Rooster Land — Dig Site

Recent Replies

Elk on Ulysses Redux
Bear on The New Cigarettes
Horse on The Appeal To Novelty
Horse on The New Cigarettes
Falcon on The New Cigarettes

Recently Revised

Ulysses Redux » 6:59 AM 29 Dec 21 » Bear ⟳ Bear

Todd Beefs Up » 7:16 AM 19 Dec 21 » Bear ⟳ Bear

Bounce » 9:43 AM 10 Dec 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

The Appeal To Novelty » 1:02 PM 22 Nov 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

Suicide Bridge » 9:54 AM 14 Oct 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

312 » 5:04 PM 20 Sep 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

The New Cigarettes » 12:04 PM 20 Sep 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

The Last Coupla Years » 2:55 PM 17 Apr 21 » Rooster ⟳ Elk

Westrich » 6:34 PM 06 Apr 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

Hill & Dale » 8:55 AM 27 Feb 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

Pen Umbra » 2:20 PM 25 Feb 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

Ghost Chef » 9:45 PM 21 Feb 21 » Elk ⟳ Elk

A Clearing » 4:11 PM 15 Jan 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

Swindlinging » 10:40 AM 14 Jan 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

311 » 11:33 AM 25 Nov 20 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

Recent Haiku

312 at 5:04 PM 20 Sep 21 by Falcon

(Standard)

a used and crumpled
natural colored napkin
with red lipstick marks

311 at 11:33 AM 25 Nov 20 by Falcon

(Standard)

No no no, you’re right.
The Kugel takes center stage.
I’ll do something else.

310 at 10:49 PM 23 Apr 20 by Rabbit

(Standard)

The sinking sun’s rays
Trembling arcs between two eyes
Inexplicable

309 at 10:29 PM 23 Apr 20 by Rabbit

(Standard)

Toy houses, wishes
Silent deep space, vanities
Joy strangely curtailed

Most Replies

Derek » 75

The Pilgrimage of '61 » 72

Breno & Cauê » 53

The Atavist » 53

Strings » 50

The Dematerialized Zone » 49

Epitaph » 38

The Day Before » 37

Succession » 37

The Ocean » 36

One Man's Flow » 35

The Fall » 35

Narration Unlimited » 33

Some Words Of Intelligence » 33

Eva Ness » 30

The Seven Sovereigns » 29

That Crumby Toaster » 28

Todd, Todd & Todd » 27

One Giant Leap » 27

Colonnadium » 27

Brian O'Nolan » 26

Gang Aft Agley » 25

Lost & Found » 24

Unmanned » 24

Merger & Dissolution » 23

The Workshop

Rooster Land is a private and pseudonymous writing workshop. You're currently located where the writers come to work. A selection of their pieces are elevated to superfeed status and made publicly readable on a rolling basis. You may want to start there. But certainly feel free to look around while you're here, or to open the map and travel.

Fellow writers may view all content, including replies and revisions, and partake in the discussion. Want to join us? Get a sense for how it works — everything from intellectual property to punctuation — then write The Rooster.

About

Our writers have published prize-winning books, frequently cited academic, industry and literary journal pieces, United States Supreme Court briefs, and trusted journalism in The New York Times, The Guardian and The New Yorker.

Superfeed Sampler

At the Bottom of the Stairs ◦ The Easy Charm of the U.S. Navy ◦ Impending Doom ◦ Half Way There ◦ The Order of the Uplifting ◦ Broken Vessel ◦ Westrich ◦ Blue Moon ◦ Todd Goes Through the Motions ◦ Cut in Parque Bonaval ◦ No Passengers ◦ Outcome Inequality ◦ Todd, Todd & Todd ◦ Elevationism ◦ In Michigan I Know By Now ◦ and more ...

Bear

December 29th, 2021 / workshop

Ulysses Redux

+ 1 Reply and 1 Revisions

Vignette

RL1

Horse

September 18th, 2021 / workshop

The New Cigarettes

+ 3 Replies and 6 Revisions

Vignette

RL1

Falcon

April 8th, 2021 / workshop

Suicide Bridge

1980's autumn mandy maureen water

+ 0 Replies and 8 Revisions

Vignette

RL1

Horse

February 24th, 2021 / workshop

Pen Umbra

Picture it.

coffee conversation love retirement time traveling

+ 0 Replies and 4 Revisions

Vignette

RL1

Horse

December 30th, 2020 / workshop

Swindlinging

It's just like, with everything that's going on right now.

cars chat colors food interview music trust truth

+ 1 Reply and 4 Revisions

Vignette

Elk

December 7th, 2020 / workshop

The Last Coupla Years

A slice of fried life.

divorce kids life notes proverbs random

+ 2 Replies and 6 Revisions

Vignette w. Visual

XX0

Horse

November 6th, 2020 / workshop

I Got Nothing

I wonder if he set me up so that he could take it out on himself.

coach school sports teacher

+ 3 Replies and 2 Revisions

Vignette

RL1

Horse

November 4th, 2020 / workshop

The Appeal To Novelty

When friendships that dissolved used to begin that way.

bookstore coffee fall fiction freinds innovation novel poetry tradition

+ 1 Reply and 6 Revisions

Vignette

RL1

Horse

May 26th, 2020 / workshop

From the Eyes of Babes

In his eyes, I saw the world had changed.

change childhood covid-19 generations hair remote work work

+ 0 Replies and 7 Revisions

Verse/Vignette

RL1

Horse

May 11th, 2020 / workshop

Silly Puddy: But is it SNL?

The plot thickens -- and bounces, and sometimes sticks.

acting comedy covid-19 joke putty satire skit snl

+ 0 Replies and 8 Revisions

Vignette

CC0 Flex

The Workshop

About

Superfeed Sampler

Impending Doom

Epitaph

Dandy

Making Your Own Bolo Tie, Part 1

Shovelfuls

Todd, Todd & Todd

Cut in Parque Bonaval

Alexander Christian Centro

Refugee

Outcome Inequality

Strings

Scenes from an Airplane 1

Somerville, New Jersey

The House I Grew Up

People Were Present

The Easy Charm of the U.S. Navy

Don’t Let the Bee Gees Make You Buy a Bad Toothbrush

Mortality

Tiger Style

Two-Eighteen Through Twenty-One

and more ...

Verse/Vignette Tally

Armadillo » 2
Bear » 270
Elk » 104
Falcon » 57
Fox » 4
Horse » 155
Hummingbird » 9
Mako » 24
Mink » 0
Myna » 78
Penguin » 3
Penuki » 2
Puma » 1
Rabbit » 145
Turtle » 1
Worm » 1

Largest Collections

death x47 ◦ life x44 ◦ family x39 ◦ water x35 ◦ writing x32 ◦ love x32 ◦ people x27 ◦ ocean x27 ◦ animals x27 ◦ mandy x26 ◦ food x25 ◦ work x25 ◦ kids x21 ◦ travel x20 ◦ americana x18 ◦ marriage x18 ◦ first-person x17 ◦ fatherhood x17 ◦ time x16 ◦ memory x16 ◦ wormwood x16 ◦ money x15 ◦ city x15 ◦ america x15 ◦ home x14 ◦ childhood x14 ◦ birds x13 ◦ music x13 ◦ trains x13 ◦ character x13 ◦ war x13 ◦ nature x12 ◦ lyrics x12 ◦ cars x12 ◦ d12 x12 ◦ religion x12 ◦ trees x11 ◦ color x11 ◦ fear x11 ◦ suburbia x10 ◦ friendship x10 ◦ technology x10 ◦ poetry x10 ◦ lazenby x10 ◦ school x10 ◦ dialogue x10 ◦ beer x10 ◦ sound x10 ◦ senses x10 ◦ language x10 ◦ rooster land x9 ◦ moon x9 ◦ politics x9 ◦ wind x9 ◦ science x9 ◦ space x9 ◦ dream x8 ◦ place x8 ◦ beach x8 ◦ night x8 ◦ light x8 ◦ earth x8 ◦ kelvin x8 ◦ machines x8 ◦ church x8 ◦

Recent Replies

Elk on Ulysses Redux
Bear on The New Cigarettes
Horse on The Appeal To Novelty
Horse on The New Cigarettes
Falcon on The New Cigarettes

Recently Revised

Ulysses Redux » 6:59 AM 29 Dec 21 » Bear ⟳ Bear

Todd Beefs Up » 7:16 AM 19 Dec 21 » Bear ⟳ Bear

Bounce » 9:43 AM 10 Dec 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

The Appeal To Novelty » 1:02 PM 22 Nov 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

Suicide Bridge » 9:54 AM 14 Oct 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

312 » 5:04 PM 20 Sep 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

The New Cigarettes » 12:04 PM 20 Sep 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

The Last Coupla Years » 2:55 PM 17 Apr 21 » Rooster ⟳ Elk

Westrich » 6:34 PM 06 Apr 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

Hill & Dale » 8:55 AM 27 Feb 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

Pen Umbra » 2:20 PM 25 Feb 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

Ghost Chef » 9:45 PM 21 Feb 21 » Elk ⟳ Elk

A Clearing » 4:11 PM 15 Jan 21 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

Swindlinging » 10:40 AM 14 Jan 21 » Horse ⟳ Horse

311 » 11:33 AM 25 Nov 20 » Falcon ⟳ Falcon

Recent Haiku

312 at 5:04 PM 20 Sep 21 by Falcon

(Standard)

a used and crumpled
natural colored napkin
with red lipstick marks

311 at 11:33 AM 25 Nov 20 by Falcon

(Standard)

No no no, you’re right.
The Kugel takes center stage.
I’ll do something else.

310 at 10:49 PM 23 Apr 20 by Rabbit

(Standard)

The sinking sun’s rays
Trembling arcs between two eyes
Inexplicable

309 at 10:29 PM 23 Apr 20 by Rabbit

(Standard)

Toy houses, wishes
Silent deep space, vanities
Joy strangely curtailed

Streams

Cartography

The Feed

Encapsulation

Nota Bene