LJIdol, Topic 1: "When You Pray, Move Your Feet."

[sonophax]

We wait with our protest sign in hand, sitting quietly on the edge of the fountain. There are so many people here. Some of them were even on the bus with us. There are friendly policemen in fluorescent yellow jackets, near two men playing banjos as a young woman juggles. Tents spring up from within the small gathering of trees in the middle of the

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[sonophax]

It's definitely very powerful, being in a large group of like-minded people. Thank you for reading!

And then there are those writers I could learn from

[cloworora]

Your concise prose is leagues ahead of my verbose intellectual splats of information. You get to the point whilst I'm still explaining how cool the wall looks by the time the reader has moved on. Loved it.

Re: And then there are those writers I could learn from

[sonophax]

Aw, but I like your writing! You've got a very distinct style! Conciseness isn't always a good thing. Thanks for giving this a read :)

[rattsu]

I got shivers.

[sonophax]

Coming from you, that is an exceptional compliment. :) Thank you very much for reading it!

[basric]

Really well written.

[sonophax]

Thanks very much!

[baxaphobia]

I know exactly the feeling expressed here! I attend the national Council on Independent Living conference every year and hundreds of disabled people march, wheel, limp up to the Capitol to express our feelings about the state of services and such. It's such an empowering feeling! Lovely entry!

[sonophax]

Oh wow, that sounds like a really fantastic experience! I may have to look into that for the next time I visit my family (who live about 30 miles from D.C.) and hope that the two coincide. Thank you very much for reaching! :)