Thread: I haven’t done much critiquing lately...

Possibly it's because of the genres mostly served up here.

If there were a few more slice-of-life stories, stories with kitchen sink realism, then I might make more comments.

Or maybe I’m just grumpy.

The latter. WF is not the public library. People do not and should not write to please you, and derogatory comment about the genres they choose to work in is unseemly at best.

Ohhh snap

Originally Posted by The Backward OX

Possibly it's because of the genres mostly served up here.

If there were a few more slice-of-life stories, stories with kitchen sink realism, then I might make more comments.

Or maybe I’m just grumpy.

It could be both.

There's nothing wrong with being grumpy. Some people are good at it.

Is kitchen sink realism something you write yourself?

Originally Posted by Nacian

Is kitchen sink realism something you write yourself?

For men, it's called looking like you've pissed yourself after doing dishes in an undersized sink.

Originally Posted by Nacian

Is kitchen sink realism something you write yourself?

Yes, frequently.

Originally Posted by Rustgold

For men, it's called looking like you've pissed yourself after doing dishes in an undersized sink.

Close.

Off Topic:

Personally, I love it when men do dishes. That's actually pretty darned appealing.

Originally Posted by The Backward OX

Yes, frequently.

Close.

So what is it exactly?

I just learned about it. We recently saw the movie Silence of the Long Distance Runner, and I came across the term when I looked it up. It's a loose classification for a kind of realism in art, literature and film that came out of England in the late 50's and early 60's. The literature and films seem to be mostly about angry, disaffected young men rebelling against the status quo. The paintings mainly depict every day objects and scenes -- that's where the "kitchen sink" comes from.

Originally Posted by moderan

So what is it exactly?

You know when you go to a place like Pakistan, the entire country is one big rubbish dump (sorry, but it is). Now if you look at my photographs of the country, you probably won't find a single piece of rubbish in them. From what I gather, kitchen sink realism is photographing the piles of rubbish to showcase that everything is a tip in the guise of being 'realistic'.

Originally Posted by The Backward OX

Close.

Would that be 'close' as in nearby, or 'close' as in a cul-de-sac or 'close' as in end of, or Close as in Fatal Attraction?

Originally Posted by moderan

So what is it exactly?

Hi. Im from Manchester England where "Kitchen Sink" drama suppose to have been done. Corronation St in the 60's. Also plays and films like "A Taste of Honey", "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" are suppose to be kitchen sink drama. It suppose it is over the top realism.

Originally Posted by Robdemanc

Hi. Im from Manchester England where "Kitchen Sink" drama suppose to have been done. Corronation St in the 60's. Also plays and films like "A Taste of Honey", "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" are suppose to be kitchen sink drama. It suppose it is over the top realism.

I would agree - and add, 'Look back in Anger' and the Wesker trilogy of plays. The glasshouse for kitchen sink drama was The Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square with the mad - sorry ecentric Joan Littlewood at the helm....you had to be there, it was the crucible that prepared an audience to Pinter and Becket.

No worries, man. The very next story I write about faucets, etc., I will post here.

For the record, I feel kinda the same way--usually I don't want to say anything about the stuff I see because I figure I'm not the right audience.