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I never imagined..
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Poetry » General, General
But Don't Use It.SO.... I lost my phone... we had a love-hate relationship. To: my mini screen buddy.
Lightswitch - just now
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Reviews » Other » Narrative, Spiritual
When creativity diesHey! I love your poem and the reflective thoughts included in them :) You've raised a very good point. And it can be asked in many different ways: *why* do ...
Lightswitch - 27m ago
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Reviews » Poetry » Realistic, Health
Two worldsHi! This reads more like a diary entry or maybe just a spoken confession than a poem, but that is both a strength and a very slight weakness. Usually it’s ...
4revgreen - 53m ago
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Reviews » Poetry » General, General
Am i dead?I really, really like your work! The repetition of “I don’t know if I’m alive or not” makes the poem feel increasingly unsettling, and I love how the imagery changes ...
Renwritessss - 1h ago
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Forums » Art & Photography
My character designs. <33 [3]The first two is Konfetti with and without rollerblades and the last is Pierce. They are from the seventeenth Halloween tale!:
creeperfeverdreams - 2h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » General, General
Am i dead?And last but not least, "Am i dead?"! I like the idea of going through the day. Each event making the narrator wonder. That morning, my reflection called me useless. ...
ArdenJinn - 2h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » General, General
Will you?AJ's back for a review! Oh wow. Allowing yourself to be changed by the person you love. Changing into what they want. Going through each of the senses for this ...
ArdenJinn - 2h ago
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Reviews » Short Story » Horror, Literature
The MonstersHi, Leiell here with a review. I found this to be a very poignant piece, one that was a delight to read. Very solid emotions that came through very clearly ...
Areastrixleiell - 3h ago
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Poetry » Realistic, Health
Two worldsA poem about how life feels like for me sometimes.
Renwritessss - 5h ago
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Poetry » Other, Health
Tricking myself.idk
Renwritessss - 5h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » General, General
AphasiaOoh this is rly cool!! My favourite part is the line “Just where my heart lies it melts into sheer red” that part rly hits hard idk why but yea ...
Renwritessss - 5h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » General, General
I never imagined..Guess what? It's AJ! moon. Are you doing okay? The past few poems I've read by you have been talking about self harm. I'm someone who struggled with this for ...
ArdenJinn - 5h ago
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Reviews » Short Story » Fantasy, General
Time comes, UnexpectedlyHello there, human! I'm reviewing using the YWS S'more Method today! Shalt we commence with the scary S’more? Top Graham Cracker - Twin sisters are cursed with misfortune. One has ...
creeperfeverdreams - 6h ago
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Reviews » Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Mystery / Suspense
Sunlight Through Concrete Rain - Part 7 (still WIP but now we're almost there!)Well looks like I’m reading and reviewing before you can get to mine xp I’m a little confused, last time you ended on the song which now you’re not even ...
Tikaya - 7h ago
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Poetry » General, General
Am i dead?Am i dead?? Someone say me!!
moon1 - 7h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » General, General
VulnerabilityHi there! I'm reviewing using the YWS S'more Method today! Am moon!! Top Graham Cracker - What I Know I think this poem is about the speaker's frustration, self doubting ...
moon1 - 8h ago





