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Thank you, Drew. Appreciate
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2025
Thank you, Drew. Appreciate it.
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This is an good piece. It
Posted on Mon, 28 May 2018
This is an good piece. It feels more like Science Fiction to me - what if violence stopped - and that novum is interestingly looked at with the unknown narrator and the second person pronoun. I would list this as Science Fiction, but if you...
Read full commentPosted in World peace
The rhyme works really well
Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2015
The rhyme works really well and love the image that is conjured up through the imagery. Really lovely.
Read full commentPosted in After a Long Night Alone