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About Me

My name is Julie Shiel and my poems and short stories appear in over 100 publications. My writing is generally of the darker variety, although you may run across some fantasy and erotica now and then. I have two collections of my work released, titled "Disturbed" and "Psychoentropy". Both can be bought through Sam's Dot Publishing. Please visit my website for a full bibliography and miscellaneous ramblings.I have been described as a walking dichotomy, which I think is pretty accurate. I am a creature of extremes with many layers. This does not mean I am Sybil. ;) I adore traveling and some of my favorite places have been the Amazon rain forest and the Egyptian desert. Lately I've been doing a bit of urban exploration and photography closer to home and have found it can be just as fascinating and a whole lot cheaper. :) Myspace For Girls Only - MyGirlySpace.com

My Interests

Mythology, anthropology, nature, ethnobotany, pre-raphaelite art, writing, reading, the inexplicable, anything strange, the night and all its creatures, the paranormal, abandoned buildings and ruins, Urban exploration, sensual words, traveling, exploring other cultures, photography, gardening, passion, wildness, danger.

I'd like to meet:

Intelligent, quirky people who know how to be alive.

Music:

Nine Inch Nails, Dio, Judas Priest, Nirvana, Korn, Danzig, Marilyn Manson, Type O, 80s stuff

Movies:

Donnie Darko, Natural Born Killers, My Own Private Idaho, True Romance, American Beauty, Fight Club

Television:

House, Nip/Tuck, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Animal Planet. Yes I am a geek.

Books:

Ethnobotany and shamanism books, Stephen King (The Stand in particular), W.B. Yeats, Robert Jordan, Neil Gaiman, Poison Elves. ;)

Check out my collections:
"Disturbed"

"Psychoentropy"

My Blog

Side Show

My poem "Side Show" is in the current edition of "Down in the Cellar. "Side Show"I am finally feeling a bit better and will be working on some new projects. I'll keep you updated!...
Posted by Julie Shiel on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:43:00 PST

Pictures

I've added some pics to the UE section. Go leave me comments. :) On my way to write a real blog...
Posted by Julie Shiel on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:11:00 PST

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Myspace LayoutsThis is pretty spot on for a lot of Americans... and I thought it was cute as hell. :)...
Posted by Julie Shiel on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 08:52:00 PST

Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

Mike Allen is the editor of the wonderful magazine "Mythic Delirium" and I was lucky enough to have one of my poems in Issue 15. The poem is titled "Transformation". I'd like to repost it here, but I'...
Posted by Julie Shiel on Thu, 17 May 2007 06:14:00 PST

Impeach

Impeach!Call 1-202-225-0100. Leave the message "I'd like to support the impeachment of Bush & Cheney". They say ok and you hang up. That's it.Pelosi polling for impeachment of Bush & CheneyWhy?10 reas...
Posted by Julie Shiel on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:59:00 PST

AIR

Sorry I've been away. I've been having health issues and haven't felt very creative lately. Not that that's an excuse. I should be writing every day, but lately it seems like I haven't been able to fi...
Posted by Julie Shiel on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:22:00 PST

Year Zero

Zero Sumthey're starting to open up the skythey're starting to reach down throughand it feels like we're living in that split-secondof a car crashand time is slowing downand if we only had a little mo...
Posted by Julie Shiel on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:35:00 PST

Something Old

I often observe people living their daily lives day in, day out, and I've seen them get lost in complacency. People forget the extraordinary, or deny it because it is safer and easier to stay in the s...
Posted by Julie Shiel on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:20:00 PST

Home

I'm home from surgery... sore and bored but glad to be out of the hospital! Let's just hope I don't have to go back to have my spine fused. Send presents, hazelnut hot chocolate and manual laborers....
Posted by Julie Shiel on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:26:00 PST

Away

Due to some health issues, I'm most likely going to be in the hospital for a few days. I'll respond to any messages when I return.
Posted by Julie Shiel on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:33:00 PST