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The Man Past the Fence A Halloween Short Story by The PoetOfSteel Sydney and I took one step back as Tom encouraged us to move one step forward towards Mr. Lived's house. "Why are you guys so scared? The dudes last name is Lived!" "That's backwards for Devil!" I told him. "Yeah, and you can smell the rotten corpses from here!" Sydney agreed. "Xander! Sydney! It's just Trick of Treating! He can't harm us!" "He could've poisoned the candy!" I reasoned. "He could take us in! As in, kidnapping! KIDNAPPING !" Wow. Sydney was really scared as well. And no way were we going in there! I quickly grabbed onto my Batman Batcape and covered everything about my face except my eyes. "We are NOT going in THERE !" I said in my Batman voice. Sydney nodded in agreement, her Wonder Woman tiara slightly shifting with her. "Scaredy cats!" Tom pulled a dumb move and ran to the door. "NO!...

It wasn't heading anywhere. The Epic Poem Battle has officially been canceled due to inactivity! All polls are now no longer in action! If you submitted something and want it on me blog, comment down below! I'm also currently going to start scheduling the Gotta Catch 'Em All event, so stay tuned!

How else can I put this? Oh, right. No one really cares. :P This is my lowest poll yet! Which, kind of hurts. SOOOO, I have declared a possible cancel! I'll give it a few more days or so. Oh, and if it's cancelled and you don't want your work to go to waste, then comment on if I should post your work! With your permission. Duh. But please check out the Gotta Catch 'Em all posts! I'm trying to make that event as big as possible! 😁 Ok, later everyone!

Ash sat in his thinking chair, very confused on why Squad #2 hasn't  made any contact in the past hour.    "Let's use the map." He tried tracking then once again, but no luck. "I guess sending a squad to capture Batman was a bad idea. Right, Pikachu?"    "Pika-pika!" The shocking little creature came up to his lap, laying down for some rest. Then, a portal opened up.   No Batman was captured, and the squad looked pretty bad. Danny Phantom had been injured in the leg, Buttercup looking like she was thrown through a couple of walls. And Frozone couldn't even be described. But, they did come back with 1 person: Alfred.    "Unhand me you uncultured swine's!" he exclaimed as they took him to his tube right in between Arnold (Hey Arnold!) and Timmy Turner (Fairly Odd Parents).    "Sorry Alfred ,voice but..." - his voice went back to normal instead of dark - "...Gotta Catch Em All!"

Updates are in! Gotta Catch 'Em All has officially been scheduled! The Gotta Catch 'Em All Event has started, so if your interested in that, click here ! This event has now been scheduled, and it will play out though Thanksgiving Break! Schedule: 11/24 - Part 1: All Part of the Plan 11/25 - Part 2: Back to BASE-ics 11/26 - Part 3: Incredible Issues 11/27 - Part 4: THE Start of the Showdown 11/28 - Part 5: The Bad Ash Origin 11/29 - Part 6: The Showdown (Finally) 11/30 - Part 7: The End of an Era In other news, The Mark Borne Nexus has hit its first year! So if you wanna check it out, or if you're just really into Q/A, go ahead ! For more of my work and others, check Lucy and Shae's blogs! You can get tons of totally-not-me-promoted content there! I think I might schedule some stuff ahead for Christmas as well, but who knows? I might not get to that yet, might get WAY past that! That's it for updates! Hope you have a happy T...

Ash walked up with his Pokeball in hand. It was clear for what he had planned to do. He walked towards the Command Center and watched the Power Rangers come back from battle. "All in a hard days work!" Jason, the Red Ranger, said. The others murmured in agreement, but Ash was focused on the one with the easiest power to channel into evil energy himself, and then leaped. Ash had surprised them all, and he aimed for the Tommy, the Green Ranger. Well, he captured a ranger. But not the right one. Zack, the Black Ranger, had kept in the way. And now, the remaining rangers grabbed their blade blasters out and aimed at him. "Power blast!" Blam! Blow! Explosions! But Ash had already teleported away. ... He stared at his be current collection: Buttercup from the Powerpuff Girls, Danny Phantom from Danny Phantom, and Miles Morales, Spider-Man from an alternative dimension. And now, the newly captured Black Ranger. He looked at the remainder of his list....

Pokemon Story Announcement! I normally don't do these kinds of things. I will start a story off about Pokemon...one you literally won't be able to forget. And if you do...well SOMEONE has bad memory. :P It will start off with...NO SPOILERS! But I will tell you this: It won't be JUST Pokemon Ash will be catching... Friendly reminder that my epic poem poll is still open! You can submit here ! Also, for short fun and little bits of my short uncreative imagination, be sure to check my filler posts on the Mark Borne Nexus here ! I'm totally not promoting myself and my friends blog at the same time!

The Results are in! The Epic Poem Battle is on! That's right, folks! Epic Poem Battle won 50%, Mad Libs got 37.5%, and the Interactive Story fell down to 12.5%. Ouch. So, submit your poem here ! Only 1 response per person please! I trust you all not to do multiple! I would set the submit once setting, but you would have to have a Google Account. Not everyone does, so compatibility here I come! Afterwards, we will vote down to the last 2 poems to see who is the...EPIC POET! Message and data rates may apply. Be sure to visit your local form site for more details. :P

HEY EVERYONE! I'M BACK! Ish... I don't have a computer, so functionality and certain things have been placed on hold. But, the show must go on! In a sense.

So, heads up, PoetofSteel's computer is refusing to turn on. I guess it thinks it's not a servant of mankind, which is rather unfortunate (since it definitely is), but that means PoetofSteel hasn't exactly been active here. Google's deletion of PoetofSteel's original blog was "The Blog Wars: A New Blog", this current problem is "The Blog Wars: The Tech Strikes Back". Stay tuned for "The Blog Wars: Return of the PoetofSteel"!

Fun Poll is now closed! And now open again! Thank you for those who participated in the first one! The results: Mad Libs: 25% Epic Poem Battle: 25% Interactive Story: 25% Other: All the Above: 25% Short Story Brawl and Mad Libs – Competition Edition: 0% This means that now I now have made a new poll with 3 choices, but you select 2 and see what happens! Sorry about the All the Above, but these all should be done eventually! If not, please contact me so I can make this blog MORE FUN! Note that this will be open for a limited time, so get responses in! Maybe 2-ish days. It depends. ANYWAYS, enjoy!

The Stage By Mark Tarver The lights close in, I’m shaking a lot But I can’t stop the thought If I mess up, I can’t go back But if I do go back, I’ll be done, that’s a fact! So, I took a step, going on the stage I realized, why be afraid? I watched the crowd all waiting I let my light glow, and didn’t let it continue fading I decided not to be afraid Today was going to be my day! So I stepped into the light And to my surprise, my talents were a delight!

Writing a Book By Mark Tarver Get a pen start with ink Let those words so deep they sink Close your eyes think of your life Change it up with story details like a foods spice Unique words come to mind See what’s in store and hidden inside You have the potential to write your imagination Because you could end up being a sensation Add a plot! Make note jots! Think of your characters What ends up preferred You need a great hook! That’s a book! You get it now? Are you down?

Feeling Lost By Mark Tarver Every time I see you I smile uncontrollably And I know it’s not just me Going overboard and crazy When you enter a room It lights up, and everyone stares If they weren’t present They couldn’t understand or compare But when you aren’t in my life I don’t smile And I miss the rooms glow After a while Nothing seems right when you You aren’t here And the skies turn cloudy And unclear Without you My life is tossed Without you I’m feeling lost

The Butterfly Haiku By Mark Tarver The Butterfly flies Soaring high into the sky Reaching dreams Winter snow crisp, fresh The air freshening up cleanly A new day I normally don’t write haikus, as they have a lot of restrictions on them. As you may be able to tell from previous posts, I am more of a free writer than a restricted one. Hope you still enjoyed! If you want (so not forced), there is a fun poll. Participation is greatly appreciated!  https://forms.gle/kMcLgpr1nVQSEGXd8

Fun Poll! To spice things up, I have made a poll for everyone to decide the blogs recent activity! Until then, I probably won’t upload much. Poll here: https://forms.gle/XFCijngNzn5CEyV36

The Baby – A Short Story By Mark Tarver “WHAAA!” Shelly cried, and Mom had to get her milk formula for her to stop. “Glap-hee-hoo.” she prattled, sucking hard on the bottle. It’s been 6 months with the baby, and I’m still not used to her being here. The worst part was probably that I had to babysit her. Wait, the second worst part. The absolute WORST part is that she IS cute. “Remember, Amber, the instructions are on the fridge, and Shelly’s food is in the fridge!” They were off within seconds. I glanced at Shelly. She stuck her tongue out at me. Then she continued to suck her milk. “Whatever.” I grabbed my phone, flopped on the couch, and started texting my friends for about 10 minutes before I head a crash. I jumped out of my seat and almost hit the ceiling. Shelly just tipped over her cup. “Hey, watch it!” I said. I placed the cup on the counter, and the baby started crying. I sighed and gave it to her. “Ok, you happy?” She just started sucking again. “NO WAY!” I jump...

A World Without Humans By Mark Tarver Peace Countless majestic animals, running free in the wild Their spirits lifted by the removal of harm Maneuvering with elegance and natural beauty And nothing to get in their way Humans Oh the humans Tearing up the terrain with giant yellow monsters The emissions of adulteration filling up the air Tearing up tress out of their rightful home Adding unneeded factories for our benefits And adding defilement to the world If only thus would not harm thou Stop this madness Stop it before it’s too late

Writers Block By Mark Tarver When there is nothing to write No ideas in sight Don’t know what to do So I look for a clue A hint? A story? Something I haven’t noticed? I have no ideas on my thinking list. Stuck here with nothing write Wow, my “talent” really bites So, nothing to think of All because I have nothing to say, no words to talk I think I have writers block To submit your own work: https://forms.gle/8CpQEB2x4RQu7b717

Happy By Mark Tarver The time is near For you all to cheer So do your best Put your skills to the test Get all that stress off your chest Writers block got you down And you feel like a clown So make your stance And you take a chance To be happy and dance Life has you feeling down Take a big look around The only people living with you Are the one’s you can go to To submit your own work: https://forms.gle/8CpQEB2x4RQu7b717