smorgishborg

All of you, and especially Nate for keeping this site running. ^^

My mother and I are staring at each other across the grimy pizza parlor table. I have taken a vow not to speak first. Between us, a mostly-eaten pizza. Above ...

The VVall.

If you're going to do 'love at first sight', you're going to need to put a lot more into it than this. When we first met, time stopped. sounds stopped. ...

Either very good poetry or horrendous poetry will bring me out of the woodwork, and I think you know enough about yourself to figure out which one this is. This ...

You need to learn the rules before you break them though. I cringe just as often when reviewers let other writers off for going e.e.cummings on everyone without a good ...

Back where I’m from, people ask me if it’s cold where I live, as if expecting a “Yeah bro, Fucking cold.” But the truth is that Minnesota winters are worse ...

What is the debate here? I'm confused as to why is being framed as an argument, because whatever Hitler's religious beliefs were is surely a mere matter of historical fact. ...

Should the homosexuality gene be decoded? If a drug can be made to make homosexuals turn heterosexual, should it be marketed? This is a tremendous leap. We know of many ...

Dost thou know the difference, my boy, between a bitter fool and a sweet fool? Intended or not, Shakespeare will be mentioned. But first the little things; The Fool Motley ...

Snoink, would a store selling pornographic materials be acceptable in that location? Would an Indian restaurant? How about a YMCA? A Christian Science reading room? The headquarters of a demolition ...

"It represents insanity. When the fire slowly eats away at your brain." How do you expect honest reviews after you spoil the point of your poem? If your poem accurately ...

This is exactly what I'd expect from fleeting idea, without the benefit of editing. While it's wonderful that you were so inspired, next time, please spend the time to fully ...

You can hear the owls and the crickets in the traces of the wind--the same cold wind that swirls around your body and makes you huddle closer to the fire. ...

Don't think very hard. Save that for revision.