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:ranger: :2hands: :ranger: :2hands: :ranger: We are prepared to take drastic measures if the car scene is excised.... Steve

OOOOHHH!!! Sounds like a challenge CJ! the only question is, can the shy quiet lurker pull it off?? Steve

CJ! Just read your latest offering! I really enjoy your tongue in cheek approach to writing. I would very much equate this as your style. Its present in everything you have offered up so far. From the fun of No Shirt No Problem! to the nose thumbing of The Muse, and now you continue along with For the Love with the delightful description, in the driveway. You had me doing a double take there. I did notice however, in the first few lines you were telling action rather than showing it.

Congraats CJ! I can only hope to be as successful a lurker Steve

Just watched the video, definately see where the Freddie Mercury referance comes from, That aside, all of their videos, witch exception of I'm not Ok, are very ... Beautiful and rather visualy stunning... Helena was just morbidly beautiful...

theyre out here at HOB in hollywood tonight... sadly I will be on candy doody ( yeah I spelled that perfectly right!) That would have been awsome to see them in such a small venue

somehow, I'd never thought of being happy and bouncy and MCR in the same sentance; not matter how many commas. On another note, I do like Mama.. and the drum major, what can I say I'm visualy inclined ! Havent seen the video yet, which reminds me, when did they stop showing videos on MTV? Steve

Fisrt and formeost, joels muse is a @#*%$ ! I realy like the way cj thumbs his nose at the 'rules of writing' and had doen it in a very convincing way. I give my permision Cj, tell those 'experts' they dont know what they are talking about. I even more enjoy the spice he adds to the story by way of dashing archaic words in here and there... I cant recall the last time I read nay... It let me as a reader know just what kind of masterpiece poor Joel was seeking to achieve. Now for the over all metaphore the runs serpentine through the whole tale. Simply put, Authors, often are consumed by their own goal of perfection. What author out there hadn't scrapped something because it wasn't good enough, it wasn't perfect. I know I sure have! Makes you wonder what would have happened if poor Joel followed the KISS acronym... Kudos again CJ well written, superbly delivered, and most definately original! Steve

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negetive never sounded as bad as it does when that automated voice says it... thats most of the reason why I never call the bank number anymore ... - or (0.00) looks alot better then that faux female sounds...

... did you say cuties? ...

So today was interesting, not work, work was, well; a four letter word. I did however go in an hour early (5 am yikes!) So I was supposed to be able to get out of dodge by 1 in the afternoon. That didn

::Sigh:: into every life a little minded zellot must fall I guess... The harrassment policy sounds pretty effective. Any scholl saying they dont have a bullying problem is just a few acorns short of an Oak tree though. It happened when I was in elementry school its happening now that my niece is in the 1st grade. But as with most things if you refuse to see the problem there isnt one... Steve

Ok, I'll let whoever is reading this in on a little secret, I have odd dreams. Not just odd, but like bad acid trip dreams. Which kind of sucks cause I never did acid. They usualy involve Polar bears, eskimos , and flying Orca's. No I am not a fan of shamoo, but that overgrown tuna still creeps into my head at night. Anyhow, I just bring this up because I had a very wierd dream last night, wierder then the norm. It started with me argueing with the Milk vendor to pick up out of codes... Ok so a dream about work, while frustrating cause the Milk vendor isn't even close to being hot, not so bad. Its alot of back and forth me telling him to pick his crap up, him saying that there was too much. Finally I just told him he needed to get his supervisor there cause I wasn't going to argue with him anymore. So the supervisor shows up, and agrees to take back the few cases of milk that have gone out of code... So Far pretty unasumming for one of my dreams. Oddly enough, my walk-in cooler at work turned into the kitchen at my aunts house, where I used to live. Not only is the Milk superviosr there, But so is my Aunt, Uncle, Mom, my two sisters, and my cousin and her girlfriend... Ok so that was was wierd mind flip... but I go with it. I forget exactly what form of small talk was going on. But, My cousin points out a meteor (shooting star?) that flies across the sky, followed by another. The only difference is you can here these things as they whoosh overhead and they seem rather low. So low we had to crawl along the ground to get back indside my aunts house. This is where the dream takes a definate turn towards the twilight zone. Once inside I hear My mom calling for me, Shouting to look at the shooting star outside now. So I look out a window on the second floor of my Aunt's house. Its kinda hard to miss the 'shooting star' my mother is refering to. Its right there it front of the house, revolving slowly in the air. The only big problem I could see was that the other side of the street simply wasn't there anymore. It was gone. The world had broken up and we we're floating along through space on our own little Island. WOrse I remember rationalizing that we were going to run out of food. Or even worse air! Which I was surprised to find we still had honestly. Told you weird dreams... Like I was channeling Chris Van Allsburg or something. Well I hope you enjoyed the peek inside my head! Oh BTW! posted chapter 2 of Living in Surreality ENJOY!!!! Steve

HAPPY B"DAY Just wanted to throw my voice in with the crowd... Steve

Alright, So I just posted the first chapter of my ongoing rewrite. What was once Failure of the Heart has morphed into Living in Surreality. Im very interested in what everybody will think of it. What I have gotten back from my circle (darker, more sinister name pending ) has been very encuraging including the following bit I got from my editor concerning My worries about chapter five. Seriously an amazing story you have here! I can't wait to read more... you have this amazing ability to make everything seem surreal in the moment but then the emotion is very real. I can't help but smile when ever I read that, plus she helped with the whole nameing problem with that one little compliment. So Hugs to Viv Thanks for editing and putting up with me Now I hope the rest of you enjoy and send me a note letting me know, or if you dont shoot me a note and let me know whats wrong! Steve Well that was stupid! wrote this yesterday, forgot to publish... what can I say always a writer never a publisher...

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My frailty was you, perfectly damaged you. What was at first forever, slowly faded, into something more like maybe never. Yet I remained steadfast for you, shunning all else who came. For simply complicated you. Even when you said when we have nothing left to loose, I still remained true. I still do. I still do. My frailty is still you, and I have nothing left to lose, except, for perhaps you. The one thing I'd never wish to loose. That fate, however, has already come true. So now all I am left with is, my frailty of you. Did you think you were undeserving? Did I seem self serving? If either seemed true, it was neither of the two. It was always only you; impeccably, faulty, you. I loved my frailty of you. Somewhere I still do. I still do

Thanks Kevin! its good to be here! and well I might as well jump on the bandwagon because I always answered yes when my mother asked 'If all your friends jumped off a bridge would you too?' Heres a Fourth Welcome to Graeme! Steve

Thanks Graeme my one month aneversery just past! Ill admit I joined for the stories but the forum is awsome (insanity and all ) Also I have to mosey on over to your stories one was recommended to me. The title currently escapes me but Im sure Ill remeber it once I see it! Im on a must read list !?! Whooohoooooooooooo! Thanks I hope you enjoy everything I am able to offer. Mostly I hope you dont hold back if something strikes your ire! Bourbon is better Seriously chris I hope you enjoy! Let me know either way! Nuhuh He just knows a sexy bastard when he sees one (me of course!) HAHAHA ok that was bad I appologize! Thanks Vic! I look forward to being an active member! this place and the people here are GREAT! Insanity? just my kind of place.... I can acctualy try out that custom straight jacket now :wacko: <g> Steve

Hello GA! Just wanted to send a post saying a big hello to everyone who participates here! My name is Steve and I have trying my hand on and off at this writing thing for a few years. I used to write under the name blackheart on CRVboy and on Nifty. I was pleasently surprised at the number of people who remeber A shot of Bourbon. That made me feel good seeing its been three years since it was written. I also want to give a big thanks to the staff here at GA for all of the wonderful tools you guys have thought to provide and the feeling of mutual respect that runs through this place. I look forward to getting to know as many of you as I can, and helping out fellow writers where I can. once again thanks for this place, Steve