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  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Inevitable Dread

    Very rarely does reading something make me laugh out loud. Kudos.

    Oct 7, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: An Indifference

    I enjoyed the Lovecraftian imagery, but as having just read this moments ago, all I can walk away with or comment on is the impression it leaves, which frankly, makes ...

    Oct 7, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: A Turning

    Yes, it's true that I have a bad attitude when it comes to taking criticism from this site. But that's mainly from having had even my best works completely ignored ...

    Nov 26, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: A Turning

    At no point did I say this was deep. What is expressed in this poem (for the most part) is common knowledge. What I am saying is that I would ...

    Nov 26, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: A Turning

    Um, regular people suck. Why would I ever want to write something for those sods? You write something for me to enjoy, then maybe I will consider writing an ode ...

    Nov 26, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: An ode to RR

    I'm sorry, I believe you misunderstood. I consider crazybob to be a kick ass writer, I was merely suggesting that his talents might be wasted on this website. Which is ...

    Oct 31, 2007
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Encounter between the Farmer and his Swine

    Ah, you are one of my favorite writers. Why come to this place? It is not deserving of your talents. This piece made me giddy, in it's perfection. Write the ...

    Oct 26, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: An ode to RR

    Good lord, it is CrazyBob. If I had one piece of advice for you my friend, it would be to never come back to this website again. It is 90% ...

    Oct 26, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: An ode to RR

    Before you write your ode to dimebag you should buy the dimevision DVD. Watch the expression on his face when he's playing any solo during that entire dvd, and try ...

    Oct 21, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Senryu

    I suppose the word haiku doesn't mean much to many of you. I enjoyed this, and I'm glad to see the haiku form infused with such wit.

    Oct 19, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Spill

    The issue is not that I don't know how to take a bad critique. My frustration stems from the fact that the people on this website seem to be the ...

    Jun 26, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Spill

    Please young writers, tell me what it is that you find so appalling about my polysyllables. You say it is too wordy? Perhaps it is you, who is not wordy ...

    Jun 24, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Spill

    This is a poop joke, disguised as a poem. Nothing more. The wordiness is to prove that not all toilet humor needs to be simple and crass.

    Jun 20, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: And this too shall pass away.

    Oops. Thanks for pointing that little mistake out. Yeah, this would mainly fall under the category of poetic prose, but there is no real place to post prose here, only ...

    Jun 1, 2007
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: the nine lives of allen grey [r]

    My God, I loved this. The style is so reminiscent of some of my favorite sci-fi writers, such as Philip K. Dick and Michael Moorcock (pardon my french). But in ...

    Mar 21, 2007


I only know that learning to believe in the power of my own words has been the most freeing experience of my life. It has brought me the most light. And isn't that what a poem is? A lantern glowing in the dark.
— Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X