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  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chionophobia #30 /P

    Removed.

    Feb 19, 2007
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Chionophobia: The Aftermath of Magic /P

    Colleen-- The Problem: you are reading too much into the poem. What I am saying is not beneath the words--it's already on them. The tricks the poem mentions all have ...

    Feb 18, 2007
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Chionophobia: The Aftermath of Magic /P

    Colleen, I had in mind the more appropriate connotation of "chionophobia" (which literally means "fear of snow") with "fear of rigidity"--indeed, this is an alternative definition many sources present

    Feb 18, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Glass Girl

    Misty - This is largely overwritten and overburdened with information. You're talking about a meth user--thoughts aren't as progressed or eloquent as these are. In a sense, yes, there is ...

    Feb 18, 2007
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Chionophobia: The Aftermath of Magic /P

    Sara -- I'm sorry this wasn't a justififiable attempt for you. Experimentation, though, it always got me. Thanks for taking the time to read and respond, Colleen, Part of the ...

    Feb 18, 2007
  • Other Poetry Re: Silver Soldier of the Sea

    Dear parker-c-penne, Sorry, but this is hopeless - a sort of narrative stream (pun intended) that has given the reader little more than words splashed haphazardly on the page. It ...

    Feb 18, 2007
  • Randomosity Re: Goodbye for 2 Years!

    Right when you get back to the YWS you leave again? Hmph! Well, have fun anyway. I've had two friends do similar things with their churches, and they have always ...

    Feb 17, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chionophobia #29 /P

    Removed.

    Feb 16, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chionophobia #28 /P

    Removed.

    Feb 14, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chionophobia #27 /P

    Removed.

    Feb 14, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chionophobia #26 /P

    Removed.

    Feb 11, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chionophobia #25 /P

    Removed.

    Feb 11, 2007
  • Lyric Poetry Re: A Dying Breed

    Ravenna, Don't kid yourself. It's garbage bin material, not to be recycled. It's a one-trick pony with its lists and a pseudo-meandering style that goes nowhere, fast. It's not the ...

    Feb 10, 2007
  • Other Poetry Re: A Place Outside Time

    Sabine - I think this deserves another pass or two. William Meredith in his collection, “Effort at Speech” has a love poem about crossing thin ice that’s different than this. ...

    Feb 9, 2007
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Students

    Colleen - This has some good material, but I come away with the feeling it's overwritten. Good concept though. It reminded me of driving across Texas on the 59, going ...

    Feb 9, 2007


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