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Thank you YWS!
by KateHardy in Poetry » General


Try to Light a Match in the Rain and Other May Poems
by KateHardy in Poetry » Romantic


Call Me Icarus (Shoot Me Down Before the Sun Does) and Other May Poems
by WeepingWisteria in Poetry » General


i can't talk to my mother anymore
by farq4d in Short Story » Health


The Cost of Loving You
by KaeRae88 in Poetry » Other


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  • Reviews » Poetry » Literature, General
    Lions Gate

    Hi there! I'm reviewing using the YWS S'more Method today! HELLO THERE! I stumbled upon this piece of work and decided to drop a review. This was posted quite some ...

    NoOneInParticular
    NoOneInParticular - 24 minutes ago

  • Reviews » Poetry » Health, General
    Broken to Healing

    Nice poem written by the author. "All those days I felt worthless, Came back to the surface." The feeling of being unhappy about whatever is happening with you is an ...

    KaavyaK
    KaavyaK - 3 hours ago

  • Reviews » Short Story » Realistic, Technology
    Digital Nerves

    Hello! I absolutely love this story. I’m not even a big fan of video games, but I totally relate to this social anxiety. From the first few sentences, I kind ...

    Isbah
    Isbah - 3 hours ago

  • Reviews » Poetry » Romantic, General
    Whispers of the soul

    Hey!! Ava here... I'll just start with the review. I could immediately tell that how genuine these feelings were as I read the poem. I loved the choice of words ...

    Semicolon
    Semicolon - 3 hours ago

  • Reviews » Short Story » Romantic, Science Fiction
    The Meet Cute: Behind The Scenes Edition Part Two

    Hello, Kate! Wist is finally here to review part two. This is a nice sequel to part one, but I will say this part felt much more exposition-heavy than the ...

    WeepingWisteria
    WeepingWisteria - 3 hours ago

  • Storyboooks » Storybook Sanctuary
    Island Magic

    Jay stood stiffly at the edge of the dancefloor, looking around the most bizarre arrangement of people with too-powerful magic and too-raging of hormones. The lights were bright, the dancefloor ...

    soundofmind
    soundofmind - 4 hours ago

  • Reviews » Poetry » Romantic, General
    Whispers of the soul

    Hello! The idea behind this poem is really nice. I like the repetition of the lines, “I will listen to the sound of your breathing, And you can listen to ...

    Isbah
    Isbah - 4 hours ago

  • Short Story » Realistic, Technology
    Digital Nerves

    I tried to capture social anxiety. I don't even play video games, can you tell?

    branchingout
    branchingout - 4 hours ago
    12+

  • Forums » Lounge, The
    Review Spotlight for May 2024

    Review Spotlight for May 2024 Top 5 Reviews: Re: 3AM by @Coffeewriter Re: i hope i pass my ap exams by @Bluepanther512 Re: Box Children - Chapter 3 by @Roxanne ...

    Big Brother
    Big Brother - 4 hours ago

  • Reviews » Poetry » General, General
    Thank you YWS!

    Aww! This is such a sweet poem!!! I love the expert weaving of the letters into the body of the poem! Not something all acrostics can do well, but this ...

    OrabellaAvenue
    OrabellaAvenue - 4 hours ago

  • Reviews » Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Fantasy
    The Last Spell 35.1

    Ahh I can't believe I'm nearly three whole months late but still first here. We must fix this! I’m on my phone, so quoting ability is limited and typos are ...

    IcyFlame
    IcyFlame - 4 hours ago

  • Storyboooks » Out-of-Character Discussion
    LSS: Total Party Kill

    I'm fine with all of them but the way you set it up was shocking lol. I'm excited to see where this goes

    Book
    Book - 4 hours ago

  • Forums » Lounge, The
    Literary Spotlight for May 2024

    Literary Spotlight for May 2024 Top 10 Overall: to be known is to be loved by @LadyBug i hope i pass my ap exams by @yoshi mama says the worst ...

    Big Brother
    Big Brother - 5 hours ago

  • Reviews » Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Teen Fiction
    Choice of Chosen - Ch. 2 - Darkness be his home

    Hi!! Dropping for a quick review here! I read your previous chapter too, so that I would have the correct context for this installment. I want to say that I ...

    khushi17bansal
    khushi17bansal - 5 hours ago

  • Storyboooks » Storybook Sanctuary
    LSS: Before the Wave Breaks

    It was the first of Sol. On this day for the past ten years, Alan would begin packing up his violin and personal belongings to make the long trek to ...

    Carina
    Carina - 5 hours ago

  • Poetry » Romantic, General
    Whispers of the soul

    Inspired by the quote: "And if you call me at 4am, too tired to say hello, I will listen to your silence until you fall asleep.” - Unknown .

    KaeRae88
    KaeRae88 - 5 hours ago
    E - Everyone


You are going to love some of your characters because they are you, or some facet of you, and you are going to hate some characters for the same reason.
— Anne Lamott