Peer review


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I do not feel bad posting this: So after I was done, I took a moment to feel that good, sleepy feeling you get after you come, and then I got on my clothes, waved bye, and was on my way. That was a paragraph in a short story I am reviewing for class tomorrow. […]

February 16, 2009

Six word story


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I get the feeling that one of our maintenance guys does not understand the concept of a door-knock. He keeps knocking on the door and walking away before I can answer it. He is usually half way up the stairs and has to stop and turn around to talk to me. Also, I was given […]

February 11, 2009

Flash Fiction


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My father was the first person to hand me and my brother a beer. We were only fourteen and fifteen when he did. He said to us, ‘Boys, you’re going to drink sometime. I guess it is best that I am here to watch you so you don’t do nothing stupid.’ On my 21st birthday […]

February 9, 2009

Nom nom nom nom


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I am, and have been since Tuesday, officially declared as an English major with an emphasis on creative writing. I am not sure if you know the joy that comes with being able to say that. I have been undeclared for the past two and a half semesters. For a while it was because I […]

February 8, 2009

3rd Person Limited Narrative – Chair Shopping


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She had wanted a new chair for some time. The chair that they had needed to be replaced, it was worn through in places and there were stains that would never come out. Plus, the old one doesn’t fit with the new decor in the room and there is no other place in the house […]

February 8, 2009

Character Sketch – Writer


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He wore a watch. He always needed to know the time, though he never had any particular place to be. If he had some place to go, he’s positive that he wouldn’t be late. Today, a glance at his watch made the fedora that rested lightly upon his head move from its habitual place. He […]

February 8, 2009

Charles Wright


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May the Angels lead thee into Paradise; may the Martyrs receive thee at thy coming and take thee to Jerusalem, the holy city. May the choirs of the Angels receive thee, and mayest thou with once poor Lazarus, have rest everlasting. Amen. The grass still had dew upon it, the sun hadn’t risen enough to […]

February 7, 2009

What if it did work


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I was going over some code today at work, cleaning it up and making it work with the new system I am implementing, and I came across something like this: <strong><img src=”http://whatever/something.jpg”><strong> Apparently someone wanted to put emphasis on a picture by making it bold?

February 4, 2009

Simple English


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I just was glancing over the various languages that Wikipedia has to offer and I saw Simple English. These are more or less dumbed down versions of the normal English articles. Each one gets the basics across but without confusing jargon. Is it wrong that I prefer these pages to the normal English pages?

February 1, 2009