tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773339078108703953.post7705643843072182562..comments2024-02-28T00:36:36.312-05:00Comments on Literary R&R: Mandy Reviews: Star Child and 13 More Twisted Tales by Frank G. Poe, Jr.LiteraryRRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333634435256402748noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773339078108703953.post-3492997226598166782012-05-05T13:50:58.829-04:002012-05-05T13:50:58.829-04:00Thanks for the review. Unfortunately, I think we h...Thanks for the review. Unfortunately, I think we have an editorial misunderstanding. Although cacky sounds like khaki (pun), it was not a mistake. cacky (ˈkækɪ) — adj 1. of or like excrement 2. dirty, worthless, or contemptible. The story was political. The tan, dirty shorts might have been a better description, but I liked the idea of pulling in the worthless view of the poor some people in society; however, if it distracted you from the point of the story it failed. It wouldn't be the first time someone didn't get my use of puns. Exchanging waste and waist ruffled some feathers, but I digress. As for carrots versus carats, the "carrots" mentioned is dialogue to fit the character. If I needed an editor to tell me the difference between carat and carrot then I wouldn't have used carat in another story, The Old Man and the Prostitute, correctly outside of quotation marks. Maybe my editor is better than you think or I'm a hard writer to edit?The Political Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272156308601055452noreply@blogger.com