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Em16

  • Short Story » Realistic, Romantic Re: Milliebird

    Nice job with this piece! I love the way you structure it, so it starts out with Earl possibly dying of coronavirus. That adds an urgency and importance to the ...

    Jun 13, 2020
  • Poetry » General, General Re: From East to West

    I love the format of this piece! It’s so creative to have it start on the right side of the page, like in the east, and end on the left ...

    Jun 12, 2020
  • Poetry » Narrative, Realistic Re: fear of failure

    First off, I love the first line. You’ve got a lot of elements of figurative language (imagery and alliteration), and it’s such a strong, definitive first line. There is so ...

    Jun 12, 2020
  • Poetry » Science, Other Re: Science Gospel

    Nice job with this piece! I love all the specific details, and the way you painstakingly take the reader through the history of scientific discoveries. There is a certain gravity ...

    Jun 12, 2020
  • Other » Humor, Other Re: Recipe for the perfect slice of toast

    First off, I’d like to say I loved this piece. Honestly, I was expecting an actual recipe that someone had posted as a joke, and I was completely surprised and ...

    Jun 9, 2020
  • Poetry » Culture, Narrative Re: Gay

    I love this piece. It’s amazing. This is the perfect example of showing rather than telling. Instead of saying that a lot of people in your life are homophobic, you ...

    Jun 9, 2020
  • Poetry » Literature, Dramatic Re: the dirt i cant clean

    Wow. I love all the imagery in this. Great job compiling a lot of different ideas and events and putting them all together. I love the way it starts and ...

    Jun 8, 2020
  • Poetry » Realistic, Narrative Re: i???m more than a body

    I love this. You perfectly capture the feeling women have of being devalued. It’s so damaging to be a woman and know you have feelings and emotions and desires, but ...

    Jun 8, 2020
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Compartmentalizing

    Nice job writing a villanelle! I know how difficult those can be. You had some really good descriptions and comparisons, like where you say “putting the cages on display like ...

    Jun 8, 2020
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Romantic Re: The Sorcerers of Hisderat, Chapter 1

    Hey! I’m Em16. This was a great first chapter. You start in medias res, in the middle of the action, and immediately hook the reader with action and intrigue. One ...

    Jun 6, 2020
  • Poetry » Realistic, Politics Re: Seven Days of Silence

    I love this. I love the way you deftly manipulate language to convey your point of view. It’s so beautiful. I also like the way you portion the poem off ...

    Jun 2, 2020
  • Poetry » Humor, Realistic Re: Not today

    Specific Comments: Line 1: I love the line “my mind is awake and my body is not”. It’s so contradictory, and yet so true. I completely understand the feeling you’re ...

    Jun 2, 2020
  • Short Story » General, Romantic Re: The Dolls

    Hey Parvikh! This was a great story. I loved the way you played with time, and wove together both the present and the past. I also loved the way you ...

    May 26, 2020
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Another Casual Day

    Wow. This was a crazy story. You did a good job making sure there was always something going on. There were a lot of dynamic characters and situations, and there ...

    May 26, 2020
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: Xuang zang

    I love this! Your writing style is amazing. I love the way it’s so straightforward; you’re telling it like it is. There’s also a hint of humor which makes it ...

    May 26, 2020


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