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Username:

Ylanne

Location:

Washington D.C. Metro Area, United States

Occupation:

Government Affairs and Public Policy. In the past, I have taught English as a Second Language for adult learners and creative writing for high school students; lectured on women in Islam and Sufism; worked in a college advising office; provided administrative and Spanish interpreting services for an immigrant legal services office; engaged in disability advocacy and lobbying; and served as team lead for the former Mentors team here for over a year. My background is in Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Interests:

Justice. Sufi music and poetry, twentieth-century Serbian history, nominal etymology, Islamic cultures and theology, Autism rights movement, inter-religious dialogue, national security and public policy, disability advocacy, American government and politics, religious-justified terrorism, and books that move me to cry.

Groups:

Registered usersScholars

Biography:

I seek to craft and develop compelling characters, and contribute to well-written collaborative fiction through the form of roleplaying. I gravitate toward modern and realistic settings drawn from cultural and politico-historical context as well as darker storylines that focus on metaphysical themes and the psychological development of the individual characters.

I have smashed my face into government property (by accident), been yelled at by mall security (for apparently being loud), spoken at conferences (with remarks prepared in the car on the way there), written 20,000 words for a fiction project in five days (they weren't that good), interrupted a political debate from the audience (while it was being televised live -- a mistake to be sure), and driven down crowded city streets with Pakistani devotional music blasting and the windows rolled down (only to get weird looks from other drivers.)

Please feel free to contact me; I try to respond to all queries within twenty-four hours.

Began Role Playing:

0- 0-1999

Favorite Role Playing Game:

When the Lion Wakes

Game Master:

Yes

Favorite Setting:

Anything with compelling characters

User statistics

Joined:

Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:50 pm

Last visited:

Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:29 am

Total posts:

2980 | Search user’s posts
(0.19% of all posts / 2.39 posts per day)

Most active forum:

Out of Character
(589 Posts / 19.77% of user’s posts)

Most active topic:

Disappearing Children OOC [Not Accepting]
(155 Posts / 5.20% of user’s posts)

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As the Curtain Falls

A co-ed fraternity has a history of hazing, but this time, they have gone too far. Rumors of student pledges disappearing have been cemented with a student's body. (Literate crime/realistic/modern - NOT a school roleplay)

When the Lion Wakes

A notorious terrorist defects from a group threatening to murder millions. A character-driven roleplay in a modern/realistic setting, where you are encouraged to create subplots/plot-twists and explore dynamic interaction.