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Mask and Unveiling
Poetry, prose, quotes, and pictures of typewriters I want and will never own. Welcome to my blog.
Most of the writers I know are weird hybrids. There’s a strong streak of egomania coupled with extreme shyness. Writing’s kind of like exhibitionism in private. And there’s also a strange loneliness, and a desire to have some kind of conversation with people, but not a real great ability to do it in person.
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Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say “infinitely” when you mean “very”; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C.S. Lewis (personal letter)
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Sharing Poetry: Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Ozymandias"
I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert… . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet…
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Heavenly Muse Literary Magazine
HMLM is a new online magazine I’ve launched for Christian teens from ages 14-18. I’ve just started and am thinking of asking for friends to help with it, but for now I’m just going to get the word out and see if I can get people interested.
I’m accepting entries for the first issue until May 30th. I’d love for you to look around the site and, if you’d like to, submit your poetry, short stories, and non-fiction pieces to heavenlymuse@gmail.com. If not, simply spread the word!
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| Everyone: | It's just a book |
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| You: | YOU KNOW NOTHING |
