The Metaphor Club | Site-Wide Activity https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/ Activity feed for the entire site. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:21:28 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 5f9c07c0d0eaa203ee1f05ce75a69d64 Lawrence posted an update: ...which was designed to take our minds off the Epstein files? https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2067/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:27:07 -0700 …which was designed to take our minds off the Epstein files?

]]> 1 2209f0360416a150d29bd46247553129 Lawrence posted an update: Cause, we can't take much more of this... https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2064/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:07:24 -0700 Cause, we can’t take much more of this…

]]> 1 560a2bbd05a2877a689e9020093a8c24 Lawrence posted an update: https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2062/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:15:55 -0700 0 351ab2f09bea538b4c0e76eeaafad735 Lawrence posted an update: I was curious. Maybe it's because I'm older, but […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2061/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:26:31 -0700 I was curious. Maybe it’s because I’m older, but watching these young people be hurt and killed by this man repulses me.

]]> 0 d718ad1092fe089c7b86bcd9904bf30c Kimberly posted an update: I will not say I'msorry for father's crime. Passme […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2059/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:16:43 -0700 I will not say I’m

sorry for father’s crime. Pass

me his wallet please.

]]> 0 90ff7d38d555f6269d12de1d647893d1 Lawrence posted an update: This Friday, we're about to watch in prime time […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2056/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:37:19 -0700 This Friday, we’re about to watch in prime time what happens when you put a psychopath in charge of the world’s most powerful military.

That island is gonna be a bloodbath, and if you’ve followed the Ukraine war, it’ll be a hellish landscape as FPV drones pepper our troops endlessly.

]]> 0 25b54f897bcf6e3d2d17c622e4eb8607 Lawrence posted an update: Good morning!!! https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2054/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:58:27 -0700 Good morning!!!

]]> 1 9f858ddb65b2fd4ac316a661337316a5 Lawrence posted an update: Tomorrow at the Slauson Hilltop at 9am...the writer's […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2053/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:19:17 -0700 Tomorrow at the Slauson Hilltop at 9am…the writer’s group meets to read the first five pages of your novel or the first ten of your script.

]]> 0 d40263c539f7808faeeeb9dd72574ca2 Dr. Kim posted an update: Join us as we celebrate Women's History Month through […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2052/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:16:32 -0700 Join us as we celebrate Women’s History Month through our theme women and leadership! All genders are welcome to join. https://luma.com/cafe-conversations-2026-03-21

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]]> 0 d8373e79cc28d93369af79c001feff8f HUNG posted an update: Numbers do not lie;Men and Women do, not I.Am I a Number? https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2051/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:00:20 -0700 Numbers do not lie;

Men and Women do, not I.

Am I a Number?

]]> 0 5058330a00a28ff176c6155c7e289b37 Lawrence posted an update: Need to start redefining the federal government. It's […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2050/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:34:22 -0700 Need to start redefining the federal government. It’s only because people have such a low regard for it, and the GOP doesn’t believe in it, that we have incompetent people running the key positions. DOGE was a failure, and the truth is, most people like the services the federal government provides. But we’re going to have to jump off…

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]]> 1 665a5368d6759cbe09721eaba735a9cf Lawrence posted an update: On TMC? I'm up for ideas... https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2049/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:09:52 -0700 On TMC? I’m up for ideas…

]]> 2 ea7a8661f32074ab6dac478964b173c9 HUNG posted an update: Peace of mind in warmay mean wars of mind in peace.Face true enemies. https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2048/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:13:00 -0700 Peace of mind in war

may mean wars of mind in peace.

Face true enemies.

]]> 0 5020d8f33ad0fff1666c4fd671111ef1 Lawrence posted an update: If you'd like your first five pages of your novel, or […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2047/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:55:00 -0700 If you’d like your first five pages of your novel, or the first ten of your script, then bring some paper copies tomorrow to the Slauson Hilltop. We’ll read and critique.

]]> 0 c236bbfe97ec7bc41d62a87205114e33 Dr. Kim posted an update: Have you watched Sunday Best on Netflix? Who knew […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2044/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:48:39 -0700 Have you watched Sunday Best on Netflix? Who knew Ed Sullivan was a real one?!

]]> 1 5cca1ec84cc3eb75e6727a41f3cb8fa7 Dr. Kim posted an update: My boycott of Target is still in effect. How about yours? https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2041/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:42:33 -0700 My boycott of Target is still in effect. How about yours?

]]> 1 308e1e40a891c7425b4a03a3364d40d0 Dr. Kim posted an update: TGIF! We gather next Saturday, March 21 for our next […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2040/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:09:15 -0700 TGIF! We gather next Saturday, March 21 for our next Café Conversation. Our theme will focus on women and leadership in honor of Women’s History Month. All genders are welcome! Register here:

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Café Conversations with Dr. Kim: Creating Community Through Conversation · Luma

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]]> 0 f1675cf02bdd413c05734c078c182bd6 Lawrence posted an update: And we didn't take it...I just wonder what the hell […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2039/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:04:33 -0700 And we didn’t take it…I just wonder what the hell was going on in Americans’ heads. Also, I’ve been watching a lotta YouTube videos about the CIA, and combine that with Trump, and whew, I ain’t gonna lie…this is some scary shit.

]]> 0 ad2bdd8fcc38f0ee72470246d0868620 Lawrence posted an update: Hey, has anyone been to Martha's Vineyard in August? […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2038/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:41:42 -0800 Hey, has anyone been to Martha’s Vineyard in August? I ain’t never been, but I think it would be a great place for a Divine Nine book signing.

]]> 1 905071fbdd8759885146887c3922a9f5 HUNG posted an update: The global status:Scientifical Madness.There is no backwards. https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2037/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:56:25 -0800 The global status:

Scientifical Madness.

There is no backwards.

]]> 0 3d81d671466b253ec13f600a273ae587 Kimberly posted an update: Micromanagers.Do they need a life, orgasm,or punch to the throat? https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2036/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:22:32 -0800 Micromanagers.

Do they need a life, orgasm,

or punch to the throat?

]]> 0 ea4a64d0187051481361466adfd0d2f6 Kimberly posted an update: From the Soul vibe. Stakes remain high. Three Plugs. […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2035/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:00:54 -0800 From the Soul vibe. Stakes

remain high. Three Plugs. Same chord.

We miss you 2. Tru.

]]> 0 086bafd55b2d91e7e55e51734dfa9e7d HUNG posted an update: The years have asked me:Do folks actually change?Heads […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2034/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:27:12 -0800 The years have asked me:

Do folks actually change?

Heads yes, hearts unsure.

]]> 0 e0515820b6f827091f2962247283672b HUNG posted an update: Winter of the Mind,Through Community and Warmth,Must […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2033/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:14:51 -0800 Winter of the Mind,

Through Community and Warmth,

Must give way to Spring

]]> 0 592b0aca6722d832e6f521524b167989 Kimberly posted an update: Chi town February. Shiver in long johns this day.Romp […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2032/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:54:53 -0800 Chi town February.

Shiver in long johns this day.

Romp in crocs the next.

]]> 0 ec10ca5f638a4e15ccd8da916ebcb09f HUNG posted an update: Without your writing,your mind is limited toOne fan or critic. https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2031/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:29:40 -0800 Without your writing,

your mind is limited to

One fan or critic.

]]> 0 b1b1f3f88d204ace50f1e7630db31d2b Lawrence posted an update: Don't forget to come through to the Sunday writers' […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2029/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:46:24 -0800 Don’t forget to come through to the Sunday writers’ group at the Slauson Hilltop. We meet at 9 am, and if you want your first five pages of your novel or the first ten of your script read, then make sure to bring enough pages for everyone. Or, if you just want to come through and listen, no problem. Only rules: Gotta help critique other…

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]]> 0 6631a3ed2095221c649865fa08127cc8 Jarrell posted an update: Thoughts on the 2026 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2028/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:37:57 -0800 Thoughts on the 2026 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame nominees? https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-phil-collins-lauryn-hill-1235521755/

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026: Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey, Oasis, Pink Lead Nominees

The 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot includes Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, Pink, Oasis, Shakira, Mariah Carey, and Joy Division/New Order.

]]> 0 45d15366c6685ff9bfefd0202e21b273 Brett posted an update: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/02/25/fla […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2027/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:27:51 -0800 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/02/25/flavor-flav-sets-weekend-for-olympic-women-celebration/88868287007/

]]> 1 7d3a8b03c678c23632290b1f3747a1b6 HUNG posted an update: Wake up and affirm:Time is not to be wasted,there is Love to spread. https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2026/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:51:08 -0800 Wake up and affirm:

Time is not to be wasted,

there is Love to spread.

]]> 0 6f3780aa843f4c5eeed9947b5da3b4e6 Lawrence posted an update: Two people were slurred at BAFTA. Two innocent people […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2025/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:47:18 -0800 Two people were slurred at BAFTA. Two innocent people who were once again reminded, on one of the biggest days of their lives, that despite that, they’re still reduced to subhumans.

The underlying reason doesn’t matter. In the same way that it didn’t matter when Kanye was diagnosed with schizophrenia and started I Love Hitler anti-semetic…

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]]> 0 ea83e90819ad1e8ce0812e8b83c1e108 Lawrence posted an update: Sixty.What the hell is sixty?Literally an […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2023/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:10:39 -0800 Sixty.

What the hell is sixty?

Literally an age uncomtemplated

And yet it’s here.

Sixty

No more young adult innocence

Or being middle-aged crisis worthy

You’re now in ‘keep scrolling down for your birth year’ zone

Sixty

The brain remains the same

Yet the shell shows signs of system failure

Aches & pains, temporary in the past, set up shop like squatters…

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]]> 1 05a7b7d7a86aab43ab9422cd005eea94 HUNG posted an update: When He saw his breadth,no more domains to conquer,Alexander wept. https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2021/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:39:52 -0800 When He saw his breadth,

no more domains to conquer,

Alexander wept.

]]> 0 d126042ac9c72febd6a9c7dc99846922 Brett posted an update: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/netflix-anthropic- […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2019/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:19:30 -0800 https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/netflix-anthropic-openai-paying-775000-no-coding-experience

entrepreneur.com

Netflix and OpenAI Are Paying Up to $775,000 For This In-Demand Job — No Coding Experience Required

These positions prioritize skills like writing and editing.

]]> 0 70c730623c606a99680e994f1a4517ab Lawrence posted an update: Hey y'all, In the spirit of the Metaphor Club space, […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2016/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:41:07 -0800 Hey y’all,

In the spirit of the Metaphor Club space, I’m gonna do a regular Sunday morning writers group at the Slauson Hilltop, where we’ll read pages. First ten pages, script or novel, doesn’t matter. If you’re interested, let me know. Only caveat, ya gotta buy something from them. We can’t just take up space without taking up space in…

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]]> 4 f9050830fc9f3b10ebbe42daf697e5db HUNG posted an update: Brains but no polish;the polish is for all y'all.Just […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2014/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:13:47 -0800 Brains but no polish;

the polish is for all y’all.

Just you wait, just you-

]]> 0 e92c5b0ea6a688045fa8fda8efbf346a Lawrence posted an update: https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2013/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:08:19 -0800 0 c9c070adf0939828d1120fb378481685 Kimberly posted an update: Oh Jilly, Philly'sdaughter, you sing in the keyof […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2012/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:26:12 -0800 Oh Jilly, Philly’s

daughter, you sing in the key

of my heart’s very beat.

]]> 0 ba467705b288f94627f8209f7c778b9a Lawrence posted an update: Someone on Twitter is keeping a running count of how […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2011/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:42:46 -0800 Someone on Twitter is keeping a running count of how many times NFL team owners or employees are mentioned in the Epstein files. As a Raiders fan, I was hoping they had photos of Mark Davis looking like this in them boys, all so the NFL would force him to sell immediately…

]]> 0 d387954b3e96a39491f835cd760d9128 Lawrence posted an update: My brain is fried...but it is done. https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2010/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:01:57 -0800 My brain is fried…but it is done.

]]> 0 f0c5a688c8457f9eeec6aef51b9d787d Gregor posted an update: where are you all working at these days? https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2007/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:45:25 -0800 where are you all working at these days?

]]> 1 85603e88468baf4dc6f12c1403b115ed Raquell and Steven are now connected https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2006/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:40:57 -0800 0 62e46b978c0abb3a6b4c5bd21525488f Gregor and Steven are now connected https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2005/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:40:56 -0800 0 9363309bd19d7e85f1dc671d430b91a1 Brett and Steven are now connected https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2004/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:40:54 -0800 0 9a6849f0741447fdbd95dd559ebdc3c8 Lizann posted an update: I find that writing is necessary for me. Though I hold […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2001/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:37:12 -0800 I find that writing is necessary for me. Though I hold to thoughts of bursting onto the scene with a book suitable for the NYT best sellers list, or a script steeped deeply in a some universal theme that speaks to audiences at large, in the end I just need to write. For my sake, for my sanity, writing is an outlet that I must fit into my…

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]]> 2 0dfa9481fa15813367087a92960cf4b7 Lawrence posted an update: Hey y'all, I'm excited because this is the last […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1998/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:04:36 -0800 Hey y’all,

I’m excited because this is the last day writing my re-write. Over 130K words, and my brain is tired. But yeah, finally done.

]]> 3 77b2b9e3ed8b32fd1f9c571673b06d03 HUNG posted an update: What does your god rep?sun Ra, storm Thor, Mother […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1997/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:33:06 -0800 What does your god rep?

sun Ra, storm Thor, Mother earth –

Channel the Divine.

]]> 0 cc1e03f75ab60d4c98fd2bd72b344de0 Kimberly posted an update: I'd much rather seeICE sparkle on a ring thantrample freedom's ring https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1994/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:30:50 -0800 I’d much rather see

ICE sparkle on a ring than

trample freedom’s ring

]]> 0 b17fd0e5e82e0e40db41a7adc64a01c6 HUNG posted an update: All Flame is SunlightBut so are all explosives.How/When do you shine? https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1993/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:23:16 -0800 All Flame is Sunlight

But so are all explosives.

How/When do you shine?

]]> 0 1149d9873bf2a10812aafb837410d2ed HUNG posted an update: Locals dream of trips,Refugees dream of a home;find […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1992/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:25:34 -0800 Locals dream of trips,

Refugees dream of a home;

find Peace where you are.

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