KatieDub226's profile

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AGE: 24
LOC: Dallas, TX
GEN: Female
LAST LOGIN: November 03

Always have loved writing, reading, witticism, stuff and nonsense. I live in Houston, Texas.

I’m interested in fiction, short stories, creative nonfiction. Not sure about the poetry because most of mine has been unsuccessful, but I love reading other peoples’. I write haiku when I’m bored and have the time to count syllables.

I’ll school you in movie quotes, I’ll bake banana bread, I’ll get sore from playing a simple game of darts, I’ll sing “Total Eclipse of the Heart” with all my might at the karaoke dive on Friday night, I’ll make 42 to-do lists and accomplish 3 tasks, I’ll bear that in mind, and yes, I’ll autograph that for you, please wait your turn.

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Humor/Satire / Frisky on Fridays
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13 Reviews   6 Comments
Coyly, "No peeking. Where's my shirt?"
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Non-fiction / The Prestige
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He wore his gray cargo shorts and busted up Adidas sneakers. He styled his hair as only a seventh grader in the 90’s could, with lots of gel and a part down the middle. Today he was going to ask her to the dance. Although time won’t allow us into his bathroom that morning, it can be reasonably surmised that a personal pep talk was given in the mirror, or perhaps a bicep flex or two. But not too much; not to overdo it, because he didn’t want to lose his cool. She was wondering if she would get...
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Non-fiction / The Philosopher
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Time passed from November into December and we had already rung in the New Year that night. Dancing and fireworks, treks into the woods, well-versed songs, cards and cranberry-vodkas. We were the only ones left awake, and the noise around us consisted of drunken snores of old friends and the crickets and creatures around the lake house. It was well after midnight, and we found ourselves lying in the grass, a half-drunk bottle of champagne between us. “What did you think about that night?” I t...
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Short Story / The Prizefighter
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This girl I knew forced me to circle her in the street. It was autumn, and we argued against the backdrop of a Texas night; our stage du jour. She reeled me in with ease, like a summer striped bass who took the bait and then debated whether to fight the line. She stopped abruptly and insisted upon it; threw her purse onto the damp pavement to call court into session. It rained that morning, so the ground and cement emitted that musty, city smell of a thousand sneakers walking on leaves, aspha...
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Non-fiction / Preservation Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana
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It was dream and reality at once and I heard its zealous whispers with a new ear unaccustomed to the sounds of real New Orleans jazz. They were a six-man band swiftly playing music they had practiced for years, speckled with impromptu bubbles of solo performance. The listeners all held an eager posture and a reverence for what we were about to see as well as hear. The only sign in the cramped, ancient room said, “No pictures, please. Standing room only.” We represented a baroque cross-section...
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Poetry / More
by jfriend3
uhhh love it? Seriously? This is really great. I read it first line for line. Then I read through only the odd lines, then read through only the even lines. It sounds good whichever way the reader chooses to attack this piece. "She" sounds wonderful and tragic at the same time. I like how you ask for "a little bit less of humanity," but the phrase seems a little awkward for me. Maybe just "and a little less humanity" ? Again, aces to you. In this piece you sound like a mellow, more stable Chu...
Non-fiction / Private Collection
by sadpoet
Don't underestimate the use of the title to help shape this piece. As it stands it sounds a bit Mad-Hatterish (which is fine by me!). I might be a total weirdo, but I read this backwards. I felt it was moderately appropriate to do so: Upside right, downside, up-turned Self. ...but then that's only 5 words. Oh well.
Poetry / Have You Seen Her?
by pepper
I like how it starts out all fluffy-clouds-and-unicorns and the uber-cheesy "forever friends." I went to school with about 3,000 of Her. The tone changes dramatically, as might one's self-perception, with the poke of the needle. Some of the phrases ("I would be insecure") seem like they could be worked on to mirror the tone of the second half of the piece. As it stands that first half of the line shouldn't even exist. I would rather read "Prozac my lover, morphine my husband." Or perhaps thro...
Quotes / Six Word Memoir
by Charley_Groth
uhh...do I know you? Or do you know me? It's playful. It could also have a dark side. Interesting.
Poetry / old poem #1
by thepastinfuture
Gut reaction? Liked it. I definitely think the idea is strong, and I think tweaking a bit of the language choice would help. Emotion mixed with music mixed with mysterious persons is typically a good formula. I am confused by the line "I rise" because I didn't get the impression that you were lying down. Maybe it's just unclear during the first read. PS: I would argue, however, that if you can still feel this music physically tickling your spine it isn't just a memory. It's part of you. It's ...
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