Dear Smerdyakov
Great accent, but Hill is a Welshman living in Scotland. (bach !) Still of the Celtic breed though!
Best wishes
M.
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Dear Smerdyakov
Great accent, but Hill is a Welshman living in Scotland. (bach !) Still of the Celtic breed though!
Best wishes
M.
Haha. Litnet is such a blip on his radar. Incredible stress? If you ever interacted with him, you could tell he's the kind of guy who's smart enough to fill out his own day and not think twice about this place. It seems he just got sick of all the wolf droppings and decided, with good reason, that it wasn't worth his time anymore to log on here and take abuse like that.
Don't think for a second he's crying in a corner for himself, dying to come back, kept away against his will. He probably learned a few new jokes about stupid Americans and got on with his life. Probably drinking warm beer, for that matter. Yech.
J
Actually, patent lie. We tied him up because he was against the revolution. But now that there are at least two new revolutions... well, everyone started their own revolution. And we forgot about him. We accidentally left him tied up in the basement of the Dakota building, next to several copies of Catcher in the Rye and the unsold surplus of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy and the other footage from the Kennedy thing we don't talk about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack of Hearts
Somebody go 'round and cut him loose, next time you're near Strawberry Fields.
J
Fair enough.
I've not been around long enough to know much of the situation, I only know that much of the time, HW was the only one to take the time to read, and constructively critique a lot of work here, and from what I have seen, what he had to say sometimes was gutsy, but honest, and never meant to be spiteful. :)
Yep. The place is worse off without him, for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by BookBeauty
J
I don't often read ameteur poetry so it's a shame that he only hung out here, I liked him a lot and would have liked to see more of him.
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HILLWALKER!!! Come back!
I didn't say it before, BookBeauty, but it's really good of you to do this in his behalf. I'm sure he is fine, but he also certainly didn't deserve the mean-spiritedness he got at the hands of certain people because he refused to be anything less than rigorous and honorable in expressing his opinions about our work.
JuniperWoolfHe was also on the short story forums. He gave my own work a good tearing into a few times, which I greatly appreciated. :)
Thank you, gimissung. I just felt that if he's going to part ways with these forums, to show that the time he took was appreciated by many. A little gift, so to speak. And, I agree with you. He was dealt cards that were unfair to him, and his efforts to help us with our work.
Regarding Hillwalker,
I've had some disagreements with him before in regard to tact or certain opinions for that matter; however I never thought of Hillwalker as anything less than sincere. His honesty is like a refreshment on a warm summer day, something rare to find these days. Also he's well versed in poetry, as by his critiques. The only issue I had with him was he should know poets or anyone artistic tend to be sensitive. Not just anyone can write even crappy poetry; we are a select breed lol. His approach could be a bit more subtle, but that's water under the bridge. I hope he comes back. His dedication is unrivaled.
Shadows
Hi Manichaean.
Ah, Hill's a Welshman then. :)
Nice one.
All the best mate.
.. Gotta bump this! HW's gotta see!
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowsCool
I don't workshop the stuff I write so I have never had to deal with any critique from Hillwalker or anyone else. I figure I wouldn't listen to a critique anyway, so why waste anyone's time? But it is good to have people with different personalities and viewpoints post in these forums especially if you like writing about people.
I would probably disagree with Hillwalker's distaste for rhyme. I love it, even when it's crappy, along with meter and alliteration. I've even enjoyed some of the nonsense that WolfLarson has posted--at least in small doses--along with Hillwalker's condemnation of it.
I just wish he would come back. This is disorienting.
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Originally Posted by BookBeauty
Agreed! I was amazed by his willingness to give a constructive review of almost all the works that are posted here. Surely it took him some time and it is hard to believe that he gave so much of his valuable time just out of spite. He was a dedicated and honest critic and I wish he would return soon!
Hill was here last night for a while, but he's avoiding commenting on this particular thread. Probably he's embarassed.
I mean imagine someone writing a public ode to you - how would you respond?
There's a distinction about him in that he's both a critic and sensitive artiste ;) How should he take the nods? Most artists want to be remembered for their art, not their criticism, however much it may be appreciated.
Think about it: a thread about a person who's a Litnet member just like you, and everyone's acting like he's just been given a burial at sea or something.
Poor bastard can't cop a trick this week.
lmao! I agree MM Lets have a drink :cheers2: and sing a sea shanty...Quote:
Originally Posted by MystyrMystyry