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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
Vera and Planet Head is my favorite ongoing saga. (along with the ongoing saga of hugo and lefty, of course. and the ongoing saga of vera and harv.)
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You all read a lot so it makes sense that you can all write, too, and probably pretty well. Even if it's not great literature, there's a lot of stuff that's been written and posted at MR that I've really enjoyed. Most of it is just a few lines, which is a lot easier to manage than 50,000 words. Here's a sampling:
Various "Vera" episodes by several members in the "E-reader devices, naming" thread in posts 92, 98, 111, 126, 133, 141, 144, 219, 224:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20697
There are several juicy bits in the "If you were an Author" thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29746
Then there's our resident author Steve Jordan's "6 of One" story:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27045
Dr. Drib's "Dear Dr. Bad Advice":
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29068
LazyScott's tear in a "Friday" thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30039
The Colonel Biggles thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27997
The "User Poetry" thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22097
And many tidbits are in the "Scribblings" thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23890
I'm sure I'm missing a lot. If you know of more, please point them out. Dale has kindly provided a space to compile these in the Wiki:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Poems_at_MobileRead