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Another month, another release.Ladies and gentlemen, TAR 15.

We weren't able to contact the website admin as early as we liked this month, so a mediafire release for the time being: http://www.mediafire.com/?37n4bxpk92rj2ap.. Congratulations to the anonymous author of "A Rifle in the Sky", our monthly winner of the TAR award of literary excellence.

What is TAR? The April Reader is a monthly publication of poetry, prose, and other user-submitted content. Initially conceived as a successor publication to the now-defunct Zine Writers Guild, The April Reader aims to become a hub of online writing and content. Operating under the belief that the rise of the internet has allowed the written word to regain parity with mass-media and television, The April Reader hopes to serve as a launching point for the future writers of this generation."

Our website is www.theaprilreader.org. Interested authors can email us at theaprilreader@gmail.com. Our thanks

>> No.2685944

>>2685937
You should have a section for translated works.

>> No.2685946
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2685946

better be a good one

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2685950

there is nothing wrong, you know you are dying even when examination forcibly missiles itself to your periphery. a blind spot infected by rust and age. touch is unwelcome as the skin is raised tender. smell disintegrates. taste follows suit with an additional foam; the inside of a mouth pumped up down up down until
a searing split
eruptive inverse recline leak emerges from an inconceivably absurd cesspool of original magnetic forces.

>> No.2685952

It's the tired guy from the other thread. Thanks for releasing it Prole - I was pleasantly surprised by that reaction. Also, I love the cover artwork.

>> No.2685962

>>2685952
No problem, I always feel guilty for delaying release threads for unnecessary reasons. Although I'm not sure this is exactly helping you get to sleep

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>>2685950

>> No.2685972

so which of the staff did Kushal Poddar give a rimjob to?

>> No.2685975

>>2685972
sounds about right. He has been published in virtually every issue for the last few months

>> No.2685987

>>2685975

"You have a nice sky, house.
Mind, if I pop my legs
over your fence
and dip my feet in the blue?

Let the birds nibble away
the toe whites."

I mean really

>> No.2685994

>>2685987
Looks like somebody lacks an imagination

>> No.2686002

Skin is a fun poem, I quite enjoyed reading that. The opening line is initially unpromising - I can't help but roll my eyes when reading about hearts racing inside chests - but went on to be quite charming and a little thought provoking.

>> No.2686005

Thanks for the release and congratulations to anonymous.

"A Rifle in the Sky" was a treat to read.

>> No.2686037

>>2686005
Why? It was boring, with needless bible quotes, and a tacky ending.

>> No.2686099

I'd like to comment on how helpful the editors were throughout the process leading up to release. They were always very keen to take a look at a new draft or minor change and discuss its value and how the story might be improved elsewhere. I would recommend to any writer considering submitting to TAR to go ahead and do it. It's worth it.

>> No.2686114

>>2686099
All that help and TAR's still sucks. Really makes you think.

>> No.2686122

>>2686114

Perhaps you'd like to offer some constructive feedback instead of just saying 'it sucks'. It makes you sound like a twelve year old and nobody is going to take you seriously.

>> No.2686127

>>2686122
No.

>> No.2686143

When do you think the website will be up, Prole?

>> No.2686163

I enjoyed A Rifle in the Sky up until the last scene.

But actually, thinking about it now, maybe it makes sense.

>> No.2686261

bump

>> No.2686350

>>2686037
It was kind of predictable, granted. But I don't feel that makes it bad by any means. The prose seemed better than the usual TAR fare

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2686355

>>2686143
We'll have the release updated by tomorrow most likely.

As for the website, the fellow we have doing it is tied down and says the next month at best. I had hoped he would have been able to finish it for the release but sadly it won't be the case.

Pic related, one of the concepts he was throwing round

>> No.2686364

>>2686355

I like that but I don't think you should have any part of any of the stories anywhere except in the actual PDF. Dunno though

>> No.2686396

>>2686364
To my knowledge, this wasn't really part of any given plan. I would rather have us not turn into a wiki-clone.

The text shown is purely filler

>> No.2686482

Tenerife is great I think, although the dialogue needs work. Probably my favourite from this edition.

>> No.2686504

>>2686482
I don't know man, relationshit stories always seem so petty. I just didn't care enough about the exwife to really be interested in what was happening.

Most of the stories were like this actually. Fuck man, /lit/ used to be full of pretentious literary try-hards. Now they're not even that

>> No.2686526

>>2686504

Fair enough. I'm more partial to its prose than the story itself, I guess. The descriptions of the buildings and machinery are really nice, for example, and the pacing is spot on (imo).

What did you think of the other pieces?

>> No.2686538

Congratulations on another successful publication. Original content is always a worthy contribution.

>> No.2686569

>>2686526
Personally? The Last Woman is probably my favourite. While the writing isn't stellar by any means, the plot is way certainly weird enough for my tastes. Nice that it had a picture as well

As for the rest, it's all pretty generic. Tea feels like a school writing assignment, the one about camping was pointless, and ugly girls (what I'm reading right now) seems like a pretentious schlock of shit. Seriously, what is up with that beginning reference to Nietzsche.

I haven't gotten a chance to read through all of it yet unfortunately, these selections were just chosen at random. I'll post my thoughts on all of them sometimes tomorrow

>> No.2686589

So do you just have to send it in and hope for the best? I've got some very short stories (~500 words or so) that I've wanted to submit somewhere..

>> No.2686619

>>2686589
>thinking it takes effort to get into TAR
>laughing_Sartre

Some people

>> No.2686746

bump

>> No.2686747

>>2685937
TAR needs more experimental texts

>> No.2686861

bump

the lack of discussion disturbs me

>> No.2686941

>>2686747
I have submitted something a little experimental for next months issue, I hope it passes muster and you enoy it.

>>2686861
I'll discuss it once I've read it, but right now I'm going back to sleep.

>> No.2686951

First thoughts upon opening the pdf: nice. The cover is great. Love the new logo, hope you stick with that. Really like the way the issue number floats behind the text. Really like the photo you used to. Maybe make this a theme? Use only landscapes in the future for covers?

Contents page looks great. If you release these in mobi or epub, just hyperlink the contents to the stories and you're good to go.

Get a custom email address. You own a domain, it should be easy. Get something like editors@theaprilreader.org. Simple but a nice touch. Or you could simply start using Submittable.

Going to read the work now.

>> No.2686960

I think The Last Woman is the first story that has gripped me enough for me to read it to its conclusion. Fantastic atmosphere, great details. Though it felt spotty at times, overall it was excellent and engaging, and had a wonderfully dark tone that reminded me of Lyia Davis in her more absurd works. Great stuff.

>> No.2686964

>>2686960
>>2686960

Oh, and congratulations to the illustrator too. The art for The Last Woman is spot on and compliments it beautifully.

>> No.2687026

Where's my tier list?

>> No.2687046

Yo Prole, what are you doing to advertise TAR? Would people know of it outside of /lit/?

>> No.2687060
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2687060

>mfw murrifats clap at the television

>> No.2687065

>>2687060

>COLONEL: Good, Snake - you're in position. I'm not going to lie to you: this may be the most dangerous mission of your life.

>> No.2687068

>>2687060
Do they? I don't believe it. Surely not.

I was on a short flight once and the murricans started clapping when we landed.

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2687092

I'm somewhat new to /lit - is this restricted to 4chan, or does it cover several sites, and can one order this in a physical format?

Also, I love the coverdesign, go for the timeless look!

>> No.2687102

>>2687092
>physical format
I think it gets posted on Reddit's literature board too. I'm not sure if it's advertised anywhere else.

>> No.2687392

http://www.reddit.com/r/literature/comments/uha9d/call_for_submissions_tar16/

Reddit thread for those of you who want to upvote / downvote.

Don't forget to follow us on facebook or twitter.

I'd also say that I agree with what some anon said earlier about TAR needing more experimental works. It is very welcomed.

>> No.2687477

>>2687392
Svar meg på dette, om du har tid:
>>2687092

>> No.2687496

>>2687477
Spread 420chan / Reddit / 4chan / Duotrope / Twitter / Facebook currently

Origins is 4chan /lit/

No physical copies currently. Perhaps for the 1 year anthology.

>> No.2687502

>>2687496
>Origins is 4chan /lit/

And this is why you will always suck.

>> No.2687504

>>2687502

haha sick burn on an anonymous internet message board, dude, up top

>> No.2687581

I'm pleasantly surprised how this thread turned out. Nice to see there isn't always a shitfest

>>2687046
We usually post the release on reddit, and link the thread to the other boards when it starts to heat up. This will probably include /r9k/ and /x/, both of which submitted work this issue. Throughout the month we have advertisements on twitter, google+, duotrope, various 4chan boards, and whatever else presents itself as an opportunity at the time.

Although honestly, we seem to be fairly well known with our audience at this point regardlessly. The 1st of the month brought us ~5 submissions without us even having to ask, which was a pretty nice break for a change.

>>2686951
Peter will be happy to hear that. Kind of funny considering I felt this current cover was an inadequate stopgap. We do plan on getting a submittable account and incorporating it into the revised site.

Is a site email address really necessary? We had the opportunity several times earlier to integrate ourselves into the website but had declined it. gmail seems pretty well-respected and stable to me, although it might be a little unprofessional granted.

>> No.2687584

>>2687504
ditto

>> No.2687586

>>2686589
Glad to hear you're interested in submitting, we're always looking for new submissions. Our acceptance standards have gotten a little bit more stringent since our early days, but we're not unreasonable. If we think your story shows potential, we're willing to line-edit your publication and ask you to revise it. theaprilreader@gmail.com is our email address, just submit your work as an attachment. We should respond to you in ~1-2 days time.

>>2687092
Another vote for the cover? Ack, I give up. TAR was conceived as a /lit/-centric publication initially, we only gradually ended started looking for submissions outside as a way of living up to reader expectations. Generally we try to keep on 4chan by going to the other boards (/r9k/, /x/, and /a/ have been covered, /tg/ will be done this month), although reddit has proved to be receptive as well. TAR is completely web-based at the moment, although we have plans of printing off an anthology edition which will be in print format. We could probably publish a monthly edition in paper, but it was felt that since most computer-users have a printer there wouldn't be much point.

>>2687502
To be fair, he IS Swedish and speaks english as a second-later. Peter has been responsible for our format and works professionally as a newspaperman.

>> No.2687590

>>2687586
>second-later

Ahah oh wow. SECOND LANGUAGE. Let the hate commence

>> No.2687614

Do you still take essays?

>> No.2687628

>>2687614
most definitely
what do you have?

>> No.2687629

>>2687614
Always. I just wish we could get more of them!

Anything readable and (what you consider to be) interesting is fair game.

>> No.2687635

The work keeps getting better. Really glad to see some shorter pieces in this issue. You seem to have a nice mix. Loved The Last Woman. Didn't read the poetry.

You've come a long way.

I'm still waiting for the day that I can browse through the authors and stories on site though. The pdf looks fantastic now, good work, but I'd still appreciate an on-site archive. I think hosting the stories on the site have more advantages too, such as seeing popular stories/authors, being able to have comments for individual pieces, and also certain awards like the wigleaf top 50 require each piece of work to be hosted on its own page.

Good work anyway. Keep it up.

>> No.2687638

>>2687581
Well, you don't have to switch. You can use gmail with your own domain name, google to find out more.

I also really liked this issue's cover art.

>> No.2687641

>>2687638

Yeah I did this. Simply redirected my custom email to my gmail address. Real simple, and you still the get the familiar gmail layout while keeping the professional address.

>> No.2687643

>>2685937
For anyone who like fiction and havn't read the poetry, you should at least read "Skin".

>> No.2687736

Holy shit, The Last Woman was awesome. It gave me the sense of dread that I get from reading Thomas Ligotti. It's the kind of story I'd want to write. Fucking nice job...

>> No.2687832

bump

>> No.2688032

★God tier★
Rifle in the sky
Sweet Nothings

★Good tier★
Tenerife
The Elderly
Tea

★Shit tier★
Ugly Girls
Camping Tents


★What the fuck am I reading (and I like it) tier★
The last woman

>> No.2688039

>>2688032
But tea was shit.

>> No.2688139

>>2688032
This.

I've not read TAR for a few issues, it seems that it is slowly improving. Camping Tents is terrible, awkward and just and just too many and just too many running sentences. Teenagetier.

>> No.2688144

>>2688032
I would have created another tier to put sweet nothings in, Rifle in the Sky was far better imo, but otherwise I agree with that list.

>> No.2688148

>>2685972

If his rusty-trombone playing skills are anything like his poetry, Poddar would make a mess of even the most straight forward acts of buggery.

>> No.2688156

>>2688144
I thought 4chan was filled with homos. Jesus fuck what is wrong with all these normalfags

>> No.2688223

I liked the premise of Camping Tents, but I felt kind of cheated out of a story. To me it seemed like there was more there than just a flash piece. I hope the author of it reads this and makes a complete short story.

>> No.2688230

>>2688223
Prole-tip: we allude to the reason why we picked the piece in the introduction. It came from /x/...

>> No.2688254

>>2688230

Well I'm stupid. What's going unsaid? Is there supposed to be some twist?

>> No.2688260

>>2688254
2deep4u

it is obviously an allegory of Plato's cave

>> No.2688269

>>2688260
what isn't

>> No.2688277

>>2688269
Twilight?

>> No.2688302

>>2688277
bella's conception of the vampire as a beneficial force in her life while the audience expects the contrary (that vampires would be horrible lovers) is a clear representation of the cave. bella is the man, the idea of vampires are the shadows. the audience can, by design, 'see' the real platonic ideal of a vampire (the idea of vampire they had before twilight) so we can reflect on how humanity itself is condemned to remain ignorant of reality like bella does.

everything is an allegory for everything

>> No.2688324

>>2688302
Oh god damn it. God damn it.

This is what happens when you study english lit

>> No.2688335

I've only recently discovered TAR. As a writer considering submitting to it, what is its general reputation? Is it respectable or can any hipster faggot who can cobble together a coherent sentance get published in it? What is the reader count and who reads it?

>> No.2688339

>>2688335
this used to be utter shit, but they seem to be getting better. Plenty of hipster faggotry still around mind you. No idea about the reader count, I imagine it is mostly /lit/

>> No.2688355

>>2686747

I tried to do something experimental and it was published in TAR (Volume 7, I think), but it wasn't received very well.

Anyway, nice job, Prole and others, on this issue.

>> No.2688364

i'm that guy that has had sci-fi published in a couple of issues. i'm coming back in this month with, gasp, non sci-fi. i'm just about to read the issue, will be back with more official rankings.

>> No.2688367

>>2688339
This. I think the only people who read it are the twelve people that use /lit/

>> No.2688371

>>2688335
>trusting a scam
They are the lowest of the low, the dustbin of western civilization, the garbage heap of shitty rehected writers. Not even once. These sons of bitches infest our board like a swarm of parasites, latching on to our writing appendages with zionist glee. They are shit, they are the dirt behind your fingernails, they are the grubby unwashed toilet seat all smeared over with cherry-pit diarrhea

don't touch it with a ten foot pole. Just don't

>> No.2688411

>>2688371

If you submitted this post to them they'd probably accept it.

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>>2688411
I like your style

>> No.2688436

>>2688371
What did they do to you?

...did one of the editors... touch you? All of them? At once?

srsly, why is it a scam?

btw do the authors that get printed in the annual anthology get any royalties?

>> No.2688462

>>2688436
turned me into a blueberry

>> No.2688495

>>2688355
Oddly enough the parrot porn story was very experamental and /lit/ went apeshit. Some of the least experamental stories have been the best. The earlier stuff is more daring and less consistent; the newer shit less daring, more consistent.

>> No.2688500

>>2688462
They raped me with tentacles!

>> No.2688502

>>2688495
Haha, I remember that story.

I also remember an experimental poem from Volume 8 or so. It was one of those poems that takes on a specific shape. I really enjoyed it, but I don't remember if anyone else liked it.

>> No.2688523

My favourite is still the blueberry girl story.

>> No.2688547

>>2688523
Tentacle monster was better

>> No.2688585

>>2688523
My favorite was the bandits and the spider.
Or the Spanish one with the whore.

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2688940

>wrote The Elderly
>singular mention, good-tier'd

>> No.2689057

Finally getting around to reading this issue.

>A Rifle in the Sky
It was a good story, but the author is obviously inexperienced. There were times when, as I was reading, I would be taken out of the story by some little awkward things. Not bad overall.

>The Last Woman
I enjoyed reading it, but it seemed kind of aimless. I was reminded of the succubus creature in Stephen King's novella The Library Policeman. The illustration was a pleasant surprise.

>Tenerife
This one I liked. Everything from the trip being torn down, etc. was a little heavy-handed, maybe. Some of the descriptions were good- this one, for example: Further now, he went past the old hospital. They were tearing it down. Monstrous steel demolition machines slept in silent crowds around the building’s edge, dreaming of destruction. Yeah, I liked this one a lot. Not for the story so much (broken families seem to be extremely popular subject matter in TAR lately), but the writing was better than average.

I'll read more soon.

>> No.2689104

>>2689057
>The Elderly
This one I enjoyed even more than Tenerife. The only thing about it I didn't like was the behavior of the orderly and the light cast on the nursing home. I guess I'll say I don't like the message all that much. The writing was the best in the issue, in my opinion. The author shows restraint and I like that.

>Ugly Girls
Eh. I don't know. It went to a better place than I was expecting, but I didn't care for it. This was the only line I looked on favorably: The muggy air hung a sense of an imminent downpour – the clouds overhead were swollen, ready to be lanced and drained.

>Camping Tents
The writing was bumbling and clunking and a mess. I don't care one way or another for the story.

>Sweet Nothings
I liked it, but I wasn't too impressed. Maybe I just like it because I'm a faggot.

>Tea
I like this one and whoever wrote it. Can't say much for the actual quality.

Here are my rankings, in order of personal preference:
>The Elderly
>Tea
>Tenerife
>Sweet Nothings
>A Rifle in the Sky
>Camping Tents / Ugly Girls / The Last Woman

A few good, a few okay, a few bad.

>> No.2689118

>>2689104
The only poem I liked was Wishful, just to say.

>> No.2689320

I honestly can't understand why so many posters seem to love "The Last Woman". It is boring and unimaginative. A bunch of people sitting in a bar getting drunk while a *gasp* naked woman with a gasmask picks out these guys for endless unexplained sex sessions.

There are other stories in this issue that are much better, more realistic in tone, but with better and more imaginative prose, just as the previous poster mentioned: "Tenerife", "The Elderly" and the winner "Rifle in the Sky".

From Rifle In the Sky: "We all cry in unison and a brown house in the country becomes the only orchestra to the beautiful night sky."

From Tenerife: "Further now, he went past the old hospital. They were tearing it down. Monstrous steel demolition machines slept in silent crowds around the building’s edge, dreaming of destruction."

From The Elderly: "She would follow him anywhere - so into the horizon they plunge, lost to the old woman whose eyes follow them in the rear-view mirror, their relation just a memory, then that fades too."

Both of these stories have meaning and depth, the excerpt from the Elderly describes the passing pedestrians but it's really about the old woman and her relationship to her husband. She'd follow him anywhere, even though she was subject to abuse. The story is filled with nice and fitting allegories.


Camping tents: This one received a lot of complaints by other posters. Was I the only who understood that this father-son camping trip turned into involuntarily manslaughter? The shot killed another man, not an animal. A nice flash novel.

>> No.2689350

>>2689320
The Last Woman is the best thing there, sure, it panders a little bit to our passive-aggressive misogynistic tendencies but not too much.
>A bunch of people sitting in a bar getting drunk while a *gasp* naked woman with a gasmask picks out these guys for endless unexplained sex sessions.
Yes, that is the basis of the story, I don't see the problem with it.
>more realistic in tone
Realism and quality are unrelated.
>more imaginative prose
I really enjoyed the staccato prose it had going on, he has to flit from time to time to time which gives it that feel. I think the prose was generally alright in all the stories this week, it seems like your favourite would more come down to personal taste
>"We all cry in unison and a brown house in the country becomes the only orchestra to the beautiful night sky."
My least favourite line in Rifle in the Sky, completely unnecessary.

It seems like you've pointed out the meaning and depth in the other stories without pointing out where it's lacking in The Last Woman.

>> No.2689354

>>2685937
>passive-aggressive misogynistic tendencies
Grow up will you

>> No.2689359

>>2689354
I don't understand.

>> No.2689362

>>2689359
Tell me your age, your "expertise" with women, and if you've gotten laid once.

I think you're spouting a bunch of words you can't get your head around.
>passive-aggressive misogynistic tendencies

>> No.2689368

>>2689320
>Was I the only who understood that this father-son camping trip turned into involuntarily manslaughter?

No. It's extremely obvious.

>> No.2689372

>>2689362
The guy was just talking about how the woman is the life sucker in the story and how some people may view attractive women who have their pick of men this way. It's certainly an archetype.

>> No.2689373

>>2689362
I'm 20, I've never gotten laid. I, like I'm sure plenty of people on 4chan do, have a fear of being sucked dry by women, of losing my freedom in exchange for sex. However, I still want to have sex with women, which is unfortunate. That's what I was getting at. I don't know why you're being so aggressive.

>> No.2689379

>>2689373
Sorry man, I lacked a quick response. I'll come back later and make a stronger argument, my hands are currently full.

>> No.2689655 [DELETED] 

The Last Woman seems to have changed slightly from when I read it on the author's blog when he first posted it here, I don't suppose anyone remembers the address?

>> No.2690138

>>2689320
>shitting on The Last woman because it is not 100% realistic
>no_imagination_allowed.jpg

Everything you have described as being negative is actually the reason why the piece is interesting. It isn't particularly boring or unimaginative,on the contrary it has a developed thematic tone that TAR pieces rarely seem to have. The only reason you would criticize these elements is because you have a conservative bias against sexuality and favour (the genuinely bland genre of) fiction. Your focus on prose only serves to highlight the fact that you cannot see the relevance of plot beyond it.

Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

>> No.2690321

>>2690138
>conservative bias against sexuality and favour
Yes, I suffer from homophobia.

Really now?
Would you mind expanding on your "thematic tone".

>> No.2690409

>>2690321
More like that you suffer from the irritating tendency to write off decent work just because it has nudity/sex. You were complaining it is boring an unimaginative, despite the fact that
>"a bunch of people sitting in a bar getting drunk while a *gasp* naked woman with a gasmask picks out these guys for endless unexplained sex sessions"
is pretty imaginative in my opinion.

The thematic tone should be obvious, it is one of the reasons why the strange circumstances of the piece do not need explanation, why the endless unexplained sex sessions are completely justified. This story was never about giving a detailed explanation of why this situation came about, the point was to mesmerize the reader while the protagonist undergoes a strange journey. Horror and eroticism mix nicely for this purpose

>> No.2690437

>>2690409
>>2690409
Okay, so the author comes up with an idea. How about this guy and a bunch of men getting fucked to death. That sounds cool. Alright, alright, okey, where do I put these guys. Yeah, I know. A bar! And they would all be drinking not worrying about getting the fuck away from there. But heeeey, why aren't they trying to get away... uhm yeah, thats because of the darkness. Of course, the darkness! And the woman is unaffected. To really set the tone that this is some heavy shit were into im gonna give here a gasmask and saggy tits. This is hardcore now. Holy hell! Alright. Then this guy falls in love with this girl, cause he's never gotten laid at all, totally not self-projecting here. All dialogue should be minimal. As if the auth- I mean the main character never have spoken to women. And the girl should be all dismissive like. And then fuck other guys. What a horror. A girl who sleeps with other guys. Like she is a succubus, draining his lifeforce with love. That's a pretty unique premise right there.

Hm... what should I call it?

To be honest I see the potential for a good story but the author just didn't take his time

>> No.2690741

>>2690321
>>2690437
You seem somewhat militant in regards to your opinion, sounds like you're trying too hard to defend it. Curious, are you one of those people that 'never' lose an argument?

>> No.2691040

>>2689320
"I had become Mr. Squawks and we seemed a reflection of each other. She could not tell us apart and her mind melted. For if she sucked me off she would destroy the real Mr. Squawks, and If she went to him I would have to kill them both. There was much hesitation and fear, love and hate, etc. Time was against us as time always is. Fuck the world of clocks. I knew the choice must be chose. She had to suck one of us. Would I - a mere reflection - be the victor? Or would he - The Bird - know the feel of her lips again on his bird-man-dick?"

This is about acquiring esoteric knowledge about life and death. Clearly everything has a deeper meaning.

>> No.2691127

>>2690741
you seem to be using an ad hominem to dismiss a valid argument. Do you by chance have an argument?

>> No.2691177

>>2691127
That this person simplified and poked fun at the story like a child in order to support his argument. That's when I thought they lost it

>> No.2691355

TAR is officially dead guys. It's been a good run, but we are shutting down. We have heard the majority. I am sorry for the shit fest I have caused. My colleagues will apologize later tonight. This is a shame I thought we might have had something here. We don't. I read over the stories and there is no reason to continue. I'm taking some time off. Sorry for our incontinence and inconvenience to the community.

-Peace, Love, Empathy.

>> No.2691369

>>2691355
>incontinence

I wish this were true

>> No.2691372 [DELETED] 

>>2691355

Is this real?

>> No.2691377

>>2691372
0/10

>> No.2691418

Personally I hated working this shit zine. I hate you guys. I won't apologize. If you didnt like the shit stop submitting your shity ass stories.

>> No.2691423

>>2691418
He's sorry. He's just a little shaken up from this. We might start a new zine. If you want it tell us.

>> No.2691430

Wait, what the fuck just happened? Why'd TAR get shut down?

I actually liked reading it. You guys should write a new zine. I'd be glad to help. Can I email you or something?

>> No.2691438

>>2691430
lrn2tripcode. you have been trolled.

>> No.2691439

I think there are a larger number of TAR supporters than you think, there is enough support of its content on this thread to show that. Don't listen to the trolls.

Throughout its run TAR's content has significantly improved, and is still on the increase imo. I would focus on more experimental fiction personally, as that seems to be your forte. I am not one for the poetry myself but that is subjective.

It would be a waste to end what I consider one of the few grassroot literary outlets in existence today. To abandon this is a massive waste of potential. Please reconsider.

>> No.2691441

>>2691430
You can I guess. I don't know. Tough day. I'll get back to you.

>> No.2691442

>>2691423
>>2691418

Tripcode wizardry, change in language, sudden surreal turn. Trolls guyz

>> No.2691447

>>2691439

>don't listen to the trolls

lol

>> No.2691448

>>2691438
>>2691442
wait, wut? How are we being trolled?

>> No.2691453

>>2691441
Is that why the news isn't on your Facebook and Twitter accounts just the anonymous messageboard ya?

>> No.2691454

>>2691448

Someone clearly hacked their tripcodes, just ignore them. TAR's not ending.

>> No.2691452

>>2691439
>>2691439
I might reconsider for a month or two. Just we need some goo material. I do aprreciate what you said though. Thank you kind anon.

>> No.2691455

>>2691441
Alright. You can send me an email at robfleischmann78@gmail.com (it's the email I use to contact 4chan users) if you want to get in touch. I'm really supportive of what TAR has been trying to do and it'd be a shame to see it go to waste.

>> No.2691456

>>2691448
You aren't. He's just messing with you.

>> No.2691459

>>2691448
the tripcode should not be in the same bold font as the name. the trolls have simply written the name+tripcode in the name field.

>> No.2691461

>>2691455
Forgot your h4cked tripcode dawg

Post on the april reader's twitter or facebook for confirmation or lies

>> No.2691462

>>2691459
This. TAR lives on

>> No.2691463

>>2691459
oh. fuck me.

>> No.2691465

2/10 for some mild panic amongst anons, ive seen worse trolling

>> No.2691467

>>2691453
>>2691453
Okay. It's more my decision to leave. We are scrambling to get something together. It might have been rash but I don't know what to do. Do I just keep churning out inadequate works? The website is going to shit. I just don't know. I didn't want it to be official. Someone convince me to stay or us to keep going.

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>>2691467

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hay guise was goin awn in dis thred

>> No.2691472

I am a lame troll. learn 2 spot fake trip codes

>> No.2691470

>>2691465
That's terrible trolling though. Those people just went for some piss-poor counter-trolls. Maybe some of them were serious.

>> No.2691473

Will the real Prole please stand up?

>> No.2691478

This just in:
TAR is back up and running as a result of one anonymous philanthropist's large donation implying boundless enthusiasm within the community.
The only clue to his/her identity is an e-note delivered alongside the paypal money order reading: "thank so much for DElivEring hoPe in an otherwise bleak & hopEless, DanGerous wYrld. cheers."

>> No.2691482

You retards. Obvious troll is obvious. Anyway send us your shit. We will have the special best of addition out later tonight. TAR is still up and good. Don't listen to or feed the trolls.

>> No.2691483

In fact scrap that, the donation bounced

>> No.2691492

Will read tomorrow. Have you guys ever considered putting it on the Amazon store or something and delivering it straight to e-readers? A lot of periodicals do that. I usually put TAR on my Kindle when it comes out.

Also, have you guys considered expanding the audience of TAR beyond /lit/ to other people like the crowds from BearParade and MuuMuuHouse?

>> No.2691493

First person to reply to this post becomes TAR editor

>> No.2691494

I'm just trying to make this shit thread autosage. Sorry faggots.


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>> No.2691499

i think you aRE ALL THE GAYZ LOL

>> No.2691500

Does TAR serialize stuff?

>> No.2691501

yup, most intelligent board, right there.

>> No.2691502

>>2691492
Just stay up it'll be out in about an hour.

>> No.2691504

Must be a raid orchestrated by the alpha males of /b/

Side note: The Last Woman is one of the best TAR stories I've read so far

>> No.2691510 [DELETED] 

Looks like somebody cracked my trip. I'm flattered. Prole#meesa (as in jar-jar) had been what I had been using up till now.

Anyways, this will be my new intern trip for the time being. I like TAR, 'tis hardly dead.

>> No.2691517

>>2691502
What, the website? I just got the issue from mediafire and put it on my Kindle, but I don't have the energy to read tonight. I hate reading on a PC.

>> No.2691519

>>2691504
Fucking retard there are many better stories.
All the pornographic stories have been better.
The bandits and the spider.
That cormac kid.
The story about the retard freaking out at the end of the world.
The one story with the fat whore.
The story about Jesus.

So fuck you.

>> No.2691520

>>2691510

>> No.2691523 [DELETED] 

>>2691519
You seem to have difficulty with the concept of opinion

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>>2691520
Ahahah, I guess I can't take it back now. Well played good sir, you have me

For those who have not had a chance to figure it out: these are trolls. TAR shall prevail

>> No.2691527

>>2691519
You seem to have difficulty with the concept of opinion

>> No.2691533

I fucking hate you, /lit/. ;-;

>> No.2691536

Until you see anything on the TAR Facebook page, everything is still fine in TAR world

>> No.2691539

>>2691527
You have some difficulty understanding your opinion is shit.

>> No.2691547

>>2691539
In your opinion child

>> No.2691548

>>2691539
That's not what the spirit of the Tundra Fox told me.

>> No.2691565

Is the poetry any good.

Get your site up prole you fucking jew.

>> No.2692016

lolbump

>> No.2692613

lolbump

>> No.2692691

No use in bumping a dead thread bro. If you want a discussion raise a question.

>> No.2692789

>>2692691
I have a question.

Why don't the authors post in the thread to talk about their pieces? It makes the threads boring/useless, aside from the initial "Oh look, a new TAR is out" and shitfests over policies, etc.

>> No.2692806

>>2692789
To be honest I think a lot them are afraid. They are usually met with replies like: "You suck faggot", "That was the worst story I've ever read" etc. Just complaints without real constructive feedback. However this thread has been quite good, at least better, in that aspect compared to previous releases.

But yes, I wish that the authors would post with their names more. I bet a lot of them are here (probably the ones doing the bumping) and lurking for opinions on their pieces.

>> No.2692821

>>2692806
My first impulse was to call them pussies for being afraid to talk in the thread, so I guess I see your point.

But they should definitely post and try to talk with the people who've shared their opinions. I try to read every issue and post some thoughts, and I'm always very disappointed when no authors seem to want to talk to their audience or involve themselves in the critiquing process. It's discouraging, and I think that's exactly the opposite of what the authors should want to be doing. When I was in TAR I made a point to respond to every opinion I got and it was rewarding.

>> No.2692829

>>2692821
Yes, one comment might not be hurtful but its the sheer amount that wears you down, ain't it?

I see your point and I also think that it is good to reach out to your audience. There is probably a lot to be learned from just the experience itself.

Perhaps this is an error from our side. We could probably encourage authors talking about their texts more.

I know stuff about certain texts that would chang people perception, simply caused I talked with the author after I read it.

But it isn't mine to share.

I love those moments.

>> No.2692971

>>2692829
>I know stuff about certain texts that would chang people perception, simply caused I talked with the author after I read it.

That's the kind of shit I want. God damn it, writers. Get the fuck in here.

>> No.2693007

>>2692829
but that means the author wasn't able to communicate their intention properly in their work, if they had to explain it to you

>> No.2693023

>>2693007
You might be able to more easily appreciate the potential of a work. Also, I tried to read Ulysses when I was 12. I thought it was a bit shit. The blame can fall on the reader for not noticing stuff too.

>> No.2693028

>>2693007

>>>subscribes to outdated model of communication.

Some of the best literature's quality is its ambiguous nature, that different readers will interpret differently. Actually I would argue as a criterion for great literature is the range of interpretation and the debate or discussion thereafter undertaken. If everybody interprets a work the same way, I do not think it can be considered a great work.

>> No.2693057

>>2693007
The origin of a work and how it finally unravels might not be the same.

The author might have told me why he started to write the novel. Or where it began. It really has no bearing on the story itself, but for me gain new found respect.

As previous anons stated the beauty of literature also lie in the different interpretations of the story.

These are the questions that should be asked to the authors, but never are. There is a great deal to be learned getting to know the mindset of the writer.

>> No.2693059
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2693059

Hello, everyone. I'm the author of the camping story. I submit it a few months ago on a whim, and it wasn't accepted into the publication. I had not noticed it was accepted until just now. TAR tried to contact me about revising the story, but I never noticed since I didn't submit it with my main email. I can see the general consensus is that the story is shit, which is pretty much what I think about the story as well. If anyone has any questions or anything, feel free to ask.

>> No.2693074

>>2693059
Why do you submit a story you think is shit?

>> No.2693082

>>2693074
Naturally, at the time I didn't think so. Going back and looking at it now I can't see why I thought it would be a good idea to submit it.

>> No.2693084

Hi guys, one of the 'authors' here. I'm Hunter James Martin, writer of The Last Woman. I came up with Raul Martin for my blog because I normally like to keep my personal details from the internet, then at some point after submitting I decided it was a rubbish idea.

I forgot about submitting the story so when I was sent a link to the new magazine I seen the old alias but didn't really mind. I was happy hearing people's opinions and interpretations of it. I am in no position to capitalise on my abilities.

I've read the criticism and the compliments and taken both onboard. Everyone's entitled to their opinion so I don't take criticism badly, and I only act on it if there's a consensus or compelling case. This anon sums up my opinion on writing and reading very well:
>>2693028

The only reason I didn't get involved in this discussion earlier is because I didn't think people would be interested in interacting with me. If there's any questions I'll be happy to answer. Thanks.

>> No.2693125

>>2693084
How did you come up with the idea to write the story?

Had you already decided on a post-apoc setting etc...?

>> No.2693155

>>2693125
Just an image that came to my head. The idea of a society built up around one girl, and she has the choice of almost all the guys around her because of their basic need to procreate - except in this case there's only one girl who's repulsive but she’s also the best anyone can get.

When I wrote this I was in a very fickle relationship. There always seemed to be one person in charge, and it would often swap when I least expected it. Basically, I was in it for the wrong reasons.

The setting is a way of isolating the characters into a distinct society. I didn't want to give it a definite apocalyptic feel, but I did hint at it.

>> No.2693158

>>2693155
Your dialogue was extremely minimal. Would you mind explaing why?

Also, did the girl ever read the story?

>> No.2693176

>>2693158
I prefer not to use dialogue but when I do I try to tell more with less words. I never say who's speaking but I like to try and make it apparent by what they say. I think dialogue and the associated punctuation and adjectives can get messy if a writer gets carried away.

No she didn't read it. Few people in real life have read my stories. I prefer anonymous opinion because it's unbiased.

>> No.2693199

>>2693082
I respect you more for having said that. All writers know the feeling of looking back on an earlier piece and hating it. At least you're not deluded. Maybe submit again in the future.

>>2693084
What did you think of the illustration that went along with your piece? I think your story definitely moved away from what you were trying for and became extremely post-apocalyptic. After reading your intentions I'm looking at the elements more metaphorically and I appreciate the new view. It's an interesting thing to do with the feelings you were having. Creative.

>> No.2693256

>>2693199
I really like that illustration actually. Does anyone know of a way I can contact the artist?

Stories I start always seem to stray from the original idea. The story isn't about my experiences but it was definitely inspired by them. I wrote it maybe two years ago and have gone over it quite a few times. It's even changed from the version in TAR. I agree with the author of the camping story in that looking back on my own stories I always hate them. And for the record I enjoyed A Rifle in the Sky so nice one!

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>> No.2693334

>>2693256
The artist is Bantha_Fodder, a long-lived (and cherished) member of the /lit/ zine kick, from as far back as ZWG days. Since his style tends to lean towards horror, it was felt assigning the weird visuals of your piece would fit perfectly

bantha_fodder@operamail.com

I'm sure he'll appreciate hearing from you

>> No.2693456

>>2693334
I'll be sure to message him. Thank you.

>> No.2693479

Well since we're all posting our names, I'm the writer for Uglygirls. Along with the camping story author, the version I submitted was an older draft. After seeing how everyone either shit on or completely ignored my piece, I decided to go back into it and continue editing. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

>> No.2693537

>>2693084
>>2693479
Why in gods name would either of you submit to TAR?

And is it worth submitting a story to TAR, even if it is closer to genre, instead of literary, fiction?

>> No.2693548

>>2693537

Because you have to start somewhere. I mainly did it to get critiques like this. It's a little difficult where I live to get honest criticism and I know /lit/ will be as brutal as possible. It's not like this was the single greatest piece I had ever created. It was just something I had been working on most recently and then decided to throw my hat into the ring. And I'll keep doing it to get the same criticism.

>> No.2693556

>>2693537
Why would I submit somewhere else?

note: I don't need money and find that I hang out in 4chan a lot. It's not different than just printing out your own community zine with your friends.

>> No.2693599

>>2693548

Also, no one in my closest most literary group of friends and professors would give me honest criticism. I traded this story specifically with another guy (one who I respect and feel is a much better writer than I) and he had little to say about it. That's the thing I am most afraid of when giving works to people I know. They don't want to offend so they'll lie and say it's fine.

As far as the piece goes, the main character is a dick head. He's a pretentious idiot, but so is the girl. The Nietzsche portion at the beginning was sort of a joke. Nietzsche didn't go insane because of his 'deep introspection'. He had a syphilis racked brain. The narrator shouldn't have any connection with the way that Nietzsche fell, but due to his own delusion, he does.

The whole 'girls turning ugly' concept actually happened to me. It was an effort to explain what happened. Those conversations also actually happened. The characters are mainly based on myself and a girl I used to know.

>> No.2693632

>>2693537
I assume you are regularly published with the elite, or have trouble being published at all.

>>2693556
Agreed.

>> No.2693647

>>2693599
>The Nietzsche portion at the beginning was sort of a joke
Doh ho ho. You got me, I took that section to be literally intended and you ended up looking like the pretentious tard instead. I'd recommend you cut that part entirely

Actually, I had thought the piece was creepypasta and the girl had been killed by the train. A riff on the hitch-hiker ghost story or something. You probably should have explained why she was so ugly more clearly, because it is very easy to make the jump from her being described as increasingly disgusting to being literally dead.

>> No.2693665

>>2693647
I'll consider cutting it, I believe it adds to whole joke of the piece. I was considering adding another section where they meet again and she looks even worse, but not to the extent as the last portion.

>> No.2693739

How short or long can a poem be if I submit.

Ive been accepted a few other places, should I submit with a pseudonym.

How experamental can I get?

What's a good poem or good story from a previous issue that I should read to know what you are looking for?

Just a curious thought. What is shit to you guys? Will you have a decent about page that explains exactly what you want?

>> No.2693770

I thought I smelled a steaming pile of horse shit.

I thought I had stepped in something foul, it was merely TAR

>> No.2693845

Author of The Elderly here. I didn't try to instigate any discussion because, like another author said, I didn't think anyone would want me too. I'm happy to though if people do.

The original idea was to explore the Western perception of death and the elderly. I'd have liked it to have focused more on the glorification of youth by the media and how once a person passes that prime time they are simply discarded by society or institutionalised into aged care facilities, treated there as more of a government funding problem than as actual people. I wanted to compare this with societies in which the elderly are viewed as wise, as 'elders.' I will probably continue to work on the piece and make it better.

That's a bit of a sketchy run down but I just woke up lols. I'll be at my computer for the next four or so hours working on a different fiction piece and am more than happy to talk about the published piece in TAR.

>> No.2693853

>>2693770
fuckin' lol'd.

>> No.2693938

>>2693845
An old moron is not wise because they are old. The more you know. Problem is old people are like children. They are ugly, they are practically useless when it comes to providing, they can't fuck in sexy ways, they are sick a lot, they forget words and how to speak, they shit themselves.

Wise people are wise.
Old people are old.

>> No.2693954

>>2693938

Yeah I know all that. As I said that was a very sketchy run down. It could even be revised to end on that dismal note after a futile attempt to present them as otherwise.
What did you think of the story as it is? >>2693548 mentioned he submitted his story to TAR because it's a good way to get anonymous feedback, and I agree. Where do you think I can improve?

>> No.2693956

>>2693853

you got bad taste in posts my dude

>> No.2693977

>>2693954
I don't read bro. Someone will help you though.

>> No.2693991

>>2693977

Aight. Thanks for your input anyways

>> No.2694030

>>2693954
the idea isn't bad, but the prose could use quite a bit of work. Having an unreliable narrator is a neat trick, but you switch it around a little too quickly for my liking. The characters feel pretty one-dimensional as well, it would be nice to get beyond referring to them simply by social position and expecting the details to flow along with it. Some scenery descriptions would also be useful

Like I said, it could use some work

>> No.2694032

>>2693956
and you take yourself way too seriously.

>> No.2694085

>>2693739

>>How short or long can a poem be if I submit.

Is this the poem?

>> No.2694088

>>2694030

The lack of depth in the other characters is a result of trying to keep them really detached from the old woman's reality, to enhance that lonesome vibe - their one-dimensionality is not an intended effect, lol, claiming it is would be trying to justify poor writing. There are better ways I could develop them, you're right. Thanks for the good advice.

>> No.2694205

>>2694088
I thought the characters had some depth to them. I particularly enjoyed the part in the elevator where the old woman apologized and her son had that kind of forced smile. I guess I liked it so much because there was a lot of abuse in my family. I was never abused, so I can look on it with some sympathy and interest without being too involved.

I feel like your agenda might ruin the piece. It's such a tired idea, the shunting of the elderly. But I think you have a strong groundwork for something else. A story doesn't always have to have a message or a purpose behind it. Little snippets of people's lives make for good reading, too.

>>2693479
I'm glad you came to the thread. I'm one of the people who shit on your story, and there are always more things I want to say to the author directly. I enjoyed the disfiguring of the girl. Your initial description of her feels really immature and kind of annoying. It was like reading a teenage girl's description of their OC in some fanfiction. Do not want. Try to lighten that up in revision, yeah? Your descriptions of days and scenery and all that go on forever and the piece is a lot longer than it needs to be. I would also cut the ending, if I were you. I might even leave it where she was attempting to kiss him and he's horrified. I didn't really catch your jocular tone until A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was written by Oscar Wilde. You should work on your tone and make the Nietzsche part more ambivalent/open to interpretation. Right now it's working against you, but it's worth toying with and I think you can get your intended effect out of it.

>> No.2694220

>>2693739
Apologies for not responding to this sooner, I had missed seeing it.

Our minimum word requirement for poetry is 4. Although common sense would dictate something less than 20 pages, we don't have a maximum limit.

Pseudonyms are fine, although we've started to encourage our authors to submit with their real names. Reputedly makes the publication look a little less shaky.

As for experimental content, we really have little in the way of formal restrictions. Blatant Erotic content and 4chan-style humour is generally filtered out since people had been raising a fuss about it. Other than that, "anything goes".

Of course, as you point out this isn't entirely true. Our editing staff can't avoid having biases. We haven't really had a chance to voice them often since most of the time choosing pieces consists of skimming out obviously poor content rather than conscious selection. Personally, I suppose I lean towards sci-fi/horror and pretentious Shiite. As for the rest of the staff, my impressions are:
Peter - Bias towards fiction
Martin - More accepting of bizarro humour
Dimity - No clue. Possible fiction bias with mild interest in fantasy?

I'm just going to step aside at this point and let the thread run its course. Our spotlight should be on the authors, after all

>> No.2694248

>>2694205

>I feel like your agenda might ruin the piece.

It was just what I started out with. I guess I'm trying to mold my idea of the finished piece around some sort of premise, some needless attempt to justify writing it. But if my intended message and direction hasn't ruined the current version then perhaps its continued development wouldn't either.
I find it so hard to articulate what it is I really want to say with a piece of fiction. It's like I'm ruining it by even trying.

I'm really glad you were able to relate to it in that way. That's a success to me.

>> No.2694256

>>2694248
Sometimes you don't need to have an agenda. You just need to get the story as close to truth as possible and your work will convey its own message, its just that you might not see it.

>> No.2694281

>>2694256
>make reasonable point on issue X that the reader agrees with
>"what an insightful social critic, he is so clever"
>make reasonable point on topical issue X that the reader disagrees with
>"agenda agenda agenda agenda"

Just because it has a message, doesn't mean it is terrible.

>> No.2694286

>>2694220
I write crass religious poems.

I have been fogiven
Cleansed.
My anus has been bleached oh Lord
White stuffing shits
Come out to greet the greedy world
Oh angel of justice,
I swam in your cunt
It smelled of the sulfurs of hell
And I gaged.

>> No.2694328

>>2694281
I'm the guy the author is responding to, not the guy you're responding to. I'd just like to point out that I don't disagree with his observation of the place of the elderly in our society. In fact, I pretty heartily do agree with it. You're barking up the wrong tree, I think. Agenda is a loaded word and maybe I ought to have chosen a different one.

>> No.2694335

>>2694281
That wasn't really what I said. What I said is that the work probably develops an own agenda separate from the author.

And I liked the Elderly very much, I felt like it was one of the stories where the character had true depth. They felt alive (well on the brink of death).

I had the picture of like an irish couple, strong catholics: thats why she stayed with her husband, a lot of thoughts around death, the drinking and so forth

I absolutely hated the author of Ugly Girls because he seemed like a pretentious idiot, but that was because I read him into the character of the story. Anyway I still hate the character but I guess the author at least made me feel something. That story is basically how I see other anons on this board.

>> No.2695802

So I'm developing a zine called RAT.

Fuck you TAR!

>> No.2695847

>>2694335

that's the joke, the character was meant to be completely pretentious

>> No.2695860

>>2695802
Scratch that, I'm going to just go suck BBC.

>> No.2695919

>>2694205

Thanks so much for the response. I don't really care about whether or not random folks on here make fun of my work because they often give the most honest criticism. And after scanning the thread I have taken a lot of what people have said into account and pretty much taken a hatchet to the story. I got rid of about ~500-600 words, cutting down the descriptions, the cheesy wordplay, etc. The tone thing is something that I'm working on, and the original piece had a lot more insufferable adjectives and ramblings from the main character. Tone is just something that I find hard to nail down.

A lot of what I had wrote was mainly self-deprecating and in response to how I acted in my uglygirls situation

>>2694335
Good, that was mainly what I was going for. If it made you mad then I did my job.

>> No.2696338

Editors:

i sent in a piece called "Return address: under a bridge". Why was it rejected?
I couldnt read your reply email as the anonymous mailer i used was shitty and wanted me to pay

>> No.2696917

>>2696338
Title was too long.

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>> No.2697911

>>2696338
I'll look into it, because I have no recollection of reading a submission titled like that.

On a sidenote: Please don't ever use temporary e-mails or anon e-mails, because we have no way of communicating back with the authors. This has happened on several occasions. And frankly I consider it rather foolish, there is no way that we will "out" you to the world in any way.

>> No.2698097

>>2697911
i got no reply so i sent a 2nd email asking if you got it and someone replied but i couldnt read it like i said. if you cant find it ill try again.
it was a link to/ hosted on a pastebin thing called anonpaste

>> No.2700549

>>2698097
>using anonymous email
>2012

You could always post the poem ITT for shits and giggles

>> No.2701568

>>2700549
Im expecting more shits less giggles.

>> No.2701696

>>2700549
>poem
no sorry

>> No.2702091

>>2700549
>>2701568
Here it is...

Did you know it
was all going to go so wrong for you
And did you see it was all going to be
so right for me
Why did we
tell you then
You were always the golden boy then
And that you'd never lose that light in
your eyes

Hey you did you ever realise
what you'd become
And did you
see that it wasn't only me you were running from
Did you know all the time but it never
bothered you anyway
Leading the blind while I stared out the
steel in your eyes

The rain fell slow, down on all the roofs
of uncertainty
I thought of you and the years and all the sadness fell away from me
And did you now

I never thought that you'd lose that light in your eyes.

-There please be nice.

>> No.2702367

>>2702091
Actually not too bad.

>> No.2702487

>>2696338
So I looked in the mail-box, I could not find a poem by that name you posted. I found one anonpaste link but the content was none existant.

Please dont send shit through anonymous e-mails and anonpaste links in the future.

Just make a fake g-mail or whatever.

>> No.2702499

God Damn. This tar thread is like 3 day old beef broccoli with garlic sauce, it just keeps coming back up

>> No.2702590

>>2702091

Congrats for posting Pink Floyd lyrics.

>> No.2702808

>>2702590
I wrote that asswipe. Prove it is Pink Floyd.

>> No.2702821

>>2702808
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

That was really difficult.

>> No.2702827

>>2702808
I think that poster was basically implying your poem sucks. Pink Floyd lyrics are pretty bad.

>> No.2702830

>>2702821
That song is based off of a poem I wrote.

>> No.2705430

Bump for justice.

>> No.2705675

>>2702487
i have a solution