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What's the deal with your nickname? How did you get it? If your nickname is self-explanatory, then tell everyone when you first started using the internet, and what was the first thing that made you say "wow, this isn't just a place for freaks after all?" Was it a website? Was it an email from a long-lost friend? Go on, spill it.

Poet, musician, political activist, attorney

Poet: Author, In the Event of Atomic War, A Dozen Years Under the Rain

Musician: Lead singer/songwriter of Portland post-punk group Atrocity Archives:

Political activist: Formerly Occupy Portland, currently San Benito Democratic Party

Attorney: Paralegal, Easley Appellate Practice