Desiderius Price

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BTW, I have no plans to close off submissions, so feel free to contribute if you haven’t already!

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Several reviews from me: Little Red Riding Hood: Nice spin on the classic tale. Pumpkin Spice: Interesting… And now replying to DirtyAngel’s review: Thanks for the review. I do try to make them all generally readable w/o having to read the rest, though there will usually be some hints/nuances/tie-ins for the regular readers to appreciate And yes, this isn’t Ifor at his best.

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Trick or treat, it’s not too late to submit your story! - DP

Censorship is a blunt tool, wielded for different reasons, with stifling unwanted intents/desires/thoughts from the populace being a desired outcome. Dictators will dissuade rebellion/revolt/disloyalty. Clergy want you to stay faithful to their religion (and power), so dissuade blasphemous thoughts. And parents wanting to be lazy and have the schools do their parenting for them. And while it may have collateral damage, censorship exists because it can be effective in some situations, delaying the inevitable (and that can be good enough). Overall, I like AFF because it’s generally supportive of freedom in writing, and the few rules that do exist are to starve the lawyers. Because, like you, I loathe censorship, that’s why you’ll see the topic appear in my stories from time to time.

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The trouble with censorship, is, once you’ve started, it’s not just the authors who are punished that concern me, but those who start self-censoring, or decide to not write because of it. Self-censoring, or electing “not-to” is worse aspect of these laws, IMO, as that’s material that’s permanently lost because it’s never created. (Of course, those doing the censoring will argue that’s the point of censoring).

Hmm… many outlaws will we have when they make writing/reading without a license illegal? Fahrenheit 451 anyone?