After reading this Salon article, reposted by Moonrat, I started thinking about feedback, which honestly, I think about a lot between my final year in University of Minnesota's MFA program, two writer's groups, teaching, and doctoring manuscripts (i.e. manuscript consulting). The question the writer's friend has in the Salon article is, basically, how do I keep a friend and still give honest feedback. Unasked, I'm chiming in.

Of course, all friendships are different, but I do think...