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Comment on Driving Around The World: Washington is the Worst by J.D. Levite

J.D. Levite — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:54:38 +0000

Well, I hope that works out for you! Driving in other countries is definitely a unique experience! Especially when you have to drive on the opposite side of the road or even the opposite side of the car! What they don’t tell you is your mind tends to adapt fairly easy to the change in driving. The hard part is when you come back to the states. That takes a lot more getting used to.

I’ve been living overseas in the military for almost seven years. I only just got a new license the other day myself. Good luck getting your license!

Comment on Driving Around The World: Washington is the Worst by Mae Muller

Mae Muller — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:25:03 +0000

I’m only 15 and in driver’s ed and my teacher assigned us an essay we have to write. I chose this article to base my essay off of, how driving in your own country tends to be safer than driving in a foreign country. I’m going to show this to my Driver’s Ed teacher because I know he’ll enjoy the comedic point of view of driving with terrible driver’s. This is a fantastic article and I enjoyed reading every line

Comment on Setting the Scene: Vegas Fiction by June Blogchain: Description « A Writer's House

June Blogchain: Description « A Writer's House — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:29:34 +0000

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Comment on A Rant, a story and an article by Coral

Coral — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:05:30 +0000

Making a decision to stand for things that are important to you can certainly be difficult. We sell ourselves out for a job (in your case, the Navy). We watch what we say, because we know that our livelihood could be in jeopardy if we
“don’t mind our Ps and Qs.” At the very least, we will stand in defense of our thoughts, words, and actions, all the while being scrutinized by people we feel are poor examples of leadership.

In my life, I wasn’t allowed to use “my voice,” though I was accused of talking too much, not being worthy of expression of my opinions, and a host of many other criticisms that I escaped when I joined the military. Of course, in 1973 I was walking into the hornet’s nest leaving my home for the service.

Writing is something that I was afraid to do for a very long time. Sometimes, when I want to write the most to express what is going on in my head, heart and gut, I shut down and feel unable to write. I recognize that is the time when I start living by others’ standards, afraid of what others might think, and I become afraid to be me. Even in my blog, I was blasted for a post (“X is for Xenophobia”) and I took it to heart.

I admire your willingness to take the risks, J.D. You already know that it comes with a price. I like your chutzpah. You called it cockiness. I wish I had learned how to not care so much about what others thought earlier in life. That, too, has come with a price.

The wonderful thing about the creative field is that you can find ways to create in exactly the way you want to do it. It takes a willingness to dare to be different. I am on that path…my own journey to find my voice and where it belongs.

Along the way, I find that I continue to be truer to myself and my craft as I deem it appropriate to share. I give myself permission to explore. And I learn that others often have the same frustrations; others struggle with complacency; and then there are more who throw their hands up and walk away.

Those of us who are willing to take the risks, be genuine, and think outside the norm and ask the tough questions of life and of others…we are the ones who will be remembered for our bold approaches to the world and what it represents.

I look forward to continue to read about life, through your eyes. Keep writing, keep sharing and keep givin’ ‘em hell!!

Comment on Setting the Scene: Vegas Fiction by Claire Gillian

Claire Gillian — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:47:26 +0000

Wow, you’re luckier than I ever was. Terrific portrayal of Vegas. You captured it well.

Comment on Setting the Scene: Vegas Fiction by J.D. Levite

J.D. Levite — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:49:25 +0000

You’re welcome! Thank you for saying nice things. I always prefer that, lol. And yah, I think it’s hard to see Vegas beyond the lights even if a TV show really wants to capture it because they’re so blinding.

Comment on Setting the Scene: Vegas Fiction by J.D. Levite

J.D. Levite — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:48:28 +0000

Definitely based on my own experience. I’m sure there are people out there who stick to the clubs and the bright lights. And never get the same feeling I get from it.

That is one of the cool things about Vegas. Even McDonald’s has a neon sign, lol.

Comment on Setting the Scene: Vegas Fiction by J.D. Levite

J.D. Levite — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:47:06 +0000

You know I have to say that’s how fast I wrote it in case it’s terrible. It’s a defense mechanism. It’s true but it’s still a defense mechanism. Lol.

I think people romanticize Vegas because of all the movies and books and stuff. The truth is, it’s just a dirty city in the desert that wants to rob you blind. I think I had a distorted view of what it’d be like. I was very disappointed the first time I stepped into a casino.

Comment on Setting the Scene: Vegas Fiction by Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:16:57 +0000

Great descriptors here! I love gritty environments… I’ve never been to Vegas, but it seems like you captured the spirit of the place well, at least as you experienced it

Comment on Setting the Scene: Vegas Fiction by orion_mk3

orion_mk3 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:29:45 +0000

Never been to Vegas either, but you did a nice job of illustrating it without resorting to caricature or black-and-white city-of-sin/gambler’s-paradise dichotomy. Not bad for a 30-minute writing exercise!