Just a thing

The poem has been moved to my gallery: [link]


(He) "...approached the men of letters, with whom his mind must surely find more points of sympathy and feel itself more at ease in their company. It was a fresh disappointment; he was revolted by their spiteful and petty judgments, their conversation that was as hackneyed as a church-door, their nauseous discussions invariably appraising the merit of a work solely according to the number of editions and the amount of profit on the sales. At the same time, he discovered the apostles of freedom, the wiseacres of the bourgeoisie, the thinkers who clamoured for entire liberty, — liberty to strangle the opinions of other people, — to be a set of greedy, shameless hypocrites, whom as men of education he rated below the level of the village cobbler. " --- K.J. Huysmans, A Rebours

(Thanks, Cszemis)





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I am quickly approaching 20,000 pageviews! I feel quite honored by the overwhelming support I've received on here, both as a writer and as a visual artist. Thank you! For the lucky individual who can manage to capture the 20,000th pageview, I shall feature you and some of your work in my journal and grant one free request for a drawing or piece of writing. Be on the look-out, everyone!!


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Current Writing Challenges:

[link] - Blow jobs for books
[link] - Dreamland
[link] - 150 writing prompts


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A new writers' chat; a place to call our own

[link] [link] [link]


And this time, people are expected to at least try to stay on topic.
Come. Coooooome. Come with your work for critiques. Come with your questions about processes and techniques. Come with your eagerness to learn and improve.


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Some things

On my main deviant page, under the journal and above the polls, I have added a forum. Right now there are two threads: an association game for getting your analytical gears pumping, and a post where you can suggest Daily Literature Deviation features for =DailyLitDeviations without having to send me a note. I am now encouraging you all to stop by for some fun and features. Please? It would make me very happy.

I've recently received the news that my application for staff membership over at *suture has been accepted. What does this mean? It means that I will be helping to revive a certain infamous lit mag with a reputation for excellence. This is both thrilling and terrifying because we have a lot to live up to. However, everything promises to be great. So, if you're a writer on deviantArt, go check it out!

Once again, the new lit chat #knockonwood is up and running. It features critiques, prompts and writing exercises, and general literary fun. Drop by!

Something I almost forgot---I am quickly approaching 20,000 pageviews! I feel quite honored by the overwhelming support I've received on here, both as a writer and as a visual artist. Thank you! For the lucky individual who can manage to capture the 20,000th pageview, I shall feature you and some of your work in my journal and grant one free request for a drawing or piece of writing. Be on the look-out, everyone!!

Thanks again! Happy writing and have a happy holiday season, folks.

- jams


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Current Writing Challenges:

[link] - Blow jobs for books
[link] - Dreamland
[link] - 150 writing prompts


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A new writers' chat; a place to call our own

[link] [link] [link]


And this time, people are expected to at least try to stay on topic.
Come. Coooooome. Come with your work for critiques. Come with your questions about processes and techniques. Come with your eagerness to learn and improve.


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Some small bits and pieces

The way a lark
rises in the morning; the
way a cardinal sits
perched like some sacred
flame in a bush.

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Lunaire lingers in a stretch of snow;
two branch shadows, long arcs
touching in the light where it falls
milk-white from the moon-breast.



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Current Writing Challenges:

[link] - Blow jobs for books
[link] - Dreamland
[link] - 150 writing prompts


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A new writers' chat; a place to call our own

[link] [link] [link]


And this time, people are expected to at least try to stay on topic.
Come. Coooooome. Come with your work for critiques. Come with your questions about processes and techniques. Come with your eagerness to learn and improve.







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Current Writing Challenge

"There's a lot of po' folk in Canada." Several years ago, I was on a bus riding through one of Canada's cities (I think it may have been Ottawa, but it could have been Toronto or Montreal, I just don't remember, it was so long ago) and the bus drove through a slum. But amazingly, in the midst of everything, was a used bookstore with ragged people shuffling in and out. It gave me an idea that I have since wanted to write and see written. So, for anyone interested in a challenge, write a story or poem based on the following premise:

A young (maybe homeless) girl gives blow jobs to earn money so she can buy books from a used book store; the guy in the story is a man in a wheelchair whose friend "bought" him a blow job for his birthday.


A few things to keep in mind

1. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE EXPLICIT TO ANSWER THIS PROMPT. Write what you're comfortable with.

2. If you DO include mature content, keep deviantArt's policies in mind and please mark it accordingly when you go to submit it to your gallery.

3. Feel free to expand the characters as you see fit.

4. While an incident in Canada inspired the prompt, the story can be set anywhere at any time. Just please keep to the basic premise for the plot.

5. Please mention somewhere in your artist's comments that the story or poem was written to this prompt and include a link to this article so that we can keep things organized.


If you respond to this challenge, send me a note and I will feature you and your piece in my deviant journal.

Good luck and happy writing!


- jams


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A new writers' chat; a place to call our own

[link] [link] [link]


And this time, people are expected to at least try to stay on topic.
Come. Coooooome. Come with your work for critiques. Come with your questions about processes and techniques. Come with your eagerness to learn and improve.










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A place to call our own

[link] [link] [link]


And this time, people are expected to at least try to stay on topic.
Come. Coooooome. Come with your work for critiques. Come with your questions about processes and techniques. Come with your eagerness to learn and improve.










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