Archive | April, 2010

Crit Cris de Coeur

Writers in critique groups, sing along with me now. Sunday: Sent off my new story. Can’t wait for my crits! Monday: Of course, it’s only been one day so there won’t be any crits yet. Tuesday: Okay, this obsessive checking of email is counterproductive. Wednesday: Maybe my email is broken. Check spam filter. Read all spam in case critiques […]

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Statues of David

There are many stories about the statue of David, Michelangelo’s trophy piece. A good one is about David’s arm being broken off by rioters. Apparently that’s true, and the arm was reattached, and the crack line is right there to see. “That’s somewhat suspicious,” Claris says as we stand in line to see David in […]

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Etch A Sketch

His eyes trace lines along my body Turning me into the Etch A Sketch Woman of his dreams I appraise him from every angle Decide I’d shake-a-shake-a-shake Erase and redraw

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Terminator Genisis

I’m a gadget guy. It’s just who I am. That’s why I was the first one on my block to part with some considerable cash when Cyberdine Systems came out with their Model 101 Cyborg. The marketers at CS had me salivating for months before the cyborg’s official release. They said in the commercials that […]

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A Present for the Duke

British painter Lucien Freud’s 2001 portrait of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II is a dud. One London critic said the artist made the Queen look like one of her pet corgis that had suffered a stroke. That is just one person’s opinion. However, I feel the artist has made the Queen look like she is in need of […]

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