get the lead out, it’s noting really: ekphrasis

Note from the management: This post of Christine’s was supposed to run next week! But it is such a lovely one, we’ll leave it up (and probably re-issue it again next Thursday, too, because Christine has a special prompt for next week that ties to ekprhrastic poetry!) But don’t miss Juliet’s book review in your [...]

Posted by Christine on 07.10.2008 at 12:01 am// Tagged: Christine, Get the Lead Out , , , , , , , ,


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