No, no it wouldn't.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
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erikaj - Mar 14, 2003 3:13:43 pm PST #865 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Cindy - Mar 14, 2003 3:15:10 pm PST #866 of 10001
Nobody
But IMO, there's such a thing as quality escapism. If it's well-written, well-researched, and has believable characters and emotional resonance, the fact that it's escapist doesn't preclude it from also being quality.
I'm not much on romances, but the Outlander series was just what you describe, and made for good reading.
Betsy HP - Mar 14, 2003 3:34:48 pm PST #867 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Georgette Heyer.
Which said, I still wouldn't send a box of Georgette Heyer to an infantry unit.
deborah grabien - Mar 14, 2003 3:38:22 pm PST #868 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Betsy, I wouldn't send them Thackeray either.
I'd send them Stephen King and Michael McDowell and Peter Straub. Send them Shirley Jackson. Let them escape into horrors that deal with ghosts, demons, hauntings - someone else's horror that they don't have to believe in or share or live in.
edit: d'oh! Mysteries, of course.
Kristen - Mar 14, 2003 4:21:48 pm PST #869 of 10001
Okay here's a random question. I have this Angel spec that I wrote a year or so ago. Due to recent events, it's been on my mind a lot. I pulled it out the other day and reread and discovered that I still really like it a lot. I need to make a couple of small changes but I think it's a strong sample. I was toying with the idea of submitting it to a contest or two so I looked up a few of the usual ones and discovered that the Sautter deadline is tomorrow.
How insane would it be to go home tonight, make the necessary changes and send the damn thing in tomorrow?
Thoughts? Opinions?
Betsy HP - Mar 14, 2003 4:22:35 pm PST #870 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Do it. Be brave and do it.
Rebecca Lizard - Mar 14, 2003 4:24:56 pm PST #871 of 10001
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
I'd tell you to do it.
But even more, I think I'd want to *read* it....
Kristen - Mar 14, 2003 4:41:50 pm PST #872 of 10001
Okay. So I have three votes for not-insanity. (And thanks for that BTW)
Looks like I'm going home to do some work...
P.M. Marc - Mar 14, 2003 4:56:05 pm PST #873 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Fourth not-insane vote, BTW.
deborah grabien - Mar 14, 2003 4:59:47 pm PST #874 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Kristen, why on earth not? Go for it, honey. Draw blood.