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ADNG

Mourning Akibu (experimental fiction)

ADNG · Reviews » Poetry » Fantasy, Lyrical · 3m ago

I enjoyed this. The in-world academic framing works well; the translator’s notes, references, footnotes, and little scholarly asides make the whole thing feel like a recovered piece of literature ra

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RatHat

THE WEEK I COULDN'T BEND

RatHat · Reviews » Poetry » Realistic, Narrative · 1h ago

The poem has some really strong imagery, especially in the parts with the ticking clock, the endless sheet, and the final bell. Those details make the memory feel much more ...

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Elsealion

The Last Tree That Remembered Winter

Elsealion · Reviews » Poetry » Literature, Realistic · 1h ago

I love this and I love this so much. The title, the use of words in your extraordinary poem, the way you build sentences that speak to the heart. I ...

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Elsealion

The Cartographer of Tomorrow

Elsealion · Reviews » Poetry » Realistic, Literature · 2h ago

This is really beautiful, yet so fascinatingly metaphorical. And I just love it. It is true that, perhaps the future was never really meant to be mapped out. Sometimes, you ...

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creeperfeverdreams

Reading by the candlelight

creeperfeverdreams · Short Story » Other, Supernatural · 2h ago

Daisy turns the pages and hopes that she can find something that will enthrall her forever.

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Journeys end in lovers' meeting.
— William Shakespeare