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About me - Sid de Knees

Sometimes we write pieces and present with enthusiasm and extreme haste. It would seem Helium taught me this;

"we do live long enough to regret our actions".

"Post in haste, repent in leisure".

One thing I know about myself is at times, I am a complete wally.

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Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Top five books everyone must read and why: 20 of 115
Five books to read before you die, these offerings may as my resume of books read increases.. 5) This is a personal favourite, because I visit the region often...Counting as one book has to be the "James Herriot Collection". Where ever you live in the world, find yourself transfered to the sweeping hills and dales of Yorkshi... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Assessing poetry.com: 7 of 32
Every aspiring poetry writer, myself included, on joining the net with thoughts of publication, will at some time or other type into their search engine, "poetry". "Poetry.com" will be there amongst, the sap seeking, money making on-line publishers. As I write I have a letter; unopened I add, it arrived this morning. The poe... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life What you'd do if you were to die tomorrow: 13 of 33
Before the list below comes into effect, I would live this day like no other day I have ever lived before...... Whilst sitting and enjoying a pint, I would be found philosophizing about, where it is my soul, spirit or essence is shortly going to, I would sit with the people normally expected, to dig my grave. I would tearful... More..
Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy What is wrong with this world?: 49 of 123
I mean I could I suppose blame all those other people busy living and sharing this planet, but would that really be right. I could accuse the technological advances and the speed at which they advance, and I could spank global warming too; when I sit and think I see the list truly is endless. Yet in true reflection the fault... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing for Success How to get the creative writing process moving: 10 of 21
If you are as I have been many times at the end of your tether having tried endless times, the multitudes of tips given with such zest and vigour as to suggest an infalibilty, for releasing those often illusive writing juices; I found most suggestions advised seldom seem to be completely successful when sitting by my compute... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Resources Book recommendations for beginning writers and wannabe authors: 11 of 21
"A good reader makes for a good writer"! Not only do you discover the present subjects publishers are looking at. You discover styles and approaches to those subjects. However well educated the reader, no book should be read without the accompaniment of a Dictionary. An absolute asset for those new words, all writers love to... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Helium's Spring 2007 Writing Contest: A Win-Lose Situation: 8 of 9
Using more leapfrogs; trying to improve competition entries, than any other entries on Helium. Led me to the community boards trying desperately to discover where i was going wrong with my submissions. One week of searching through articles rapidly rising above my posts showed, that those above my entries had the same conten... More..