reviewing and rating others works

each has their own way ...

reviewing and rating others works

how now brown cow
simple and distinct.

confused? having problem finding the rhythm, or avoiding the stumble blocks of no comma, no period ... and god forbid, no CAPS!

welcome to reality, welcome to written words of no manner other than that which they are ... only words and simple words at that.

sure one could substitute bovine for cow, or tawny tan for brown, or what's happening for how or even present moment for now ...

what's happening this moment tawny tan bovine?

but that's not how it was written or how it should be.

it is a product of the thought and construction by the one that took time to place pen to paper.
to suggest that your version, your trespass upon another's verse making it yours rather than theirs is at best larceny, aggressive theft and insult to boot.

oh yes, i have seen all the awards and badges your nome de plume so makes note of ...

good for you.

it appears that you have found a comfortable niche in which to take space, find refuge amongst those that agree with your manner of prose.

again, good for you.

the rest of us, especially the 'newbies' as called by those of long time membership, as if it gives validation of one's works, know that many of 'us' have been out here in the real world of exposure subject to real critique by all, not just friendlies.

caps, commas, periods or fancy words do not a good piece of written word make.
substance ... honest expression ... uniqueness, that's what makes one piece shine over another, not conformity to regulated, mandated format of archaic design.
it's 2017 not 1500 or even 1850.
this is a different day with different peoples not so unlike those of before but still different.

don't tell me my work has an odiferous perfume to it ... just say it stinks, stinks to high heaven.
use the speak of the everyday man, not only words of high horse crusaders that produce one after another cookie cutter wording that requires a thesaurus to explain intent.


the sun rises in the east and sets in the west but we all see it differently each and every time.

have an open mind that gives much consideration to each one's unique interpretation of life, it's joys, it's sorrows, it's respect to individuality.
judge the other's written word on the manner they present rather than that which you follow.

and no ... not everything has been said before ... if so, then why are you here?

where would the likes of whitman, gibran, cummings, thoreau, hemingway, twain, kerouac, sandburg and even vonnegot or ginsberg, where would they be if judged by closed mind?

your choice, eh?

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

True words my friend. We should not judge in the context of our own voices, but by the context of the voices heard. This is the magic, the art, the catalyst..that's how we learn and discover....Hemingway would certainly agree with your story!

[ABG 2.0]

papa is one of my favorite authors
'hills like white elephants' ... the best of the bearded wonder