Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

Hello Caitlin!

You can post your stories in the Short Story section even though they are long.

http://www.online-literature.com/for...lay.php?f=5830

I'm a very peculiar girl... I can be very moody. I don't like going out much but I love shopping. I love the things that I can do at home like DVD marathon, writing and reading. I also love cooking and housekeeping.

Hello all!

My name is Nadia but all my friends call me Aidan.
hmm let see, I'm a college student trying to get a degree so that I can take a couple years off and teach english in Japan. From there I would like to travel to neighboring countries, top of the list are Thailand, Tibet, China, Russia, India, and Indonesia. I will decided what to do after that when the time comes.
Now tho I like to occupy my time reading, painting, going to concerts, and hanging out with friends.

My favorite book might be The Count of Monte Cristo or Catcher in the Rye.
favorite movie is either Memento or Fight Club
and favorite bands are Neutral Milk Hotel, Wolf Parade, Interpol, and Joy Division.
I think that might just have to do it.
thank you for your time.

When I search for information on various literature related subjects on google I invariably wind up here and the discussions I see usually look very interesting and fun, so I've finally decided to register and maybe join in on some of them.



Hello.

Hey, hey, hey!

I was looking for this section as I just finished subscribing. I don't know why, but it seemed kind of rude to just start posting without saying hi to you all.

I found out about this forum searching for an Al. Dumas forum. I really prefer getting informations from people that have actually read his books, than read articles (of course, it depends, but most articles I find on the internet have a really cold approach of his life and work).

I guess I should say something about myself now, right? Well, first I should tell you that English is not my native language, so please excuse my mistakes.

I have started reading quite recently. Of course, I read a lot of books when I was in school, but just typical adventure novels, a lot of Jules Verne, Agatha Cristie and russian writers. Now that I finally subscribed at the town's library I found myself surrounded by books and, being summer, I spend lots of nights reading (I rarely read during daytime). After reading The Count of Monte Cristo, I started searching other Dumas novels. Also SF became one of my favorite types of literature and I spent a lot of money on Asimov novels. But right now I'm looking to extend my preferences and read a larger range of books. So, I guess I'm in the right place, no?

I guess I'm going to see you around the forum so good-bye for now =)

Rokku~

Hi everyone! I've just found this site and thought it would be nice to participate. I am a 56 yr old man, married, 3 sons and live in Florida.

Actually, I am looking for someone who may recognize some books by the description that follows:

These books were juvenile adventure stories published, I would say around 1925. Mu father had 4 of them. The main characters were two homeless boys who, when travelling by train were involved in a train wreck. They were found by a man who was an inventor/adventurer. The boys, of course, ended up travelling with the inventor and his assistant, a black man who had an interesting way of speaking. On one occasion, on their trip to the north pole, he spoke of an eskimo woman as "misquitomexican woman".

The spelling of eskimo in this book was "eskimaux". (or something like that)

If anyone has any idea as to a title or author, I would appreciate the info.

Thanks

So, I'm new to this, just joined today.
Hello everyone.
Looking forward to what this site will bring.
=]

Hello Everyone!!!!!!!! This is Ruchi, the first time user on this site.......
:)

Hi,

Thanks for having this site. I like to write poetry and short stories and so far have been having fun on the Poetry Games forum.

Yes, how boring I used my name as my login :)

See you online!

-Nick

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Hello everybody, It's nice that we are getting so many new forum members who share with us their precious views. There should be a place to introduce yourself and say hi; and this is it. :D

Come on and tell us about yourself. :D What are your hobbies? What are your favourite books? And also share with us everything else you would like to tell us about yourself.

Have a nice time browing the wonderful world of books and book-worms! :)

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I am new to this website and although some of the discussion on literature is informed and informative, I do take exception to the infantile presentation of the subject matter.
Why the childish logos for example and the silly names contributors use as pseudonyms.
Even allowing for the fact that the website originated in the USA and most of the contributors are students, one would expect more consideration for the great writers who have given us the books we love to read.
After all, you're either serious about literature or not and, if not, why bother to use the website anyway ?
Literature can be fun without being childish, so let's grow up and show it some respect.

yes hello I am back. I really need to catch up.

Hello, I am new to this site, the forum part anyway, though I am glad I have joined for literature is my first passion and I have been studying it for years (part-time). Others interests include listening to music, drinking beer and sleeping.

Anyway, I hope that I can learn a few things as well as pass a few things on, I have already come across a couple of must read books having just read a few threads. This thing could be dangerous!

Hey!

After having the forum in my bookmarks bar, I've finally decided to join!

I'm a Lit undergrad student, and I'm hoping that I'll get plenty of opportunity to discuss books and critics that I'm studying.

The forum looks active, and the large majority of the discussions have substance, so I'm looking forward to posting!

:wave: WELCOME TO LITNET! :banana:

Hello everyone, my name is Zach. I am 25 years old and I live in Northwest Florida :sick:. I have been married for three years to my amazing wife Savannah, and eight months ago (12/11/07) she gave birth to our first child, Ethan.

I love to read and am an aspiring author. I also enjoy playing and listening to music, watching good TV shows and movies, and playing video games.

I was homeschooled using a Christian Curriculum. Don't get me wrong, I very much prefered it to public schools and I believe I'm better and smarter for being homeschooled, but the literature we were given to read was Christian in theme and therefore very dull and awful to read. I'm now in the process now of catching up the classics that I feel I missed. Does anyone have a list of important books that I could pick up? Or possibly any recommendations of lesser known works? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hello everyone i am new to this so im getting used to using the site, so please bare with me for the time being

Hi, I'm new member in this forum, I'm looking forward to meeting literature fans and specially Jane Austen's fans

Welcome aboard blueberry78.

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I am new to this website and although some of the discussion on literature is informed and informative, I do take exception to the infantile presentation of the subject matter.
Why the childish logos for example and the silly names contributors use as pseudonyms.
Even allowing for the fact that the website originated in the USA and most of the contributors are students, one would expect more consideration for the great writers who have given us the books we love to read.
After all, you're either serious about literature or not and, if not, why bother to use the website anyway ?
Literature can be fun without being childish, so let's grow up and show it some respect.

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Eh? What exactly is your problem? We are all book lovers here, some of us writers, and our approach is just how we roll. We have serious discussions here, or hadn't you noticed (yet).

Anyhow, welcome one and all to our wonderful site. :)

Hello everyone ,,

I m new here & I'm honored to join this forum. Let me introduce

my self :) , I m a student & i study English Literature at University . I m crazy

about Literature both British & Americans liter. And i m interested in

languages.

I wish to get a complementation that fits the loveliness of the great

members of this great forum. :cool:

Best Regards ,

Glad to have found this forum and hope to meet alot of "like-minded" individuals.

Well, I just found this site because I was trying to look up something from Orwell's 1984. I do indeed believe that a lot of what Orwell predicted is happening in America today (more about that on that thread) and was really just interested in learning how folks a generation or two or three ago dealt with issues like the ones we hear so much about from the "noose media" today.

I'm a college grad from way back in the 20th century and feel a bit like a dinosaur since all my Computer Engineering experience is so old in computer years. If a horse ages three years for one of ours and a dog seven years, I probably age about 10 years for each calendar year. Or at least what I learned seems to keep getting more and more obsolete. When Windows first came out, I can remember thinking no one would want an interface that insults their intelligence the way Windows' "Draw Me A Picture" interface does. Long live DOS! Well, it's... I mean it WAS... Oh, never mind...

I could tell you all about myself but it wouldn't be as interesting as some of the other posts, so I'll spare you the yawns. Nice to "meet" you all!

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Eh? What exactly is your problem? We are all book lovers here, some of us writers, and our approach is just how we roll. We have serious discussions here, or hadn't you noticed (yet).

Anyhow, welcome one and all to our wonderful site. :)

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Yes I have noticed; which is why I said that some of the discussion on literature is informed and informative.

hey all , just new here and new to writting short stories :S gonna post one , i never let anyone read them b4 so be kind lol thanks .

Hello everyone. I have recently discovered the joy of Literature and Language and I hope to learn much from this site :D.

Hi to you all, just joined today. Looking forward to sharing thoughts & ideas on the written word. I'm not much of a classical reader, just enjoy a good book. Be back soon. :thumbs_up

Hello, my name is Angel. I am new here, but you will get to know me really well. LoL;)

hello hello everyone ^.^ I am looking forward to discovering much of the literature world with help from this site

hi everybody, i just registered and wanted to say a few words of introduction. i'm german, currently living in berlin, working at uni (philosophy & cultural studies). i've been running a literature blog in german with my short fiction, some experimental web-related stuff and pieces of a novel in progress for a while, and lately i've been feeling like i'd love to try writing in english too. being no native speaker, this is still very much like trying to make yourself at home in a very dark room, but it's also interesting because it makes you think about words in a way you probably wouldn't if they belonged to your mother tongue. anyway, you can find the first results of my attempt to become a bilingual writer on my blog indenselbenfluss.twoday.net (the blog's name means "into the same river"). i'm looking forward to reading the other members' texts here, and i'd appreciate critical comments or any kind of feedback. alright, so...imagine i'm taking a bow now and awkwardly rubbing my palms while leaving the stage with the mic...

I think many persons know me by now. And in fact it is my posts that introduce me better, yet to introduce myself formally is a joy indeed.

I am from Nepal, a country you may know by the great Himalayan ranges, and Mt.Everest, best of all. The birthplace of the Buddha is another thing worth mentioning to identify myself with.

Legends are the makings of Nepal and we live more in legends than in realities. We have more gods than people and more dreams that moments of wakefulness.

Nepal is more of a country of poets, singers, mystics and less of scientists, merchants.

Notwithstanding all that said i am at heart not a Nepali. The fabrics I wear identify me with is Nepali. These are the externals to me. The real me is my writings I outfit myself with to be together with you across many oundaries.

I am Haribol Acharya. And how funnily named!!! Since all of you know my by 'Blaze of glory. A simple lad and all I know is skin deep, and learned from books and all of you through interaction with you.


I was from an agrarian community, a remote part of Nepal. First, if you visit Nepal you will find the country a remote and highly undeveloped place, and when you talk about a remote village of a remote country you can figure out the degree of remoteness.

But now I am in a place with all the amenities a modern city has.

I am a banker by business, and a writer by choice.

My domains of interest?

I am a funny man, simple, easy going, no complex. I can make friends from princes to paupers, and I can feel at home anywhere and with any. Speaking of my interest I am interested in so many things at the same time. I like to be a writer, learn new languages, visit many places, read many classics, read books legends and mythologies. I am interested in businesses. I love gardening, write poems, and play musical instruments, pray, meditate despite the fact that more often than not I present myself as an atheist.

One of my intimate friends, in fact I have many here, is Nikolai. I often cold on and harsh on in words, but not in reality. I believe in spirituality deeply and I am not my words at times. As a writer I fabricate ideas and it is not necessary that I am my words thou at time I am my words too.

My firm and unshaken belief is in you, not in name or a specific identity you wear, a nationality or a degree. No a person that is you beyond the seen.

Hi,
my name is terry and i'm new to this site. I enjoy reading and had a minor in english literature in college. I miss talking with people who really love good literature and enjoy talking about books they have read or are reading. I'm glad to find this site.

Hi everybody

My name is Lena. I`m essentially from Russia, live in Germany for two years and want to move to US in a year or two. I`m studying sociology at the Heidelberg Uni and I love what i`m doing.

Why does everyone think teaching is such a horrible career chioce? We all had them, and I'm sure I can't be the only one who appreciated them. The last woman I told I was going to college to teach responded with "It's a thankless job, with no glory in it." Is everyone obsessed with money? We can't all be pharmacists and doctors. This is not the reaction I had anticipated... Since, when did teaching become the wrong thing to do with your life?

Hello everybody

My name is Judy >>> I am from syria >> I graduated this year from English literature
department >> I am fond of the English language and English literature
>> I wish I would have benefit and fun from this site >>

Hello Everyone,
Well there isn't much to say, My name is Georgia. I am an English student and I am interested firstly in foreign lamguages and also Egyptology. Currently I study Spanish and Japanese and hope to travel in the future as staying in one place can easilly bore me. In my free time I write poetry, I haven't really decided on what I would like to do with my life yet so I enjoy new oppertunities and experiences.

HIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

i do not wish to introduce myself or tell anyone where im from, but i prefer math over reading.

Hi. I just joined. I have a degree in English and Psychology, neither of which I use at my job. I love weasels and sammiches. I have been perusing this site for a week or so now, and I really enjoy "meeting" people who love to read!

This sort of group hug seems to be compulsory. Yet I despise it.

Hi everyone!
My name is Milana and I'm from Ukraine. English is not my first language, so I have some problems with this, but I trying to learn more and practice. I like reading classic literature and also trying to write by myself.

Hi,
I am a teacher living near the city where Edgar Allan Poe grew up in Virginia. I love my job and I will be kind when I grade...I mean critique... items I read on this message board.
I have some poetry of my own to share in the coming months/years. I look forward to discussing books, stories, novels, and poems with all of you.

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"Why does everyone think teaching is such a horrible career chioce? We all had them, and I'm sure I can't be the only one who appreciated them. The last woman I told I was going to college to teach responded with "It's a thankless job, with no glory in it." Is everyone obsessed with money? We can't all be pharmacists and doctors. This is not the reaction I had anticipated... Since, when did teaching become the wrong thing to do with your life?"

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Hi ldevier,
When I left high school, the last person I told I was going to be a teacher replied, "There is no money in it!"
I said, "I don't care about the money."
He immediately said, "You will when bread is $2 a loaf."
I did not change my mind and I love teaching. Do you teach, ldevier?