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Friday, April 6, 2007

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Detritus, the memories say. The grumpy old troll before the tilde-o-tilde. There's a warm, fuzzy feeling associated with that one. Welcome. The ghost, ~Yui

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Monday, April 2, 2007

Sunday, April 1, 2007

National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. It is celebrated every April. Inspired by the success of Black History Month, held each February, and Women's History Month, held in March, the Academy of American Poets convened a group of publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary organizations, poets, and teachers in 1995 to discuss the need and usefulness of a similar month long holiday to celebrate poetry. You can read more details of the history and celebration of the holiday here... In the mean time, as my own homage to a beautiful and inspiring art form, I would like to once again pass along to the Pen one poem every day for the month of April. These are provided by "Martha" of the April_is Yahoo Group. Index: 1 April - Elegy of Fortinbras, Zbigniew Herbert 2 April - Words for Love, Ted Berrigan 3 April - Anywhere Else, Maggie Dietz 4 April - the mockingbird, Charles Bukowski 5 April - White Apples, Donald Hall 6 April - Song, Adrienne Rich 7 April - Hour, Christian Hawkey 8 April - Death Comes To Me Again, A Girl, Dorianne Laux 9 April - Publication Date, Franz Wright 10 April - The Day Flies Off Without Me, John Stammers 11 April - Johnny Cash in the Afterlife, Bronwen Densmore 12 April - This Heavy Craft, P.K. Page 13 April - All There is to Know About Adolph Eichmann, Leonard Cohen 14 April - Supple Cord, Naomi Shihab Nye 15 April - Waste Land Limericks, Wendy Cope 16 April - you can't be a star in the sky without holy fire, Frank X. Gaspar 17 April - I Imagine The Gods, Jack Gilbert 18 April - Serenade,Terrance Hayes 19 April - from Briggflatts, Basil Bunting Your servant, ~Yui

Too little, too late? I notice that Geldrin'Hor is still not using a signature graphic, so I must regret that my tardiness precludes me from being useful. Since her name came up, I sent a quick email to Signe to ask if she might still have that Bard graphic anywhere handy. I'm afraid she does not have it. A quick Google image search doesn't yield any familiar-looking results, either. X* years is a long time for one little JPG to survive. On the other hand, I agree with Whiskey that it would be a quicksilver snap to recreate a graphic like that. Either of us could probably help with that effort, if you need. Most regretfully, ~Yui * Numbers changed to protect the elderly.

A familiar figure melts out of the Regel's shadow, her presence as subtle as her entrance. She hides a little grin when Regel jumps as she steps forward into the light. It's always just a tad fun to startle people... evil as it is. "Ah, Wyvie!" Yui's smile is wide and bright as she hugs her favorite almost-dragon, deftly capturing the arm he had stretched out toward the shining paint-gold in Zool's portrait. "Many happy returns, you big lug, you. I left a present for you in your Office. Do please try to find it before it gains sentience and wanders off - or worse, tries to attack someone." With a teasing grin, she glances up at his face... only to find him still mesmerized by the oil-paint geld. Luckily, she knows how to deal with this particular distraction - provide him with a more powerful one! A kiss on the cheek works (at least, this time) and he starts, blushing a bit before that more-rehearsed, smarmy grin lights his face. "Yui, darling! I knew you'd --" Laughing, she wraps her hands around his snout, muzzling him. "Shush, before you say something rather more silly than usual. Happy birthday, Wyvie!" Most sincerely, ~Yui

We've missed you, Merelas. How's school going? What's the haps? What've you been up to? Have you been keeping up on writing? Spill, man. Tacklehugs in the form of inquiries, ~Yui

Allow me to summarize, then, the resolution as it seems to be shaping up in this particular debate. We agree that a friendly and comfortable environment is still the goal of the Pen boards, but we assert that it is possible to maintain such while allowing political, religious and otherwise controversial debates to proceed without the here-to-fore required shroud of creative expression. That is, we no longer wish to discourage bald-faced controversial commentaries so long as their conversations remain civil. Am I understanding correctly? Is this an appropriate statement of the desired policy change? Dotting t's and crossing i's, ~Yui

Salinye, Even when you make it a clear reality, it sounds mostly like a dream to me. Congratulations. I hope you get your deal, and I'm definitely going to enjoy keeping up with the web site. All the best, ~Yui

If you can get the expertise, I've always thought articles on different -styles- of playing different classes could be fascinating. A fast-damage mage vs a kiting and survivability mage. An efficiency priest vs a powerhealing priest vs a longevity priest. A DPS paladin healer vs a tanking paladin healer. Etc. I also tend to find MMO gamer philosophy an interesting topic with respect to WoW. The micro-culture that develops in-game and the economy ("playing" the AH is probably a long article all by itself ). The warping of 'real-life' social rules. The interpersonal dynamics that develop in the different types of guilds. Congratulations on getting the job, by the way. It sounds way cool. Yours, ~Yui

Congratulations, Salinye! Can we get any details? What kind of ghostwriting are you doing? Whose story is it and what genre? Cats got nothing on this girl's curiosity, ~Yui

Thank you, Ayshela. I'm really glad you enjoyed this piece. It does my heart especially proud to hear you say that it comes together so well that it seems careless, as I think I worked harder to iron this one out than I usually do. Your impressions validate all that work. Thanks! ~Yui

Solitaire.

... scroll down to the bottom of the page. Welcoming Back Another Old Friend, ~Yui PS: Special thanks to our neighbors at Arcane Artistry for introducing me to this pain-free shoutbox software. Thanks, Achithyn!

Aaargh! Ye be readin' right, ye pack o' landlubbers - today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, an' no mistake. Th'spirits o' pirates past an' present have come out t'haunt ye all with their piratical ways an' means, an' don't be thinkin' yer fancy walls an' magical jewjaws will per'tect ye from their possession. Ye'll be swaggerin' and spittin' like th'rest o' us soon enough. Just ye wait! So hoist yer ale an' give over, swabs an' wenches! Today be the day of Pirates, an' ye'll give us our due or find yerself sinkin' to the briney depths t'join our rotted bones. Yui smirks, an uncharacteristically dangerous look in her glinting eyes. Yer home an' yer selves be our'n for th' day. An' ye can bet we'll be enjoyin' ever' moment o' th'time. With a sleek motion and a bellow fit to fill the black sails of any marauder, the slim form thrusts her saber high. Let th'fun begin! AHAARHAARHAAARRRGH! Full of Opportunistic Glee, ~ Cap'n Anne Bonny, formerly of the Revenge

Awww... thanks for thinking of it, Fae! It's nice to know when a work makes enough of an impression on a person that they think of it out of the blue months later. And for all who had given up on yours truly during the long poetry-dry spell, I offer the newest installment in the 'ist' series! Huzzah! It even won a contest at another site. Feedback welcome, though, as always. Much love, ~Yui the Ghost Narcissist 4 Sept, 2006 She caught me in an instant, the dream across the room, her creamy skin and artful curves just waiting to consume, and I - the chosen victim - I tumbled soundlessly within a sea of frost-licked green and sparkling ecstasy. Parted lips, then, silken smooth, released me with their sighs, the saving breaths that lifted me from depthless, soulful eyes. Floating there, in sun-filled skies that whispered love-warm air, I watched her lift a trembling hand, caress her golden hair. Gossamer and diamond-bright and soft as falling snow, it tumbled down her naked back in liquid, graceful flows. Draped in shim'ring satin, gemstones gleaming at her wrist, she met my stare with dawning awe, my clear regard unmissed. And that was when I fell in love, felt all my heart rest here - this stunning creature peering back, behind the full-length mirror.

A couple of people pointed the error out to me. Thanks to all of you. It should now be fixed. Thus, the top banner takes you to the portal, the Forums link on the Portal should now properly be taking you to the Index. Please let me know if it's still giving anyone problems. I now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion. ~Yui

Fixed, I think. Thanks to everyone who pointed that out. Please let me know if there are any more problems. Yours, ~Yui

Ask, and the collective 'ye' shall receive! Welcome back, Portal. .... does this mean we need to resurrect the Mighty Pen News posts, too? Vlad? Are you even still ... y'know... around?? Ever at Your Service, ~Yui-chan

Pennites, Ask and ye shall receive! The Mighty Pen Portal, recently on long hiatus due to the vagarities of a major board upgrade, has finally returned to organize and unify us. There will (inevitably) be tweaks and changes now that our dear friend is back, so if you have a specific request, please leave a comment and let us know. We may not have code-monkey gurus around our community (much ), but we do have an abundance of stubbornness, a plethora of determination, and a few bushels of love with which to make things happen. So, let's make this a proper return and resurrect the old Portal introduction. Enjoy! Still Yours, ~Yui-chan ... still on behalf of your Loremaster, Elders, and Guildleaders...

Hahahah. My dear Sweet, add about ten previous conversations going back over seven years, and you might have the full picture of this ongoing and oft-visited discussion. We do love to natter on about the forum structure. Dead from Irony Poisoning, ~Yui