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Good Morning, Caldwell :flower: My dog got the second position in the poems. What a lovely memory of my Boxer dog. His name was olmo (Elm). Thanks to ...

I will always recommend his works. I understand that he is not everyone's cup of tea, but even those accept that he is an exceptional novelist.

Good question. I think it could be a causal factor. Given its complexity, we can never know about the meltdowns of a person who is struggling to get r...

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Correct. :smile:

Thanks for that valuable data friend. I already discussed with you the counter effects of mixing them up, but after such tragic experience :lol: I lea...

Poems. here is what I got so far: Nailing a Philosopher - @"god must be atheist" The Body of Music - @"Noble Dust" Protennoia - @"Baden" Sempre - @"Am...

:wink: The beauty of ephemeral nature. Kobayashi Issa was one of the best haiku poets for mixing up "death" and "life" each season of the year. Here g...

My writing process is based on perseverance. I am not a professional writer or novelist, but I fully recommend a lecture on "novelist as vocation" by ...

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Okay, I see... :lol:

The "guess who" game when the polls are closed is interesting. Based on your interaction on this site, I believe that some of you already have a notio...

Indeed! :up:

My father has been paying taxes of our house for thirty years in a row, but the Madrid Council says that he is not registered. Dude, what the hell. :r...

Exactly. This can be one of the universal affirmative premises.

I thought the same, but I supposed that was obvious. By the way, glad to see you around again, Corvus.

Tomorrow when the polls were closed.

It is not my cup of tea, sorry... I mean, I don't have anything against the story, but this kind of plot is not suitable for what I used to read.

What? Lacks of plausibility? It is by far one of the best stories of this activity.

When I saw the link, I thought "bah, I bet that it doesn't work here" but yes! Fortunately, blurb also operates in Spain. I am going to check it out d...

I understand your point, and I am so appreciated for your personal details on the world of publishing a work. I never knew a user who had the experien...

If I make a big commentary on this haiku, I can blur the real significance. The trick is to allow each reader to have their own perception. I must not...

I need to make a living, and I have a lot of responsibilities. I do not have enough time to focus on a complex project such as writing a novel or book...

I understand that the main objective of publishing a novel is selling it. Nonetheless, I wished to get some recognition rather than digits. That's why...

Joji :flower: I think I already posted something about him here. https://youtu.be/hLC9ZxtuLxI

Wow! I didn't know that. Kudos to @"Vera Mont". I guess it is very difficult to get a book/novel published. I agree with the mates, thanks for your co...

5. Try to search for a definition of a concept if it is not understood. :smile:

I think Sant?ka was just pure talent. The drinking was accessory. When someone knows the tricks, the rabbit will always leave from the hat. :wink: Nic...

Yes. Santoka Taneda wrote all of his 8,400 haikus as a diary. Despite his haikus do not conform the average formal rules, he is famous for representin...

Happy to see that both poems and stories have received attention in these few days before. :up: Only three days to go! Are you nervous? :cool:

I was thinking of that word exactly when I read the poem the first time. I thought on a "haibun" but you are right. It is an Ode to the music!

You know I love when you say my soul is Japanese. I have not visited Japan yet. What will happen when I would do so? A criss-crossed between my mind a...

Those three examples are not haiku. They are zappai (or even senry?, the last one) because there is not a kigo (a reference to summer, autumn, spring ...

Underground, Haruki Murakami. @"Tom Storm" Tom, you asked me a few months ago what were the best Murakami's books. I replied with a two novels and one...

Only five days left to discover the authors folks. :cool: I agree. :up:

LMAO he nailed it! :lol:

I slept better this night. I found a trick: Drinking Valerian tea previously to take the dose of CBD. I think it helped me because when I took it I wa...

I agree. Good idea! :up:

Put in practice your own words and start commenting on the poems, Jack. :razz:

Well said, Amity :up: I mean this is not plodding on, but to enjoy an activity which only takes place biannually. I cannot consider reading a poem or ...

I agree with your points, Amity. What I cannot conceive is the fact that some people don't like poetry... Well, I am not anyone to force others to "li...

I wish I would know how to improve the level of interaction in this activity. I agree with Benkei. Some stories engage a lot of users while others do ...

Good morning :flower: https://youtu.be/QIRACOIiEs8

Interesting data! We only produce 32.796 million pounds. Maybe it is due to the tightness of our peninsula compared to the vast territories of the USA...

Hello mate, how are you doing! I see that the last time you were connected was one month ago. I guess you are in a summer break, but I have some infor...

Pork chop on a stick! One of my favourites (as well as everything regarding pork). :yum: Oh, I miss talking about food on The Shoutbox...

I am not arguing if it is true or not, I am just trying to understand both of them. :sweat:

Thank you RussellA, I appreciate your help and how you explained it so clearly. :up: On the other hand, the Wittgenstein's text that I quoted previous...

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Glad to know that there is a thread related to Wittgenstein about commentaries on his work. Thanks to @"Sam26" for starting it up years ago. I also wa...