I don't take my trollhat off much these days on RB, so here we go: Finally read this mag in full. Choice words from everyone all around. Thanks to everyone who contributed for a refreshing and inspiring read. Kudos to KnowP for giving some light to verses being slept on. Interesting to read Mentill's synopsis of SS. If I wasn't involved in a league elsewhere, I'd be competing here tbh. Big ups to Jukebox for laying pipe with "feedback or die" considering the greedy fucks who wanted to bitch at me for calling them out (e.g. English). Excellent perspective from Illy all around. We share a lot of similar views which is cool to see and know. Thanks for the mention as well. And that Shiny Toy Guns song is pretty cool. They're new to me, but that fucking song is catchy as hell.
I honestly did not realize I wrote so much, holy shit, lol. Really cool to read Self Activate echo the same sentiments in regards to feedback Illy and myself espoused. It's almost like we're trying to stress something important, ya know? lol @ the beef section tbh. Cody is challenged by his mere existence; I am only here to give his life purpose. Emily vs Dagel is classic. I'm Team Emily all day. Cody's more of a Team Fagel type tbh (everybody boo that man). Awesome pictures and topics provided by the Jukebox Hero - like, really awesome. Sensational outro from the vivacious Emily! Her mention of "The Queen of Beastiality Porn" (sic) finally convinced me to read it and, boy, what an extraordinary piece of writing it is!
Once again, good stuff all around. Always interesting to delve into the minds of others however brief.
fwiw, Cody was #3 on my list, lol. Here's his snippet if anyone cares:
3] phX
Cody Phoenix. The Phoenix of the Coast. I will be honest and say there is some personal bad blood between us for reasons I am not entirely sure of; but since I am being honest, I cannot deny that I am a fan of his writing. We know each other from RR and it is fun to troll him here given our brief history. Despite the personal ish, Cody is a great creative writer. I find some obvious similarities in our styles at time and particularly our influences, but we very much have our unique traits as well. I must say I admire his creativity when it comes to writing and his original use of melodic instrumentals. Reading text with instrumentals in the background was never an interest of mine until I stumbled upon his writing on RR. I still am not a fan of it in general, actually, but his particular choice of instrumentals are typically good and extremely interesting. I find myself saving some of them from YouTube to listen to on my own accord.
Let it be known, despite what people may say of him personally, his writing ability cannot be denied. It appears to me he is knocking off the rust with his latest submissions here on RB, but if he continues to be active and even ramps up his activity with more frequent submissions, he is definitely someone to look out for. He is very capable of writing well and being one of the best writers on the site.