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Carmina

  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Public, Private, or Home School.

    I am a survivor of 13 years of Catholic education. I'm still recovering. But seriously... From my limited perspective, I make the following statements about the controversy over which is ...

    Aug 19, 2005
  • Lounge, The Re: Tattoos

    In discussing the issues of tatoos, I am always reminded of a girl I used to know. She got a tatoos of a sun around her belly button. It was ...

    Aug 9, 2005
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Goldilocks

    (I haven't posted anything in a while, and haven't written anything either. So, here's something I wrote for a class a while back that I have been tinkering with ever ...

    Aug 7, 2005
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Swearing is NOT allowed - Rule 2 Reinforcement

    Fear of a word does increase its power, but over-use of a word decreases its power. If you only swear when it is a big deal, truly emotional, then the ...

    Aug 3, 2005
  • Writing Tips Re: Research

    Different needs require different research. I will respond here assuming you mean research for a story/play/poem/novel. I have not written historical fiction yet, so I have not had to worry ...

    Jul 31, 2005
  • Lounge, The Re: Happy thoughts.

    One of my mom's housecats. They are the most spoiled rotten, lazy, worshipped creatures of all time. Picture it, sleeping 20 hours a day. Massages whenever you want. Treats sneaked ...

    Jul 30, 2005
  • Action/Adventure Short Stories Re: Ryan Gary Joel's EXCERPT!: The Contract

    I tutored writing and grammar for two years. Your grammar hurts me. You are guilty of the dreaded comma splice. For example: "‘I shall ask you not to joke about ...

    Jul 30, 2005
  • Welcome Mat Re: Removed

    FYI it is not wise to put your full name, phone number and address on the internet. There are crazy people out there. Have you ever had a stalker? Why ...

    Jul 30, 2005
  • Welcome Mat Re: Me, Myself, Carmina

    I never introduced myself when I joined the site back in May, so I guess I'll attempt to remedy that. However, this is the internet so I don't give out ...

    Jul 28, 2005
  • Welcome Mat Re: Allo

    Hugs!!! Welcome. Age is a state of mind baby. 100 is young for an elf.

    Jul 28, 2005
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Dirty Poem

    I thought this was a dirty poem, it seems pretty pg to me. I didn't see any stuffed crust pizza in the poem eithor. :wink: Ok, on topic. I liked ...

    Jul 28, 2005
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: "In with the Old"

    I like this poem. I really get it. Suggestions: the repetitions are cool as far as motif and unification, however with the length of the poem, it gets a bit ...

    Jul 22, 2005
  • Other Poetry Re: Nature

    I normally do not like repetition in a poem, although here I don't mind. The repetition of "That is Nature"is like a refrain. That works alright. Some suggestions. For clarification, ...

    Jul 21, 2005
  • Other Poetry Re: The Hater

    There are people like this; yes, that is true. As for the actual poem I have some suggestions. It is such a short poem, I do not recommend repeating words. ...

    Jul 21, 2005
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hi, I'm new

    Welcome to the site. It's not too scary here. Most of us are pretty nice. Ignore the rest of us. :wink:

    Jul 15, 2005


If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
— Mark Twain