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about me

******updates********

song recommendation of the month:
david by nellie mckay

i like to rotate my picks to support many inkpoppers (especially the poets!) but here are my top picks of all time:

"where the doves fly" - weronikajanczuk
"stumbling underground" - strive.neveryield
"strung along" - weplayedpirates
"the book of days" - poetofnowords

i am a kindasorta editor. let me know if you need help.

edited:
"the bride and her prince"
"whispers of the shadowknight" - gabriela v
"just lies" - ashlovesmusic66

editing:
"hearts" - temperance
"confessions" - dutchesscourtney

wait-list:
"enhanced" - leauna
water jenny
bananabootz

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i should get my family to write this. they seem to have a lot of opinions about me.

anyway, i am heidi, aka mad countess (blame drama class, grade 8) and i am a lover and devourer of books (no seriously, i used to munch on book pages as i read--the older the saltier).

likes: chocolate, little kids and the things they say, music
dislikes: cliches, keyboards that don't have a key for accent marks, fake accents (can you see how my mind works?)

i appreciate both positive and negative feedback. even if it makes me cry.

i usually write short stories and poems, but i just started writing a novel (so excited about where the ideas are going!) that i will submit soon after the christmas holidays--look for it!

people whose work inspires me: jane austen, regina spektor, megan mccafferty

my websites

my favorites

books

  • Northanger Abbey
  • Brave New World
  • Emily of New Moon
  • The Witches
  • Georgia Nicholson Diaries
  • Girl With a Pearl Earring
  • Poison Study
  • Bloody Jack
  • The Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose
  • Ender's Game

music

  • Regina Spektor
  • Bach
  • Beethoven
  • Chopin
  • Muse
  • The Three Tenors
  • Lady Gaga
  • MGMT
  • The Bravery

film

  • The Miracle Worker
  • Jane Eyre
  • Captains Courageous
  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • Forrest Gump
  • Serenity
  • 10 Things I Hate About You
  • Atonement
  • Pulp Fiction

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Incestuous Hip Hop

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Incestuous Hip Hop

by MadCountess

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Short poem that pretty much sums up my feelings about rap, haha.

I am a huge fan of rap parodies (I'm On A Boat, Show Me Your Genitals, etc.) and this poem popped into my head when I thought about the reality of a certain swear word...

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Elizabeth's Reply to Darcy

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Elizabeth's Reply to Darcy

by MadCountess

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When the man you hate proposes to you, what do you say?!

This is actually a school assignment way back in grade eleven that I got way into; I've edited this a few times since I submitted it for marks! Assignment: in the style (same meter and rhyme scheme) of Sir Walter Raleigh's "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" (which is a response to Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"), write Elizabeth Bennet's reply to Darcy's unexpected marriage proposal.

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Condom— Or, The Time Someone Gave Me a Condom and I Just Stuck it in My Pocket ’Cause I’m Not Having Sex Before Marriage Even Though My Boyfriend Is a Total Hottie

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Condom— Or, The Time Someone G...

by MadCountess

Poem

Very short poem (I think it's shorter than the title!) but I like 'em short... wait...

The title pretty much sums it up: sexual frustration!

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Not Another Romance Novel

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Not Another Romance Novel

by MadCountess

Short Story: Romance, Humor

My interpretation of the romance genre. And I know it well (hey, I was 14).

WARNING: not suitable for those with delicate sensibilities. Must be the age of consent. Yeah, so I used to read this fat novels with titles like Stallion of the Night and Passion's Mistress (pretty much made those up on the spot). They were my prime source of knowledge of sexuality and passionate lovemaking. Anyway, my boyfriend made fun of my dark past, and then we got to thinking that I should write my own version. At first I was gonna make a serious attempt, but since it's me, I had to lighten it up. Don't enjoy!

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Kill the Messenger

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Kill the Messenger

by MadCountess

Poem

You know you should hate him, not her.

This is a poem I wrote to convey my feelings about an event in my life similar to this one. It was pretty much the defining point of my high school life. There was Before and After this. I probably made a way bigger deal of it than it deserved, but it was crucial in shaping how I approached future crushes.

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Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga

by MadCountess

Poem

She makes me want to dance in public, but of course I don't. I'm not as fearless as her!

Have you ever found yourself strangely drawn to someone totally different from you? Wishing you could be like them in some ways (while still recognizing their flaws).

Lady Gaga is my guilty pleasure, my shameful secret.

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Waiting For the Bus After School

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Waiting For the Bus After Scho...

by MadCountess

Poem

The everyday yet amusing things you happen to see...

Unlike most of my poetry, this is entirely fictional. I wrote it in grade 12 for a school poetry contest (I submitted two--the other one was Elizabeth's Reply to Darcy). My friend won.

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In the Looking-Glass

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In the Looking-Glass

by MadCountess

Short Story: Paranormal, Romance

First attempt ever at a novel.

READ THIS: I have re-submitted this (the entire project, chapters one through eight) as a novel, so if you want to read the whole thing in one go, check out my profile to find it there.

No need to comment on this one. And if you want it in your Picks, I suggest picking the novel version.

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Lost In Translation

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Lost In Translation

by MadCountess

Short Story: General Fiction, Humor

The most frustrating thing in the world is when people misunderstand you.

Follow the wanderings of a young mind and what happens when the spoken word isn't suitable.

I wrote this for my mom on Mother's Day a couple years ago.

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In the Looking-Glass

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In the Looking-Glass

by MadCountess

Book: Paranormal, Romance

Jane has a guest who's here to stay.

Jane is a strange girl, obsessed with literary worlds and imaginary conversations, but when confronted by paranormal elements, she doesn't know quite what to think.

This is a work in progress (started in grade 12).

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Relief

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Relief

by MadCountess

Poem

One of my more abstract poems.

Wanting to let go of life.

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No-Shave November

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No-Shave November

by MadCountess

Poem

I feel sorry for the girls whose boyfriends participate in No-Shave November...

My thoughts on the practice.

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Children In Their Natural Habitats

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Children In Their Natural Habi...

by MadCountess

Essay

Trust me, I'm an expert.

I wrote this four years ago for my English 11 class. I think it could be considered a Jonathan Swift fanfic...

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Bits and Pieces

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Bits and Pieces

by MadCountess

Short Story: General Fiction

Ideas put together in one document.

Advice, critiques, comments... Tell me which ones you like, which ones suck. (They're from different unfinished works of mine.)

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ic#1: Ten Things You Should Know About Me

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ic#1: Ten Things You Should Kn...

by MadCountess

Short Story: Memoir/Autobiography

This is my entry for the inkpop challenge numero uno. It's about me :O

Conversation between my sister and her friend.

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knigh...

by MadCountess

Essay

The tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight explores the closely linked concepts of reputation and self-identity in the context of knighthood.

Sir Gawain, as a relative of King Arthur, must contend with his preceding reputation and the things expected of him as a knight while struggling to understand the nuances of being a true knight. Essay written for English 201: Medieval English Literature, 2008.

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