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5:42 AM 31 Aug 18
Bear replied to Confession
Worked as was and as is. Nice choices.

8:14 AM 29 Aug 18
Elk replied to Confession
@bear — Check the revision, bounced a few things around, lots of could-go-either-ways, especially that last ...

3:51 PM 27 Aug 18
Bear replied to Metamorpho Joe
I don’t remember writing this. Conspiracy.

10:44 AM 27 Aug 18
Bear replied to Confession
As is, I like the ending. I like that the character ignores the rote rite of ...

10:40 AM 27 Aug 18
Bear replied to Confession
The original was toward. I read the gesture (tossing the weeds to the birds) as good ...

7:39 AM 27 Aug 18
Elk replied to Confession
Quite a bit to talk about, @bear — the general theme of your work seems to ...

9:35 PM 26 Aug 18
Bear replied to Portrait of Todd as a Young Diner
Jesus, I just got the reference to the animals around the table. That was a good ...

9:10 PM 26 Aug 18
Bear replied to Confession
I pulled an Elk and just went ahead with some changes. You know the drill. It’s ...

9:06 PM 26 Aug 18
Elk replied to Confession
Roger weedy, a shortening. But settled feels more dusky than started, given the traditional notion that ...

Recently Revised

Powder » 5:37 PM 18 Sep 18 » Horse ⟳ Horse

Confession » 8:13 AM 29 Aug 18 » Elk ⟳ Elk

Do You Know What That’s Worth » 11:39 AM 13 Aug 18 » Horse ⟳ Horse

The Big Brain on Todd » 9:35 AM 12 Aug 18 » Bear ⟳ Bear

A Bunker Full of Beans » 9:31 AM 12 Aug 18 » Bear ⟳ Bear

Lo and Be Gold » 10:11 AM 10 Aug 18 » Elk ⟳ Elk

Who » 10:00 AM 07 Aug 18 » Elk ⟳ Elk

Somerville, New Jersey » 1:20 PM 04 Aug 18 » Elk ⟳ Rabbit

To Feel » 8:59 PM 28 Jun 18 » Elk ⟳ Elk

Dear Marie » 2:46 PM 24 Jun 18 » Elk ⟳ Elk

Condensation » 12:45 PM 14 Jun 18 » Horse ⟳ Horse

Todd Goes Through the Motions » 3:42 PM 19 May 18 » Elk ⟳ Bear

Garden, Glass and Gun » 10:58 AM 15 May 18 » Horse ⟳ Horse

Mind Map » 10:15 AM 07 May 18 » Elk ⟳ Elk

Throes » 8:34 AM 25 Apr 18 » Elk ⟳ Elk

Recent Haiku

Powder at 4:17 PM 18 Sep 18 by Horse

(Standard) “Powder,” Ansell thought, awaking from a dream. Just the word. Nothing to do with guns or snow or color or dust. “Powder.” But he didn’t think it. Where was it? The weight . . . it goes on – however, this piece is for writers.

Do You Know What That’s Worth at 12:05 PM 10 Aug 18 by Horse

(Standard) Work was slow to non-existent, and Peter had checked out. With so few souls lining up at his checkpoint, he stopped examining the histories of the deceased to make sure they were . . . it goes on – however, this piece is for writers.

Lo and Be Gold at 12:43 PM 09 Aug 18 by Elk

(Standard) I was sitting in the backyard of the Winsor half bombed with nobody to tell lies to. Six years later I was upstairs in the Drew tangled in linens. “How will you . . . it goes on – however, this piece is for writers.

Who at 6:37 PM 27 Jul 18 by Elk

(Standard) “Supposed to rain later.” “It’s been dry, on average.” “Those clouds don’t bode well.” “But that storm last week was a doozy.” “Never seen a wind like that.” “The sunset was gorgeous.” . . . it goes on – however, this piece is for writers.

The Workshop

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