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~JLeonard:iconJLeonard:

John Leonard  

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  • Deviant since Jan 16, 2006, 1:54 PM
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The Lost Letter

Tree murdering poets have frightened us  with monolithic heaving-brain epics  lacking plots and  opaque, infinitesimal word-gatherings  without titles.  In a dream once,  a poet figured it out.  "All poetry  boils down to the Greek letter  between Lambda and Mu!" he crowed  into the sky and shouted  at rocks.  He only wrote one more poem:  The Truly Lost Poem, forgotten by the saints  who burned it, forbidding its use.  We will never see this alphabetic mid-point,  and it's a good thing, too.  The middle letter  had expectations heaped on it; always  sounding like a fo

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Assholefloating-point eyes  tally this game played  
as if it were living  there's always an accident  and you victim so well   
another excuse  for the ants that crawl  around under your skin   
you neglect  you owe  you pray  you can't live without her   
you neglect  you owe  you pray  you can't live with yourself   
you neglect  owe  pray  someone is listening somewhere   
because this shit is real  life  he tends to be angry  for what happened to them   
but they don't know  
how to see it Asshole
in Open on 4/4/07
Death Nettle
in Flowers & Plants on 3/24/07
Sunset Over Fountains 1
in Sky on 3/24/07
Sunset Over Fountains 2
in Sky on 3/24/07
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What You Talkin Bout, Cthulhu?
by *salshep
Andraste - Birthday
by *poae
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Listen here, Fuckers

Journal Entry: Thu Nov 8, 2007, 9:21 AM
What the fucking hell is this retarded shit with all the spam notes?

I deal with enough spam on my legitimate email accounts. I should not have to here.

Did I mention that this is really fucking retarded??



Oh, and I think I'm at somewhere around 12K words into that novel now. Moving along well. I had teh tired last night and didn't write after work. Today should be different.

-J

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  • Mood: Grouchy
  • Listening to: "So goth I'm dead"
  • Reading: Mail.Dat specifications
  • Watching: over my shoulder
  • Playing: Civ IV
  • Eating: Burgers and fries
  • Drinking: always sounds like a good idea.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: I was born 7 weeks after Neil made his "small step".
  • Current Residence: Dallas(ish), TX
  • Interests: Cosmology, Beer, Sex... Human watching
  • Favourite movie: Too many to list...
  • Favourite band or musician: What genre?
  • Favourite genre of music: Classic Jazz/Alt Rock
  • Favourite artist: Bobo!! (he knows who he is, and if he's on here, he needs to message me, same goes for Clint, too)
  • Favourite poet or writer: Assimov / Yevtushenko
  • Skin of choice: Mine, of course... the one I was born in. ;) (yes, I'm a smartass)
  • Favourite cartoon character: Pink Panther (motion) or Butch R. Mann (strip)
  • Personal Quote: Stay out of my hair and I'll refrain from shaving your head and tatooing obscenities on it.
  • Tools of the Trade: Pen and paper, baby... some of my best poems began their lives on bar napkins.

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~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Apr 23, 2008, 3:00:47 PM
I'd blame the cook, but she seems to have gone missing along with the mizzenmast.

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
~critmass:iconcritmass: Apr 21, 2008, 7:45:45 AM
JL ya olde salty dawg

who in the hell put the halibut on the poop deck?

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down drain. no pork- images of oval track you fell.
~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Oct 29, 2007, 10:10:16 AM
Thanks! :) I've been terribly "out of it" this year.

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
~clairefun:iconclairefun: Sep 14, 2007, 5:22:21 AM
Happy birthday! :p

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I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm doing it with a smile.
~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Mar 29, 2007, 5:01:59 AM
No problem. I really liked the other Cthulhu drawing as well -- they're both excellent.

As someone pointed out -- a side of you we don't often see here. :)

-J

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
*salshep:iconsalshep: Mar 26, 2007, 7:28:28 AM
Thanks so much for faving 'What You Talkin Bout Cthulhu, I really appreciate it! :)

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Writing.:bulletblue: Art.
=allenjmiller:iconallenjmiller: Mar 21, 2007, 5:53:36 PM
i know how that is.

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Allen J Miller, Photographer.
Albuquerque, NM, USA

We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives.
~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Mar 21, 2007, 5:13:28 PM
Well, around where I grew up, it was easy. Just grab the camera and pick a spot. Don't have any "spots" around here yet. Gotta go find 'em. :)

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
=allenjmiller:iconallenjmiller: Mar 21, 2007, 3:11:13 PM
thanks man. i appreciate the props. i think everyone should get out more since the world is such a beauautiful place. there will be more and maybe even a couple more of our mutual friend ;-)

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Allen J Miller, Photographer.
Albuquerque, NM, USA

We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives.
~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Mar 21, 2007, 7:52:43 AM
No problem. I like a lot of what you've got in your gallery -- reminds me I need to get out and explore more.

-J

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
=allenjmiller:iconallenjmiller: Mar 20, 2007, 1:55:16 PM
thanks for the fave john.

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Allen J Miller, Photographer.
Albuquerque, NM, USA

We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives.
~coolweirdo:iconcoolweirdo: Mar 20, 2007, 11:09:52 AM
lol.
nice.

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"Il mio destino scelgo
Se riesco a resistere"
~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Mar 18, 2007, 8:04:39 PM
I call it the assvatar. Need I explain further? ;)

-J

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
~coolweirdo:iconcoolweirdo: Mar 18, 2007, 7:04:28 PM
Hi. I like your avatar, but why a donkey?

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"Il mio destino scelgo
Se riesco a resistere"
~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Mar 9, 2007, 3:24:15 PM
Mmmm. Minty.

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
~critmass:iconcritmass: Mar 8, 2007, 3:48:57 PM
promastication maybe, but dude, the other requires talent

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down drain. no pork- images of oval track you fell.
~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Mar 8, 2007, 11:41:33 AM
I'm working on my master's degree in procrastination. ;)

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
~critmass:iconcritmass: Mar 7, 2007, 11:15:26 AM
hey puffball, whatsup

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down drain. no pork- images of oval track you fell.
*SRSmith:iconSRSmith: Dec 30, 2006, 10:14:36 PM
Hope you're having an excellent holiday, and here's to a fantastic New Year for all of us!

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Electric is the mind of The Caffeinated Man
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365Tomorrows - A new piece of short speculative fiction each day
Support dA Writers who have the balls to publish
~bluetogray:iconbluetogray: Nov 22, 2006, 9:31:29 PM
thanks for the add
~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Sep 14, 2006, 10:51:59 AM
I was shocked to find it wasn't already in my favorites. :)

-J

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
*SRSmith:iconSRSmith: Sep 13, 2006, 8:34:48 PM
Hey there - thanks for the :+fav: on Water of Life

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Electric is the mind of The Caffeinated Man
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365Tomorrows - A new piece of short speculative fiction each day
Support dA Writers who have the balls to publish
*salshep:iconsalshep: Jul 9, 2006, 7:04:41 AM
Really enjoyed reading your work. Hope you'll keep posting it!!

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Writing.:bulletblue: Art.
~JLeonard:iconJLeonard: Apr 7, 2006, 7:05:44 PM
Oh, thanks. I just saw something that I liked and wanted to keep an eye on. :) There's a lot to like about what you're doing. :D

-J

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"In an infinite universe all things are possible, but I swear I didn't sleep with your sister, and if I did, I didn't know she was your sister at the time."
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