I feel like leaving a comment, but I wish I weren't first. Where are handful_ofdust or cucumberseed when I need them?
... because my comment is really mundane. But anyway. Here goes: I totally get what you're saying in the second-to-last paragraph; I was nodding vigorously. --Or at least, I was nodding vigorously in understanding. For myself, external grim happenings do contribute to overall "darkness," though I'd agree that the ultimately most grim things are internal.
The entry on The Violent Bear It Away on Wikipedia makes it sound incomprehensible. Do you feel up to talking about why you'd like people to read it?
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... because my comment is really mundane. But anyway. Here goes: I totally get what you're saying in the second-to-last paragraph; I was nodding vigorously. --Or at least, I was nodding vigorously in understanding. For myself, external grim happenings do contribute to overall "darkness," though I'd agree that the ultimately most grim things are internal.
The entry on The Violent Bear It Away on Wikipedia makes it sound incomprehensible. Do you feel up to talking about why you'd like people to read it?