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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 01:16 AM
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I need essayests, poets and writers!
Edited on Sat Sep-23-06 01:29 AM by Tom Yossarian Joad
Please contribute! I'm getting tons of hits and you will be seen!

(I haven't really pushed the site though DU, but I'm getting tons of word of mouth (over 500 a day) since I put it up.

Thanks!

http://www.leftandrightfight.com

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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 01:27 AM
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1. If you could spell 'poets', you might have more purchase.
They say we come from the water
To run thru the trees

They say that all men are brothers
But as different as the Seasons

And you can pin wings to my shoulders
And pretend that I could fly
If your legs are strong enough for two

I think I'll walk with you a while..

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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 01:31 AM
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3. LOL! Oh, Jesus!...
Thanks for that...

I'm listening to Rummy on CSpan at the moment...

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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 01:38 AM
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4. Hey! That was the start of an OK poem thing.
Edited on Sat Sep-23-06 01:40 AM by TomInTib
Some let the sand slip thru their fingers

Some throw it to the wind

Some let the mystery linger

And some bring it to an end

You can pin wings to my shoulders

And pretend that I can fly

If your wings are strong enough for two

I think I'll fly with you a while.
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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 01:52 AM
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5. Third stanza
I'll understand if you can't see me

I'll understand if you can't stay

But if somehow I

could catch your eye, Babe,

please don't turn away.

You could pin wings to my shoulders

and pretend that I could fly

But if your heart is strong enough for two,

I think I'll stay with you a while.


I wrote that thing for a wonderful young man who was taken out at the age of fourteen by that mean ol' muscular dystrophy.

Here's to you, Fearless Leader.

Joshua Wood.

Rock on, buddy,

Tom
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 04:35 AM
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14. Dammit, tom....
You have talent.

Gimme something on the site and tell me how you'd like it attributed.

:toast:
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SaveOurDemocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 01:30 AM
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2. cool beans ;o)

Heading to bed now ... but bookmarked, and will visit in the morning.


Best of luck, Tom :toast: ... I hope it grows to become all that you envision.
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Dystopian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 02:04 AM
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6. K & R.....
Just went to your site... I'll have to go back to read more....
I love poetry...I love your site!

Peace~
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 02:16 AM
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7. Kick
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UncleSepp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 02:22 AM
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8. How about some proofreaders?
Unless you're unsatisfied with the essay and the essayer, and you want the essayest? ;-)

Good luck with your project. :hi:
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 03:22 AM
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11. Id'l wurk fur me!
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 03:48 AM
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13. That wuz pretty bad...
:)
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 02:24 PM
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16. Essayist?
Edited on Sat Sep-23-06 02:32 PM by babylonsister
Essayist –noun
a writer of essays.

I'm no writer, but your site looks great! Good luck!
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Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 02:24 AM
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9. Lemme know if you ever do 'karaoke night'.
I do a mean rendition of "Proud to be a Merikun" with jello pudding pops and a bottle of mustard!
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Vanje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-24-06 04:22 PM
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22. You do!??! Id love to hear it
Myself. I do "Okie from Muskogie" in the style of SEx Pistols , Johnny Rotten.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 02:25 AM
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10. Tom, are you looking for exclusively political writing?
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 03:23 AM
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12. No. Just writing with a left lean to it...
Which mens most intelligent writing. :)
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 01:11 PM
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15. Okay. I'm gonna dig around this hard drive and see what I can find.
:)
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 02:27 PM
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17. A little suggestion
Have the titles of prose/poems/essays/etc with a link to them, front page seems to run long and hard to tell where one ends and other begins.

Overall though, still like it and will send some more stuff your way soon!
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 02:35 PM
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18. Thanks. A good suggestion.
I'm thinking leaving the FP long for first timers and adding the newest to the top and then offering links to more on the left sidebar?

I really appreciate the input. this is a solo project and I'm flying kinda blind as I've only done commercial websites before.
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msedano Donating Member (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 03:44 PM
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19. "rove dies"
http://readraza.com/rovedies.htm

here's a fantasy piece.
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rhiannon55 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-24-06 02:31 PM
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20. I just submitted a poem
Hope you can use it.:-)
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-24-06 04:03 PM
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21. Just sent you some graphics, TYJ
All the best with the site. Looking good!

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