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lspieller from Los Angeles February 1, 2013 - 4:47pm

@ Leah -- I'm goign to enter Teleport Us. I came up with my idea today, and if it works...it may be book 3 :)

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Liana from Romania and Texas is reading Naked Lunch February 1, 2013 - 6:19pm

If you want to play Teleport, you should commit some time to reading and commenting on others' stories. That way you'll get more people reading yours and you have a bigger shot at winning something. Just my advice. 

I don't have time right now to read so many stories so I'm not going to submit. Good luck to those who will.

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dufrescm from Wisconsin is reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep February 2, 2013 - 6:57am

I though round Pazuzu was closing last night. I can't stand the suspense. Lol

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter February 2, 2013 - 8:56am

Yeah, I was checking obsessively because I had nothinge else to do. I got mad, and then I got really worried. Is everything okay, Jessica?

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 2, 2013 - 8:59am

Round Pazuzu is CLOSED.  Having some issues today.  Having trouble getting on LR in general. 

 

So the new prompts will have to wait.  Which means, you get an extention. 

PIT!!!!  All 4 of you.  I will get you a prompt by tomorrow morning.  I swear.  You will have until Friday night 7pm CST to turn it in.  Fair?

Thanks, gang.

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OtisTheBulldog from Somerville, MA is reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz February 2, 2013 - 9:04am

Fair.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt February 2, 2013 - 9:32am

Who wrote what from round Pazuzu? 

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore February 2, 2013 - 9:35am

Fair, indeed. Your compassion is boundless and my sarcasm nonexistent. Get well soon!

The polls are closed, so I assume we needn't maintain our anonymity. Yeah?

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 2, 2013 - 6:28pm

And lo, thou hast been prompted.  Go forth my children and sin no more.

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wickedvoodoo from Mansfield, England is reading stuff. February 3, 2013 - 4:32am

No sin? Well that's just rather boring of you there, Jessica. I am let down.

In other news - the rounds are too quick to read through now. The doggy matches were both grand. I wanted more.

So hurry up, you flashy bastards.

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leah_beth from New Jersey - now in Charleston, SC is reading five different books at once. February 3, 2013 - 6:17am

The puppy matches! I love it.

In honor of them:

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TomorrowHill from Newfoundland, Canada is reading your mind. You like Castlevania, don't you? February 3, 2013 - 10:54am

Quick question: have the winners of the last flash round been posted anywhere yet? 

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore February 3, 2013 - 11:06am

Otis, Bek, dufrescm, and me.

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TomorrowHill from Newfoundland, Canada is reading your mind. You like Castlevania, don't you? February 3, 2013 - 11:20am

In that case, CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU!!! :)

Wow, The Pit has two insanely awesome match-ups on the way.

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Matt from New Zealand is reading This is how you lose her by Junot Diaz February 3, 2013 - 11:28am

Yeah, congrats Pit winners. Those were some awesome stories last round.

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OtisTheBulldog from Somerville, MA is reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz February 3, 2013 - 11:52am

Elite Eight!

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TomorrowHill from Newfoundland, Canada is reading your mind. You like Castlevania, don't you? February 3, 2013 - 12:14pm

Otis, I never even thought about that. Wow, it's crazy to think we started out months ago with 64 people.

Also, how insane is it that the defending champion has once again made the Top-8. Bek, I bow to your write-good-wordiness :)

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Liana from Romania and Texas is reading Naked Lunch February 3, 2013 - 12:58pm

Yes, Beka, I'm also in awe! 

And congrats to the winners of pazuzazu! And then there were 8.

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter February 3, 2013 - 1:27pm

Thanks guys. I'm surprised too, honestly. It's shocking that I can still find ways to keep you all on your toes.

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JEFFREY GRANT BARR from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my life February 3, 2013 - 6:18pm

How many of these dog round matches are there? I can't even begin to explain how infuriating it is that I can't navigate through the matches just by changing the last number in the URL. 

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland February 3, 2013 - 6:47pm

Jeff, THere are only two.

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JEFFREY GRANT BARR from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my life February 3, 2013 - 8:55pm

But unloess movie and TV have lied to me...

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

Oh, wait, no, you're right. There are 2. Thanks a bunch, sport. 

*ends with cuss-filled racist diatribe, drops mic*

 

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 4, 2013 - 9:45am

Sorry for all the life ruining, Jeff.  I can't help it, I'm a woman.

 

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter February 4, 2013 - 1:21pm

Okay, so just to be certain, 

THE PIT prompts are now out and stories are due Friday February 8th at 7:00PM CST, right?

When do the polls for the current winner's puppy round close? I haven't voted yet but I want to dedicate time to my story before I go out and do that.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 4, 2013 - 1:23pm

They're going to close Friday night as well. 

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dufrescm from Wisconsin is reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep February 4, 2013 - 2:01pm

Is there a BAS for the puppy round?  Am I just too blind to see it?

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dufrescm from Wisconsin is reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep February 5, 2013 - 10:29am

Oh boy. I'm working on my pit story for Friday, and I'm already at 1,700 words. And it's only half-way there.  Gonna have to break out my Red Pen of Doom.

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OtisTheBulldog from Somerville, MA is reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz February 5, 2013 - 11:30am

Don't worry, I haven't even looked at the prompt yet.

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dufrescm from Wisconsin is reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep February 5, 2013 - 11:54am

oh good.

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter February 5, 2013 - 12:58pm

I'm fucking stoked about my story. I can't lie. It's awesome.

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dufrescm from Wisconsin is reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep February 5, 2013 - 1:21pm

Bek, all of your stories are awesome...

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore February 5, 2013 - 1:25pm

I'm stoked about Bek being stoked about her story, only to find it was slightly-less-awesome than mine. Which I haven't yet begun.

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter February 5, 2013 - 3:12pm

Thanks dufrescm!

And Gordon...I don't know if it's possible for you to write a better story than mine, but you can sure try.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland February 5, 2013 - 3:21pm

Yall should collaborate. Masterbating Maggie and the Blue Man Dildos

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore February 5, 2013 - 3:35pm

Sounds like a line of toys available from your favorite sex shop. (I use your without offense meant, of course. One's.) Or a killer double-bill at CBGB.

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Liana from Romania and Texas is reading Naked Lunch February 5, 2013 - 5:48pm

By the way, I vote white puppy bottom right.

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Matt from New Zealand is reading This is how you lose her by Junot Diaz February 6, 2013 - 9:09am

Will there be a Puppy BAS? I want to vote for the best puppy.

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter February 6, 2013 - 9:11am

They are ALL awesome, by the way.

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leah_beth from New Jersey - now in Charleston, SC is reading five different books at once. February 6, 2013 - 10:29am

I love puppies. My husband just told me he wants a puggle one day. I laughed.

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter February 6, 2013 - 8:04pm

You should all be stoked as fuck for Friday, and if you're not, READ THE DAMN PUPPY MATCHUPS!

WAR is so tense now. I may just make an ELITE EIGHT graphic when I get home from work.

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dufrescm from Wisconsin is reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep February 6, 2013 - 8:38pm

I'm pumped. I love my story, but it cant be told in 1200 words. So, back to the drawing board. 

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Renfield from Hell is reading 20th Century Ghosts February 6, 2013 - 9:07pm

Voting in rounds so far along feels more and more like pointing a gun at somebody with a burlap sack over their head. A necessary evil.

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Bekanator from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter February 7, 2013 - 12:18am

Because I keep my word:

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Matt from New Zealand is reading This is how you lose her by Junot Diaz February 7, 2013 - 12:47am

^^ i really ought to update my avatar to something other than a black blob.

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jyh from VA is reading whatever he feels like February 7, 2013 - 12:50am

Is it a garbage bag?

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Matt from New Zealand is reading This is how you lose her by Junot Diaz February 7, 2013 - 1:09am

Yes, it is a garbage bag. A bottomless black-hole garbage bag of doom. When I finish my stories, I print them out and throw them in the bag, never to be read again. That's how I roll.

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leah_beth from New Jersey - now in Charleston, SC is reading five different books at once. February 7, 2013 - 5:02am

Wish I'd still had my zombie-avatar for that pic. Hahahaha

Bek - you're awesome! Are we friends yet? if not I'm about to friend you. Be warned. Bwaaaa haaaa haaa

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 7, 2013 - 6:09am

I looked at that picture and I was like, who are these people? 

When did Ian change his picture?  Ian is still in the WAR, right? 

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore February 7, 2013 - 9:25am

Soon, we'll be down to the Sexy Six.

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OtisTheBulldog from Somerville, MA is reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz February 7, 2013 - 9:44am

Nice, Bek!

I was going to call it the Sinister Six, but Sexy Six works much better.