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PhilOchsLives
12-20-2007, 10:34 PM
I was born in southern Georgia. I lived the first twenty years of my life completely in that state. It's packed with religious fundies and all manner of the insanities that go along with that fact.

I've been an atheist since the age of eight, when I realized that you had to kiss god's ass to get into heaven.:hand: In that instant, I knew it was all a pack of stinking lies. I've never looked back.:thumbsup:

I still live in the Bible Belt--North Carolina--which is equally as insane as Georgia in that respect.:bird: There are just as many nutbag religionists here as anywhere else in the South.

I'm a letter carrier for the USPS, and I'm also a writer, with more than fifty published short stories, hundreds of pages of comic book scripts (I even wrote briefly for Marvel Comics back in the early 90s), one novel, and I've edited one major horror anthology. You can check out my website at:

www.jamesrobertsmith.net (http://www.jamesrobertsmith.net)

or my blog at:

http://tilthelasthemlockdies.blogspot.com/
Desillusioned
12-20-2007, 11:13 PM
I was born in southern Georgia. I lived the first twenty years of my life completely in that state. It's packed with religious fundies and all manner of the insanities that go along with that fact.

I've been an atheist since the age of eight, when I realized that you had to kiss god's ass to get into heaven.:hand: In that instant, I knew it was all a pack of stinking lies. I've never looked back.:thumbsup:

I still live in the Bible Belt--North Carolina--which is equally as insane as Georgia in that respect.:bird: There are just as many nutbag religionists here as anywhere else in the South.

I'm a letter carrier for the USPS, and I'm also a writer, with more than fifty published short stories, hundreds of pages of comic book scripts (I even wrote briefly for Marvel Comics back in the early 90s), one novel, and I've edited one major horror anthology. You can check out my website at:

www.jamesrobertsmith.net (http://www.jamesrobertsmith.net)

or my blog at:

http://tilthelasthemlockdies.blogspot.com/

Welcome to the Raving Atheist forums! I hope you enjoy your stay here. I live in Texas myself, and it freaking sucks :(. But you sadly get used to the nutbags.
Rat Bastard
12-20-2007, 11:30 PM
Welcome, did you lurk for awhile first?
Choobus
12-21-2007, 12:07 AM
at least the spam is geting more nteresting...
PhilOchsLives
12-21-2007, 12:07 AM
Welcome, did you lurk for awhile first?

Nope. Found the site and jumped right in.
PhilOchsLives
12-21-2007, 12:08 AM
Welcome to the Raving Atheist forums! I hope you enjoy your stay here. I live in Texas myself, and it freaking sucks :(. But you sadly get used to the nutbags.

Thanks! It's not so bad if you try to tune it out.
nkb
12-21-2007, 02:28 AM
Welcome Phil!

One of our esteemed members (Anthony Fuchs) lives in NC. No idea how close he is to Charlotte though.
Professor Chaos
12-21-2007, 10:08 AM
Welcome Phil!
mmfwmc
12-21-2007, 10:10 AM
Welcome Phil!

Hey dude, interesting looking book. Is it selling well?
Professor Chaos
12-21-2007, 10:11 AM
?
mmfwmc
12-21-2007, 10:48 AM
It's on his site. Something about finding prehistoric intelligent non-human beings. Looks strange.
Professor Chaos
12-21-2007, 10:50 AM
Oh. Ok. Just wondering why you were telling me that...

:whistle:
Rocketman the Sequel
12-21-2007, 11:03 AM
Welcome Phil--

Congratulations on the book--but I wouldn't go bragging about working for Marvel comics in the 90's --shudder....
mmfwmc
12-21-2007, 11:21 AM
Oh. Ok. Just wondering why you were telling me that...

:whistle:
I meant to reply, not quote. Whoops. How's your book going?:P
Professor Chaos
12-21-2007, 11:24 AM
My book's going great. I just need to want to write a book, come up with an idea, write the book, name it, and get it published. Then I'll be done.
mmfwmc
12-21-2007, 11:56 AM
Then you're at about the same stage as me. I was going to write a book about how I'm a chronic procrastinator, but well, you can guess.
clambake
12-21-2007, 12:45 PM
Ha! I'm way ahead of you guys, because I actually want to write a book.:P
Sternwallow
12-21-2007, 02:17 PM
My book's going great. I just need to want to write a book, come up with an idea, write the book, name it, and get it published. Then I'll be done.
Have you asked for an advance yet? That is usually considered the midpoint of the development process.
:D
PhilOchsLives
12-21-2007, 05:55 PM
Hey dude, interesting looking book. Is it selling well?

It did okay. I sold the movie rights to it recently.
PhilOchsLives
12-21-2007, 05:56 PM
Welcome Phil--

Congratulations on the book--but I wouldn't go bragging about working for Marvel comics in the 90's --shudder....

Heh heh. I only wrote for one book for them--CLIVE BARKER'S HELLRAISER. Horror title.
Gnosital
12-22-2007, 01:28 AM
My book's going great. I just need to want to write a book, come up with an idea, write the book, name it, and get it published. Then I'll be done.


PC, you is a funny funny man! :D
mmfwmc
12-22-2007, 07:11 AM
Ha! I'm way ahead of you guys, because I actually want to write a book.:P

Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
- Flannery O'Conner:D:D:D