5/19/2023 0 Comments Honey and Pepper by A.J. DemasI guess it’s time to get over that, so “cream-colored” it is. But City was my debut, of course, and I was so sensitive to criticism at the time that I’ve resisted using the word ever since. The word “cream” or “creamy” appears 26 times in 81,000 words - I just checked. I will note that I resisted “cream-colored” pretty hard, but couldn’t think of anything better.Īnd you know why I did not want to use “cream-colored” even though the pony is in fact just about exactly the color of cream? Because long, long ago someone criticized The City in the Lake for using the word “cream” too often. I think his color could be described in a lot of ways, but though I like the world “ash,” that would imply a grayer tone even though if you actually LOOK at ash in a fireplace, it’s paler and not as gray as you are probably picturing. He also has a much rougher coat and some feathering on the lower legs, not a huge amount of feathering, but some. As you see, the pony looks more like a pony, with proportionately larger head.
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