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Oliver
Member since Dec 2010
Follow AuthorLocation: Shangri-La in the winter, Laputa in the summer
If I could be any literary character, I would be: Colonel Aureliano Buendía (or perhaps Henry Haller?)
Favorite authors: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Hermann Hesse, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Kurt Vonnegut, Elizabeth Bishop, Marianne Moore, William Carlos Williams, Mark Doty, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mario Vargas Llosa
My Writings
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The Ice Storm
Mothers are always honest, aren't they?
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Sestina
A poem to get you in the Christmas Spirit! Yay for Christmas! *UPDATE* This is a poem in the Sestina form (hence the title). I though…
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Thomas More Witnesses an Apparition
Henry VIII may not have been a very nice guy, but Thomas More was a boss.
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Brenda Wasenda
Crazy people love subways. And screaming.
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The Strange Influences
Some things are just hard to shake off.
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Bicycles
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The Killer
(6 months ago)I liked this. Definitely intense, I thought the twist at the end was great. A couple of constructive criticisms:I wish I knew more ab... Read More »
Theater (seventeenmag)
(6 months ago)I think I'll go out on a limb and disagree with the previous two reviewers. I don't really understand why this story exists. Let me expla... Read More »
5 months ago Ae Clane said:
please heart "Separate Dimensions".
5 months ago Lorelle Shorten said:
Hi there. I was wondering if you'd like to swap? Please could you read some of one of my books "Tarnished Reflections" or "Obtaining Lucidity"? I know they are quite long as they are novels, but if you could read even a bit of either one of them, and let me know what you think, that would be brilliant! I am happy to read anything of yours, just let me know which :)
5 months ago Margy said:
Would you mind reading my story: The Promise I Plan to Keep http://figment.com/books/510237-The-Promise-I-Plan-To-Keep i am willing to read and comment on your writing too if you check out mine and if you like it, please heart it. I promise it will be well thought out commentary. I am trying to win a contest!! thank you and good luck on more of your writing!
6 months ago Emily Swiers said:
Hi there, if you have time could you check out my short story REGRET (500 words long) and please leave a heart.
-Feel free to post on my wall if you would like me to return the favor! I am sincerely sorry if I have posted on your wall before.
6 months ago Kayy said:
Hi! I just wrote a story called The Killer for the Seventeen Magazine contest and i'm looking for some constructive criticism. I'd love it if you could check it out. I'm willing to swap if you'd like. Thank you and sorry if i've already asked! :]