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  • NovMo Archives Re: NaNo Therapy Clinic

    Whenever I agonize over naming an element in a story, I just name it something like "WildCard1", "WildCard2", etc. And then I go through and find/replace with the right word(s)! ...

    Nov 18, 2011
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Flash Fiction Fight!

    "Don't sing that," you said when I thought you were already asleep. "The stars scare me. The stars and the moon." "Because they're so bright?" I asked. "If there wasn't ...

    Oct 7, 2011
  • Art & Photography Re: YWLJ Cover. :)

    Jas, this is lovely! Really, it caught my eye right away and kept it. The paint splatters are beautiful--the shapes and colors are really fun to look at. You did ...

    May 31, 2011
  • Art & Photography Re: Self Portrait

    This is really nice! Did you do it from a photograph? You have a very precise style and I imagine it would be hard to draw that with a mirror, ...

    May 22, 2011
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Imagery

    I'm guessing your word was probably jungle? Lovely description, by the way. Cold waves splash against my bare ankles. As each wave recedes, I can feel the sand being pulled ...

    May 17, 2011
  • Art & Photography Re: Fairies for BehindtheMask

    Tabby Cat! I don't usually do much art reviewing on here, because I kind of like to think of myself as a purist who wants visual artist/photographers to go show ...

    May 6, 2011
  • Art & Photography Re: Flier [Updated]

    The lack of question mark after "Looking to Improve" is tickling my punctuation radar in a most uncomfortable manner. As is the lack of punctuation after "Join us at". Actually, ...

    May 2, 2011
  • Art & Photography Re: YWS Flyer

    Nice, Pipette! I like this a lot. The colors on the tabs at the top are nice, and the whole thing has a very YWSish feel. ^_^ I've just got ...

    Apr 21, 2011
  • Media Reviews Re: The Bee-Loud Glade by Steve Himmer

    Ahoy there, Hannah! I haven't seen you around much lately. I'm afraid I really don't know anything about writing book reviews, so I may spew nothing but useless nonsense, but ...

    Apr 3, 2011
  • Poetry Discussion Re: Is Poetry Fiction?

    There's something I have been thinking about a bit lately and I wondered if it's just my ignorant impression or if it's true--so I thought I'd post it here and ...

    Mar 25, 2011
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Character Description

    Albert Snowball. Mention the name at a Society ball and you will see a collective shiver run down all those tuxedoed spines. You'll notice ringed fingers clutching the stems of ...

    Mar 7, 2011
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Character Description

    I pull my knees into my chest and rest my head against the cool glass of the window. Outside, I can see the crocuses and snowbells starting to pop up ...

    Feb 27, 2011
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Character Description

    Have you ever met someone who is so clearly out of their mind that being around them makes even a madman sane in comparison? If not, then you haven't met ...

    Feb 26, 2011
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Character Description

    The Idea Whether you are a novelist, a short story writer, or a bit of both, it's a pretty fair bet to say that you will have to, at some ...

    Feb 26, 2011
  • Fiction Discussion Re: My brain is pouring out of my ears right now!!!

    I know exactly how you feel. Exactly. I get the same thing all the time. Sometimes I get bored with ideas before I've even had a chance to write them ...

    Jan 21, 2011


It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
— Neil Armstrong