This was an interesting exercise! I went through the dramatic situations one by one and thought about which of my characters fit into that.

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vavarner
1. Is an Aquarius.
2. Owns over 800 vinyl records.
3. Will graduate from Columbia University in just a few months.
4. Gets freckles when he's out in the sun- he even has some on the soles of his feet.
5. Goes for a run in the morning almost every day.

ambria_hanover1. Had an abortion while in college and believes strongly in woman's reproductive rights ( Read more... )

1. The Second World War.
2. Marie-Pierre.
3. Metody.
4. My age.
5. American Politics.

For today, we challenge you to tell us ways in which your character has changed from their initial depiction/initial concept. If it's an original character, ways in which they've changed as you've written them; if it's a fandom character, either ways in which they've changed in their canon portrayal, or ways in which you've deviated from how they ( Read more... )

Tonight, arrange to meet someone somewhere. The usual suspects apply: who when where what, how? Sometimes you meet successfully, sometimes not. The next question is: who else might you meet while you're waiting?

A carefully written note, left on the Loft's message board along with one of Hans's business cards:

To the young man with whom I had ( Read more... )

Hans is not entirely certain he wants to ask a question. He has an aversion to public discussion, especially these days. And he has things he should be doing - paperwork, charity work, cleaning the house, vacuuming the cats - all sorts of things that he should do instead of posting to some internet forum with a question ( Read more... )

I have considered for quite some time taking a college class or two. Perhaps some classes in business management. Legally, I have a high school diploma and a college degree, but I have never done the actual work for either. Though I have accountants and a business manager for the charity and my other ventures, it never hurts to have a more complete ( Read more... )

My nephews they are making me post this. We had some family time tonight ,and drew turkeys from our hands. Inside we placed what we were thankful for. This is mine.

The holidays will not be the same this year. But we try, yes.

( Turkey picture )

Are there real life reasons why you have favorite themes, characters, scenarios and plots?I like to explore people who have had a traumatic background overcoming their issues to lead a normal, or at least functional, life. This is likely at least on some level due to my own struggles with PTSD, and my desire to prove that it is possible to be a ( Read more... )

( These things we do for our causes. )