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DmNerd from Orlando Florida is reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress March 12, 2012 - 8:28pm

New to the site, horrible at introductions.  This is one of those moments where you write then delete, then repeat until you admit defeat.

Oh God I'm rhyming.

Anyway, I'm a big believer in the power of stories, they have the the ability to transform everyone involved with them.  From the characters, to reader, to writer.  Part of me is dangerously attracted to that idea.  So with blatent disregard for the nay saying voices in my head and reckless abandon for my ego, I'm really looking forward to developing my writing.

 

-Sean

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human March 12, 2012 - 8:29pm

Welcome!

What do you write?

ʕ◉ᴥ◉ʔ

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wickedvoodoo from Mansfield, England is reading stuff. March 12, 2012 - 8:38pm

You want to read a story that will change you? Read this. (possibly not safe for work)

The guy that wrote that lives here. Yeah.

 

Edit - I should probably mention that we're not all quite as wrong in the head as our buddy Howie though. Not quite.

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Fritz March 12, 2012 - 8:50pm

Good attitude - ego be damned:

“The works of man are folly.
Ideas and actions are sensationalized by a finite mind that creates meaning where none exist. Man makes his own reality as well as his uppermost seat within it.  It’s frustrating to be a part of society and be powerless to change it. 
Ego be damned. 
Ambition itself is a self deluding farce whose goal is nothing but self serving.” (TM - by my ego)

Check your emotions at the door.  Come in and play the freakin game - and get awesome along the way.

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enough from Indiana is reading Warmed and Bound March 12, 2012 - 8:58pm

Nice to meet you Sean.

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel March 12, 2012 - 9:03pm

Welcome to the Pit.

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Nikki Guerlain from Portlandia March 12, 2012 - 9:34pm

Welcome Sean.

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly March 12, 2012 - 9:56pm

Welcome Sean. Look around, you'll see this is a great place to have some fun, but also progress your skill.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner March 13, 2012 - 5:04am

Welcome. If this doesn't scare you away, there is a good chance nothing will. Enjoy. 

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters March 13, 2012 - 5:00am

Welcome!  Hope you enjoy it here.  Take your time and don't be shy.

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DmNerd from Orlando Florida is reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress March 13, 2012 - 6:32am

Hi everyone.  Pandamask the answer is badly and not often enough, but I'm changing both those things. Generally my stories will involve some sense of the fantastic or improbable.  I get enough grounded living in regular life.

Also, wickedvoodoo I'm not sure if I should be thankful for the warning or worried that I'm playing in the same sandbox.  Either way it's good to be here.

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Bill Tucker from Austin, Texas is reading Grimm's Fairy Tales (1st Edition) March 13, 2012 - 6:38am

Welcome!  Post a story, have a laugh, get involved.  It's all good here at the Lit!

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Nikki Guerlain from Portlandia March 13, 2012 - 10:41am

Dmnerd I love fantastic literature. Look forward to reading it and hopefully you will get in on the next short story death match :-)