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Re: Dreaming Deep?
Oh, The Name of the Rose! I love that book. It's not an easy one, though, is it? I'm reading his The Island of the Day Before now--at least, I ...
Apr 16, 2008 -
Re: Interesting 'Quirks' ;) (Such as Synesthesia)
Lol. I'm sorry I didn't find this in time! I'm synaesthetic--or, how I used to think of it when I was little, "colorful." I associate numbers with colors--zero is completely ...
Apr 8, 2008 -
Re: Et Tu, Adjectives?
I know you've had those moments. Inspiration strikes--and it strikes with a vengeance. You see colors, shapes, distance, body language, topography; you hear voices and fauna and natural phenomena; you
Aug 10, 2007 -
Re: recommend me something
An amazing compilation is The Oxford Book of American Poetry. You can find it for sale here . It's a little on the expensive side, but it's definitely worth it ...
Jun 15, 2007 -
Re: The Parental Issue!
It feels awkward sharing my writings with my mother or sister, because they're just--well, they're not writers. They don't have the urge, they don't understand the urge, and they don't ...
Jun 7, 2007 -
Re: English vs. American
Indeed I was, lol. I'll admit, I'm not British, so I wouldn't know--but I've never heard a Brit refer to their flag as "the red, white, and blue," whereas that's ...
Jun 7, 2007 -
Re: Et tu, adjectives?
I believe Lukeman actually supported the idea that, in this process, you should remove some sentence and revamp others, Jacko. ;) And that version is certainly better! I'm glad you ...
Jun 7, 2007 -
Re: English vs. American
The fact that Americans don't know that there are differences is nothing but sheer laziness. For myself, if it's a common difference, I tend to use the British spelling, just ...
Jun 6, 2007 -
Re: Et tu, adjectives?
I know you've had those moments. Inspiration strikes--and it strikes with a vengeance. You see colors, shapes, distance, body language, topography; you hear voices and fauna and natural phenomena; you
Jun 6, 2007 -
Re: English vs. American
American: color English: colour American: neighborhood English: neighbourhood American: analyze English: analyse Though I can honestly say, I've never seen "advertise" spelled "advertize." It just loo
Jun 6, 2007 -
Re: Lexical pollution:
Well, of course if you replace every single noun, verb, and adjective with its longest synonym, you'll sound like an idiot. That's a completely pointless practice by anyone's standards. But ...
Jan 9, 2007 -
Re: 6 Word Stories
Shafter >> I love it!
Jan 7, 2007 -
Re: 6 Word Stories
There's no reason for all this!
Jan 6, 2007 -
Re: 6 Word Stories
She woke, her eyes still sore.
Jan 5, 2007 -
Re: 6 Word Stories
Everything she said was a lie. He'd always had something for redheads. No matter what, he would win. EDIT: Courtesy of my friend Will, who wanted in on the action: ...
Dec 29, 2006
