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Susan McLean Susan McLean is offline
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Default Julie Steiner's Epigrams on Child Abuse

I think these are excellent uses of form to electrify content.

https://newversenews.blogspot.com/20...onference.html

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Very good, Julie. Congrats!
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Congrats, Julie.
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Thanks. Anger is my muse these days.

Last edited by Julie Steiner; 02-22-2019 at 09:26 PM. Reason: Edited out stuff that I should probably put in a poem.
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Excellent, Julie (the poem, not the anger.)
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Thanks, Michael.

If angry energy can be channeled into positive action, it's a good thing. Or at least it feels more productive than despair.
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Congrats Julie!
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Congrats Julie, these are powerful and cutting.

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My congratulations too, and my thanks to Susan for calling these to our attention.
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I saw these via Facebook and liked James's post there.
Well done, Julie.

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