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  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Farewell --EDITED

    A feeble sun shines down on an old man waiting at the abandoned railroad station. The brown leaves from the dying trees bristle stiffly, occasionally fluttering down around the old ...

    Nov 7, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Orphan

    Very nice! I definitely think that that first ending would work nicely... but I do have a bit of my old liking of the third one. Anyway, it's up to ...

    Nov 7, 2007
  • Welcome Mat Re: Im New

    Hi Babyspice! Any reason in particular why you picked the number 17? It's my lucky number for two reasons: 1) I was born on the 17th (that's the more important ...

    Nov 7, 2007
  • Welcome Mat Re: Welcome New Members!

    Hi Whitewings! I'm Azila. You can PM me if you have questions (and I'll try my best to answer :roll: ) or if you need a critique. Look forward to ...

    Nov 3, 2007
  • Questions and Answers Re: Ask a question here (or start a new topic!)

    That's not what I mean, but it's okay :wink: I just had dinner, so I will wait at least a few hours before eating you. :D I mean on quotes, ...

    Nov 3, 2007
  • Questions and Answers Re: Ask a question here (or start a new topic!)

    How do you make a quote say "So-and-so Said:" rather than just plain "Quote:"? ...That's been bugging me for a while and I just can't figure it out. :(

    Nov 3, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Night Time Descending

    It's very good! :smt023 You do a lot of showing rather than telling, which is a very positive thing. It might just be me, but I kind of started drifting ...

    Nov 2, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Swamptime

    Well I guess the reason I was looking for deeper meaning is because it was so well written. I just figured that if it was that good on the surface ...

    Nov 2, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Orphan

    Very nice plot you've got going here! I love the idea of him being able to manipulate other people's minds. I've often thought it would be cool to write something ...

    Nov 1, 2007
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hey everybody! Look at the wierdo!!

    Hi! :smt039 Welcome! I'm Azila. PM me if you need a fiction critique or feel lonely or need help or want to be friends or anything like that. Now onto ...

    Nov 1, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Swamptime

    Well... maybe not metaphors, but here are the spots that confused me the most: Jerome took a brief stroll through the crystalline soul of a major reptilian beast, sick with ...

    Oct 31, 2007
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hey everyone, i’m new D;

    Hi there! Welcome to YWS!!! I know you'll love it. What kind of stuff do you write? What kind of stuff do you read? Who's your favorite author/what's your favorite ...

    Oct 31, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Swamptime

    Umm... okay. I was really confused with this. It may just be me, but the metaphors seemed to take over so that I couldn't read what was actually going on. ...

    Oct 31, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Wings

    I must disagree with Kylan. The almost poetic wordiness is what I like and strive for in my own pieces. So... you can simplify it if you like, but I ...

    Oct 31, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Wings

    Yeah, that's what I figured. I just thought I'd point it out to you, though cause that's the job of the critiquer. :wink:

    Oct 30, 2007


The strongest people are not those who show their true strength in front of us but those who win battles we know nothing about.
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