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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 1, 2013 - 8:25am

Welcome to the best thread inthe history of internet forums. 

This is for everyone to better know each other and share a little about themselves with the group. Even if this is your first time in the COmmunity, feel free to jump in and answer the following questions, ask your own questions, start a conversation, or just read and feel conencted. 

So here we go!  Some of these questions come from last month's I'm Alive thread in which I asked you what questions you wanted to be asked.  Some of them I made up.

  1. Are you Alive? 
  2. Post a writing prompt for the group.
  3. What is your favourite word? 
  4. List three words that describe you. 
  5. Where's Grigori Black??
  6. What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.
  7. What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?
  8. Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?
  9. Favorite way to murder a character.
  10. Really? Really, Seth?
     

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big_old_dave from Watford, about 20 miles outside London, Uk October 1, 2013 - 9:06am

Are you Alive?

Yepative - ( a cross between yep and afrimative, hey I must made a new word)

Post a writing prompt for the group.

Errrrrr ok - You an ambulance driver late at night and you get a call from a bad part of town only to find yourself and your crew surrounded by a well armed gang looking for trouble. ( Actually that is my next idea so ruddy hands off..yer hear...)

What is your favourite word?

Today it's "discombobulate"

List three words that describe you.

errr ok..errr this is hard.

sober. ( at the moment)

awake (at the moment)

discombobulated ( 99.9% of the time)


Where's Grigori Black??

Who? Have you looked down the back of the sofa?

What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?

I'm a foodie so anything really - can go wrong with a bit of stliton, I guess. Oh somked cheese as well.

Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?

My Bills

Favorite way to murder a character.

Usually I pull that off with just bad writing.

Really? Really, Seth?

Which Seth are we talking about here?

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manda lynn from Ohio is reading Of Love and Other Demons (again) October 1, 2013 - 10:35am

1. Are you Alive?  

Yes

2. Post a writing prompt for the group.

fuck that I can't give good prompts.


3. What is your favourite word?

forsythia. I love to say forsythia. It sounds like poison or a curse or disease, but it's a pretty yellow flowering bush/tree.


4. List three words that describe you.

Nouns or adjectives??


5. Where's Grigori Black?? 

No seriously, where is he?? I miss Grig. A poke on Facebook every few months teasing me with the fact that he is indeed NOT dead is not enough. And if he were down the back of the sofa I'd know ;)

 

6. What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.

please help me play MASH, I don't remember how to do it.


7. What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?

depends on the sandwich


8.Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?

probably, but i think I mentally hid them, too


9.Favorite way to murder a character.

oh no. None. I kill my characters but I don't take it lightly.


10. Really? Really, Seth?

yeah no idea what this means.

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Chacron from England, South Coast is reading Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb October 1, 2013 - 11:12am

Are you Alive?

Just got over a two day hangover after my best friend's wedding but yeah, still feeling alive.

Post a writing prompt for the group.

What happens when all the oil on planet Earth runs out?

What is your favourite word?

Quockerwodger.

List three words that describe you.

Determind, excitable, rational

Where's Grigori Black??

Where you left him.

What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.

A round of what?

What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?

Brie all the way.

Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?

My old school reports. I'll probably look at them when drunk sometime in my fifties.

Favorite way to murder a character.

Airlock decompression.

Fine examples: Event Horizon (Movie); The Naked God by Peter F Hamilton; Carrier by Tim Johnson (if he ever publishes it!)

Really? Really, Seth?

Erm....that's the third question this month I don't get.

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misskokamon from San Francisco is reading The Moonlit Mind October 1, 2013 - 11:32am

Are you Alive?

Jesus! I... I'm back. I'm alive and I'm back! 

Post a writing prompt for the group.

Ah, um, hmm. That's so sudden. I only just returned from... wherever I was. Where was I? Um, okay. A prompt, right. Right. Here it is:

Someone is waiting in line for some sort of an event. Don't mention what the event is, but feel free to describe the people waiting in line with this person, if you wish. 


What is your favourite word?

Innards. (Wait, no. I'm going to change my answer.) Moist. (Hold on, wait, that's not right. Um...) I'm going to change my answer back to the first one. 


List three words that describe you.

Alive. Present. Grasping.


Where's Grigori Black??

Has anyone tried calling him? Maybe he's where I was.


What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.

Spouse: Jason Segel. Dwelling: 5 bedroom home, with basement entertainment center. Occupation: Animator, Artist, Writer. (I get paid to do two of those already.) Mode of Transportation: unicorn. 


What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?

White Cheddar. I'm actually kind of hungry... I don't know how long I've been gone. Are you making me a sandwich?


Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?

Letters from the IRS. 


Favorite way to murder a character.

With at least a chapter's worth of foreshadowing.


Really? Really, Seth?

GOSH. 

 

Bonus

I was never really gone -- I kept an eye on articles and the like. I just stopped coming to the community portion of litreactor for a while. Hello to all the new people. It's great seeing you, all you old people. 

Well... it's time to catch up on what's changed and take comfort in what hasn't. Excuse me while I wander aimlessly through old threads and conversations.

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Linda from Sweden is reading Fearful Symmetries October 1, 2013 - 11:45am

Are you Alive? Yes.                                                                                                                                        Post a writing prompt for the group. A man with swinophobia discovers a hog in his backyard.
What is your favourite word? Devotion.
List three words that describe you. Moose, moral, magi
Where's Grigori Black?? I dont know!
What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation. Is this an american thing?
What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? Gouda.
Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? No, but I have this flower that I sometimes move behind the curtain before going to sleep. . .


Favorite way to murder a character. Does suicide count?
Really? Really, Seth? Yes, really. I think.

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories October 1, 2013 - 11:47am

Are you Alive? Yes.
Post a writing prompt for the group.

What is your favourite word? ink
List three words that describe you. Strange, sleepy, mom.
Where's Grigori Black?? Check the drain?
What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation. Tom Hiddleston, a big Victorian coast house in NW Canada, writer, and a sleigh pulled by rabbits (like in The Hobbit).
What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? Colby jack.
Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? Yes.
Favorite way to murder a character. I like a variety, but if I had to pick, I'd say drowning.
Really? Really, Seth? Probably.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 1, 2013 - 12:00pm

Erm....that's the third question this month I don't get. 

This is what happens when I let you guys pick the questions.  Blame yourselves!

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry October 1, 2013 - 12:18pm

Are you Alive?  Yes

Post a writing prompt for the group.  The only thing she left behind was a rope.

What is your favourite word?  Word.

List three words that describe you.  A bit stressed.

Where's Grigori Black??  Likely somewhere he can't talk about.  Or, he's living in his mom's basement, making up shit about being somewhere he can't talk about.

What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.  What?

What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?  Provolone

Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?  Mail

Favorite way to murder a character.  Often some kind of biting

Really? Really, Seth?  No

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jyh from VA is reading whatever he feels like October 1, 2013 - 1:59pm

1. Are you Alive?   yeah
2. Post a writing prompt for the group.   The balls finally made it to the wall.
3. What is your favourite word?    "wallball"
4. List three words that describe you.   wall, of, balls
5. Where's Grigori Black??   Mendocino
6. What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.   the hot nurse from season 3 episode 3, tent, machine gunner, helicopter
7. What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?   Depends on the rest.
8. Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?   no
9. Favorite way to murder a character.   I prefer to unintentionally manslaughter them.
10. Really? Really, Seth?   I knew a Seth.

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore October 1, 2013 - 2:29pm

Are you Alive?  Sleep-deprived, but living.
Post a writing prompt for the group. Cherchez la femme, Nikita. 
What is your favourite word? Changes weekly, but let's go with futtock.
List three words that describe you. Eyes, ears, fingers.
Where's Grigori Black?? Haven't seen him since Write Club a couple years ago. Even if I knew, he'd have to kill me for telling.
MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation. Marrying someone would probably sap my affection for them, but this week let's say Sarah Silverman. Wanna live in the hills somewhere temperate, with an east-facing windowsill reading nook and fully soundproofed for a larger recording studio. I'm doing what I love and don't have to drive much, but I wished there were more exciting/cultural things to do within walking distance.
What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?  Don't like many cheeses, but cheddar or mozz'll work.
Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? A box in the recesses of my closet contains an unopened Tomagotchi, a complete set of Garbage Pail Kids, an afro wig, a D&D guide, and ancient school writings.  
Favorite way to murder a character.  An ironic one that contrasts their nature. Drowning a swimmer, poisoning an exterminator, etc.
Really? Really, Seth?  I like the new cohost on Weekend Update. When she does the tranquilized ex-pornstars pitchwomen bit, or Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party, that's gold.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 1, 2013 - 2:32pm

I like the new cohost on Weekend Update. 

GORDON WINS!!!!!  EVERYONE!  GORDON WINS!!!

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore October 1, 2013 - 2:53pm

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Profunda Saint-... from Calgary, AB is reading Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series October 1, 2013 - 4:45pm

Are you Alive?
I'm even more alive than the brain that wouldn't die!

Post a writing prompt for the group.
"...and with that, he never had to try so hard again."

What is your favourite word?
Superb. Why? Because it's a superb word.

List three words that describe you.
That-Short-Girl.

Where's Grigori Black??
I hope he's not in Azkaban with Sirius Black.

What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.
(Hooray, my questions! I'M SO HAPPY!)
Ideal -
Spouse: Crispin Glover
Dwelling: A replica of the Addam's family house but with internet.
Occupation: Writer and illustrator of creepy books for creepy people
Mode of Transportation: Carriage pulled by trained alpacas.

More Likely - 
Spouse: A bunch of smelly cats
Dwelling: Tiny decrepit house overrun by said smelly cats
Occupation: Collector of cat feces
Mode of Transportation: Shopping cart pushed by trained hobos (with side car for cats)


What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?
Sheep gouda. Sometimes smoked Jarlsberg. Sometimes Applewood cheddar. Sometimes a melty combo of all the cheese, with parmesan crust.

Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?
YES. But he's getting too large for his cage these days.

Favorite way to murder a character.
Roll him up in a carpet and throw him off a bridge?

Really? Really, Seth?
Yes really, YOU DOLT!
(You're not really a dolt. I am. Please forgive me. What we have is special.)

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Matt from New Zealand is reading This is how you lose her by Junot Diaz October 1, 2013 - 11:24pm

Are you Alive? Yes

Post a writing prompt for the group. She ate her youngest first.

What is your favourite word? Ice

List three words that describe you. Shy. Medicated. Pisces.

Where's Grigori Black? Hiding in your closet with a machete

What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation. Milla Jovavich, a ramshackle bach on a remote beach, professional xbox gamer, dune buggy

What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? Creamy blue

Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? I tend to throw unnecesary stuff away. I'm not a hoarder.

Favorite way to murder a character. Break their heart and death will follow soon enough.

Really? Really, Seth? I'm thinking Seth Brundle from The Fly. Good movie.
 

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Adam Jenkins from Bracknell, England is reading RCX Magazine (Issue 1 coming soon) October 2, 2013 - 12:29am

1.Are you Alive?
Signs are positive.

2.Post a writing prompt for the group.
Professional cynics do it with a sneer.

3.What is your favourite word?
Payday

4.List three words that describe you.
Often hugely irritating

5.Where's Grigori Black??
He’s behind you

6.What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.
(hops on google, finds nothing that helps, looks at other answers)… er… Anne Hathaway (presuming for the sake of the game I am not already married), somewhere I can see mountains and the sea (North Wales perhaps), writer, Land Rover Discovery Autobiography.

7.What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?
Emmental

8.Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?
Nope.

9.Favorite way to murder a character.
With fire.

10.Really? Really, Seth?
Yes, and don’t call me Seth.

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly October 2, 2013 - 1:08am

1.Are you Alive? 


2.Post a writing prompt for the group

That was the day I became a motherfucker.


3.What is your favourite word? 

Look at you putting on a British accent for these questions.
 

4.List three words that describe you.

Honest, Douche, Imposing. 
 

5.Where's Grigori Black??

Remember what happened to Tyler Durden?

*well shit. I had a meme with him, Grig, but I can't find it.*


6.What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.

I know what this means, but I don't know how to answer.


7.What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?

Swiss.

 

8.Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?

See #5.


9.Favorite way to murder a character.

I plead the Fifth.
 

10.Really? Really, Seth?


 

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SConley from Texas is reading Coin Locker Babies October 2, 2013 - 5:39am

1. Are you Alive?   Not this morning.
2. Post a writing prompt for the group.   Now the braces in her mouth wasn't the only metal she had.
3. What is your favourite word?    lucrative. IDK
4. List three words that describe you.   I, am, tired
5. Where's Grigori Black??   Russia
6. What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.  This Lebanese/white girl i dated a few years back, a floor in a NY high-rise, writer, Maserati.
7. What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?  I love most cheese but i like white on my sammies.
8. Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?   Nah.
9. Favorite way to murder a character.  As long as splattering brains are involved, i don't cared.
10. Really? Really, Seth?   I thought this was about Seth McFarlane and he does indeed suck. Ted was a joke and that new Dads show is beyond embarrassing. He really does suck.

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Flaminia Ferina from Umbria is reading stuff October 2, 2013 - 5:40am

Are you Alive? Uhuh
Post a writing prompt for the group.  You find a knife under your sleeping bag and where the heck is everybody?
What is your favourite word? Knife
List three words that describe you. Cutting. Sharp. PMSing.
Where's Grigori Black?? Uhuh
What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation. A sexy millionaire. And by sexy I mean a millionaire, but sexy. In a stilt house with a backyard. Writer. Bikeboat.
What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? Gorgonzola
Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? Yes. Dead mice.
Favorite way to murder a character. Good ol' knives.
Really? Really, Seth? Wutevuh

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Flaminia Ferina from Umbria is reading stuff October 2, 2013 - 5:41am

Now the braces in her mouth wasn't the only metal she had.

was it knives?

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin October 2, 2013 - 6:46am

Are you Alive?  ~ I am!

Post a writing prompt for the group ~ "I'll only hate you as long as it takes the tears to dry"

What is your favorite word? ~ Nihilistic

List three words that describe you ~ pale, sarcastic, sensitive

Where's Grigori Black? ~ Someone should Photoshop him into a crowded Where's Wally scene so we can all play

What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transport? ~ I'd like to answer that but....um, what?

What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? mature white cheddar please

Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at? ~ A Freddy Krueger figure *shudder*

Favorite way to murder a character? ~ in a way that destroys the reader.

Really? Really, Seth? ~ No, not really.

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SConley from Texas is reading Coin Locker Babies October 2, 2013 - 6:47am

Knives it is.

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Covewriter from Nashville, Tennessee is reading & Sons October 2, 2013 - 9:16pm

Are  you Alive? Yes 

Post a writing prompt for the group. You just got rejected from your writing group.Deal with it. 
What is your favourite word? Halelallalea ( I don't even know how to spell it.) 
List three words that describe you. Humble ( seriously) sensitive and um, I have a tan.
Where's Grigori Black?? I don't care 
What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation. I don't care 
What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? Aged Gouda
Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? Old diaries
Favorite way to murder a character.  Heartbreak
Really? Really, Seth?

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 2, 2013 - 11:25pm

Are you Alive? Despite the pollen counts attempts to rectify it, I am alive.
Post a writing prompt for the group. Your protagonist is drunk and can't get a ride home, but MUST get back within the hour.
What is your favourite word? Petrichor
List three words that describe you.  Tattooed, short, mouthy
Where's Grigori Black?? Where IS Grigori Black? That is a good question.
What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation. I like my husband, so I'll keep him, I'd take a mansion, I wanna be a writer, and a 1969 Mach 1 Mustang
What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? Okay, well it depends on the sandwich but aged white cheddar is usually nice.
Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? Somewhere in the garage I have the discs containing the wedding photos from my first marriage.
Favorite way to murder a character. Stabbing.
Really? Really, Seth? That, Seth! 

 

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On October 3, 2013 - 9:23pm

Are you Alive? I finally wrote a few lines today that I didn't automatically puke at, so yes!


Post a writing prompt for the group. The groans from your neighbor's basement between midnight and dawn keep getting louder.


What is your favourite word? Lately, it's been bullocks.


List three words that describe you.  Tom, Dick, and Harry.


Where's Grigori Black?? Asking the same about you,


What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.  Jessica Biel and Emily Blunt (yes, both of them), and I'd like a cozy cabin in which I can flourish as a writer while boating around on a lake.


What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? Provolone.


Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? I would throw something like that out in a heartbeat, so no.


Favorite way to murder a character. Gotta pinch Voodoo-Em's answer because I so agree with it: any way that breaks the reader.


Really? Really, Seth? Yes, really. Put on your big-boy pants and deal with it.

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore October 4, 2013 - 5:37am

Parenti lives!  Speaking of, on The Flintstones, it was pretty disturbing that the family liked to eat Brontosaurus burgers, given that their pet Dino was a Brontosaurus.

Also, yes, please give anyone I'd choose Emily Blunt's accent. Or lack of one, depending on which side of the pond you're from.

As for how to best kill a character, I'm surprised no one's said "softly."

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 4, 2013 - 8:13am

Was he really?  Because I think he was MUCH too small to be a Brontosaurus.  I say this on account of watching Jurassic Park, but also because at the place where Fred worked, they used Brontosauruses (I don't know how to pluralize that) for construction and they were pretty big.  I'm going to consult some internets about this...

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 4, 2013 - 8:17am

Boom.  He was THIS

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore October 4, 2013 - 9:54am

Damn you, Flintstones, with your historical accuracy! *shakes fist*

I still find Fred's tie too formal for quarry work, though.

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Matt from New Zealand is reading This is how you lose her by Junot Diaz October 4, 2013 - 10:35am

The Flintstones! You guys just made my day.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 4, 2013 - 10:43am

Agreed.  Barney didn't wear a tie. 

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On October 4, 2013 - 11:27am

Gordon, I never considered the strangest of the bronto-burger angle!

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Covewriter from Nashville, Tennessee is reading & Sons October 4, 2013 - 7:29pm

I forgot I did this and almost did it again. My answers were better second time around. 

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Covewriter from Nashville, Tennessee is reading & Sons October 4, 2013 - 7:29pm

I forgot I did this and almost did it again. My answers were better second time around. 

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 4, 2013 - 7:34pm

So educational. I had no idea there was a europasaurus. 

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Dwayne from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updated October 4, 2013 - 8:18pm

Are you Alive? 

Yes.

Post a writing prompt for the group. 

She was going to find out, so I thought it better to just go ahead and tell her.

What is your favourite word? 

"Indeed."

List three words that describe you. 

Misunderstood, literal, dependable. 

Where's Grigori Black?? 

No clue.

What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.

A woman I love, house, writer/business owner, some car.

What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?

American.

Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?

No, wouldn't hide something like that in my home.

Favorite way to murder a character.

Anything new.


Really?

Sadly, yes.

Really, Seth?

See above.

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Ben Freeman from Charlottesville, Virginia is reading everything I can October 7, 2013 - 8:34am

Are you Alive?

so they tell me

Post a writing prompt for the group.

A homeless guy is sitting in front of a trader joe's

What is your favourite word?

fuck

List three words that describe you.

fat, drunk, awesome
Where's Grigori Black??

Um...
What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.

I remember the name of this game but no idea what is was or how it was played
What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?

Depends on the sandwhich, but you usually can't go wrong with cheddar
Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?

a lava lamp
Favorite way to murder a character.

I just put a vegetarian in a meat grinder, that was a fun one...
Really? Really, Seth?

You got me there

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 7, 2013 - 9:37am

1. Are you Alive? YES!
2. Post a writing prompt for the group.  Her feet caught fire first.
3. What is your favourite word?   It's a tie between several, including Universary, Shincago, and Chimlee.
4. List three words that describe you.  doubting, cruel, hyper
5. Where's Grigori Black??  I was hoping you would know
6. What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.  I can't decide between being all honest and sappy, or making up lies and being "funny".
7. What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?  Swiss
8. Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?  Yes.
9. Favorite way to murder a character.  Cause of death unknown
10. Really? Really, Seth?    Inside jokes!  :D
 

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Dwayne from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updated October 7, 2013 - 10:05am

I just noticed, you can put those prompts (that are words, and translated into English) into a story.

The balls finally made it to the wall. What happens when all the oil on planet Earth runs out? A man with swinophobia discovers a hog in his backyard. Someone is waiting in line for some sort of an event. The groans from your neighbor's basement between midnight and dawn keep getting louder. Your protagonist is drunk and can't get a ride home, but MUST get back within the hour. You just got rejected from your writing group. Deal with it.

You an ambulance driver late at night and you get a call from a bad part of town only to find yourself and your crew surrounded by a well armed gang looking for trouble. Look for the woman, look for the woman. In the night, in the night. Professional cynics do it with a sneer.

You find a knife under your sleeping bag and where the heck is everybody? Now the braces in her mouth wasn't the only metal she had. She was going to find out, so I thought it better to just go ahead and tell her. Her feet caught fire first. That was the day I became a motherfucker. I'll only hate you as long as it takes the tears to dry.

She ate her youngest first. A homeless guy is sitting in front of a Trader Joe's. The only thing she left behind was a rope, and with that, he never had to try so hard again.

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore October 7, 2013 - 10:22am

heh. The Day I Became a Motherfucker: a memoir by Samuel L. Jackson.

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Dwayne from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updated October 7, 2013 - 10:28am

In a post peak oil world can Samuel Jackson guide a suicidal cannibal who hungers for her own abandoned children onto another path? No.

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JEFFREY GRANT BARR from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my life October 7, 2013 - 1:33pm

Favorite way to murder a character.

I just put a vegetarian in a meat grinder, that was a fun one...

Did anyone check to make sure Ben is talking about fiction? There used to be a fair number of veggies at LR, are they all accounted for?

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Renfield from Hell is reading 20th Century Ghosts October 7, 2013 - 3:03pm

Are you Alive?


Post a writing prompt for the group.

One of your favorite authors shows you a spec script they wrote for a famous 1980's television program, and they're interested in hiring you to ghostwrite a short novelization, permitting that you change the characters, place etc., and that you update to a more interesting genre for the current times (slipstream? nautical fiction? That's do for a comeback, they suggest. And you're like seriously, gramps? Nautical fic? Get with the times.)


What is your favourite word?

Spindleshanks.


List three words that describe you.

I. I

II. Am

III. Not


Where's Grigori Black??

Grigori Black is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of >pehr*shCHKer*fur<


What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.

Slime creature, slime sewer, slimecop, GMC Jimmy


What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?

Swiss.


Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it?

Story revisions.


Favorite way to murder a character.

Humanely.


Really? Really, Seth?

Didn't Jerry Seinfeld do this schtick like 15 years before?

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Kristi from Connecticut is reading Anything I can get my hands on! October 12, 2013 - 7:02pm

Are you Alive? Yes, now could you kindly get me out of this coffin? I'm getting tired of ringing this bell and I am quite claustrophobic!

 

Post a writing prompt for the group. The light in the hallway goes out, there is a knock at the front door, no one is supposed to be home for hours and everyone knows it. Slowly you set down the stolen laptop, pulling the mask back over your face and...


What is your favorite word? Haberdashery


List three words that describe you. Friendly, Comical, Nerdy


Where's Grigori Black? I believe he is with Waldo & Benjamin Button.


What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH?

Spouse: Hugh Jackman {as Wolverine}

Dwelling: A quiet bungalow in the woods

Occupation: Author & Artist

Mode of transportation:  Bicycle built for two... only Hugh would peddle I would just ride behind him and enjoy the view!

 

What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? Provolone.


Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? High School Yearbooks!


Favorite way to murder a character. With my carefully thought out words and a maniacal laugh.


Really? Really, Seth?  Did you have to pee on the couch? I just got it yesterday... I hate older brothers?!

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L.W. Flouisa from Tennessee is reading More Murakami October 12, 2013 - 6:08pm

Are you Alive?

As much as I can be. Atl east until the coffee wears off.

Post a writing prompt for the group.

Thinking about what your character might do two minutes from now, and then write the short story in past tense.

What is your favourite word?

Chocolate-Pie

List three words that describe you.

Perfectionist, Poet Wannabe, Something that resembles a writer.

Where's Grigori Black??

Good question, I don't know.

What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.

I don't know what Mash is.

What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?

Munst-chedder

Really? Really, Seth?

McFarlane?

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sean of the dead from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed Ayres October 13, 2013 - 12:53am

Are you Alive?  I am, yes.


Post a writing prompt for the group. 


What is your favourite word? Expectorant

List three words that describe you.  persistent. annoying. dude.

Where's Grigori Black?? Is that the guy who, in the last WAR, wrote a story in broken English about stalking women? If so, my answer is: Guantanamo Bay? If not, then I will assume he is actually writing, as opposed to whining on an internet message board?
What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation.  ​Mallory Keaton, house far away from Nick, writer (hahahaha), my car. Oh wait, does it make me seem more "real" if I take public transportation everywhere? If so, then bus.
What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich?  I like most cheeses, just not bleu cheese.
Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? bills and collection notices. 
Favorite way to murder a character. I'm a vegetarian.
Really? Really, Seth?  Yes, really, Kevin Hart.

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manda lynn from Ohio is reading Of Love and Other Demons (again) October 14, 2013 - 7:39am

Where's Grigori Black?? Is that the guy who, in the last WAR, wrote a story in broken English about stalking women? If so, my answer is: Guantanamo Bay? If not, then I will assume he is actually writing, as opposed to whining on an internet message board?

that doesn't sound like him. Plus he's been missing for quite some time......

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter October 15, 2013 - 11:01pm

Are you Alive? - Only when there's coffee, but lately it's been making me so jittery that I'd almost rather not be alive. 

Post a writing prompt for the group. - A man in a rabbit suit stood in the middle of the road.

What is your favourite word? - Beverage

List three words that describe you. - Sassy. Retrogasmic. Badass.

Where's Grigori Black?? - I'm not a detective.

What would be your ideal outcome for a round of MASH, including spouse, dwelling, occupation and mode of transportation. - I've no idea what this question is about, but...Michael Shannon, a treehouse in a cathedral grove, professional whittlers and...uh, zipline?

What sort of cheese do you prefer on a sandwich? - Whenever I go to Subway I always get Monteray Jack.

Is there anything you hide deep in your house with the intention of never, ever looking at it? - High school diaries. 

Favorite way to murder a character. - With an eggbeater.

Really? Really, Seth? - Yeah, bitch.

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin October 16, 2013 - 1:19am

A man in a rabbit suit stood in the middle of the road.

^part of me thinks: Donnie Darko!

The other part would love to see the stories this prompt would create.

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Renfield from Hell is reading 20th Century Ghosts October 16, 2013 - 1:27am

We should collectively think of a new open prompt thread like Flash Me with this sort of stuff, but something different enough as to not tarnish the halcyon days of the original challenge.

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin October 16, 2013 - 7:06am

^ I would definitely be up for that