I'm frequently pleased by the quality of writing one finds on LJ. Of course, there are some professionals, like my friend, Ursula Vernon -- but a recent post of hers drew no fewer than 34 responses, nearly all real grabbers that I was happy to mull over. Since Ursula's was about the world "going to hell in a handbasket" (accompanied by a sweet photo of her cat), the comments had real substance -- something to get their teeth into.
Here it is:
http://ursulav.livejournal.com/1575209.html?view=52146985#t52146985 BTW Ursula is also a good comics artist. She has just confected a pair of honey badgers living out their own morality play. Check it out:
http://ursulav.livejournal.com/1576142.html