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NA-tional NO-vel WRI-ters MO-nth ~ NaNoWriMo

Journal Entry: Tue Nov 17, 2009, 5:46 AM
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NaNoWriMo is here and I’m on board for my First Attempt

:new:Past the half-way mark in days (nearing it in the word count). Visit your favorite novel writer and cheer them on!!

I just can't believe how many folks are doing this on deviantART. Find one of them and offer encouragement, this is a challenging endeavor for most.

:new:Now <27,000 Words to go :w00t: More Progress
This from a poet who’s most comfortable with about 100

Please have patience if I respond a littler slower than usual and provide briefer comment
I’ll try and make it up in December.

Knowing how vital having honest critique of my work is, I have happily joined the Critique-It club. [link] They are hosting TWO CONTESTS, with a boat-load of prizes.
for contest details click on the "News" links on down this page a bit.

DLD’s
:bulletred:The most recent -
Night Haibun [link] featured by; *Mahi-Fish [link]
:bulletyellow:This to accompany -
Bearing Pain [link] featured by; =Kersee9 [link]
This is a great honor for me. Thanks to all involved.

Celebrate the Diversity of Poetic Styles. [link]

Critique welcome :blowkiss:

I happily support and/or participate in the following clubs/groups.

:iconpoetryplease::iconversebyverse::iconwriters-club::iconproseplease::icondistinctliterature::icondistinctpoetry::iconrhyme-and-reason::iconthe-haiku-club::iconcritique-it:


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  • Reading: The Fellowship of the Ring
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My writing speaks of my "Inner Child" that part of me (us) that responds to our world without filter or mask. We learn to cover these raw emotions to defend that fragile entity. I'm learning that any hazard associated with exposing that true self is worth measured risk.

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Harvest, Alabama
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: Men's Large
  • Interests: Blogging, Golf, People of Faith
  • Favourite movie: Return of the King (Leaving off the last twenty minutes)
  • Favourite band or musician: Iron & Wine
  • Favourite genre of music: Non-Commercial
  • Favourite poet or writer: J.R.R.Tolkein, Edger Allen Poe
  • Operating System: Vista Premium
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Calvin & Hobbes
  • Personal Quote: Of all the things I've ever lost, I miss my mind the most.
  • Tools of the Trade: MS Word & Memories

Journal History

Shoutbox

~Djoseph:iconDjoseph:
I'm still trying to figure out a response to your last submission. I expect it will come tonight. Lots of inspiration around. Almost too much! =P
Tue Oct 13, 2009, 5:21 AM
*Friedemann:iconFriedemann:
Looking forward to working with you!
Wed Sep 2, 2009, 1:19 AM
*rebekahkirkland:iconrebekahkirkland:
:love:
Sun Jun 28, 2009, 11:24 AM
*rlkirkland:iconrlkirkland:
Heard you all the way from Alabama. :boogie:
Sun Jun 21, 2009, 1:31 PM
*rebekahkirkland:iconrebekahkirkland:
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!! ...(was that too loud?)
Sat Jun 20, 2009, 3:39 PM

I like to read poetry about: 

79%
19 deviants said Two or more of the above
13%
3 deviants said People
8%
2 deviants said Love
0%
No deviants said Agnst
0%
No deviants said Nature
0%
No deviants said None/Other (comment)
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Comments


:iconandyslade:
*andyslade 17 hours 27 minutes ago
As one NaNoista said to the other, (before ploughing on), "You fool!".

=D

Best wishes to you and your tribe Mr Kirkland.

--
"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know."

Hemingway.
:iconrlkirkland:
*rlkirkland 13 hours 36 minutes ago
Yeah, we be... tee he

--
People are Important - Goals much less
When we stop learning we have begun to die - Shamelessly Purloined
:iconmooshu17:
~mooshu17 Nov 12, 2009, 6:35:32 AM
Just popping over to say that I read your renga with *Djoseph. Very nice :) I rather enjoyed it.

--
"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times."
Anonymous
:iconrlkirkland:
*rlkirkland Nov 12, 2009, 7:47:18 AM
Thank you, :heart:
It was fun exploring the elements of fall with Joseph a fellow with a deepening giftedness for Haiku. :)

--
People are Important - Goals much less
When we stop learning we have begun to die - Shamelessly Purloined
:iconmooshu17:
~mooshu17 Nov 13, 2009, 12:04:43 PM
You're welcome :D

--
"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times."
Anonymous
:iconandyslade:
*andyslade Nov 7, 2009, 3:25:23 AM
Peter Pan. Allegedly.

=D

--
"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know."

Hemingway.
:iconazraeldarkangel540:
~AzraelDarkAngel540 Oct 25, 2009, 2:44:09 AM
thanks for the watch :) One of the reasons I enjoy reading your poetry is that I am presented with a more wholesome alternative other than destroying the child in me to make way for the adult..

--
"All the world's a stage,
and all the men and women merely players:
they have their exits and their entrances;
and one man in his time plays many parts..."

— (William Shakespeare, As You Like It, 2/7)
:iconrlkirkland:
*rlkirkland Oct 25, 2009, 3:36:25 AM
I've grown to greatly appreaciate the little guy part of me, he's gone through a lot and still carries a sense of wonder to everything he sees. :D

--
People are Important - Goals much less
When we stop learning we have begun to die - Shamelessly Purloined
:iconazraeldarkangel540:
~AzraelDarkAngel540 Oct 25, 2009, 3:38:56 AM
The thing is I used to want to forge a fortress out of me, a fortress that never sleeps, never cries, never regrets and is safe.. I wanted to make myself beyond human, above emotions.. But I'm coming to realise it was making me inhuman and the quest is frankly an impossible one..

--
"All the world's a stage,
and all the men and women merely players:
they have their exits and their entrances;
and one man in his time plays many parts..."

— (William Shakespeare, As You Like It, 2/7)
:iconrlkirkland:
*rlkirkland Oct 25, 2009, 6:18:07 AM
You have come to a profound conclusion that I did not arrive at until I reached my fifties. :(
I have since discovered much benefit from developing at least one and perhaps a few friends that were "safe" to remove my mask of self-sufficiency around and reveal my fears and weaknesses with. This then led me to the discovery that all are plagued with much the same doubts and insecurities as I. Once I began to be “real” with myself, and those “trustworthy” others, I was better prepared to begin a healing process to that wounded child within. (I experienced a lot of brokenness and abuses as a youth.)

Here's hoping that you find the great blessing of your unique humanness. :)

--
People are Important - Goals much less
When we stop learning we have begun to die - Shamelessly Purloined
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