granny goes viral: Now starting my second week of Peritoneal Dialysis. It is not easy, but not as hard as I thought. It is like I was nursing a new baby at my boob. Every four hours. With all the stuff that goes with a new baby and none of the fun. It is tiring to say the least. Many medical appointments and all kinds of restrictions. Anyway, I start training for the "night cycler" soon, which will free me up considerably of all goes well. I think there is a poem in here somewhere. I hope my muse wakes up. |
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granny goes viral: Last night, my "muse" died. Another victim of 9/11. RIP, Firefighter. |
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granny goes viral: Hi everyone. I have been really ill. Stage 4 Kidney failure, or stage 5, not sure. I think stage 6 is "dead". Awaiting the surgery to be able to start PD at home. PD=peritoneal dialysis. This is a big fat frigging deal. Hope it will help me feel better so I can start writing again. Meanwhile...my "muse" and if you guys have read my words you, know who that might be..is dying of 9/11 related cancer. Oh well. Life goes on...at least I hope so. |
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granny goes viral: I am still alive. Still waiting on surgery so I can start dialysis. Still freaking out about what is going on in our country. That is all. |
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granny goes viral: found out I am in stage 4 kidney failure. Wow. I was living a delusion. Ha ha. There are only 5 stages. Well, moving to a bigger place next week, and on to the surgery. Will be doing at home perotineal dialysis. First one in my building to do this. Hope the surgery goes well. |
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granny goes viral: Please forgive if I am not reading and reviewing. I am so busy researching dialysis options. It is massive and my brain is set on "resist". |
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granny goes viral: I used to think there was nothing better then good sex...now I think it is a nice hot bath. |
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granny goes viral: Dodged the bullet...stage 2 Kidney Failure. Not ready for dialysis. Whoooooooooooo. Need more tests and some change in life style...ha ha. As in diet and other stuff. Next stop...peeing in a bottle for 24 hours. |
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Just noticed your name in my post box. :) I tend to be on and off FS and sometimes miss infrequent posts. So pleased to hear your news and that the dialysis has been put off for the time being. I do believe a warm glass of water with lemon in it is a good cleanser for the kidneys and liver ... first thing in the morning and a half hour before eating breakfast. Take care of yourself. Pleased you're Whoooo-hooting. :)) Huge hugs - Lovi xoxo - | ||
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granny goes viral: It is 14 years since 9/11, and the deaths continue. 4 first responders have died of 9/11 related cancer on S.I. in the past month. And a 5th has started chemo. There are many more. |
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granny goes viral: Hi all. Eyes working better. Still need new reading glasses. Grandson off to college. Waiting for the "muses" to wake up. |
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granny goes viral: Having cataract surgery in August. Eyes need tending to. Will be back when done. |
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granny goes viral: Not dead. Just taking a "brain break", or brake. |
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granny goes viral: So proud of my grandson. Graduating with top honors. |
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granny goes viral: Cast finally off. Healing takes so much energy, I seem to need more sleep than usual, which in my case means an awful lot of sleep. Weaning off pain meds, and now all my sore bones and rattled body hurts. But I was able to wash my hair, and do a bit of cooking. Have a poem cooking in my mind. |
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granny goes viral: I am being very slow in reviewing, so I am sorry if I am not keeping up. Spring fever. |
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granny goes viral: I seem to have lost total interest in writing. I hate when that happens. I am into my bread machine. |
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granny goes viral: I don't know if I have spring fever or what, but I just don't feel like writing or reviewing this week. |
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granny goes viral: Spring is coming, or has landed, with a small snow storm on the horizon. Ha ha. As I have said, I was born on March 25, in a huge snow storm, 74 years ago. So this is not anything new. Weather has its own time table. |
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granny goes viral: First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage, by Eve Brown-Waite, my daughter, is being scouted by Hollywood again. I hope you have all read it. Available on Amazon, paperback and hardcover. Also in several languages. |
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granny goes viral: I must apologize to my writer friends who post books that have actual chapters. I can not read books on line. Have tried, however, my memory and span of attention, I don't know in which order seem to have been radically altered by either age, infirmity, past illnesses and their horrible treatments, or all the friggin medications I have to take. Which I have drastically narrowed down, screw what the doctor says. My attention span is shrinking with my spine. |
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granny goes viral: But I posted a new poem anyway. Just took me a bit longer. I don't have "a bit longer" to spare. |
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granny goes viral: OK, Tom said at about 3 pm, that they were having "technical difficulties", and we should post on the new version, and it will appear on Classic. I am not buying this. Call my a cynic, but I am not buy this. So no more posts or anything from me. |
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granny goes viral: Who is playing around with FanSTory. Can't post in Classic. Every time I go to Classic, it sends me to the new version. What's Up. |
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granny goes viral: For my friends on Face Book. I have my own tiny little spot called: The CroneGoddess Speaks. Please check me out. |
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granny goes viral: Thank goodness that is over. My home town-Greenfield, Ma.- is going crazy and I don't care. Not into grown men running around bashing each other for cash. No not football, the government. |
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granny goes viral: I seem to have developed a "following", but he keeps opening his trench coat. |
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granny goes viral: Guess, how many reviews I can do while on "hold" with SSA? All of them. Ha ha. |
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granny goes viral: Will someone tell me how to post my all time bests on this page? |
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granny goes viral: Much to do about a little snow. Well in my neighborhood anyway. Pretty bad ovah Boston way. |
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granny goes viral: Well, I am in the heart of Snowmegedden. Lucky I live in a lovely concrete six story building. It is over 100 years old, and a landmark, so well taken care of. We were just told, don't call for minor emergencies...ha ha, like toilet stuffed. I think all the fixer guys will be snowed in elsewhere. Well, I have my wine and chicken soup. Candles and my Kindle is charged. Let it snow. |
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granny goes viral: I am so embarrassed...my son Joshua was 46, not 45. Gee, you'd think I would know that by now. O.K., still terrible at math. |
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granny goes viral: I must say, my last recipe on this site came out fantastic. Check it out. Warm with fresh whipped cream. OMG. |
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granny goes viral: Damn you FanStory (oh, and Face Book) for being the cause of all my chores not being done. I blame you both, yes I do. I am now a slave to you both. With short forays into reading and reading again the same damn news, checking and rechecking my e-mail, and back again here. HERE. DAMN YOU. Only for you would I venture out in the cold to get my 'puter Rosie 2 fixed. ONLY FOR YOU. |
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granny goes viral: Ummm. What is going on Fan Story Classic? Tried to post my responses to reviews, don't know what happened. Keep getting multiple replies to my reviews and comments. What's up? Trying to get us all to switch over? |
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granny goes viral: Now that I see how this "ranking" works, and is wiped out. I don't give a flying Fig. |
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granny goes viral: OK, all is fixed. 'Puter Rosie 2 is now on board. She had better live for at least a good year. |
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granny goes viral: I can not find that little wheely thing that is supposed to be on the top left hand corner of this page. I can not access anything in the black and purple strip. You know that stuff that used to pop up. Wiggle around a bit. People I follow here. Tom keeps saying it is in the upper left hand corner. Not here. New computer. Everything has been transfered. |
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granny goes viral: Is anyone else getting all kinds of pop ups to buy stuff, can't get rid of them. Or did I just screw up by deleting cookies? I am so confused. How do I fix this? Also, how do I keep my writing from going public before I release it. That stopped too. |
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granny goes viral: Oh from Folk to Celtic Thunder. Great music today. |
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granny goes viral: I am having a grand "flash back moment". Marching on Washington again in my mind. Go America, go. |
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But these were my readers, which usually hang around my neck. I just did not take them with me when I went shopping. I have those lousy progressives. Yuk. So I can see. Never notices I was not wearing them. Came home, went to computer, no glasses around neck. Freaked out. Called the supermarket. Called my grandson. He took me shopping. Was all stressed out. Even started to write about it. Went to bed, voila...yup, right on bed where I left them. Under p.j.s. You know Mike, when you are alone, I wonder if you blush. - | ||
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granny goes viral: I must admit, my frustration level had decreased to nil, as I age. No time for all the changes and re arranges. |
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granny goes viral: Geeze, I actually have a stalker, or hacker, who is praying for the "downfall of America". Can't get rid of this son of a bitch. It is kind of creepy. |
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granny goes viral: OK, how does someone "spam" my account? Stop laughing you teckkies. Tom said someone "spammed", and is writing weird stuff on this. Not that I care, o.k., I care. Just wondering. |
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granny goes viral: One of the things I really love about this site, besides the great reading, and finding like minded minds, or even not like minded but shall I go out on a limb and say intelligent? Yes I will. There I am out on a limb. Hope no winds come along. Anyway, as some of you know who have the good humor to follow me, I am a retired, ahem, Mental Health Professional. So where is this going, you might ask? It has become evident, that the loonies have followed me here as well. I do get the oddest posts here sometimes. I wish I had the means to test and measure some of these posters. Or could check their medications with a medical colleague. Oh well. Just for the record. It is hard to tell the inmates from the "healers" after a few months. An observation made by many newbies who enter this profession. Crazy is in the eye of the beholder, down right nastiness is quite easily seen by all. |
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granny goes viral: I am thankful for FanStory. But this is a warning, if the title is misspelled, I already pass. |
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granny goes viral: Hey someone tell Tom his computer is really screwing up. Multiple posts of the same post. All kinds of grinches already stealing his Xmas? |
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Realized this was not something I wanted to waste my time or energy on. Limited on both. So I just write. Spend the fake money from reviewing (only what I want to) to move my good ones up. Good ones=those that get substantial reviews. Also fan other reviewers, and newbies who review me. All the rest, too anxiety producing for me. For no good reason. This is all a game. Just a game. There is no real impact on your life. Not really. Although I would absolutely die if this place vanished overnight. Ha ha. Not likely. - | ||
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granny goes viral: I have great trouble deleting anything. You should see my e-mail account. |
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granny goes viral: My son's new book is hysterical. If I do say so myself. |
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granny goes viral: The book I am posting is showing two chapter twos. Changed the title of one. They are both different. I how can I change this? Can any one count? |
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granny goes viral: There's a crack in everything, that's how the lights get in. Thank you Leonard Cohen. Master of Poetry and Song. |
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granny goes viral: I often wonder how many writers post some crap, after a couple of drinks? Writers are supposed to be heavy drinkers. Just wondering. |
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granny goes viral: Sending courage to the Zooters. |
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granny goes viral: I am so totally knackered from my full week- end of reading and listening to The Spoken Word, and actually having to tend to some "daily chores", could no longer procrastinate..."toilet paper emergency"; I skipped (well not literally) my writer's group today. Now I have to put all the shopping away. I have already given word pictures regarding my tiny apartment. Even my muses are sleeping. I did make the local paper. Today may just be "nap until I snap (back)" day. |
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granny goes viral: Read three different pieces from my book in progress. View From The Missionary Position. Made some really nice new friends. Good day. |
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granny goes viral: I rocked tonight. Read three pieces at my first Word Festival. I rocked. Yes, they were funny. I know how to "love" an audience. Guess which ones? Reading again on Sunday. |
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No not my writing, my around the world family from FS. And she is a world traveler. For real, in a plane. And a writer. She just looks at me and nods. Oh well. How to explain our bond over Maureen, waiting to hear from the Zooters. Can't be done. - | ||
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granny goes viral: My cat resents my writing time. She is now getting ready to jump on me. Oh no...it is 3 pm...time for our nap mom. |
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granny goes viral: The story also went to the "well received" page. Oh well...must remember...this is for fun. For fun...for funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. |
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granny goes viral: I received 7 excellent reviews. Well that is the LAST time I spend fake money on the "committee" that remains unidentified. |
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granny goes viral: I can't believe this. My contest entry was disqualified because I added a comma to the required sentence, and continued the sentence. The contest was The Door Slammed....I entered Sad song. |
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granny goes viral: OMG...I have been asked to read at a Written Word Festival on Friday night. Something funny, I think. Any suggestions? I have three minutes. |
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granny goes viral: Rainy day. Good excuse for extra naps. Like Granny needs excuses |
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granny goes viral: Wondering how Maureen is doing? |
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granny goes viral: Is Tom's last name Howard? |
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granny goes viral: OMG...I am ranking # 78. Is that good. I just looked. |
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granny goes viral: I wish we had a rating number that signified..."What the hell are you talking about?" Like maybe two zeros. |
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Just because you don't relate to something doesn't make it bad. As for not attempting to review because of errors. Well I think that says more about the reviewer than the writer. I find it a bit sad that on a writing site people cannot be bothered to offer a writer help and advice. Sadly I think this site has edged that way in recent times. - | ||
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granny goes viral: HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEONARD COHEN. |
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granny goes viral: My muses are sluts. They say they love me, and go visit other people. |
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granny goes viral: Kinda' tired tonight. Might not make the midnight post. Although with me, one never knows. |
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granny goes viral: Beginning to ponder (I ponder a lot) how what we write, the topics we choose, impact on the muses of others on this site? Any thoughts? |
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granny goes viral: Has anyone on FanStory entered those free contests? Just thinking. |
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granny goes viral: Is giving anyone less then a five, considered a sin? Really? "Don't you like my writing?" Ummm! It is o.k., just don't LOVE it! I think we need a new system. How about pass/fail? Ummm! No that won't work. A B C D? Probably not. I am really reluctant to review anything I don't love at first sight. Really! Love at first sight, the cause of divorce at second glance. I feel like I am running out of poems to read. Yes, I do love to read poems. I won't lie. Poems that look like poems, not essays. I go to stories that invite me in. Say something to me. Otherwise, not so much. Of course I have my interests. If some writer writes to my interests...heck, I am there. Content is important to me. So if I hurt anyone's feelings, I will not really say I am sorry. |
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granny goes viral: I have 39 cents. Where is the food stamp application? |
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granny goes viral: How many writers does anyone think are on this site? |
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granny goes viral: Please, please consider the eyes when you choose colors to post. Light on light...not good. Dark on dark...worse. Pink and yellow have to be careful. Make sure there is good contrast. Don't tell me to get glasses! I have glasses. I have old eyes. |
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granny goes viral: I may be to tired to post anything tonight. Have a bunch of new Naughty Granny rants. But busy making fresh tomato sauce from last of summer tomatoes. Oh my. |
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I made my sauce with all kinds of heirlooms, all colors, or sizes all shapes. Not as much as you did. They were downstairs from the Food Pantry. We get stuff every few days, of left overs. Free. But they keep them in the fridge. So I make sauce. Just me now. - | ||
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granny goes viral: Another All Time Best for a subject that is all-time sad. |
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granny goes viral: What does "put binders on" mean. And what does hitting show skipped mean. Who sees this? Yeah, I know, I am always a dollar short and a day late. |
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granny goes viral: I just love when a really young writer, a teen in fact, joins us. What I do get red in the face about, is when I think someone really young has written something, and I mistaken, and have to re-read, and re-review with different eyes. Am I an ageist? |
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![]() granny goes viral: I have no time to even read on my Kindle anymore. Or anything here that is not a poem or something short. So I apologize if I do not get into books and things like that. I am sure the burst of creativity will subside sooner or later. Boy would I love to read your books on my now very lonely Kindle. I used to read about five books a week, if not more. Now it took me five weeks to even finish one. |
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a) this is not in anyway shape or form a poem b) what are you talking about c) a typo in the title...already I am gone d) this is so sweet I am in diabetic shock e) again, what are you talking about! - | ||
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![]() granny goes viral: OMG...just looked at my ranking...I am exploding. How come no one told me? I have wanted to explode for so long. OK, now I have to clean up the mess. Explosions are so darn messy. KABOOM! |
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granny goes viral: Oh another all time best. Blood Left Behind. I am so pleased. This was a hard one to write, well I mean admit actually. |
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![]() granny goes viral: What do I write...what do I write? OK...I love this place I have dubbed "The Days and Nights of FanStory Place!" Stay tuned for today's installment of the never ending saga. |
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granny goes viral: This is odd, can anyone explain why someone's posts and profile are unavailable after they have posted several things, even several days worth, and they are gone. Wiped out, but I am still getting notifications of posts. Where did they go, who done 'em in? |
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granny goes viral: I didn't know we were limited to "fanning" as well as posting. Oh well, tomorrow is another day. And the sun will come out. Where did I hear that? |
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granny goes viral: Just a "heads-up", I will not respond or give out my private e-mail, or respond to yours, via this board. Just sayin'. |
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granny goes viral: OK, now a follow-up to the below post. I just read a "story", that was actually poetic, not in form but in content. Now I am totally confused. |
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granny goes viral: Does anyone else want to advise a post identified as a "poem", that it is NOT a "poem", but an essay, and give it a one? I don't read them, because I am already not liking them. I feel fooled. If the piece was offered as an essay, or a story, I might read it. Poems are read completely differently...to me anyway. |
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granny goes viral: I don't like to give bad reviews. I would just rather skip, and go to next. I am skipping a lot these days. I see some postings from back at least 3 or 4 years. How does that work? |
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granny goes viral: Am I the only one, but do some people on the site not know what a poem is? Forget SPAG. Even poor spelling, or even typos. I have clicked on POEM, and it was not a poem. Not in any form I could identify. |
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ADD, ha ha. To me poetry, any form, should paint some kind of visual, with clean, clear strokes. Too many colors and it becomes muddy. I am not a stickler for form, SPAG...does it make me shake my head, "ah yes", or raise my eyebrows? I listen to my body, listening to the words. Yes, I have to hear them. - | ||
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I have seen many styles of so called poetry. I am NOT a reader so I never really go to the story section of Fanstory. So let me apolgise here and now to those people I have not reciprocated in revieing of their short stories who have so graciously found the time to review my work. everyone obviously has an agenda for coming here Obviosly there are those who see it as a site to spread their poetic egos and are the first to mute you if you dare make a suggestion or comment to improve and if you give them below a 4? well its off with your poetic head!! lol Me I come here to admire I come here to learn I come here because I have a passion to write poems be them ever so simple rhymes. THIS..is my style and I know its not everyone's cup of tea as there s are to me. When I read I'm not looking for the missing comma or the American spellcheck adjustment to their liking SPAG and grammar poet Nazis shit me especially when a newcomer comes and for what its worth gives you an average and not one explanation or suggestion for improvement like how the fk are you to improve if they don't suggest those points, and while I'm at it now you've got me started !..the whole ratings system is a farcical pissin ones pocket to gain brownie points. I sat here one night for 6 hours reviewing as many works as possible just to get more than my complimentary 2 reviews. You see as much as I love reviewing I hav a life outside of fanstory and as much as I truly admire those that can supposedly review THAT many works knowing that the one dollar plus poems are only hose in the top 12 so its a vicious circly of endlessly promoting the top usual 12 this is just an observation it is not sour grapes I would rather pay anextra 52 dollard per year subscription and have your poems read by EVERYONE and reviewed at any time. I f I have offended any one with my viewpoint or comment I apologise but it really is an amway aeroplane club set up THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR GET THE PICTURE sincerely and with the greatest respect dip - | ||
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![]() granny goes viral: I must say, there seems to be a better "class of people" on this site...lol..me for instance. Having great fun meeting like minded people...or people who like my mind. |
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I have something very important I really want to discuss with you okay. Please my dear, I want you to write me back through this my email address okay: juliana4love_direk@hotmail.com - | ||
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granny goes viral: RIP Robin Williams. Even in your comedy your pain was evident. Too bad you couldn't make yourself laugh. |
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granny goes viral: OK...ink restored. Now to my tomorrow's writer group. |
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granny goes viral: OK, little tiny ink things came in huge box. Not environmentally friendly. OK, now to call grandson to install. Yippie for grandson. |
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granny goes viral: The news is driving me crazy. All poetic thoughts drowned by death. Can destruction cause poetry? Will there be anyone left to read? |
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granny goes viral: My ink, my ink, my queendom for my ink. |
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granny goes viral: Since I posted my piece about my LSD...lol...trip, I have been lighting old incense. Oh, just to cover the smell of the litter box. Ha ha...have to clean cat poop. |
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granny goes viral: My printer ran out of black ink...now I can't print anything. Oh my. Ordered more. Which is worse, running out of ink, or running out of milk? |
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How do I get red from that anyway. Never had one like this. It will not let me print if it is out of black. Geeze. - | ||
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granny goes viral: Someone is posting very anti-Semitic poetry on this site. Yes, I have blocked him. After trying to talk to him. Yes I have reported the last few, and all was quiet for a while. Now with what is going on in the world, he has started again. Did not read, did not need to, title was enough. Notes were enough. I am outraged, and will not hide this. While I do not agree with everything that is going on. Either side, I don't think it is our place, those of us who live and have lived in freedom, to put matches to an already burning situation. The voices of the six million plus, yes there were many pluses are calling to me to speak up. Loudly if I have to. |
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granny goes viral: I want to thank...right now, right here...Jay Squires. None of you have to know why, he knows why. Oh and read his book about Twittering. It is...O.K. well written, has nary a SPAG...and is funny as hell. |
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granny goes viral: I am just starting to post various "chapters", or parts of chapters in no organized order, and in first draft, very rough form, which I am calling...AND I NEVER COULD KEEP MY BIG MOUTH SHUT...A WHISTLE BLOWERS TALE. I know it will be SPAG filled, I know I will need a professional proof reader. I will have that in place once I get the whole thing together. (I should live so long). I have been encouraged to write by many, the story of my life as a Whistle Blower...threats and all. Illness that resulted, and how my life was impacted trying to keep others alive. Please dear writer friends...let me know how the story is impacting on you. While I am putting down Sheila's Capers...you will also get to know me, and how I found myself in the middle of these nightmares. Thank you. |
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granny goes viral: I just got my first really bad review...from someone who doesn't write or post anything. I thanked her anyway. It was really funny. |
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I get curious...can't help it, always want to know what makes people tick, especially "ticking time bombs" filled with hate. So I usually check the profile...it is like reading the "chart notes"...always telling, even if they are blank. I am retired, but not dead. - | ||
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granny goes viral: I know this sounds terrible, but I have real trouble reading "books" on this site. When I read a book, I need to read the whole book as quickly as I can, as I forget (ah the aging process sucks) pretty quickly if too much time passes between reading. I read books at night, late at night, on my trusty Kindle...I often have to go back to remember characters from the night before. Thank goodness for my Kindle. She understands me...and my old eyes. |
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granny goes viral: Three of my poems have reached "recognition" status. Can someone explain what this means? I am so busy writing, and have not yet absorbed all the finer points of this site, and the rating system. Maybe I never will. |
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granny goes viral: 1:26 pm, and here I still am...posting for tomorrow, and writing more for my documents. Ah what sickness has thou bestowed upon me...you lousy muse? |
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granny goes viral: I was advised by another writer, that they no longer voted, due to "fixing". I entered two contests. One had no other writers for a long time, after I posted. Was advised by another member to not post mine (cause it was too good) until more postings appeared. Which I did. Eventually 2 postings appeared, so I reposted mine. I was way a head of the other poems, almost until the end, which was extended. Two of us were neck to neck. Then I was ahead when I went to sleep. This morning I lost by one. Now I am waiting for my second contest. Closes today. Only 3 offerings. Mine is again first. Does anyone have any advice. As I won't waste my "fake money" on fake contests. However, I do enjoy the feedback I am getting. |
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granny goes viral: I need a 15 step 12 step program for this addiction called FanStory. |
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granny goes viral: I think I am losing the use of my legs due to this site. Oh well, I didn't need them much anyway. |
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granny goes viral: Just a small hint regarding Senior Friendly attempts. Unless the colors you chose to post in are really a mix of light and dark, older eyes can not really read them easily. Pastel on pastel...not so good. Primary colors are good on light backgrounds. Just sayin'...cause if I have to strain to read...I just pass. |
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granny goes viral: What does put blinders on mean? |
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granny goes viral: I guess some of the members use this site for political spewing. Oh well. |
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granny goes viral: OK...second night, and still up. Addicted to FanStory. Help! Oh well, it could be worse, I guess. Better than booze, better than food, and way better then "shopping til I drop", especially now that I am too old and too broke to do any of the above. So what if I sleep "in". What does that mean anyway? I have nowhere to go, and my bed is comfy. Eventually the cat will start to knock over things until I get up. Where do I go...cup of java in my hand...that's right...straight to FanStory after a short stop on FB, and e-mail. Oh life, oh sweet life...what have you done to me? |
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![]() granny goes viral: I just started reading the words from that wonderful artist who left as I arrived, and who I am being compared to. My breath has been sucked out of my body just saying..."wow", "whahoo" and "whoppie". Where ever you are Pam...blessing to you. |
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granny goes viral: Advise please. I seem to only read the poetry. Is that a bad thing? And if I really don't like something, I just skip it. I also skip things that clash with my beliefs (or lack thereof). Am I alone in this? In addition, I am up at 3:43 at this damn computer...am I addicted? Also...is there a 12 step program for this...just askin'? |
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as you enter through the door, straitjackets are to the left and meds are on the table. group will begin soon. ;-) - | ||
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granny goes viral: I have no idea how this ranking works...it is very confusing. I somehow feel I am supposed to spend more money, but I can not. Retired "do gooders", living on SS..."ain't got no extra cash". |
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granny goes viral: Working on telling my story in chapter and poetry form. I have always written, however never really tried to go public. Have some competition, as 2 of my 3 children are published professionals and their standards are higher than mine. "shrug" Now as I settle into "old age", it is either now or never...and I don't do "never". I have led what at the time might be considered a conventional lower middle class (if there were indeed such a thing)life being female in the mid part of the last century, raised in the ghettos of Brooklyn, N.Y. Until I ran away from home. Oh, I ran away from home when I was 37, and left behind a very angry husband and 3 very upset kids. It was either that or murder. Yeah...I do write about that. Today this story is not so strange...however, at the time, it was traumatic. I was literally "shunned". And as I was shunned, I just stuck up my middle finger and went (what was then) wild...now not so much. While I managed to live a life I had never envisioned as a young girl, managed to acheive things I had never dreamed of...the lingering pain and guilt of my leaving seems to cloud all the sunshine of those days. So now I purge on paper, hoping that as I do, my soul settles. |
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