r4diation

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Counting Love In Binary by r4diation, literature

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Counting Love In Binary

How do I love you? The ways are etched On my soul and held fast by solder. I love you because you attack me like a subtle toxin Burning my body for hours and hours. I love you because love is a consensual hallucination, An endless exultation of mind-body interface. I love you because you study me as I come apart. I love you like you are vaguely human. I love you like a hive mind loves itself. In my memory corrupted and corroded I love you with a black-market love. When the amount of incoming data changes, everything fundamental changes And you are decision maker, personality, immortality. I love you because that's just the way I

Hamlet Again by r4diation, literature

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Hamlet Again

I've so many conversations that we had, running on proximity and a shared fear. All those times I've asked you if you've read Hamlet And you never have and I almost didn't I never knew how blue your eyes could be As you lolled your head back and smiled at me The independent conclusions that we want a dog And, one day, a house in the Rockies We both crawled away from the same wreckage You can't just be friends after that, can you? I can't help but let you be your puppy dog self And call you to come running I wish I'd fallen in love so I'd know what I was climbing out of.

On the Beaches by r4diation, literature

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On the Beaches

The rumor spread quickly like a fever, and by the end of the day, every trench and bunker on the beaches near Bexhill was burning with it. "It's going to be tomorrow. As soon as it's light." "No," someone interjected from a dark corner of our bunker. "They'll hit us just before dawn. Try and catch us sleeping." "Come off it. They need enough light to see, same as us." Quinn, the joker of our squad chimed in. "You see, Herr Hitler has been breeding cats just for this occasion, 'cause cats can see in the dark. And he's got these fuck-all huge catapults he's going to use to chuck them across the channel." We all rolled our eyes.

Tea with the Secret Police by r4diation, literature

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Tea with the Secret Police

She knew why we were there with stars on our caps and coats hers, much the same, in a closet somewhere She served us tea in tiny cups like thimbles and raspberries from foil packages. In the background the brute paws around for evidence that she knows he'll find. As she gets up, knowing we will take her away, one of the other officers turns to me and asks "What did you know about this?"

Coyotes and Paths by r4diation, literature

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Coyotes and Paths

Coyotes and Paths: Alan Watts, French Structuralism, and the Writings of Gary Snyder When one thinks of many fundamental ideas in our society and existence, such as day, order, or evil, those thoughts are quickly followed by their complementary opposites. In the mid-1950s, a school of thought, led by Claude Levi-Strauss, emerged in anthropology that believed that it was these structures of binary oppositions that shaped culture and human thought. At the same time, the Beat movement was developing, influenced by these structuralists, as well as Eastern thought, particularly Zen and Taoism. Gary Snyder's writin

2011 by r4diation, literature

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2011

As I write this, 2011 is only four months old. A brief glance at Wikipedia turned up something interesting. Today (May 1st) is a cross-quarter day, marking a halfway point between a solstice and an equinox. A turning point of sorts, winter finally moving out and making room for summer. I feel that this year, 2011, will prove to be a turning point of sorts. Turning from what? To what? I don't know. The first thing that jumps to mind is the thing that prompted me to write this: the death of Osama Bin Laden. It has an odd sort of symmetry to it, almost a full decade later. It was a bright early fall day when we all first heard his name

The Fix by r4diation, literature

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The Fix

The average gas station employee comes in three species, none of whom are what I'd call bright. First, you've got your high school/college/other educational institution dropout, whose neglected brain seems to be making a break for it through his pores, manifesting itself in a menagerie of pimples. Next, you have the little old ladies who worked during the day, looking for a little extra cash to feed their bingo habits. Finally, there are the manager types who run the stores like their own little goddamn kingdoms. But these minimum wage-slaves are all trained the same way: in the event of a robbery,

Fiction by r4diation, literature

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Fiction

Geoff always knew that he would die young, although, he thought it would be the heart condition that would kill him. He wasn't scared of it. Hell, when he told us he wasn't likely to make it to fifty, it was a boast. He joked that one of our reunions would be his funeral, and we'd better have a damn good party. He thought his bad genes would catch up with him, so I don't think he imagined he'd die in a dirty back alley at the wrong end of a mugger's knife. I don't think anybody imagines dying like that. It was Ross who called me first. The old rotary phone in the

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Counting Love In Binary by r4diation, literature

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Hamlet Again by r4diation, literature

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Hamlet Again

On the Beaches by r4diation, literature

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On the Beaches

Tea with the Secret Police by r4diation, literature

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Tea with the Secret Police

Coyotes and Paths by r4diation, literature

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Coyotes and Paths

2011 by r4diation, literature

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2011

The Fix by r4diation, literature

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The Fix

Fiction by r4diation, literature

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Jan 25
United States
Deviant for 14 years
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Current Residence: College
Favourite genre of music: A little bit of everything.
Personal Quote: "Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

Constanly changing, but currently The Daysleepers, Ryan Adams, and Ryuichi Sakamoto

Favourite Writers

China Mieville, Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, George R.R. Martin, Ted Chiang

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Tools of the Trade

A Zebra F-301 ballpoint pen and a Moleskine notebook.

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Genre fiction of all types

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r4diation

Apr 23, 2011

Cycles, of the Short Story Variety

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It's been way too long since I put anything here, so yeah... Anyway, what precipitated the update is that I'm uploading  the various installments of the short story cycle I wrote for the class of the same name.  What a cycle should be, ideally, is a set of short stories sharing themes, characters, and motifs.  The stories should be able to stand on their own, while also being enriched by being read with the others.  Examples of the form are Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson, In Our Time by Hemingway, and Ghostwritten by David Mitchell. So, my stories should be read in the following order: Heaven is a Loft Apartment The Fix Heat Ficti

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r4diation

Dec 18, 2010

Whoa...

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Oh dear. It seems that people are looking at this now, so I thought an update might be appropriate.  On the NaNoWriMo front, I won for the first time with my genre mishmash, the prologue of which is uploaded for your reading pleasure (if your reading pleasure entails unedited prose.) Even though I still have about 25-30k words of that left, it'll be going on the back burner for while because I'm taking a short story cycle class next semester (keep an eye out for the products of that here) that will keep me busy, but the main reason is that I've been selected to compete in Persnicketese (https://www.deviantart.com/persnicketese)'s OCT, Hunt for Deliverance. My first round is again

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r4diation

Nov 22, 2010

Colorless green r4diation writes furiously

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My audition for Persnicketese (https://www.deviantart.com/persnicketese)'s Hunt for Deliverance OCT is up, so check that shit out (no seriously, check it out (no seriously, it's kinda shit)). Whether I end up getting in or not, it'll definitely be worth a look. If you're interested, it's a rare writing OCT, so if comics or visual art aren't your thing, think about auditioning.  The more entrants, the merrier. On the NaNoWriMo front, I'm currently sitting at 34,145 words, which is on pace to finish. The idea well hasn't run dry on me yet, so I should make it to the end. The quality of the writing, on the other hand is lacking, and this very well may end up being a 50,000 word out

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Lucian-Diego

Aug 26, 2012

Thanks for the watch. Sorry in advance for not uploading much.

FelipeCagno

May 14, 2011

Thanks so much for the watch, Rob!

No problem!

thanks for watching me!

shingworks

Dec 19, 2010

Thanks for the watch!

3wyl

Dec 11, 2010

Hello!

On behalf of #SixWordStories, I would just like to welcome you to the Group!

We have many ways for you to get involved, although all involve you being a Member, so I apologise about that. If you have past stories, just submit them to Freestyle, and it'll be accepted. We also have Prompts, but they're a bit more restrictive... More information about them is displayed here. We have listed our guidelines here, which includes our definition on What is a Six Word Story? to help you.

We also have an Inspiration Project and a Mini-Competition, so please participate if you are interested!

And just as an extra note, it may take a few days to accept your piece because we don't want to bombard our members and such, so we apologise about that in advance.

That's it. If there are any queries, please don't hesitate to contact either me or =mode-de-vie.

tursiops33

Nov 30, 2010

There you go, another

for your collection! I also do poems if you're interested check them out here: [link]