Does anyone have a link for this story? I can't find it in BBS. Maybe i'm just tired and overlooking it, but i can't recall the author's name, i loved the story, and Jill hasn't read it. Even tho it's a WIP that might not get finished, it was good. Help. :)

PS: i'm working on my daily blog post. It's not midnight yet somewhere! :)

Good evening, and welcome to the Week 1 Voting Poll for November!

There were 95 sign-ups for this month. Out of that number, 52 submitted entries on time. As only 48 can move on to Week 2, four contestants will be eliminated this week.

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Voting for this poll will close at 12 noon EST on Wednesday, 11/11.

Title: Life is full of choices.
ratings: NC-17
warnings: language and m/m sex later on...
feedback: yes please.
Declaimer: the characters belong to Annie Proulx I do not get paid for writing, I just love to do it.
Authors Notes: Thanks to bagle1 and bowl of glow for being such good friends, and also to Carole who I think about every day. And also thanks to all the support and comments for the story <3
Summery: Jack is a younge attractive 20 year old man, and lives on his own despites his blindness, he thinks he is doing fine on his own but what will happen when an attractive 26 year old business man Ennis del mar is interested in him.

This story is now friends locked so if you want to read just leave a comment on why you want to read life is full of choices and I will friends you. And this story is also going to have a BBM/OAF pairing...I hope you all will like it.

( chapter 11 )

Pairing: Dom!Jack/ Sub!Ennis
Genre: Au!Au
Rating:Adult
Authors: cornflake2912
Warnings: Bdsm, kink, D/s
Disclaimer: The characters belong to Annie Proulx. I’m not earning any money from this and am writing just for fun.
Feedback: Better than spanking :)
Authors’ Notes: I’d like to thank Carole, bmshirts for her help and everything else. Without her this piece wouldn´t be possible.

Part 37 ~ Spa: http://cornflake2912.livejournal.com/292032.html?#cutid1

A/N: Written for fun. :)
Genre: au!au ‘drabble’
Warnings: Sorry but English’s not my native language. It often shows. (Hey, pointing out mistakes is nice *lol*)

Disclaimer: The characters of Ennis and Jack were not created by me, but by Annie E. Proulx. No infringements or disrespects intended.


Previously: First impressions |Soul of the Party | April Fools | Shacking up | Charm


Link: http://bowl-of-glow.livejournal.com/48268.html#cutid1

Good morning, and welcome to this week's edition of Week In Review!


* Congratulations to jewelsverne for her fantastic October win!!!

* Congratulations to mistvieh for her first place in the October Mini-Contest! Further congrats to feigned_living and darthneko for their second and third places! We look forward to seeing your awesome prizes :-)

* ROAR sign-ups are open until Sunday, 11/8! Check it out!

* EDITORS! Please check the editing checklist here! If anyone is interested in assisting with edits, please contact lacombe.

*WRITERS! If you would like your entry for this week to be reviewed/edited by our crack team of editors, let desert_rose know over here! Sign-ups for receiving editing are open until Sunday, 11/8, at 8 a.m. EST.

*The Lit Library is looking for new articles as well as feedback on articles already submitted. You can read all about it here!

* Today in nanoinflames - Stress Reduction and/or Procrastination. I think I'll be checking that out! ;-)

* This week has someoneingrey as our featured writer in the Writer's Showcase.

* The Brigit's Flame chat room is always open! Drop on by!

* And lastly, our Week 1 Topic - China! Post your entry links by 12 noon TODAY - you have about 2 1/2 hours left!

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Chatter Round-up:

This week's Chatter Posts featured the following topics and queries:

Monday: desert_rose:
What did you get up to this weekend?

Tuesday:
firesign10:
Have you served jury duty? How was it? And for the non-Americans, does your country have something like jury duty?

Wednesday:
mistvieh:
Do you know any favorite, personal, or family recipes you would like toshare with everyone here at the Flame or are there any recipe requests you'd like to make? Remember, you can include appetizers, snacks, main courses, finger foods, desserts, even drinks!

Thursday:
pipisafoat:
What have you or would you change about yourself?

Friday:
lacombe:
Does the government have any right to mandate laws that stop you from potentially hurting yourself or engaging in unhealthy activities if no one else is placed in harm's way but you?

I hope you have enjoyed this week's Week in Review! Stay tuned for the Week 1 voting poll, to be posted this evening, and a new edition of Writer's Showcase tomorrow. Have a good weekend!

Hi there!

I'm very sorry the editing signups poll is being posted so late this week! Please forgive me contestants, just for fun writers, Jacques and Pip!

You may notice a slight change in the wording of the types of edits available. This has been done as they better reflect the types of edits our editors give, plus it hopefully makes choosing the type of edit you would like simpler. I hope I have done this correctly- there may be some refinements for week two, when I can get my head around this properly. :-)

Since I'm posting this so late, you will only have until 8am Sunday November 8 to sign up. Again, I'm very sorry I didn't get onto this sooner!

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Poll #1481944 Critiques and Edits Signup for Week 1, November, 2009
Open to: Friends, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 35

Would you like content criticism on your entry this week?

Would you like feedback on your grammar, punctuation and technical writing feedback this week?

 

 This is my Friday Entry, a bit late. This is a long and rambling post that begins with my weekend and ends in an apology for me being such a retard about Jake.

As all you guys know, I’m an air traffic controller. We work 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, so you can fly wherever you want, whenever you want, safely. After 19 years on the job, I’m finally senior enough to get weekends off. I just changed over from having Su/Mo off to having Sa/Su off a couple of weeks ago, in conjunction with my fall vacation. This is my second official weekend off at home. Last weekend my husband had to be away with family drama, so it didn’t count.

 

( moblo.nov6 )

Title: OUR SECOND CHANCE.8

Genre: Brokeback Mountain AU

Pairing: Ennis and Jack

Disclaimer:  I don't own these characters; just wish I did.

Rating:  Adult M/M

Word Count: 3421

Warnings:  None

Summary:  They'd parted nearly ten months before, and both knew it was the biggest mistake a their young lives.

 

A/N:  Sorry for the delay with this.  I’ve had some really important things going on in my RL, mostly happy things.  But I’m back now and hope to keep up.

Title: The Joys of Cooking and Sex
Pairing: Jack and Ennis
Genre: AU!AU
Rating: Naughty for boy/boy lovin'
Summary: See Title
Length: 2 parts - expect part 2 sometime between now and Sunday evening

Link: http://sienata.livejournal.com/147345.html#cutid1

 
Hey all!

* I've been in touch with rephen, and he is alive, well, and in good cheer. He's going to be back in a few days, most likely, and he'll have a pretty funny story about why he disappeared when he returns. No stress, peeps! All is good!

* Congrats to the incredible jewelsverne for pulling through a nail-biting October contest! You made it past over 150 signed up writers- that's really something to be proud of! You rock like a hurricane, Jewels!

* Congrats to mistvieh for placing first in our largest mini contest ever! Also congrats are due for feigned_living and darthneko for your mad awesome writing skillz! I can't see the prizes!

* ROAR needs you! Sign up to help here!

* EDITORS! There's still a few of you who need to do your edits! Please snag those soon!

The Lit Library needs you! Stop by and share your ideas for the next articles!

* NaNites! Check out the recent NaNoinflames post!

* China waits for you. Check it out!

* This week in the Writer's Showcase: someoneingrey.

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So, I had a debate with my roommate the other day, and I found myself taking a side of the argument I never thought I'd take.

My roommate was commenting on a few laws that are in place that he thought were ridiculous. Among them was a law we have in the United States, and I imagine elsewhere, that says you have to wear your seat belt while driving, or you could be pulled over and given a $50 ticket. His reasoning: "Why should it be illegal? The only one at risk is me, and whose business is it of theirs what I do with my own life?"

That logic, I imagine, would apply to many other laws as well, such as smoking, drug use in the home, cliff diving in dangerous areas, suicide, and going to the park alone at night.

However, I present to you this thought: It is ABSOLUTELY their business. Why?

Because our governments _invest_ in us, and they support us, to some degree, when we can't.

Think if it this way: As an American citizen, I have been given about 12 years of formal education, paid for me by local and national governments. Five days a week, 180 days each year, the government made sure I was in a school building, where I was provided with textbooks, school materials, qualified educators, shelter, and supervision while my mom worked. If Mom couldn't have afforded to feed me, the school would have provided free or reduced-cost lunch. Meanwhile, soldiers, policemen, and firemen were in place to make sure that I was safe and protected in case of emergency. Once I was done with my 12 free years, I was granted a government-funded loan for another 6 years of college.

Now, I'm doing OK, and as a productive member of society, I can help others do the same by supporting the economy and paying my taxes. However, if I couldn't do so, then I would continue to be a financial drain on the system (please, NO disrespect intended here if any of the following applies to you. I'm just thinking about this logically). I would need food stamps, subsidized housing, possibly medical financial assistance. I may die without ever repaying my debts. Worst case scenario is that I need to use a homeless shelter.

It is in the best interest of the government to make sure that I am all of the following: Safe. Healthy. Capable. Successful. If I'm addicted to drugs, sick from cancerous cigarette smoke, crippled from a car accident, or engaged in anything else that would damage me and/or make me financially incapable of supporting myself, I become a drain - one that could collectively damage the way the world works.

So yes, if business is business, I think it's the government's financial business to make sure that they get the most out of the investment they've made with us.

Does the government have any right to mandate laws that stop you from potentially hurting yourself or engaging in unhealthy activities if no one else is placed in harm's way but you?