Sinkhole Sinkhole A sinkhole, also known as a cenote, sink, sink-hole, swallet, swallow hole, or doline (the different terms for sinkholes are often used interchangeably), is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. Most are caused by karst processes—for example, the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes. Sinkholes vary in size from both in diameter and depth, and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms. Sinkholes may form gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide. Sinkholes may capture surface drainage from running or standing water, but may
A Marriage Below Zero the first English-language gay-themed novel, and establishes the pattern of gay novels ending in death: especially suicide. Its melodramatic format is closely linked to its author's occupation as a New York drama critic at a time when the primary American theatre form was melodrama. The book met with mixed reviews. An anonymous reviewer in "Bedford's Magazine" described it as ""A saturnalia in which the most monstrous forms of human vice exhibit themselves shamelessly""; while an approving review in the "New York World" described it as ""Absolutely unconventional"". A Marriage Below Zero A Marriage Below Zero is a novel by Alan