I'm in the room for a few hours at least. Who wants to join me?

Running a little late this morning, but I'm in now.

I'm in the war room for at least the next few hours. Anybody want to join me?

I'm in with great ambitions for the day. I have errands to run, so I want to get my 3300 words in by 3pm. *fingers crossed* (*uncrosses them, because it's hard to type with crossed fingers*)

I'm almost certain it's Tuesday, anyway. Either way, I'm in.

2amtomorning
If you find yourself at the crossroads of insomnia and insanity, this is the place to channel those demons that keep you sleepless. Vivid pictures, poetry, ruminations, and confessions from the nether hours between dusk and dawn. Originally formed to celebrate the city at night, there's a strong urban theme.

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Dedicated to promoting global sustainability, this community offers a forum for discussing current environmental news, research, and issues with tips on how to make positive, pro-active changes to reduce carbon impact. You'll also find information on how to get involved in eco-activism and learn about events near you (i.e., act local; think global). Offering a wealth of data on earth-friendly products and practices, you'll be inspired to don an organic bamboo cape and save the planet.

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All the Avett girls are strong swimmers. In a county of cattle ropers and turkey shooters, this is what we're known for. There's nothing more peaceful than diving below the surface. The lake is my secret, my refuge.

But this is not a love story.

*****

Asher Phipps is four years younger than me, but a good deal taller. When he was hardly more than a baby, his daddy, Otha, died in a threshing accident. Afterward, Asher's momma was no good for anything anymore, so he started tagging after me. He had a sweet country lisp and a toy duck on a string. He used to follow me everywhere.

I watched him on yellow afternoons, showed him how to make pets out of beetles, and dolls from corn husks, took him swimming in the creek.

Now, he's mostly grown and we haven't spoken in years, though I still see him nearly every day in the summers. Sometimes, his mouth is open like he's about to say something, but the sound never makes it all the way out. Sometimes I catch him looking at me, this raw, ragged look that I don't know how to answer.

Before this business of misfortune and grief, he was the golden one, hero-strong and best-loved. As for me . . . well, I'm the girl from the lake. It's been a long time since they didn't find me strange. ( . . . )

Our prompt for the month is Arthurian Legends

http://www.tinychat.com/vjp2m

Anyone up and about writing today?

Thanks to everybody for participating in the very first Round Table Contest!

Without further ado, the answer to the question of which characters from Arthurian legend do the Merry Fates call each other:

Maggie: King Arthur - because she has an amazing power to get everybody to do what she wants, and so far has used this power for good!

Tessa: Morgan le Fay - everyone agrees that I'm the inhuman quasi-bad-guy, which would be annoying if it wasn't so true.

Brenna: Lady of the Lake - she's mysterious and rarely seen, but everybody knows she'd got all the real magic.


Nobody correctly guessed all three, though we did get several who got very close with two correct guesses (esp with me. I'm easy.*):

spark_force
simonhay_healer
annemariewrites
xannyx
candacerobinson
An unnamed anonymous
Lesley

I drew from those seven, and the winner is..............LESLEY!

Email me at tessa dot gratton at gmail dot com with your mailing address, lady, and I'll send you my scribbled in copy of SHIVER!

As you can see by my pile o' Stiefvater, I have a lot to give away. All three of us do, so look for more contests than ever this year!

Soon, we'll have brennayovanoff 's story for the week. We're all keeping in the spirit of things, and this month's common prompt is of course, KING ARTHUR.


*but not cheap.

I'm in. At least for a while.

.. It is so cold that all you can do is stay inside and write! http://www.tinychat.com/vjp2m

I'm in, with 70,000 words to go and 31 days to do it in.

Holy beans, it's the last day of 2009. The Word War room has been running for nine months now. Well done us! So come join me for writing on the last day of the decade!

The war room is open on this, the penultimate day of the decade. o.O

Wind advisory for today -- best to stay In and get some work done...

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