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Member Since	10/22/2007
Last Online	08/27/2008
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Website/Blog:

www.myspace.com/onyxdragonfilms

About Myself:

Well, I'm not a big fan of writing about myself. Nonetheless, here goes... I work full-time at the University of Missouri-Rolla as a Video Production Specialist in relation to Distance Education. When I'm not doing that I'm working with our independent production company (Onyx Dragon Productions, LLC). We've filmed many short films, worked on a few TV shows, filmed one full-length film (which is still in post production) and working on my first full-length, filmed a few weddings, commercials, worked with SIDEKICK Sketch Comedy of The Skinny Improv of Springfield, Missouri and many, many other projects.

When I'm not doing those types of things, I'm usually working with church matters and when I'm not doing that I'm usually relaxing... or writing.

Writing is one of my fondest passions. Though I think I have developed better into a script writer (rather than a short story or novel writer), short stories is where I started and I still enjoy them so.

Keep up the good works, peeps.

UPDATES-- (8-12-08)
1. Just uploaded chapter 2 of "The Rolling Stone & Wicked Annabelle." Still have the itch, probably going to finish chapter 3 soon. Chapter 3 will introduce Teen Wolf... stay tuned. (that sounds soo absurd)

2. I am currently working on Chapter 2 of "The Fall of Babylon." Almost got it wrapped up, the chapter not the story.

3. Working on a prequel of "Exit to Nowhere" entitled "Entrance to Somewhere."

4. Obsessing over "Obsession."

Stories

Published Short Stories

Date	Title	Category	Hits
Aug 11, 2008	The Rolling Stone & Wicked Annabelle, Chapter 2	Mystery	68
Aug 7, 2008	You, as I see It, Chapter 3	Miscellaneous Stories	56
Aug 6, 2008	Obsession, Chapter 1	Mystery	84
Aug 4, 2008	You as I see It, Chapter 2	Miscellaneous Stories	65
Jul 1, 2008	You, as I see It, Chapter 1	Miscellaneous Stories	114
Jun 23, 2008	An Agent's Thang	Mystery	104
Jun 23, 2008	The Westerner	Adventure	88
Jun 18, 2008	The Fall of Babylon, Chapter 1	Mystery	125
Jun 16, 2008	Deliverance	Mystery	98
Jun 12, 2008	Will Work for Story, Chapter 1	Mystery	93
Jun 11, 2008	Inbox 2	Horror	96
Jun 11, 2008	Inbox	Horror	95
Jun 10, 2008	Parapraxis	Horror	241
May 22, 2008	The Rolling Stone & Wicked Annabelle, Chapter 1	Mystery	190
May 19, 2008	Money - Town without Pity	Mystery	195
May 5, 2008	She Don't Want To	Poetry	145
May 1, 2008	Put the Lime in the Coconut	Miscellaneous Stories	137
Apr 17, 2008	The Night Jaymie was Exorcised	Humor	163
Apr 16, 2008	An Agent's Song	Mystery	171
Mar 20, 2008	Screaming Banshees	Horror	191

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Comments

Title article: Bodies of Evidence - Chapter 2
Date: 2008-08-07 09:35:36

Excellent.
I really like how this story is going. Like the directions you're taking.

Poor Preston. Just fyi, there were a couple of typos, no biggies. I have 'em, too. Just fyi.

I shall continue to read this mystery. I'm enjoying it very much. The movement of the story reminds me of "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiel Hammett, if you've ever read that one. Good read. Laters.

Title article: Bodies of Evidence - Chapter 1
Date: 2008-08-07 09:21:56

By the by
I meant to mention this before, but forgot. A little constructive criticism, I like how you used abbreviations like "DP" and so on, but even for me who studies a lot of cases and watches a lot of crime docs, I still found myself wondering what someone was from time to time. I appreciate the feel of it in dialogue, because it shows realism people would most likely abbreviate. It's a job. They do it every day, like where I work I'm called a VPS which is short for Video Production Specialist. I think you could have accomplished this by "spelling it out" in the narration. I think there was one time, too where you started a sentence with an abbreviation like this which is improper grammar, if my memory serves me right. Not that it matters too much, just something I noticed that confused me a little. Not to take away from what I said earlier, I really like it and you're writing is superb. Sorry, no offense, I hope. :)

Title article: Negated Sanctuary
Date: 2008-08-06 12:03:09

Holy dumplings, Batman!
This is poem reminds me of wonderful, older English poems. Excellently crafted. I want to laugh at myself, because I read it--but I don't know what in the world I just read. Me thinks I need to go back and read it over and over to figure out exactly is going on.

The language was beautiful. Nice usage of the English language. Whew... well, well done. Whew...

Title article: Sifted Grain
Date: 2008-08-06 11:54:33

Once again
Excellent execution of flow and words. You are very poetic and achieve vivid images. Keep up the fantastic work. I shall continue to read on.

Title article: Racism has a Color
Date: 2008-08-06 11:04:55

Good thougts
I don't know that I could find myself paying much attention to the "critique" of the poem itself. Since it's a personal statement on something ethical, I think I'll just focus on your thoughts. And they are appreciated. Racism will never cease to amaze me, to a degree. To think you could hate someone simply because of their skin tone baffles me. It's an oddity. And quite ridiculous. Grow up, people.

Yikes... I need to stop.

Title article: Traces of Cabernet
Date: 2008-08-06 10:57:20

Nicely done
The flow is what made it work for me. It had a great flow. Well, that and the wording was really nice. I especially liked "dreamy afterthoughts" and "darkening vagueness."

And I must say, it's always hard requesting/finding something that once was and now is not. That "favored past." It's always so hard to return to something when events have taken those involved in many directions and far from the original path. A sincere request, indeed, but a hard one to manage. I find it takes two. Excellent work, Anna.

Title article: Jigsaw Poem
Date: 2008-08-06 10:38:56

Missed this
Not sure how I missed this one, but I'm so glad Ams answered it. I don't think I ever would have got it on my own. Nicely done, Dirk.

Keep it up, you're good at these rhymes---yo.

Title article: Death (thought I'd have a go)
Date: 2008-08-06 10:32:50

Now you done it
Excellently written, Dirk. But, now I fear I'm going to be pondering this one over and over. Thanks a lot. Just what I needed. Something else to distract me from my job. Ah, well.

I really enjoy the poem. Appreciate the thoughts, even if it will have my brain going for a while now. :)

"I don't mind. No, I... I don't mind."

Title article: Wiggedy Wack
Date: 2008-08-06 10:11:07

Yo, what up home skillet?
This was a very amusing work. Thanks Dirk... and yes, the KFC line was great.

I took it as satire and not anything racist or serious rap... yo.

But then again, I often make fun of my own whiteness in this regard (not that I want to be anything other than what I am), but maybe my having done this type of humor before made it easier to read and get.

What's there to say? Dirk, you always right good stuff. And it was nice to get some Aussie references.

That said, we don't need no body coming up in Dirk's hood and getting all up in biznatch. Let the boy be. :)

Title article: Bodies of Evidence - Chapter 1
Date: 2008-08-06 09:56:14

Very nice
This is a very good beginning to what seems to be an interesting mystery.

I'm going to have to keep following this story, sorry it took me so long to get to it. I've seen the title here and there, and it's always intrigued me but I am just now getting to it.

It was a little odd, coincidentally I have a detective character named David SPENCER and another female detective named Mercedes MASTERSON that I write. It was odd seeing those two names pop up in a story not written by me, especially since your Peter Spencer was a detective. Anyway... it just struck me as ironic.

That said, good stuff.

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Morgen Holborn (Captain Morgen)	Created On: 08/06/2008 10:37:04 Oh wow! that is soo awesome congrats to you and your wife! Yeah, I wrote those stories a long while ago. I'm going to clean them up and maybe post them again. Since I'm learning new skills all the time, my old writing seems terrible to me when I look back on it. I guess thats just the way it works, though
Morgen Holborn (Captain Morgen)	Created On: 08/06/2008 01:28:03 I still saved them in my portfolio they just aren't on the site anymore
Morgen Holborn (Captain Morgen)	Created On: 05/17/2008 11:43:25 Hey! I posted my story...now where is yours?