Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

[downing]

only 8 milions people in NY,Virgil? I read about 20. Does that include the outskirts? Please tell me, I'm confused.

[Moira]

Well, I've been to just about most of the major cities. My family is actually from a town near Avellino. So I've been over a few times. Is New york like a Europewan city? I don't know. It does have lots of culture, but being 8 million people makes it different from any city I know. The shear size of it, and of course the skyscrapers, makes it different. Lot of people of Italian ethnicity here though. :) Like me. :D


Hi Virgil

I've read somewhere that the number almost dubles because of the visitors that enter the city every day. It that true?

I've been to London once and i have been amazed how many people were there ....... so different from the city/country i live in.

[cherys]

Hi
This is my first post. I'm from near London in the UK, was hoping to find a forum of short story writers, to share work and interests and Google came up with this.

Not had a chance to read all intros yet as kids are squalling in front of tv right now, but spotted Tiresias mention Steve Earle. I love his music.

Right now reading The Wind Up Bird, Japanese short stories in translation and love them.

Hope to get to know you all in time.

[Niamh]

welcome to litnet!

20 mil!:eek: There is little over 4 million people in the whole of Ireland!

[Nightshade]

wow...wow....Just thinking cairo is 28 million people... but the smaller cities like Alex which I would call tiny has atleat 13million....:lol: wow its amazing how differntly people see things

:D

btw heelo :wave: and welcome all newbies

[Virgil]

Hi Virgil

I've read somewhere that the number almost dubles because of the visitors that enter the city every day. It that true?

I've been to London once and i have been amazed how many people were there ....... so different from the city/country i live in.

Do you mean to ask if NY doubles in population during from visitors? We have 8 million inhabitants; doubling would mean that it would go to 16 million. I know we get a lot of tourists, but that is more than I can imagine. No I don't think it doubles. But they say the hotels are always full.

[Ricksea]

Hi everyone! My name is Ricksea, but you can call me Rick if you would like. This is my first post, and from what I have read this seems to be an excellant forum. I am currently a high school student and am planning to major in English in college. Literature is my life, and my dream is to become a professional textbook editor. It may seem like a dull career to most, but you will find that I am not a boring person at all. I hope I have fun here!

[The Atheist]

Hi everyone! My name is Ricksea, but you can call me Rick if you would like. This is my first post, and from what I have read this seems to be an excellant forum. I am currently a high school student and am planning to major in English in college. Literature is my life, and my dream is to become a professional textbook editor. It may seem like a dull career to most, but you will find that I am not a boring person at all. I hope I have fun here!

Speaking as some whose qualifications are in business and finance and dealing with scientists and engineers for a living, can I pass on my highest accolade for your chosen career path!

There will always be sufficient attraction, thanks to fame, money and lifestyle, in "professional" careers - doctors, lawyers, scientists and engineers, but there can never be enough people to whom literature is a vocation. I salute you.

[The Atheist]

Hi
This is my first post. I'm from near London in the UK, .........

....... Steve Earle. I love his music.

That's about as good a start as you could possibly get!

:thumbs_up

[kratsayra]

Hello. I've shipwrecked (not accidentally) on to this forum from another. I already recognize some names, which is interesting. Although I've disguised myself. Haha. :)

I'm a graduate student in Comparative Literature, and I study primarily West African literature in French. But I'm really here to talk about everything else I love to read, because I need a break from my academic life once in a while. Some of my favorite authors are Barbara Kingsolver, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, John Irving, and George R.R. Martin.

Guess that's it for now. :)

[Shipra]

Hi.. its really a wonderful feel to acknowledge that someone wants to know about me.. i'm shipra, belong to Delhi very heart of India. Currently working as a Teacher in a school. I can't help exploring every corner of every forum.. feeling good to be here.. hope i m going to have a nice time...

[Shipra]

thank u pensive..

[Reccura]

Welcome, Shipra!! You'll enjoy the forum... yes you will. Doggies bite me if I'm wrong!! :p

[Pensive]

Hey Shipra! You are very much welcome in the forum. I am glad to see you are liking it over here. :D

[pinkmoon]

:yawnb:
welcome shipra, sure you will have a good time.;)

[gymgirl]

Hi, I am glad a came upon this forum. It is nice to find a place to share my love of books, poetry, and music. I am an avid reader and have been as far as I can remember. I recently came upon a collection of books that was being thrown out and what I found was rather amazing. Though I don't know where to start. I have the following books and would love to know which books ya'll would recomend most from them.

A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
Christmas Books - Charles Dickens
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
The Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
Mark Twain's Library of Humor
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
The Last of The Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper
The House of The Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Treasury - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Tales from the Arabian Nights

Anyone who shed some light on the best place to start or any information about the books themselves that might make reading them even better please let me know.

Thanks

[KxIxMxMxY51890]

Hello everyone. I was hoping someone could help me out. My name is Kimmy. I just registered for the first time on this site tonight and created a profile. I have no clue how to even post anything or contact anyone. I'm wanting to post something on this book by H.G. Wells called The War of the Worlds. I'm not wanting to post this to anyone in particular, but practically anyone whose read this book. I just got done reading the book for school, and I have these sheets with questions I need to have answered from the book. There were 3 questions I was having a hard time with. I was hoping anyone whose read the book could try to answer any of these questions for me. I'd really appreciate it. I know this probably isn't the right site for this, but I need help asap!! My project is due soon and I don't understand it!! My 3 questions I need help answering for this are:

1. What historical disaster does the narrator refer to in the book?

2. When the martians died, where was the message sent to first?

3. What technology was gained from the martians?

If anyone whose read this book can help me out, please let me know!! I don't know how this works or if anyone will even see this. If this is how it works, then please send me messages or respond to this somehow. Thank you so much to anyone who helps me out :-) I feel really stupid.

[Virgil]

Hello. I've shipwrecked (not accidentally) on to this forum from another. I already recognize some names, which is interesting. Although I've disguised myself. Haha. :)

I'm a graduate student in Comparative Literature, and I study primarily West African literature in French. But I'm really here to talk about everything else I love to read, because I need a break from my academic life once in a while. Some of my favorite authors are Barbara Kingsolver, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, John Irving, and George R.R. Martin.

Guess that's it for now. :)

Welcome Kratayra. Nice to see you here. I hope you like lit net. It's the best. ;) Actually we are discussing John Irving's A Prayer For Owen Meany in the book of the month forum this month. If you've read it, perhaps you can join in. Here's a short cut: http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?p=373126#post373126.

Welcome to the other newbies. :)

[Pensive]

Hi, I am glad a came upon this forum. It is nice to find a place to share my love of books, poetry, and music. I am an avid reader and have been as far as I can remember. I recently came upon a collection of books that was being thrown out and what I found was rather amazing. Though I don't know where to start. I have the following books and would love to know which books ya'll would recomend most from them.

A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
Christmas Books - Charles Dickens
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
The Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
Mark Twain's Library of Humor
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
The Last of The Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper
The House of The Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Treasury - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Tales from the Arabian Nights

Anyone who shed some light on the best place to start or any information about the books themselves that might make reading them even better please let me know.

Thanks

Hi gymgirl! Welcome to the forum. :)

These are some really good books you have mentioned over here. I would especially recommend you Jane Eyre, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and A Tale of Two Cities. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is also a fine and a short read. I have read some of the Tales from the Arabian Nights. Well, their Urdu translation and they were enjoyable. :)

Have fun!


Hello everyone. I was hoping someone could help me out. My name is Kimmy. I just registered for the first time on this site tonight and created a profile. I have no clue how to even post anything or contact anyone. I'm wanting to post something on this book by H.G. Wells called The War of the Worlds. I'm not wanting to post this to anyone in particular, but practically anyone whose read this book. I just got done reading the book for school, and I have these sheets with questions I need to have answered from the book. There were 3 questions I was having a hard time with. I was hoping anyone whose read the book could try to answer any of these questions for me. I'd really appreciate it. I know this probably isn't the right site for this, but I need help asap!! My project is due soon and I don't understand it!! My 3 questions I need help answering for this are:

1. What historical disaster does the narrator refer to in the book?

2. When the martians died, where was the message sent to first?

3. What technology was gained from the martians?

If anyone whose read this book can help me out, please let me know!! I don't know how this works or if anyone will even see this. If this is how it works, then please send me messages or respond to this somehow. Thank you so much to anyone who helps me out :-) I feel really stupid.

Hey KxIxMxMxY51890, I am sorry I haven't read the book on which you need help. Somebody else might be able to help you, you can also post it in the related subforum. Anyway, welcome to the forum. :)

[blueroses]

Hi all!

My name is Rachel and am an avid reader. I'm currently in a book club from meetup.com. I adore the classics, mysteries, poetry, short stories, and some recent fiction.

[kenikki]

Hi all!

My name is Rachel and am an avid reader. I'm currently in a book club from meetup.com. I adore the classics, mysteries, poetry, short stories, and some recent fiction.

Welcome Rachel, you will find this forum fulfilling and quite addictive. Have fun! Which writers are you into?

Nikki x

[blueroses]

Welcome Rachel, you will find this forum fulfilling and quite addictive. Have fun! Which writers are you into?

Nikki x

I enjoy reading the Brontes, Henry James, Anne Perry, Sue Grafton, Katherine Patterson, Philippa Gregory, and others.

[Niamh]

Hello to all the new members! hope you like this site as much as me!

[obesechicken13]

I am a 16 year old high school student born in China and moving around ever since. Currently living in The states. Finished with the basics of my philosophy.
Dont u dare ban me!!

[Rosencrantz]

Hello, I joined a while back, then forgot about it, then remembered about it in my typically scatty way. As you may guess from my name, I'm a fan of Hamlet, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead. they are both very clever plays. A couple of questions,
1. How do you get an avatar?
2. How do you change the little message under your name?
3. I heard tell of a games section, where would I find this?

[Englishteacher]

I haven't logged on to this forum since I signed up in 2005. I'm sure I never introduced myself. I am a middle-aged teacher of teenagers. I work in a one-room high school, teaching all subjects. I have a mathematics and biology ( BS in Wildlife Biology, minor in math; MS in Range Management)background from college, but fell in love with teaching. Literature has become a passion, especially sharing good literature with my students. Other that my work and my family (husband, three grown sons) my loves are my Basset Hound, Annabelle; my goose, Edith; my two Guinea pigs, Lucille and Rosie, and my flock of laying hens. Books, kids, animals - that's about it. My dream is to have a couple of Scottish highland cattle and a small flock of sheep. Oh yeah, I am a compulisve knitter.

[NotWoodhouse]

Hi there people,
I love reading, writing, and acting. That's really all there is to know about me. I'm obsessed with Jane Austen, Stephenie Meyer, and Libba Bray novels.

[Pensive]

Hello, I joined a while back, then forgot about it, then remembered about it in my typically scatty way. As you may guess from my name, I'm a fan of Hamlet, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead. they are both very clever plays. A couple of questions,
1. How do you get an avatar?
2. How do you change the little message under your name?

On the very start of this page, you will notice the option of Quick Links. Click on it, and you will get the options to change your signature, avatar, profile, etc.


3. I heard tell of a games section, where would I find this?

It's above General Chat

Have fun browsing the forum! :)

And hi everybody else! :) Have fun around! :D

[kathycf]

Welcome to LitNet.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/smileys/helloo99.gif

[kathycf]

I enjoy reading the Brontes, Henry James, Anne Perry, Sue Grafton, Katherine Patterson, Philippa Gregory, and others.
Oh, Anne Perry...I haven't read her in years. I like Sue Grafton too. Welcome. :)

[ellen c]

I have had much virus trouble so no computer use for about 4 months and I have missed you all - thanks for lovely welcoming back letter, shall be so glad to join in again.

[Lag866]

Hi. I love reading, music, art, discussion,etc., etc.

[kiz_paws]

Hey welcome to all you new members, hope you enjoy LitNet as much as me! :wave:

[ElissaDido]

Hello... I'm Elissa, I'm 16 and this June, I'll be in 1st year college. My course is Comparative Literature, specifically European Literature (and my sis is killing me for not being more 'patriotic' xP). Anyway, I write some stories on my free time, read books (I'm currently on The Count of Monte Cristo).

Nice to meet you all. :)

[Cartier789]

Well, hello everybody. I'm 17, a junior in high school and can't wait to be done with it. I Love to read, I always have. I just finished reading "A Streecar Named Desire". I usually hate reading plays, but I liked this one. I just saw the movie too--loved it. (But I'm a sucker for vivien leigh...and hot young marlon brando). I play tennis, snowboard, try to run...don't have enough motivation, though I wish I did.
Jack Kerouac is my hero; I love the beat age. On the Road, Naked Lunch, Howl and some other Ginsberg poems, and half of the Dharma Bums are all I've read so far.
I have no idea what I want to do when I get out of high school. Go to college for sure. The only other thing I know is that I do NOT want to be in debt afterwards like my sister is. I want to be able to be free afterwards. I pretty much just want to travel around, live in Paris, Rio, anywhere, and write. Thats pretty much my passon. So there you go, me in a nutshell.

[fozta5]

Hi, Wow there are some really interesting people on here. I joined to try and find some answers for my daughter about a Leonid Andreyev play called The Serpents Tale ( We have no idea what the character is talking about. Do you ?). Anyway I am glad I did. I like to read a variety of genres and authors but my favourites would be Kurt Vonnegut and Gabrielle Garcia Marquez. (did I spell that correctly) Nothing alike I know, but for me it is not about the style more how the book makes me feel.
About me
1. australian
2. Mother and wife
3. love holidays
Nothing exciting but I am happy with life.;)

[Virgil]

Welcome fozta, Cartier, Ellissa and all the other newbies. I hope you will like lit net. I think it's a great place to discuss literature.

[tyeness]

I joined some time ago, but this is my first post.

I'm 20, halfway thru London Uni External Programme BA in English, hated books till I was about 10 - wasted time, because now there's this feeling that there's not enough time to just read! At the moment, just started Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club.

[ElissaDido]

@fozta: It's Gabriel... the masculine form. :) My sis is totally into his works! She just finished 100 Years in Solitude and is eyeing Of Love and Other Demons. As for me, I only read his short story, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.

@tyeness: I am currently into Amy Tan's The Kitchen God's Wife. I must say I am still overwhelmed with the story and I find it hard to finish it! The sufferings and hardship portrayed there... o.o

[kathycf]

Hi there all, and welcome. :wave:

[Cassiel240]

Hi! I just joined, in the hopes of getting myself more submersed in literature. I'm actually a grad student going for my MA in literature, but it's hard to find support at my school and additionally, my mother is unwell so I'm staying home a lot to care for her and completing my MA in the meantime. I'd like to connect with others who are also interested in lit. I'm trying to learn more about literary theory, too - I feel woefully inadequate in that area. My current favorite author is Flannery O'Connor but that seems to change from month to month. Whatever I'm currently reading is usually my favorite at the moment. :)

[evyline]

hi!!I'm Eva from Italy.I live in Varese,near Milan.I love my country,firstly for the art,wherever you go,you find a work of art,it's strange and wonderful!the next year i'll go to study art in Florence,because i love this city!!i love poetry,music..and i love coffee(the italian coffee:the real coffee!),pizza,pasta(pasta al pesto!),tea,bread...that's all!!:yawnb:

[closedbyrequest]

Hola!

I am Chris. My favorite author is Alexandre Dumas. I read The Count of Monte Cristo about every six months. I recently bought a collection of 40 Dumas books printed in 1902.

I also like Anne Rice.

I have a degree in design and work in hospitality accounting.

Hasta leugo,
Chris

[Ms.Hanoo]

Come on and tell us about yourself. :D:)

will ... what I can say..??:D

mmmmmmmmmm ..... I`m a student ... I study English language ... :)

it`s not my native language .. you can see that clearly of course:D

I face some problems:bawling:
... but it will be fine :thumbs_up



What are your hobbies?:)

I looooooooooooooove painting;)

reading

mmmmmmm studing ..!!>>>>>> come on ..!!:lol:




What are your favourite books? :)

mmmm ... let us seeeeeee

relegous books... books which talk about langauges .. arts... developing mental progres:sick:

and of coures stories ...romantic ones:blush:



And also share with us everything else you would like to tell us about yourself. :)

I like calm... peace... paintings... :)

I loooooove to have conversations with others speacialy people from out side my country ,,,;)





mmmmmmm ..... that`s it:D

[Literature<3]

My name is Patricia, I'm eighteen years old and at college in East London. I am going to university next year to study English Literature combined with either Philosophy or Law.

I don't like introductions because I feel that no matter how hard you may try you will never find the right words to express yourself in the way that you want to. I hope that you wont take this as too much of a first impression and instead get to know me better.

I found this site while I was researching Metaphysical Poetry (which I absolutely love) and this is where I found the most help. Thank you!

I hope to get to know loads of new people here and to share my ever growing love for Literature.

Pleased to meet you xxx

[erikeliot]

Greetings! I'm not very good with introductions, but I'll give it my best shot. Here it goes:
My name is Erik Eliot. I'm twenty years old and I reside in southern California. I attend Mt. Sac community college right now and studying to be an English major. I will be transferring to Whittier college in about two semesters (4 year university). I work at Barnes and Noble as a bookseller and I really enjoy the atmosphere. My passion is writing and it will always be. I've grown up reading and writing since I can remember, and there's absolutely no better feeling to me that getting consumed in a book by the fireplace or writing until four in the morning.
My favorite author by far is Aldous Huxley. I've read almost all of his books/essays and I can't possibly fathom his writing technique and how ahead of his time he was. I also really enjoy the philosophy of Friedrich Nitsche. I love his writing style and the subjects he write about. Finally, when it comes to poetry I am obsessed with T.S Eliot. Even though an abundance of readers say that "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is their favorite poem by him, I have to have the same opinion. The way the poem flows almost flawlessly and more amazing, is the fact that he wrote that poem when he was only twenty (phenomenal). I also enjoy Sylvia Plath, William Carlos Williams, Akiane, Ezra Pound, W.S. Merwin, Dylan Thomas, and countless others.
I think I'm rambling on a bit too much so I'm going to wrap it up like a present. I just found this forum last night and I was too tired to fully browse through its entirety so here I am. I glad that there is a forum dedicated to literature and I can't wait to meet new people who have the same interests as I do. So feel free to message me anytime and say hello or anything you would like. Thanks for reading this and have a fantastic day!

[Sindhu]

Sindhu- returning after a long time. From India, Ph.D in English Literature, Teaching at University, Special passions- Shakespeare, Children's Literature, Romanticism, Literary Criticism and Theory, especially Postcolonial Criticism and Literatures in Translation. generally a chatterbox, needs an occasional :crash: on the head to shut up.:blush:

[monshed]

I am new member in this network, I joined today and want to say Hi to everybody here.
I am from Egypt, I am interested in books of almost all sorts, but especially literature [eastern and western; in fact I don't feel there is any difference, good literature is good literature], also history, psychology, mythology and philosophy.
Best wishes to all members.

Love all,
Trust a few,
Do harm to none,
William Shakespeare.

[erikeliot]

I am new member in this network, I joined today and want to say Hi to everybody here.
I am from Egypt, I am interested in books of almost all sorts, but especially literature [eastern and western; in fact I don't feel there is any difference, good literature is good literature], also history, psychology, mythology and philosophy.
Best wishes to all members.

Love all,
Trust a few,
Do harm to none,
William Shakespeare.
WELCOME

[Sir Chaucer]

Hi All...

Just briefly, my parents named me "Aleyn" after the character in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales!

It took me until my late 40's to find out any more than that but wow - Once I found Chaucer in the original english well, I was hooked by the language.

My other love is Science Fiction, not Fantasy, the hard core stuff from the likes of Edgar Rice Burroughs and E E Doc Smith.

Just a BTW, it would be nice to hear if anyone else has the first name "Aleyn", with that particular spelling!

Regards, Aleyn AKA Sir Chaucer

PS, I'm at LE652QH, UK and more or less stuck to my computer chair with disability so, if anyone is just round the corner from me, drop me a line OK?

[Moira]

Hi to all of you.
Welcome:)

[kathycf]

Hello hello and welcome everybody (or welcome back as the case may be)! :D :wave:



Just a BTW, it would be nice to hear if anyone else has the first name "Aleyn", with that particular spelling!

Regards, Aleyn AKA Sir Chaucer



That is a very unusual name.:thumbs_up Is it pronounced "Al lan" or "A lane"?

[Haven]

Hello everyone. I joined a couple of days ago and got stuck straight into the various forums, so realised I'd almost missed this opportunity of, well, saying 'Hi'. Having a lot of fun already. The variety of options and material seems vast. Could become a steady addiction.... See you all on the forums. And once again thank you to my good friend Kathy for the introduction to the site!

[kathycf]

Hello everyone. I joined a couple of days ago and got stuck straight into the various forums, so realised I'd almost missed this opportunity of, well, saying 'Hi'. Having a lot of fun already. The variety of options and material seems vast. Could become a steady addiction.... See you all on the forums. And once again thank you to my good friend Kathy for the introduction to the site!
Hey Haven, I am so pleased you like the forum. You are very welcome! :D

I think you will find lots of friendly and outgoing folks here. :nod:

(and as I say, the smilies here are so much better! :p )

[-Airolg-]

Hi...I'm new, just joined today, I'm not very good with introductions so I'll just move on. My name is Gloria, and I guess just Hi.....? I already feel at home in this forum thanks to all of you, so Thanks....Lol.

[kiobe]

Hello everyone. I have to say that this site is turning out to be a great find. I am going to be 50 in May 07, soooo, that's a lot of fun right there. I love to read non fiction and current events. My hobbies include, cooking, playing and building guitars, horticulture, sceince, mathmatics, birdwatching, astronomy...I am married with one son and almost all my family on my side is dead, just me and a couple of brothers left and really one of them is kind of a pain. I own my own business, hand carved picture frames and I've fired all my employees sooo, it's just me now. Hope to have a conversation with other lovers of the written word, or I may just rant. See ya out there.

[kathycf]

Hello there -Airolg-, Kiobe and all the other new folks. :wave:

[rockthebeat]

Hey everyone!
Just thought I would introduce myself - this is my first post so I figured that it would be a good place to start!
I live in the South East of England. I'm 17, and am currently studying for my A Levels in English Literature (of course!), History, RS, and Maths. I'm a bit of a self-confessed boffin, so I love college as I enjoy learning (have done for as long as I can remember!).
Literature and history are my passions - I have a real thirst for understanding more about them - hence joining the forum!
My hobbies include salsa dancing (not very well I might add!), listening to music (mainly indie rock), and being a typical teenager and socialising with my friends. I work at a restaurant as a waitress at the weekends.
I really enjoy reading. I am sure that I have not read as much as many people on the forum, but out of the books that I have read, I have really loved analysing them.
One of the books that has had one of the most profound effects on me, is 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte. I have been studying it for my English Literature course, and I found that there is so much within it that I can relate to. The feminist and class issues conveyed were so before their time, and relationships and emotions that Jane experiences can be related to those in real life.
So anyway, I will stop rambling now, and try to work my way around this site!

[BlueSkyGB]

A friend suggested I visit this site, spent a few minutes browsing and then joined officially...
I work in a library, so this place already seems like home:D
And guess what......have spotted a few old friends from another forum...knowing them from their postings there.....
its no big surprise to see them here also...:lol:
Hello old friends:p

[kathycf]

Welcome rockthebeat and BlueSkyGB. :wave:

Bluesky, your cat avatar looks very familiar to me. I had a cat named Brady that looked just like it...and oddly enough, Brady liked the blues too. :)

[BlueSkyGB]

Welcome rockthebeat and BlueSkyGB. :wave:

Bluesky, your cat avatar looks very familiar to me. I had a cat named Brady that looked just like it...and oddly enough, Brady liked the blues too. :)

Hey now Kathycf:

I do believe that we've met in another forum.:D
Hint...I use the same avatar.:lol:
A mutual friend suggested I seek out this forum and since I do work in a library, this forum looks like it going to be another place I'll be visiting a lot.

[kathycf]

Hey now Kathycf:

I do believe that we've met in another forum.:D
Hint...I use the same avatar.:lol:
A mutual friend suggested I seek out this forum and since I do work in a library, this forum looks like it going to be another place I'll be visiting a lot.
Heh, I know...I was trying to be all cutesy. :p Actually, your avatar really does remind me of that cat I had. I hope you enjoy the forum and happy posting! :D

[Pensive]

Hi all. Welcome to the forum! :)

[Gracewings]

New here and just wanted to say, "Hello!" :)

Have always loved reading, and am looking forward to the upcoming DH Lawrence book discussion.

[Pensive]

Hi Gracewing! :)

[Thespian1975]

HI, As you can guess from my name I'm an actor (amatuer level only) and I'm looking forward to discussing my books online

[EmilySian]

Hey.

Im Emily -as you might guess from my name-. I'm 16 and I absolutely love reading. I have always had a passion for it from a young age, devouring loads of books. I like reading all sorts, ranging from classic's to fantasy.
I particularly like jane austen, but my favourite fantasy author is garth nix.
I also love writing, and at the moment am writing a novel -or trying to!:)
Im doing my gcse exams at the moment, and then will be doing alevels in english lit, history, classics civilisation and law.

[kathycf]

Hello and welcome, new folks. :D

[amethystdagger]

Hello everyone! I wanted to start out by saying that I am an avid reader. I have always loved classics though Shakespeare intimidated me until the past year or so in school (I'm an English Lit major so of course I encounter his work on a regular basis) I have also fallen in love with several 20th century writers that I had honestly never heard of. My last term paper was written about Kate Chopin's The Storm and I am now reading The Awakening. I do enjoy modern novels but am more comfortable curling up with Hemingway or Chaucer or Bronte (insert sister here).
Other than reading, I enjoy writing (poetry and fiction), listening to music, spending time with my son and my fiance, and playing with my goofy black lab, Kaya.


Ame :goof:

[Lily Adams]

Hi, amethystdagger! :) It's nice to see to new members. Welcome! Tust me, you'll love it here.

[cutie.*]

herrooowwww :) I just signed up cuz i was bored i actually dont read too much. But When i do start reading, its like addicting. Im pretty sure my favorite book would have to be "Go Ask Alice" or "The Body Of Christopher Creed" I also like random things, like buttons :) and I LOVE POPCORN :) so yah..

[Video Drone]

Greetings everyone, I have signed up mostly because I do not read much, similar to the poster above. I'm 16, and I'm not very educated, I hope to clear that up, both grammar wise (I'm foreign, too), and book wise. Forums often help me become more knowledgeable in a subject, so, here I am.

Among school books, my favorites are Slaughterhouse Five, Fahrenheit 451, Catcher in the Rye. Otherwise, I read mostly sci-fi authors, like Clifford Saimak and Issac Asimov. I am hoping to read more of classic books, though.

And a cookie to whoever knows where my nick originated from. :D

[dbowen73]

Where to start

Well i am another highschool teen. i just discovered this site and thought it quite useful. i am what some would consider a jock i have played sports since i was 8 but i have a 3.7 gp and am curently learning pre calculus on my own. i love football always have always will i am a sophomore and this year i started on the varsity and made all district and all region i wrestled and qaulified for the state championships did not do as well as i would have liked. oh i also love to ride horse i cant remember not riding i ride western only i have been to twenty two of the 50 so far
thats all i got for now

[adagiosostenuto]

Ciao.
For many moons I've been looking for a good lit forum with people like me who love to read and discuss books. So this is very exciting.
I don't have any favorite author: I haven't read enough.
As far as novels are concerned, my favorite favorites are A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court, The Count of Monte Cristo, Notre Dame de Paris, The Gates of Zion, A Daughter of Zion, David Copperfield, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Prydain Cycle, The Angel's Command, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
But perhaps the best novels have yet to be written.

[Virgil]

Well, you found it Adagio. Welcome.

And welcome to all the other newbies. I can't keep up with you all.

[Pensive]

Hi all! Enjoy your stay here. :)

[dbowen73]

Hi all i am only fifteen and have be limited to the amount of literature i have been exposed to i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to how to change it or just teach me some more about famous literature
thanks

[bleak]

:D Hi! I bumped into a site that linked me to this forum, and without further ado, I signed up. It's quite fascinating to see hundreds of people here who share a common passion... the love for literature. I'm mostly into classic lit. But I am starting to adore the contemporary ones.

Hope to learn a lot from this forum!

[Pensive]

Hi all i am only fifteen and have be limited to the amount of literature i have been exposed to i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to how to change it or just teach me some more about famous literature
thanks

You should visit General Literature section, there you would find some really good recommendations. :)

Have fun browsing the forum!

And hi bleak! Welcome to the forum! :)

[Fen]

Hello its really nice to meet you all I am a long time fan of the site and finally decided to join I am looking forward to joining in the discussions. I enjoy Pratchett,Dickens,Wodehouse and more.

[dbowen73]

Ok thanks for the info will do !!!:-)

[bookworm57]

Hi everyone,
This is just a brief introduction.
I am 50 years old. I am a self taught (or should that be "self teaching"? I'm not sure) artist. (Abstract Painting)
I live and paint in Porthleven Cornwall u.k
I'm afraid my social skills are minimal.
I have recently started reading more so picked up a whole bunch of "Classics"
from the library sale.
You all sound like interesting people.
Oh I forgot to say, I worked for a long time in a psychiatric hospital and then as an art teacher.
Kind regards-Charles.

[Pensive]

Ok thanks for the info will do !!!:-)

You are welcome. :)

Hi bookworm! Welcome to the forum. :D

[XY&Z]

Hi all!

Love to read, no favorites.

[Weisinheimer]

welcome to litnet, xy&z. interesting username.

[kiz_paws]

Huge welcome to all the newcomers here. You will enjoy your visits here, trust me! :)

[RipperJill]

Greetings! I am a going-to-be librarian and Internet geek. I actually found this forum through a project for work, where I'm looking for short stories either in the public domain or that I could track down the authors for and request permission to use the story for a puzzle/storytelling fundraiser event...
My favorite authors are Diana Wynne Jones, Terry Pratchett, Shannon Hale, Neil Gaiman, Vivian Vande Velde, Robin McKinley, Patricia C. Wrede, Patricia A. McKillip, Holly Black, and Charlaine Harris... to name but a few.
Aside from reading books, web comics, comic books, graphic novels, and a few choice blogs, my hobbies include playing online games, learning the electric bass, and web organizational tools (ex. Flickr, LibraryThing, 43 Things, etc.).
I look forward to exploring this site thoroughly! :D

[NickAdams]

Hello, I've been a member for some time now, but spent it contributing to threads- it's an addiction.

I'm a twenty-five year old college student. I just completed the first semester of a psychology major, which will lead to a career in psychiatry and neurology.

I've had an inactive interest in writing until the beginning of this year. I'm a fan of Hemingway and Borges. And thanks to suggestions from this forum, I'm readin Light in August ... wow! I didn't k now what could satisfy me after reading Waiting for Godot, but this did nicely.

I read Sanctuary earlier this year and concluded that Faulkner is a
powerhouse. I'm reading Molloy next, but can't wait to return to Faulkner- The sound and the Fury or As I Lay Dying ... I'm thinking Knight's Gambit ... but, Wild Palms, Absolam Absolam and Go Down Moses all sound good- so many, so, so many.

[Mehrune Dagon]

Well... hi.:)
I have been tryin to get more into stuff like this online, i play to many games and, i fear my imagination will soon be gone. But well im a teenage boy, what else to do?
I play games and i am very eager to win anything and everything possible... but ya know... doesnt always work. The gaming world has gotten mean and i have decided to lay of X-box live for a while and read somthing...

Other than games i play football and hang out like any other teen. I act stupid around my friends, because, they are all not that smart, but i am accualy kinda smart id like to think.
My dad is on this site all the time so i figured i would try it out, and if you catch me using lol's and other internet/texting slang, it is a habbit...

[Reccura]

Welcome, Welcome to the Black Parade.. kidding. Welcome, Nick! I hope you'll enjoy your time here in Litnet.
Helo, everybody! I'm Reccura, a new member here.. kidding...

Well, welcome, Mehrune! I hope you enjoy it here!

[XY&Z]

welcome to litnet, xy&z. interesting username.

I don't know about what particular user name you are talking about, but it's all about interpretation.
I don't know if you had a chance to read Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco). But there you can see different meanings for different people, depending how you interpret signs and symbols, numbers and letters.


But - thanks for the welcome!

[Video Drone]

XY&Z reminds me of the thing we learned in history, the "X,Y, and Z affair" that little event during the French Revolution...

[kathycf]

Hello all, and welcome to the site.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/smileys/welcome.gif

(even if you have been here for a little while already! :D )

[kvetinka]

hey!

I am a Czech student and I am looking for someone who knows or teaches the American literature. I have to write quite a big work and I need to read some of the English speaking writers (British / American - I prefer this). As I will have to read a lot of his / her work, I need it to be short stories if possible. And an easy language to understand, like Kate Chopin, or Sherwood Anderson.

My knowledge about the American authors is not so wide so I would very appreciate any advice.

Thank you.

kvetinka

[Virgil]

Welcome Kvetinka. I like that name by the way. It has a very nice sound to it. What particular era of American writers are you looking for? I would say that Ernest Hemmingway is not so difficult to read for a foreign student. If you would prefer a female writer, perhaps you might want to try Edith Wharton. What kind of work is your project?

[fleurus]

Hello All,

I'm very glad I happened upon this site. I'm a college student (will be a soph) and I'm trying to decide what to do with my life, or at least my years spent at school. The initial plan was to be an English/French double major as these subjects come most naturally. Otherwise, there's philosophy, psychology, mathematics, and environmental studies which also divert me. My courses in literature this year greatly disheartened me. I hope to use this summer and this site to decide if my passion for literature can be reinvigorated. My gut says yes, and I think it's already begun.

This semester I studied almost exclusively British modern poetry. It was rather draining. My favorite poem I studied was Eliot's "The Journey of the Magi." I just finished reading The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, and it made me very happy. Anyone have anything to say about this book or Ms. Stein? I was disappointed to see she doesn't have a thread devoted to her.

I love the word assonance, and also finding it at play within poetry.

Alrighty, there's my intro. I'm off to explore other threads.

[RJbibliophil]

Welcome one, welcome all! :wave: :wave: :wave:

[AuntShecky]

What a nice web site, with such interesting members! They
read Dickens, Yeats, and (ahem) Goethe (in translation)and Robertson Davies. Perhaps ol Auntie has found a home here.

[tulysg1982]

hi, i m tuly, i m afraid i have the ability to introduce myself for i have only 7 posts! here are lots of friends like me.i have finished graduation a month ago and next moth will get admitted to MA in literature.i have learned french foa a year and now planning for German.I dare not say anything else only a short question-why is so people are here behind an unreal name and image?

[kvetinka]

Sooo nice to hear from someone a word addressed to me, thanks! I think that I do not have any specific era of American writers on mind but I would like it to be modern. Well, let&#180;s see if I can make myself clear. I will have the example of E. Hemmingway - he does not seem to me as someone easy to read, it has got quite a lot of words from a particular background (marine talk, medical talk) and I would spend a lot of time looking up everything that would be necessary to understand it well. Neither the subject of war or fishing attracts my attention.
Please do not take this bad. It is not a critics. I myself, I am just trying to make clear what I am looking for.

Anyway, I will have a look on that female one you told me, E.W.

My project is supposed to be done on 40 pages. It should concern the work of an English writing author. And they want to make me think, the teachers, to come up with my own thoughts, with something provocative. You see, I need to find something I can be inspired by to deal with this extreme amount of pages.

if better, contact me on: [email protected]

Thanks for your help!

BTW: this nick name, i just grabbed something that I happend to think about. There are another places to post the explanation of a nick name, so shortly: "little flower" in Czech.

[Niamh]

a big hello and welcome to all the newbies! Hope you enjoy your time here on Litnet! Its not just a site, its a community!

[dramasnot6]

Welcome All!!!! :wave:

[nmolive]

Hello everyone. I am sooo excited to have stumbled upon this site. I absolutely love to read the classics. I am glad to see that their are sooo many people like me. I am currently reading DHL Women in Love, and Wila Cather O pioneers. And now a little more about me>>>>I am a happily married Mom of 3 beautiful children...all under the age of 6. I have my under grad. in Liberal studies with a concentration in English. I am currently studying for my teaching test, in hopes, to be a high school English Language Arts teacher. So, in closing, I look forward to the reading of more books and the meetings of more people!!!!:yawnb:

[Ineverland]

Hi. I'm also glad I've found this site. I love most types of writing. Ever since I was really little I have always admired certain books and writers including Dostoyevsky, Henry James, J.D Salinger, Sylvia Plath,Saul Bellow,William Styron and John Steinbeck etc. I could go on forever. I am currently at senior school in North England but I hope to study English and philosophy at Cambridge. I can't think of anything else to say except hiya!

[kathycf]

Hello and welcome!:wave:

I hope the new folks come to love the site as much as I and so many others do. Hope you enjoy! :)

[Shurtugal]

Hi. it is toataly enchanting to be able to have my own page. If you are wondering who I am, you'll just have to keep on wondering. That's one of my specialties. I am at the moment trying to write a book, my good friend Andya is helping me, and is the one who introduced me to this. This is a toataly blithful website. I like lots of differnt kind of music, celtic, vocal, and my favorite music country. But I am toataly into fantisy. As I call myself a Fantisy Freak and a Country Freak. i have written several several poems and one or two songs (none of them published.) I will give you something to think on as i leave. if you died to night, what would you leave behind you when you go? think deeply apon this and answer this carefully. i will be intreged to find out. i must depart for now. Peace, a friend, Amanda Rea.

p.s. Atra esterni ono thelduin. if you want to know what i am saying you have to read the book "Eldest".

[turtlemom]

Hi - I'm new (obviously!) and may be more of a lurker than a "real" contributing member. I enjoy many different genre both of prose and poetry as well as music. I guess I'm generally eclectic.

About me - Orthodox Christian, Wife, Mother, Grandmother - and happy in all those roles. Currently disabled, but I was a RN back when. Have advanced degrees in nursing from 3 different universities, but nursing isn't my only interest. I'm "into" computers, woodworking (less now that I'm disabled), politics (don't get me started, I'm ***very*** conservative), and visiting with my virtual friends on various fora, although I seldom post much.

Glad y'all are here.

[TalkGood]

Hey everybody. I'm new here, so I figured instead of just creeping around looking for something I felt I could contribute to, I would introduce myself. Just because that's the kind of lady I'm not... Moving on.....

I'm from Alberta. My friends all hate to read. My dad and my brother hate to read and my mother reads the stupidest books ever written. So I needed a place I could discuss literature and hopefully find some people with the same tastes I have. I really really really dislike Shakespeare...alot. I love George Orwell and Edgar Allen Poe. Ummm. Forums are fun! YAY!

[andave_ya]

Hi everyone, welcome! This place is abso-spiffin-lutely gorgeous!

[Shurtugal]

Hellow there Andya. i'm just sending this to see how my profile looks. how do you like my fairy?

[andave_ya]

very nice my friend. Try private messaging me though, this thread's supposed to be for introductions. I'll pm you first so you can see how it works ;)

[Shurtugal]

hellow there all you anchanting creatures of the world i'm still a new creature to this world, but i can promise you this is most enchanting. i'm just writing thi to show my of the magical creature friends how my blog looks. thanks for looking at this. Peace, Argentlam

[genevie]

Hey there, I'm new to the Literature Forum, glad to be here that's for sure... I live in a remote area of Australia, so there is precisely no-one to discuss literature with, much less Gustave Flaubert, my main man-of-letters. Love to hear from anyone at all interested in Flaubert, Hardy, Orwell, and any/all poets. I love Hafiz and Emily Dickinson particularly. Salutations, G.

[dramasnot6]

Welcome genevie! Sounds like some great texts

[Scharphedin2]

Greetings all you fellow travellers in the universe of literature!

I have enjoyed following some of the threads here in the forum for a little while: The thread dedicated to reading and discussing D.H. Lawrence's collected short stories one at a time is a tour de force; very interesting to read for the personal insights, and an inspiration to undertake a personal reading of Lawrence's short stories. The book of the month project is also a wonderful idea, and I hope to be able to participate in the future -- Wilde is up next, is he?!

As to me, I do not know that there is so very much to tell. Like many before me, and around here, I live a quiet life of desperation. Film, literature and music are the things that keep me sane and propel me through life. Unfortunately I have no personal friends or acquaintances, who share these passions. So, the internet it is -- how fortunate that there are places like this forum, and how really sad that it in many ways is the only recourse to meet and discuss something as central to life as literature.

I am a young Dane (who is perhaps not so young any longer), who has chosen to reside in Sweden. My years so far have been scattered across the Western hemisphere -- Germany, Virginia, Denmark, Chicago, Michigan, Bruxelles, very briefly London, and now Malmö. As far back as I can remember, I have always had a love affair, if not with literature as such, then at least with the written word, the telling of stories. At 15 I discovered "literature," at 25 I was convinced that I would eventually make my way through all of world literature (for a while I was a little like the young girl in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, who is going through the card file at the library, and reading everything in alphabetical order), a dream-ambition that I gradually abandoned over the next decade. And now, I just read...

As mentioned, film is another great passion of mine, and I have been a fairly active member of www.criterionforum.org for the past year. Finding that I have enjoyed that experience, and actually learned a lot, I decided to find a similar forum dedicated to literature. That is really the story so far. I look forward to being a member here, and sometimes hopefully contributing something to the discussion.

[Pensive]

Hi all! Enjoy yourself here. :)

[Amaryllis]

Hello there! I am so exited I found this site!

I am afraid I am horrible with this forum format. I have recently been accepted into an online program for Writing and Literature and need to improve my posting skills. That would be the first reason I began searching for a literature site the other of course is because I love books.

I noticed that a few of my postings appeared in some very odd places… I think I may have discovered why – I was not watching the dates and it seems I may have posted a couple replies to old messages – yet they showed up at the end of the thread. Like I said I am new to this so please bear with me.

Here is my introduction. I am a mother and soon to be a grandmother (September). I am a custodian at a small college. I have also been attending classes there on a part-time basis and quite frankly I am tired of the slow progress, hence the transfer to an online college where I will keep a full course load. I originally majored in English with the intent to become a high school teacher; however I decided I would prefer a college setting.

My hobbies are cake decorating, drawing, watercolor painting, bird-watching, gardening (not the edible type) though I hope to create one someday, and of course reading.

I enjoy the tranquility of my back-yard bird habitat. I can boast that on one occasion I was blessed with the presence of the following birds: A Rose-Breasted Grossbeak, Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker, Nuthatch, a pair of Cardinals, three Mourning Doves, several Wrens, many Hummingbirds and Gold Finches, and an Indigo Bunting.

I love to learn anything new. I am also a do-it-yourselfer… which is good since my husband drives a semi and is only home one day a week.

Well there it is. If you see one of my postings and it seems out of place please understand.:blush: I will improve.

[RJbibliophil]

Welcome Stefanie! :wave: :wave:

Don't worry, you'll catch on quickly. :D Sounds like you've got some great hobbies. Glad to have you!

[shortleg]

Hello All!

Like Stefanie, I'm horrible with this forum format, so you've been forewarned.

My name is Christopher and I'm 24 years old. I was born in Toronto, Ontario and now reside in Kitchener, Ontario. I've travelled quite a bit over the years having driven across Canada and some parts of the United States, and I even lived in British Columbia for about 5 years.

I'm fairly active and run and work out a lot. I'm also planning to run a 10k Marathon in September. I believe it's got something to do with Octoberfest but I'll admit I don't know too much about it. I also like to write short stories and do draw occasionally.

I've only recently started reading for leisure again after about 6 or 7 years, and I still find it's much more enjoyable than sitting in front of the TV.

Most recently I finished The Great Gatsby & Death of a Salesman, both which were immensely enjoyable. Last night I ordered Ulysses by James Joyce and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, so I'm looking forward to those.

Anyway, I'm happy to be here, this seems like a very friendly community. :)

Ciao,

Christopher

[AC_fan]

Hello. I'm Ana, I'm 16 (soon I'll be 17 :P) and I'm from Portugal.

So far, I'm really enjoying the forum. lol I love to read and I love to discuss everything about books. That's one of the reasons I joined this forum.
I know: probably all of you will see a lot ot mistakes on my postings because english isn't my first language. I also joined this forum to develop my english skills and to have more contact with the language.

Nice to meet you all. :)

[abcpoet]

Hello to all! I am new to this site. I am still trying to digest the vast material available on this brilliant site.
I love books. I have just found a new storehouse.:)

[lily of valley]

HEY GUYS,
WELCOME TO OUR WORLD OF LITERATURE!!

I am not new, yet this is the first time I introduce myself to the forum!
I am Syrian. I love this forum coz it is multinational and coz it has always sth new to offer! I graduated from Damascus University last year and got a license in English literature. I am in the very first stages of doing my MA which is going to be on British drama. I am going to focus on the theatre of the absurd. I have just finished reading The Gift of The Gorgon by Peter Shaffer. I advise u to read it. I write poems; I have few of them in this forum.
I love Nietzsche, kafka, beckett, Shaffer, woolf, krestiva and many others.


"You must have chaos in you to give birth to a dancing star. I tell you that you still have chaos in you." Zarathustra

[Weisinheimer]

Welcome to the litnet, shortleg, AC fan, and abcpoet. I hope you all enjoy it here.
Nice to meet you, lily of valley.

[Gueneth]

I am an avid reader, writer, and teacher. I am a huge public library advocate and I am always on the prowl for great reads! I often find that I am reading a book that was written and popular years ago...please excuse me in advance if my posts seem dated! I am also usually on the library's 'most wanted' list for overdue books- I have ownership issues. (Did you know that library fines are now added to credit reports?) I intend to read your posts and learn from y'all. (Southern gal!) Thank you for this opportunity.

[applepie]

Hello everyone. Well, I've been here and gone off and on over the last couple of years or so and it has just hit me that I don't think I've ever posted and introduction during that entire time. So, for all who have been here for so long, sorry that was very rude of me. In my defense I seem to have trouble keeping my online activities strait. Most of my time is spent doing my courses for college. I've spent the last 4 years obtaining my marketing degree and am now completing one of my final two classes.
There isn't too much to know about me. I enjoy reading, writing, painting, quilting, cooking, and just about any other artistic pursuit I can think of. That said, I have very little time to do any of this. I'm a mother to two children and a wife so life is quite full. My son is now 4 years old and my daughter is just 9 months. Life is busy, but my time here is some of the only time I take for myself each day. I'm always trying to find new books and authors to read, but I'm also a fan of the classics. I love to discuss Shakespeare and I try to make time to look at some of what everyone is writing. For me this is my release. I can be part of discussions about my favorite stories, but I can also post my own story I am working on for critique. Though very rough, I am optimistic about the final outcome. I am currently laying out a real timeline and charater listing for my story Jump Awry, and even more fervently hoping for inspiration for a better title. I find little time to really put my ideas on paper, so my additions will generally be short and not as frequent as I would like. I am enjoying the writing process, though, since it has been years since I was bitten by my muse. I just need to find the time to lay the story out in note format, and then I can worry about the true writing of it. I find ideas are like momories and easily lost if you don't keep a record.
I hope to meet all of you in the near future and look foward to future discussions.

[dms489]

I am definitely not your typical subscriber, and my primary attributes would seem at first to be an oxymoron - an engineering computer science teacher who is a fundamentalist Christian. Yet, the more I study scripture, the more obvious it becomes to me that these two views are completely compatible. Just to clarify: my interpretation of "fundamentalist" is one who believes that the Bible in its original textual form is absolute truth, the result of mens' writing under the leadership of the Holy Spirit. Moreover, that same Holy Spirit is present in the world today, and continues to reveal truth to those who would hear Him.

Being a newbe to this world, if we need a separate conversation on this topic, you might have to show me where to look.

[Pensive]

Hi all! :) Welcome to the forum!

[kiz_paws]

Hey, welcome all you new people. Hope you enjoy your visits here to LitNet! :)

[Logos]

Hello everyone! welcome to LitNet :D

[Morwen]

Without further ado, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Morwen and I am utterly devoured by literature. A long and winding road leading through many literature forums has finally brought me here. I look forward to this new adventure. (^_^)

[Shurtugal]

well... you sound just about everyone else here. crazy about literature and sure proud of it! welcome and i hope you will find this just as fun as we have. i think everyone on LitNet would agree.

[MysticalWriter]

Hm, I am just a wonderer who hopes to find others as I- nothing less. AT least here, I can express who I am- in the real world, I am mocked. haha, Mocking encourages me, yet some real encouragement would truly do better. I also enjoy encouraging others and help them become better at what they love- to write and read!

[Momtaz]

peace upon u all

hey everybody its my first time to join a forum that only concerns about literature, im sure i will learn too much from all of you and widen my experiences.

Im a pharmacy school student in my second year im 20 years old and also i work as a graphics designer for a private company and have a small project with some friends and i love writing and reading poems and short stories.

My native language is Arabic and i like to translate my ideas and poems into English and vice versa it really expand my language skills and i like that way.

My favorite poet is William Butler Yeats i adore him so much and also im a rock music fan (very big one) and i like the writings of Sir Henry Rider hagard. and in Arabic Literature i like Wagih Aziz the poet and musician and also Ali salama the Egyptian poet also Marwan Khory the Lebanese poet and musician.and the best and the oldest Abi Feras El-Hamadany.:thumbs_up

OOOOOOOOOps i forget to tell that im from Egypt (a good plant of this good soil :D ) living in Cairo the capital.

There is still much to be told about myself and you can know about when u read my writings.
I wish u all good and peace be upon u.

[Idril]

Without further ado, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Morwen and I am utterly devoured by literature. A long and winding road leading through many literature forums has finally brought me here. I look forward to this new adventure. (^_^)

Am I to assume, from your name, that you are a fellow Tolkien fan?

[waft]

Hi, I am waft, I have a burgeoning novel, write poetry, and a lifelong love of the written word, so I am glad to have found this forum.

I look forward to talking with you.

[WmAnthony]

Hello everyone. Newbie to the site.
I am a novelist, who also writes poetry, creative nonfiction and the odd short story now and again; I'm also a doctoral student in Missouri, specializing in creative writing.

[kathycf]

Hello all! http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/smileys/welc3.gif

[princesspoppi]

Hello!

I am new to this site and found it by chance when I was up in the wee hours of the morning. I have a beautiful new baby and find I need to keep my mind active! Adult conversations and books other than Peter Rabbit! I love Shakespeare and write a bit of poetry when I have time ;) I am looking forward to many discussions!

[the silent x]

Hello!

I am new to this site and found it by chance when I was up in the wee hours of the morning. I have a beautiful new baby and find I need to keep my mind active! Adult conversations and books other than Peter Rabbit! I love Shakespeare and write a bit of poetry when I have time ;) I am looking forward to many discussions!

nope, peter rabbit is about the most you'll get out of this website

[The Atheist]

Hello everyone. Newbie to the site.
I am a novelist, who also writes poetry, creative nonfiction and the odd short story now and again; I'm also a doctoral student in Missouri, specializing in creative writing.

No question that people like you joining this forum will make it the place to go for bibliophiles.

Welcome along!

[monshed]

I am new to this network and I was happy when I found this place on the internet where people fond of books and reading just like myself can meet and know each other. My name is Mounir, I am a 50 ys old male working and living in Alexandria, Egypt. I am a psychiatrist and I am fond of reading and knowing about all the world cultures, literature, history, mythology, history of ideas and philosophy. I am also naturally interested in books about psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy. I am also fond of classical music whether oriental or western, long walks, cats, and a bit of cooking !

At present I am reading again all the works of Naguib Mahfouz, last week I finished "A begining and an end", one of his earliest novels. Last year and this year I also read some works by Henrik Ibsen, I especially liked "The Wild Duck" and "Doll's House". At the same time I am reading several collections of short stories: works by Maupassant, "Exemplary Tales" by Cervantes, and a collection by the Russian writer, actor and cinema director Vasily Shukshin.

Best wishes to everybody :)

[Pensive]

Hi to all! Welcome to the forum! :D

[farnoosh]

hello everybody
im new and i woud like to explore this forum
and my best writter is......


((Gibran khalil Gibran))

with love
Farnoosh:)

[formality hater]

Hi everyone!
I am back with nothing more than the ancient(but polished and sparkled) enthusiasm!

[Pensive]

Hi everyone!
I am back with nothing more than the ancient(but polished and sparkled) enthusiasm!

Welcome back, formality-hater! :)

[formality hater]

Thanks!:D

[kathycf]

Welcome new folks and hello and welcome back to Formality hater. :wave:

[kiz_paws]

A big welcome from me, too! You will all love it here, and find it highly addictive... :)

[farnoosh]

hi my name is nasrin but they call me farnoosh
and i am from iran

[toni]

Farnoosh! You joined! :D :banana: Yay! :banana: Welcome to the Literature Network, Farnoosh, I know you will like it here because we are all friendly and nice;) (aren't we, guys?) See you around! :D

[Pensive]

hi my name is nasrin but they call me farnoosh
and i am from iran

Welcome to the forum, Nasrin! I know someone named Nasrin actually, a nice name it is. Do you pronounce it like: Nus (like that in bus) - reen ('in' in 'rin' like that 'ea' in 'lean')?

[tasnim]

hi, my name is tasnim and I’m an eng lit distance student, so I hope this will sort of fill in for the discussion aspect of study. I registered a while before as tyeness, but forgot abt it and re-registered. :blush:

[corticalaxon]

hi! my name is ghalib (which is apparently a difficult name to pronounce, short vowel a), and I needed to find somewhere to think and talk about all these interesting works I've been reading lately. Been having this impulse and then it came back to me yesterday and I found this place. heading into 11th grade.

[Pensive]

Hi Ghalib and Tasneem! Welcome to the forum! :) Your names seem a bit familiar. Where are you from? :)

[farnoosh]

to pensive;
it is (reen)

and thank you all specially toni!

[farnoosh]

and nAs

[enigmatic-soul]

hello every one my name is Salma , hedding to 12th grade ,well i have nothing more to say atm :)

[RobinHood3000]

Hi, Salma - welcome to LitNet!

[Pensive]

Hi Salma! Where are you from? Your name also rings a bell in the ear....have heard it....and you don't get to hear Pakistani names from non-Pakistani people usually...

[jeff66]

Hi
I just registered at this Literature Network Forums and wish to say hi.
Unfortunately, you will probably notice that I will not be a very interesting partner and precious adviser as I have to admit I am french and have only a poor english language usage. I am not at all involved into high litterature studies or works , and am only a ordinary book reader .
What do I do there , you might then ask ?
Well , I happen to read books in english just to try keeping a practice and also books of english/american writers in french .
I recently read Jane Eyre of C Bronte (in french) , and really liked that book . It was a long time I had not enjoyed such a novel . I loved it so much , that I read just then after Wuthering Heigts , then again Jane Eyre , but this time in English ( I help myself with the french version ) , Wide Sagasso Sea , and finally C. Bronte by E. Gaskell . Going on the net , I try to learn more about the Bronte sisters and on that site I found the most interesting discussions and information than anywhere else .
So , I decided to register . I may not be able to add much value , but I may keep practicing , reading english and learning from all of you.

[greenlake]

hi, i'm greenlake, odviously. i'm new here. so help me around all you like. i looooove to play the violin and i think i am a little short, ok, i exagerated i'm reeeeeeaaaaaaly short. i have two cats, i love them so much. i got a turtle named Carly Beth, she loves to eat (what animal doesn't) i useto have a rabbit but he passed on. i'm not going to tell you how though. but now he's in bunny heaven with shurtugal's rabbit eating all the bananas they want. so shurtugal is going to show me around so hopefully i'll see you all later. email me as much as you like. i love geting mail. thanks. kit

p.s. i'm kinda like a farmer girl. my dad being from virgina.

[Mortis Anarchy]

Hi
I just registered at this Literature Network Forums and wish to say hi.
Unfortunately, you will probably notice that I will not be a very interesting partner and precious adviser as I have to admit I am french and have only a poor english language usage. I am not at all involved into high litterature studies or works , and am only a ordinary book reader .
What do I do there , you might then ask ?
Well , I happen to read books in english just to try keeping a practice and also books of english/american writers in french .
I recently read Jane Eyre of C Bronte (in french) , and really liked that book . It was a long time I had not enjoyed such a novel . I loved it so much , that I read just then after Wuthering Heigts , then again Jane Eyre , but this time in English ( I help myself with the french version ) , Wide Sagasso Sea , and finally C. Bronte by E. Gaskell . Going on the net , I try to learn more about the Bronte sisters and on that site I found the most interesting discussions and information than anywhere else .
So , I decided to register . I may not be able to add much value , but I may keep practicing , reading english and learning from all of you.

I'm an ordinary book reader too!!! I'm not a professor...just a person who likes to read!! And everyone can add to discussions hear!!! Welcome!

[Pensive]

Hi all! :)

[adrianbalaba]

Hello all. How are you? Adrian at your service. Glad to be here. I am new

[The Atheist]

hi, i'm greenlake, odviously. i'm new here. so help me around all you like.

Short, blonde, farmer girl?

I'm in love already!

Welcome along!

[Bahabwa]

Hallo. As you might have noticed that I am your new member and would like us to be in contact on the daily bases if possible.
I am a burundian, living in the republic of namibia and currently doing my final year as a high school student. As much as I like to watch football,it has become part of my hobbies and I like surfing. I surf almost everyday.I like singing, listening to music,and doing creative work.About me in brief that all.You will learn more about me as time will allow us to.I hope that our connection will be of great result.

[ampoule]

Bonjour,
May I join you? A friend told me about this lovely place so I am anxious to give it a try.
Merci.
Ampoule

[Petruchio]

Hello everyone!
I have been here for some time, but never got around to introducing my self.
I love to read books...all kind...well, mostly!
Well....i don't remember the names of the authors whose books i read...no matter how much i love it!
My all time favorite books are the friends and angel voice.
I love Charles Dickens' work!
I set myself on a mission a few months back...the mission was to read David Copperfield,Oliver Twist,Tale of two cities and Great Expectations..and to watch the movies of all of them!
I loved it and I actually saw The tale of two cities and Great Expectations in black and white!
It was simply awesome!
Besides that I love reading poetry and write some as well.
I love sports and I love doing plays and giving speeches!
And oh yeah..i m 16 and am going to turn 17 this september!=)
Well....I am having a great time here and I simply love it!
=)........=).........=).........=)..........=)

[ImNotPerfect20]

I'm New.. umm.. just wanted to say hi to everyone!

[cat1177]

i'm new! just came out of lurkdom and registered. hi all!

[Xtian]

Just a quick hello to everyone at this forum.
I have been reading a few pieces and so far really like what I see. I would love for you to read my work and make comments positive negative whatever, it doesn't matter to me, its all good.

Poetry for me is the most personal of all artforms since the Poet paints impressions and emotions in langauge every one can understand. This poem describes a lot about me, in fact my ? (not quite sure what she is yet) says its almost to personal you decide, but this is a small picture of my life

SONG FROM AN UNFINISHED LIFE

This is
As bright
As my darkness gets

There
Are no stars
Are there in my blue eyes tonight?

The city street lights
Which I thought
I left behind me long ago
When I moved away from Hell’s Kitchen
Three years before the Twin Towers fell down
I had quit working at the Palm

Although, I miss the friendship
I also stopped drinking two X Guinness
Followed by Bushmill’s Black Label shooters at Kevin’s
Across from the China Club next to McDuffy’s

Yet, still
The lights
Reflected
In the broken glass ground into
The street to make the blackness of the streets
Turn all glittery as if they were paved with
Diamonds

To save money on recycling
Sometimes
They
Aren't bright enough
For me to see
Through the
Usual night blindness
I never had before I turned 35 or so

Headlights flashing
The honking of a horn behind me
Sounds like
A man bludgeoning his wife to death with an axe
That’s a line from I play I did
In another life and two degrees ago

Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing
Neon signs
BUzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzinnnnnnnggggggggggg
Dying out at the end of the word
Just buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzedddddd
Flickered out
Like a burned out firefly caught
In the window of the liquor store
Where I used to buy cheap wine and return the empties
For five cents which then was
Equal
Only to the occasional emotional cocaine fueled flare-up

I have always wanted
To render down the night sky
Until
It’s fats and juices boiled
Down
To lovely flavorable clear stock like Gordon Ramsey would have made
If he had the time

Invisible

Just thoughts
While
Sitting for ten minutes or was it 20,
Somehow it always feels longer
When
Waiting
Under
The never ending glare of a red traffic light
With it’s endless, Endless
Metronomic single tone
Rhythmic pinging to let the deaf know the light had changed
Or like when you need to change the battery in a dying smoke alarm

On 50th and 8th
Where Siberia used to be
Under the streets and out of sight within the bowels of the subway system
SO, the worker bees could not see us come stumbling out
Into the blaring light of day
Eyes red from stale cigarette smoke
Bleeding dry cracked nostrils from thick lines
Cut on the ancient Addams Family pinball machine

I always forget to
Wait for the left arrow to turn green

I
Often find myself wishing

I could be like the stars
And
Disappear completely
From view
Whenever I don’t feel far enough from
The ugly side of my past one hundred and two lives

I know
In a crowd
I can be most conspicuous
With my skin translucent
Smooth like marble
With not a mark or a line
The immense physical and moral presence; defiant
Yet, never without conscience

Amazingly long delicate fingers, finger nails almost clear
Due to the anemic lack of blood
And feet that do not make a sound

The very mirror of patient misery
Soft-voiced and so so sooooooooooo very human
Unable to read minds, or to levitate

A new kind of night creature who hovers
In deep shadows at the Avery Fisher Hall or
In the alley behind the Royal Opera House
Just to listen to the whispering notes of
Mozart’s last piercing irresistible song

I am long past questing for God
Or seeking out true humanity or the Devil
Or Truth
Or even love

Once there was someone who thought it
Sweet
I would read the poetry of Keats by the light of just one candle
So as not to disturb her sleep

Or once when I was found standing
In the rain on a slick downtown street right outside the Angelique
Watching through the store window the young actor
As Romeo kissed his tender loving Juliet
On a television screen some salesman forgot to turn off

I once had a soul
That may have been beautiful beyond description
As immortal as Lucifer
To bad I was
Compelled to do cruel things

As, a tormented outsider
Always ready, to transcend gender
To speak from my heart or soul about different matters
Of life and death
Of Love,
Of loneliness
Of guilt and
Of pain, yes of pain, bitter pain I’ve tasted over and over
Until I learned to love the flavor and couldn’t live without it

With self-imposed charm, humor, and invincible innocence
Which at the time
Maybe I should have cherished more
All of my beloved heroes
I brought
Alive to carry
All my guilt and suffering

When I walked these same silent streets so long ago
In my fine black evening clothes
High frilled collars
High cut boots
With sweeping waistcoat that dear sweet Silkie once designed for me
When
I was someone else

So even
As, the light changes
From red to green
I alone
Again blaze
Out of the city towards the expressway to the road

I have to take home

Down Jericho Turnpike
In my deep green GM
With the Northern Irish sticker
Which was once on my American Classic motorcycle
When I rode it through the thin roads of Antrim

To rush past the slow burning fires
Of the dying Bar-B-Que crowd at Queen’s Bay Beach

Past
The densely-packed Target shopping center
That sometimes gives hope and
Meaning to late night shoppers like myself
Who can’t stomach the food at Applebees
And
Who like me
Found themselves
Craving a very rare and bloody steak with sizzling hot fried onions at 5 am


I Love to drive into
That long lasting ever night
That always seems to lie and burn before me
I know my cell phone will ring
To fill my heart with false hopes and searing
Because I can not admit I love
Long before I ever reach my home
Before
I pour myself
A fine old Port or ice cold whiskey I keep for special nights such as these
When I can’t sleep

And gently lift myself into that solitary abyss of sleep
That awaits my gentle fall
With a little help from Seroquel

I guess this
Is as bright as my darkness is going to get
Since I am
Forever trapped in my little corner of hell
From where I can see heaven just beyond the curtain
I find I can not reach through

It's easy to understand
Why I,
An overly thinking and somewhat irrational emotional man
Feels nausea while
Contemplating
The spinning of the whole world on it’s slanted axis

By confronting all the brute facts of my own existence

In all of my hideous, bloody juicy half undead glory
I find the taste of my own heart horrid but it is my heart
A taste of my own fetid emptiness
Which is always waiting
To be fed
In the bottomless pit
Of ego where
I once saw the curse of Tantalus
And
Knew once and for all

I am the biggest fraud of all
A Romantic who can not fall in Love
While all my words seem to paint
A picture of that which is always unattainable

and

The sweet searing scarring pain of regret
I missed the prize
I feel you wish
You'd never won the face of beauty
That bewitched and ultimately betrays the wildflower
That I saw spring up with ease
from the dunghill in the back garden
Where only weeds and dandelions once grew

Somewhere I think, As Artists,
We have all lost our sight
Because of it’s roots are to deep

I always try to remind myself, not to or
Don't make that mistake again and again and again
Yet somehow I always remember to hold my nose
To bear in mind what lies beneath the surface

I thought I remembered where
Old Nicky-boy used to sit always
Vigilant at the side door
Waiting for me to come home with a fresh bone from my kitchen

Now
Like me
He curses and squints at the harsh light
Of a single 40-watt bulb which stares into the stale
Cold void that leads downstairs to the place or cave where I dwell
Beneath the sounds
Of tiny footsteps, running,
A television playing loudly to cover the sounds of lovemaking
On the couch

This is
Where there is no sun that stares
Back, glaring

I know I haven't eaten yet today
In almost 24 hours or maybe it was more
I forget the last time I was home,
The last time I was truly home
And it’s my stomach that's growling
Just as my heart does now
Yearning to curl up and be fed

As I ponder what a masterless life would be like
I only wonder what lies behind
The half-empty jar of Hellman’s mayo
Or the lone frozen longneck lying on its side
Maybe I’ll drink it later
When I think no one is looking
Or maybe I will wait till tomorrow after I cut the lawn

As I wait
For good fortune
To appear like some magic tidbit
Or the stray catch of a lotto number
Like I did a few months ago

Old Nicky’s old ears twitch
At the sounds
Of my last hangover
He groans
And wooden shuffling
Down the hallway
Towards the sounds of vacuous chatter
In the background of my ever playing
TV portraying once again the pains and sorrows
Of yet another neglected spouse

His cold nose wrinkles
Recoils at the unseen molecules of yesterday’s perspiration
And beer-battered
Flesh who’s smells are oozing
Through stifling air

He looks up, at the kitchen entrance
Me, a familiar figure wavering once more after
Another night long battle with a bottle of Stoli’s
I keep in freezer
In case you ever stop by
But
Since you never do
I felt it was a waste

He, that old dog, who have been put down long ago
I just don’t have the heart
He watches

My once wiry frame now doubled over
Wondering where my life went and what ever happen to
The glam-punk rock star I always wanted to be

And a half-digested volley from
The remnants of a late night greasy diner breakfast spews
Onto the dirty vinyl floor
Now I have to mop it

Now I am older and a little fatter then perhaps I should be
I waddle across the room
As he sniffs at the yellow and brown slurry
Once the contents of my stomach
His headlamp eyes reflect
Lit with hunger

Tilts his head
Toward me, the pitiful man
With a wrinkled canine brow
Humbly pleading

"Is it okay, now?"

His tail
Wagging with indifferent gratitude

[adrianbalaba]

How was everybody here? Welcome to all. New

[dramasnot6]

Welcome all! :wave:

[aquamoonmaiden]

Hello everyone. I just registered and am looking forward to some good literary discussions.

My name is Jessica, and books are something of which I cannot get enough. My favorite is 19th century Russian literature: Dostoevsky, Gogol, Tolstoy, Goncharov, etc. I also like history and philosophy. I write poetry and would someday soon like to branch out from that.

I also enjoy music (heavy metal, classical, Danny Elfman, classic rock), photography, vegetarianism, learning, cooking, baking, aromatherapy, collecting autographs, and travel.

I look forward to getting to know you all.

Cheers,
Jessica

[aldana]

HELLO EVERYBODY!!!!

I'm actually not so new...but i never got to introducing myself to the forum...so this is my chance

My name is Aldana, I'm from Argentina and I live in a small town south of a province from "el interior"...that would be other than Buenos Aires... Whenever you mention Argentina to people abroad, they immediately think of B.A, but there's sooooo much more to Argentina than just Buenos Aires.

Every province has its own magic...and even if mine is not so wonderful (because we were not graced with gorgeous landscapes or cosmopolitan cities) there's still lots to feel proud of!!! ;) Our capital city -Santa Fe- is really well known for its "alfajores santafesinos" kind of a mini cake filled with "dulce de leche" :D yummy!!!! And Rosario...the craddle of our national flag...and home of the greatest culture in our country. Most of the best musicians, writers and actors are from Rosario. It's a beautiful city filled with magic.

My own town has some magic of its own. It's situated south of Santa Fe province and is called " Venado Tuerto" (the town of the one-eyed deer...that would be the translation :p) The legend tells that in the times of the indian raids...there was this little deer, injured by one indian arrow...that would come to the outskirts of the village every time there was danger of an invation, to warn people of the coming dangers...

Well, that's a bit of history from this whereabouts...I didn't really say anything about me, I now realise...;)

I can tell you I'm 27 and engaged to be married in October...After 11 years of "dating" it's finally my hour!! :D

I'm an english "language and literature" teacher (that would be the correct tittle) and I love what I do...especially when it comes to literature (hence my subscription to this forum :D )

I love pretty much everything except doing sports (that would make me kind of a geek, right?) Reading is between my outmost favorites, but I also enjoy music, cooking, crafts and watching films and sit-coms ...i'm a huge fun of those...especially old classics like The nanny, Mad about You, Seindfeld and Friends...but the new ones are also great (Lost and Heroes amongs my favs)

Well, i now realise I have extended myself quite a lot and I wouldn't like to bore you to death....

It's great to be part of this amazing site

Welcome to all the newbies...(I guess that includes me, right? ;) )

[Pensive]

Hi aldana! Congratulations for being about to get married! :) Hope you are enjoying the forum! :D

[Klaus Peter]

Hi everybody. My name is Klaus Peter and I´m introducing myself here to all the members. Main interests are classic greek literature, especially the Iliad and Odyssey. I hope to meet other members with similar interests.
Best regards.

[Bakiryu]

Welcome Klaus! Glad to meet (read?) you! Are you interested in greek mythology as well?

Jin

[aldana]

Hi aldana! Congratulations for being about to get married! :) Hope you are enjoying the forum! :D

THANKS A LOT PEN....:thumbs_up

I must say the forum is really GREAT fun.... I hope to make many cybernetic friends :D

[smartgirl]

Maybe i could be one of those cyberntic friends! although I am a teenage brat, i can sometimes be good. I'm new, and I'd like to say hi to everyone. I'm blonde,................well, u can figure the rest.
__________________________________________
Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught!

[Mortis Anarchy]

HELLO EVERYBODY!!!!

I'm actually not so new...but i never got to introducing myself to the forum...so this is my chance

My name is Aldana, I'm from Argentina and I live in a small town south of a province from "el interior"...that would be other than Buenos Aires... Whenever you mention Argentina to people abroad, they immediately think of B.A, but there's sooooo much more to Argentina than just Buenos Aires.

Every province has its own magic...and even if mine is not so wonderful (because we were not graced with gorgeous landscapes or cosmopolitan cities) there's still lots to feel proud of!!! ;) Our capital city -Santa Fe- is really well known for its "alfajores santafesinos" kind of a mini cake filled with "dulce de leche" :D yummy!!!! And Rosario...the craddle of our national flag...and home of the greatest culture in our country. Most of the best musicians, writers and actors are from Rosario. It's a beautiful city filled with magic.

My own town has some magic of its own. It's situated south of Santa Fe province and is called " Venado Tuerto" (the town of the one-eyed deer...that would be the translation :p) The legend tells that in the times of the indian raids...there was this little deer, injured by one indian arrow...that would come to the outskirts of the village every time there was danger of an invation, to warn people of the coming dangers...

Well, that's a bit of history from this whereabouts...I didn't really say anything about me, I now realise...;)

I can tell you I'm 27 and engaged to be married in October...After 11 years of "dating" it's finally my hour!! :D

I'm an english "language and literature" teacher (that would be the correct tittle) and I love what I do...especially when it comes to literature (hence my subscription to this forum :D )

I love pretty much everything except doing sports (that would make me kind of a geek, right?) Reading is between my outmost favorites, but I also enjoy music, cooking, crafts and watching films and sit-coms ...i'm a huge fun of those...especially old classics like The nanny, Mad about You, Seindfeld and Friends...but the new ones are also great (Lost and Heroes amongs my favs)

Well, i now realise I have extended myself quite a lot and I wouldn't like to bore you to death....

It's great to be part of this amazing site

Welcome to all the newbies...(I guess that includes me, right? ;) )

WOW!!!!!!!! 11 years!!!!!!!!!!!! Best Wishes!!!

[firefangled]

Hello everyone! I stumbled on this place in my search for another poetry site. One that I used to belong to was disbanded. I've been doing this awhile so I like to see all types of poetry, especially different than mine. I don't know that I have a favorite poet, I keep finding new favorites, the last was Jane Mead.

I'm happy to meet all of you.

[aldana]

WOW!!!!!!!! 11 years!!!!!!!!!!!! Best Wishes!!!

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH MORTIS....I'm actually really excited about my up coming wedding....we both are!!!!! ;)

[aldana]

Maybe i could be one of those cyberntic friends! although I am a teenage brat, i can sometimes be good. I'm new, and I'd like to say hi to everyone. I'm blonde,................well, u can figure the rest.
__________________________________________
Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught!

HEY SMART GIRL!!!! Everybody is welcome into my cybernetic friendly world :p.....no matter the age, hair colour....or anything else :D

WELCOME TO THE FORUM :thumbs_up

[smartgirl]

thanxs. well, i'm 14, going to be a freshmen. I actually am strawberry blonde. I love to read the Harry Potter Series. I play volleyball, and i have a million pets. 5 dogs, 7 puppies, 4 cats, and a deer that returns to are place to feed.

[SuzanneElise]

I am so glad to have found this forum! I dabble in writing and will post frequently, however I am truly moved and amazed at the poetry of others.

In short, I live in Peoria, Arizona (where it is 112 degrees right now - good time to stay inside and write poetry), I am a divorced mother of two teenage boys with whom I live with, as well as my Great Dane Phoebe and Tory the Black Lab. My day job is working as an Exec Asst for the City, but my passion is art. I draw, paint and make glass beads which I design jewelry with. I am also a psychic and read cards professionally. I also send out a "Gratitude" e-mail weekly to people that subscribe - it is a blurb on my musings of some subject that I am grateful for. I have always felt the need to put my feelings down on paper and I acknowledge and respect the power of the written/spoken word. Words have the power to destroy or heal; invite sadness or joy; and by expressing our thoughts we change a moment in time.

So I am looking forward to reading everyone's work - in a small way it helps me to stay connected to my fellow man by peeking into a part of their world.

Namaste'
Suzanne

[AARONDISNEY]

Hi, My name is Aaron Disney..(bet you couldn't have guessed that huh?) -

I live in Southern Indiana. I have a 1 and a half year old boy and a wife (Mistie). I work in a plastics factory, and that's pretty much me.

Well, I'm not as seasoned as probably 99&#37; on here at the literature thing. I am a Christian and a Sunday School teacher, so most of my reading has been of the Biblical sort. I've read the Bible through 3 times and I've read several commentaries and such (not necessarily all through).

But I began my first fiction book (since Paddington the Bear as a child) last December. It was "The Hobbit" by Tolkein. I followed that up with "The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy" - also Tolkein. I got the taste for it and decided to go to the library and seek our something I wanted to read. I was drawn to Dickens' David Copperfield. Since then - I've spent the whole year on my new hobby.....Dickens!
I've read Copperfield, Great Expectations, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby, Oliver Twist, The Old Curiosity Shop, A Tale of Two Cities, and Hard Times all in 7 months.

Hopefully I'll learn a few things about Dickens and others from listening to you on here.

[andave_ya]

Hey, welcome. I am a total Tolkien nut so I understand how entrancing it is! :nod:. Enjoy the forums, you'll love it here!

[Pensive]

Hi all! Welcome to the forum! :)

[Dori]

Hello. I decided to introduce myself before I get on with posting. Here it goes:

I'm am a male sixteen year old with many hobbies and interests. They include sports (ice hockey, soccer, track & field), reading (the classics for the most part), and learning. I occasionally play tabletop wargames to pass the time.

My favorite book is The Hunchback of Notre Dame (also known as Notre-Dame de Paris). Of course, this is subject to change. Currently, I am reading Les Miserables which is a very good book. As some may be able to tell, Hugo is my favorite author at the moment. I think myself as an omnivorous reader, because of my interests that stretch far beyond the realm of fiction. I read anything that has to do with literature, philosophy, and history (military history especially).

Well that's it for now. See you in the forums!

[dramasnot6]

Welcome Dori! Great to have you around, I too adore Notre Dame and Les Mis! :D

[Lord of Lorien]

Hi, everybody. I'm Sezgin from Turkey. I love fantastic literature and my fovourite writer is, of course, J.R.R. Tolkien. Another writer that I really adore is Edgar Allen Poe-especially his short stories. At the moment, I am reading Dragon Wing, the first book of The Death Gate Cycle. By the way I am 21 years old and attending American Literature department at university.

[andave_ya]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR NAME! (As you can see, I'm a Lord of the Rings nerd :D) Welcome to the forums; you'll enjoy it here.

[Lord of Lorien]

And I love your signature, as well. :) Especially, the picture of Galadriel.

[Pensive]

Hi, everybody. I'm Sezgin from Turkey. I love fantastic literature and my fovourite writer is, of course, J.R.R. Tolkien. Another writer that I really adore is Edgar Allen Poe-especially his short stories. At the moment, I am reading Dragon Wing, the first book of The Death Gate Cycle. By the way I am 21 years old and attending American Literature department at university.

Hi!

Have you read Edgar Allen Poe's poetry yet? I love his poems, Annabel Lee and The Raven! :)

[Moon Angel]

Hi!

Have you read Edgar Allen Poe's poetry yet? I love his poems, Annabel Lee and The Raven! :)

I love Edgar and was reading Annabelle Lee this morning! I love both poems along with many others :)

btw, I am new here, so Hello to all! I'm looking forward to posting and reading the forums here!

[Logos]

Hello Moon Angel, welcome to the site. We have many of Poe's poems on the site here :)
http://www.online-literature.com/poe/
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[Moon Angel]

Hello Moon Angel, welcome to the site. We have many of Poe's poems on the site here :)
http://www.online-literature.com/poe/
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Thank you Logos. I will have to check that out. I own his complete works, but I always enjoy looking on the web as well :) This is my first time on this site, so I'm still checking out all the cool stuff we can do on the control panel.

[Pensive]

I love Edgar and was reading Annabelle Lee this morning! I love both poems along with many others :)

btw, I am new here, so Hello to all! I'm looking forward to posting and reading the forums here!

Nice to meet another fellow forum-er interested in Tolkien and Poe's works! :D

[Lord of Lorien]

Thank you all. I read Annabel Lee and for sure it is one of the greatest works of Poe.

[islandharper]

I have been re-reading Howard's End and woke up an hour ago, dreaming in it; and since there's no getting back to sleep, thought to 'google' it, found this site, and joined. A constant and obsessive reader, I'm mostly solitary in this occupation: living on a small island, there's lots of time for reading. I share my house with my two youngest children -- girls, 20 and 11, two cats -- Sushi & Sasha, and Pippin (a puppy). Other things I do are playing guitar & learning to play the harp -- classical guitar and folk, since I'm a child of the 70's (I mean, I was a teenager then) -- and celtic stuff on the harp, because I love it. I've earned an MA in English, taught several years as an adjunct and have been finishing up another MA in history. I should have started a Ph.D. in history a few years ago, but postponed it since I'm plagued by 'incompletes'! I read all kinds of books: classics, urban fantasy, fantasy, mystery. I read poetry as well and adore Shakespeare. Of course, I am writing a novel (two, actually), although I seem to think about it writing more than doing it. Now, I think I'm sleepy enough to get back to sleep. 'night.

[andave_ya]

Welcome!!!

[Pensive]

Hi! Welcome to the forum, islandharper!

[Jamilah]

Hello All,

I look forward to reading your reviews and rants! I'm from Toronto, Canada and I love books. I'm going to be an English teacher so this seems like a good place to make friends.

Thanks,
Jamilah

[Pensive]

Hi Jamilah! Welcome to the forum! :)

[hedbanger]

What's uuuuup.

First post on this forum ever. Looking forward to making many more.

Well, my favorite author would have to beeee... me. =)

[dramasnot6]

Welcome hedbanger! looking forward to reading your writing.

[Elinor Dashwood]

Hey! Im new so just thought id say hello and tell u a bit about myself. Im 22 and Iv just graduated from Uni so I have a summer of free time before going into full-time work. I LOVE reading, its my life, I look forward to long train journeys so I can read!!

My favourite authors are, Margaret Atwood, Kazuo Ishiguro, Jane Austen, Louis de Bernieres, and Koji Suzuki. And Im ashamed to say I enjoy Jackie Collins when I really want to escape the world!

[Virgil]

Welcome Elinor. I think you will enjoy lit net. Make yourself at home. :)

[Wilhelm]

Hi, I'm a student from Belgium, 22 years old. I was looking for a place on the internet to share my interest in literature. These forums seemed very active, so I decided to give it a try. If you have any interest in literature in Dutch (Low Countries: Holland, Belgium), I will be happy to give some advise!

[CdnReader]

Hello all. Officially new here today, but been creeping around the fringes for a couple weeks. Still haven't figured out how to navigate my way through all the forums. LOL!

I'm originally from NW Ontario, Canada....but for now homebase is near London, England, where I'm studying for a BSc in Social Anthropology. I waited till my kids were all grown up and gone before venturing into the world of academia, so it's all still new and very exciting to me. Off for the summer now, and looking forward to lots of museum-going and art gallery-viewing. London has a truly amazing collection of such things. :)

Books and music are my continual companions. Currently I have bookmarks in Dickens' Little Dorrit (going slow....actually a virtual bookmark, cuz I'm reading it on my PalmPilot); and Graham Greene's Brighton Rock (cuz I'm planning a quick day trip to Brighton soon); also have taken bites out of several books on medical anthropology, but I'll try not to bore you with any of those scary details. *grin*

My music tastes are all over the map.... Scanning quickly through my list from today I can see Shania Twain, Sting, Tracy Chapman, Enya, and Diana Krall, just for starters.

Well, I'm off to see if I can get lost in another section of the Network. See y'all!... *waves*

-cdn-

[eiram_ael27]

Good day to all of you! It's my first time here. I just come across with this website while I'm browsing. I think it's definitely one great site. By the way, I'm from Philippines. Can't wait to meet all of you.

[Pensive]

Hi eiram ael27, CDnReader, Willhelm, Elinor Dashwood and Headbanger! I hope you people enjoy it here. :)

[AileenS]

Hi. My name is Aileen and I just joined this site today. I'm single and have a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science. I work in a university in New York. I'm a born again Christian and I love to read and write poetry. I was surfing the web looking for poetry forums and found this website. I look foward to spending time here.

[andave_ya]

Welcome! I'm a born again Christian too and am hoping to major in Library and Information Science as well in order to become a librarian. Looking forward to seeing you in the forums! You'll love it here! eiram, cdnangel, wilhelm, welcome!

[kiz_paws]

Welcome to all our new people, you will love it here!

To Elinor Dashwood, it is great to see another fan of Margaret Atwood ... there is a heavy dose of her in my bookshelves! :)

[coolminded93]

Hello everyone hope i get to meet some new people here.

[Pensive]

Hi AileenS and coolminded93! Welcome! :)

[ravin]

Heard that there were some damned good poets here. I love to read good poetry so I am here to do just that.

[lowliestpeon]

Hi everybody. I'm out in the country (50 miles west of Washington,DC). Thank God for the internet!

[sir winston]

okay... hello. yay first post. :D i hope i have a long and fruitful stay here.

[Bakiryu]

Hullo and welcome to the forum!!!

[sir winston]

thanks :-) i enjoyed creating your demise in the other thread. i'm sure you feel the same way.

[kiz_paws]

Ha Ha! And a warm welcome from me too! :)

[Haven]

Welcome all. Have fun! This is a big site and full of all sorts of stuff. If you're having a serious day you can delve into the deep literature posts and if you're having a bit of a chill out day, check out the games in General Chat and the Haiku's in Personal Poetry. See you on the forums. :)

[Pensive]

Hi all! Welcome to the forum! :)

[THEDUDE3333]

This is my first post to your network. I love to read, obviously, and always regret that I do not have more time to do it. I am 25 years old, work at the local hospital in radiology and ride a Suzuki SV650. Those latter two would explain the regret for not reading more.
The last book I read was Dostoevsky's The Adolescent. Finished it today, hooray.
Thank you for this network.

[booker]

Hello everybody,
I'm a newcomer. Hope to get some help from all of you.

[Sierpinski]

Just wanted to say hello and that I look forward to enjoying this forum.

[marjie]

Hello -yes, I have happily 'stumbled' upon this forum etc and so far have found it to be terrific! I live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and am a Teacher of the Deaf, working part time now as I am winding down to retirement! Ha! Ha! I work as a Visiting Teacher which means I work one to one with the hearing impaired students in their own schools and also act as a consultant to their teachers. I am teaching students from 6 years to 17 years. One of my students is studying Animal Farm so I have been reading, reading, reading! Quite a difficult task, breaking it down into easily understood language etc. I am looking forward to reading more posts. thanks!

[dramasnot6]

welcome dude,booker,sier and marjie!

[Eeyore]

Unfortunately I overlooked this portion of the forum when I first joined. At any rate, I'm 20 years old, and I'm an avid reader and attempting to be an actor in Kansas City. I read a lot of Japanese literature, but don't limit myself to any one country. I'm currently reading "The Ruined Map" by Kobo Abe, and I just finished "Thousand Cranes" by Yasunari Kawabata. I've got a list of books I'm going to work through in the next few months if anyone would like to read, add, or critique it. Thanks for your feedback.

[Pensive]

Hi! :) I hope you guys enjoy here. :D

[ida]

hi everybody. i just found this thread. i already posted several things on the forum. well, i'm not from the USA although lived there as an exchange student in 2004-2005. love reading and writing... have some interesting ideas about finding amateur writers in the US and translate their stuff or find someone to translate it in my languagee

I'm form tbilisi, Georgia. (one of the post soviet union countries)

[Pensive]

Hi Ida! :)

[jaap]

hey there my name is jaap (our commenly known as jack in the english speaking regions) im not new nor old i just havent visited the site for a long long long while partely due too the fact that i ve been on the road for some time where i ve met a lot of interesting people more then i ever would sitting in my cold little country called holland (people get out there!). i d love to know how to post a poem so i can get some honest comments on them (he who sits in the dark will never see the light shine) so for the moment i will give you lads a taste by posting it right here.

the voyage of men

...commence the conquer of country and soul!
be revoked! and retrive objectives and goal.
go west. we sail. wandering the waters and strive the winds.
enter sands of silver gold till treasure tire limbs...

hope you like it.....there is more..

jaap

[Vertrauen]

Hi all, just like to introduce myself.

I'll go by the name "Vertrauen" because I think my real name is so uninteresting. I'm a 20 year old girl from Germany who loves, loves to read and would be very glad to discuss literature of any sort. I like the novel the most out of all literary genres, but I also enjoy poetry and some drama. I especially like the old Germanic epics such as the Nibelungenlied and the Ring cycle of Wagner. English and Irish literature are a passion of mine as well. And yes, I love Lord of the Rings and Narnia, though I wouldn't say they're my favorite books. I'm working toward a career in journalism (I live in the US now), and have a very adventurous spirit :) I would love to discuss literature with other literary junkies out there, so that's why I joined.

~ Auf Wiedersehen~

[symphony]

A pleasure to drop by once in a while to say a quick and loud HELLO to all the newbies! :D
Hoping u all enjoy this forum as much as i do
-symph.

[Morocspeare]

Salam Everyone !
Inshallah Within this Forum Time will be more educational and interesting.
I'm Moroccan speare and I'm here to learn and share :)
Peace ,

[Elly_blue]

hey there my name is jaap (our commenly known as jack in the english speaking regions) im not new nor old i just havent visited the site for a long long long while partely due too the fact that i ve been on the road for some time where i ve met a lot of interesting people more then i ever would sitting in my cold little country called holland (people get out there!). i d love to know how to post a poem so i can get some honest comments on them (he who sits in the dark will never see the light shine) so for the moment i will give you lads a taste by posting it right here.

the voyage of men

...commence the conquer of country and soul!
be revoked! and retrive objectives and goal.
go west. we sail. wandering the waters and strive the winds.
enter sands of silver gold till treasure tire limbs...

hope you like it.....there is more..

jaap

Hoi Jaap! Welcome back then..
I also lived in Holland for quite a long time. The cold, rainy weather was to me the only negative side of the country ;)
Btw: I really like your poem!

[Ambishop19]

My name is Megan, and I am so excited to be here. I've loved reading my whole life. I've just started the English Lit program at my college, so now I read even more. I also work at a library, so I am around books all the time. I'm so happy to find a message board full of people like me.

-Megan

[RobinHood3000]

Hi, everybody!! Welcome to all the newbies!!

[Annabel Lee]

Hello! When I first joined I meant to introduce myself but didn't know where to do it. But now I've found the place.
My (fake) name is Annabel Lee, and I live in the Mid Eastern US, but my heart is with the ocean.
Hobbies (or what I love): reading, writing, music, and traveling.

For starters I'm a very passionate and expressive person. I express myself mostly through writing and music.
Since I express myself through writing, I wish I could do more of it. But for some reason I can't write whenever I want, I have to be particularly inspired about something. I can't just sit down and make myself write a poem.

I love music!!! No matter what I'm doing, I always have music in the back ground. I could probably write a book about my life, and write the soundtrack to go with it.

When it comes to reading I read mostly poetry; my favorite poets being William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning... just to name a few. And I try to read as many novels as I can. My favorite books would be Moonrakers Bride, The Count Of Monte Cristo, Pride And Prejudice, Tregaron's Daughter, and The Three Musketeers... just to name a few.

And when it comes to traveling, all I can say is that I wish I could do more of it. I'm a seafarer, living in a landlocked world, surrounded by grass (unless I go to a nasty lake).

Well I think that covers just about everything. Oh wait, I also love studying History and Geography.

[Conspire]

HI!

For now I'll go by the name of Beatrix because really, old fashioned English names make me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. I think I may be one of the younger members here (just from what I've read) so apologies if I say something incredibly idiotic. When I find a good fantasy Novel I'll re read it 50 times, however, as there seem to be very few of them out there in the world I usually pick one up read half of it and hide it under my bed in the vain hope that the black hole under there that steals my socks will do the crappy excuse for literature the same courtesy.

When I can't find decent Science fiction or Fantasy novels I usually read, Jane Austen because I'm a teenaged girl and that's what we do. I'm also currently trudging through Les Miserables which has moments of plotted character based happiness and equal amounts of long winded historically based drudgery and because I've been given millions of lectures I'm stubbornly reading the historical bits.

Oh well that's all I really have to say.

Tata!

[staticgirl]

Hi I'm Elizabeth

I've just joined primarily to talk about Wuthering Heights as I have had an on-again off-again obsession with it since I was little. I was also lucky enough to study it at 3 times during my education as it was on the syllabus for GCSEs (taken at 16), A-Levels (taken at 18) and the first year of my degree (first year taken at 20). It's time to do it again (I'm 34) and this time I'm thinking of doing something creative with it.

So far I have read Juliet Barker's excellent and lengthy biography of the Brontes and next I am going to watch the 90s film, then I shall start reading the novel whilst creating artworks based on it. This time I have no deadlines or exams so it's more fun and I can go down any avenue I want. :)

Apart from that I mainly read science fiction and detective novels as I consider that I paid my dues reading high lit during my education years and rarely feel the need to read anything else. However I have recently started reading the odd poem and enjoying it for the first time. I recommend the London Underground Poem collections as shown in this link http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-literature-poems-on-the-underground.htm

[Pensive]

Hi Annabel Lee, Conspire, and staticgirl! I hope you get all you are looking for at this place! :)


I've just joined primarily to talk about Wuthering Heights as I have had an on-again off-again obsession with it since I was little.

I am sure you would be able to find some interesting threads over here! (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1347) :)


When it comes to reading I read mostly poetry; my favorite poets being William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning...

I also like Emily Dickinson and Poe! :) Haven't read much of the others though.


When I can't find decent Science fiction or Fantasy novels I usually read, Jane Austen because I'm a teenaged girl and that's what we do.

Hi Caspian! I am sure many like Austen but I have seriously seen some teenaged girls hating Pride and Prejudice as well! :p Oh no, I am not one of them though. Mr. Bennet and Elizabeth Bennet's wit made the novel very interesting I think alongside with some other characters. :D

[greenlake]

hi all!!!

[dramasnot6]

Welcome everyone!

[Pompeia]

Hello, I'm Pompeia, from Budapest, Hungary, I love to discuss about books, about novels.
I'm a writer, used to write short stories, and I hope, this year I will finish my first novel.
Anyway, I hope, I will spend here great time with talking about great autors' great works.

[Virgil]

Welcome Pompeia. I love that name. I'm glad you joined us and i hope you will enjoy lit net. If you loike books and like to write, then I know you will. :)