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    November CSR Discussion Day: Hustle by Talo Segura

    By Cia

    Wow, November already. With the year almost over, I wanted to keep featuring things that kept readers guessing and challenge the idea of the traditional reading genres and stories. What did you think of Hustle? Share your thoughts below, but first, the interview!! Chocolate or Vanilla? I have to cheat... both! What's your favorite room in your home? Do you plot or write there? I don't have a favourite room and I write where ever I find myself alone and not being disturbed, of
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a falling leaf...

Sonnet No. 104 [November 7th, 2013 – 10:52 pm]   The other night, when you teased me and went to bed, Did you really think I'd prefer my TV show, And not trail you to where your pettish footsteps led? – Oh no, from the bedroom doorway I watched you go, And settle yourself like a leaf upon the sheets; One moment, eyes to the light, the next gliding down, For every inch your body a graceful arc meets When your head finally makes my pillow your crown. But, it was the smile that you turn
AC Benus

AC Benus

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Touched

Ever stopped to wonder why some people leave an indelible mark on our lives?   It is something that I ponder often.   Take for example JFK. 50 years ago this week, a president that has in so many ways touched all of our lives, be us from a generation that were there at the time, or children of today's generation, he is a man that stood out in our world as a special man.   Was he perfect? Far from it. In fact, if you listen to the in depth analysis of his life as a man, he was pretty much
Yettie One

Yettie One

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Biphobia

Disgusted cat is disgusted.     Biphobia.   What a strange word.   So bisexuality actually never has been a huge topic of interest to me (ironic since I identify as bisexual), but since I've started to become more open about my preferences I've seem to be meeting more and more people who find the concept confusing, controversial, and even highly offensive. When I started dating, I was actually really surprised at the number of people who doubted the very existence of my sexuality.   I'v
Fishwings

Fishwings

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"I've Got the Blues" Tale of the Day

So, here's what happened to me. I worked a retail job for the Holidays last year. This year, I was told by the same retail job at the Holiday job fair that I would get to come back and do the seasonal job again. I came in a week later and asked to leave a message with the person who told me I was hired, but then they never got back to me.   Lo and behold, I came in today to find out what was going on and they told me that (shocker) I wasn't hired. They told me some bullshit excuse about
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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Not in This Lifetime

So, I just found out my grandson is being bullied. My daughter's roommate said some of his neighbors were calling him a faggot. No, not happening. My hubby went ballistic, and I am livid. Kyle is kinda passive because he's been told not to fight. My hubby just told him the next time this airhead called him a faggot or fairy to knock the hell out of him. "not because of the names, but the principle"   Kyle is so sweet, and very protective of friends. He took up for a boy at school the other da
joann414

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Starting to write again and some details on my Holiday Theme entry

I know, it's been only two weeks, but I had to stop writing as I wanted to create a few degrees of separation between my fiction and my dream world. I have stopped dreaming about President Obama's assassination, which is a relief (Unless, it comes true, but I am not Christopher Walken )   Today marks the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, so I will give the man his due and a moment of silence as a fellow New Englander...   Writing As for my writing schedule, Causality will probably g
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November 22, 1963

For the current generation 9/11 was when in a sense they lost their innocence. For my father's generation December 7, 1941 was when their world changed. For my generation November 22, 1963 was the shock that changed our world.   I was in highschool and it was the first period after lunch and the subject was English when my generation's world was changed. Suddenly the intercom speaker over which all school announcements was made came on playing our local CBS radio affiliate KMOX and then we
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Daddydavek

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Apple Picking

Sonnet No. 105 [November 8th, 2013 – 7:54 am]   Bundled in grayness, clouds become your coat – You step out into the autumn's day and Cast eyes skyward; tug a scarf 'round your throat – For here conserved warmth takes the season's stand. I love to see you prepped, just like a child, Going out for a day of harvest work, With clothes rigid, but with expression mild, For apple-picking time we must not shirk. And later, with our fruit and our labor, Sweet cinnamon will lace our pies and
AC Benus

AC Benus

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Unfinished/Unrehearsed

So I got some good news today   I've been commissioned to create a short piece for a performance festival in February I'm beyond excited.   Only problem is xD I need to actually write the show in two weeks. so i can do a scratch performance before christmas lol   I'm screwed. LOL   The title of the blog is because of my two shows coming up   Unfinished explores what we see and what we don't see in our every day lives. It is a non walking promenade game (promenade is walking theatre)
Johnathan Colourfield

Johnathan Colourfield

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Why I Suck at NaNoWriMo

When I write a short story, I usually sit down and write until I'm done. Then I go back, revise, edit, remove stuff, add stuff, read it out loud to myself, fix every minor thing in the dialogue, and then, when I'm happy with it, I'll send it to a beta or an editor, or both. That is my process.   When I write a novel, I can't just write until I'm done. I'll write a chapter, go back and read it, polish it, add stuff and take stuff out. Then I'll move on and write the next bit, and maybe
Thorn Wilde

Thorn Wilde

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How to Cook a Turkey

Ok, so its holiday season coming up, and of course for all our American friends, they'll be doing the traditional turkey in a week or so, and for the rest of us, come christmas, we'll be catching up with our own celebration of bird flesh.   So figured I'd share my recipe for a smashing Turkey Roast.   HOW TO COOK A TURKEY.   Step 1. Buy a turkey. Step 2. Have a glass of wine. Step 3. Stuff turkey. Step 4. Have a glass of wine. Step 5. Put turkey in the oven. Step 6. Relax and h
Yettie One

Yettie One

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To be soon (in about 6 months) 85 years old

The older I get, the more days goes by quickly. People of my age, at least the ones I know well, are all very busy. In 1948 (65 years ago ! ) We were 148 to finish our high school and to successfully pass our exams. Today nearly a hundred disappeared. We, the "survivors", we usually meet us each autumn at a luncheon in the Geneva countryside. 3 weeks ago, we were 25 around the table and 22 bothered to send us a letter of apology, stating that they were still alive, even though they were often n
old bob

old bob

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Hibernation can suck

Whoa. How long has it been since I have sat down to tap on the keyboard to write a blog???   Too damn long if I am honest. So, yeah, I kind of fell off the face of the planet for a while. Actually still not totally in control of things for that matter, but as they go, there is not an awful lot of difference I can make to anything, other than keep the old chin (actually all three of them haha) up and plod on.   Medically I was dealt a blow a number of months back. Never a good thing to h
Yettie One

Yettie One

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Prompt du jour #3 – Creative

Last week I proposed a prompt for Remembrance day, and I will say that I wasn't disappointed. Ron took the prompt and made it his own and made it into something fantastic. Look below to see a glimpse of his response. Now without further ado, this week’s prompt.   Prompt du jour #3 – Creative Tag: first line “I know you love me no matter what, but …”     Want to read more? Check out Ron's response Sandbox.
podiumdavis

podiumdavis

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Holiday Story Event/unofficial Contest

I am Starting it:   Okay ladies and Gentlemen,   I might be a little late, but I do want to try this again: Also, as advised, I must state this is an unofficial Holiday Contest done by authors outside of GA admin, it is not being administrated by GA admins.   I am listing 12 Items for the Holiday Story Themes that writers can use.   Songs: 1. All I want for Christmas is You 2. I Saw Daddy/Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 3. There's No Place Like Home For The Holiday 4. It's The Most Wonderf
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W_L

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Notorious professor

So there is this class at my university and there is only one professor that teaches it. Everyone I have spoken with has had terrible reviews for him because of his incomprehensible method of teaching, the exam curve balls, the grading scheme and that he seems to enjoy giving bad grades. I know of someone who had a 4.0 GPA and got a DC (equivalent to C-). I think the class average for last semester was 37%. The students who took it last semester filed a formal complaint through student governmen
thephoenix

thephoenix

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An incredibly sad weekend

This weekend was particularly sad for me, but to understand just how sad and why, I have to go back a little.   First of all, I want to tell you about my dog. She came to us 13 years ago as the runt of the litter, and right from the start she seemed to have a charisma about her. She was also a born nurse. Just after she arrived as a puppy, I got sick and had to go back to my mum to recover, and the whole time I was there she never left my side. She cuddled right into me when my fever was
Westie

Westie

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Ending the Cycle

I found this somewhere.. I think it's really good. Since I was abused this resonates with me..   "I made this for folks like me, many of whom are still living with shame, guilt, and fear (many of the responses I've received have mentioned similar suicide pacts). I'm aiming to get this out into the public consciousness, because while most facts people know actually come from hearing them in stories, updated information takes decades to filter back into new stories, as most writers cover the sam
podiumdavis

podiumdavis

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A quick update

Life has a way of going forward, even when we might be frozen and not paying attention. Please forgive me for being a bit out of it lately.   I try my best not to let my daily life keep from doing the things I love or the things that are important to me. However, sometimes the daily life overwhelms everything else.   I'll start with my father. Tuesday he went in for surgery on two aneurysms that have been growing for over ten years. His doctor stated that most people who have this happen wit
comicfan

comicfan

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eBook Review: Bad Idea by Damon Suede

Bad Idea by Damon Suede My rating: 4 of 5 stars   This was my first Damon Suede eBook. I'm a tad torn on the review and hopefully this won't come off as a bad review. I have to say I enjoyed the story. Trip and Silas were well fleshed out characters and their motivations were easy to see and understand. The plot was arced well and fit together seamlessly. The supporting characters, especially the women, blended together a bit for me and I'd have liked to see more character definition and quirk
Cia

Cia

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The First Thanksgiving (And The Second, And The Third…) With A Recipe!

The First Thanksgiving (and the Second, and the Third…) by AC Benus     What Thanksgiving is Not   An amazing holiday like Thanksgiving must have an amazing history, and it does, but it's probably not the history you think.   I've seen them. We've all seen them: the articles that spring up this time of year as abundantly as roast turkey recipes. They are usually titled with holier-than-thou disdain: "First Thanksgiving had No Cranberry Sauce!" or "First Th
AC Benus

AC Benus

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Still having those dreams and now I know what next friday marks!

Fuck, this is starting to go down Twilight Zone territory. I am still having those dreams and it is getting more vivid. I also just read what next Friday marks; it's too much of a coincidence that I am getting these dreams now.   Next Friday marks the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's Assassination.   I will admit, I am dreaming that someone is going to assassinate President Obama. In my dream, it is someone disenfranchised by the recent Great Recession, who is part of the underemploye
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