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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 February 17, 2012 - 3:15pm

Uh, no. It doesn't work out. She doesn't even speak to me anymore!

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 17, 2012 - 3:15pm

...but they aren't funny...

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 17, 2012 - 3:15pm

Yeah, I think your hair looks pretty stupid as well.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 3:16pm

Mmm.  You know, Avery, you have been taking a lot of things very seriously the last couple days.  I dasn't conjecture, really.

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 17, 2012 - 3:16pm

Whoa!!!! Wait a darn second. When did I get in on this mancrush?

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 17, 2012 - 3:17pm

Well, Utah, it's probably your fault.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 3:17pm

@Matt.  Okay, then.  But the sleeping arrangements are pole to pole or hole to hole.  Never pole to hole.

@Nick.  Yeah?  Well I've cut mine since that picture!  And changed shirts.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 3:18pm

@Avery:  knew I should have been focusing more on cardio.

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 February 17, 2012 - 3:18pm

NEVER CROSS THE STREAMS.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 17, 2012 - 3:19pm

@Utah -Exactly.

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 17, 2012 - 3:20pm

Avery this is my sense of humor. It isn't for everyone. Just know that I'm not trying to be a dick or malicious towards you. I don't even know you well enough to try being malicious. Nor am I trying to pick a fight. It's just humor. Don't censor me. Please.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 3:20pm

Well, at least give it a good name.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 3:21pm

@Diaz:  what the fuck is wrong with you and Matt having an ab-crush on me?  Don't hate.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 17, 2012 - 3:23pm

And don't try and resist it.  Totally useless.

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 17, 2012 - 3:24pm

Just learn to like it.

Sweet dreams dear prince...lol

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 3:24pm

Word.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 17, 2012 - 3:25pm

@Joe, as classic as it was creepy. Bravo.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 17, 2012 - 3:25pm

"Well, at least give it a good name."

I missed this one.  Who and What?

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 17, 2012 - 3:26pm

Side note- I think my memoirs suck.....who came up with the 8 hours of madness challange anyway! 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 3:27pm

I've totally lost the direction I was going with that.

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 17, 2012 - 3:27pm

He was talking about my penis.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 17, 2012 - 3:27pm

Ah well.

Next time. 

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies February 17, 2012 - 4:02pm

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Renfield from Hell is reading 20th Century Ghosts February 17, 2012 - 5:13pm

Side note- I think my memoirs suck.....who came up with the 8 hours of madness challange anyway!

 

 

Hey, I've got stuff to do. Any objections moving the writing time back a bit? 12AM-8AM? I've written a title so far. 8 hours is a good challenge, but I need a solid 8 hours devoid of other life stuff. What you think? (I'll have to do it anyway.)

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 5:51pm

I've seen a couple posts on the site that people are looking for a massive battle-fest where we all do battle and one person comes out on top at the end. 

Now there is one. 

WAR:  The (Un)Official LitReactor Battle Tournament thread.

Grab your sap and your heater.  Make war.

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 17, 2012 - 5:58pm

Hey, Utah, what's up man? Making progress?

If you need inspiration, I think there's a story in the workshop that was working off the same prompt.

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 17, 2012 - 5:59pm

So, this time it's for real, and official when I say:

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

Anyone going to be butt hurt that I am 82 words over the 2500 word limit with my 8 hours of madness battle? I doubt Renfield will care, but since it is my first battle, might as well check. 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 6:03pm

@Nick:  progress is good.  It'll be up by deadline.  Could have been up by 9ish, but I spent the last two hours putting together the giant fantastic LitReactor massive battle, so it'll be closer to later.  But we're good. 

Here I come.

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 17, 2012 - 6:07pm

Good to hear. I figured you'd get it in by deadline. That's why I didn't hit you with:

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 17, 2012 - 6:14pm

Nkwiczy, I completely forgot about that. Give that man a klondike bar.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 6:48pm

This is for you, Nick.

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Chester Pane from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz February 17, 2012 - 6:49pm

That would be awesome to have a March Madness bracket.

And a Spinach Party at the end.

Is that a euphemism?

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 6:51pm

@Chester:  Well, there sorta is a March Madness bracket.  It's just the first round.  You should enter.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 17, 2012 - 7:14pm

I just really like spinach.

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Chester Pane from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz February 17, 2012 - 8:15pm

@Utah: Yes, I just realized your War thread. I will have to think on that one. Although I would LOVE to, I am trying to focus and am in the middle of a substantial restoration which keeps me from the pen. But good job on that, a good idea whose time has come.

@Jessica: Me too. An excellent food. We have it a couple of times a week in one form or another.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 17, 2012 - 8:23pm

@Chester - so do we.  I basically shove spinach into dishes randomly.  Actually...I think I shoved it into my battle story randomly as well. 

If anyone wants the recipe in that story, just ask.  It's real and it is yummy.  I made it sound unappealing there, but in real life, shut up, it rocks.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 9:01pm

Nick, I'm comin fo dat ass!

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 17, 2012 - 9:06pm

Are we playing EST gameclock or TexasTimezone?

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 17, 2012 - 9:11pm

wow, you went with prison too?

Poser.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 9:12pm

But the estrangement has nothing to do with prison.

 

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 17, 2012 - 9:14pm

Well, fair enough. (If I had read the thing yet I would have posted a review, give me a break, I'll get it up soon).

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 9:14pm

And I figured I'd just go with EST.  If I didn't I'd put it off and get tired and eventually turn it in without an ending and feel like a cheap whore.  And it didn't seem fair for me to capitalize on the extra hour.

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human February 17, 2012 - 9:14pm

I had part of a spinach/cheese crepe today Avery.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 9:15pm

Any moratorium against reading each other's story?  Cause I look forward to reading yours, being a fan and all.

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 17, 2012 - 9:24pm

I was already working on my LBL.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 17, 2012 - 9:25pm

Oh.  Shit.  Well, here I go. 

And thanks.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 18, 2012 - 2:07am

Where the hell is Renfield!? 8 hours. 8 HOURS! 

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Chester Pane from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz February 18, 2012 - 2:17am

Rennie.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 18, 2012 - 2:21am

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!