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LJ Idol Topic #10: Icarus
Dear Sarah,
Hello. My name is Vicki and I am nine years old. It is nice to meet you. We are all very eggs exited excited that Mrs. M. is going into space. Of course we are all sad that Mrs. I. is not going with her but Mrs. I said she likes Mrs. M. a lot. We are also very happy that Mrs. M agreed to let us be pen pals.
Let me tell you a ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Topic #9: Marching Orders
“ON FEBRUARY TWENTY-SIXTH AT 9:04 AM, YOU FAILED TO PUSH THE BUTTON.”
Yes.
“PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF.”
Hello, my name is Joe.
That’s what my nametag says, anyway:
HELLO
my name is
JOE
My full name is Joellyn Lund but people around here just call me Joe, and I’m fine with that.
“PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR FAILURE TO PUSH THE BUTTON.”
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LJ Idol Recommended Reading Week 8
So I've got a little thing to say on the question of Week 8. The topic was really hard for a lot of people.
I can tell, because there were a lot of drops and byes, and a lot of those entries where people just muse on the topic title, instead of having a more developed and focused entry.
That said, the good entries this week were really good. I ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Topic #8: First World Problems
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom much like many kingdoms you have heard of before. There was a King and a Queen and three princesses, each with auburn hair like their mother and hazel eyes like their father, and everyone who saw them said they looked just alike.
Then something changed.
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Beta?
Would anyone be willing to beta my entry for this week? It's gotten much longer than I'd like to submit, but I've already cut approximately 400 words, so I was hoping someone would be willing to look it over and let me know what else might be cuttable. It's fiction and it's not quite finished but I suspect it will be about 1800-2000 words when I'm ( Read more... ) -
My "Special Prize"
I got a "Back Into the Game" token in the New Year's thingummy ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol recs of the week!
I actually read EVERY SINGLE entry this week! Aren't you proud of me? I didn't comment on all of them but I did finish reading ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Topic #6: Not of Your World
Out in my backyard, I split the ends of firm sticks, one by one, gluing little bits of foam to the opposing tips. The longest, most flexible stick was split on either end, a bit of twine running along its length and tied firmly with two knots ( Read more... )
