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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter March 17, 2013 - 8:44pm

I wish I could join in now because of the prompt.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 17, 2013 - 9:10pm

Well, they aren't going through the workshop so you don't need points.  Why not join in?

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter March 17, 2013 - 9:48pm

I'll let Tom and Sean decide if they want my chicken feather ass in their battle. Otherwise I will write my awesome honey badger story and stroke it lovingly. Ironically enough, it will be a part of my short story collection.

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA March 17, 2013 - 9:53pm

Step in chickenass. Walk that chickeny ass through the doors of history and fight for the glory of chickenasses everywhere.

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sean of the dead from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed Ayres March 17, 2013 - 9:54pm

Cool by me, good luck BOTH of you

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter March 17, 2013 - 10:05pm

HURRAH!

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drea from Rural Alberta, Canada is reading between the lines March 18, 2013 - 8:27am

OH! This calls so hard for an Arrested Development chicken montage.

 

 

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter March 18, 2013 - 12:35pm

This is super exciting, with three badass honey badger stories on the way. 

I don't even care if I lose. I love the protagonist of my story too damn much for pride.

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On March 19, 2013 - 10:23am

It's official: Thunderdome is FAR uglier than WAR! Beautiful! Where will these tales be posted, on this thread or the workshop?

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig March 19, 2013 - 10:47am

One of my favorite moments with my family was when I got to use the line "Has anyone in this family ever even seen a chicken?" in context.

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter March 19, 2013 - 10:48am

They'll be in a thread this time, no workshopping. It'll pretty much be exactly like a WAR matchup, but instead it'll be called Beyond Thunderdome and there will be three of us duking it out.

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA March 19, 2013 - 6:00pm

Just had my story concept come singing along at me from out of the blue. And here I thought it was looking to be a wash. Hah! Here we go.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 20, 2013 - 5:08am

Hey - just to let you cuties know, you can send your story to me Sunday night.  I won't post them until Monday morning.  I have awkward rules about the internet. 

So if you would like to extend that deadline to midnight, I wouldn't care, but that's up to you.

Also, if you don't remember my email address from the War, please message me and I'll give it to you.

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Frank Chapel from California is reading Thomas Ligotti's works March 20, 2013 - 2:48pm

I wanna play!

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Frank Chapel from California is reading Thomas Ligotti's works March 20, 2013 - 2:57pm

I wanna play!

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Frank Chapel from California is reading Thomas Ligotti's works March 20, 2013 - 2:59pm

I wanna play!

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Frank Chapel from California is reading Thomas Ligotti's works March 20, 2013 - 3:01pm

That was not intentional

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Wonder Woman from RI is reading 20th Century Ghosts March 20, 2013 - 3:33pm

Oooh, this'll be shiny! 

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics March 21, 2013 - 9:13am

Firefly reference FTW.

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Renfield from Hell is reading 20th Century Ghosts March 21, 2013 - 4:05pm

So who wants to dance?

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics March 21, 2013 - 7:04pm

Just watching that made my pancreas hurt.

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sean of the dead from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed Ayres March 22, 2013 - 12:24pm

I feel like we are supposed to talk shit or something...so, um, yeah, I'm slowly trudging my way through this story. Kinda feel like a third wheel now that it has become the original challenge participants as well as me, so I hope I destroy the both of you.

P.S. "talking shit" during a writing contest kind of feels like Revenge of the Nerds II when Gilbert gets injured playing chess. That said, my present participle is going to kick the shit out of your prepositional phrase! Awwww SNAP!

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt March 22, 2013 - 12:45pm

Renfield - Were you actually challenging someone? If so, I'm your Huckleberry.

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Renfield from Hell is reading 20th Century Ghosts March 22, 2013 - 1:17pm

@Sound - I challenge thee!!

 

 

 WE WILL BATTLE THE DEATH. Your death, in particular. Figuratively.

Okay. No more gifs.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland March 22, 2013 - 1:24pm

Prompt:

I know Renee was anxious to issue a prompt so I contacted her and she is not near a computer so she gave me the authority (Demanded me) to issue you guys her GIF from page 53 of this thread as a prompt.

The one with the high dancing girl.

Good day.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt March 22, 2013 - 1:50pm

Oh, yeah. Renfield, prepare to suffer a slow, horribly choreographed death.

 

Are you ok if we follow the same conditions as Sean/Bek/Martin's battle? (No workshop, two weeks, annonymous poll). I'm not currently a member, and wouldn't have no where near the required points to post up two drafts.

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Renfield from Hell is reading 20th Century Ghosts March 22, 2013 - 1:59pm

Yeah let's do that.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland March 22, 2013 - 2:04pm

You could send your stories to me and I could create a poll for you guys if you want, figured I'd take a little bit of the load off Jessica. The war just ended and she's already posting stories and polls again.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt March 22, 2013 - 2:27pm

Sure, ok. I can post it myself also.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland March 22, 2013 - 2:32pm

That'll work if Ren wants to send you his story, so you can post them anonymously. Just let me know what you guys want to do.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 22, 2013 - 3:10pm

Sure, ok. I can post it myself also.

 

And finally someone realizes this.  Good work, Sound.

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA March 22, 2013 - 9:24pm

I'm not ready to trash talk yet. My story's 1/3rd of the way done and I'm at that point where I feel it could go one way or the other. Every story hits me like this- "ohhh boy, this is the one where everyone can see that I'm a hack." 

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter March 22, 2013 - 9:29pm

MINE IS AMAZING!

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA March 22, 2013 - 9:31pm

There's a magic to mine that I can sense, and it's just over the hill. I just have to find the right coloring for everything and I've got something special.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland March 22, 2013 - 9:44pm

Bek is amazing and Tom is special.

I've been busy, but equally thirsty since war is over and I'm finishing up some things. I can't help but notice Mr. Frank Chapel seems eager to join the fun.

I appologize for not responding sooner, but I'm game.

I challenge thee Frank Chapel

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On March 22, 2013 - 10:04pm

Nice, Riley!

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt March 22, 2013 - 10:14pm

Do I have to wait till Frank accepts to prompt you?

 

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt March 22, 2013 - 10:29pm

 

Assuming it's cool to prompt you guys, here it is.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland March 22, 2013 - 10:47pm

I saw the prompt before he accepted. Might give me an advantage, but I think it's his wheelhouse. I'm down if he is.

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter March 23, 2013 - 11:28am

You're no third wheel, Sean. You kept this fucking battle ALIVE.

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Renfield from Hell is reading 20th Century Ghosts March 23, 2013 - 11:41am

More like a training wheel than a third wheel.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry March 23, 2013 - 4:05pm

I love the spirit in this room.

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig March 23, 2013 - 5:09pm

I seriously can't wait to see what stories come of that spazzy gif.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt March 23, 2013 - 5:48pm

I'll try not to disapoint. One idea so far, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to go anywhere with it. 

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On March 23, 2013 - 6:22pm

Sound, I love that prompt. 

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland March 23, 2013 - 6:32pm

I do too Dino! I think I got drunk and professed my love for that prompt to Sound personally last night lol. Thing is I've tried not to look at it all day, because I still have no word from Frank. I have no idea what I'll write but I love looking at that picture.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt March 23, 2013 - 7:26pm

You should PM him. Or challenge Dino instead. Haha

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter March 24, 2013 - 9:15am

Today's the day, boys!

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA March 24, 2013 - 9:47am

I'm ready. Just kidding. 1/3rd of it left to write, lots of editing, and I have dinner with a friend at 5. I'm either going to get more or less confident shortly, just haven't decided which.

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA March 24, 2013 - 5:26pm

Is there an official cutoff for time tonight that I'm not aware of or is it just "tonight"?