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...Please scrap this. There's no meaning to an objective reader, there's no pleasing structure or word choice, and absolutely nothing original about it. Also: in your title, SPELL THINGS CORRECTLY. ...

Clau's right; this is a prime example of navel-gazing. While it means a lot to you, I'm sure, there's very little meaning to an objective (outside) reader. The errors in ...

Clau: a hazmat suit is something officials wear when they have to deal with, of course, hazardous materials; in the context, it makes perfect sense. ^~ Rigel: I liked this! ...

Lovely, Imp, despite the deviations--villanelles are one of the hardest poems to keep to form and still retain meaning, and you've succeeded brilliantly on that count. ^^ I love that ...

"I vote for Pat Buchanan!" :lol: Priceless, Clau, priceless.

Sounding off! *snaps to attention and salutes, then makes faces at Dono*

xD I can't wait for more. Incidentally, did you purposely name the correspondent after the author of "White Oleander?"

But it's not unnatural. Animals--who have few to no higher brain functions and no sense of right or wrong--have been seen to participate in homosexual behavior. I think we can ...

*applauds Sureal* Really, it does all come down to that. Regardless of how you look at it, does homosexuality hurt others? Well, perhaps it hurts the family of the homosexual--because ...

Re-reading two of my favorite books: East, West by Salman Rushdie, and Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg.

Wow, Beet! These are amazing! I particularly loved the Oriental woman and Bus Stop, though the Weeds one--I do applaud your patience on that! I certainly couldn't have done it, ...

The problem with these three is that, though they're lovely photographs--the second in particular struck my eye--they wouldn't be out of place in a family photo album, or a collection ...

What I know: Being homosexual never hurt anyone, except when bigoted heterosexuals beat, kill, rape, or harrass gays and lesbians. When I was going through the most difficult part of ...

I really enjoyed this piece, Kel! I don't have too much time for an in-depth critique--technically I'm not even supposed to be on here while at work, lol--but I'll take ...

Skye wrote: Two words: Shel. Silverstein. Two more: True. Dat. :lol: I couldn't agree more. But don't just limit it to the genre of children's poetry; by the time I ...