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SConley from Texas is reading Coin Locker Babies March 6, 2012 - 9:25am

Hi, some of you might know me. I've been looking around here and there since the site started and i've read several articles here. I noticed a couple of friends posting so i decided to join. I'm not sure if i'll do the workshop, i can't really justify spending money to do something i'm not even really doing right now anyway. My name is Stephen and i like long walks on the beach and cuddling and craft beers and i'm prone to fits of rage and i've been known to punch people with little to no provocation. Just kidding about the long walks.

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 9:43am

Hello Conley!

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry March 6, 2012 - 9:43am

@Conley:  where in Texas?

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SConley from Texas is reading Coin Locker Babies March 6, 2012 - 10:09am

I live around Houston. I visit Dallas a lot. My sister lives up there and a lot of my friends do too.

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SConley from Texas is reading Coin Locker Babies March 6, 2012 - 10:16am

Have you been to Rahr and Sons out there? You guys have a good Flying Saucer too.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry March 6, 2012 - 10:17am

Kick ass.  Used to date a girl that lived in Houston.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry March 6, 2012 - 10:18am

I've been to the Saucer.  My buddies like to talk about Rahr and Sons and pleasure themselves, so I'm sure it's good stuff.  I no longer partake, so all my knowledge is vicarious, but I understand there is a shitload of good beer both places.

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SConley from Texas is reading Coin Locker Babies March 6, 2012 - 10:30am

Well the Saucer has great food too.

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Stacy Kear from Bucyrus, Ohio lives in New Jersey is reading The Art of War March 6, 2012 - 6:51pm

Hi, I just made an account yesterday. I haven't figured the site out yet but signing up for the writers workshop seems the next step. Guess that is more of a question. When you submit or post your work and open it up to comments and criticisms do you actually get serious suggestions, critiques and or comments on how to improve your work? Thank you for the welcome, I hope to last longer than this infamous Linton.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 6:55pm

Stacy - WELCOME!

As for your question, yes.  You will get very serious critiques and suggestions.  The workshop is paid and most people take it very seriously (myself included).  I have learned so much since joining.  I highly recommend it to any and everyone.  You need a tough skin, because people will point out your flaws and weaknesses, but it will really help you.

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Stacy Kear from Bucyrus, Ohio lives in New Jersey is reading The Art of War March 6, 2012 - 7:11pm

Bit masochistic and critique is what I'm looking for not praise. Sounds great :-)

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 7:17pm

Awesome!  I can't wait to read some of your stuff!

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Brandon from KCMO is reading Made to Break March 6, 2012 - 7:18pm

I see a girls night out at Applebee's in your future.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 7:24pm

That is where the big LitReactor convention is being held, right?

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Chester Pane from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz March 6, 2012 - 7:46pm

@Rae: Glad to hear College life is keeping you busy. Can't be everywhere at once, we all know that. Pop in occasionally. Well, I see I missed you this last time.

@Stacy: If you have red hair, we burn those at the stake around these parts. Just kidding. Red heads are too pretty to burn. Plus they are already on fire, so what is the point. Just a waste of matches. That there is an example of what my reviews are generally like. Welcome. S&M? Hmmmm.

Applebees. God that place makes me sick.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry March 6, 2012 - 7:52pm

Went to Applebee's a couple weeks back.  Ordered a club sandwich, because you can't fuck up a club sandwich.  I'm pretty sure they boiled the club sandwich.  Everything was soggy and gross.  I am not as enthusiastic about Applebee's as I was before I had a stable income.

@Stacy:  Welcome!  If you start an introduction thread for yourself a man named Dave will come along and welcome you officially.

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 7:52pm

I got food poisoning from there twice.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 7:55pm

Panda - you went back after the first time?

I haven't been to a Applebees in years. 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry March 6, 2012 - 7:58pm

*an Applebee's

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 7:59pm

When they first started popping up they were good. Then I got food poisoning. I gave it another chance later and got sick again. I don't step anywhere near them now.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 8:00pm

@Utah - No, that place does not warrant my proper grammar. 

 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry March 6, 2012 - 8:04pm

That's a pretty serious hard-on you've got for Applebee's.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 8:05pm

Who? 

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 8:09pm

I love ribs and they had 5 dollar riblets.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry March 6, 2012 - 8:11pm

You.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 8:14pm

Me?

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 8:17pm

Who?

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 8:21pm

I almost died eating a riblet there once in high school.  I was with a group and I was trying to arrange a three way between my date, myself, and the waiter.  My date wasn't interested.  But he did have riblets.  They were disgusting!  I don't even know what they are.

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Chester Pane from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz March 6, 2012 - 8:24pm

Me.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 8:25pm

YOU!

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 8:27pm

Three way?

Yeah I don't know what they're made of. I don't want to know.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 8:30pm

Yeah.  It's where you have sex with three people instead of just two.  I wasn't able to make it happen that night.

 

I have a suspicion it isn't a rib.   

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 8:39pm

I couldn't picture you saying that that's why. But then again I don't know you very well at all.

I always wondered what Spam was made of. I heard it was pig shoulders at one point.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 8:41pm

Oh, I'm trouble.  Make no mistake.

Or I was 17 or 18 and willing to say basically anything.  One of those two things. 

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 8:50pm

Now I know. I like how mostly everyone here is open and shares.

Yeah people now think I'm a goodie two shoes and shy.

But for the people who knew me in high school they know that all I did was cause trouble. I almost got kicked out several times and used to run away from home a lot.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 8:51pm

Aw!  That is sad!  

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 9:02pm

Yeah it got really bad, but I got myself together halfway through Junior year.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 6, 2012 - 9:04pm

Well that is good.  Those teen years can be really tough. 

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 9:12pm

Yeah they're rough.

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Stacy Kear from Bucyrus, Ohio lives in New Jersey is reading The Art of War March 6, 2012 - 9:20pm

@Brandon, liked Out of Time but that won't stop me from flagging your comment as offensive. :-)

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Nikki Guerlain from Portlandia March 6, 2012 - 9:44pm

Could someone please point me to the discotheque?

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Brandon from KCMO is reading Made to Break March 6, 2012 - 10:03pm

You mean 'Out of Touch'? That's the one I did.

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aliensoul77 from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall. March 6, 2012 - 11:25pm

I thought you did "Out of Time" that movie with Johnny Depp.

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closure from Australia is reading The Ghormenghast Trilogy, by Mervyn Peake March 6, 2012 - 11:34pm

Hey all,

I'm new. I signed up when Litreactor launched (because I used to lurk over at The Cult), but I didn't really log in much until early this year. I spammed a couple of things in Jan and Feb of the Flash Me! thread, but that's about it. I felt it was about time I said hello :)

I am a sporadic logger-innerer rather than a constantly-hammering-the-forums-guy, just because of my life habits. That tends to mean I lurk rather than take part in discussions, but if something piques my interest I'll generally post a slice of my mind.

I am working on a bunch of writing projects in my 'spare time', and on here you will generally find me chucking stuff on the Flash Me! thread. And I signed up for WAR, so we will see how that goes.

Oh, and I am from Australia, mate. G'day!

I posted in the I'm Alive thread, in case you want to know about my favourite smells and such: http://litreactor.com/discuss/im-alive-march-edition?page=2#comment-48651

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Chester Pane from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz March 6, 2012 - 11:37pm

I seek closure. I am just going to follow you around now.

Just kidding.

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 6, 2012 - 11:58pm

Out of Time was the license plate of the DeLorean in Back to the Future. But it was spelled Outta Time.

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly March 7, 2012 - 1:41am

edit* wrong thread

 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner March 7, 2012 - 3:04am

Welcome closure, start a new intro thread, Dave will give you a special badge.

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly March 7, 2012 - 4:06am

Drop the "real" and be "The Matt"

 

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Stacy Kear from Bucyrus, Ohio lives in New Jersey is reading The Art of War March 7, 2012 - 4:55am

*oops Out Of Touch, redhead cover - that's the one. Sorry