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by Arakun the Twisted Raccoon

Rated: 18+ · Book · Writing · #1253251

dreams, thoughts, and wanderings

Dreams, thoughts, and wonderings of a strange mind

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CaptainMidnightSingforPhoebe

Jun 3, 2015 at 1:28am
In response to "Nobody is immune to negative reviews"

Well, what has worked for me for years - is that I review what I like.
Sort of like the rules of making friends.
And even brand-new writers (and young ones) can often write something that grabs me.
I guess I just prefer to be positive.

But then - the rule of thumb I've always used:
I'm not a professional writer (except of songs/lyrics)
and I'm certainly not a teacher.
So how can I expect myself to speak from a position of authority?

To me - feedback is intuitive. Gut response.
(How does it feel?)........as Dylan once sang.

This is all a whole lotta social noise.
If we didn't make it - it sure would be quiet around here.

CaptainMidnightSingforPhoebe

Jun 3, 2015 at 1:22am
In response to "???"

Not a bad friend to find on a bookshelf.
(Stars tend to hang out on mine)
I never knew a well-read raccoon - but I'm sure one must exist, somewhere.
Book-worms, on the other hand, are known to proliferate all over the place.

When I was a kid, I used to hang out on the bank of Chippewa Creek, and spy on the raccoons that would catch tasty crayfish there. Many a time I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing out loud (and giving away my hiding spot) at just this:

The washing of the snack.

Slosh slosh slosh.
Inspection.
Splash swish splosh.
Inspection.
Swirl twirl whirl.
Inspection.
Swoosh whoosh sploosh.
Inspection.

and then.......

Crunch munch smack
(and various other sounds for which no linguistic modifier exists)

The only thing that comes close to it is a sea otter with an abalone shell.

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CaptainMidnightSingforPhoebe

Jun 3, 2015 at 1:14am
In response to "GRRRR!!!"

I live in a very large and very cosmopolitan city.
In which I have close friends who swing all kinds of ways.
I agree with your opening commentary.

When I was 23 (4 decades ago) I figured out something I've held onto ever since.
That sexual orientation is what happens in the bedroom.
Outside of that particular room - a life is lived (publically) in any manner so chosen, that fits the package.
One's public (and socially known) persona can be admired, praised, counted on, respected in all manner of ways.....without having a clue about what remains private.
I think there's a good clue in there somewhere, as to the codes of conduct and social tolerance and acceptance that govern the decisions of good people anywhere.

Or so it works in my little town.

Arakun the Twisted Raccoon

Jul 12, 2014 at 11:09pm
In response to "You know who I really hate?"

It is behind the counter, but only in pharmacies, and those aren't open 24 hours around here. And in some states you need a prescription for the darn stuff, which means paying for a doctor visit!

Remembering

Jul 12, 2014 at 5:27pm
In response to "You know who I really hate?"

Isn't the cold medicine just behind the counter and you have to ask for it, just like it was an x-rated magazine except you have to sign for the medicine. You just get dirty looks for the magazine.

Simply Me

Jun 3, 2014 at 9:48pm
In response to "Tips for Entering Contests"

Yes I agree with Acme. But I WANT to win lol

Simply Me

Jun 3, 2014 at 9:45pm
In response to "Trivia question"

Lassy and Rin-Tin-Tin

GodfearingAtheist

Jan 8, 2012 at 10:10am
In response to "GRRRR!!!"

Well "througt" out Mr. Robinson?

Lets continue shall we?
I think we should allow multiple couples to marry, same sex communes with as many partners as you want. Five wives would be nice I think. Maybe I'll marry a young hairless man for when I'm feeling extra special.

It seems we are too caught up in the age of girls and having sex. The muslims are right; they should be able to marry after their first period and can have kids......

I can't continue this. it's too digusting. No more disgusting than a 36 year old male oogling your 17 year old son and visualizing him wriggling in pain as he pins him to the bed and pounds him from behind until he bleeds while saying,

"Relax, just go with it. It's supposed to hurt." I know.

Back in the late 70s, there wasn't a gay man in San Fransisco that didn't wonder if aids was a punishment from God for all the shit I saw in those bath houses. As an atheist, I don't believe it but I heard it said plenty of times

Kaya - "All of the upstanding bible thumpers would be burning crosses in the street." Shame on you for saying that - doll.

Just because you agree with gay rights doesn't give you the right to say something that outlandish that no one here will back up honestly.

Is there no common sense anymore? Is there no responsibility for the things we write?

GEOFFREY ROBSON

Mar 11, 2011 at 4:27pm
In response to "Flooding?"

I reckon so...

GEOFFREY ROBSON

Mar 11, 2011 at 4:22pm
In response to "GRRRR!!!"

This is well througt out.

Geoff

January 9, 2008 at 6:34pm

#560025

What I like to read (and don't like to read)

What I like to read
I like to read stories that surprise me. If I can figure out what's going to happen at the beginning, why should I read it? I shouldn't be able to predict the ending even though all the clues are there. The main characters should be likeable, or at least interesting enough so I care about what happens to them. I like reading about ordinary people in extraordinary situations. Descriptions should be vivid but shouldn't keep the plot from moving. I don't care if you "tell" the story instead of "show" it as long as you keep my interest.

What I don't like to read
I don't like stories with a 'tortured" main character with a screwed up personal life. I'm sick of detective stories that concentrate more on the detective's love life than the case. If I read one more novel with a bitchy heroine who treats the poor hero like dirt and then realizes she loves him at the end, I will scream! I don't like stories where likeable characters get killed. Little kids and animals shouldn't get killed even if they aren't likeable.

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December 22, 2007 at 9:34pm

#556666

Winter Solstice

Happy winter solstice everybody!

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November 28, 2007 at 12:16am

#552062

????????????

Why do people say "unthaw" when they mean thaw? If something is unthawed, doesn't that mean it is frozen?

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November 26, 2007 at 6:13pm

#551802

Snow!

It's snowing!

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November 20, 2007 at 2:09pm

#550427

Check this out!

http://www.popularfront.com/snowdays/

Warning! It's addictive!

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November 14, 2007 at 11:04am

#549112

Happy Birthday to me!!!!

I am now 49 years old. I don't think I look any older at all!

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October 4, 2007 at 7:16pm

#539612

story published

A simplified version of my story

The Broken Cup

(E)
Other than the last three paragraphs, this is based on something that really happened.
#1225811 by Arakun the Twisted Raccoon

was published in the September 2007 issue of Easy Going, a magazine for European middle schoolers who are learning English.

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September 28, 2007 at 4:22pm

#538295

alligators?

Are people who make allegations alligators?

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September 27, 2007 at 10:21am

#537995

poem

This poem was written for me by an online friend I know only as rabbitbluemusic. I use the name spiderlady in other forums

Greetings Spiderlady,

My Spirit rests easy...

Upon Your Web...

There is no fear...

There is no dread...

To Your Words most kind...

I bow my head...

And gaze in wonder...

As You spin Your thread...

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September 20, 2007 at 7:11pm

#536527

Small town news

These were actually in the police reports in the newspaper from my home town:

A caller reported a dog drinking beer and rum.

A caller reported a car covered with chocolate and marchmallows.

A woman reported someone knocking on her windows and ringing her doorbell. The officer located the person, who turned out to be the woman's husband.

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