For the Horde!
May 27th, 2009
amusedMay 1st, 2009
First of May
It's been a long time, I know, but it's that time of year, when a young wolf's fancy turns to thoughts of cute bitches, and a cranky old paladin can even be convinced to break into song....
That's right, it's the First of May.
That's right, it's the First of May.
creativeJanuary 21st, 2009
Sneak Preview
Remember when you were in high school, and had to listen to those interminable morning announcements? Imagine what it would be like if you attended a school like Rowan Glen Academy.
January 18th, 2009
January 1st, 2009
Daughter of Darkness
What happens when someone destroys her own world, without realizing it until after it happens?
Here's the way one person responded to the devastation.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Here's the way one person responded to the devastation.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
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December 17th, 2008
Now I understand Heinlein
My cat, a feral cat who adopted me almost a year ago, has become so entangled in my life that, now that winter has arrived in force, makes me feel guilty that I don't have the magical powers she ascribes to me. Now, whenever she wants outside, and I open the door for her, she sits in front of the door and looks up at me, clearly disappointed that I have not opened the door into summer for her.
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December 9th, 2008
The Aribeth I Know (Chapter 8)
And so we find our characters celebrating Midsummer. Well, celebrating may be too strong a word....
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November 1st, 2008
A Scene from a Cyricist Slave Camp
An encounter with Fred and Aribeth, somewhere on the road to Neverwinter.
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Traveling can be such an interesting experience.
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Traveling can be such an interesting experience.
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October 16th, 2008
tiredAugust 29th, 2008
The Aribeth I Know (Part Seven)
This part is rated T, for the terrible things that happen to Aribeth. As you may recall, at the end of the last chapter, Aribeth was having flashbacks, and had been encouraged to talk about what happened to her in the Underdark to cause those flashbacks. This is what happened in the Underdark, as seen by both Aribeth and Fred.
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pensiveAugust 22nd, 2008
The Aribeth I Know (Part Six)
Author's Warning: This chapter is rated T, for frank expression of opinions that are likely to cheese off the average mundane American. If you don't want to expose yourself to controversial opinions on government education, religion, and society, you may want to skip this chapter.
Insert Fake LJ-Cut HereAuthor's Notes:
Black Widows in the Privy is the property of Leslie Fish. She wrote it, she deserves the credit for it. If you ever find a tape or CD of her stuff, buy it. You won't regret it.
The Monster's Carol (also known as "Clerics Roasting on an Open Fire") was my entry in the 1993 Killer Frog contest, run by Scavenger's Newsletter. Sadly, Scav seems to have gone out of business a while back - or, at least, I can't find any links to them any more. In any case, I won an honorable mention with it, and now I'm happy to share the lyrics, as long as you mention where you got them. The music, on the other hand, was written by Bob Wells in 1944 (Mel Torme wrote the original lyrics).
August 17th, 2008
The Aribeth I Know (Part Five)
August 10th, 2008
The Aribeth I Know (Part Four)
August 8th, 2008
The Aribeth I Know (Part Three)
July 27th, 2008
The Aribeth I Know (Part Two)
July 21st, 2008
The Aribeth I Know (Part One)
November 6th, 2007
People are Scum
I just saw The Killer Within, a documentary about Bob Bechtel, the man who was bullied until he snapped and shot a dorm mate in 1955.
As I watched the documentary, I found myself becoming disgusted - not with Mr. Bechtel, but with many of the other people in the documentary. Mr. Bechtel, at least, faced what he did, paid what the standards of the time considered to be an appropriate penalty for his crime, and has done something good with his life. The other people in the documentary, on the other hand, refused to accept any responsibility for their parts in the tragedy, and spent their entire time on camera trying to convince the filmmakers that Mr. Bechtel was a monster and that he should not be taken seriously, no matter what he has to say, on any subject.
Even those who were involved in bullying him, after admitting to committing some of the acts he had described as examples of the bullying he endured, refused to admit that what they did constituted bullying. What kind of low-life scum are they?
I am disgusted.
grumpyNovember 1st, 2007
crazyOctober 23rd, 2007
Do you prefer private conversations, or posting your intimate secrets on public corkboards?
If you don't have a problem with posting your personal secrets for all the world to see, any IM client will do. They'll all happily send your messages over the net without any security whatsoever, and anyone with a packet sniffer can read them.
On the other hand, if you prefer privacy (like I do), I highly recommend OTR (Off-the-Record Messaging), which comes built into Adium, and is available as a plugin for Pidgin and Miranda, and available as a localhost proxy for any client that transmits AIM messages. OTR gives you the best security you can get for instant messages, and even if your key is compromised, your old messages are STILL secret.
MY IM client is set up to request OTR connections by default. I recommend you do the same.
On the other hand, if you prefer privacy (like I do), I highly recommend OTR (Off-the-Record Messaging), which comes built into Adium, and is available as a plugin for Pidgin and Miranda, and available as a localhost proxy for any client that transmits AIM messages. OTR gives you the best security you can get for instant messages, and even if your key is compromised, your old messages are STILL secret.
MY IM client is set up to request OTR connections by default. I recommend you do the same.
geekyOctober 2nd, 2007
Welcome to my Nightmare
Title: Not Quite Marty-Stu (Chapter 7: Welcome to my Nightmare)
author: Bill Hartwell
rating: teens
fandom: Harry Potter
characters/pairings: Harry/Ginny, Bill & Fleur Weasley
disclaimer: If you recognize it, and it’s not from Knights in Tarnished Armor, it’s not mine.
author’s note: Don't you just hate dreams?
word count: 3956