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I did stab a kid in the wrist with a pair of scissors in the 7th grade. It was entirely accidental, I swear.
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I did stab a kid in the wrist with a pair of scissors in the 7th grade. It was entirely accidental, I swear.
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Did you break skin? How bad was it?That sounds HORRIBLE.
Come to think of it, there were a lot of 7th grade boys I'd have liked to stab back when I was in the 7th grade.
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*collects all the scissors* 
You guys cannot be trusted.
Actually, I always thought you could do some serious damage with a compass.
Spent most of my time in class thinking about that and not actually using it for what it was intended.
No wonder I failed geometry.
You guys cannot be trusted.
Actually, I always thought you could do some serious damage with a compass.
Spent most of my time in class thinking about that and not actually using it for what it was intended. No wonder I failed geometry.
I was only 7, I cant be held responsible. Plus his sight was fine, he was only bleeding a little.
In my defense:
Though to this day, I have at least one childhood friend who is rather convinced it was on purpose.
- It was his fault. He reached for them.
- He only bled a little.
- And he was an
so no one felt bad.
Though to this day, I have at least one childhood friend who is rather convinced it was on purpose.
There's no "justification" needed. It was an accident.
Seriously.
Would I have stabbed him on purpose under different circumstances? Possibly. But that is so not the point.
Seriously.
Would I have stabbed him on purpose under different circumstances? Possibly. But that is so not the point.
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Ah, violent stabbings. Just another day in the cafe, is it? I have a scar on my ring finger from where I was (foolishly) fighting with my brother over a pair of scissors. Bled LOTS. How old was I? Nine? Ten?
Now I'm covered in burn scars from the bakery.
Now I'm covered in burn scars from the bakery.
Hey, I like flowers!
I also like graveyards on bright sunny days. Particularly weekdays when they're mostly empty. Great for reading times.
Yays!
I did stab a kid in the wrist with a pair of scissors in the 7th grade. It was entirely accidental, I swear.
Right, right.
The ex has an uncle who lost an eye with a pair of scissors, when he was a kid.
My favorite eye horror story happened with my mom. Paper cut to the cornea.
*shudders*
Actually, I always thought you could do some serious damage with a compass.
These tendencies usually show up early, don't they?
*thinks back on her own childhood*
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*cries* I have to cut 1000 words off a story to make a word count limit. I've already cut over 200 this morning. But I can't do any more...
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*cries* I have to cut 1000 words off a story to make a word count limit. I've already cut over 200 this morning. But I can't do any more...
Aww, there there. Word counts hate us all equally, don't they?
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They do. 
I'm at the point where I think I'm going to query and ask if it's okay. They say you can query for longer works. But I *hate* to be a bother. It's just...I've reviewed every scene and they are all important to the plot...and I've cut lines and tightened as much as I can.
This has honestly never happened to me. Usually I can do it. I can hack and slash with the best of them until it fits. It's not fun, but I can do it.
I'm at the point where I think I'm going to query and ask if it's okay. They say you can query for longer works. But I *hate* to be a bother. It's just...I've reviewed every scene and they are all important to the plot...and I've cut lines and tightened as much as I can.
This has honestly never happened to me. Usually I can do it. I can hack and slash with the best of them until it fits. It's not fun, but I can do it.
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Hmm...no horror stories with scissors in them from my youth, but I do recall a few incidents involving darts...
They do.
I'm at the point where I think I'm going to query and ask if it's okay. They say you can query for longer works. But I *hate* to be a bother. It's just...I've reviewed every scene and they are all important to the plot...and I've cut lines and tightened as much as I can.
This has honestly never happened to me. Usually I can do it. I can hack and slash with the best of them until it fits. It's not fun, but I can do it.
Right, you're the one I go to for the hacking and slashing, because I really suck at it. I say you query it as is, if you already slashed away at it then I know it's as tight as it's going to get.
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There comes a point where what you remove takes away the voice and character of the piece, so don't cut too close to the bone on the story.
I went looking for the story about one submission that ran twice as long as the magazine indicated it wanted, and still got accepted, but my Google-fu seems to be failing me...
I went looking for the story about one submission that ran twice as long as the magazine indicated it wanted, and still got accepted, but my Google-fu seems to be failing me...
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