Pithy writing on LJ -- no, not...

[devifemme]

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

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[ggary]

She's a terrific writer. One of her posts is basically saying 'Nothing much is happening at the moment' but she can make nothing happening sound interesting. It's that love of words, the ability to juggle them in such an evocative and amusing way that the content almost doesn't matter. And she's such a good cartoonist, too. How does one person get to be so talented? It's not fair! :-)

[devifemme]

AND she's right here, among us mortals on LJ! Gosh, I hope the "badgers" makes it commercially.

[kehleyr]

hahah those honey badgers are adorable :-D.

[devifemme]

Indeed! I was fascinated; Ursula just sprang them on us, fully realized.