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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt July 25, 2013 - 9:08pm
Roil - Dino Parenti
14% (2 votes)
The Photograph of Eddie Taino (Monster's Ball - 1956) - Sound
36% (5 votes)
Inquisition - SRead
50% (7 votes)
Total votes: 14

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt July 25, 2013 - 9:11pm

Prompt: 

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics July 26, 2013 - 5:18am

Cannot fucking wait to read these...

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics July 26, 2013 - 6:35am

Just finished two of them... and holy fucking shit...

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories July 26, 2013 - 9:33am

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics July 26, 2013 - 9:41am

LOL, love that little show!

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories July 26, 2013 - 9:53am

Me too! One of my favorites. :)

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Ben Freeman from Charlottesville, Virginia is reading everything I can July 26, 2013 - 11:07am

Great stories y'all!

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt July 29, 2013 - 2:15pm

Bum

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Devon Robbins from Utah is reading The Least Of My Scars by Stephen Graham Jones July 29, 2013 - 9:40am

Good stuff.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt July 29, 2013 - 2:21pm

This poll is open until Thursday night.

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories July 29, 2013 - 3:24pm

Your mom is open until Thursday night.

Wait, are we supposed to trash talk? I am unprepared for how this works.

Anyway, EVERYBODY COME VOTE.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt July 29, 2013 - 3:46pm

If I was better at trash talking I'd shoot something right back. Since I'm not, I'll just take it.

Damn you!

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Michael.Eric.Snyder July 29, 2013 - 4:36pm

Sread that was funny because I don't liken your avatar to a trash talker. Also, my auto correct wants  sread to be spread. I find that vaguely vulgar, so I thought I'd give fair warning in case I miss one.  I've already voted. 

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories July 29, 2013 - 5:34pm

@Sound: I don't have much experience with trash talking, but I think your line is "No, your mom".

@Michael: Ha! My phone does the same thing. I won't take offense. And I'm glad I don't look like a trash talker. That way it's more effective when I do.

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics July 29, 2013 - 6:39pm

SR, I about pissed myself after that line!

It is your impish face next to such a hostile/humorous quip that REALLY makes that one classic. You win by default!

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On July 29, 2013 - 7:00pm

Dammit, I came in too late to talk smack! (not much of a smack talker, actually, though I can be opportunistic if need be).

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories July 30, 2013 - 7:41am

Impish?? Okay, maybe a bit.

Dino, it's not too late. We have until Thursday!

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics July 30, 2013 - 8:03am

Don't get me wrong, impish is a good thing. Unless you really want to look like someone who says crass things about other people's mothers.

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories July 30, 2013 - 10:00am

No worries, SP, I'm just giving you a hard time. ^_^

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On July 30, 2013 - 11:29am

I would go with pixie-ish face myself with SRead there. Digging the knit cap! (see what I mean about my lame smack-talk abilities?)

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics July 30, 2013 - 1:40pm

Damn, I thought I was the pixieish one... :(

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories July 30, 2013 - 4:41pm

Haha, Dino, that's the opposite of smack talk. Wait...unless you're using sarcasm font... Are you insulting my hat, sir?

SP, I have a hard time imagining you frolicking in meadows, but you can be whatever you want to be.

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On July 30, 2013 - 4:43pm

Not at all--I love that hat!

But I can be sarcastic as well.

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories July 31, 2013 - 7:51am

Oh good. It's my favorite hat!  ;)

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Adam Jenkins from Bracknell, England is reading RCX Magazine (Issue 1 coming soon) July 31, 2013 - 9:17am

There's gold in all of them, but I really liked Inquisition.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland July 31, 2013 - 2:54pm

Can I read and vote for these tomorrow? Is there enough time?

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories July 31, 2013 - 4:10pm

I believe you have until tomorrow night, Jonathan. I'm not sure what time, though.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt July 31, 2013 - 4:10pm

I'm not sure how it works. I posted it Thursday around 9 p.m. but not sure if it'll cut off tonight at midnight tonight, or tomorrow.

 

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt August 1, 2013 - 9:49am

Last bump, I think.

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SamaLamaWama from Dallas is reading Something Wicked This Way Comes August 1, 2013 - 10:56am

Great stories! Glad I came back for a look-see. ~Sam

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R.Moon from The City of Champions is reading The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion; Story Structure Architect by Victoria Lynn Schimdt PH.D; Creating Characters by the editors of Writer's Digest August 1, 2013 - 11:49am

Are we still challenging in the normal thread? I'd like to challenge someone or be challenged, but really, I'm just being lazy and don't want to dig around looking for the Thunderdome thread. 

Will be reading these shortly. 

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics August 1, 2013 - 11:53am

Read them, they're totally kickass.

I'm in a battle with MattAttack, that posts next Monday, but after that we should rematch!

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R.Moon from The City of Champions is reading The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion; Story Structure Architect by Victoria Lynn Schimdt PH.D; Creating Characters by the editors of Writer's Digest August 1, 2013 - 11:58am

Gotcha! Matt's back, too? Cool. Until then, I'm looking for an opponent. If I have any takers, drop me a PM, as not to hijack this thread.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt August 1, 2013 - 12:19pm

I don't think we've ever battled Ryan. If I wasn't knee deep in things to do, I'd take you up on it. Seems long overdue.

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R.Moon from The City of Champions is reading The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion; Story Structure Architect by Victoria Lynn Schimdt PH.D; Creating Characters by the editors of Writer's Digest August 1, 2013 - 12:21pm

Yeah, I don't think we have. When you're ready, man. Lemme know. 

 

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt August 1, 2013 - 8:54pm

Poll's closed.

Great job SRead! Real cool story you got there, and a well deserved win. Congrats! :)

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On August 1, 2013 - 9:33pm

SRead rocked it--congrats! I dug yours too, Sound. A really creepy vibe to both.

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories August 1, 2013 - 10:17pm

Thanks so much, guys! I loved both your stories. Reeeeally did not expect this outcome. It's possibly a fluke, and I'm happy to rematch any time. xox

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics August 2, 2013 - 4:40am

One hell of a match. All three ran with that pic like they were on fire!

In the end, for me it came down to Inquisition and The Photo... and I just had to go with Inq. That was so committed to its creeptasticness that I couldn't not give it a vote. Way to go, SRead!

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On August 2, 2013 - 10:55am

When I read Photo, I thought I was done. When I read Inquisition, I knew it. Well deserved, SRead! No fluke there. 

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt August 2, 2013 - 11:18am

^Agreed :)

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories August 2, 2013 - 2:20pm

Thanks, SP, DIno, and Sound! I blame that kick-ass prompt.

 

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Strange Photon from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyrics August 3, 2013 - 6:11am

Me too.  Whoever was responsible for that wondrous prompt must be a phenomenal and eternally humble god of a man...  ;)

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland August 3, 2013 - 6:23pm

Oh, I forgot to drop by after the battle. Great battle guys. Congrats SR, great triumph in your debut. You knocked out a coupl heavyweights.

Good job to Sound and Dino as well. No weak story in the bunch.