Ya know, I really spoke too fast. After going back and rereading the entire thread, I realize just how awful many of the submissions are.

It really kinda makes me mad, ya know? Here I am, a naturally bad writer, thinking I finally have a chance to shine at something, show my true talent, and make a name for myself on Mudcat. I mean, even though I read nearly all of the music threads, I rarely have anything to contribute to the threads (other than "Thanks, I didn't know that!") So I always feel like such a mudcat nobody.Well-that's not entirely true. I did once draw down a couple of very sick and nasty responses from our misogynistic Sincerely, Mr. G. and for a few glowing moments felt like I was really somebody in this community. Alas, the feeling soon faded as I observed thread after thread recede into obscurity after I posted to them. Well anyway, so here comes this thread, which I had avoided reading until now , because the subject is so very near and dear to me. Then I sez to myself, I sez "Aw shucks, Janie. Why not give it a try? This is after all, an area in which you really are quite talented. You might not win, but you have a good shot at placing." So I impulsively jumped in before I carefully analyzed the competition. Having done so, I now see that the really good, creative writers here are also better at being bad than am I. Life is just not fair. *sob*

Janie