Below are the most recent 18 friends' journal entries.

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
writers_guild [ bigmo76 ]	9:20a	a very short short story He knew the relationship was doomed the moment she got out of bed and began praying loudly. She was in fact louder than she had been throughout their hour long bout of love making. Well, he thought it had been love making. But as he listened to her at the foot of the bed with her hands clasped together so tightly that her knuckles were white and her eyes clamped shut as she swayed back and forth slowly in her nakedness, he learned that he was wrong. "Oh dear Lord," she called out so loudly that ne nearly fell out of the bed, "please take us into your loving bosom and forgive us the wanton carnality of our acts in your divine presence. Know, oh mighty God, that it was not my wish to transgress so egriously. I did not wish to indulge in drink and flesh..." And that's how it went for ten minutes; her espousing to an appearantly angry and bitter god how terribly wicked and evil they both were but oh golly gee, Mr Jesus, I sure hope you'll forgive us. Meanwhile, he slowly crawled deeper into the relative safety and comfort the down comforter his grandmother had made for him and wondered what she'd say about him now. "...and I certainly did not expect or grant him permission to stick his finger in my ass, Jesus," she said. "And while the sex was fantastic, for that alone you may smite him however you see fit." "So, you won't be staying for pancakes then?" he said with a sigh. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 21st, 2009
writers_guild [ spy_a_rainbow ]	10:29a	Set Yr Little Hands On Fire This is a piece of flashfic - roughly 500 words long. It addresses vaguely the idea of being gender queer, transitioning, coming of age, and generally being a miserable young adult. The subject's name is Kyle. ( skinny hands, bony wrists, spindly fingers ) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
writers_guild [ mapaden ]	11:23a	Love Me, Love Me Another Poem. ( Read more... ) (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
writers_guild [ ange_de_vin ]	3:01p	“Weren’t you trained never to point a gun at your partner?”   ( Read more... ) (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
writers_guild [ beres_ford ]	8:52p	Constructive Critism: I've just thought when asked to look through something for someone that beyond the basic point of grammar and spelling/plot (eg something doesn't make sense or continuity) mistakes what else should people be looking for? I'm probably going to be looking through stories/film scripts in the future but it just occured to me that there could be more I should be looking for. And I don't quite know what it is. Any suggestions? (4 Comments |Comment on this)
writers_guild [ mapaden ]	10:24p	And another poem! :) ( Wicked ) (Comment on this)
writers_guild [ mapaden ]	9:00p	Anthem Hello. I'd really love some feedback and have been disappointed with the lack of feedback from Facebook. Haha. So I figured this would be the best place to go! Here's to a long and fruitful relationship! I think this poem is one of my best. ( Anthem ) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
sfwriters [ cloudscudding ]	7:19p	SF/F/H Winter Holiday Contest x-posted a little, for obvious reasons Spec the Halls, my contest for winter holiday-themed science fiction, fantasy, or horror (stories, poetry, art, or other creative works), closes to submissions Friday, December 18th. So far we have only a dozen or so submissions, so if you submit a good piece, the odds of winning are relatively high! Or go there to enjoy the entries. http://www.aswiebe.com/specthehalls.html Spec the Halls: A Winter Celebration of the Weird and the Fantastic http://www.aswiebe.com/specthehalls.html (Comment on this)
writers_guild [ erozar ]	4:22p	The Last True Protectors This is a story I started working on while listening to Last of the Wilds by Nightwish. It is about faeries. I would like feedback. Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes. I do not always catch them all. ~*~*~*~ ( The Last True Protectors ) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
writers_guild [ femaelstrom ]	6:26p	I hope this is applicable and that someone comments.... I've been doing a lot of reading recently and it's made me very anxious to try and start writing again. I really enjoy. and would be looking to write some thing mythology/fantasy based, but the more I research the more I feel like everything has been done. Or, at least that there's a definite pattern in what stories/characters get used. Vampires would be the best example. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions or knew of any useful resources/places to look that might help me think and possibly widen my options? Grateful wouldn't even cover my response if so. (17 Comments |Comment on this)
writers_guild [ seiferre ]	12:22a	[First Post!] Of Acid and Marshmallows Title: Of Acid and Marshmallows Author: seiferre Genre: Fantasy, Children's, Humor Rating: G Critique: If you would like to. :3 Mostly I'm just posting to share, but I'd like to see some comments. Summary: Marshmallows don't consider it suicide. Author's Note: This was mostly written for fun; I didn't intend for it to go the way it did, but I was satisfied with it. I wrote it for my sister. ( ...He was a marshmallow – sweet and fattening and perfect for hot chocolate... ) Current Mood: groggy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
writers_guild [ dragons_kin ]	11:01p	A Wild Song This is my first post on any kind of community site. I hope this goes alright. Title: A Wild Song Word Count: 386 Rating: G Summary: Play me. Play me a song rich and deep. The violin. The violin wanted her to play its song... (Suddenly the stage with the light cast on her vanished, and her hands and her mind played a melody atop a broken tower...) Current Mood: confused Current Music: Moon Light by Yamashita Tomohisa (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, December 14th, 2009
epicfantasy [ machinarex ]	5:45p	Some of you may have noticed that there are a lot of trees in INDIGO SPRINGS. Most are huge, contaminated, crazily overgrown trees, located near the center of the magical spill in Oregon and full of mutated animals to boot. Ever felt a tad bit guilty about the effects your reading passions may have upon the ecosystem? Well, so has A.M. Dellamonica (aka planetalyx) so she's hosting a little challenge. And while I may be a new aquaintence of hers here (completely coincidentally she happened to be a "real life" friend of a friend!) I can say without any coersion from her that this is easily my favorite book of 2009. If you haven't read it yet, check it out! "A lot of trees also went into the making of INDIGO SPRINGS, the physical artifact. Put another way, books (of the non "e" kind, anyway) are made of forest. In recognition of this fact, I am planting twenty-five trees, through Eco-Libris, an organization that plants trees in Nicaragua, Belize, Honduras, Panama and Malawi. Here's a snippet from their web site: We don't believe in preaching doom and gloom. It’s not our style. We do believe in taking action and in the power of small changes to make a big impact. How is this a contest? Here's the answer: whenever Eco-Libris plants a tree on your behalf, you get a sticker to put inside the book, to indicate you've balanced it out. I have these stickers in hand. I'm going to autograph them and send them to the first twenty-five people to: 1) Tweet or otherwise post this contest announcement. 2) Let me know: e-mail me your mailing address c/o alyx (at) sff (dot) net so I can send out the autographed sticker. *FYI, this one's open to anyone. I'll let you know when the contest closes. Twenty five books, twenty-five trees. Spread the word, folks, and thanks!" (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
writers_guild [ coryopolis ]	11:28a	My first post! Hello! wait, reverse that. So, I have a story in my heart (don't we all). But as I sat down to start it out I felt like I was pacing the story too quickly, I've put what I've written so far in the cut but it isn't much about three paragraphs. I didn't want to continue until I got some feedback about the pace, the content, all that jazz. So please, check it out! ( Mirror ) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 14th, 2009
writers_guild [ guardiancastiel ]	3:01p	Writing Out Your Life I was wondering if anyone believes its good to incorporate things that are actually going in your life into your story/stories? Is it good to give your character "your problems" and see how they would deal with them? Would it help you through the tough times or just make everything more difficult to express? (13 Comments |Comment on this)
writers_guild [ mardufemme ]	6:10a	Landline It sits on my tiled floor, the same replicated in the next room, the next, and the next. Beige fiberglass monolith, thrill me with your timeless ring. Landline, come alive now as the one who lines my mind and my heart calls to share his own. I've gone and lost my cellular, thank god. Talking heads all around me regain the color of real flesh to communicate souls full of longing and vision. It's nice losing your phone. Empty of plastic vibrations, my pocket cradles my right hand. Now. Now. Now. Now I am here. I am here now. I am not wasting time. (Comment on this)
epicfantasy [ sensorglitch ]	1:19p	U.S. border guards arrest author Peter Watts Source Published On Sat Dec 12 2009 For Peter Watts, life can be stranger than science fiction. Watts – who has written six such books – was on his way back to Toronto last Tuesday after helping a friend move to the U.S. Before crossing the Blue Water Bridge into Sarnia, American customs officers pulled him over. He says when they began rifling through his car and luggage, he got out. They ordered him back in the car; he asked what was going on. What happened next has become the talk of the blogosphere: Watts too has waded in on it, posting that he was assaulted, punched in the face, pepper-sprayed and thrown in jail for the night, only to find that he was the one charged – with assaulting a customs officer. Customs officials told the Star Watts was given directions "and became non-compliant...he did not follow directions and a physical altercation" ensued. An officer with the Port Huron police told the local newspaper that Watts "angrily" got out of the rental car and when he refused to get back in, they tried to cuff him and he became "aggressive." In the melee, police said, Watts "choked" a customs officer. "As a result of that he was detained and turned over to local authorities," says Ronald Smith, chief customs and border protection officer at Blue Water, adding officers were conducing "outbound operations" stopping and inspecting vehicles after the toll booths but before they hit Canadian customs. Watts empatically denies any such action. "I can state categorically that I did not choke anybody, I did not use profanity and did not raise my voice, I did not initiate any physical contact," says Watts, who is also a marine biologist with a PhD in zoology. "All I basically did was use words to ask what was going on." Now, friends are raising funds online to help Watts to help him cover his legal costs, which he says are overwhelming for someone who makes a living as an author. Fellow sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow, who blogged about the incident at boingboing.net, chipped in $1,000 right off the bat – and while no one will say how much has been raised in total, friend David Nickle said it's enough to get Watts through the first hurdle. Should the case go to trial, friends will arrange a fundraiser. "It's a bit like trying to figure out the mindset of a grizzly bear," Watts said when asked why officers attacked him. Watts' next court appearance is Dec. 22. If eventually convicted, it's a felony charge that could see him imprisoned for two years and a possible fine of up to $2,000. Watts had driven to Nebraska with a friend to help a retired University of Toronto professor move there, but their rental car had broken down. The two were driving a replacement car the rental agency had provided in the U.S. After the incident, Watts' friend was arrested and interrogated, but not charged. Watts, however, spent the night in jail, in the standard orange jumpsuit, and was released the next day on $5,000 bail. He was dropped off across the border at Canadian customs, without his coat – it was in the car, which was impounded – during a winter storm. Watts is overwhelmed by the online donations, and jokes that while most people must be supportive, "it's quite possible that some people think I'm a ...jerk, but they hate homeland security more." If more money is raised than he needs, it will be donated to charity, he said. Among the many comments posted at boingboing.net, are some suggesting Watts must have had an attitude when dealing with customs. "The question is what is attitude?" he said. "I've been told by cops in the system that the mere act of getting out of a car, the mere act of taking any action at all, not simply responding to an order...is considered attitude...what they take offence to is not necessarily what anyone else would find offensive." (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
writers_guild [ takatohedgehog ]	1:50p	Welcome to Hell So NaNo is over for 2009 and I've been revising and editing what I wrote for it. I was hoping to get some critique on what I've written so far. I have no illusions about my writing (as far as I'm concerned, it sucks), and would like help on sentence structure and dialogue. Please don't be afraid to be harsh in your criticism. Title: Welcome to Hell Author: takatohedgehog Rating: PG-15 Warnings: none Posted at: cupcake_writer Word Count: 2,071 Synopsis/summary: Every God and Goddess has to go to school. Hades is no exception. For third years at Olympia Academy it's 'that year' - the year they discover what they'll be presiding over for the rest of eternity. For some it will be a year they will never forget, and for others it will be a year they would rather not remember... When Hades and subsequently the school learn that he will be presiding over Hell, he is shunned. Soon it seems that even his brother Poseidon has abandoned him. The only ones who don't do this are Loki - Hades' roommate, a mischievous exchange student from Scandinavia - and Bastet, a level headed cat Goddess attending the Academy from Egypt. Both whom eventually become the future ruler of the dead's best, and only, friends. A ski trip to Mount Vesuvius during the winter holidays soon uncovers a much more sinister plot. Persephone is being targeted by an unknown force; completely unaware of the danger she's in. With the help of his friends, can Hades prove his innocence in the downfall of Pompeii and warn the school in time to rescue Persephone from the unknown threat? Or does he have to dive in headfirst with only Loki and Bastet keeping him afloat and hope for the best? ( preface and excerpt under here ) Current Mood: busy (3 Comments |Comment on this)