Ok, my last entry finally started to pick up some steam, so I'm going to try to give it a jump start and see if I can get a few more entries. If I'm pleased with what I see, I'll run a poll, 7-Up Plus style.

See the previous entry and its comments for a few examples. I've simplified the rules to "Books You Can Judge By Their Covers," though the ( Read more... )

Come up with your own title for a hard-hitting no-holds-barred expose! Open my eyes! Cut me, Mickey, so I can keep up the good fight! The rules are simple ( Read more... )

What kind of stuff do you write? What is the watermark by which a discerning eye can look at your work and know that it's yours ( Read more... )

Topic: So, how are you?

Optional topic: Why don't you ever comment?

Advanced readers only: In either of the two preceding questions, replace "How" or "Why" with any other chosen from who, what, where, when, why, and how.

I can't just tag an entry with "Open Thread" and expect that to get me comments. No, I cannot.

Today the story I've been working on spawned a poem, a villanelle to be precise. The poem is a subversion of a Bible story. Does anyone know of any suitable markets where I may attempt peddle this thing?

Ok, take your favorite politician quotes and rewrite them Dictionary of Rhyme style. Make Harry S Truman breakdance in his grave ( Read more... )

So, have any of you writerly types ever come up with a centerpiece that you're so in love with that it makes you think, "that's good, but now how the fuck am I ever going to get them to read that far?"

A question: Have any of you writerly types ever started writing something, and at some point the goal became to have a reviewer use a very specific phrase in its description? If so, what's the phrase ( Read more... )

Snakes On A Plane 2: Snakes On A Train

Starring: the entire TGIF lineup from the 90's.

Plus the casts of Full House and Perfect Strangers, minus the Olsen twins.

For the record, the reason they can't just stop the train is because some kid has cancer.

Edit: This is an open thread, so hop to it, damn it. There are possibilities here.

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