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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King July 6, 2012 - 2:35pm
A Lady on the Streets
58% (11 votes)
Alister's Magnets
42% (8 votes)
Total votes: 19

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King July 6, 2012 - 2:37pm

I can't remember if this is supposed to be public or private.  I made it public.  If I need to change it...you know...tell me.

 

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 6, 2012 - 2:40pm

I think public, so anyone can vote?

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 6, 2012 - 5:18pm

How can I see the results? It's just giving me the option to vote..

 

Or does that mean no one's voted yet?

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 6, 2012 - 5:30pm

At the top, above the thread title there is a "results" button. But it will also show you if you vote. I voted, because I am shamless, so to even the playing feild, you should vote. And no one but me has voted. No one cares about our need for validation. Sigh.

In other news, my mom borrowed my computer and left herself logged into Facebook. I somehow created an account for her and can't log it out. Good thing I have two browsers. Sigh, again. What a day.

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 6, 2012 - 5:31pm

Oh...someone else HAS voted!!!!!

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Stacy Kear from Bucyrus, Ohio lives in New Jersey is reading The Art of War July 6, 2012 - 5:33pm

Good stories, good luck.

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 6, 2012 - 7:22pm

Oh, but wait. It looks like they accidentally voted for the wrong story. Should I contact the admin? :)

 

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 6, 2012 - 7:49pm

Hahaha! Tied now...

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 6, 2012 - 11:40pm

Bump

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 7, 2012 - 12:42pm

Bump again. Close race!!!

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 7, 2012 - 3:03pm

Wow, tied again! 

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RoaringJen from PDX is reading The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March July 7, 2012 - 3:30pm

Bump!

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Constant Reader from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my life July 7, 2012 - 4:41pm

Both really good final drafts - Sound's draft was most improved, but it's hard to compete with Sparrow's morally ambiguous nihilism. Who will win?

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 8, 2012 - 2:11am

Let's be honest, everyone LOVES moral ambiguity. Amirite? :D

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Constant Reader from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my life July 8, 2012 - 2:58am

No. I love only nihilism.

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 8, 2012 - 10:27am

haha..and I'm left in the dust!

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 9, 2012 - 12:36am

Bump.

 

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King July 9, 2012 - 7:47am

Only 11 votes?  Come on, guys! 

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 9, 2012 - 12:09pm

Bring on the pity votes! :)

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry July 9, 2012 - 12:11pm

Come on, voting is so much easier than reviewing! 

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 10, 2012 - 1:23pm

I feel conflicted about asking people to vote, because...well...if no one else votes...I WIN! But I do want a fair fight (kinda) and this thing is open until Friday, yeah? Come on people.

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RoaringJen from PDX is reading The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March July 10, 2012 - 3:03am

Just another bump.

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 10, 2012 - 3:59pm

Bump Bump.

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Jose F. Diaz from East Coast is reading short novels by various authors that change so much it isn't worth posting here. July 10, 2012 - 11:47pm

To the top!

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RoaringJen from PDX is reading The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March July 11, 2012 - 2:18am

I feel conflicted about asking people to vote, because...well...if no one else votes...I WIN! But I do want a fair fight (kinda) and this thing is open until Friday, yeah? Come on people.

Don't feel conflicted. If it was meant to be, then yeah. I think I might have voted for you. Oh yes I did!

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 11, 2012 - 2:19am

LOL, if you're the person who just voted, then you didn't ;) But it's cool.

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RoaringJen from PDX is reading The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March July 11, 2012 - 2:25am

No, I voted a long time ago. I really liked your story.

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 11, 2012 - 2:37am

Oh, okay. Thanks :)

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RoaringJen from PDX is reading The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March July 11, 2012 - 11:52am

I think people should vote for who they think has an awesome story. They shouldn't vote the opposite of who I voted for. I'm just thinking out loud again. I'm going to walk away and keep quiet from now on.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry July 11, 2012 - 10:14am

Vote!

If you turn out like this for the presidential one, the wrong guy wins!

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 11, 2012 - 11:16am

You heard, Utah. Vote for me!

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 11, 2012 - 1:12pm

I am pretty sure no one is basing their vote off yours, Jen, sleep easy.

 

And holy crap, every time there is a new vote I have a heart palpitation! A few more days...

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EL Gomez from San Diego is reading Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat by Andrez Bergen, Warmed and Bound by Litreactor, Growing Up Dead In Texas by Stephen Graham Jones July 11, 2012 - 2:05pm

Goddammn theyre both good stories.

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 11, 2012 - 2:49pm

I think you got this in the bag, Sparrow. No worries. Although, I have to say, I'm happy to see a tight race.

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EL Gomez from San Diego is reading Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat by Andrez Bergen, Warmed and Bound by Litreactor, Growing Up Dead In Texas by Stephen Graham Jones July 11, 2012 - 5:20pm

I got a fetish for mindfuck stories and Sound pulled that off real well, something along the lines like Stephen Graham Jones perhaps?

Sparrows was great as well, though I'am horny/inspired by her dialougue/structure. I love women who write in a man's mindset.

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EL Gomez from San Diego is reading Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat by Andrez Bergen, Warmed and Bound by Litreactor, Growing Up Dead In Texas by Stephen Graham Jones July 11, 2012 - 5:20pm

That second comment belongs in another thread I believe.

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 11, 2012 - 5:47pm

It's a pretty universal kind of line.

Anyway...bump...because the closeness of the race is making me nervous. By which I mean, YOU KNOW YOU WANNA VOTE FOR ME!!! SEX! SEX! SEX!!!!!

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 11, 2012 - 8:39pm

Damn. You have sex. All I have is a old man with a magnet obsession...

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 11, 2012 - 8:42pm

Yep. I'm not saying sex sells... Okay, yes I am. Sex sells.

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 11, 2012 - 9:49pm

It does. I think I instinctively voted for you as soon as I saw SEX on this thread.

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Species84 from Fluidic space is reading UNIX a standard operating system (1985) by Austen & Thomassen July 12, 2012 - 6:59am

Nice story Sparrow, very readable. 

Thanx for writing about my country Sound. 'De Wallen' is really something i am proud of..... We dutchies have 'De Wallen' , you have 'Wallstreet'. Whoring all the way.

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 12, 2012 - 11:22am

I have a feeling you're upset. That's ok. I'm sorry my talking dutch hooker magnet offended you.

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King July 12, 2012 - 11:31am

" I'm sorry my talking dutch hooker magnet offended you."

I'd like that on a tee shirt, please.

 

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 12, 2012 - 12:01pm

Me, too. 

See, my story didn't inspire anything t-shirt worthy. So you have t-shirts, I have sex.

Okay...that didn't sound as encouraging as I meant it.

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King July 12, 2012 - 12:04pm

"So you have t-shirts, I have sex."

Rationally, I know that wasn't directed at me.  But it still sort of depressed me.  I just bought four new tee shirts last weekend. 

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ReneeAPickup from Joshua Tree, CA is reading The Sound of Lonliness July 12, 2012 - 12:13pm

Well, now I'm inadvertantly depressing everyone.

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Report from Ground Zero, by Dennis Smith July 12, 2012 - 12:17pm

Nothing more alluring than a woman in just a t-shirt, after sex.

See, we can all get along here.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry July 12, 2012 - 12:19pm

You could always call up that husband of your friend.  You could wear tee shirts together for revenge or something.

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Sound from Hesperia, CA is reading Ring by Koji Suzuki July 12, 2012 - 12:25pm

There's an idea for a story.

And yes, not very encouraging. Sex trumps all else.

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King July 12, 2012 - 12:52pm

Hey Utah, you could always shut the fuck up.