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Thank you very much for critiquing Raphael. You've pointed out some areas that definitely need some improvement. Thanks so much for the suggestions and the encouragement.
Thanks for your perspective on the deer story. I was an avid hunter for 50 years, and as you suggest in your alternate,my dad was not , not at all.
I created some emotions here and that is the purpose.
I generally do humor ,if you check my other stories,
I will be posting a werewolf one in a few days. it has already been accepted by Werewolf magazine for their Sept issue. Your ideas would make a contrictary story to counteract mine.
thanks for your considerable efforts and good work.
Cheers
R
Ben-

I appreciate that you took the time to critique 'Dusk Swim'. You gave me exactly the type of feedback I was looking for. Thank you so much!

-Kel
hey, ben--
glad to see you active again! and with a new story, no less. awesooome. *singsong*
i'd love to join your saturdays group, if you're open to additional members. my stories have been dribbling over the 1k mark lately...
I would like to join the Short Story Second Saturday group. How do I do this?
Thanks!
So how does one get an invite to "Short Story Second Saturdays?"
I also have an obscure reference to teaching in my profile, in the "occupation" entry.
How 'bout a spot for a fellow teacher?
I got to get better at proofing:
I typed the word hardware I meant software.
Like at CNET.com and so on.
Peace
Thanks for the comment on Carry My Cross - I'm glad you liked it I've never thought of submitting it to a mag, but I might look into that now. Happy Easter!
You may or may not have noticed that ten billion people "critique" you whenever you post something. There are always nitpicks, but the main thing to bear in mind in that huge numbers of people want to read what you write. The not-so-great stuff just sits there with no critiques. Remember that, okay?
Name: Benjamin Jacobson
Sex: Male
Location: Arizona
Birthday: Aug 10, 1977
Words Written: 73,422
Hottest Words: time, man, felt, life, zane, zee
Other Networks: Facebook

About Ben

Occupation: A molder of minds and a minder of molds.
About Me: Never odd or even.
Interests: Triteness.
Websites: http://www.screamingargonaut.com
Publications: "Paradigm Shift" December/January 2009 Issue, AlienSkin Magazine

"Held Up" March 2009 Issue, Ruthless Peoples Magazine

"The Apple Tree" April 9, 2009, Every Day Fiction

"Alchemy" April 25, 2009, Everyday Weirdness

"Poddle Jumper" TBD, Flashscribe

"A Hatful of Rabbits" July 2009 Issue, Crossed Genres
Favorite Books: Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes,
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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The Magus by John Fowles
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Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
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Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas
Adams
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Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
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Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes
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Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Favorite Movies: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Shawshank Redemption
Shaolin Soccer
Seven Samurai
Castle in the Sky
V for Vendetta
Lawn Dogs
King of Kong
Up
Favorite TV Shows: Arrested Development
The Simpsons
Flight of the Conchords
Home Movies
Doctor Who
Lost
The Office
HGTV
Favorite Quotes: "The opposite of play is not work. It's depression"
-Brian Sutton-Smith
Loves: Voles.
Hates: Haste.

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Ben Jacobson created a thread called Cool Scifi/Fantasy Microfiction Contest.
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Ben Jacobson wrote on Babs Griswold's scratchpad.
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Ben Jacobson wrote a critique for THE RIGHT THING TO DO, by Ron Rosewood.
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Ben Jacobson wrote a critique for Dusk Swim, by Kel.
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Ben Jacobson wrote a critique for Raphael, Part 1, by Jake Starr.
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On THE RIGHT THING TO DO, by Ron Rosewood: Hello Ron, Thank you for sharing this piece. First let me say, good for you for translating your beliefs into fiction.  ... Read →
On Dusk Swim, by Kel: Opening Comments A lovely piece.  I enjoyed the feel of it and really felt the transformation instead of just "seeing" ... Read →
On Raphael, Part 1, by Jake Starr: Opening CommentsHello, I'm quite enjoying the tale, so far.  It has an interesting take on Angels and Demons and inc... Read →
On Petit Mort avant le Grand, by Brian George: Just a comment, I think this works very well.  All the references threw me (St. Armand, whatever he ordered at Starbucks... Read →