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Pickergill and Audlin's Steampunk Extravaganza!

:new: UPDATE: Deadline extended until May 18th!!! :new:There are only two entries at the moment, and they're very lonely. Come on. I know a good few of you out there can throw down a decent steampunk story. RULES: PROSE ONLY. 1500 WORDS MAXIMUM.MUST INCLUDE ELEMENTS OF SATIRE AND STEAMPUNK GENRE.ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.MUST BE NEW WORK WRITTEN/SUBMITTED BETWEEN 1 APRIL - 30 APRIL.ANYONE MAY ENTER (EXCEPT JUDGES; THAT'S A NO-NO). SUBMIT TO STEAMPUNK EXTRAVAGANZA FOLDER IN THE GROUP GALLERY. [WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR JUDGES, POINTS AND PRIZES SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO DONATE ANY OF THESE THINGS, PLEASE DROP THE GROUP A NOTE OUTLINING WHAT YOU ARE AB

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Pickergill and Audlin's Steampunk Extravaganza!

:new: UPDATE: Deadline extended until May 18th!!! :new:There are only two entries at the moment, and they're very lonely. Come on. I know a good few of you out there can throw down a decent steampunk story. RULES: PROSE ONLY. 1500 WORDS MAXIMUM.MUST INCLUDE ELEMENTS OF SATIRE AND STEAMPUNK GENRE.ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.MUST BE NEW WORK WRITTEN/SUBMITTED BETWEEN 1 APRIL - 30 APRIL.ANYONE MAY ENTER (EXCEPT JUDGES; THAT'S A NO-NO). SUBMIT TO STEAMPUNK EXTRAVAGANZA FOLDER IN THE GROUP GALLERY. [WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR JUDGES, POINTS AND PRIZES SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO DONATE ANY OF THESE THINGS, PLEASE DROP THE GROUP A NOTE OUTLINING WHAT YOU ARE AB

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Literature

No Excuses

It’s just after midnight January 1, 2010. And I write: I literally think I spend my whole life making excuses. I make excuses. I say, ‘tomorrow’ as though they will never run out, like there never actually will be a today. I don’t know what I want to be, but it certainly isn’t this, this person who smiles and thinks that things will just see themselves through without any real work. But that has never happened. Nothing will ever happen without action, without willpower, without determination, and most importantly, without self-reliability and taking responsibility for every thing you do. So give yoursel

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Whirlwind

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Resources

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Literature

napowrimo day 22

April 15th ... ... ...

April 2010 Prompts

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2011 Gifting Game Awesomeness

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Literature

Los Diablos: The Voodoo Amulet

     I knew from the minute she walked into my office that she'd be nothing but trouble. Lucky for her I was loaded on schnapps and hoping for something to do.     The way she carried herself, she must have been some upper crust socialite. That meant she could afford to buy me more booze. I was running low and didn't have the money to get more.     "I need your help," she said.     I picked up my empty bottle and searched it for any traces of liquid. "You don't say."     "Well, I wouldn't be here if I didn't need help. But I'm here because you're the only one who can help me. I need a face that won't be recognized."     Her tone mad

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dA Birthday 11

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