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Cassandra

  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: My Dear Holly...

    First off, this is a really neat idea. And you have really pretty handwriting. :D Second, and more importantly, the poem: obviously I can't totally understand the poem because I've ...

    Aug 27, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Eaves and Shoulders

    Wow. This is great . First of all, there is an utter lack of spelling and grammatical errors, which made for a very enjoyable read. And secondly, the whole thing ...

    Aug 27, 2006
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Terror and Bleak

    I liked how each stanza started. Reminded me of "Rain, rain, go away, come again another day"...I suppose that was intentional? ;) Other than that, I'm not sure what else ...

    Aug 25, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Her Mother's Sanity

    So I suppose that you don't need the 800 word limit for school anymore? Just checking. ;) WARNING: Nitpicky grammar stuff ahead!! I wrapped my hands round the brown furry ...

    Aug 19, 2006
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Mercy

    The rain prickled on the back of his hands and he plucked the soggy, self-rolled cigarette from his lips, and mashed it into the grass at his feet. I would ...

    Aug 17, 2006
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: Unpredictable, Chapter Three: On College and Food

    Heehee, this is all so very fun to read. Your voice throughout the entire piece(s) so far has been great. Makes you feel like you're talking to an old friend. ...

    Aug 15, 2006
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Drifting Away...

    The main thing to fix is all the "..."s/ellipses. In most of the places you used them, a period or comma would've probably done the job just as well, and ...

    Aug 14, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Jack in the Box

    She just goes, ‘Jack, lemme do your hair,’ and so I’m like ‘okay, go crazy Doll.’ And she did.” Should be: go crazy , Doll. Just add that little comma ...

    Aug 13, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: the best friend

    You may want to look at some other people's work before you post your own. As Nate said in the rules: 4. Before posting either your first poem or story, ...

    Aug 13, 2006
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Silent Kisses. (13+)

    The dialouge in this is a little forced. Listen to how people around you speak and try to incorporate that into your own writing. Also, as Brian pointed out, this ...

    Aug 13, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Eternity in a Grain of Sand

    Since this is such a good piece, I get to be really nitpicky. :D somehow our proximity to reality seemed so far away. isolated from civilization but in proximity of ...

    Aug 11, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: The One-Way Ladder

    NO one knows Does NO have to be capitalized? Where it had begun. I'd change it to Where it began Up,up,up- Need that hyphen? The one-way ladder- Again, need the ...

    Aug 11, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Simple Man EDITED

    Because I like this so much and this is so well written, I get to be really nit picky about the little things. :D Gravel dug into his bruised cheek ...

    Aug 1, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: thoughts through scissor blades

    It is a blade sinking deeper in my skin? Should this be Is it a blade sinking deeper in my skin? The way you have it worded doesn't really seem ...

    Aug 1, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: "Remembered"

    I liked this a lot. You pulled the rhyming off really well, something not everyone can do. As others have said, it had a calm yet majestic feel. I really ...

    Aug 1, 2006


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