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Hi there welcome to our somewhat deserted playground. I'm the girl who likes to hang upside-down on the monkey bars and yell obscene things at the others.

Hey James, what's up? What are you like?

James. These women, oh these women.

Hi James. Welcome.

Jaz, do you have Tourette's? )

You know what that means don't chya? Jaz hangs upside down. You see her. Of course you do. She is the pretty one, hangin' upside down. Mindin' her own upside-down business. Her brain is filling up with her own blood. She is laughing. Not at your shitty joke, but at her own blood-filled mind.

The thing is, she forgot her t-shirt wasn't tucked in. Well, at least not tight enough to keep it from falling toward where it wanted to fall. Earth.

Jaz is upside-down. Swinging. Slow. Her shirt is not connected to her mind, or maybe it is. It decides to show her boobs. Or maybe her boobs decide to show themselves. Or, in all likelihood, Jaz knows exactly what she is doing. Swinging.

I'm a hanging swinger and I don't have tourettes but I say I do

Hey - yes it seems a little deserted around here. What am I like? I am still figuring that out. :(>I am skinny, I know that. And my favorite band is Emancipator. Give me some questions and I'll answer them because I feel like I'm giving vague answers.

What are you like?

What are your topics of interest?what do you look for in a book?and are those the same qualities you look for in your closest relationships?

Do you like spinning?(getting dizzy)
Do you like looking for things?
Building things? Destroying things?
Do you like climbing or falling?

I think that's it for now

I avoid spinning. I feel life does enough of that for me. In books, I like to read books that I think make social commentary, that tell about life and the messed up world we live in, particularly from the point of view of people 18-30ish. I don't think there is enough lit out there about "my generation." My fav authors are Orwell, Hubert Selby Jr., that kinda thing. I love beer - like craft beer, but I can't afford it. I can't build things. I'm not sure what to look for but I feel like I'm always on the move and wanting what's around the corner. I'm scared of heights. I guess I play it safe! Man, I am just going through all of these. I look for honesty and loyalty in my relationships and I look for fun, funny, but not necessarily funny looking.

Your turn!

Did you self-pub Discontents?

Hi Birch. I have not read your book, but I put random chapters of it through the I Write Like machine.

Chapters 1-2 started off pretty predictably

But then chapter 4 was a bit more

And quite the twist happened around chapters 6-7

I've come to the conclusion that the website is less than reliable.

Whoah, I gotta try that "Write Like" thing. It's probably gonna hurt my feelings, though...

Oh, and howdy, James Wallace Birch. I look forward to reading your controversial book!

I am definitely gonna check out Emancipator now that the internet told me that it's ambient, instrumental hip-hop, lounge, american, electronica.

I'm a pretty average person, kind and curious.

How old are you? Where did you grow up? Do you have siblings? Which of your parents do you resemble most (appearance/character)?

Woah - lots of questions coming my way. First off, thanks to all who have welcomed me! You are a very kind bunch! I will try and answer all the questions from everyone.

I did self-publish discontents (It is only in ebook format - but I think a lot of people are reading in ebook whether they have a device or just on their PC). You can read about it if you're interested (discontentsbook.com) - it is a story about a friend of mine who disappeared. So you could say I published it for him. I didn't know that there was such a site that 'analyzes a writing style' - that's pretty awesome! I don't know some of those authors so I can't say if the writing is like some of them or not. I suppose it might be like ol' Chucky. I guess the reader can decide that! But thanks for your interest and if anyone does read it, I hope you enjoy it!

I look more like my Mom than my Dad. I guess I look sort of like a cross between my Mom's Dad and the skinny kid at the bus stop. I don't do merry go rounds - I feel like I get sick on them. I do like roller coasters. Emancipator is awesome - but yeah, it is certainly a genre of music. I like to play it in the background when I'm writing or just hanging out. There isn't any signing really so its more background type of mood music!

Ok. I hope I answered the questions. if not, please lemme know and I'll get any I missed. Going to eat some fajitas now and think about the merry go round thing.

What is there to think about?

hahahhahah! I don't know. General anxieties I suppose. That one doesn't look intimidating. I thought you all were talking about those scary things with the fake horses. Have you looked into the eyes of those horses? soulless.

hola james

Atomos - hey, how goes it?! Portland is an amazing city. You all got some of the best breweries in the country.

And more beerguts per capita than any other city.

Hahah - perhaps. But a lot of bike riders there so maybe not!