Good day to you all fellow Prosers, I am Yowwa, and this is a brief overview of myself, my likes, talents, idiosyncrasies and personality. I humbly trust that these revelations will in no way deter you from reading my stuff. All comments, criticisms and observations are most welcome.

Firstly, Yowwa is not my actual name, nor is it a nom de plume. It originated a few years back when I was visiting friends, and their daughter (Chanade) who was aged just two at that time, decided to call me it. It sort of stuck, and even though she is now almost five years old she still calls me, Yowwa.

My actual name is Stephen Owens, or Stevo as I prefer, but I answer to Yowwa just as well.

Secondly, I have two hidden talents that I bring out at parties. I am a cartoonist and pianist being naturally gifted at Art since an early age. As for my musical talents, I was taken in by a Franciscan Friar while I was still at school and taught to read music. I became quite good at it and was often called upon to play at Weddings, funerals and such. Unfortunately after I left school I commenced Military service which lasted some fifteen years, during which time my piano skills deteriorated badly. I can still hammer a tune on the ivories, but reading music is now a thing of the past.

Thirdly, I have a huge dislike for gossiping, bad table manners and violence of any sort. I cannot watch any form of violence, even in movies or video games such as Call of Duty. Odd I know given my military background, but I've seen quite enough thank you.

Lastly, I have many failings chief of which is my intolerance for any form of bullying. Some may say that's a good thing, but I believe that bullying is a natural human trait ingrained in us (and most animals), that drives us to rise in the pecking order of our peers by asserting ourselves on others. But it is a trait I abhor. The thing is, if I grab a known bully and give him a thick ear then I am no better than he. I hate it.

To end, I must admit that although writing comes easily to me I very much doubt anything will ever come of it, but I love writing so much that I cannot bring myself to stop, and this lovely little app suits me and my casual writing to a T. I am devoted to Prose, and it's users as I see you all as striving to be heard with your beautiful words, wondrous verse and exciting tales.

Writing is as necessary for the soul as breathing is for our bodies, and though I may be physically ageing quite badly, nothing pleases me more than a cup of tea, a pair of slippers and a good read.

Long may Prose, and it's users continue to thrill and amaze.

Thank you for reading.

Hey there, I'm Leo. I'm a pretty average military veteran who is going back to school. I struggle with civilian life since it seems so foreign nowadays. I'm a lifelong introvert with extrovert tendencies in certain situations. I've been writing for almost all of my life, with haikus being the first real attempts at creative writing around five or six. I have a hard time trying to connect to most people since I have such a broad knowledge, and seem fairly intimidating in stature and verbiage. I tend to be sarcastic and often has my jokes lost to the wind since many of them are eclectic to modern culture. I'm honest to a fault, and always do the right thing, even if it happens to be the wrong way to do it. I'm quick to stubbornness and have a hard time conveying my point of view to many. I've mostly been an only child, brought up by books and movies which lead to positive role models in surreal situations. I often daydream of becoming some kind of research scientist or entrepreneurial inventor. I always have a very stern look on my face, as though I have a lot on my mind, but my face is actually just contorted to being taken seriously in the military. I work harder than I should, and complain very infrequently if my working conditions aren't up to par. I'm very nice, too sweet, and often too giving. I'll be your best friend, if you can deal with my corny jokes and near constant movie quotes.

Um... Hi? Anyway, I'm Stellar. If I ever get to meet any of you, you'll find that I'm super shy at first, but... Once I get to know you, it'll be a different story. Okay, hobbies? Well, I like to read...

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And write?

I guess I kind of like to draw. I ski, if that counts. *mega gasp* STELLAR DOES A SPORT?! I THOUGHT SHE WAS A LAZY-

Yeah, get over it. I'm supposed to do track, but I don't.

Whatever you do, don't. Make. Me. Run. I hate running.

I play the ukulele. And some piano.

Let's see, odd experiences...

I broke my leg when I was two or three because I was trying to climb a large box that held some heavy thing... And it fell. On me.

But that's not really an odd experience? See, I told you. I'm not interesting. Well, I'm... Mm.

My day usually goes like this:

1) Fall out of bed

2) Eat no breakfast

3) Go to school

While at school, I...

1) Try to memorize what everybody is wearing

2) Deal with annoying people

3) Count stuff in the classroom.

4) Sometimes, I actually LISTEN.

5) Talk

6) Go home

Once home:

1) Do nothing

Well, then. I hope you enjoyed that, and you didn't fall asleep. -.-

I play softball, although you probably know all I do is complain about exercise and like to say that I'm lazy. I am, but at least there's the excuse to sit around doing nothing: "I have softball later." Go ahead and yell at me, I can't be fixed. Also, I've been to Canada twice and I'm not sure if that's interesting. People like to think I'm not good at drawing, but I guess I'm okay. I like photography a lot. My brain is different than most people's, or at least I think it is, therefore I can write some stuff sometimes. I don't like sharing the stuff I care about most. (Interpret that anyway you like). That's basically it.

My first book came out last year. It wasn't the book I expected to write and publish first. I thought and hoped that someone would bite on the book about movement or the poetry collection or the essay collection I'd written over the years. I thought someone might even be interested in the fiction I'd been toiling over. But this is the one that got hold of a publisher's interest and so I put it out there. So far, so good. It's doing well and I still love it like a first child well labored over.

I spend most of my time writing when my four children are at school. Some of it I actually get paid for, in fact. That's always nice. I spend so much of my child-free time working on my writing that I often forget about keeping up with the laundry, the cooking, the upkeep. Writing is like that for me, self-forgetting. Things melt away and suddenly it's 2:30 and I'm meant to leave this comfortable chair and move blinking into the sunlight to meet the school bus.

When I'm not writing I'm working with clients looking to know and love their bodies better. I've been a certified personal trainer with ACE since 1998. So in that vein, my second book just got picked up and will be called "Garden in the East: The Spiritual Life of the Body." Hopefully, it will hit the bookstores the middle of next year. :)

Hey. If you haven't heard, my name is Rachel. I can't say that too much is interesting about me, and I don't particularly like talking about myself, but I guess we'll see how this goes.

One of my biggest issues is my sister. We're twins, but are polar opposites and this is not great when you are together 24/7. I can't decide if I love her or hate her, but I'm sure that's just a teenage thing.

I have never known my dad, so at my house, it's just my sister, my mom, and me... That's a lot of estrogen.

I have a few social issues, you could say, but I personally think that my present company isn't helping with the matter.

Oh, and I love quizzes and trivia. They're one of my favorite past times. Also, I'm pretty dang good at sudoku.

Guess that's it :-)

I'm an opera singer and a hardcore gamer.

That's weird, isn't it? For half of my time I'm honing my voice, sharpening it to a point. I've trained my vocal chords to the point that I no longer have to warm up before singing as clearly and precisely as the professionals. I want a tattoo of a treble clef on my shoulder and a bass clef on the other. My nightlight is the screen of my piano.

On the other side, I'm screaming through my Xbox for ammo and cover, shooting until my hands feel numb and I can't grip the controller anymore. I'm studying the language of the dragons until I can read and write it as fluently as english. I'm building spectacular towers and factories and mob farms and calculating Pokemon stats and watching video after video of theories and hypotheses of the most effective smash combo.

I don't ever claim to be 'different than other girls' because really, I feel like I'm just a combination of all of them.

Brandon is my name, I'm from Tennessee and I'm 28 years aged. I enjoy writing poems but am working on a few story/graphic novel ideas also. An item that may seem out of character for me? Recently I was told it was surprising to learn that I enjoy hip hop. Blew my mind that it was surprising.

So, I'm Kelsey, I'm 29 years old and I live in a small (but fun!) town in central Maine. I've been married for almost eight years to a really cool guy, a self-taught musician (primarily a kick-ass drummer) who used to be a hard-core punk, picketing and rallying, all that stuff. Now we're just boring, mostly hang out with our dogs.

I grew up on the coast of Maine- you know, lighthouses, lobsters, seaweed, etc etc- and there is nothing I enjoy more than the smell of salty ocean air. I love to read and find that I gravitate towards fantasy or horror; Gaiman, King, Martin, and Sanderson are among my favorites at the moment. While I read fantasy almost exclusively I can't seem to write it. All my wirting eventually turns to what I would describe as "short literary fiction" with a BIG emphasis on love and/or heartbreak, sometimes some grittier stuff, but I can't seem to write fantasy; my typing fingers won't let me.

When I'm not reading or writing I am involved with local community theater. I have performed in a few things and I also do some backstage stuff, stage managing and whatnot. I currently serve on the board for a group called Rocky for Equality, a very small independent theater company with the goal of getting people talking about equality issues by performing a yearly showing of Rocky Horror Live! It's sooooo much fun, I performed last year in a corset and tutu in front of over 1000 people. It was incredible, I can't even describe how amazing it was. (rockyforequality.com)

Annnnd, I'm excited to be here with you guys! I have already found a lot of inspiration in the challenges and reading other people work. Thanks for having me!