Maybe I just have too much time on my hands but I thought I did pretty well on this puzzle. There were a few I couldn't remember. I think your clues were very good. When doing a crossword I don't want the clues to be so vague that the word is too elusive.
The way I would improve this puzzle would be to add quite a few more words so that some of the harder words can be built upon.
Good job.
Perhaps I am old fashioned and don't read enough poetry to appreciate changing trends but I found this poem a little clumsy for me. The meter or rythym seemed to move around too much. When I read a poem I like to be able to hear the beat in my head and this poem did not seem to follow a rythmic beat. Also, perhaps you are using a style I am unfamiliar with, but I notice that your ryhmes don't apply to every pair of sentences or every other sentence. It might work better if you broke it into verses.
I think the poem, otherwise is very good. It reminds us of that very terrible day. I think that with some work this poem could become more eloquent. Or if you were to add a chorus to it, it could be set to music.
I like this puzzle. It is challenging enough for those of us who like history and easy enough to capture those whose knowledge of history could use some stimulation.
Perhaps it was my misunderstanding of something but I was unable to get it to accept "Delaware" as the answer for 14 across. Unless my history knowledge fails me or you are referring to another river crossing.
Good job,
This type of story is not normally my cup of tea but I thought that there may be something a little different. I think that the story has potential to be arousing for those who seek entertainment from incestual or horror-like sex.
Unfortunately this story is cluttered with errors that become distracting. Perhaps the author did not proofread the work. But the grammatical errors became more amusing than the story.
I did, however, like the lack of use of graphic language. This author appears to be able to describe the scene without gravitating to vulgar words.
I find this an interesting poll. I am interested in writing erotica myself, but it is difficult to know the parameters in which to stay before going into porno. As a younger man, I used to like to read sexually explicit material. I still enjoy it but many times the author tends to try too hard to perpetuate the intent. Some authors try to be too graphic and become disgusting or some will try to write beyond their command of the language and become a little silly. I believe that true "erotica" tantalizes the reader and allows the imagination to take the story in any number of directions. Perhaps that is why erotica is hard to define. One reader will find a beautiful story with highly erotic overtones...others will imagine depravity; and all the writer did was give them an arena in which to imagine. Good question!
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