The Syndicate

thellama73 wrote:

sabie12 wrote:Alright sounds good. So is this an online thing only or is it a publication?

It is printed on 100 signed and numbered vellum copies and distributed to a select few members of secret societies across Finland and Scandinavia.

I was considerirng a printed version at one point butt there would have been so many pages in each issue that I would have had to do an actual glue binding as opposed to using a stapler and i wouldn't have trusted my glue(ing skills) enough to sell it and no one would have bouhght it anyway.

also the right knid of recycled paper is rly expesnennive in finanllnd. :'(

sabie12 wrote:Okay poem was sent. Hope you like it!

Humanity-
Filled with evil-
It hides behind its lies
A mask for Everyone

Good, Bad choices we make
Changing who we are
Every smile is Fake
Nothing is Real

Cruelty-Innocence
The line is hidden-
Right-Wrong
No difference

No one is exempt-
It lies within us all
No matter how bright the Day
Night will always fall

it'll be in the upcomng issue k

Who/what do you want me to put as the author? Some of us are too embarrassed to use their real name and resort to various pseudonyms instead.

I disagree with every single line of that poem. :P

Vompatti wrote:

sabie12 wrote:Okay poem was sent. Hope you like it!

Humanity-
Filled with evil-
It hides behind its lies
A mask for Everyone

Good, Bad choices we make
Changing who we are
Every smile is Fake
Nothing is Real

Cruelty-Innocence
The line is hidden-
Right-Wrong
No difference

No one is exempt-
It lies within us all
No matter how bright the Day
Night will always fall

it'll be in the upcomng issue k

Who/what do you want me to put as the author? Some of us are too embarrassed to use their real name and resort to various pseudonyms instead.

Oh Right well you can just say Sabrina if that's okay?

sabie12 wrote:

Vompatti wrote:

sabie12 wrote:Okay poem was sent. Hope you like it!

Humanity-
Filled with evil-
It hides behind its lies
A mask for Everyone

Good, Bad choices we make
Changing who we are
Every smile is Fake
Nothing is Real

Cruelty-Innocence
The line is hidden-
Right-Wrong
No difference

No one is exempt-
It lies within us all
No matter how bright the Day
Night will always fall

it'll be in the upcomng issue k

Who/what do you want me to put as the author? Some of us are too embarrassed to use their real name and resort to various pseudonyms instead.

Oh Right well you can just say Sabrina if that's okay?

it is k

I should submit a poem entitled "4:33"

Two hundred and seventy-three lines of stray marks and coffee stains.

you'd have to submit it in .jpg or .png

Vomps, I found your mentor. Norm Ture

thellama73 wrote:I disagree with every single line of that poem. :P

How about every other line? You don't agree with Humanity? The last two lines in particular seem pretty spot on if you know what I mean.

I like your poem Sabie.

I agree with maybe 5-7 of the lines, particularly the last two.

For some background... I wrote it while I was in AP English so at the time we were talking a lot about the duality of human nature and the inherent evil in all men and themes such as that in literature. (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein) So that is where my poem stems from. Also, in a way I perceive it as how we all put on different faces when we are with different groups or in different settings. I talk differently here than I would with my co-workers or my clients for instance. Me at work is different than the me at home which is different than the me with my friends.

Also I don't know how to put it in a .jpg file? I'm an idiot when it comes to that kind of stuff sometimes.

^ You don't, .jpgs are for Epi's potential coffee stains and other non-text submissions only.

Example of an acceptable non-text submission

Also, if anyone knows anyone who might write something, there's still room in this issue and I'm a slightly nervous horse about how long it'll take for it to be finnished.

Ohhhhhhhh haha I thought you were talking to me. Sorry

this issue finished k http://nervoushorse.com/2014-3/index.htm

Vompatti wrote:this issue finished k http://nervoushorse.com/2014-3/index.htm

Thanks! I'm gonna read some of that this afternoon.

The piece I wrote for it is really good.

I think there were hacks back in the day, and then there was Oscar Wilde; he was an artist. There are less artists today than there used to be, I agree. But there are still enough to give us hope.

It was a good piece. Really.

thellama73 wrote:The piece I wrote for it is really good.

I agree with your conclusion, but would make a clarifying observation: Popular fiction has become what it has because even the people who are "into" reading have less patience than people before had. As our vehicles for storytelling become more reliant on other senses (like radio, television, video games), people will be less tolerant of more challenging and detailed passages. These technical developments have eroded people's ability to pay attention and become invested in something that delays gratification.

I'm not taking the tone of judgment when I write this either; I told Herman Melville to go fuck himself by page 150 of Moby Dick.

Epignosis wrote:I'm not taking the tone of judgment when I write this either; I told Herman Melville to go fuck himself by page 150 of Moby Dick.

I tried reading Moby Dick in middle school and made it to the chapter that goes on and on describing whales when I decided to quit. It was the only time I failed the test thingy we had to take after reading a book.

A Person wrote:

Epignosis wrote:I'm not taking the tone of judgment when I write this either; I told Herman Melville to go fuck himself by page 150 of Moby Dick.

I tried reading Moby Dick in middle school and made it to the chapter that goes on and on describing whales when I decided to quit. It was the only time I failed the test thingy we had to take after reading a book.

You're thinking of every chapter.

But seriously, I love Moby Dick.

i'm bumping this beacuse i'm a slightly nervous horse about the limited amount of texts i've received for the next issue. please tell your freinds and neighbours about neveourhorrrse! you may also leave free-form hand-written ads on the bulletin board of your local grossery store if you so desire.

New issue.

Also t-shirts.

Vompatti wrote:New issue.

Also t-shirts.

That Mongoose piece. Damn.

Vompatti wrote:New issue.

Also t-shirts.

The t-shirts happened!

Epignosis wrote:

Vompatti wrote:New issue.

Also t-shirts.

That Mongoose piece. Damn.

¡Ay, caramba!

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Vompatti wrote:New issue.

Also t-shirts.

The t-shirts happened!

I can't afford one myself right now and don't know how the print quality is so you're buying at your own risk.

Vompatti wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Vompatti wrote:New issue.

Also t-shirts.

The t-shirts happened!

I can't afford one myself right now and don't know how the print quality is so you're buying at your own risk.

Perhaps I can share with you the results of the first wash?

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Vompatti wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Vompatti wrote:New issue.

Also t-shirts.

The t-shirts happened!

I can't afford one myself right now and don't know how the print quality is so you're buying at your own risk.

Perhaps I can share with you the results of the first wash?

I wouldn't mind that if you know what I mean.

Bump! New issue is scheduled for June 31st.

Awesome, I wouldn't mind leaving a free form ad at my grocery store,if you know what I mean.

You would have my eternal gratitude if you did.

This issue is finished, now is your chance to write for the next one!

New issue probably around tomorrow k

I have a short story that I can throw in. Is 1375 words too long for something like this?

^ To anyone else wondering, no.

How about 1376 words?

Any finite number of words is acceptable.