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tatterdema1ion
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[2011-06-26 00:59:25 +0000 UTC]
"From one neural web to another."
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 714; Deviations: 90; Watchers: 41
Watching: 188; Pageviews: 13526; Comments Made: 2063; Friends: 188
# Interests
Favorite TV shows: The Wire, Peaky Blinders, The House of Five LeavesFavorite bands / musical artists: La Dispute, Saint Saens, Modest Mouse, Mashrou3 Leila, The Dear Hunter
Favorite writers: Alan Moore, Glen Cook, Doestoyevsky, Terry Pratchett, Steven Erikson, Hassan Blasim, Philip K. Dick, Steinbeck, Vladimir Voinovich, Cathrynne M. Valente, Neil Gaiman
Tools of the Trade: Pen, keyboard, and coffee mug
Other Interests: Science, History, Philosophy, Politics,
# About me
An off-and-on writer studying political science and philosophy at university. Hopes to serve the Iraqi people and to illuminate the political significance of even the seemingly crudest populations' everyday lives and habits. Biggest influences are comics with an overtone of existential horror (say, Swamp Thing, Sandman, Lucifer); classic Russian literature; genre fiction; Iraqi poetry; depressing manga; any and all religious texts; philosophy; and early twentieth century American authors.Editor for Episteme, an Undergraduate Philosophy Journal; web editor for a handful of nonprofit/activist websites; and editing slave to all her friends in academia.
If you have questions or requests for critiques send a note.
# Comments
Comments: 347
Thank you so very, very much for the watch. I am honored!
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Interesting. Might I ask what prompted the name change and what it might mean?
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Xerxes. It's an ahhh pseudonym I picked up for a competition, owing to the fact that there's a certain character I've always admired and which codifies all that I should remember about my personal faults and all that I should accept... so yes.
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Huum, from a random Google search I can but say one thing: all that glitters is not gold. More often than not its CGI.
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Yes typing in Xerxes does get one some interesting results...
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*Goes off to Google to type in the word Xerxes, hits the image button and...*
Well...thats a lot of Gold...and baby oil apparently.
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Many thanks for your kindness.
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You're most welcome. I wanted to critique, but Im a bit pressed at the moment. Nevertheless, I'll be reading more. Your prose flows very well, even if I want a bit more immersive and complex description while I'm reading. Also, you write very natural dialogue-- keep that up.
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Thank you. I had an epiphany when I read your comments. I am a minimalist in description because when I am working with words, I focus on the impact of words. Since I am also an artist, I create wordless images. I think that is the reason why I don't do in depth descriptions. When I have an image, I paint, draw or sculpt it, I don't write it. Β In the future I could become more descriptive. It just has happened yet.Β
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So we like part one, but not part two...was it because of the use of a snow shovel for the world building in the first half?
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The worldbuilding mixed with action isn't bad. But I think Chapter 2 just doesn't feel worthwhile in itself-- rather, it's the train ride to the genie bottles. This was helped some by the development of the protagonist though.Β
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You know I just read it back and your right: its a train, and not even a fast train. Its a subway train between two good part sof town that has to stop and pick up hobo's with bad breath. I've made the literary L Train!!
But hey protagonist development, its all good.
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Always happy to point out places of brilliance and edit-need in your work...
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Sorry, long day. I'm Β tending to use my outside speaking voice for a lot of my internal dialogue.
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Indeed it has.
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Have you read any of my workΒ
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Is there a work of yours I haven't read? That is the better question. Though I admit I've been up to my ears in research of late so something might have slipped past me.
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The sepulcher, I will upload the final part later today
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Ah, then I will see to it.
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Ik'Jue again? What brings you back to the smog filled city that isn't allowed to sleep?
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A wandering mind, mayhap? A character and setting I'm dreadfully fond of? The brilliant penmanship of a friend?
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Well flattering will get you everywhere with me. After all the city of Ik'jue is your idea, in a way: you gave it its name.
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Thanks for collecting my drawing! I'm so glad you enjoy it.
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It was my pleasure; it was a good drawing.
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My pleasure; your work has thus far really impressed me. I hope to have time to give substancial input on it and review it more in depth soon.
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no worries, enjoy at your leisure
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Thanks for faving "The Thing on the Doorstep"
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Hey there! Just dropping by to say a huge thank you for the +fav on the prologue to my new novel 'It Began With Ashes' [link]
If you're interested, the rest of the story is available from Amazon: [link]
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Happy Belated Birthday!!!
sorry for the late well-wishes....I was going to be a day early but decided that I would actually log on the day of....didn't happen 
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Thank you so much for the birthday wishes-- erm-- happy new year late!
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