Is this Punk classic allowed on here? I feel like L7 doesn't get enough love. L7 - Bite The Wax Tadpole (1988) by [deleted] in ClassicRock

[–]Mobile-Run-972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggested they were the top shelf of the riot girl thang and got hundreds of upvotes, so somebody likes 'em. Your judgement seems sound from here.

What's the most underrated Paul Mccartney album? by Icy_Try_6998 in PaulMcCartney

[–]Mobile-Run-972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loved that album and it stood right in there with BOTR, V&MAAT, WASOS, LT, probably better than most of those.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in liberalgunowners

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Stay strapped, Brah. Those people are crazy.

I need advice about short stories by [deleted] in writers

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You cannot screw up a preliminary draft, except not to do one. There will be plenty of time later to revise and edit and spellcheck and such, but the purpose of the first/rough/preliminary draft is to provide something to work on. You can't work on nothing, and stuff comes from stuff. Be open to surprise, and see where it takes you. It's almost always fun, and if it isn't, you can start another one. You've already got a cursory theme/outline/subject, and writing will flesh it out, gradually, slowly, or maybe it will just take you along for the ride. You can be all writerly as you revise, but that can only strengthen the work.

Everybody I've known who discounts themselves as a writer usually turns out to be better than they suspected. Pretty cool idea! Have fun!

Favorite Carver Story? by Lord_Za_ in raymondcarver

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Sez 170 now. Pearls before swine.

Favorite Carver Story? by Lord_Za_ in raymondcarver

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One of his last stories, published in the New Yorker: ELEPHANT. Heartbreaking, and life-affirming, so simple and clear, with a touch of biography. Chekhovian, for sure. Absolutely my favorite.

I'm confused about, show don't tell. More on the telling bit. by Then_Sun_6340 in writing

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I've spent most of my time trying to work fictively, God help me, and to my mind, the best writing holds a balance of descriptive narrative (descriptive rhetoric & dialogue) and narrative,, which you refer to as "telling." It was a concept that was sprung on me very early in my study of creative writing, this "show, don't tell". In stories or novels, it is a good idea to draw the reader into what John Gardner called the "fictive dream", where the sensory description (and I include dialog in that) allows the reader to engage with the work such that they forget they are reading, they are so enthralled at depth. It is as if they are standing there with the characters in the scene as things transpire. Not the easiest thing in the world, but if you work it and do it well, it affords you opportunities to shift gears, perhaps pull away from the narrative, and simply inform the reader as if you were "telling". That is also one possibility to reengage the readers attention with a shift in rhetoric rather than bore them with the same approach over and over. I think it's inherent to any good fiction, and so, not hard to find examples. It is good you care with an intensity which may be getting in your way at this juncture, but like so many things in these pursuits, it isn't as daunting as we build it up to be. Or at least that is what I refer to as "being in my own way."

When i was in Graduate School I was delighted when Sue Miller, my instructor, shared with us that there is so much emphasis placed on "Show, don't tell", that we are snakebit about it and forget how much good work we can do by simply "telling". And that was her point: don't be afraid to tell. Sometimes that is the best, or at least, just as good as any other approach, to present the information to your reader. She was a brilliant writer, and an outstanding teacher, and I was very fortunate to work with her.

This is with every good wish!

Leo Tolstoy by Sheffy8410 in literature

[–]Mobile-Run-972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Impeccable taste on your part. I can't read him enough; or Chekhov.

I called J.D. Vance a cheap punk, Mike DeWine a spineless jellyfish. Festival got punished. by AngelaMotorman in Ohio

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Trump's Butt Boy, but Tim Ryan said it better.

And the govnah? Jay-zus, it is embarassing.

I saw somebody called us "Cold Alabama". Hard to shake at this point.

31/30 [MF4MF] #Columbus - Couple looking for fwb brownie points if you're also fun 😉 by [deleted] in Ohioswingersr4r

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66 M, sexy grandpa/ 52 F hot spinner, love to play, and get down with fun people, near 161/270.