Gahks

Agreed. People don't seem to credit the general public with enough intelligence and moral sense these days. Pity.

The problem with politics is that EVERYTHING has to be politicised in some way. Even the Olympics, which are meant to celebrate sport, not the cost of China's rising status ...

Agreed, Aedomir. We've done this topic to death. Can someone lock this?

Great but still room for improvement, as always.

It's not that much of a problem that it exists, it's how people use it. To satisfy their own guilty pleasures in moderation, fine, but excessive use can harm yourself ...

Yes, very funny. Nice work!

Hi Angie! Welcome! I'm Gahks (that's pronounced 'garks'); glad you could join us. What genres do you like to write? I dabble in crime fiction, but recently I've discovered the ...

This really has potential! I really liked the way you started off with some wry anecdotes but I found the argument in defence of sarcasm a bit thin on the ...

Teach Yourself Creative Writing , Dianne Doubtfire. Full of wondeful insight. My personal favourite however is The Five-Minute Writer by Margret Geraghty. I love it; it's refreshing and packed with ...

Freedom of speech does not = freedom to lie. Freedom of speech means upholding your right to express yourself within the confines of social norms and standards, the UN Declaration ...

Hello from England! I'm Gahks (that's pronounced 'garks'); glad you could join us! Do you like to read or write in any particular genres? Do you have any hobbies or ...

Hey there from sunny (but cold) England! Welcome to YWS. I'm Gahks (pronounced 'garks'); glad you could join us! You mention that you like to write 'odd stuff'; do you ...

This is a really interesting poem! Well done. I haven't discovered the 'hidden' meaning yet but I will re-read it later. I'd be happy to discuss your authorial intentions some ...

I chose your poem for my 50th review; what a poem! Really well done. Your language is fluent, eloquent and perfectly captures the speaker's sense of longing (or that's how ...

When you write, do you always have a particular audience in mind? I tend to write in a very literary style, so my work would probably appeal to a more ...