Heh, I'm doing pretty badly on this whole "post a piece of writing every day" huh?

After thinking things over (and finding out there isn't a restriction on language or content), I've decided this is the piece I'm going to submit into The Phoenix (The literary magazine at my school). Thus, any and all comments and criticism is greatly appreciated.

This post contains sections 8-13 (1-7 can be found here) and (as of now) some of my favorite segments. Do I have any idea how many segments I'll write? No. Do I know how this is going to end? Yes. Yes, I do.

Rating: R (Language)
Word count: 1,223

( Fucking cactus )

Bah, already missed two days. While I have been writing, I doubt any of you want to read my essay on gender stratification and the role of social hierarchy in modern day society.

This isn't the finished product, though I thought I'd go ahead and post a part of it. Working with a new story format for this piece and I think it's working out pretty well. Features Erika (Aubergine Dreams version). Currently, there are 13 sections, though there'll be a lot more. Under the cut is the first 7.

Also the current music? Been listening to it on repeat for several hours now. I consider it Erika's theme song.

Rating: R (language)
Word count: 517

( [He'd learn to recognize that cheshire grin soon enough] )

Along with Aubergine Dreams, A Copper Paved Road is my new story. Takes place in the same world as The Gryphon's Game and contains many of the same characters, but contains an entirely different plot and setting. Also, unlike TGG, very little has been planned or figured out and I have no idea what I'm doing with this. But it should be fun.

Rating: G
Word Count: 1,376

( Apathy was one of the best tools a prisoner had )

For December, I'm going to attempt to post one (or more) pieces of writing a day. I figure it's a good time as any to work on my writing and hey, maybe I'll have something for the Phoenix by the time I'm done.

So for today's piece... 30 minutes before tomorrow, just a small piece that came to me.

Title: Dabs of Death
Rating: PG
Word count: 285

( Eau de Death 18; A coy layer of cyanide, a healthy spot of apple juice, and two little drops of malice. )

This is a ( three page) sample from A Copper Paved Road (or ACPR/CPR), Chapter Two. Don't worry, I haven't posted Chapter One, so you haven't missed anything.

Typos are probably all over the place as I haven't edited this. Just felt like posting it. Chapter One and Chapter Two in its entirety will be posted once I'm finished with them.

Rating: G
Word Count: 1,311

( Things changed five years ago, but maybe it was for the better )

Character: Ginia Solana
Rating: PG
Word count: 751

This is from the perspective of Damantru!Ginia as opposed to Aubergine Dreams!Ginia.

Basic elements: Avery's her older brother, Amelia's her older sister, their family owns a bar/lounge, were labeled as pro-slavery by the community, and when the slave riots/revolts broke out, her family was attacked and killed and the bar set on fire. Poor Gi. Oh, and as a result of the attack, she's now mute (though I'm thinking about changing her history to make her born mute instead of later losing her voice).

And for some reason, I keep hearing Ginia saying this (if she could talk) with a Southern accent.

( People called her a siren, but Papa always laughed and said she was far too nice to be one )

Character: Erika Rosenfel
Rating: PG/PG-13 (language... kinda)
Word count: 212

( Trust me, lying can be a good thing )

I think the reason I'm not doing NaNo is because I'm too dang slow when it comes to writing. X3;

This is the first chapter to Aubergine Dreams, my new story/novel in progress. I'll be throwing the other chapters on my writing filter (or a new filter for this story). We'll see.

I've read through it, but I'm sure there are typos and stuff all over the place. Not really looking for any editing at this point, but notes and comments are always nice.

Aubergine Dreams, Chapter One
Rating: PG-13 (swearing, violence)
Word count: 3,582

( Phlegethon, the seventh layer of hell; fitting name for an underground bar home to freelancers and bounty hunters )

Finally got around to finishing the first artbook review. More to come!

( Artworks of Guilty Gear X )

This is a list of all the artbooks I own. As I get more, I'll add them to the list. Reviews will be linked here as they're finished. In addition, other books I keep with my collection will also be reviewed.

If you have any questions about the books, leave a comment and I'll get to it as soon as possible.

( Artbook List )

The 20_inkspots challenge is another community where the challenger has to take x amount of prompts and a piece of art or writing for each one. But instead of just one person writing or one person drawing, 20_inkspots is a community where one writer and one artist sit down to create a corresponding piece of writing and artwork for the twenty prompts.

Series: Original Series (Ad Interim)
Characters: The Vertere Bar Trio (Tiranox, Axl Low, and Raziel Hailowe)
Author: sanitysloss
Artist: ethanol

( The character details )
( The Table )

There is a hell and I'm going there now.

I think the only explanation I have is I was making icons last night while I was talking to Miru and laughing over some of the expressions Axl had and coming up with captions. Then I realized Sol and Ky had some equally funny expressions, and well... I couldn't resist.

( Hey everyone, what's going on? )

I could do some long rant here, but I'm going to get straight to the point.

If I removed you, it was because we never talked, have little in common, or a number of other reasons (that may or may not include I think you're an idiot).

No hard feelings, I wish you all the best of luck in your lives. If you feel you should not have been removed, contact me at my e-mail address (renkruia(AT)gmail(DOT)com) and we can talk there.

Also, if I did not remove you from my friend's list but you wish to remove me, go ahead and do so.

Tonari and Axl is twisted love.

Artwork by the amazingly awesome ethanol, the pairing-not-pairing comes from a few months of Rping. Another colorbar for them is under the cut. X3

( The second colorbar )

Beat the game, now I'm going to ramble on about scenes and characters. And fangirling over Organization XIII (my life's goal is to make an Organization XIII coat) and specific silver/blond-haired guys. Yeah. :D;

( MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR THE GAME. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. )

Shameless plugging, but hey, there's a new RP community, _catchphrase_, and they're looking for new RP characters. Plenty of characters (amazingly, no claims on any Naruto characters) to grab and they'll accept original characters (make sure you read the rules on the site about that though).

I'll be playing Riku there and maybe a few other characters.

Anyway, hope to see some of you around there. ^^