Re: Inner Bruise

Dorothy J Heydt wrote:

In article <tia1j19v7lfpu7fhkudluue13pmf1bbe9i@xxxxxxx>,
Daniel R. Reitman  <dreitman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 23:14:09 -0800, Bill Swears <wswears@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
I was just suggesting that the kids have the right to use the plot device. It isn't anybody's unique property, and there is a body of established writers who have played with the concept. I seriously doubt Norman Spinrad or Isaac Asimov, or Barry Malzberg would begrudge the kids use of this particular fancy.

No, but they wrote better prose. 

Sure.  But writing the best prose they can contrive will be good
practice for the kids.
Aye, to that I agree. But I hope if they snippet here, it's a great deal better than that last bit.

Of course, after the act I committed earlier today in "what's taters?", I'd probably best avoid arch comments about prose...

Bill

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Bill Swears

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Ben Franklin, 1755 "Historical Review of Pennsylvania"

To think that was once a right wing comment. In the land of Homeland Security it seems.. Suspiciously left-wing.
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