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  • Short Story » General, General Re: A paragraph in my book that is nagging at me. HELP

    OK - since there's only one paragraph, it's a little hard to judge: context is always useful. But I'll nitpick it as best I can! When a friend tells you ...

    Nov 20, 2005
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Ironic

    I'd have to agree with most of what was said, but there were a couple of lines that I was really impressed with. You don’t run in circles, it doesn’t ...

    Nov 19, 2005
  • Lyrics » General, General Re: Kissing Polly

    Rhyming is hard... there are places it sounds a little forced, though I'm quite impressed overall: most of it flows pretty well. 'Moonlighting' is one word. Your subject matter is ...

    Nov 10, 2005
  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: The Lord of the Rings/Tolkien's Written Works/His Myth

    If I could just say, that post scared me. Anyway, firstly: I'm a massive fan. I'm a sword and magic fan in a small way, though you won't catch me ...

    Nov 10, 2005
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Jesus Was Gother Than You.

    Ah, I liked this, indeed I did. I was thinking "this will be stupid" when I read the title, and my word, it wasn't. nitpicking time: Jesus’s ass-kissing, self-righteous little ...

    Nov 7, 2005
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Elation

    I am... sigh. I am a cynic. Yes it's a string of excellent images, but unfortunately - it's a string of images. Call me old fashioned and beat me with ...

    Nov 7, 2005
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Robin Hood

    Aye, I'm afraid I'd have to go with awkward: I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think rhyming poetry is only for people who've been doing it ...

    Nov 3, 2005
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Simons Diary

    The idea is good, and where there's a good idea, there's good writing, it just needs a little fine tuning, in my humble opinion: there are some basic problems, I'll ...

    Nov 3, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: The Trains in Bowie Return Empty

    It's the old recurring problem with poetry: cliche. No matter how good the imagery, no matter how excellent the language, no matter how stunning the meter: if it's angst, it's ...

    Nov 3, 2005
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Clouds

    Ah, I do like this. One point: capital letters at the beginning of every line? Especially when you've let the last one run on without punctuation, it makes it look ...

    Nov 3, 2005
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: lighting never strikes twice

    It was an interesting poem, this one, but there were a few bits that I wasn't sure about: she left me wondering why she left so soon It doesn't read ...

    Nov 2, 2005


What holds you betwixt panic and serenity? That is, if it's not among the many querulous quagmires unfit for elaboration.
— soundofmind as Emiliano Achillinus