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Re: The House on Swift Street
You know, I think the problem with this is that it just doesn't have a point. Why should we care? If there was a divorce or some other constant problem ...
Jun 24, 2007 -
Re: Memoir of a Mormon [McHasting’s Golden Arches]
What's with all these cannibal poems? Was there a challenge I didn't know about? *laughs* This was... pretty good, but some of the rhythms and rhymes were off, so it ...
Jun 24, 2007 -
Re: something i wrote to vent
It's a word, Tep. I think I remember something about Woodrow Wilson using that word to convince the nation of his plan, but I'm not sure. Anyway. Who doesn't know ...
Jun 24, 2007 -
Re: Lunch Time
...Claudette, this is not helping your claim that you are not a disturbed young lady. You have a good rhythm going, and the rhyme helps the whimsy. *laughs* There's really ...
Jun 23, 2007 -
Re: Ardèche
This keeps sticking in my brain. When I first read this, I have to be honest -- I wasn't fond of it. In fact, I'm still not fond of it ...
Jun 23, 2007 -
Re: Hunter Garrett
Okay, it's my turn, as promised. The warm rays from the sun radiated onto my face as I leaned against the oak tree, the rough bark rubbing against my back. ...
Jun 18, 2007 -
Re: Synaesthesia
Cameron! Your title caught my eye immediately, as I actually have synesthesia, and I've been trying to explain to members in the chat exactly why I freak out when they ...
Jun 18, 2007 -
Re: Principle's Death
They don't know what's so fun about shooting an empty can of beans with a rifle--is it the way the can jumps into the air on a successful hit, the ...
Jun 14, 2007 -
Re: Spirited 0.1
Mm, this is a great start, Jack. I apologize for not getting to it sooner! Just a few nitpicks: The food is boiling, perhaps for too long, because the hot ...
Jun 13, 2007 -
Re: Hunter Garrett
Overall, I thought it was okay. The sentences are simple, and so they don't really capture my interest at first. Someone else mentioned the show-don't-tell rule, and it's difficult to ...
Jun 13, 2007 -
Re: Betrayal
Mm... To be honest, hon, I don't really like it. I'm sure we've all felt the feeling you're trying to express here (I know I have), so you need to ...
Jun 10, 2007 -
Re: Long Gone
There's a reason you hate rhyming poetry. There are a lot of forced rhymes in here, and it just doesn't work. Drop it. As for the subject itself... Just another ...
Jun 7, 2007 -
Re: Invincible
This is... cool, and I really like the focus on "you" and the imagery and such, but it needs a better punch for the ending. What's your point? What's the ...
Jun 7, 2007 -
Re: The Hero's Violet
This is an interesting idea, and I could actually see a lot of allusions to different legends and stories. There are a few reasons this doesn't work for me. 1) ...
Jun 7, 2007 -
Re: Cryptic
Indeed. If you added an explanation I'd have to slap you. ;) The only part I have a problem with is the second to last line. Perhaps "Why the habit ...
Jun 7, 2007
