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AGE: 55
LOC: Duluth, MN
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: December 21

Greetings, one and all! I am first and foremost a musician, a guitar player since the age of thirteen, until a minor stroke in 2006 which more or less rendered my left hand useless for guitar playing, or typing for that matter. But I’ve always loved to write--songs, poems, stories, and since the stroke, I have focused more on writing, and presently have finished one novel, have two in the works, not to mention manuscripts of poetry, and song lyrics. I have also written a book of esoteric theology regarding ancient mysteries, UFOs, cryptozoology, and psychic phenomena. I love the English language and all its ambiguities and attempt to write as though I am painting a picture--I also paint watercolors, sketch, and  do collage. I enjoy pho…

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Novel Treatments / Dundy Sugarpops chapter two
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Dear Susanna, I developed as a writer in my high school years, during which time I was ardently praised and encouraged by my English teacher, and persuaded to read my stories aloud to the class. My classmates always enjoyed my work and I learned to write in such a way as to keep their attention by amusing them and interjecting little known facts and information. I am submitting a story for your perusal, entitled, Dundy Sugarpops, an endearing, heartwarming tale of a dachshund puppy named, Dun...
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Novel Treatments / Dundy Sugarpops
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Dear Susanna, I developed as a writer in my high school years, during which time I was ardently praised and encouraged by my English teacher, and persuaded to read my stories aloud to the class. My classmates always enjoyed my work and I learned to write in such a way as to keep their attention by amusing them and interjecting little known facts and information. I am submitting a story for your perusal, entitled, Dundy Sugarpops, an endearing, heartwarming tale of a dachshund puppy named, Dun...
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Flash Fiction / Mad Dog Phone Call
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That crazy dog is driving me out of my mind. It is a short drive, I know, but is this trip really necessary? It is getting so that I cannot even sit down for fear of her surprise thumbtacks and whoopie cushions, like the secret teeth and tongue of an overstuffed armchair. I am talking about my neighbor's stupid dog: That scrawny excuse of one man's best friend that yips and yaps and hypertrots around the block like a child's mechanical toy in heat--the dog that is playing all these practical...
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Flash Fiction / There Was An Old Lady Who Lived In A Pew
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Her name was Violet. She was 77 years old. She had been living in the pew for nearly two weeks. She had no place else to go. "How wonderful to see you, Violet." Mrs. White hugged her briefly and kissed her pale cheek. "How are you?" "I've been lonely," said Violet. "Oh, look at the time! I have to run, dear. Take care." It was a beautiful pew. Elaborate panels depicting the life of Christ were set in its massive oak sides. Violet loved to run her gnarled hands along the polished surface of t...
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Flash Fiction / Gorilla Memory
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P.O.E.T.S. Day was an end-of-the-week joke that allegedly originated in the Urology department. From there it spread like a disease to the other levels of the hospital, eventually coloring our conversations even in the hallowed surgical units on the seventh floor.It meant Friday, the day when everyone's attitude seemed to be, "Piss on everything, tomorrow's Saturday!" That particular P.O.E.T.S. Day the surgery schedule had been the bare bones of what it usually was, with no real flesh and bl...
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Humor/Satire / Winter's Insensitive Bastards
by Marvin
At first, I couldn't imagine what was going on, but the writer skillfully relates the action and suddenly it becomes clear. The writer invokes in the reader both astonishment and compassion. "The hidden children who giggle as they watch" were clearly seen in my mind's eye. The title of this piece is revealing of the perpetrator's feelings and emotions in the situatiuon, and is an excellent choice. I liked the writer's contrasting snowballs thrown at him with "the blue balls that burned on a ...
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Sci Fi & Fantasy / Into The Master's Lair - Chapter Sixteen and recaps
by SwordMistress
Thisis an endearing fantasy involving beautiful maidens, elves and wizards in a realm that is magical, populated predominantly by elves, where humans are despised as a lower race of creatures. 25-year old Lauriana Langhart, and her cousins have been brought to this realm for reasons they are unsure about.Trainers take them under their wings to help them discover their destinies. Lauriana's trainer, Mikell has dreamed about her for twenty five years and is in love with her before they even mee...
Journal, Diary, & Blogging / Delightfully Dotty to Emlyn Nardone
by chickiemcweird
This piece is an absolute delight! From beginning, "I am going crazy. Again." to, "Others are a minefield of emotional entanglement." I especially loved the reference to the character's inedible baking which she desires to perpetrate on someone. The way in which the story is written makes the reader feel as though it is a letter written for them personally. I emphasized with the loss of a loved one and understand how such an event can be hated, to the point of not being able to visit the grav...
Poetry / Fade To Black.
by candice
Interesting piece. Good descriptions, with fire being an excellent metaphor of the emotional turmoil involved in this failing relationship. The ending is somewhat confusing. The reader's emotional response would be better if the cheating partner were further delineated. I like the title of this poem.
Flash Fiction / Humanizing Hemingways
by chickiemcweird
Good story. I especially enjoyed the dream descriptions. "...even to those from whom she remained adrift..." is confusing. I loved the "elemental gypsy" and was angry with the male character's mistreatment of her. I did not care at all for the expressiom, "the asshole of Hell..." Not that I would censor the author, but that is an ugly phrase in an otherwise beautiful story. It was sad to read of this couple's uncoupling. I would like to see a sequel in which the heroine finds the exact opposi...
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