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  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Winterland.

    Hey, Just wanted to say that I really liked this piece! I loved the metaphors you made; they were really vivid. It wasn't that confusing for me but I can ...

    May 2, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Amen.

    I've been sitting here for the past five minutes, trying to come up with some constructive criticism for this poem, and my mind is blank. This poem wasn't just good- ...

    May 2, 2011
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Get Warmer

    So, everyone has pretty much said what I was going to say, but I just wanted to tell you that I really liked this piece. It was short and simple ...

    May 2, 2011
  • Welcome Mat Re: Welcome New Members! [2]

    Hey, I'm new here too. I actually joined about a month ago, but I've been so busy with school and stuff that I haven't really had a chance to come ...

    May 2, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: 7 Ways of Looking at a Saguaro

    I originally wrote this for an English assignment. We had to write a poem describing a tangible object, so here goes! Tell me what you think. (Btw, when you're finished, ...

    May 2, 2011
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Dearly Beloved

    Wow. I just wanted to say that I love the voice you wrote this in- it reminded me of Poe's. I'm not really going to focus on the grammar (which ...

    May 1, 2011
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The Cold Dread Of War

    Wow, for someone who's never been in that situation, you did a pretty stellar job of painting a picture of the war scene for the reader. There were a couple ...

    Apr 20, 2011
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Belladonna

    Belladonna. It's a beautiful name, caressing one's tongue like velvety silk on naked skin. Belladonna means "beautiful woman" in Italian, but here, in America, it is a plant. A sprawling, ...

    Apr 20, 2011


The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices; to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill, and suspicions can destroy. A thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own.
— Rod Serling, Twilight Zone