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    Secret Author - Rewind!

    By Valkyrie

    The posting of this year's Secret Author Contest will be delayed indefinitely due to Cia going through a tragic family emergency.  Please respect her privacy and do not reach out to her and ask questions at this time, especially about when the SA stories will be published.  We apologize for the delay, as we know this is a highly-anticipated event each year, but family matters take precedence, especially during a time like this.  Thank you for your attention and understanding.  Stay tuned for mor
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The darkness within

It was truly evil. And while I'm sure that something buried deep inside me feels something akin to guilt, I have no regrets for what I've done. Should I feel shame? Probably. If there was any shred of humanity left within me, I would probably feel something - anything - for the people I have hurt. But I don't. It's just coldness inside.   I should start at the beginning, but I don't even know where that is anymore. How did I become this?   Picture this for me. The london undergroun
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W_L

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Graduation

It went off pretty well, for the most part. The departmental ceremony in the morning was nice- it was kind of weird in a way. I remember at my departmental ceremony for my UD graduation, noting when the M.A. students graduated, just how small the group was. And then two years later, I was on the other side, with my two other fellow masters. (Other people graduated, but they didn't come.) One of my professors joked with me that I was graduating despite her best efforts, but then congratulated me
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methodwriter85

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Ruminate

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paya

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Mother's Day, Anniversaries, and going on.

First off I wish all of the Mother's out there a good day. Then I wish to say I want to curl up and forget it. It isn't so much that I hate Mother's day because my mom is gone, just that this year the day falls on the anniversary of her death. Kind of makes it a bit of a rough reminder.   However, even my own discomfort is nothing to my father's. He was her partner for 39 years, stood her up at the alter once, and eventually found the balls to marry her anyway. They had good times, bad times,
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comicfan

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My Poems

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Menace

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New Episode of "the Borgias", plus a gay character I like

The Episode is titled "Choices", but there are almost no choices in the episode as the final outcome and nature of the characters were already in existence. The writer is probably making a creative shot across the bow about homosexuality, which I appreciate.   Since the moment I saw the scraggly beard, murderous eyes, and heard his snarky remarks, I could sense he was gay. I speak of Micheletto, Cesare Borgia's assassin in the the TV series, the Borgias.   It was a great revelation and he wa
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W_L

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Why can't we make finance simpler?

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Day 53

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Why do people make bad choices knowing they are wrong?

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W_L

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The internet and other bumps in the road

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The mood of things

When writing, for me, I find music is the best way to get in the mood. Not a personal mood, but in the mind of my characters. When I'd originally written some of the scenes for Sam's New Life (which currently isn't available at GA) I listened to one song non-stop, on repeat. Chicane - What Am I Doing Here, Pt. 1, it made me feel sad. In the same way that Sam was supposed to feel, I emulated those emotions, pulled from personal experience, and then came the emotional response of Sam. Pain is easi
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podiumdavis

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Seven Years Ago...

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JSmith

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Added to the Vinyl Collection

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JamesSavik

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Day 50, 51, 52

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methodwriter85

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Beauty

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Menace

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The Journey of Jacob and Kyle

I for one, am rather happy with the work that I, Frostina, and Andy have been doing. Working together to better the story. With Chapter #5 coming very soon, and me doing the finalized touches, I am very happy. I believe, in my mind, my soul; that this is the best chapter (written wise, flow wise) yet. But that's my perspective, other's can be the judge of that. I'm very excited to share it soon. ~Cheers~
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Trials and Tribulations

I'm coming to a point in the story where I'm not sure how much of myself I can let slip in. I've been debating it for a while now, and I seem no closer to the answer. I have given life to my characters, but where do I stop?
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I am falling in love with a book series, but why?

I was bored and out of the random impulse of my mind, I surfed wikipedia. Yes, It's full of inaccuracies and stuff like that, but whenever I get bored, I go on there to look for something interesting.   I was reading up on Greek mythology, which is interesting as it is the origin of many story elements that we hold today.   Well one thing led to another as you know how wikipedia and my asymmetric mind works (strangely enough I've tested for ADHD and my teachers once said that I had a strange
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Self-sufficiency

A few of you seem interested in my life-style so I thought I would give you more info.   The basics are food, water, power.   Food I grow my own pork and chicken, veg and salad crops. Besides the outside growing, I have a large heated greenhouse. I hunt for other meat sources like rabbit, pheasant, pigeon. Yes pigeons may not have a lot of meat, but it is rather nice. Anything I cant grow, or make. I locally source and buy in. I have slipped a bit lately with take-aways the lads introduced
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When to OUT People: a Guide for Nuking Hypocrites

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My Sexuality

Well, it's been what? 2 years since I first figured out I was gay/bi. Still trying to figure out whether im gay/bi/ or straight. But i'm still only a teenagers. Have many more adventures to come. Had 1 ex-bf, and currently an un-official bf. Still not out to all, but hopefully in a few years the fire would spread and the walls will throttle down little by little. Life is unexpected in so many ways. There are many paths that leads to different futures, many doors to many chances. My life is still
Menace

Menace

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