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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic GOOD MORNING ALGERNON I HOPE YOU&#039;RE BEHAVING VERY WELL! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/92717/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 04:10:42 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, well, well, fancy meeting you here. <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith started the topic Script Writing in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/92698/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:36:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bonjour everybody, so I really love theatre&#8230; I mean, aside from the fact that you&#8217;re making yourself vulnerable for people to see and criticize and have to remember lines, it&#8217;s like living in an entirely different world and being an entirely different person!!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m also a person who gets smacked with new and enticing plot bunnies about once or&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-92698"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/92698/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith started the topic GOOD MORNING ALGERNON I HOPE YOU&#039;RE BEHAVING VERY WELL! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/92697/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:27:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apologies for the dramatic title from <em>The Importance of Being Earnest.</em> If anybody has read/been in that play and would like to geek out over it, I&#8217;m up for that, but beware, do not get me started because&#8230; XD XD XD</p>
<p>So! I used to hang out on her forever and ever ago and will probably disappear again at some point becuz I am a college student and&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-92697"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/92697/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:45:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lovely poem, Maegann!! Love it so much!!!</p>
<p>~ Abby&#8217;s K&#8217;s roommate &lt;3</p>
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And a current of ink for veins.
Her skilled insight and works of art
 
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Impactful Books in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83460/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:04:15 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>REALLY??? Oh man&#8230; Those books&#8230; There&#8217;s just nothing like them. I will never get over those books&#8230;</p>
<p>Her Seventh World Trilogy is the BEST. I adore those books&#8230; Taerith is also stunningly beautiful&#8230; And Lady moon. That book is way too funny. She&#8217;s awesome.</p>
<p>I think a little over halfway through? That book has been one of the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-83460"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83460/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Impactful Books in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83384/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:03:07 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oooh&#8230; That&#8217;s so hard&#8230;</p>
<p>I know The Lord of the Rings is a pretty standard answer for a lot of people, but that one really is up on my list for a million reasons that I won&#8217;t go into a lot or I&#8217;d be writing an essay. Probably a couple ways it really influenced my writing would be showing me how beautiful a story could be while comparing dark and&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-83384"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83384/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic It&#039;s Me... Again :D in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83381/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:48:40 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/anne-of-lothlorien/' rel="nofollow ugc">@anne-of-lothlorien</a></p>
<p>Yes&#8230; That fall was the most magical time of my life actually&#8230; and then ending with the Christmas chatting with that group all the time&#8230; Y&#8217;all were seriously my best friends at that time (with the exception of The Tolkien Friend).</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wingiby-iggiby/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wingiby-iggiby</a> First of all, I LOVE your name!! &lt;3 &lt;3</p>
<p>Second yes. That song is&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-83381"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83381/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic It&#039;s Me... Again :D in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 02:34:40 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>I&#8217;ve missed this place&#8230; I really have&#8230;</p>
<p>And thumbs up to all the Wingfeather fanning!!! &#8216;Nother fan over here who may or may not sing Yurgen&#8217;s Tune every time she goes to the beach.</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic It&#039;s Me... Again :D in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:13:42 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>*Gives you a huge hug because hugs are wonderful things*</p>
<p>It&#8217;s lovely to be back on this site&#8230; brings a lot of nostalgia home&#8230; I haven&#8217;t been active on here in ages!</p>
<p>Ooh!! I&#8217;m reading Pride and Prejudice right now. I&#8217;m loving it&#8230; Mr. Collins&#8230; Oh. My. Soul. XD XD XD</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 22:12:39 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is beautiful&#8230;</p>
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You have always cared for me,
caught my tears,
catered to every color I tried to dye my hair.
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when I dug spaces in the garden,
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				<title>EricaWordsmith joined the group Fantasy Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77194/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:31:50 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71292/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:02:00 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/i-david/' rel="nofollow ugc">@i-david</a></p>
<p>Cool! I&#8217;ve never really done much with Enneagram&#8230; I need to retake the test&#8230;</p>
<p>Sleeping at Last&#8230; Never heard of them. I&#8217;ll check it out!</p>
<p>Keep at it. 100% keep at it if music is your thing!!!!</p>
<p>Thanks! I&#8217;m looking forward to continuing to learn this next semester&#8230;</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71290/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 05:51:01 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>A Four? Not really sure what that means&#8230;</p>
<p>Well if you&#8217;ve got a passion for music, then pursue it!! It&#8217;s extremely rewarding to be able to make music&#8230;</p>
<p>Not at all!</p>
<p>Normal&#8230; Well&#8230; It&#8217;s singing the way that I always had. Literally, just open my mouth and sing. I had a very soft voice actually. I&#8217;m a soprano so I have a pretty high&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-71290"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71290/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71288/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 05:30:44 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Why does that not surprise me (since you&#8217;re an INFP)?</p>
<p>Yes&#8230; a good pianist is so much help&#8230; BUT! I will say if you can learn some basic chord progressions it would probably help you a ton. You can do a lot with simple chords&#8230; And they aren&#8217;t hard.</p>
<p>Good for you!! And same with me&#8230; I&#8217;m learning the classical style&#8230; which&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-71288"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71288/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71286/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 05:09:20 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And just saying, really almost anybody can learn to sing, so don&#8217;t disqualify yourself. 🙂</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71285/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 05:08:31 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>So&#8230; song with a guitar/piano about something an INFP would write about? 😉</p>
<p>Ha ha&#8230; well the part I lack is the instrumental part. I am not a super great composer of ANYTHING but I love singing&#8230;</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 04:55:16 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>That&#8217;s SUPER cool!! What genre do you do? I&#8217;ve dabbled with songwriting&#8230; I&#8217;m a voice major so I&#8217;d love to do something like that someday.</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:45:02 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>*Sighs* It is indeed&#8230;</p>
<p>Nice new signature!! You like songwriting??</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:01:48 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>That song&#8230; Still makes me feel traumatized a little bit from watching the music video. GOOD GRIEF THEY PUT THE DOG DOWN!!!</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:41:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I really enjoyed this&#8230; And agree very strongly. One thin I hate is loving a book, then reading a book that reshapes my reading appetite and going back to read the book I love only to discover where that it has weak spots&#8230;</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2019 04:39:00 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love this&#8230;</p>
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Turning the door handle, one thought guiding my shaking hand:
The least I can do is know it all.
 
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2019 04:09:27 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>This is super random&#8230; but I just fell in love with Happier this week&#8230; It is the Piano Guys fault, but none the less, that is the song I can&#8217;t get out of my head right now. I keep thinking of it as &#8220;your song&#8221; because I know that it was in your signature for a while.</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic The Element of Horror (in sleep he sang to me...) in the forum Themes</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67988/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 18:10:52 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>They so messed up with Raoul&#8217;s hair&#8230; he would have been 100% better had they not made his hair so awful&#8230;</p>
<p>Oh absolutely!! I felt a pity that made me want to hug the Phantom in the movie and slap Christine silly, but in the book&#8230; maybe that was part of the horror is that I felt confused about how I pitied him. It was a loftier&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67988"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67988/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic The Element of Horror (in sleep he sang to me...) in the forum Themes</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 05:33:17 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Oh the music in that film&#8230;</p>
<p>Yes&#8230; quite honestly the Phantom in the film is quite dashing with his mask on&#8230; Even more so than Raoul in my humble opinion.</p>
<p>YES!! I totally agree with that. But I did pity the Phantom&#8230; he just wanted to be loved and admired for who he was, but he never could because of his ugliness. I absolutely&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67857"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67857/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic So... I&#039;m an INTJ with an ENFP Protagonist. in the forum Characters</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 05:12:06 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>*Grins gleefully*</p>
<p>This will be fun&#8230;</p>
<p>DISCLAIMER: I am a hybrid XNFP but I go by ENFP because I have for years and am not as quiet as most INFPs. But I relate to a LOT of INFP stuff.</p>
<p>And this will be long.</p>
<p>Before I begin, the key term that must be remembered is genuine paradox.</p>
<p>Are we as crazy as they come? Yes.</p>
<p>Passionate&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67855"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67855/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith started the topic The Element of Horror (in sleep he sang to me...) in the forum Themes</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:09:48 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>In dreams he came&#8230;</em></p>
<p><em>That voice which calls to me, and speaks my name…</em></p>
<p><em>THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA IS THERE…</em></p>
<p><em>INSIDE MY MIND!!!</em></p>
<p><em>*Phantom of the Opera begins to grind the organ notes in powerful blasts into the ears of all who dare to hear*</em></p>
<p>(<em>Overture</em> is actually pounding the organ chord progression as I write this)</p>
<p>Disclaimer: Before I delve int&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67737"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67737/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Is it okay to write about magic? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 17:38:35 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>I so meant to reply to this… but I kept forgetting when I was at the keyboard. *Facepalms*</p>
<p>ANYWAY!!</p>
<p>Yes, absolutely. I think it is totally fine to have a world that works differently from ours, but just so long as we know that the power isn’t representing how demonic powers work in our own world. I believe there should be an ult&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67230"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67230/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic To Talk of things... in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 17:21:56 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>I totally meant to respond before now&#8230; but&#8230; college&#8230; XD</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a Vocal Performance Major, but I play piano and am learning cello. 🙂</p>
<p>REALLY?? Well&#8230; I&#8217;m only a freshman&#8230; but I can give you my opinion. 🙂 This is an awesome college. There will be things you love, and things you really dislike, but if you come&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67229"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67229/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Is it okay to write about magic? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:03:51 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>I love this topic&#8230; I really love this question.</p>
<p>So magic&#8230; I could say so much about this.</p>
<p>To start off I&#8217;ll give my background with magic and why I think we need to be really careful of it, and then I&#8217;ll explain how I do believe it can be used.</p>
<p>When I was 12 I had an unpleasant experience with a friend who took magic way too&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-66592"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/66592/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic To Talk of things... in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:30:13 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Yes&#8230; Or just very grey and moody&#8230;</p>
<p>Pensacola Christian College. 🙂 I&#8217;m a music major.</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic To Talk of things... in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:08:11 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>I&#8217;m sorry I never responded&#8230; I&#8217;ve been super busy here at college, but I still wanted to respond!</p>
<p>Thank you, and it&#8217;s totally fine! I can be one of those people who has bright highs and low lows. I usually walk around with a smile and a spring in my step, but there are those days&#8230; As all people do. I should really&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-66422"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/66422/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Map Making Websites in the forum Research and Worldbuilding</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:00:04 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Sorry I haven&#8217;t responded&#8230; college&#8230;</p>
<p>But anyway, YES!!! Isn&#8217;t Celtic Woman awesome???</p>
<p>And yes, I love singing in other languages. One of the songs I&#8217;m working on right now for school is Care Selve, which is in Italian. It&#8217;s been a lot of fun to work on.</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Newest But Eventually Older Critique in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 16:58:15 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>*Sighs* I am sorry&#8230; I have multiple tags that I haven&#8217;t responded to, but here I am, I read the poem.</p>
<p>It was lovely! I love the word choices and the way it tells a story. I really love nautical/ocean anything, so this definitely was enjoyable to me. I honestly don&#8217;t know how to critique poetry as I&#8217;m still such a novice pretending&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-66420"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/66420/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Evocative Poetry in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 22:34:13 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Well&#8230; I would agree if I did not already say that I would like to keep my grades up. XD</p>
<p>I work a little on poetry and writing on the weekends and occasionally when a flash of inspiration hits, I will scribble something down during the week.</p>
<p>I am loving college&#8230; I&#8217;m a music major, so I still feel like I&#8217;m at a very long music&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-65582"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/65582/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic To Talk of things... in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 04:20:15 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/w-o-holmes/' rel="nofollow ugc">@w-o-holmes</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/evelyn/' rel="nofollow ugc">@evelyn</a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s another poem I wrote a long time ago&#8230; This one was actually last December when I was awake late one night and pretty much emotionally exhausted so&#8230; It&#8217;s a little depressing.</p>
<p>But go ahead and give critique (which I don&#8217;t know how to do with poetry) if you&#8217;d like!!</p>
<p><strong>When It Hurts to Cry</strong></p>
<p>I lay there quiet,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-65545"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/65545/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Evocative Poetry in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 04:08:04 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Well&#8230; At this point I can&#8217;t commit to anything&#8230; College&#8230; However, I would love to see more of your poetry and in return when I have something I deem worth embarrassing myself over I will post it. I tend to write on really simple things anyway&#8230; Either that or when I feel poetic and emotional trying to help myself sort through&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-65544"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/65544/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 04:05:07 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Wow&#8230; That was really, really cool!!! I really enjoyed it. Very mysterious, and the meaning is super sweet.</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Mental Illness/Disorders In Christian Fiction in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 02:33:25 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>It has been way too long&#8230; And too much time passed between this post and my response&#8230;</p>
<p>But that&#8217;s college&#8230;</p>
<p>Yes I am!! I&#8217;m at a Christian college that is just wonderful, and I am studying music. 🙂</p>
<p>Thank you, dear!! I am too full to eat it&#8230; donuts don&#8217;t make you feel very good&#8230; But I always love a good pizza&#8230;</p>
<p>I would&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-65157"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/65157/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 02:31:07 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/evelyn/' rel="nofollow ugc">@evelyn</a> So sorry it took me this long to respond&#8230;</p>
<p>AWW!!! Thank you so much!!! I&#8217;m working on a couple more poems right now, but as I&#8217;m in college it&#8217;s not happening as much as I&#8217;d like&#8230; However, there is a poetry class I could take sometime&#8230; I&#8217;ve thought about taking it someday&#8230;</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Mental Illness/Disorders In Christian Fiction in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 03:54:03 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>I don&#8217;t think I have the mental energy to spin a rant on this right now&#8230;</p>
<p>But I&#8217;d love pizza and a hedgehug&#8230; I don&#8217;t know I survived my first week of college without one&#8230; &lt;3 &lt;3</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 03:24:41 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>*Smiles very innocently*</p>
<p>It was very much a fun experience, and I&#8217;m glad that you enjoyed the drama. XD</p>
<p>@w-o-homes</p>
<p>Thank you. Y&#8217;all have made me want to take poetry a little more seriously&#8230;</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Prayer Requests in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 03:20:34 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Hey, it&#8217;s totally fine!! I get it completely. I had a three hour shift tonight&#8230; I work ten hours a week right now, but I might push that up if I feel like I can handle that and studying.</p>
<p>Aww&#8230; I think about you guys all the time too&#8230; &lt;3 &lt;3</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 05:01:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/w-o-holmes/' rel="nofollow ugc">@w-o-holmes</a> and <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a></p>
<p>Guys&#8230;. Ya&#8217;ll made my day&#8230; Seriously, I am super reluctant to share my poetry with people at all, so that really made me smile.</p>
<p>Thanks again&#8230; Maybe I will try to keep up with it more&#8230; Because while I don&#8217;t enjoy it as much as prose, I still love it.</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 02:37:22 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Well… Not a lot. I try to an extent, but I’m not good at it at all. I like to try to write songs more than I do poetry, but I’m not very good at that either.</p>
<p>Most of my poems are utter nonsense to help me understand what I’m feeling at the time and would never make any sense to anyone other than myself.</p>
<p>Here’s a couple of my (very,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-64297"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/64297/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 17:16:02 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Thank you so much!! My dear Tolkien Friend and I did a photo shoot this past June. She did such a good job.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 02:46:34 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>You. Are. Impossible.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 02:37:49 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>I would give you my best shot. And fail. And bite the dust.</p>
<p>And then rise as a ghost to haunt you in your worst dreams.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 02:34:26 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*Remembers that <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a> is the martial artist and I am not*</p>
<p>*Curtsies*</p>
<p>Thank you, sir. I shall try to act like the lady I try to be.</p>
<p>*Restrains herself*</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 02:20:50 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TO EVERYBODY ELSE WHO READS THIS!!!</p>
<p>I am not mad at <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a> I&#8217;m having a grand time and am smirking so hard.</p>
<p>*Curtsies*</p>
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				<title>EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Caffeine, Cat Mugs, and How The TTF Ruined Me in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/64167/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 02:17:51 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a></p>
<p>*Blue glare turns up in intensity*</p>
<p>*Thinks of something desperate*</p>
<p>*Clears throat and stands up tall*</p>
<p>Stop being so snarky BUDD-Y period exclamation mark.!</p>
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