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Brandon Byes from Kansas City, Mo is reading The Girl Next Door December 31, 2012 - 3:44pm

I'm Brandon (aka Angel, childhood nickname) and I am new to the site.  I left a job in banking to get serious about my writing.  I am hoping to find some like minded people and improve my craft.  Also, a group of people to remind me to write and actually submit it somewhere! I will start submitting and reviewing soon, so I look forward to my work being torn to shreds, and rebuilt, and torn again etc..

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sean of the dead from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed Ayres December 31, 2012 - 3:48pm

don't forget to write!

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Stephen_Inf from Illinois is reading Whiskey Tango Foxtrot December 31, 2012 - 3:56pm

Welcome!

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland December 31, 2012 - 4:09pm

Welcome,

 Now Submit!!!

 

 

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fport from Canada is reading The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond December 31, 2012 - 6:52pm

I was lured into this thread by <insert clever line here> thinking that this was another forever thread that I could get in on the ground floor. Now I find that it's an intro.

'Kay Brandon watch yer back, I don't take lightly to thwarting.

Maybe with talent like yours turned towards good we might bow down to your efforts.

Welcome.

 

 

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland December 31, 2012 - 6:56pm

@fport, there is always the option of highjacking the Brandon's introductory thread with membors randomly inserting their clever lines at will, if they were so inclined.

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sean of the dead from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed Ayres December 31, 2012 - 7:04pm

there is always the option of highjacking the Brandon's introductory thread with membors randomly inserting their clever lines at will, if they were so inclined.

NEW YEAR'S ORGY!

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jyh from VA is reading whatever he feels like December 31, 2012 - 8:30pm

(insert message to new guy here)

(insert message in response to old guys' comments here)

(insert one more unfunny meta-joke here)

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters December 31, 2012 - 8:56pm

(insert disapproving look here)

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly January 1, 2013 - 4:17am

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly January 1, 2013 - 4:25am

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Dwayne from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updated January 1, 2013 - 7:55am

Welcome.

GET YOUR DAY JOB BACK! No really, keep writing but it is way easier to get serious if you have a home, food, internet access, etc.

I'm refusing to play your insertion game, but best of luck with it.

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Brandon Byes from Kansas City, Mo is reading The Girl Next Door January 1, 2013 - 11:22am

@Dwayne, I just left banking, and took a retail job to focus on writing.  I'm arrogant but not stupid...I enjoy the little things in life like lights and gas...thanks for the welcome.

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fport from Canada is reading The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond January 1, 2013 - 12:21pm

@brandon, good on you, Dwayne is just arrogant as well. You should be a good match/foil/counter whatever, oh, there are rumours about his taste in long pig, barbecued not roasted and all that.

<insert witty denial about cannibalism from Dwayne here>

<insert part about Dwayne's intelligence here and what else he would or could he say pre-warning>

Ah Brandon, you Angel, leaving banking at this time and concentrating on writing does that mean the judge ordered apology letters to all the customers and clients of your institution and at that, you held a very responsible and well bonused and optioned position there? Just asking.

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Frank Chapel from California is reading Thomas Ligotti's works January 1, 2013 - 12:37pm

If ur not working and are able to go to school do that. Otherwise I agree that u should get yer job back for reasons already stated. But, you know, whatever works for you dood. Welcome to the Reactor.

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Dwayne from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updated January 1, 2013 - 4:10pm

@Fport - What denial? I am going to eat you. And in the cannibal way, not the gay sex way.

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fport from Canada is reading The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond January 1, 2013 - 4:17pm

I'd prefer the gay sex way because it involves less burning pain and there is also Ben Gay. That's the itching thing which I'd be pretty sure would follow encounters with you.

If the cannibal thing was real then you were denying it before and if it wasn't you've gone there now. If you like it blue start at my feet because I will be cursing you.

Brandon, sometimes you have to fight to keep your thread away from a cannabilistic takeover.

 

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Dwayne from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updated January 2, 2013 - 5:57am

All humans are humanely slaughtered before consumption. So Port you're out of luck.

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Brandon Byes from Kansas City, Mo is reading The Girl Next Door January 3, 2013 - 6:52pm

Thanks for the warm welcome guys, I think I'm going to like it here.  I did leave banking, but I am working.  I wanted a less stressful job and I did not like the work, so I got a job in retail that pays the bills and I am happier.  I can't wait to submit and review, but that will have to wait until I get a new laptop.  I usually use my work computer and I can't open attachments or save anything to the hard drive. 

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books January 4, 2013 - 5:53pm

Welcome!

Have you been writing?

You should write!

Go write!

WRITE!

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly October 2, 2013 - 1:28am

Read it with a Russian accent.  Actually, I think I worked with the girl who typed that. She hated me because I'd tell her to go and come back when I could understand her.

 

Poor thing.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry October 2, 2013 - 2:02pm

Yes!  Let's find some other old threads to revive!