Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerNovember 27, 2012 - 8:55am
@h.i. - A little from column A, a little from B.
H.I.Marcuson
from Toulouse is reading a book on spellingNovember 27, 2012 - 9:02am
Fer gods sake J Y follow the thread!
must stop drinking.
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeNovember 27, 2012 - 9:05am
Who said that? Is that a fox or a mouse?
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerNovember 27, 2012 - 9:16am
I feel like CCR was ruined by the countless Vietnam, or 'Nam' movies out there. Fucking Hollywood.
Totally unrelated side note to a totally unrelated post, this is what I'm listening to now. I think his best work is about being constipated.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerNovember 27, 2012 - 9:36am
I may write a new story. It may be the nicotine withdraw, but I don't know......
H.I.Marcuson
from Toulouse is reading a book on spellingNovember 27, 2012 - 9:38am
Its a rat! A badass rat! Damn you J Y... I now have avatar insecurity.
I thought of a game. You post, you do a shot... Or perhaps I should stop posting from the pub.
drea
from Rural Alberta, Canada is reading between the linesNovember 27, 2012 - 9:45am
Let me get this straight: H.I. Marcuson is a black scottish jew living in France? That is the eHarmony jackpot right there.
Moderator
Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryNovember 27, 2012 - 9:48am
H.I., we'd like you to tell us a little bit about the most influential person in your life. Who are they? Why are they?
H.I.Marcuson
from Toulouse is reading a book on spellingNovember 27, 2012 - 9:55am
2 outta 3 aint bad baby. :) And thats easy. Joey Tribiani and Forrest Gump. Without a doubt the two people I admire most in the world, even if they are fictional. Why should be obvious. And all of you?....
Damn, battery dyin just when it was getting interesting.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntNovember 27, 2012 - 9:57am
My story has morphed two times. If I keep it as is it, it will be completely different from my round one..
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.November 27, 2012 - 10:04am
HEY - all you guys singing Duotropes praises.
Buy this. Seriously. You should buy it. It is full of authors that are in WAR, and we are going to donate to duotrope out of the proceeds.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.November 27, 2012 - 10:04am
It's only $3. You cannot lose.
TomorrowHill
from Newfoundland, Canada is reading your mind. You like Castlevania, don't you?November 27, 2012 - 10:48am
True enough, Nova Parade is a fantastic collection, and it features some of the best short fiction I've read all year. Three bucks is practically stealing. STEALING!
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersNovember 27, 2012 - 10:50am
I already bought it!! :D
I'm a helper!
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryNovember 27, 2012 - 10:51am
The reason TomorrowHill (Chris Carter) is even in WAR is his amazing story in Nova Parade. Seriously. It's fucking cool and is the first scary short I've read in years.
You heard me. Chris Carter's shorts are scary.
I have pictures.
PM if interested.
TomorrowHill
from Newfoundland, Canada is reading your mind. You like Castlevania, don't you?November 27, 2012 - 11:07am
Haha, thanks, Utah. The secret is the strategically-cut holes. They leave nothing to the imagination.
Nothing.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterNovember 27, 2012 - 11:39am
@Utah: Pictures of the bricks you shat out?
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryNovember 27, 2012 - 12:15pm
Don't be silly. Nobody would buy pictures of bricks.
Unless they look like this:
Gordon Highland
from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher MooreNovember 27, 2012 - 1:59pm
What, no one's gonna jump on the easy "bricklayer" joke??
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryNovember 27, 2012 - 1:59pm
You can lead a horse to water...
Gordon Highland
from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher MooreNovember 27, 2012 - 2:12pm
You can lead a horticulture … but you can't make her think.
*ducks flying tomatoes*
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersNovember 27, 2012 - 2:14pm
Dorothy Parker!
right?
Moderator
Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryNovember 27, 2012 - 2:29pm
I read that on in this huge collection of jokes by Isaac Asimov. Classic and wonderful. Thank you, Mr. Highland.
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersNovember 27, 2012 - 2:32pm
Isaac Asimov
My gram-gram loved him.
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ReneeAPickup
from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck WendigNovember 27, 2012 - 3:17pm
Part of me is crestfallen that my only contribution to the world is a vague blasphemous simile. It is pretty good though.
My contribution was...
SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The other day we saw a trailer for Hotel Transylvania, and I said "I didn't know Steve Buscemi was in that!" and HusBANG (because he is awesome) shouted SURPRISE!!!
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ReneeAPickup
from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck WendigNovember 27, 2012 - 3:17pm
And yes, that is a twofer. Surprise Steve Buscemi and a Buscemi face palm. Together. Where they belong.
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 DigestNovember 27, 2012 - 3:24pm
Mr. Pink rocks!
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerNovember 27, 2012 - 3:36pm
@Renee- you know I heart you.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerNovember 27, 2012 - 3:41pm
I had an idea about my story. Actually I stole it. Actually I didn't steal it, it was more...'Oh Ok' Actually it was more like, yes, YES, YES! That's what I need. The only caveat is, I have to rewrite the whole thing. Which means it'll be done in two hours.
It will be brilliant. @Mat
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesNovember 27, 2012 - 3:47pm
somebody send me some literary viagra. i've got nothing. still.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerNovember 27, 2012 - 3:58pm
@Richard- start writing by using your prompt as the first sentence, then write whatever sentence you think would sequentially follow it and so on. Also try some simple breathing exercising before beginning to clear the critical part of the mind. It helps, believe me.
Ta- da! There's your story. Although, I'm not sure why you need help! If it wasn't for the help you've given me in the past I wouldn't even have stuff in print!
I literally just started a complete rewrite of mine and I am....2 pages in. Be worried Mat. Be worried. I am actually excited about it now.
SConley
from Texas is reading Coin Locker BabiesNovember 27, 2012 - 4:09pm
I'm struggling with my story but the resolutions to my problems come to me in time. I've almost written myself into a corner a couple of times. It's all in the execution though.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntNovember 27, 2012 - 4:10pm
I'm not really worried. Do I need to show you what your slow death will look like? Again?
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerNovember 27, 2012 - 4:16pm
I swear to GOD if I go through another tie scenario I will kill....somebody. I mean you have misplace your anger somehow. I started at 5:41 EST.
Pages 5
Words 929
Stratton
from Phoenix
November 27, 2012 - 4:20pm
This is awesome. How do I get in the next WAR? Or is it still possible to sneak into this one?
JEFFREY GRANT BARR
from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my lifeNovember 27, 2012 - 4:21pm
If you have to destroy something to redirect your anger, might I suggest a Mat*? There are hundreds of them running around here, and quite frankly, it's becoming a problem.
It's a Matfestation!
SConley
from Texas is reading Coin Locker BabiesNovember 27, 2012 - 4:26pm
I'm not really worried. Do I need to show you what your slow death will look like? Again?
I definitely don't want to go through that again. My girlfriend was getting mad at me, i was checking our poll so often.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerNovember 27, 2012 - 4:37pm
And done. I think there are four Mat(t)s at last count.
drea
from Rural Alberta, Canada is reading between the linesNovember 27, 2012 - 6:06pm
@stratton: There is still hope! People drop out and we need alternates; Utah or Avery can hook you up with the details of the next opening.
ps if your first name is Matt, you're a shoe in.
Bill Tucker
from Austin, Texas is reading Grimm's Fairy Tales (1st Edition)November 27, 2012 - 6:18pm
Belated congrats to Fritz! Publication stories like that make what to try and do so. My problem is nothing is ever "done enough". Either that or I'm a weenie. Probably the latter.
Also, I do belive TomorrowHill's avatar is a Fallout reference. If so, well played. I'm five hours into Fallout 3 and it's an ungodly time sink from which I'll never rise from. And it's brilliant.
Covewriter
from Nashville, Tennessee is reading & SonsNovember 27, 2012 - 8:19pm
So who is Otis the Bulldog up against? I don't see a name.
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland November 28, 2012 - 11:05am
@Cove J.Y. stepped in as an alternate against Otis.
*edit*
OtisTheBulldog
from Somerville, MA is reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazNovember 27, 2012 - 9:09pm
Yep, J.Y. stepped up. And I have my first draft done. Beating the guy at his own game - I'm also writing a story about a family with kids and no conflict and an even happier ending.
Check and mate.
I'm guessing round these parts, we'll split the matchup vote and probably tie for BAS.
Liana
from Romania and Texas is reading Naked LunchNovember 27, 2012 - 10:16pm
I got 300 words! Can I submit it as is?
Courtney
from the Midwest is reading Monkey: A Journey to the West and a thousand college textbooksNovember 28, 2012 - 12:06am
I was thinking the other day about how cool it would be to see a battle where someone did a normal-length story and another submitted a crazy short flash. Do it!
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryNovember 28, 2012 - 6:40am
That's kinda the Chester way to roll. So we could have seen several matchups like that (because he's a monster at it and would have gone an easy three rounds in the Northern Bracket and then dominated in The Pit). But Chester is a weenie and quit on us. Actually, Chester had very important life things to take care of. But I'll still call him a weenie.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesNovember 28, 2012 - 8:25am
thanks, @mattattack. yeah, we all get blocked. i'll try your exercise. i'm starting to get desperate, freaking out. i'm sure i'll find it, but dammit, it's frustrating.
TomorrowHill
from Newfoundland, Canada is reading your mind. You like Castlevania, don't you?November 28, 2012 - 8:30am
@Bill: You nailed it :) Fallout 3 is my favorite game of all-time, and I've been using Vault Boy as my avatar for years. To this day, I find myself humming songs from the soundtrack. It's not perfect by any means, but it's such an immersive setting and experience that I couldn't stop playing until I'd seen everything.
In other news, I've just finished my Round 2 story. Dino, imagine the worst thing anyone has ever said to you, and pretend I'm saying it to you right now. Boom. Trash-talking, complete.
TomorrowHill
from Newfoundland, Canada is reading your mind. You like Castlevania, don't you?November 28, 2012 - 8:35am
@Richard: I've always assumed you have an entire filing cabinet full of finished stories that can fit any potential prompt. "Let's see... a child is possessed by the devil... a chimpanzee is possessed by the devil... a chimpanzee is possessed by a child... A-ha! The devil is possessed by a chimpanzee! Perfect!" :)
H.I.Marcuson
from Toulouse is reading a book on spellingNovember 28, 2012 - 9:15am
You stole my chimp idea. You kick my ass into the pit, and now you steal my idea! You are an evil banana peel man TomorrowHill Get out of my head.
@h.i. - A little from column A, a little from B.
Fer gods sake J Y follow the thread!
must stop drinking.
Who said that? Is that a fox or a mouse?
I feel like CCR was ruined by the countless Vietnam, or 'Nam' movies out there. Fucking Hollywood.
Totally unrelated side note to a totally unrelated post, this is what I'm listening to now. I think his best work is about being constipated.
I may write a new story. It may be the nicotine withdraw, but I don't know......
Its a rat! A badass rat! Damn you J Y... I now have avatar insecurity.
I thought of a game. You post, you do a shot... Or perhaps I should stop posting from the pub.
Let me get this straight: H.I. Marcuson is a black scottish jew living in France? That is the eHarmony jackpot right there.
H.I., we'd like you to tell us a little bit about the most influential person in your life. Who are they? Why are they?
2 outta 3 aint bad baby. :) And thats easy. Joey Tribiani and Forrest Gump. Without a doubt the two people I admire most in the world, even if they are fictional. Why should be obvious. And all of you?....
Damn, battery dyin just when it was getting interesting.
My story has morphed two times. If I keep it as is it, it will be completely different from my round one..
HEY - all you guys singing Duotropes praises.
Buy this. Seriously. You should buy it. It is full of authors that are in WAR, and we are going to donate to duotrope out of the proceeds.
It's only $3. You cannot lose.
True enough, Nova Parade is a fantastic collection, and it features some of the best short fiction I've read all year. Three bucks is practically stealing. STEALING!
I already bought it!! :D
I'm a helper!
The reason TomorrowHill (Chris Carter) is even in WAR is his amazing story in Nova Parade. Seriously. It's fucking cool and is the first scary short I've read in years.
You heard me. Chris Carter's shorts are scary.
I have pictures.
PM if interested.
Haha, thanks, Utah. The secret is the strategically-cut holes. They leave nothing to the imagination.
Nothing.
@Utah: Pictures of the bricks you shat out?
Don't be silly. Nobody would buy pictures of bricks.
Unless they look like this:
What, no one's gonna jump on the easy "bricklayer" joke??
You can lead a horse to water...
You can lead a horticulture … but you can't make her think.
*ducks flying tomatoes*
Dorothy Parker!
right?
I read that on in this huge collection of jokes by Isaac Asimov. Classic and wonderful. Thank you, Mr. Highland.
My gram-gram loved him.
My contribution was...
SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The other day we saw a trailer for Hotel Transylvania, and I said "I didn't know Steve Buscemi was in that!" and HusBANG (because he is awesome) shouted SURPRISE!!!
And yes, that is a twofer. Surprise Steve Buscemi and a Buscemi face palm. Together. Where they belong.
Mr. Pink rocks!
@Renee- you know I heart you.
I had an idea about my story. Actually I stole it. Actually I didn't steal it, it was more...'Oh Ok' Actually it was more like, yes, YES, YES! That's what I need. The only caveat is, I have to rewrite the whole thing. Which means it'll be done in two hours.
It will be brilliant. @Mat
somebody send me some literary viagra. i've got nothing. still.
@Richard- start writing by using your prompt as the first sentence, then write whatever sentence you think would sequentially follow it and so on. Also try some simple breathing exercising before beginning to clear the critical part of the mind. It helps, believe me.
Ta- da! There's your story. Although, I'm not sure why you need help! If it wasn't for the help you've given me in the past I wouldn't even have stuff in print!
I literally just started a complete rewrite of mine and I am....2 pages in. Be worried Mat. Be worried. I am actually excited about it now.
I'm struggling with my story but the resolutions to my problems come to me in time. I've almost written myself into a corner a couple of times. It's all in the execution though.
I'm not really worried. Do I need to show you what your slow death will look like? Again?
I swear to GOD if I go through another tie scenario I will kill....somebody. I mean you have misplace your anger somehow. I started at 5:41 EST.
Pages 5
Words 929
This is awesome. How do I get in the next WAR? Or is it still possible to sneak into this one?
If you have to destroy something to redirect your anger, might I suggest a Mat*? There are hundreds of them running around here, and quite frankly, it's becoming a problem.
It's a Matfestation!
I definitely don't want to go through that again. My girlfriend was getting mad at me, i was checking our poll so often.
And done. I think there are four Mat(t)s at last count.
@stratton: There is still hope! People drop out and we need alternates; Utah or Avery can hook you up with the details of the next opening.
ps if your first name is Matt, you're a shoe in.
Belated congrats to Fritz! Publication stories like that make what to try and do so. My problem is nothing is ever "done enough". Either that or I'm a weenie. Probably the latter.
Also, I do belive TomorrowHill's avatar is a Fallout reference. If so, well played. I'm five hours into Fallout 3 and it's an ungodly time sink from which I'll never rise from. And it's brilliant.
So who is Otis the Bulldog up against? I don't see a name.
@Cove J.Y. stepped in as an alternate against Otis.
*edit*
Yep, J.Y. stepped up. And I have my first draft done. Beating the guy at his own game - I'm also writing a story about a family with kids and no conflict and an even happier ending.
Check and mate.
I'm guessing round these parts, we'll split the matchup vote and probably tie for BAS.
I got 300 words! Can I submit it as is?
I was thinking the other day about how cool it would be to see a battle where someone did a normal-length story and another submitted a crazy short flash. Do it!
That's kinda the Chester way to roll. So we could have seen several matchups like that (because he's a monster at it and would have gone an easy three rounds in the Northern Bracket and then dominated in The Pit). But Chester is a weenie and quit on us. Actually, Chester had very important life things to take care of. But I'll still call him a weenie.
thanks, @mattattack. yeah, we all get blocked. i'll try your exercise. i'm starting to get desperate, freaking out. i'm sure i'll find it, but dammit, it's frustrating.
@Bill: You nailed it :) Fallout 3 is my favorite game of all-time, and I've been using Vault Boy as my avatar for years. To this day, I find myself humming songs from the soundtrack. It's not perfect by any means, but it's such an immersive setting and experience that I couldn't stop playing until I'd seen everything.
In other news, I've just finished my Round 2 story. Dino, imagine the worst thing anyone has ever said to you, and pretend I'm saying it to you right now. Boom. Trash-talking, complete.
@Richard: I've always assumed you have an entire filing cabinet full of finished stories that can fit any potential prompt. "Let's see... a child is possessed by the devil... a chimpanzee is possessed by the devil... a chimpanzee is possessed by a child... A-ha! The devil is possessed by a chimpanzee! Perfect!" :)
You stole my chimp idea. You kick my ass into the pit, and now you steal my idea! You are an evil banana peel man TomorrowHill Get out of my head.