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LectureTime! #2 - SexualityI blame Psychology and my Sociology class for the desire to lecture sensitive topics. I just want people to be informed
Read this, the Heterosexuality quiz: http://aquarianzone.tripod.com/hetquiz.html
What is it getting you to think about?
Starting off, sexuality is socially constructed, meaning society has labelled them in accordance to what a person's sexual attraction falls under (the majority at least). Question yourself, what are you? Why are you what you are? Is there anything wrong with it? Is there anything right about it?
Heres an example, there is a pornographic video (or image) depicting two females engaging in sexual activity. Typically, this caters to either homosexual females, but primarily heterosexual males. This is more socially accepted as "erotic" than seeing two homosexual males engaging in the same manner. Why is this? It's equally as homosexual, yet it lost its eroticism (for the majority of society).
What about the children? Did you know approx. 75% of all child

Of tricksters and unicorns chapter 1The castle gleamed, such as gold. To be fair, the whole city shined in splendor. Towers, palaces, the pavement, the streets, even the water fountains. One would believe to be a city of imagination; nobody could live in a place that seemed made out of pure gold; unless you were as rich as to spend all of your wealth on such ridiculous projects. At least, that is the general line of thought the three arrivals shared while at their first glance of the realm.

They had been walking for quite some time, unsure of where to go, wandering from castles with unwelcoming hosts and forests with menaces over the trees and bushes. After much talking, they

GayHey everybody. This is a follow-up to a piece I wrote a short time ago. If you haven't read it, go read it now. http://koriryu.deviantart.com/art/Debating-English-How-To-287447757

I'm here to talk about "gay." Not the people; the term. When the term had first been created, it meant "happy"/"to be happy." Eventually, the homosexual community adopted the phrase to describe themselves as "happy to be homosexual." This was very positive, to say in the least. But, as everyone knows, not everyone is treated with equal respect and dignity. Much like the racial segragation in the past, homosexuals started to get shunned, especially when you add reli

This quote“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as goo

I Am.I am.
A God.
A Ghoul.

LectureTime! - Society and YouLECTURE- not a rant or anything, please continue reading if you wish to expand your mind

I can give a huge lecture on queer-thinking, and abolishing "normal" in society, but seriously, why the hell is there such thing as "normal" and when someone deviates from it, it's "abnormal". Is there really anything wrong with being different? If you fall short of the "normal" boundary that most people go by? Are you/have you ever been forced to be who you aren't? To be what someone else wants you to be? I know I have, and to live to their standards and abide by their truths and rules. In my house,liking My Little Pony makes your parent's not only embarrassed, but puts them to shame. and masturbation will make your penis to fall off. Those are a couple of things in my life I dealt/deal with. I know, its pretty f**ked up.
I'm just here to inform you (the reader) that it truly doesn't matter what you do or what you're into. It's not wrong to like ponies at age 30, or to fall in love with someone

RotL 000 - One Last Spell

Rise of the Legend
Prologue: One Last Spell

Princess Celestia's hooves drummed a frantic beat on the stone floors as the slow repetition of that damnable ram crashing against the castle doors chased her through the halls. Interspersed throughout was the clattering of wood against wood, the sound of royal guards desperate to buy their princesses every last second they could.

Though the sound was too far away for her ears, she knew that her parents were strapping on their armor for the very same purpose.

The city was drowning in rebel forces. Even if she managed to break through the attack, she and Luna would not be

One Bad Apple Preview / Clopfics / Fanfic ComingAlrighty, first up on the plate, a preview clip of the next My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode "One Bad Apple" has been released. In this episode, the theme is about bullying and how to deal with it with the addition of a new character, Apple Bloom's cousin, Babs Seed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxmDD3XHzl4
First impressions on Babs Seed? She's not too bad. I've already seen MLP fans giving her hate on Equestria Daily, not cause she's a bully, but because "She looks like a bad OC" and "Her voice is so annoying and doesn't anything a filly should sound like".
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In Defence of Bronies and BronyconI felt that I had to do this.

Okay, so Bronycon is happening this weekend. In case someone doesn't know what Bronycon is, it's a convention dedicated to fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It's like any other pop culture convention; it has video games, LARP, artists, dealers, guests, cosplay, etc. Currently, there's also a documentary about Bronycon and the fandom being made my John De Lanice (voice of Discord and is Q from Star Trek).

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Len the Sinner~PrologueBook 1: Len the Sinner
A Vampiric Order Novel
By: Jessica Foltz

Prologue

My name is Len. I don't have much time to give you this information, so listen well. Cause I can only say this once. For about one century, I have been in a certain covenant of vampires called the Death Dealers. They are a powerful covenant. Said to have more power than your average vampire. Because the only ones in the covenant are either stronger than they should be, or they hold some kind of power that makes them better than the rest.

Somenix, their leader, was the one who taught me everything I needed to know. I was his apprentice until I was good enough to meet

Of Honey and VenomI watched

I peered

Oh how I yearned

Just to see him up close

A Wizard

An evil so unlike any I have ever sought

Ah you know who I am referring to

Do you?

Silverhaired

Fox

Aristocratic deliverance

Sneering lips of honey and venom

Do you know now?

* I LOVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE *I love you for all the boys I never knew
I love you for all the times I spent with you
For the smell of the sea and warm bread
For the flowers that you put near my bed
For the pure animal that lies within a dove
I love you for all the boys I do not love

Without you I can only see the wide world
The mirror cannot produce the image that was destroyed
The moment between what was and is today
And by forgetting the road I was well on my way
But the hole in the wall did not reveal a lot
So I had to learn about life by the pieces I got

I love you for your wisdom that is not mine
I love you eventhough people consider this a crime
I love you though I know it is all illusion
But my heart is beating in restless confusion
You think you are doubt, but you are reason
You are the sun that will be present every season <>

Equine VampirisThe morning sun broke over the hills surrounding Ponyville, casting long shadows over the small town. The birds, which were usually vocal in praising the dawn, were strangely silent this particular morning.

Near the centre of town sat a large tree. It had originally been the town hall during Ponyville's early years. More recently, however, the tree house had become Ponyville's library. It was a place of peace in times of trouble and much to the residents' dismay, it was often damaged. The tree was bathed in the golden light of the morn, making the frost on the leaves sparkle like the stars. These were the same stars that the tree house's sol

Mommy doesn't knowMommy doesn't know.

Mommy doesn't know this
Mommy doesn't know that

Mommy doesn't know that she makes me feel like a monster

A Demon
A Brat
Evil
...

Mommy doesn't know how mad I am at her

Mommy doesn't know that I can snap too

Mommy doesn't know that makes me feel ugly

Mommy doesn't know it but she makes me feel fat

She says "I'm putting you on a diet"
She says "We need to go buy you bigger pants"
She says " you have enormous hands"

It's true
Mommy
Said those

Mommy is thin
looks 19 but is 35
People think at first
My sister
Babysitter
Friend

Some way wonder about me
"What happened to her"
They might think
"Her older sister?"
Stup

Break my fallBroken skin
peeled by clouds
in my fall from hope

Asphalt absorbed
in landing
seeps in
turning me to stone

Hardened heart
stills
with murmured cry
echoing to silence

Wake me
from this nightmare

Break my fall

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I look in the mirror once again
Faceless shadows in my image append,
I don't know what to do, but I know what it means
As I watch the deep red shadows mend.

What monster I've become, an ugly me,
The red reflections shape into a tree
What has happened in the past is building up now,
So I ask God to help me set free.

"I will climb this tree, red as fire,
I wil climb this tree, higher and higher
On this tree, maybe I will see why
I am like the way, is it desire?

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Mirror

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A soul lost in connection
I look in the mirror
And I do not like the recollection.

I see the reflection of my heart
I see my heartbeat, all apart
But I can't seem to see,
How I have hurt you from the start.

In my thoughts when I sleep
I dig so far, I dig so deep
When my mind aches and tires,
I carry on the night, in a weep.

I wear my mask every day
I try to make things my way
But in the end it does no good,
Still I remain, in the mask, I say.

The mask itself, it has worn
The mask itself, it has torn
I can't throw it away, not today,
For I will hurt you, so so forlorn.

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by *COMMANDER-C, Nov 12, 2012, 10:43:24 PM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Concrete Poetry

As a fire does burn
Deep into the night
Away the flames fly
In a fearless flight

The flames burn strong
Of light and heat
Glowing with life
Yet dead in defeat

Feeding on a log
Taunt and tame
A lifeless soul
A faithless flame

I look into the flame
I see what appears to be
The past of a dream
The meaning of me

I look at the coals
A glowing sensation
looking at my past
Of tainted temptation

The flames are dying
As the night grows old
I see the flames suffering
As I feel around me the cold

I close my eyes once more
Feeling again of shame
What has died away in front of me
Is the faithless flame

I face the cold once more
No warmth, no light
I continue to walk south and east
Facing the fearless flight

Roam into cold and dark
Fight through your vain
Stay on the narrow path
And avoid the faithless flame

Faithless Flameby *COMMANDER-C

Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Concrete Poetry

I just now wrote this poem. I am not sure what inspired it or how, it just sort of came to me.

There is a moral to this poem. Don't let the illusions of warmth and comfort fool you; the easiest way is not always the right way.

Critique by =Liichan2012 Feb 16, 2013, 1:41:22 PM

Your poem does have both good points and bad points.

I did enjoy reading this, and even pondered on it awhile. I enjoyed the message I was getting out of it. However, I was a little bogged down with the over-usage of the words "fire" and "flame". It took away from further enjoyment, and made the whole thing seem a little redundant.

As constructive criticism gets, I would recommend this:

Synonyms and Homonyms are great. A Thesaurus is your best friend for keeping your readers interested by using varied words.
Also, I agree with the other critics when they say to talk about the flame's impact on the environment. You can bring up so many feelings this way.

Keep writing! You have a lot of talent and the only way to hone it is to practice, Practice, PRACTICE! I look forward to seeing more from you.

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Critique by !SheepHeart Feb 16, 2013, 6:51:05 AM

Let me begin by first saying, this was a joy to read. It had a nice flow to it and pace. While, as the others have said, the title of the poem can mean many things, I enjoyed how you made its' meaning clearer as the poem continued.

My suggestions are as follows.

The use of imagery was a good effort and it did play at the reader, for me. However, I would like to suggest when describing something like a flame that is dying out, try to picture it clearer. Rather then using 'flames' and 'fire', more then once, describe what the fire is doing or help us picture the fire itself. One way would be to compare it to a movement or describe the characteristics, such as when you said "taunt and tame" in the poem.

This is just a tip, but for a poem, give us something to connect with. When writing about the flame, choose an emotion to focus on and how you want us to feel about this message you are getting across.

Over all, it was still a good poem and I hope you continue with your writing.

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~QuaINK Feb 12, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Next time try to be more mysteriously specific with what message you're trying to send to your readers though

~QuaINK Feb 12, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

It is very deep and inspirational.True it could mean many things but to me it means follow your dreams and dont give up until you've fulfilled it,and you said it correctly:"Don't let the illusions of warmth and comfort fool you; the easiest way is not always the right way."this honestly should be directed to teenagers who are becoming adults and are starting stray off the path to success,happiness,and love.Obviously the critics have yet to interpret this poem in a way that personally targets themselves like i have.5 stars from me!

*COMMANDER-C Feb 12, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

You are very close, but it is more based on the lines of not letting the past hold you back, rather than following your dreams.

~Hyles Feb 11, 2013

Too lazy to write a full critique, but I'll just add that "feeding on a log" is a bit laughable in any context, so might want to think about that..

*COMMANDER-C Feb 11, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

One who has mistaken pornography in art does not deserve the beauty it yields.
The joke was cute, it made me chuckle, but let us try to be mature in this area.

~Hyles Feb 11, 2013

I'm not trying to make a joke - I am just pointing out that the phrase might have the desired effect on some of your readers...

*COMMANDER-C Feb 11, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

One who has mistaken pornography in art does not deserve the beauty it yields.
The joke was cute, it made me chuckle, but let us try to be mature in this area.

~EternalGeekExposed Jan 31, 2013

I can't leave proper critiques without a full membership, but here's the comments I can offer anyway.

Your imagery gets better near the end than it was in the beginning. You describe the flames, but you don't describe sensations until near the end as they are dying. The poem would feel much more real and raw if you led the reader through the experience instead of using vague descriptions like "strong" "taut" "lifeless" and other such words that have no physical feeling or experience attached to them. Your rhyming scheme was also a little awkward in the beginning, especially "a fire does burn". Using "does" to fill an extra syllable makes it feel awkward.

Your overall meaning is interesting and I think is a cool aspect to the poem, but I think you could make it come out more in the work instead of having to explain it later. The flame works great as a metaphor for passing enjoyments because it is warm and inviting, but short-lived and ultimately can't be touched. Trying to bring out these aspects of the flame in your writing with descriptive words would help bring this meaning forward. You bring up the log to express (I think) how the flame feeds off of and kills those that indulge in it, but it would be much more effective if you replaced that stanza with a stanza describing sensations of trying to approach or touch the flame yourself. That is something that the reader can much better relate to and it would make the poem a richer experience. Finally, I felt that the "moral" stanza at the end felt out-of-place after you wrote the rest of the poem from your experience. Suddenly breaking the fourth wall and talking to the reader is jarring and a little heavy-handed. A good poem should make its meaning accessible, but not have to scream it at the reader. As such, replacing that stanza with another one written from your perspective that gives your audience some feeling of relief that the flame is gone, even if it was comforting, would serve you much better.

I hope this helps you hone down your cool idea into something even better. All the best!

*COMMANDER-C Jan 31, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Perhaps read it with a different thought, a different interpretation.

~WolfeofChaos Feb 1, 2013

I'm most impressed with the depth and emotion being shown here. But what impresses me most of all is how you can relate this to reality. Well done.

Sincerely yours,
Wolfe of Chaos

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