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    Action/Adventure Genre Deep Dive 5

    By Myr

    Top 10 Most Read Action/Adventure - Action Fiction focuses on fast-paced action and physical challenges.  Often involves a hero or protagonist facing intense obstacles and overcoming them through physical prowess and skill. Shadow Effect by kbois Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete The Case of the Short, Short Prince by Geron Kees Complete Two for One by P. E. Knapp Complete The Brothe
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Act Like an Adult...

So it seems recently that some people around here cannot seem to play well with others. Take it from me. Calling people names or publicly attacking them is not the answer. There's no reason to go around calling people names simply because you disagree with them. I realize that people have different views on things. That's a good thing. I don't expect people to agree with me about everything. I learned the hard way about what can happen when one goes too far. At one time, some people even wanted
Tiger

Tiger

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Rules of Disengagement

So there's this girl I used to work with.   We used to be close, but she had problems with her boyfriend and started pushing everyone away. Then, when one of the girls in her dept stated the obvious (i.e. dump him, he's a dick), it all ended in a rather fiery confrontation. I believe her exact words were "The only reason we fight is because of all the f**king stress at work". I believe the other girl's exact words were "You tell yourself that, honey." And then, psycho girl stopped talking to
PlugInMatty

PlugInMatty

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Changes. Good or Bad?

Are you the type of person who shows people you care about them by being mean to them? But wait, you're not trying to be mean, but you just end up doing it, but in a joking manner. Yet everyone takes you seriously, and it gets you wondering why you even do it in the first place, because seriously, who wants to be friends with someone who's always teasing you/ being mean to you right?   Well I am this type of person, and I'm trying to change it. It just seems like I'm pushing the people I car
Meeko

Meeko

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Thoughts on "Chronicles of an Academic Predator Series"

When I started writing Chronicles of an Academic character, my goal was to create a lead character (JP) who was smart and rich enough to surf through the era of the early sixties and experience the events of that time without being consumed by them. To do that, I needed a stoic, impervious character, someone who had a lot of secrets and buried them deep within and who thus was constantly guarded and deliberate.   The response I got from readers was like a fuel to me, motivating me through t
Mark Arbour

Mark Arbour

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My dogs

Melody is on the left, Zoe is on the right   Two important updates... Healthwise - I'm doing really well. My last appointment with my doctor two weeks ago went well, and I have another followup next Wed. She was very happy with my progress when I saw her - and said I was actually doing better than expected for this point. Today is the 51st day since my transplant - and basically at day 60, my case transfers from my Stanford doctor back to my local oncologist - so next Wed should be the la
Trebs

Trebs

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Gay Challenged

How can I say this without being offensive?   If gay people went to gay school, I would ride the gay short bus.   I must be the most incompetent gay man in North America.   I would rather hunt than shop.   When I'm in a new city, I check out the hardware stores to see if they have magical kung-fu tools that I've never seen before.   My wardrobe has more in common with Walmart and Target than Pierre Cardin or Brooks Brothers.   I drive a truck with a big steel toolbox that has everyth
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Racist sentiments (no, not my own)

On the news, they talked about these people who work for the Grand Prairie Police Department. Apparently, an email was going around, one that contained an image of Air Force 1 with the N word on it, you know the really bad one that rhymes with bigger? Anyway, my mom said she had seen the email in question and thought it was funny. This makes me sad that she would find it funny, especially when she's supposedly befriended black people before. I don't find it funny at all.
Tiger

Tiger

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80's tribute

I subscribe to a channel on You Tube called Rhett and Link (I think I spelled it right). Anyway, they pretty much do all original stuff, and I thought this tribute to the 1980's was hilarious. BTW, I sent chapter two of my new story off to Steph, and as soon as she can, she's gonna get it posted. She's not feeling well so there's been a slight posting delay...no big deal. BTW, I don't have any beta readers for this story (except for Talonrider, my editor, who reads the chapters as he works on th
NickolasJames8

NickolasJames8

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My Parents

Well..i've been asked to explain it all so i am going to.   I will start with the less case scenario and build up   CASE 1 - My Dad   Raised in a care home from the age of 5. both parents died when he was five. he has worked all his life for everything and is a brilliant dad to me. i love him pieces. he is a very funny man and nothing else than honest. However , i cant tell him things. if i tell him stuff , he just goes ahead and tells mum. Thats why i dont trust him anymore , i never wan
Johnathan Colourfield

Johnathan Colourfield

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Yet another driving rant

This is what I encountered today while driving on the freeway:   A woman driving a white Lexus RX 350 SUV for about five miles with her left blinker flashing while she talked on her cell phone. She was blond.  
Mark Arbour

Mark Arbour

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What is love?

Love.   Call me a cynic, but I've never really understood society's obsession with 'love'.   I mean, I can understand physical attraction (mmm... let's engage in sexual intercourse), I can understand attachment (let's engage in sexual intercourse... again), and I can understand companionship (let's engage in sexual intercourse AND conversation), but what is this 'love' that we all aspire to?   I wouldn't ask, but I'm working on Chapter Six at the moment, and I'm beginning to realise that '
PlugInMatty

PlugInMatty

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Out with the old, in with the new

Although I'm not quite ready for it, the new story is coming up out of the depths of my imagination.   Sci-Fi this time. In the far distant future on a planet far, far away.   People live long lives due to nanotechnology's ability to continuously keep their bodies vibrant and viable. The protagonist, Martello Conger, dreams of living long enough to become King of the Planet even though he is seventy-third in line and realistically has little hope of achieving that august title. Barring some
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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What to do?

I am not sure what to do...   The Red Cross constantly calls me to donate blood... however, I cannot, unfortunatly give my blood, because I have had sex with another guy... What should I do?   I understand that they need the blood, but it is there fault that I cannot give blood, and it annoys me that they keep calling me and I have to keep lying to them.
Kurt

Kurt

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Are Old People Sages?

So I conducted a week-long seminar this week. The group was diverse in age, from young people just out of college to older people beyond 65. We were having a discussion and one of the older guys got into it with a younger woman. The topic was unimportant, but the undertones of their debate were.   The young lady stated her opinions logically, based on facts, and was quite impressive. The older man based his on perceptions. His attitude was one of condescension, his overall message being
Mark Arbour

Mark Arbour

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Clothes shopping.

So I've been giving myself a bit of a makeover lately.   My dress standards had never been all that terrible but, somewhere along the line, jeans and hoodies had become my default setting. And it was getting shit. And I was getting lazy. And god forbid, I was looking like some generic, suburban hetero. Like I should be in line at McDonalds, or walking to the newsagent to buy a copy of Sports Illustrated.   Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.   So armed with my tax refund and a wad of cash I'd been saving up (
PlugInMatty

PlugInMatty

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Midway madness

I've been very blog heavy this past week, I'll slow down so all you adoring fans can catch up.   However;   So today
thatboyChase

thatboyChase

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Drinking song!

So this evening I have been drinking a little!   Here is a song that I wrote!   I was walking on the river on the other side of town! (The Town!) I was walking on the river on the other side of town! (The Town!) I was walking on the river on the other side of town, and I drowned ( I drowned!), because I'm not Jesus (JEE-SUS!).   I sing the main part, and my friend sings the () part.   Cool, huh?     Happy days!   Good night and good luck!   Heel yeah!
Kurt

Kurt

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Take a picture, get a ticket

Speed cameras, those cameras that take a picture of your car when you're speeding..they suck. When these things first made their debut around here, they were set up at intersections to catch people who ran stop lights. That seemed reasonable. Fair even.   But then they started using them to catch people speeding, and that doesn't seem fair at all. I've always felt there was this implicit agreement about speed limits. They were kept artificially low, to make sure that the little old lady w
Mark Arbour

Mark Arbour

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Evacuate the Dance floor

Going to try and keep this brief. No use in prattling on about nothing.   So we went to LA to this gay club; Tigerheat. It is incredibly gay, beyond gay, tranny's, twinks, whatever is thin, blonde and is wearing a V neck. Its all there.   I'll be discussing a few things; 1) Clubbing/Scene 2) My "type" 3) Conclusion   1) Clubbing/Scene: I like clubbing, It is like a drug. It comes in good doses, but you can't OD cause YOU'LL DIE. I have not been to a club in maybe 4 months and going to this
thatboyChase

thatboyChase

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I Took Lacey's Color Test...

Tim's Existing Situation   "Organized and detail-oriented, he has a very precise and methodical manner. He needs relationships which offer him understanding, respect, and approval."   Tim's Stress Sources   "Needs to meet people who have the same high principals and values as himself, but finds the need unfulfilled. His need to feel dominate and superior leaves him feeling isolated and does not allow for him to give freely of himself. He would like to surrender and let go, but sees that as
Tiger

Tiger

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That depressing color quiz

Just checking in.   Truly, this quiz gives some depressing results, considering how warm the colors that I, at least, had to choose from.   ColorQuiz.com And the actual results: B1ue's Existing Situation   Needs excitement and constant stimulation. Willingly participates in activities that are thrilling and offer adventure.   B1ue's Stress Sources   "Unfulfilled hopes have left him feeling uncertain and even a little fearful about the future. Needs to feel secure and avoid further di
B1ue

B1ue

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