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Alice Gauntley
Member since Dec 2010
Follow AuthorLocation: Toronto's west end
About me: Well, I like to write, obviously. Predictably, I also read a lot. I do my best to wear strange clothes as much as possible. I`m still trying to figure out what I want to do with my life.
My favorite place to read is: On the subway
I can't live without: Marzipan. And the library. And jumpsuits.
If I could be any literary character, I would be: Cinna from The Hunger Games, minus the bloody death.
Favorite authors: Margaret Atwood is my current favorite. Also George Orwell, Douglas Adams, Steig Larsson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Cory Doctorow, Suzanne Collins, Daniel Handler, and Scott Westerfeld. My favorite non-fiction writers are Nicolas D Kristof and Dan Savage.
My Writings
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Apocalypse Story
My first try at flash fiction. How four people spent the end of the world.
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Someone Who May Still Understand
The night before a decisive battle, a boy is taken on a strange journey. My entry for the fable contest.
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Spent
Published in the Claremont Review! A poem about someone I used to know.
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Awakening
My response to the prompt: "Write about a memory involving an injury, an accident, or money. " I chose the accident.
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Buyer's Remorse
A response to the prompt: "Make a list of everything in your life that you don’t usually write about, then choose an item from the lis…
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Asymptotes
A response to the prompt, "Write a poem involving a strange fact that you know, a secret you are keeping, and six small, separate obje…
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My Reviews
He's My Holden
(almost 2 years ago)The ending is great. It really makes the poem. Wow. It seems like there's a bit too much repetition of the same ideas in the middle ... Read More »
Midnight Sky
(almost 2 years ago)OK--I haven't heard the song, so I'm not in a position to compare, but I really like this poem on its own. The short phrases are nice--t... Read More »
3 months ago Beatriz Romero said:
Hi! Would you like to swap? If so, please read and heart "Gwen" if you like it. I will happily read anything of yours in return :)
3 months ago Natasha V. said:
Hey! My friend Ali Hart posted a new story, and she would love some feedback. She hasn't been very active on Figment lately, and she'd really love if you could read/heart her story. It's called A Casual Explosion, and here's the link: http://figment.com/books/481978-A-Casual-Explosion If you want to swap, please reply on my wall, as she doesn't always check hers. :) Thanks, and I'm really sorry if she or I have already asked you or if you don’t like swaps!
4 months ago Rorianne Frost said:
What if you were on the run, and the whole world was out to get you? What if your whole life, you had been chased, followed, watched? What if your whole family was eliminated one by one and your chances of survival continued to thin? What if the one person you thought you could trust, is keeping secrets and leading you blindly with an overwhelming passion for revenge against his own father? Step into my shoes, and see for yourself; check out the Prologue of my novel in progress, Lightmare, & let me know what you think! Have a great day, & write on~* -Aurora Chimer.
7 months ago Aquamarine said:
Hello(: I was wondering if you'd be interested in swapping stories with me, maybe? If so, please read 'Wrongly Convicted' then tell me what you'd like read in return! TY, Ash
12 months ago A.N. Alexei said:
Hey Alice, I was wondering if you would like to swap with me? And if so, could you read Black Puppet? I know it's kinda long, so you don't have to read it all if you don't want to, but I could really use the criticism x) Funny, I live in Toronto too. Either way, have a nice day.