grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors in your proposal can render it dead in the water before an editor or agent ever reaches the manuscript, using the latest style guidelines can communicate your professionalism as a writer and commitment to your craft." The following is a partial list of changes
that were covered at the workshop:
Chicago Manual of Style 16th Edition Changes
6.119 Commas following other punctuation marks are now allowed.
7.16, 17, or 18 Possessives. To maintain consistency, it was decided that possessives of all names, including names like Jesus and Moses, will end in 's (Jesus's, Moses's).
7.76 Website is now one word (website), and worldwide web is capitalized (Worldwide Web).
8.55 When referring to a specific mountain, river, street, etc., both/all words are capitalized (Chicago River, Illinois River, Blue Ridge Mountains).
8.153 Brand names don't need to follow standard capitalization style (ebay, iPod).
14.7 Access dates. Access dates are now allowed if no publication date is available.
5.220 There is a great list of word combinations to watch out for. Example: close proximity. This is noted as redundant.
2.133 Checklist for proofing electronic publications. Also includes how to communicate those proofing changes on an electronic file.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
Active Ink Slinger
Whats her name Dirty, I think I might know her?
Any ways, I spent time on a nother sorta site, an,,,,,
any ways, I never even learned nothin over there,
This is a nicer sorta site!
Any ways, I spent time on a nother sorta site, an,,,,,
any ways, I never even learned nothin over there,
This is a nicer sorta site!
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Quote by scooter
Whats her name Dirty, I think I might know her?
Any ways, I spent time on a nother sorta site, an,,,,,
any ways, I never even learned nothin over there,
This is a nicer sorta site!
GrammarGirl...you probably know her...
You know everybody, don't you?
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
Active Ink Slinger
I don't actually know her Dirty.
I was so busy trying to crack a joke there,
I didn't even notice you already did post her name.
I'll just go to the corner now.
I was so busy trying to crack a joke there,
I didn't even notice you already did post her name.
I'll just go to the corner now.
Active Ink Slinger
It's hotter than july outside. I wish i was in australia. at least my birthday's in the winter there.
www.szadventures.com
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Congratulations to Cowgirl Brumby on her big offer of a book deal, e-book and print from a real publisher...
Is it too early to celebrate? Have all the contracts been signed? Lol...I just thought about your story "The Contract"...
Let us know when we can uncork the bubbly...
Is it too early to celebrate? Have all the contracts been signed? Lol...I just thought about your story "The Contract"...
Let us know when we can uncork the bubbly...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Congrats to Cowgirl Brumby and Clarabelle for their recent story sales to Every Night Erotica, to Sprite and Xuani for their recent contest winnings over on the sister site, to Don Abdul and DirtyMartini for getting their stories in the most recent July issue of Bare Back Magazine, to Magnificent1Rascal for her recent Editor Pick right here on Stories Space, Cowgirl Brumby also got an offer from a publisher for an e-book and print deal...and I just found out today that my contest story The Birthday Party will be in the next issue of eFiction Magazine, the premier indie fiction magazine...did I miss anyone here on my friends list? And that's just in the last two weeks...nice to see everyone doing well here...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Warning!
There’s a dangerous Rascal on this site,
Who will try to tell you she’s always right,
She’ll tell you it’s day when it’s night,
She’ll tell you it’s black when it’s white,
It’s best to amuse her, don’t start a fight...
There’s a dangerous Rascal on this site,
Who will try to tell you she’s always right,
She’ll tell you it’s day when it’s night,
She’ll tell you it’s black when it’s white,
It’s best to amuse her, don’t start a fight...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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The next few weeks will be a record for the number of submissions I'm waiting to hear back on...and some are potentially lucrative from a financial standpoint...
1. August 5, will be the results of this contest on Stories Space...$100 potential...
2. August 15 will be the results for the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest...I submitted "The Facebook Poem"...first prize is $1500 btw...I have my fingers and toes crossed on that one...
3. I sent in a poem titled "If I Should Forget" to Poetry Magazine on June 18...it is supposed to take 6 to 8 weeks to hear back...so, I should be hearing back about that soon...$300 potential there...
4. I sent three erotic stories to Rachel Kramer Bussel for an erotic romance short story compilation..."Dance Class"...an Editor Pick on the sister site, btw..."Is She Happier Without Me" and "Carnival Knowledge"...that's a potential $150 in the unlikely event she picks up all three...so far, she has rejected everything I've sent her...and I've sent her several stories since I started submitting stuff to paying gigs on September 7, 2010...
5. I sent in "The Birthday Party" to Short Story America for their Story Of The Week...I think that pays $100...should be hearing soon...
6. I have a total of nine stories that I sent to the erotic e-Zine Oysters & Chocolate that I'm waiting to hear back on...and I still haven't sent them anything this month yet, you can send three per month...in the unlikely event they want all nine, that would be a cool $90...they pay ten bucks a pop...
They bought two of my stories this year..."Morning In The Park" and "Getting A Raise"...they rejected eight so far...
I think that's it for now...hopefully something will come through...like they say though, "You have to be in it to win it"...
Cheers,
Alan.
1. August 5, will be the results of this contest on Stories Space...$100 potential...
2. August 15 will be the results for the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest...I submitted "The Facebook Poem"...first prize is $1500 btw...I have my fingers and toes crossed on that one...
3. I sent in a poem titled "If I Should Forget" to Poetry Magazine on June 18...it is supposed to take 6 to 8 weeks to hear back...so, I should be hearing back about that soon...$300 potential there...
4. I sent three erotic stories to Rachel Kramer Bussel for an erotic romance short story compilation..."Dance Class"...an Editor Pick on the sister site, btw..."Is She Happier Without Me" and "Carnival Knowledge"...that's a potential $150 in the unlikely event she picks up all three...so far, she has rejected everything I've sent her...and I've sent her several stories since I started submitting stuff to paying gigs on September 7, 2010...
5. I sent in "The Birthday Party" to Short Story America for their Story Of The Week...I think that pays $100...should be hearing soon...
6. I have a total of nine stories that I sent to the erotic e-Zine Oysters & Chocolate that I'm waiting to hear back on...and I still haven't sent them anything this month yet, you can send three per month...in the unlikely event they want all nine, that would be a cool $90...they pay ten bucks a pop...
They bought two of my stories this year..."Morning In The Park" and "Getting A Raise"...they rejected eight so far...
I think that's it for now...hopefully something will come through...like they say though, "You have to be in it to win it"...
Cheers,
Alan.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
Divine Rapscallion
Quote by DirtyMartini
Warning!
There’s a dangerous Rascal on this site,
Who will try to tell you she’s always right,
She’ll tell you it’s day when it’s night,
She’ll tell you it’s black when it’s white,
It’s best to amuse her, don’t start a fight...
Mr. Martini cracks me up!
Connect with Maggie
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Like my Facebook fan pages: Maggie Rascal and M.P. Witwer • Friend me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/maggierascal • Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Maggie1Rascal
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Here you go...want to get your poems read more?
Sew them into people's clothes...
Sew them into people's clothes...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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On another note...Sara, aka RomanceGoddess here on Stories Space, sent me a note earlier today...apparently someone was so impressed by my poem *Accept Me As I Am* that they decided to steal it, change the title to "A Poem For You" and call it their own...
I should be flattered, eh? Lol...somebody noticed it, the poem is on her Romantic Ideas Online site as well...
copycat
Hi Alan,
Someone posted this on my site:
tinkerbell1986 has copied a poem which appears on this website http://www.facebook.com/l/fAQBRalB0AQCojkt1I-9Vkuzv8iAzwUshqL6_azWULVkS3A/www.protagonize.com/poem/a-poem-for-you
Check it out if you wish--
In Joy,
Sara
A poem for you
www.protagonize.com
I never meant to take you for granted,Because you're the best I found,I truly cherish every moment,O
I think this is the same person that was stealing poems and stories and posting them on another story site I can't really mention...the name sounds familiar...
Not much you can really do about it though...btw, the poem was removed...so the link just goes right to the front page of the site...
I should be flattered, eh? Lol...somebody noticed it, the poem is on her Romantic Ideas Online site as well...
copycat
Hi Alan,
Someone posted this on my site:
tinkerbell1986 has copied a poem which appears on this website http://www.facebook.com/l/fAQBRalB0AQCojkt1I-9Vkuzv8iAzwUshqL6_azWULVkS3A/www.protagonize.com/poem/a-poem-for-you
Check it out if you wish--
In Joy,
Sara
A poem for you
www.protagonize.com
I never meant to take you for granted,Because you're the best I found,I truly cherish every moment,O
I think this is the same person that was stealing poems and stories and posting them on another story site I can't really mention...the name sounds familiar...
Not much you can really do about it though...btw, the poem was removed...so the link just goes right to the front page of the site...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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A big congratulations to Lady Sharon on the recent sale of her story Surprise Party to Every Night Erotica...
Way to go Sharon...I'm sure this will just be one of many more...
You deserve a drink girl...
Cheers,
Alan.
Way to go Sharon...I'm sure this will just be one of many more...
You deserve a drink girl...
Cheers,
Alan.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Oh, here we go again...a big congratulations to Yasmin, aka Sherzhad for her very well-deserved Editor Pick on her latest poem Silent Screams...
It seems like every time I turn around lately, someone on my friends list is either getting published in a magazine, selling a story, or winning an award...
Maggie Rascal got an Editor Pick recently...
Lady Sharon sold a story to Every Night Erotica, which just posted yesterday I believe...
Cowgirl Brumby also sold a story to ENE, in addition to getting a publishing deal...
Clarabelle sold two stories to Every Night Erotica recently...
Sprite won first prize in a story contest...
Xuani also won money in that contest...
Don Abdul got a story published in this month's issue of Bare Back Magazine...
I finally figured it out...being on my friends list is clearly good luck...
I'm getting tired of all the celebration parties though...getting too old for all this partying...take it easy on me people, stop being so good...
Congrats again to everyone...don't think I missed anyone, though I might have...hard to keep up lately...
Cheers,
Alan.
It seems like every time I turn around lately, someone on my friends list is either getting published in a magazine, selling a story, or winning an award...
Maggie Rascal got an Editor Pick recently...
Lady Sharon sold a story to Every Night Erotica, which just posted yesterday I believe...
Cowgirl Brumby also sold a story to ENE, in addition to getting a publishing deal...
Clarabelle sold two stories to Every Night Erotica recently...
Sprite won first prize in a story contest...
Xuani also won money in that contest...
Don Abdul got a story published in this month's issue of Bare Back Magazine...
I finally figured it out...being on my friends list is clearly good luck...
I'm getting tired of all the celebration parties though...getting too old for all this partying...take it easy on me people, stop being so good...
Congrats again to everyone...don't think I missed anyone, though I might have...hard to keep up lately...
Cheers,
Alan.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...