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MUGGLE
put together by Myself, Hemihead, Jack Heslop, Al, Jestalessa and some excellent guest writers
I give you season 1 , episode 1
(soon as I copy n paste it )
It is my absute pleasure to (re) Introduce
MUGGLE
put together by Myself, Hemihead, Jack Heslop, Al, Jestalessa and some excellent guest writers
I give you season 1 , episode 1
(soon as I copy n paste it )
THE WORD AND VERSE Issue 1 - P1. -
From The News Desk[/font]
**Caution!!**[/font]
The Erotique Sector has reported a severe outbreak of all of the following: Foot-in-mouth, Dick-in-mouth, Tit-in-mouth and
Clit-in-mouth. It has also been raining jizz non-stop. If you must enter the Erotique Sector, be sure to wear welly boots and any
DU-issued plastic safety goggles. Remember: do not look any erothicks in the eye. Horny-I can be extremely contagious.
**Christmas Appeal**[/font]
There has been an epidemic of sudden deafness among DU poets. They are clicking into poems and are instantly rendered deaf.
Muggle completely acknowledges that at least one member may feel the need for shouting given her physical shortcomings. The
purpose of this appeal however is to 1.raise awareness and 2. raise some much needed funds for a virtual pair of hands to do sign
language at the bottom of poems.
Rumor Has It:
The second coming of Christ was thought to have occurred some months ago, and the Savior was thought to have been from the
southern region of the United States. Rumor has it, though, that the Preacher responsible for spreading the word has suffered a near
fatal accident whilst attempting to walk across the Mississippi Delta. -- Get well soon
The Week That Was: A Summary[/font]
Whilst the young mice rush around threads of intent, the DU forums have been uncovering current, worldly issues, and I intend to
picket at the steps of the United Nations next congress in support of these wondrous issues uncovered.
A standard “Introduce yourself” thread was demoted as far too insignificant, and a new, greater, larger, more intense thread
has been filling our screens. Quickly recognised for its unique question: “What is you disorder?”, the thread was disguised under the
pseudonym “Tell about you're self”. It really did develop the fashion world in a single post. The disorders in that post made
me feel useless and insignificant for being simply fucked up.
Some were so complicated that I had no chance of pronouncing the words, not to mention remembering the order of the letters
composing the abbreviations. It took me long enough to conclude that some of the list were actually disorders and not sexually
transmitted diseases (or STDs). And then, like light from a dark past, one member admitted to being four of these terrible things.
Whilst in denial, this, my dear friend, is commonly referred to as ‘Multiple Personality Disorder’ (or MPD).
Treatment for this is simple:
1. Decide which 3 personalities you do not like
2. Then make them stand in a straight line
3. Hit each on the head with a stick, and
4. Run away!
From the side panels, a “Question:" What do you do if your grandfather touches you while you lay sleeping?
Well, I would have said to punch him on the nose and run away. Exceptions may be made in the unfortunate event that he had
actually passed. So here is my real advice: “Smack your brother on the head with a stick and run away!”
Someone whose username I have conveniently forgotten, has been grounded. Oh, and "why" you ask? Yes, you guessed it. He was
playing “Donkey Kong”. What the… “Even my Great Great Grandfather has given up on 'Donkey Kong'”. You're lucky you were just
grounded, dear defendant. Your parents could have run up to you, hit you on the head with a stick and run away!
A world wide poetry movement? Why yes, we do have a world wide poetry movement. It is called "Deep Underground Poetry". Now
stand here. Yes. Stand still. *Hits threadmaker on the head… with a stick… and… runs away*.
But the week that was would not be a week at all if no one took note of the admissions of our guardians, who admitted, (which, we
all know, is good. The first step to any recovery is accepting that you have a problem) to their continual social suicide, simply have
no desire to read anything Harry Potter. What’s more, in the thread aptly entitled “I am a snob”, no one - not one person -
ran up, hit him on the head with a stick, OR ran away.
Talking about militant stars, I must congratulate the genius duo who managed to start workshop and complete a song in the poetry
workshop threads. Don’t they know that the workshop thread is a place for unrelenting begging for “honest critique” that one does
not want? Be careful here: The possibility exists that the next devil who dares to shout the words “new”, “honest” & “critique” in one
sentence in any thread might find themselves hit on the head with a stick 4,925 times. And a mass ‘run away’ of that calibre could be
similar to a stampede.
Also this last week, by majority vote, it has been decided that a particularly numbered Ann (pseudonym for another ghastly name
which is meaningless-ness-ness), should be "hit squarely on the head with a stick.” 4,925 times, and subsequently, run away from.
Free sticks will be issued to all DU members with Muggle passes via PM some time next week. Use them wisely, stars will be given
for any replacement sticks required. -AJ
Ask The Doc[/font]
Q -- I've noticed the increase in capitalist (excessive capitalization of everything) poetry on the DU site lately. How can I help to
rectify this seeming catastrophe?
A--Boycotting seems like the most effective solution. Is this excessive use of capitals affecting your 'performance'? You
should PM me, and we will have a more in-depth look at the situation.
Q -- My wife thinks, I'm having an affair with a DU poetess. Should I tell her that I am?
A -- Well? Are you?
PM to Muggle if you have anything interesting to ask or add. But we doubt you do. Why yes, that was a challenge
Featured Poet:[/font]
**Six-Out**[/font]
So, for our first Featured Poet, the W&V group went scouting Deep Underground for a poet who is underrated, underread, under-
voted and under-commented-upon; and after some nominating, voting, and deliberation, Six-Out has been chosen to bust our cherry
on this article! We love him for his distinct, lyrical, rhythmic style and his open, no-flash-photography images. His work captures the
colours, tones, textures of the moment with a deceptively loose looking structure, whilst holding all the precision in the beat which lies
most often in the line breaks. Reading out loud is the trick to this poet's work. It is peppered with controversial punctuation, but his
thoughtful usage gives it an intriguing aesthetic personality. -EV
carpe.fucking.diem[/font]
by Six-Out (Jon Rodgers)
moonlight.twilight
and a mixture of alcohol and sand.
we're lost in oblivion- present tense
with a matchstick bonfire. in our own eyes
we spell out immortality.
tracing the constellations in the sand.
screaming for freedom. we need this peace.
and the world doesn't understand
our motives.
breaking beer bottles on broken dreams
because under this sky. we're golden
and the stars speak silhouettes- the flames dance
and regrets are a thing of the past.
if just for tonight. we might.
live forever.
acoustic chords and prayers in the form of poetry
leaving lips like songs of photographs
and the moments that make life.
what we live for.
brothers in arms against tomorrow
and we scream -fuck the day.
we sieze the night and toast to us.
this saltwater in our eyes.
and life has never been more clear.
pissing under the stars.
this is the rest of our lives.
and everything means everything.
we're all something.
in this moment.
just. now.
we. are. god.
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Six-Out/
From The News Desk[/font]
**Caution!!**[/font]
The Erotique Sector has reported a severe outbreak of all of the following: Foot-in-mouth, Dick-in-mouth, Tit-in-mouth and
Clit-in-mouth. It has also been raining jizz non-stop. If you must enter the Erotique Sector, be sure to wear welly boots and any
DU-issued plastic safety goggles. Remember: do not look any erothicks in the eye. Horny-I can be extremely contagious.
**Christmas Appeal**[/font]
There has been an epidemic of sudden deafness among DU poets. They are clicking into poems and are instantly rendered deaf.
Muggle completely acknowledges that at least one member may feel the need for shouting given her physical shortcomings. The
purpose of this appeal however is to 1.raise awareness and 2. raise some much needed funds for a virtual pair of hands to do sign
language at the bottom of poems.
Rumor Has It:
The second coming of Christ was thought to have occurred some months ago, and the Savior was thought to have been from the
southern region of the United States. Rumor has it, though, that the Preacher responsible for spreading the word has suffered a near
fatal accident whilst attempting to walk across the Mississippi Delta. -- Get well soon
The Week That Was: A Summary[/font]
Whilst the young mice rush around threads of intent, the DU forums have been uncovering current, worldly issues, and I intend to
picket at the steps of the United Nations next congress in support of these wondrous issues uncovered.
A standard “Introduce yourself” thread was demoted as far too insignificant, and a new, greater, larger, more intense thread
has been filling our screens. Quickly recognised for its unique question: “What is you disorder?”, the thread was disguised under the
pseudonym “Tell about you're self”. It really did develop the fashion world in a single post. The disorders in that post made
me feel useless and insignificant for being simply fucked up.
Some were so complicated that I had no chance of pronouncing the words, not to mention remembering the order of the letters
composing the abbreviations. It took me long enough to conclude that some of the list were actually disorders and not sexually
transmitted diseases (or STDs). And then, like light from a dark past, one member admitted to being four of these terrible things.
Whilst in denial, this, my dear friend, is commonly referred to as ‘Multiple Personality Disorder’ (or MPD).
Treatment for this is simple:
1. Decide which 3 personalities you do not like
2. Then make them stand in a straight line
3. Hit each on the head with a stick, and
4. Run away!
From the side panels, a “Question:" What do you do if your grandfather touches you while you lay sleeping?
Well, I would have said to punch him on the nose and run away. Exceptions may be made in the unfortunate event that he had
actually passed. So here is my real advice: “Smack your brother on the head with a stick and run away!”
Someone whose username I have conveniently forgotten, has been grounded. Oh, and "why" you ask? Yes, you guessed it. He was
playing “Donkey Kong”. What the… “Even my Great Great Grandfather has given up on 'Donkey Kong'”. You're lucky you were just
grounded, dear defendant. Your parents could have run up to you, hit you on the head with a stick and run away!
A world wide poetry movement? Why yes, we do have a world wide poetry movement. It is called "Deep Underground Poetry". Now
stand here. Yes. Stand still. *Hits threadmaker on the head… with a stick… and… runs away*.
But the week that was would not be a week at all if no one took note of the admissions of our guardians, who admitted, (which, we
all know, is good. The first step to any recovery is accepting that you have a problem) to their continual social suicide, simply have
no desire to read anything Harry Potter. What’s more, in the thread aptly entitled “I am a snob”, no one - not one person -
ran up, hit him on the head with a stick, OR ran away.
Talking about militant stars, I must congratulate the genius duo who managed to start workshop and complete a song in the poetry
workshop threads. Don’t they know that the workshop thread is a place for unrelenting begging for “honest critique” that one does
not want? Be careful here: The possibility exists that the next devil who dares to shout the words “new”, “honest” & “critique” in one
sentence in any thread might find themselves hit on the head with a stick 4,925 times. And a mass ‘run away’ of that calibre could be
similar to a stampede.
Also this last week, by majority vote, it has been decided that a particularly numbered Ann (pseudonym for another ghastly name
which is meaningless-ness-ness), should be "hit squarely on the head with a stick.” 4,925 times, and subsequently, run away from.
Free sticks will be issued to all DU members with Muggle passes via PM some time next week. Use them wisely, stars will be given
for any replacement sticks required. -AJ
Ask The Doc[/font]
Q -- I've noticed the increase in capitalist (excessive capitalization of everything) poetry on the DU site lately. How can I help to
rectify this seeming catastrophe?
A--Boycotting seems like the most effective solution. Is this excessive use of capitals affecting your 'performance'? You
should PM me, and we will have a more in-depth look at the situation.
Q -- My wife thinks, I'm having an affair with a DU poetess. Should I tell her that I am?
A -- Well? Are you?
PM to Muggle if you have anything interesting to ask or add. But we doubt you do. Why yes, that was a challenge
Featured Poet:[/font]
**Six-Out**[/font]
So, for our first Featured Poet, the W&V group went scouting Deep Underground for a poet who is underrated, underread, under-
voted and under-commented-upon; and after some nominating, voting, and deliberation, Six-Out has been chosen to bust our cherry
on this article! We love him for his distinct, lyrical, rhythmic style and his open, no-flash-photography images. His work captures the
colours, tones, textures of the moment with a deceptively loose looking structure, whilst holding all the precision in the beat which lies
most often in the line breaks. Reading out loud is the trick to this poet's work. It is peppered with controversial punctuation, but his
thoughtful usage gives it an intriguing aesthetic personality. -EV
carpe.fucking.diem[/font]
by Six-Out (Jon Rodgers)
moonlight.twilight
and a mixture of alcohol and sand.
we're lost in oblivion- present tense
with a matchstick bonfire. in our own eyes
we spell out immortality.
tracing the constellations in the sand.
screaming for freedom. we need this peace.
and the world doesn't understand
our motives.
breaking beer bottles on broken dreams
because under this sky. we're golden
and the stars speak silhouettes- the flames dance
and regrets are a thing of the past.
if just for tonight. we might.
live forever.
acoustic chords and prayers in the form of poetry
leaving lips like songs of photographs
and the moments that make life.
what we live for.
brothers in arms against tomorrow
and we scream -fuck the day.
we sieze the night and toast to us.
this saltwater in our eyes.
and life has never been more clear.
pissing under the stars.
this is the rest of our lives.
and everything means everything.
we're all something.
in this moment.
just. now.
we. are. god.
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Six-Out/
THE WORD AND VERSE Issue 1 - P2
The word and verse is an independent publication put together by members of DU for the purpose of entertainment and is in no way intended to offend or cause suicide.
-1 P2
Zoom Out:[/font]
That's what she said.
The first date in literature appears in the 5,000-year-old Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. In order to tame Enkidu, a Tarzan-like wild man
who is terrorising his people, the king, Gilgamesh, sends Shamhat, a beautiful prostitute. There was no question of first date nerves.
They meet at a water hole where "Shamhat loosened her undergarments, and he took in her attractions". He goes on to drink seven
jars of beer, eats bread for the first time and the couple spend a week in bed. As a result, Enkidu decides to shave, clean himself up
and get dressed in clothes for the first time. Rejected by his former animal friends, he accompanies Shamhat to the city, "having
acquired wisdom".
source: QI interesting facts
**How many burnt kittens would it take to get Grace (Idryad) pissed off?
Let's Waste The Children
I regret to inform you that I will need to kill a whole lot of children. It’s ok though, because if you are reading this then you are
probably from a relatively wealthy country, and I don’t mean to suggest in any way that the first ones I’ll kill will be the children of
anyone you know.
The need to kill children is not new, so I don’t see the point in getting terribly excited about it. A few years ago I took a sailing trip up
through the Pacific from New Zealand and it was interesting to reflect that humans there have been doing this for a very long time.
The islands of the Pacific have a feature that most places don’t: They are small enough for most people to grip the concept that they
have finite resources available to support human life. The earth is an island also, but we as a species seem to be having a little trouble
grasping this point on the larger scale. At a small scale, when you yourself have to draw the water from the well, or go out onto the
reef looking for fish for lunch, you can easily see when the total number of people has exceeded the ability of the island to support you.
So, let’s talk about how Pacific Islanders solved this problem of population pressure. Traditionally they used two approaches. One was
a habit of sending groups of excess people out on long sea voyages to find more land. Usually the son of a chief would lead the
voyage, with strict instructions to not return. The successful voyages led to the population of islands as far away as New Zealand and
Easter Island where the failed voyages resulted in a temporary bonanza for sharks. This method is still going on today, with a net yearly
export of people off the islands to places like New Zealand and Australia. The second approach was the euthanizing of newborn
children, and this was equally effective for everyone except the sharks.
Pacific islanders used these methods to keep family sizes low enough to only replace loses from accident, warfare and old age. They
also had one more slightly harder to understand cultural idea; because the island peoples had a strong culture of revering the elderly,
they did not have to have large families to ensure that the parents stayed fed as they aged. This point is made because it offers
another route to control population that is not currently available to many. It only takes a visit to a country without any form of
welfare program to see that fear of financial hardship in old age leads to ever increasing family size (see note 1 below).
So that is how the Pacific Islanders were in these Pacific islands at the time of Captain Cook’s arrival. In the interest of examining what
is happening globally, let’s now look at what happened once the societies changed away from these ‘heathen’ ideas. It is now possible
to travel to Tonga and see poverty in the midst of paradise. The ocean is fished bare, the sea-birds are gone, the islands are mono-
cultures and the diet of the people is reduced to an average of only five or six reliable food groups (small fish, sea slug, pork, dog,
banana, coconut, taro).
That a people can live in what most Westerners would call paradise, and be effectively on a subsistence diet should frankly scare the
shit out of you. The reasons are simple: they broke the rules by over populating because the missionaries failed to understand that these
people had a society which allowed them to balance their needs to the available resources. Once they did not have the opportunity to
apply their techniques (through pressure from the missionary churches), the quality of life in these areas dropped significantly so that
now, they rely heavily on overseas financial, medical and food support. The lesson here is clear: when you live on an island, you had
better understand how many people your island can support.
The Earth is now showing us in a million ways that it is an island. An island that supports 7 billion people, and growing, and there are
no new islands over the horizon or countries to send food aid to us. Where does that leave you and I? Easter Island provides the
perfect lesson. Easter Islanders used their forests to build statues for ancestor worship until there was so little forest on the islands
that they couldn’t build canoes to go fishing. When Europeans arrived, there was a small community of starving and sickly people
living on a denuded and war ravaged bare rock, surrounded by an ocean teeming with fish that they couldn’t access. Resource pressure
leads to environmental degradation and conflict, and history shows examples of this everywhere you look. The terrifying difference is
that this time, having failed to learn our mistakes, we have also run out of islands.
Which is why, dear readers, I’m going kill some kids. In fact, I’ll have to kill in the order of tens of millions a year for quite a few years.
You may think me harsh, but I tell you this: They are going to die anyway, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and then out into Asia and
onward into the West. They will die through lack of food, lack of water, oil wars, water wars, border disputes, pandemic illnesses,
extreme weather events caused by climate change and so on, and so on.
You may post some to me if you wish, so obviously they should be small. The smaller the better. -GGM
Note 1: As an aside, it has been shown many times that giving women, in any culture, access to better education and healthcare
reduces family size. This information must become part of any population control dialogue.
**Is maikeru555 aware that he is using 80% of DU's allocated memory?
**Has aglitch ever put empty Smarties tubes on the four legs of one of her cats and watched it try to walk down the stairs?
The word and verse is an independent publication put together by members of DU for the purpose of entertainment and is in no way intended to offend or cause suicide.
-1 P2
Zoom Out:[/font]
That's what she said.
The first date in literature appears in the 5,000-year-old Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. In order to tame Enkidu, a Tarzan-like wild man
who is terrorising his people, the king, Gilgamesh, sends Shamhat, a beautiful prostitute. There was no question of first date nerves.
They meet at a water hole where "Shamhat loosened her undergarments, and he took in her attractions". He goes on to drink seven
jars of beer, eats bread for the first time and the couple spend a week in bed. As a result, Enkidu decides to shave, clean himself up
and get dressed in clothes for the first time. Rejected by his former animal friends, he accompanies Shamhat to the city, "having
acquired wisdom".
source: QI interesting facts
**How many burnt kittens would it take to get Grace (Idryad) pissed off?
Let's Waste The Children
I regret to inform you that I will need to kill a whole lot of children. It’s ok though, because if you are reading this then you are
probably from a relatively wealthy country, and I don’t mean to suggest in any way that the first ones I’ll kill will be the children of
anyone you know.
The need to kill children is not new, so I don’t see the point in getting terribly excited about it. A few years ago I took a sailing trip up
through the Pacific from New Zealand and it was interesting to reflect that humans there have been doing this for a very long time.
The islands of the Pacific have a feature that most places don’t: They are small enough for most people to grip the concept that they
have finite resources available to support human life. The earth is an island also, but we as a species seem to be having a little trouble
grasping this point on the larger scale. At a small scale, when you yourself have to draw the water from the well, or go out onto the
reef looking for fish for lunch, you can easily see when the total number of people has exceeded the ability of the island to support you.
So, let’s talk about how Pacific Islanders solved this problem of population pressure. Traditionally they used two approaches. One was
a habit of sending groups of excess people out on long sea voyages to find more land. Usually the son of a chief would lead the
voyage, with strict instructions to not return. The successful voyages led to the population of islands as far away as New Zealand and
Easter Island where the failed voyages resulted in a temporary bonanza for sharks. This method is still going on today, with a net yearly
export of people off the islands to places like New Zealand and Australia. The second approach was the euthanizing of newborn
children, and this was equally effective for everyone except the sharks.
Pacific islanders used these methods to keep family sizes low enough to only replace loses from accident, warfare and old age. They
also had one more slightly harder to understand cultural idea; because the island peoples had a strong culture of revering the elderly,
they did not have to have large families to ensure that the parents stayed fed as they aged. This point is made because it offers
another route to control population that is not currently available to many. It only takes a visit to a country without any form of
welfare program to see that fear of financial hardship in old age leads to ever increasing family size (see note 1 below).
So that is how the Pacific Islanders were in these Pacific islands at the time of Captain Cook’s arrival. In the interest of examining what
is happening globally, let’s now look at what happened once the societies changed away from these ‘heathen’ ideas. It is now possible
to travel to Tonga and see poverty in the midst of paradise. The ocean is fished bare, the sea-birds are gone, the islands are mono-
cultures and the diet of the people is reduced to an average of only five or six reliable food groups (small fish, sea slug, pork, dog,
banana, coconut, taro).
That a people can live in what most Westerners would call paradise, and be effectively on a subsistence diet should frankly scare the
shit out of you. The reasons are simple: they broke the rules by over populating because the missionaries failed to understand that these
people had a society which allowed them to balance their needs to the available resources. Once they did not have the opportunity to
apply their techniques (through pressure from the missionary churches), the quality of life in these areas dropped significantly so that
now, they rely heavily on overseas financial, medical and food support. The lesson here is clear: when you live on an island, you had
better understand how many people your island can support.
The Earth is now showing us in a million ways that it is an island. An island that supports 7 billion people, and growing, and there are
no new islands over the horizon or countries to send food aid to us. Where does that leave you and I? Easter Island provides the
perfect lesson. Easter Islanders used their forests to build statues for ancestor worship until there was so little forest on the islands
that they couldn’t build canoes to go fishing. When Europeans arrived, there was a small community of starving and sickly people
living on a denuded and war ravaged bare rock, surrounded by an ocean teeming with fish that they couldn’t access. Resource pressure
leads to environmental degradation and conflict, and history shows examples of this everywhere you look. The terrifying difference is
that this time, having failed to learn our mistakes, we have also run out of islands.
Which is why, dear readers, I’m going kill some kids. In fact, I’ll have to kill in the order of tens of millions a year for quite a few years.
You may think me harsh, but I tell you this: They are going to die anyway, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and then out into Asia and
onward into the West. They will die through lack of food, lack of water, oil wars, water wars, border disputes, pandemic illnesses,
extreme weather events caused by climate change and so on, and so on.
You may post some to me if you wish, so obviously they should be small. The smaller the better. -GGM
Note 1: As an aside, it has been shown many times that giving women, in any culture, access to better education and healthcare
reduces family size. This information must become part of any population control dialogue.
**Is maikeru555 aware that he is using 80% of DU's allocated memory?
**Has aglitch ever put empty Smarties tubes on the four legs of one of her cats and watched it try to walk down the stairs?
from The Word and Verse Dissecting Writers series:
Dissecting Writers: Indie
The following questions are taken from a profile of Scottish author Ian Rankin for bookshop chain Waterstone's: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/pages/content/1285/
Now all but two have been posed to our resident Aussie, Indie
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Indie/
What was your favourite childhood book?
The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Which book has made you laugh?
Everyone Loves You When You're Dead by Neil Strauss
Which book has made you cry?
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Which book would you never have on your bookshelf?
Anything Mills and Boon
Which book are you reading at the moment?
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Which book would you give as a present to a friend?
Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden
Which other writers do you admire?
Haiku Poet Jose' Antonio Orellana Artolozaga (USA)
Street Poet Soul Writes (Canada)
Performance Poet Ghost Boy (Australia)
Performance Poet Pascalle Burton (Australia)
Which classic have you always meant to read and never got round to it?
Lady Chatterley�s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
What are your top five books of all time, in order or otherwise?
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories by Jack London
The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Dark Visions by L.J. Smith
What is the worst book you have ever read?
Can�t remember the name.
Is there a particular book or author that inspired you to be a writer?
No
What is your favourite time of day to write?
Night
And favourite place?
Anywhere that's quiet
Longhand or word processor?
Both
Which fictional character would you most like to have met?
Lestat from Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
Shakespeare, without a doubt
Which book have you found yourself unable to finish reading?
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
What is your favourite word?
From our Dissecting Writers series
Dissecting Writers: Indie
The following questions are taken from a profile of Scottish author Ian Rankin for bookshop chain Waterstone's: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/pages/content/1285/
Now all but two have been posed to our resident Aussie, Indie
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Indie/
What was your favourite childhood book?
The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Which book has made you laugh?
Everyone Loves You When You're Dead by Neil Strauss
Which book has made you cry?
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Which book would you never have on your bookshelf?
Anything Mills and Boon
Which book are you reading at the moment?
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Which book would you give as a present to a friend?
Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden
Which other writers do you admire?
Haiku Poet Jose' Antonio Orellana Artolozaga (USA)
Street Poet Soul Writes (Canada)
Performance Poet Ghost Boy (Australia)
Performance Poet Pascalle Burton (Australia)
Which classic have you always meant to read and never got round to it?
Lady Chatterley�s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
What are your top five books of all time, in order or otherwise?
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories by Jack London
The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Dark Visions by L.J. Smith
What is the worst book you have ever read?
Can�t remember the name.
Is there a particular book or author that inspired you to be a writer?
No
What is your favourite time of day to write?
Night
And favourite place?
Anywhere that's quiet
Longhand or word processor?
Both
Which fictional character would you most like to have met?
Lestat from Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
Shakespeare, without a doubt
Which book have you found yourself unable to finish reading?
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
What is your favourite word?
From our Dissecting Writers series
