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issue 138: February 2010 'defeat' by Justin

There is a dogma in the present word that the term 'adult' means porn and profanity. I disagree. My thinking is that the term adult should refer to a mindset that is more mature and able to grasp ideas that are larger than itself. I do not recall the source but I have read that the mark of a great mind is the ability to hold and examine an idea without accepting it. It has always been my thinking that my limited time should be spent exploring ideas.

It is supposed to be an open secret that there is junk on the internet. Can we please add a little less to that junk? Pariah online magazine should be a portal for thinking that lies outside of the mainstream. Mainstream now means anything that the 'hippies' took drugs to accept and then mandated that we be taught as a new truth. What point is there in writing another incomprehensible tirade against thibngs that we no longer remember? Let your mind go for a walk and write about the adventures that it takes you on.

There are times when a word or two of profainity are necessary. Profanity itself loses meaning if those times come any more often than absolutely necessary. Writing is most effective when you draw pictures for your audience in terms that you share with your reader. The writer is not the story. Do not become a distraction to what you are writing.

I recall Rod Serling writing about how hard it was to write hard-hitting, gripping drama when you are periodically interrupted by dancing bunnies singing about toilet paper. Artists coined the term obscinity to refer to acts that should take place 'out of scene' in order to keep them from getting in the way of the story being portrayed. Pushing boundaries is perfect for a hack who cannot make it on quality. The first time a story is written, it may survive on novelty but it has to be well written the second time. If it had been well written the first time, then it would have longevity and novelty.

Pariah Online Magazine was always meant to be a place where new writers could practice their craft. Right now, it is all that I can offer you. The commenting feature had to be eliminated to do away with the spam problem and nobody uses the mailing list. Feel free to post on the Secrets of the Universe message board which I have permission to direct you to. Let the community help you to write better and do not settle for a shock addiction.

--Robert 'Admiral' Coeyman



The Angels that you Forget.

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Admiral Coeyman

 

Do you know how much of a difference you make in the world just by being there?


 







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In the Author's Words, I have a fantastical tale from the perspective of a bug.


 



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One call effects two lives in ways that cannot be undone.


 



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A teacher's final lesson in life.


 



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In My Leisure

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Ariadne

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What secret lies in the reclusive angel's stone fortress?




In the past year, I was invited to work on two Linux programming books for Sams Publishing. My task was to check the technical details of some of the chapters in these books and correct mistakes I found. The first of these is a general programming book which covers all the basic things that a beginning Linux C programmer needs to know. You can purchase this book here:

"Linux Programming Unleashed."





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What single event would it take to drive you insane?



Mariah's Year

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Admiral Coeyman

 

A year's friendship defines two lives.



Stop!

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Joel "Cop" Furches.

 

A bit of free verse commenting on Man's vision or lack thereof.



Eve of Salvation.

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Joel "Cop" Furches.

 

A familiar historical event with a different ending.




Estrangua

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Joel "Cop" Furches.

 

A play, both Biblical in proportion and in age.









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