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Quality commentary.

Denia in Spain. I wrote a story about it. Forgettable, it seems. :cry:

I reckon GM meant canine movie star Rin Tin Tin.

Looks good. I don't know the novels but the presentation of the course fills one with confidence. University of Edinburgh too. :up: Good questions. Gr...

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There might be a good story there, but the changes in tense, sometimes within a sentence, make it unreadable.

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Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, or other end of year cultural or religious celebration or holiday everyone! Turkey’s just gone in the oven. In Spain, Chris...

Yes, as I said, I did suspect that. However, my first impression wasn’t good and after reading the whole thing I was predisposed to find fault.

Pick me, Pigmy, to kick me, Pigmy. There. Easy.

Me too :grin: This story is very much not to my taste, but I think you can separate the subjective and objective in what I’m going to say here… I’m al...

So I guess the story’s projection of “suspicious resistance” was spot on. This is the direction you took, perhaps because you were creeped out.

I love it. Immediately I was reminded of If on a winter’s night a traveler by Italo Calvino, which starts like this: (That’s not an introduction; it’s...

Why the but? Why wouldn't a young good-looking Brazilian female forest guide be more of a donkey expert than the narrator? Aside from that, this just ...

I'd only have enough space in my backpack for a jumbo pack of mini babybels.

Excellent, that's two enthusiastic members so far. Concerns in the beginning would be getting enough paying subscribers to cover the cost and whether ...

Wow, I didn't even know people could do that. I kind of assumed that functionality was for staff. Thanks :up:

As in Iain M. Banks's Culture civilization, I take it?

I like it. It's well-written and fleet, and everything that happens is clear (no confusing bits). A simple, well-told story that refers back to a stor...

Just an idea, so far.

Well, it's not just cheese, and it's been this way since 2014:

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My first idea is a radical one. A whole new site for short story contests, reading groups for fiction, and related discussions. It would also be hoste...

I shall rack my agile mind for a solution that will ensure satisfaction for all.

Next time I’ll argue for having them hidden. Not only is it cluttersome and annoying for those who aren’t interested, it’s also not good for the autho...

:lol: As an ornithophile myself, I found the bird names charming, but I don’t think we need to look for any great significance there. I could be total...

I should probably buy some presents soon. I know that my wife loves Cathedral City English cheddar, which I can take to Russia in a few days without b...

Admirable, if somewhat arbitrary. Whether it’s exo or endo, what matters to me is how clean it is. Rotting flesh is a big no-no. One time, I found a s...

And it’s just a festive community thing anyway. It’s not like it’s all the time.

Makes sense, and I’d personally be happy with that, but people seem to find it difficult to click on a category and they’ll berate me no end. By the w...

Decomposing bodies, sure. But a skull, that's like finding a sea shell or something.

Yes, and it introduced me to the cycle of nature, which, as we all know, continues.

Word.

My intriguement rises :chin:

Please sir, can I answer this one? No and no.

I really like this one. Definitely a favourite. There's an irresistible spirit of adventure and discovery. It's well-written and evocative but it's li...

The Hungarian sense of humour is notoriously subtle.

Indeed.

Domestic bliss.

They sound quite similar to mango muffins.

300 pages in and loving it.

Try some in your chili. That's what I do.

I was going for more of a Mexicanish flavour. To make it Spanish I’d use paprika and three times the amount of salt necessary.

So long as it’s working ok for you ND, that’s really all that matters. I made chicken soup to last me a week. A whole chicken and a tonne of veg, plus...

The site seems slower since the outage. Anyone else?

Excellent, gold star to you!

Incidentally, it’s curious that I had “little Marta” and you had “Martita”, which basically means the same.

I see what you mean but I think I’m happy with the bulls. It’s about the town, and that happens in the town; I didn’t think of using it because it’s e...

I would like to see more high quality stuff, such as more essay or book reading groups, like we did in the beginning. But I realize I’m not leading by...