I want to address the obvious; I am a wretch. I am disgusting. My stomach’s upset. It’s not from nerves but more a general sort of discomfort. I’m not used to all this. May I sit? These knees will keep shaking if I don’t, and you’ll pity me too much. I normally receive pity like honey, but certain topics require certain brutality, and we can all ( Read more... )

Gonna play.

You should too: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/945807.html

Much sooner than expected, it's time to vote once again.

And those who survive this round will be going into the Finals.

So, head on over HERE, read everyone (there's only four, it won't take long), and then vote as honestly as you can

What follows is the best account I can give of the last three times I saw my brother.

The third-to-last time, it was mid-August, and he rang my doorbell. I can still remember what he looked like when I answered. A mirage with the heat-lines from the road all around him.

I said, “Jesus,” and he smiled.

Back then -there are years and years in ( Read more... )

As the title says, we are now in the Top Five!

So if you haven't already, please go HERE, read everyone's entry, and then vote as honestly as you can. We're closing in on the finish line, so every vote counts more than ever.

You’ve gone by the name Alya for so long, you don’t remember what the boy used to call you.

It’s not even the first time you’ve renamed yourself. You were Alex in the army. You were Maeve in Dublin. For a decade or two you lived as a man called Edmund, and for a few years after that you were no one at all, sleeping in fields and wandering.

But ( Read more... )

Once again, it is poll time!

There are six contestants left, which means there's only six entries to read! Please go HERE, read everyone, and then VOTE as honestly as you can. It's a really great turnout this week, so you won't regret it. :)

It's a great idea! Everyone come round, make a thread. :3

Here's mine.

Part One: Margaret

Depending on who one asked, I was born sick, or I was born cursed.

My father favored the latter, and that’s why he left, I suppose. My mother, on the other hand, had clear childhood memories of her great-aunt, the last such creature before me. Said great-aunt used to walk off into the moonlight in nothing but her nightgown, ( Read more... )

It's that time again!

It's for the Top Five, and having read everyone, I can say the competition is fierce. So if you haven't already, please read everybody (there's only seven entries, this late in the game), and then vote as honestly as you can.

You can find links to the entries and the poll itself right HERE.