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Booze Beauty

Dec 7, 2010, 11:27:37 PM by ~ShadowedAcolyte
Literature / Poetry / Humor / Traditional Fixed Forms

Booze Beauty

Glory be to God for merry drunks—
        for Friday happy-hour in a comfy booth
               for rum and Coke, Seven and 7-Up,
        moonshine and Benedictine brewed by monks,
absinthe legal again, gin, vodka, vermouth,
               and all cocktails, served straight, shaken, or up

add lighter liqueurs, triple-sec, St. Germain
        but keep base spirits strong (why waste youth?)
               with port, Pimm's, or curaçao in the cup
               and syrup, seltzer, bitters, or even champagne:
                       drink up!

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Journal History

May 21, 2012 Passing Through As Usual - Name Change?
Jun 30, 2011 J U L Y spells Flash Fiction Month (aka, Bring It)
May 9, 2011 April Arrives; Ross Hides (Placeholder Journal)
Dec 22, 2010 I survived! (Placeholder Journal)
Oct 31, 2010 October, November, and (if I survive) December
Jul 19, 2010 Pit Stop, part 2 (a placeholder journal)
Jun 29, 2010 Get Ready for the Onslaught
May 15, 2010 Stunned and Honored...
Apr 1, 2010 A Stands for April, N Stands for NaPoWriMo
Mar 22, 2010 Vacation Time! -and- Project Teach Complete

Passing Through As Usual - Name Change?

5 days, 9 hours ago by ~ShadowedAcolyte
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I was overjoyed to return to dA to find I'd snagged a DD in my absence, for the maudlin "She Wasn't Born This Way" ( [link] ). Huge thanks to *xlntwtch for the suggestion and $lightningmonkey for the DD! It's really quite a pick-me-up to be honored in that way. Thanks so much to everyone who commented and favorited and watched in the wake of the DD--I hope I don't disappoint with my current work.

Apparently my (probably brief--my wedding's in late July!) return to dA has overlapped with the ability to change one's username. I've disliked "ShadowedAcolyte" almost since I chose it, not least because it sounds like I'm constantly on my way to a Vampire: The Masquerade LARP when I'm not dyeing my hair black and being nonconformist. (None of which is to say that those are bad things, except maybe LARPing, but it's certainly not me.)

So, should I change my dA handle? Will that completely cost me what little recognition I might have earned here? Is that not worth thinking about? However ill-fitting it might be, I've been filling it for years. Is it worth a change?

Dear watchers, let me know!

EDIT: In an attempt to thank people for various kind words over the months, I went too quickly and dA thinks I'm a robot! Such is the way of things. Many of you will have to wait for your thanks. But it's not my fault. *grin*

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~delgado741741 3 days ago

epic picture [link] that's not a spam, please add wacth face and coment

~Rconner 4 days ago Professional General Artist

Thank you so much for all the lovely commentary on my DA!

~ShadowedAcolyte 4 days ago

No problem! Keep creating awesome art! (and thanks for the fav)

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Everywhere I go I'm asked if the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher. --Flannery O'Connor

~Tsukiiyo Apr 20, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I love your gallery. So it could be cool if you can be a member of my group : [link] .

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Come on, we're waiting for you (;

~ajsanaje1 Jan 10, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Hey,
There's this writing group called 'DuelWriting' where writers are challenged by fellow writers in writing.
If you are interested, please click on this [link]

*Kneeling-Glory Jan 9, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Happy birthday!

I hope it is a good one, wherever you are.

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_{don't let genre define your work, let your work define a genre.
-~EletteL

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~ShadowedAcolyte 5 days ago

Thanks! It was, I recall.

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Everywhere I go I'm asked if the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher. --Flannery O'Connor

*Kneeling-Glory Oct 19, 2011 Hobbyist Writer

Ross! I am missing you.

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_{don't let genre define your work, let your work define a genre.
-~EletteL

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~ShadowedAcolyte 5 days ago

And I you! Never did finish that collab. I dearly hope that you are well.

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Everywhere I go I'm asked if the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher. --Flannery O'Connor

~meerkat14 Aug 11, 2011

hi! i'm not sure if you already have a mentee for the written revolution project (if you do please just disregard this message) but, i am looking for a mentor and would love to pair up with you!

if you're interested, let me know

thanks!

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Nid wyf Cymraeg.

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