The Nexus of Writers

Round 1 had a TON of close calls, and likewise, Round 2 had me on the edge of my seat, eagerly anticipating the end. However, I must admit, Round 3 wasn't as close. A definite winner arose from the first vote. Before I announce the true winner, I will first off say, if you lost, do not think you did poorly. There were many close calls in the first two rounds, and both of you (Gabby and Kyra) have managed to survive those close calls and make it to the grand finale. Both of you have put up good competition and ended up in the top two positions. But like all great contests, there has to be a winner. And that winner...is... Gabby! "There's something better waiting for us." Okay, I admit, it's harder to be dramatic when it's all written in an article, especially since apparently 50% of blog readers skim articles (I admit, I'm guilty of this. I skim unless something in particular catches my eye), but points for credit, right? Anyways, I've comp...

To the one who I wish I can in someway make my everything. The sweet breath of a sea zephyr (sweeter than wild berries) wafts the perfume of wanton vines of lavender heather on stone walls and sweet is a violin strain, But sweeter are your steps of thunder that asunder the marge of sand washed by the iron green waves, and dulcet is the whisper of your voice at the blush morning, The fire of the golden dawn makes me fain a laugh in a breathless gasp as I do in the veil of silver ocean mist, as the breathless dancers of the red hush Spain, And when I wonder down paths of stone under pale moonlight and white lily perfume, I see Europe’s skies and think of you in the lilac blue evening. For crimson clouds of dusk in Parisian temples and fields of Italian lavender, and exotic Spanish fruit at the sun- drenched ancient markets, are not wonderous, They hold no beauty, not French wine of rose petals and red grapes, or music of oaken curved lutes, nor Austrian organs, they do not leave me i...

Lean on me When you are alone Lean on me When you're cold to the bone Lean on me When you are scared Lean on me When you feel like no cared Lean on me When you have a issue Lean on me When people think that you're no cool Lean on me When you're lost and have nowhere to go Lean on me When you need my shoulder Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed! Chances are I'll turn this into a song. Thanks for reading!

Wow, we've come far! Now we're down to 2 people remaining. First, let's commemorate the two souls who unfortunately didn't make it past Round 2: Your Mom ME!!!! (Er...I mean, Mark Borne) Both sets of voting were INTENSE. "Your Mom" was pretty much doomed, but made a huge comeback. It was actually tied between her and Kyra, and I had to resolve the tie myself. As far as me and Gabby, it was tied pretty much all the way through, but in the end, Gabby won by a single point. Good thing, too, tbh, my six-word-story was mostly to make an even amount of stories going into the contest. You can now vote for the grand winner ! Good luck, and may the Force be ever in your favor! (Voting will remain open until the 29th. Plenty of time to vote!) Below show the remaining Six-Word-Stories: "She was hungry: to the fridge!" -Kyra Organa "There's something better waiting for us." -Gabby

Whew, a day of voting has passed! First, I am going to give an honorable mention to the two people eliminated during Round 1: Poet of Steel Shaly Your six-word-stories were really cool, guys! Thanks for participating! That means 4 people remain: Gabby (1 Story) Kyra Organa (2 Stories) Mark Borne (1 Story) Your Mom (1 Story) Voting is gonna be different today. Today, it's Gabby v. Mark, and Kyra v. Your Mom. Kyra and Your Mom'll know exactly why I'm doing this, but otherwise, you could just say it's random. Go vote now ! Unless you want to read the stuff below. VOTING ROUND 1: RESULTS Gabby v. Poet of Steel = Gabby Poet of Steel v. Kyra = Kyra Gabby v. Kyra = Kyra Shaly v. Your Mom = Your Mom Shaly v. Mark = Mark VOTING ROUND 2: SETUP Kyra v. Kyra v. Your Mom Gabby v. Mark

Voting Round 1 is finally here!!! ... Yeah, I don't know what else to say. Just go VOTE ! Lol UPDATE: Er...I updated the title of the form. It no longer says "Prevoting"

"Breaking the Third Wall": Characters: Mark Kyra Sila Andy Grace Leo Andy: [in a British accent] Hark! This play hath begun! Kyra: [leans in towards Mark, Sila, Leo, and Grace and whispers] What is he doing? Sila: Do we really want to know? Andy: [British] This is the theater, the heart of art, drama, and sophistication. Mark: What about comedies? Andy: [normally] Does this look like a comedy? Grace: [holding up a piece of paper] Judging by the script, this is trying to be funny. Leo: [suspiciously raises eyebrows] Is it working? Mark: [snatches script out of Grace’s hands before she can answer] The title says, “Breaking the Third Wall.” How do we do that? We literally only exist on this piece of paper! We also have no walls! Sila: [facepalms] Kyra: Gimme that. [steals script from Mark and starts writing on it by putting the paper on Mark’s back] Mark: Kyra is always right and is infinitely superior to myse...

Six-Word-Story Contest Prevoting is beginning! For today and tomorrow (9/22/19-9/23/19) we will be voting for each author's top 2 Six-Word-Stories! For each author, the top 2 Six-Word-Stories voted upon will be representing the author in the actual contest. One author ("Your Mom"...) will not be featured in the prevoting, due to only having 1 Six-Word-Story submitted to begin with. Here's the link to prevoting:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_llVVQkXOhgZywFp7Nv-9MzYIBwg3sz33RV7vBnJK78r3Yg/viewform Also, thank you so much for your support! In the last 20 days, I've gotten twice as many views as I got all of August! I guess it kinda helps when I'm active, huh? Lesson learned. You win. Now get ready for a full week of absolutely NO BREAKS! That's right! All week long, voting session after voting session after voting session, with the occasional actual thing to read! You literally asked for it! >:D

After seeing Mark's Top 5 Movies, it inspired me to list some of mine. Here are some of my favorite movies and why I like them. 1. Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe This is a timeless book from my favorite author, C.S. Lewis, that is then turned into a great movie. I like this movie because it shows that your actions affect others around you, unlike other movies that make it seem like you can get away with anything. 2. The Dark Knight Probably one of DC's best series so far. It has complex characters who start to question their own morals over time and a villain who is trying to prove to the world that everyone is a little crazy like himself. (This is the one with the famous "ya wanna know how I got these scars" Joker) 3. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King This is a great ending to a beautiful trilogy. You are holding your breath the whole time. My favorite scene is when the _______ throws himself off the _____ while on ______.(Spoiler-free) 4....

You told me I was safe You told me I had nothing to fear You told me that you’ll wipe away my tears You told me that you loved me You told me you’d never leave my side Then you left And I realized you were a lie Author's Note: This poem is based upon a relationship in my Star Wars story. Also, a thanks to ShaePoems (that;s her name, right?) for this prompt Mark's Addition: ShaePoems' outdated prompt, you mean? Though, I've admittingly haven't been better. Shameless plug, at this precise time I posted my own poem responding to the same prompt. Mine is called, "Grow Up" for a bit of name variety.

You told me I was your best friend, You told me we'd do great things, You told me we were meant to be, You told me our love would never die. You told me we'd be Romeo and Juliet, You never told me that one day we'd grow up. Mark's Addition: Posted at the exact same time is Kyra's newest poem, "You Told Me". She basically plagiarized all of my unwritten poem ideas when she wrote hers, so mine isn't as closely connected to my emotions as I'd hoped to have it, but I think it all turned out fine.

10) Toy Story "To infinity...and beyond!" -Buzz Lightyear Toy Story is definitely a good film to watch! The reason it's not higher on the list is the rewatch value. While I believe you're missing a lot if you haven't seen this film, it's not one I've ever enjoyed rewatching. This movie shows the value of friendship and teaches us not to take things at face value. 9) Up "My name is Doug and I have just met you and I love you." -Doug I grew up loving the movie "Up" but I never fully appreciated it. It's hard to relate to Carl as a young boy, after all. But once you've been crushed by the hard reality of life at least once, watch it again. It's a fun movie that shows us that our dreams rarely come true, but when they're crushed, we should keep pushing forwards and not give up, because there may be something better waiting. 8) Cars "This grumpy old race car I know once told me something: it's just an empt...

Sometimes I looked out at the endless sea, Wondering what was left here for me. The tears began to sting my eyes, As if I was one who at sad sights cries. But then I got up as my eyes fell upon a lone fox, At that moment, the whole world seemed to fit in a box. Funny how even the simplest of creatures, Can prove to be the most relaxing of features. Author's Note: This poem was inspired by the writing prompt on ShaePoems' blog.

Darkness: [enters caring a strange bottle] The light is gone, its time to play. All who do evil deeds and cower in the daylight, but now they come out and play. I shall bring darkness to all and light shall fade. First star: [is in the back ground listening, with hand cupped around ear] What, this evil fiend He spoils the night of all good things. I must tell my Queen of the moon. [star runs off the stage] Creatures of the night come out and began hooting prowling and circling around, Darkness. Fox :[grovels at Darkness’s feet] Great bringer of darkness you save our soul. The hunters are asleep and the prey lay soundly in their beds. We shall feast tonight for you my liege, ruler the night. Star [shows up with a whole lot of stars] North Star: [places herself in front of the small crowd and points at Darkness] Bringer of darkness you should rule the day that your fiendish mind decide to poison the Sun into deep sleep. Repent and you will be spared. Big bear: [steps in between n...

And by "Must-See" I mean "OH MY WORD I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH but you probably won't because my taste in everything is super weird." However, I think you'll find many of these movies familiar, at least as something you've heard of. A good deal of these are actually movies that have been super successful. 5) Ready Player One (2018) The future is virtual reality, it seems. This movie accurately captures a world that could very well be that future. The creator of a virtual reality game called the Oasis passes away, and leaves "keys" hidden throughout the games. Each key unlocks the next challenge, and the eventual winner of the final challenge will become the owner of the Oasis. One kid accidentally stumbles across a hidden clue that tells him exactly how to get the first key, which people have never managed to find. But getting the key is the figurative key to fame, and suddenly this organization intent on capturing the Oasis makes him thei...

Hey, y'all! Just a friendly reminder that we're halfway through the contest! In 1 week, voting begins! Although, I have an alternative method of voting I'd like to offer. The original method was that everyone would vote for their two favorite ones, not including their own, and the Six-Word-Story with the most votes wins. HOWEVER, another idea occurred to me. We could set up a "tournament" of sorts. Each day of voting, the votes begin anew, and everyone votes for their two least favorites, including theirs, and every day a certain amount of six-word-stories are eliminated. Let me know if you'd rather switch to the Tournament Voting Method or if you'd rather stay with Basic Voting. I've also thought through who has advantages and disadvantages* for both methods if it sways your decision: BASIC VOTING: Disadvantages: Kyra Advantages: PoetOfSteel, "Your Mom"** TOURNAMENT VOTING: Disadvantages: PoetOfSteel, "Your Mom" Advan...

Disclaimer: As usual, this guide is not meant to be insulting to anyone or anything. Even if it was, I can assure you, this would first and foremost be insulting to me. It has come to my attention that a lot of people have problems getting up in the morning, so I have composed this guide to assist those of you who have those problems. Don't worry, I'm totally a certified expert. I did it once a couple years ago, I think. (Or was it a decade ago...? Hard to tell.) The first step is waking up. There's a number of ways to do this. In your dream, you could either punch yourself in the face, jump off a cliff, let a monster eat you, or scream, "JELLY BEANS!" at the top of your lungs. They all work equally efficiently, although I'd recommend not giving the fictional people in your dream the false hope of candy, and choosing one of the other options. Now you're awake, and you're glued to your bed, and you have no way of moving. You're immobiliz...

Oh boy...this'll do nothing for Kyra's ego... Once upon a time, there was a constipated knight named Kyra. Kyra was widely known for housebroken deeds throughout the kingdom of Target. Eventually, she boogied so well that zombie-killers began to flee the kingdom before performing their attractive actions! When this happened, Kyra started to hear in the tournament. She won a total of 1,000,000 battles before a superior ballerina finally beat her!

I assume most of you are familiar with what Mad Libs are. Basically, you're given a bunch of blanks to fill in, and you do so without knowing what the story is. Each blank has a part of speech labeling it, and that blank needs something that fits the part of speech. For example: Adjective: ________ --> Adjective: Explosive In the end, we usually have a hilarious end result that makes no sense whatsoever. One example is this (which is a real result I got once with my siblings): "Another way to help you fall asleep faster is drinking a nuclear glass of warm vinegar ." First, let's go over some rules. Obviously, keep it family friendly. This still goes for all blog content. Do not submit two words in a row. Submit one, and when someone else does one, you may do another. Submit through comments. That'll make it easier for me to assemble the final result. The category is Medieval Heroes . Here are the blanks: Adjective: Constipated (Kyra) Per...

I want to make a third character, so...-drumroll-... THREE CHARACTERS ARE NOW ALLOWED FOR THE ROLEPLAY! :D Otherwise, nothing much has changed. Carry on.

First off, no poll yet! Sorry, it's not a trick! For the next two weeks, I will have this Google Form open! It is the submission form for the Six-Word-Story contest, which I hear are pretty popular. The rules? It has to be six words long exactly . No more, no less. Also, make sure it's your own work. And what might the poll be? The poll will be voting for the winner! The rules for the poll are to not vote for yourself, and to vote twice . Not once, twice . The contest submissions will be closed on the 21st, and the poll will open that day. The poll will then close on the 28th, and the winner of the contest will be announced on the 30th. Good luck, y'all! (And no, I'm not participating. I'll do a Six-Word-Story for fun, but I'm not actually competing.)

This is mostly a filler post, as usual. My feelings will not be hurt if you ignore this, as I probably would. My goal is mostly just to keep a streak of posts going. Anyways, here are 5 mobile games I've found are quite decent! I will also label if it's available for Kindle Fire. I find it frustrating if I find a cool game listed somewhere and go to the Amazon Appstore and find it's not available there. 5) Flow Free (Available in Amazon Appstore) This is a fun puzzle game. In it, you've got a rectangle with dots. The goal is to connect the dots, essentially. The problem is? There's ever only one solution. It's way simpler than I'm making it seem, though. Look it up, it all makes sense even just looking at a picture. 4) Hill Climb Racing (Available in Amazon Appstore) There are two games, both pretty decent, but I like the first better. You basically travel across endless terrain in order to gain coins, and use those coins to unlock new maps and v...

You've trapped me. Congratulations, readers. I am now stuck in a place where I've got a 4-day post streak (well...five after I post this) and I've gotta keep it up, yet have nothing to post. Therefore...* drumroll please *...10 Things You Didn't Know About Star Wars! (There was exactly no suspense. You saw it coming before you clicked on this post.)^ 10. Kylo Ren's lightsaber doesn't  intentionally  have a cross-guard hilt. Actually, he didn't construct his lightsaber very well, and so the cross-guard is really a way to vent the extra energy and keep it from blowing up! (Of course, by the time Rise of Skywalker rolls around, I bet he'll have fixed it. This is mostly a "The Force Awakens" fact.) 9. Porgs are actually puffins. Really. Porgs were created because it would have been way harder and more costly to remove the real life puffins from their filming. So anytime anyone tells you porgs were really a money grab by Disney? In a sense, they...

Apparently, these are popular. Huh. Well, this is bound to be less popular than most posts of this kind, but here goes! I'm going to recommend 5 series of novels here: 5) A Series of Unfortunate Events Series, by Lemony Snicket The Baudelaire children lived a life of comfort for quite some time. Then their parents are killed in a terrible fire, and they are shipped off to live with their literal closest living relative, Count Olaf, who immediately turns out to be the villain of the story. Across 13 novels, the children do their best to evade Olaf's dark dreams of stealing their enormous fortune. This series gets dark on occasion, and I haven't been able to read all of the books, but I still recommend it because it's a clever novel with lots of wordplay. The theme centers around (surprise) unfortunate events. There are 13 novels, and in case you didn't know, 13 is pretty widely thought of as an unlucky number. 4) Keeper of the Lost Cities Series, by Shannon Me...

I left you a note on the doorstep in the meadow where I witnessed your first teardrop. The day you plucked petals off daisies and swore to become stone like the wall at the base of the river.  I left you a note on the porch swing in the garden where we shared our first drink and you confessed the way your insides were alive beneath the concrete you mixed for the water to set around you. The day you told me of the weight pressing against the dams you built around your heart, and began writing your name in bottle caps. I left you a note in the mail slot at the rehabilitation center where you spent six months proving to yourself that the addiction was not protection; a guard against your feelings no matter how hard you tried to force it to be. I left you a note in the Starbucks on the street with no sign where I witnessed you sober for the first time since seventeen. And you promised to god that this was the goodbye to watching your downfalls I wrote you these notes with a ha...

Read alongside Lucas Stories: Final Goodbyes (January 2019) for best effect. There are many parallels. The boy wandered the street, looking at everything. It would soon be gone. Or, he would be gone. He knew he was moving away, soon. He knew that he would have to leave his park, his home…but he didn’t care. His only friend lived here, and he would miss her most.                 On the way to her house, he gazed around at everything.                 “Goodbye, garden,” he said to Mr. Jensen’s bed of growing veggies. “Goodbye, houses, and road, and playground.” He kept saying goodbye, and finally found the girl. “Goodbye, Abby,” he told her. “I’m going to be moving, soon.”                 “Oh,” the girl said. “Goodbye, Lucas. When will I see you again?” ...

Content in Blue is from the updated content. I have returned from my vacation, but I am not the only thing returning! Starting right now is the 2019-2020 Ant Awards! What I'm going to do this next year is different. I will have an Ant Awards post each month. It will cover basic news across the past month, announce new people on the blog and new featured blogs, feature a new Spotlight Author, and reveal what I would like to accomplish in the coming weeks! Standard Reader of the Month and Post of the Month are now retired, however. What's New?  The Spotlight Author is going to be a category that commemorates certain authors for something. Each time they are announced, a theme for the next Spotlight Author will be revealed, and then the author I feel best portrays that theme will be featured during the next Ant Awards. I will try to keep the themes seasonal, with the exception of this Spotlight Author award, which'll be based off the theme for the very first Reader of th...