Sideman wrote:

Hey Folks,


What I wonder at this point is, who do the Democrats have with enough name recognition and track record to run against whomever the Republicans try to push through? Newsome is too controversial, even for the centrist Dems and Harris has seen her star dim very quickly. Jeffries? I'd be okay with that, but I'm not sure he has the clout to get to the finish line first. Maybe Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania?  He'd have to work hard to get name recognition beyond the Northeast.

Just some thoughts. Wishing everyone the very best.

Alan

Just now poking my nose in but there is one person I would whole heartedly support. Not sure exactly how much national recognition he has but he is a former Republican representative from Florida, David Jolly. He appears on MSNBC regularly and most everything he says makes sense and it is an obvious plus that he left the Republican/Trump party. He is the only person at this point in time that I would encourage to run and feel no reluctance to support in any way possible. Wonder if anyone else is familiar with him. Just my thoughts for what they're worth. Take care. Vern

Marilyn Johnson wrote:
vern wrote:

The one silver lining I hang on to is that as soon as any of the orange Jesus worshipers start to complain about the high prices, losing benefits, or the injustice of it all, I will LMAO at them and not feel one iota of guilt. BTW, if you make it to Costa Rico, send me an invite to visit, lol. Take care. Vern

They are already beginning to complain, but the bad part is they took us down the rabbit hole with them. Now the diehards are not complaining yet, but they won't until their last dime goes to buy a tomato because the female president of Mexico is nobody's fool, and trump can't stand to be outdone by a woman. She has already said Mexico will stand by Panama if trump and his little boy Elon try to take it.

And the idiot Marjorie Taylor Greene, the female trump wannabe, opened her dumb mouth and tried to introduce a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Somebody, please take her away from Georgia!

Since Canada is a member of NATO, we will have to stand back and see what the other members of NATO do if trump tries to take Canada. There will be bloodshed, but whether or not it will be on our home turf remains to be seen. We'll see how scared the other countries are of America's firepower, but if they band together, they will be a force to be reckoned with.

Yes, Vern, the invitation is open if I ever get to Costa Rica. Come on down, and we'll open up a karaoke bar!
Happy trails,
MJ

Great minds. It would be helpful if Garland and other chickenshit Democrats would release all the information for all the now defunct cases against the orange one. But, alas, I have little confidence in that. Take care. Vern

Marilyn Johnson wrote:
dagny wrote:

Well, I am seventy now, tried of lighting my hair on fire and shouting into a void. So, unless they come after my gay grandchildren, or my Mexican American son-in-law (who was born in Texas), I am sitting back and watching them burn it all down. About a third of the nation feels the same way.

It's more than a third, but when the Supreme Court justices all were chosen by orange face, and he's been given a ticket to commit murder, he and the richest man in the world will do their best to run roughshod over anyone who stands in the way of what they want, which is POWER. If those who voted for him think he cares about them, they will be in for a rude awakening come January 21st. We tried to tell them, but buying votes is not illegal in this country, nor is being an insurrectionist, as far as I can see. And the January 6th insurrectionists/terrorists will be pardoned in just a few days, and it will all be washed under the rug as long as Clarence Thomas and his gang of injustices are in power.

The one silver lining I hang on to is that as soon as any of the orange Jesus worshipers start to complain about the high prices, losing benefits, or the injustice of it all, I will LMAO at them and not feel one iota of guilt. BTW, if you make it to Costa Rico, send me an invite to visit, lol. Take care. Vern

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whatta wrote:

Hello everyone. I was a member here back in 2006 for a few years and submitted three books and a couple short stories over time. Anyway, the site has changed a lot since I left. I have a question: What’s the word limit on submissions now?

The limit is where your story ends and nowhere else. I don't agree with the time restraint argument since the more words the more points you receive for the review and if you can't do a review in one sitting, there is nothing to stop you from doing it in more than one sitting. This has been an ongoing debate since you were here before and I'm sure there are plenty who will disagree with my logic. Welcome back. Take care. Vern

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of man? The Shadow knows. lol. Take care. Vern

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Congrats! Good luck going forward. Take care. Vern

Marilyn Johnson wrote:

Yes, it works when I copy and paste each chapter individually, but when you go to the publish page, there is a button at the bottom that says "download your ebook." That's what gives me the boxes and strange critters.

Sorry, MJ, I've only done one chapter at a time, never tried to download a whole book, so, hopefully someone has a different solution than NJC, lol. Good luck. Take care. Vern

Marilyn Johnson wrote:

Yes. Will do.

Try Copy and paste with Ctrl V. Works for me from Windows. Take care. Vern

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Apparently, more glitches going on since I tried to reply with the quote button but it didn't take. At any rate, I had tried the contest entries earlier but hoped someone else might have more entries listed than I found, but evidently not. Thanks to all for the feedback and I guess my story has been turned to stone by Medusa and sunk to the bottom of the cyber lake. Take care. Vern

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I wrote a story for the Mythical Creature contes back in 2021, but it is not listed in my portfolio or the short list of entries for the contest. It has also disappeared from my home computer. If someone could check the contest entries back then and see if they might have a longer list, I would appreciate it. The story was about a modern-day Medusa, but I do not remember the title but am fairly sure Medusa was not a part of the title. I was trying to find it because my daughter dressed as Medusa for Halloween, and I thought she might enjoy the story. Thanks in advance for any help. Take care. Vern

I don't check in very often anymore, so was shocked to see this. So sorry for your health issues and hope all works out for your return to somewhat normalcy anyway now that you have someone to listen. Please keep us updated as much as possible. The site is bit sluggish of late so perhaps it can recuperate in your absence and be ready to fire on all cylinders when you return. Going to miss you until then. Take care my friend. Vern

Using numbers and letters as a username reveals a good possibility of a scam. Take care. Vern

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Sounds like Supergirl got a little Kryptonite splinter so hang in there and it will work its way out so you can grab it with tweezers and dispose of it properly. In the meantime, wishing the best of the holiday season and looking forward to your return. Take care. Vern

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vern wrote:
Marilyn Johnson wrote:

I guess we must hear from our fearless leader…. Sol, are you listening??

My guess is that he is too busy fixing the site to orchestrate a contest at this time, but one never knows. As my mom always said, "If you want to get something done, assign it to the busiest person you know." Take care. Vern

Reverse psychology at work; see post above about contest. That's my story and I'm sticking with it. Take care. Vern

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Marilyn Johnson wrote:

I guess we must hear from our fearless leader…. Sol, are you listening??

My guess is that he is too busy fixing the site to orchestrate a contest at this time, but one never knows. As my mom always said, "If you want to get something done, assign it to the busiest person you know." Take care. Vern

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Can I take my own picture? Oh, never mind; I probably couldn't get it by the censors. Take care. Vern

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Best of luck to you going forward. Take care. Vern

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SolN wrote:

Sol, I haven't heard anything since my post about my account a few days ago and since you have responded to others since that time, I thought I should make another attempt to correct my account. As stated earlier, I was able to enter the sight through an old email address, but it doesn't show my account paid up since June and therefore I'm stuck as a basic member rather than a Premium member. I can't find anywhere in billing or anywhere else to change my email to the correct address. Please let me know how to remedy this situation. Thanks. Take care. Vern

Hi Vern,

I sent you a private message. Let me know and I'll take care of it.

Sol

Done. Thank you. Take care. Vern

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Sol, I haven't heard anything since my post about my account a few days ago and since you have responded to others since that time, I thought I should make another attempt to correct my account. As stated earlier, I was able to enter the sight through an old email address, but it doesn't show my account paid up since June and therefore I'm stuck as a basic member rather than a Premium member. I can't find anywhere in billing or anywhere else to change my email to the correct address. Please let me know how to remedy this situation. Thanks. Take care. Vern

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I could not sign in under my current account so I had to use an old email address to get in where it told me my account had expired and wouldn't let me do anything else until I downgraded to the free basic to get a message in here. So, assuming, the site is running to some extent, how do I get my current membership with current email address and paid up premium restored? Thanks. Take care. Vern

No reputable agent will open an attachment unless specifically requested by them. Take care. Vern

Dirk B. wrote:

Sol, I tried searching among my posted inline reviews and the control doesn't work. I tried searching by title, chapter number, and based on whether someone had replied. None of those have any affect on the result set.


Thanks
Dirk

I just checked and mine worked. I only tried titles but it worked. I hit the search button and then typed in the title where it asked for titles and hit search again and it posted the results. Take care. Vern

I believe either one would be fine in a novel setting, but why haggle when you can simply eliminate the indecision with: "He didn't dare wait for a dicey opportunity to stab the man." or such. Take care. Vern

mikejackson1127 wrote:

A horror contest with SPAM being the medium of evil. Maybe the Devil tricks many with SPAM and a super group of anti-spammers is called in. I agree this sounds Scooby-dooish, but more plot points can be added. Not sure 'bout the minimum of words, but the max could be 2500 to 3000, maybe.

Too, everyone who participates in this contest gets 25 points. YAY!

Or comedy horror: people get cursed and become like Ken and Barbie. One-dimensional, too perfect in some ways, but not good for much, overall. Or maybe it's just a case of young, good-looking people being hypnotized and made into mindless lackeys.

The contest is already up. Take care. Vern

Marilyn Johnson wrote:

Did I miss Strongest Start this year?

Nope. Didn't happen. take care. Vern