They are short stories that are all set within the same fictional universe and are vaguely related to each other. The idea behind the stories was to publish them all at once as a book, but they could definitely be published individually as short stories as well.
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They are short stories that are all set within the same fictional universe and are vaguely related to each other. The idea behind the stories was to publish them all at once as a book, but they could definitely be published individually as short stories as well.
GoodEnoughForMe
n.m.s.s.
I don't even know how that's possible, I write short stories so that's a new story every day, and to come up with an entirely new story idea every day would probably require madness or access to drugs I don't have. Your friend is crazy.
4,000 a day in, say, a long-ass novel is a bit easier I guess, I can do that for weeks at a time, but even then there are times when brainstorming just doesn't work.
Edit: @ Hygro
4,000 a day in, say, a long-ass novel is a bit easier I guess, I can do that for weeks at a time, but even then there are times when brainstorming just doesn't work.
Edit: @ Hygro
madviking
north american scum
chem eng
You know, this is a strange game. The only winning move to play.
(to misuse a famous quote
. Trying might get you somewhere...maybe, but not trying will definitely get you nowhere)I wasn't even receiving messages from them. You know, when you send an application, and a few biweekly followup emails, you start to wonder if they even read it.
Every career office/job search helper I have spoken with says that you should followup with them, and I think it's a good idea.
There's a line where it gets to be too much, but once per 1-2 weeks inquiring about the status of your application isn't pushy or clingy at all.
madviking
north american scum
most of the jobs i apply to are just vague online applications. is there a way i can find someone to email?
JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
Rant #1: I spat into the toilet and there was blood. Now I do notice the aroma of that delicious red liquid down my throat coming up from the back of my nasal cavities.
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Rant #2: Today I had to reject a girl. Oddly enough, this one was probably the first to whom I confessed my sinful condition, just to prevent such an event from occurring.
She's Chinese and she's been through a personal hell for the past couple years struggling with uni. First we spent four hours chatting (mostly at my place, because we passed nearby and I thought that would be better than just keep on walking aimlessly) where she tried to tell me through examples and metaphors. At one point it got so elaborate that I became convinced that she was genuinely asking for advice with someone else.
After she left I felt terrible for pretending I hadn't understood. I am terrible with this stuff. I need to be told to my face, in plain words, that someone loves me to be willing to accept it. But just as I was about to get cozy she came back. I made pasta and heated the remnants of a roasted chicken we still had in the fridge. After dinner, she spoke more clearly although she never really said it. I rebuked her and she went on to tell me all her miseries of the last two years. Then I had to tell her again, and then she ended with a "Give me a chance... to love you." I could barely believe it, but she actually said that ("No veo el futuro.... Dame una última oportunidad... para amarte.") I mean for god's sake, that's straight out of a venezuelan soap opera.
It hurt me to have to reject her once more and have her leave like that. I'm a bit afraid and a bit hopeful, I know she has other, better, friends. Also, I got the impression that she has got a funny concept of homosexuality (actually, I know she does. Once I avoided telling her as we passed a gay club because when I told her it was a gay club she reacted in a weird way, and today she seemed to interpret IT as my problem back then rather than said problem being some issues of unrequited love of my own).
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Rant #2: Today I had to reject a girl. Oddly enough, this one was probably the first to whom I confessed my sinful condition, just to prevent such an event from occurring.
She's Chinese and she's been through a personal hell for the past couple years struggling with uni. First we spent four hours chatting (mostly at my place, because we passed nearby and I thought that would be better than just keep on walking aimlessly) where she tried to tell me through examples and metaphors. At one point it got so elaborate that I became convinced that she was genuinely asking for advice with someone else.
After she left I felt terrible for pretending I hadn't understood. I am terrible with this stuff. I need to be told to my face, in plain words, that someone loves me to be willing to accept it. But just as I was about to get cozy she came back. I made pasta and heated the remnants of a roasted chicken we still had in the fridge. After dinner, she spoke more clearly although she never really said it. I rebuked her and she went on to tell me all her miseries of the last two years. Then I had to tell her again, and then she ended with a "Give me a chance... to love you." I could barely believe it, but she actually said that ("No veo el futuro.... Dame una última oportunidad... para amarte.") I mean for god's sake, that's straight out of a venezuelan soap opera.
It hurt me to have to reject her once more and have her leave like that. I'm a bit afraid and a bit hopeful, I know she has other, better, friends. Also, I got the impression that she has got a funny concept of homosexuality (actually, I know she does. Once I avoided telling her as we passed a gay club because when I told her it was a gay club she reacted in a weird way, and today she seemed to interpret IT as my problem back then rather than said problem being some issues of unrequited love of my own).
Mango Elephant
Deity
That sounds so awkward.
My school doesn't even offer that as a major. Sounds like you'll make lots of money, though.
My school doesn't even offer that as a major. Sounds like you'll make lots of money, though.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
It's cold. Oh, so bloody cold.
Lohrenswald
世界的 bottom ranked physicist
I have not studied for an exam on wednesday
so that's a rant, I guess
so that's a rant, I guess
JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
Also this is the third girl I reject. Why is it I've never had to reject any guys? D:
Over 90% of Catalans can speak and write in Spanish. Only around 60% can write in Catalan.
Over 90% of Catalans can speak and write in Spanish. Only around 60% can write in Catalan.
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
If he didn't write, he didn't eat. He did a lot of different things: short stories, web content, had a book deal (that got him paid but fell through)....
I don't know what it means to go his pace but I'd be exhausted doing that.
Mango Elephant
Deity
I don't remember a girl ever being interested in me. I've only made out with them while drunk.
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