Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life-the shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit.

The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.

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Posted by Vladimir Mon, 10/15/2007 - 01:57

 

Night Thoughts

I wish I could cut away the pain
like you cut away disease
To keep it from spreading
Because thats how it feels to me

loneliness and memories fester
warping and distorting
and poisoning they joy
I once had

I want to be rid of it
slice it away
like I do at myself
shown by wounds and scars

but it cant be cut away
and there are no pills to cure it
no secret solution or quick fix
only time will heal me

Koreena Venusvii Anchalis
August 3, 2001

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Al-Fayed calls royals a "Dracula family"

February 18, 2008 (Reuters / Paul Majendie) -- Luxury storeowner Mohamed al-Fayed said on Monday the death of Princess Diana and his son Dodi in a 1997 Paris car crash was murder and accused the royal family of wanting to "get rid" of Diana. In an emotional appearance at the inquest into their deaths, al-Fayed accused Prince Philip of being a "Nazi" and a "racist."

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Vampires from the deep

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What is a Renfield?

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