What you say is correct, but it's not really relevant to the point of this piece.
I really like your writing. And I don't think this is corny at all :)
Oh come on now, dirtydog. "Mincing" or not, he's a great writer. You can separate someone's personal life from their professional life.
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Truman Capote did. I think it's ok as long as you're not doing a tabloid number on it. Speaking of ghoulishness, that's it.
Words never seem to be enough when dealing with the loss of friends or loved ones. But yours come from the heart. Jen seems like someone special....
Well, it's entirely possible we're not, figuratively speaking. Coyotes are adaptable critters. Maybe coyote hunting culture in northeastern Canada...
Well, how does any writing compete with movies? They're different media, and they have different strengths. There are plenty of people who still...
This is scary stuff, dirtydog. Being buried alive is just about the most horrible fate that can befall a person, and so I guess it makes sense...
True enough. It's when you can't tell the difference that gives a person trouble.
This is lovely. Some soft, gentle lines that, upon second inspection, are made of steel. Very understated but full of power. I hope you'll post...
Thank you for your critique. I agree with a lot of what you've said. At various places, this piece wasn't sure whether it was a story or an essay....
It is, isn't it? The possibilities in a story cycle about the residents of a small town and surrounding ranching community are endless. Since I...
Keet Seel is definitely worth the trip, if you like that sort of thing at all. You need a reservation with the Park Service to go out there, and...
"Kind of cute" ??? Interesting way to put it. A group of Scouts died in the Zion Narrows some years ago, as a result of a situation just like...
You could hide in there for a very long time, I think. There are literally millions of canyons and side canyons, and side canyons to the side...
My favorite scene in "Easy Rider" is the "Wasn't Born to Follow" sequence by the Byrds. It was filmed in Sunset Crater Nat'l Monument, just north...
Yep, that's wild country, for sure. We hiked overnight into the Selway-Bitterroot early one winter years ago, breaking trail through the snow,...
I think everybody's already heard that one :)
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