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Shawn

  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: This is so Gay

    I found this amusing, tell me what you think. :) This is so Gay "Oh, man," said Bill as him and his friend, Benjamin, worked atop the construction site. "This ...

    May 30, 2007
  • Research Re: Gay Rights in America during the early 1900's

    "From the looks of it, it seems that homosexuality was not punishable or illegal at that time (I skimmed through the article)." Yeah, right. Sodomy laws still exist in many ...

    May 30, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Passive vs. Active Voice

    Passive language is for diplomats. Active voices are for writers who want to get their point to the reader and kick some arse on the way there. The reality is: ...

    May 30, 2007
  • Research Archives Re: Calling all the history buffs... Have a European Question.

    1066 is when William defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of Hastings. Besides completely changing the English language forever, this led to a lot of cultural changes for the new ...

    May 30, 2007
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: The First Sonnet

    You've stuck to the format quite well, albeit you have a few too many commas. I suggest breaking it up into the quatrain and couplet format for easier reading, along ...

    May 24, 2007
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Missed Opportunity

    I was walking down the city streets on a smelly, drawling Christmas Eve. Through lust and loss I suffered the last year and uncovered my greatest, most potent fear. I'm ...

    May 24, 2007
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Among the Vine

    Among the Vine O love, you reign with false rule over me! We walked among the clusters of the vine, and laid to rest below the shade of the tree; ...

    May 23, 2007
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hello

    I have, madam. I humbly bow to your presence. :)

    May 23, 2007
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Locks of Love

    Locks of Love It's funny. His hair was long when we first met... long and blond. It fazed me when he turned to smile at me and the musty sunlight ...

    May 23, 2007
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hello

    In a vague attempt to malign my character, I thought I would drop in and post a few stories... maybe review some. I'm from over in and have been there ...

    May 23, 2007


Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to the tempest’s shock.
— Dante Alighieri