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  • Sometimes, when I am writing, there is a sort of frission, a certain intensity.

    "I see a door, holes in the floor." greygirlbeast 2010

  • Sometimes, when I am writing, there is a sort of frission, a certain intensity.

    "I see a door, holes in the floor." greygirlbeast 2010

  • I sympathised with Alexandra and cheered for Nim, and totally drooled over Alex/Jack (and a minor frission when Jay Lag'aia appeared unexpectedly!).

    Nim's Island - mini review editormum 2008

  • More common is, when the allusion is missed, the story loses its brilliance, its frission, sometimes it totally fails as a story.

    The Elusive Allusion « Hyperpat’s HyperDay 2007

  • More common is, when the allusion is missed, the story loses its brilliance, its frission, sometimes it totally fails as a story.

    2007 May « Hyperpat’s HyperDay 2007

  • Even if the plotting internal to the episode is sometimes suspect, Davies does an impressive job of pulling in plot points from previous stories that provide a little frission of satisfaction for loyal viewers.

    DOCTOR WHO “The Stolen Earth”: Wait–WHAT?!? « TV BACON 2008

  • I've been far more concerned when Peston appears to be helping the city boys take their profits, and with his general and unhelpful frission of excitement and uncertainty.

    Fawkes and Howard: Keeping Robert Peston Honest 2008

  • Sure they were vulgar and tasteless, but they were also undeniably adult and had a real frission to them where it seemed like the sky was the limit and some inspired work was being done by people like Jack Cole and Bernie Krigstein.

    Less *Bang Bang* for Your Buck 2006

  • Members of Poison, Winger, Warrant and even Trixter dressed as glammy as the laws of physics and spandex allowed yet didn't offer a millionth the frission of Bowie or Ronson, so for me it couldn't have just been the outfit.

    An Entirely Informal Conversation about Howl's Moving Castle 2005

  • Members of Poison, Winger, Warrant and even Trixter dressed as glammy as the laws of physics and spandex allowed yet didn't offer a millionth the frission of Bowie or Ronson, so for me it couldn't have just been the outfit.

    Archive 2005-06-01 2005

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  • Misspelling of frisson?

    October 9, 2016