Member Profile Routh

Routh
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Date Joined
January 31 2005 15:19:26
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May 19 2022 14:47:27
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User real name
Chris Routh
Location
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Biography
I was never stationary during my childhood. I moved every couple years. No, I wasn't a military brat. I was the son of a single mother, one who moved a lot to try and find job opportunities and happiness. While I'll never regret it, my childhood was very different from others. I have never known a childhood friend that has just always been there, and I never had a long term friend until I was 10. Even then it was still 5 more years before I ever settled down for more than 2 years in an area. As a result I spent 75% of my childhood being the new kid and always learning about new people from different areas in order to fit in. I ended up spending most of my childhood learning how to make others happy, and it wasn't always easy.
At the end of the day, books were my best friend. They made me laugh, cry, they frightened me; they just generally made me happy. It was logical then that I was always an ace student in English when it came to matters of spelling, grammar and vocabulary. This also didn't make me very popular in high school as I often just 'knew' the answer. I spent a good portion of my day reading and learning new subjects. As many as I could, in fact.
When I became a teenager, I began using poetry to vent my frustrations. I was dealing with things I had never dealt with before in my life. I moved in with my dad, after meeting him for the first time at 15. I moved to Brockville, Ontario and learned to live in a city the likes of which I had never experienced before. I encountered a lot of narrow minded country folk in this area who automatically judged you if you were not part of their well established cliques. It took me longer to make friends in Brockville than it had anywhere before.. ever.
However I made friends slowly, on the internet and in school. As we grew to know each other, we found common interests. When I started a personal website and put up some poetry, I found my friends wanting to join me in posting their works as well. Seanwhat and Taz_Is_Dynasty would become the first to members of a website I named 'The Den of Amateur Poetry'.
That concept has grown, and my internet friends from those days Dante and Mythbhavd joined the site as well, along with other high school friends such as Si-Shen and Paradox. Words cannot describe the value of this site in my heart. It is a culmination of all the best things I ever sought in my life. Sharing, knowledge, helping, friendship and community.
I write, because it is the very heart and soul of who I am.
Miscellaneous Information
Submitted Writings
Type: Haiku
My second haiku....
My second haiku....
Submitted by Routh on Saturday 23, December 2006
95.73% Rating 7 Comments
Type: Poem
A poem written for a loved one.
A poem written for a loved one.
Submitted by Routh on Monday 18, February 2002
78.6% Rating 14 Comments
Type: Poem
I've changed, even I can see that now...
I've changed, even I can see that now...
Submitted by Routh on Sunday 6, April 2008
91.7% Rating 6 Comments
Type: Roleplay
The Story continues from a Years Reflection.
The Story continues from a Years Reflection.
Submitted by Routh on Wednesday 28, October 2009
89.2% Rating 3 Comments
Type: Poem
A poem on decisions, very simplistic but it gets the point across.
A poem on decisions, very simplistic but it gets the point across.
Submitted by Routh on Friday 1, April 2005
88.8% Rating 3 Comments
Type: Story
testing testing testing
testing testing testing
Submitted by Routh on Friday 12, October 2018
Not Rated 2 Comments
Type: Haiku
A third go at a Haiku..
A third go at a Haiku..
Submitted by Routh on Wednesday 29, April 2009
89.9% Rating 2 Comments
Type: Roleplay
The Story continues from Chronometric Complications.
The Story continues from Chronometric Complications.
Submitted by Routh on Wednesday 28, October 2009
87% Rating 2 Comments
Type: Poem
A poem written to vent frustration about friends coming to me with problems only they can solve. Meant to deliver a strong message.
A poem written to vent frustration about friends coming to me with problems only they can solve. Meant to deliver a strong message.
Submitted by Routh on Monday 18, February 2002
92.2% Rating 5 Comments
Type: Poem
Ten years later, I have written a response to my original poem, "Make up your Minds"
Ten years later, I have written a response to my original poem, "Make up your Minds"
Submitted by Routh on Tuesday 8, May 2007
94.53% Rating 6 Comments
Type: Roleplay
This story continues from 'A Fuckup For The Ages', explaining how Cernaek ends up entering wrestling...
This story continues from 'A Fuckup For The Ages', explaining how Cernaek ends up entering wrestling...
Submitted by Routh on Sunday 3, May 2009
92.5% Rating 3 Comments
Type: Rap
Undeterred by the dark side of life...
Undeterred by the dark side of life...
Submitted by Routh on Sunday 31, December 2006
95% Rating 8 Comments
Type: Haiku
My first attempt at Haiku.
My first attempt at Haiku.
Submitted by Routh on Tuesday 18, July 2006
92.45% Rating 3 Comments
Type: Roleplay
The Story continues from The Genesis.
The Story continues from The Genesis.
Submitted by Routh on Wednesday 28, October 2009
86% Rating 1 Comments
Type: Roleplay
This story is picked back up a year later, and this explains what has happened to Cernaek over this time.
This story is picked back up a year later, and this explains what has happened to Cernaek over this time.
Submitted by Routh on Wednesday 30, September 2009
86% Rating 2 Comments
Type: Roleplay
An Introduction to the character of Cernaek Routh... as I played the character in GFed; an online wrestling RPG site. This explains how the he ends up in their time.
An Introduction to the character of Cernaek Routh... as I played the character in GFed; an online wrestling RPG site. This explains how the he ends up in their time.
Submitted by Routh on Sunday 3, May 2009
92.5% Rating 2 Comments
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Chris Routh
Founder of The Den of Amateur Writing
"Don't try to be a great man; just be a man and let history make its own judgments." - Riker, Star Trek The Next Generation
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