[Mike McCarty]

Beth,

I'm not good at giving advice on how to correct art, therefore I don't critique much. I will, however, offer some conceptual advice.

I'm a fan of Will Shakespeare. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence picks a small flower from his garden and remarks: "Within the infant rind of this small flower Poison hath residence, and medicine power: For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each part, Being tasted, slays all senses with the heart." I guess this is my normal obtuse way of saying that a mere suggestion (smell) can be better than a full taste.

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