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Nate

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  • Fiction Discussion Re: Is the short story dead?

    As a reminder to people in this thread, capitalize your I's.

    Jan 15, 2010
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Why You Shouldn't Plagarize

    Citing ideas, data, and excerpts is perfectly acceptable as long as you give credit. It'd be absurd any other way; how would you ever accomplish a research project for one? ...

    Jan 14, 2010
  • Art & Photography Re: Cartoon creation on paint ms

    Iamyoursacrifice, Alex Evans is not your boyfriend. You have plagiarized a copyrighted image. Do not take credit for something you did not do. Topic locked.

    Jan 12, 2010
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Is the short story dead?

    I really don't think young writers are reading anything all that different these days than before, so I don't think that explains it. Indeed, most of them have probably read ...

    Jan 12, 2010
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Is the short story dead?

    Over the past year, I've seen an increasing number of chapter works. For one reason or another, it seems like no one is writing short stories anymore, which to me ...

    Jan 12, 2010
  • Poetry Discussion Re: Tips for reviewing poetry?

    This is as much for me as it is for anyone else who find themselves befuddled when reviewing poetry. So, what are some tips? What do you look for when ...

    Jan 5, 2010
  • Fiction Discussion Re: the post apocalyptic story

    Some of my favorite stories are set in a post-apocalyptic world. A Canticle for Saint Lebowitz might be my all-time favorite (about a group of monks preserving knowledge after a ...

    Dec 29, 2009
  • Poetry Discussion Re: The bells. By Poe.

    I've always been fascinated by this poem. As you read it, the underlying tone slowly progresses from a feeling of ecstasy almost to a more somber and even morbid tone. ...

    Dec 29, 2009
  • Art & Photography Re: Human Photography.

    It's a good photo, but this probably belongs more in the "Post your pic" thread if it's a picture of yourself than in the art/photography forum. Or if it's a ...

    Dec 26, 2009
  • Art & Photography Re: Daylight.

    It's an interesting picture. The shading is well-done, but there needs to be more of a focus on the flower. Right now, the flower is the center-piece of the photo, ...

    Dec 26, 2009
  • Media Reviews Re: Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson

    Be careful to get titles right! I was looking at your topic and thinking, "James Patterson wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's? What?" Anyways, I fixed it appropriately.

    Dec 26, 2009
  • Media Reviews Re: You Are Here by Jennifer E. Smith

    Thanks for the book review! Sounds interesting.

    Dec 26, 2009
  • Poetry Discussion Re: How Beastly The Bourgeois Is

    I think you're pretty much spot-on. For me, the entire idea behind Lawrence's poem is summed up in the line: "Nicely groomed, like a mushroom" To Lawrence, the Bourgeois and ...

    Dec 26, 2009
  • Poetry Discussion Re: Acceptable critiquing standards

    Actually, it does a lot of good. I'm not sure what poem you're talking about, but I can probably imagine the type of reviews you're talking about. In fact, I ...

    Nov 8, 2009
  • NovMo Archives Re: Createspace Offer?

    Createspace and Lulu compete with each other; it doesn't surprise me that Lulu would be matching Createspace's offer. As a quick note, I do think it's a really good deal.

    Oct 21, 2009


Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.
— Carl Sandburg