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Areida

  • Other Poetry Re: Dream

    I think this poem would have done more for me if someone would have recited it to me. Since I got started on this site, I've lost most of my ...

    Jan 22, 2006
  • Randomosity Re: Crit the person above you!

    ^ Other Fiction: Minor Contribution A very amusing piece.. :lol:

    Jan 20, 2006
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Minor Contribution

    See, I'm clueless. Until the end, I thought that Faithful was a spoon too, hee hee. But a fork might make it all the better, like Snoink said... I really ...

    Jan 20, 2006
  • Welcome Mat Re: I'm Freakishly New

    ...Yeah, but what about Flower? And Thumper? Thumper pretty much rocks my socks. Anyway, welcome to the YWS! I'm Areida, but you can call me Ari if you want. PM ...

    Jan 19, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: Abercrombie Girls

    I like the message, but I'm not much liking the way it's written. I don't feel a rhythm, and it feels a touch abstract. I think that with more imagery, ...

    Jan 19, 2006
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Aegis

    I think Sarah caught all the problems I had in terms of phrasing, grammar, etc., but other than that, I really enjoyed this. I agree with Brian that you could ...

    Jan 19, 2006
  • Welcome Mat Re: Yep, I'm new!

    Hey, Ginny! I'm from Texas, and we just had a drought, so I can't really relate with the rainy thing. But we do have plenty of wind here. :D I'm ...

    Jan 18, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Post Your Pic Here (4)

    Oooooooh... pretty Sam! It looks very soft and fluffy and I like it. :D

    Jan 18, 2006
  • Randomosity Archive Re: Rate the Signature Above You.

    7/10 The first one works best on its own, but you gained points for quoting our lovely Snoink. :D

    Jan 18, 2006
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Marcus and Charlotte

    I'm sorry, but this really did nothing for me. We know nothing about these characters, and you're not making us care that one of them is dying. It moves so ...

    Jan 18, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Chapters and Parts

    I don't really have a preference on chapter lengths because I never stop when the chapters stop anyway. When I'm reading a really good book I'll find a good stopping ...

    Jan 18, 2006
  • Art & Photography Re: Oinkerwinkle

    That pig is bloody adorable... *snugs*

    Jan 17, 2006
  • Welcome Mat Re: Err.. Greetings

    ...A deer, a female deer. Ray, a drop of golden suuuuuun!!! Never thought you'd be serenaded, didja? Well, I'm just weird like that, so there you have it. :P I'm ...

    Jan 16, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Member of the Week 1/15 - 1/22

    All hail Duskykins the Lovely!! Congrats, m'dear, you've earned it.

    Jan 16, 2006
  • Romantic Novels Re: Love, in three parts

    Wooow... I like. Surprisingly, I never got confused with where they were in terms of time. It made sense to me in the last one that he was thinking about ...

    Jan 15, 2006


Poetry is my cheap means of transportation. By the end of the poem the reader should be in a different place from where he started. I would like him to be slightly disoriented at the end, like I drove him outside of town at night and dropped him off in a cornfield.
— Billy Collins