What You Learn From The Stars (expanded) by linaket, literature
Literature
What You Learn From The Stars (expanded)
The nearest star to Earth, save for the Sun, is Alpha Centauri, at approximately 4.24 light-years away, which means that it takes four years for the light to reach Earth. With the naked eye, a person can see stars up to the sixth magnitude after their eyes have become “dark-adapted,” that is, all sources of light must be eliminated and, after being in the dark for about twenty minutes time, a person can see stars up to that magnitude, and the estimated number of known stars that can be seen unaided is about six thousand in both hemispheres, so three thousand per hemisphere. The Andromeda galaxy is the furthest object in the nig
Author-Fan Interactions: Community Participation in Creative Works
Introduction
Fans have become integral in the production of new media. In Paul Booth’s book Digital Fandom, he defines Digital Fandom as a way of studying how a work is created by a collective community. My work here is informed by his study; in this thesis, I will be looking at the deviantArt internet community as a whole and then focusing in on a much smaller grouping of fans: those of my own serial work, Lifrasir Wars. Through an autoethnographical approach, I will look at how a small fan community can shape the creation of a canonical text when the
The deviantArt literature community has been disappointing me lately, to be honest. There has been a rash of insensitivity from many of the community leaders; however, there is one who has remained steadily encouraging throughout all of this: thorns.
I first met thorns when I became an admin for BetaReaders, and she was also one of the first people to invite me to become a “squashy.” Since this time, she has gone on to become a senior member, a CV, as well as a recipient of the deviousness award.
Thorns is, always, a person who encourages. She puts so much energy into the DA community without expecting anything in return
i am accused of being
a category five--
but i will not excuse the way my skin aches.
i want storms.
i remember the way Katrina screamed &
if you press your ear to my chest you will hear the same.
the moan turning into a pitch, the pitch
screaming until the throat is too raw to be
more than a whimper.
the way it stops
and pauses,
silently racked until it bursts forth once more.
i will not apologize for being demolition.
scars exist on every woman
too powerful to contain herself.
1026 LC
Atarrabi
Haru awoke to the sound of his own screams as they pulled from his throat.
He fell from the bed, kicking off the sheets that tangled his legs.
He stared at his hands a moment—it had been her. In the end, he’d found her, only to lose her once again.
Climbing to his feet, he brushed his hands through his hair then turned, slamming a fist into the wall of the boarding room. He couldn’t feel the pain that radiated through his knuckles. It simply wasn’t enough.
He kicked the bed on its side, grabbed the lamp on the bedside table and threw it across the room. He turned on the table nex
What You Learn From The Stars (expanded) by linaket, literature
Literature
What You Learn From The Stars (expanded)
The nearest star to Earth, save for the Sun, is Alpha Centauri, at approximately 4.24 light-years away, which means that it takes four years for the light to reach Earth. With the naked eye, a person can see stars up to the sixth magnitude after their eyes have become “dark-adapted,” that is, all sources of light must be eliminated and, after being in the dark for about twenty minutes time, a person can see stars up to that magnitude, and the estimated number of known stars that can be seen unaided is about six thousand in both hemispheres, so three thousand per hemisphere. The Andromeda galaxy is the furthest object in the nig
i am accused of being
a category five--
but i will not excuse the way my skin aches.
i want storms.
i remember the way Katrina screamed &
if you press your ear to my chest you will hear the same.
the moan turning into a pitch, the pitch
screaming until the throat is too raw to be
more than a whimper.
the way it stops
and pauses,
silently racked until it bursts forth once more.
i will not apologize for being demolition.
scars exist on every woman
too powerful to contain herself.
Author-Fan Interactions: Community Participation in Creative Works
Introduction
Fans have become integral in the production of new media. In Paul Booth’s book Digital Fandom, he defines Digital Fandom as a way of studying how a work is created by a collective community. My work here is informed by his study; in this thesis, I will be looking at the deviantArt internet community as a whole and then focusing in on a much smaller grouping of fans: those of my own serial work, Lifrasir Wars. Through an autoethnographical approach, I will look at how a small fan community can shape the creation of a canonical text when the
LW: (title page - epigraph) by linaket, literature
Literature
LW: (title page - epigraph)
"Camus said that the only true function of man, born into an absurd world, is to live, be aware of one's life, one's revolt, one's freedom. He said that if the only solution to the human dilemma is death, then we are on the wrong road. The right track is the one that leads to life, to sunlight. One cannot unceasingly suffer from the cold. […] The track he followed led into the sunlight in being that one devoted to making with our frail powers and our absurd material, something which had not existed in life until we made it."- William Faulkner
"Betrayals, even your own, can surprise you. They can make you do things."-Lorrie Moore
Daily Literature Deviations for July 1st, 2013 by DailyLitDeviations, journal
Daily Literature Deviations for July 1st, 2013
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Poetry
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Featured by LadyofGaerdon (https://www.deviantart.com/ladyofgaerdon)
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Welcome to the one-hundred thirty-first issue of Love dA Lit! :dance: Every Sunday this article will aim to promote volunteer opportunities, various resources, prompts, challenges, and workshops, as well as highlighting various contests, and spotlighting a specific group or project for two weeks. This is by no means a complete list of all the literature going-ons, merely a tool to help you get involved and stay informed.
Note: Quick poll! I am thinking of revamping the resources section of the article, keeping the full list in LITplease (https://www.deviantart.com/litplease)'s Weekly Community Portal, but removing everything except General Lit Articles, General Resources, an
WRITTEN IN THE STARS- A PROSE 'N POETRY CONTEST by Sammur-amat, journal
WRITTEN IN THE STARS- A PROSE 'N POETRY CONTEST
WRITTEN IN THE STARS- ~new--plz (https://www.deviantart.com/new--plz)CONTEST CLOSED WITH A WHOPPING 58 ENTRIES !! YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE!!
- A PROSE AND POETRY CONTEST
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SO EXCITED TO BE RECEIVING YOUR PIECES SOON! <3
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Our last batch of new features was two weeks ago now, so we're making sure you get your reader's word count up with two longer deviations in Who Killed The Giants? and I Knew You'd Come Back For Me, both with the opportunity for further reading. And for poetry fans, how about something deliciously morbid in Rich Man's Boxes?
This Week's Features!
:star: Who Killed The Giants? by laurotica (https://www.deviantart.com/laurotica)
Ian has spent 20 years searching for something that may never return.
This prologue for laurotica (https://www.deviantart.com/laurotica)'s latest endeavour clearly establishes her characters and builds plenty of intrigue for the future - important qualities for any prologue. Want to
'Man is not what he thinks he is; he is what he hides.' ― André Malraux
Everyone lies, from little omissions of fact to harmless white lies to full-on deception. We lie to strangers,
friends and family, ourselves. Sometimes we don't even know we're doing it. These lies become secrets
which eventually become a sort of truth all on their own. We may not even be aware there is a secret
there, but it affects us, shapes us, determines events and outcomes far down the line from when the
initial thing came into being.
'[M]ost people would never know them, but they know there are spaces,
gaps where the answers should be, where som
Sundae Treat- Sammur-amat's Sunday Feature + MOAR by Sammur-amat, journal
Sundae Treat- Sammur-amat's Sunday Feature + MOAR
PLEASE :+fav: this feature and these wonderful works of art, thank you!:heart:
The amount of artistic talent here on dA has always amazed me, I feel like it is a privilege to be able to feature such amazing pieces as these. Therefore, without further ado, this Sunday's Specials:heart:
LITERATURE
Poetry
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Prose
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Daily Literature Deviations for March 20th, 2013 by DailyLitDeviations, journal
Daily Literature Deviations for March 20th, 2013
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Poetry
Featured by: SilverInkblot (https://www.deviantart.com/silverinkblot)
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My Mouth, a Graveyard by :dev
Daily Literature Deviations for March 17th, 2013 by DailyLitDeviations, journal
Daily Literature Deviations for March 17th, 2013
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Poetry
Featured by: betwixtthepages (https://www.deviantart.com/betwixtthepages)
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thanksgiving by :devsurferxr
Daily Lit Recognition for August 19th by DailyLitRecognition, journal
Daily Lit Recognition for August 19th
Daily Lit Recognition for August 19th, 2014
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Poetry
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/cy/ber/net/ic/ by gliitchlord
Suggester says: Everything this deviant writes is magical,
and this work particularly so.
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Featured By: betwixtthepages (https://www.deviantart.com/betwixtthepages)
The Art of Poetry Killing by LeftUnfinished
Suggester says: This short poem makes a powerful statement--and
creates an intriguing metaphor in the proces
Leather
beeswingblue (https://www.deviantart.com/beeswingblue)
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As we walked in the door, / I imagined our clothes in the closet, / our dishes in the sink
What You Learn From The Stars
linaket (https://www.deviantart.com/linaket)
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I learned about astrology in Junior High, in the times of MASH and Cootie Catchers...
How To Become A Writer
RiseandBe (https://www.deviantart.com/riseandbe)
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Wake up with a stiff body / because you were a kite, but the / wind died down.
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Feature: Best of 2013 Favourites by camelopardalisinblue, journal
Feature: Best of 2013 Favourites
Most of these are in no particular order, but if you only read one piece of non-fiction literature this year, do yourself a favour and read this one by doughboycafe (https://www.deviantart.com/doughboycafe). Doubly so if you write combat-related mental illness - or, in truth, any mental illness at all.
In no special order:
:dalove: :la: :dalove: :la: :dalove:
As the title suggests, this news article’s goal is to spread the dA love into everyone’s heart! You will find here a little bit of everything, from awesome interviews with talented artists, art features, group promotion to random deviants' features. I hope you will find this informative and entertaining!
Interviewed artist: Madspeitersen (https://www.deviantart.com/madspeitersen) ~Madspeitersen (https://www.deviantart.com/madspeitersen)
:bulletyellow: Tell us what defines you as a person.
I think that my friends describe me as charismatic, funny and somewhat awkward. I see myself as being very creative. One of my main goals in life i
Sundae Treat- Sammur-amat's Sunday Feature #34 by Sammur-amat, journal
Sundae Treat- Sammur-amat's Sunday Feature #34
PLEASE :+fav: this feature and these wonderful works of art, thank you! :heart:
The amount of artistic talent here on dA has always amazed me, and I truly believe it is a privilege to be able to feature such amazing pieces as these. Therefore, without further ado, this Sunday's Specials! :heart:
LITERATURE
Poetry
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Daily Literature Deviations for May 8th, 2013 by DailyLitDeviations, journal
Daily Literature Deviations for May 8th, 2013
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Poetry
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Featured by: betwixtthepages (https://www.deviantart.com/betwixtthepages)
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Sra
Our first Round-up under a new icon (you did notice the new icon, right?). If you've got any comments to make on the change then here is a good a place as any to let us know. Otherwise, on with the show...
This Week's Highlights!
:star: he would still not love me by linenandlicorice (https://www.deviantart.com/linenandlicorice)
'the problem has never been not understanding what a boy wants
it is understanding, and realizing it is everything that isn't you'
From the very first line it's obvious that this is a poem charged with emotion. It's frustrated, it lashes out, then sinks into despondency. Strong metaphors and appropriate formatting make this poem stand out among those that
Sundae Treat- Sammur-amat's Sunday Feature + MOAR by Sammur-amat, journal
Sundae Treat- Sammur-amat's Sunday Feature + MOAR
PLEASE :+fav: this feature and these wonderful works of art, thank you!:heart:
The amount of artistic talent here on dA has always amazed me, I feel like it should be a privilege to be able to feature such amazing pieces as these. Therefore, without further ado this Sunday's Specials:heart:
LITERATURE
Poetry
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Prose
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Hello, lovelies.
I don't know who is still out there, or if anyone is still interested in my work. I've moved off DA for personal reasons, but I recently started posting a new and hopefully improved, re-drafted and revamped version of Lifrasir Wars. It is titled Shadow's Prey, and you can find me on Tapas and Royal Road.
Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Shadows-Prey
Royal Road: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/30125/shadows-prey
Drop me a line if you stop by!
<3 Lina
So... been awhile. But isn't it always?
First, I want to apologize for not replying to massive amount of comments that are still sitting in my inbox from my newer works. I read them, I love them, I adore you all, but I figure at this point (since the newest one was 12 weeks ago or so, besides Euxiom (https://www.deviantart.com/euxiom)'s) if I start sending replies to your inboxes you will wonder what crazy person is thanking you for what and it will probably be a whole thing.
Since we've last spoken (talked? commented? read?) I've made my move to NYC. Well, Brooklyn. On my first day, a man threatened to kill me for being white and another tried to spit on me. Other