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Gahks

  • Other Poetry Re: For Mathew Brady

    This is powerful stuff. I love the way you evoke the artistry of Brady's work so beautifully and with such respect for him and those he documented. The piece could ...

    Feb 10, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Starting a Creative Writing Club: for Beginners

    Being someone who's morbidly obsessed with creative writing when hardly anyone else is (well, I suppose the GCSE/A Level students have some sort of excuse - revision etc.), I thought ...

    Feb 10, 2008
  • Welcome Mat Re: newbie

    Hey there Bookgeek! Welcome! :D What sort of things do you enoy writing? Do you have any hobbies or interests? Feel free to PM me if anything's bugging you. See ...

    Feb 10, 2008
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hey Im new

    Hey there from England! Welcome! What sort of stuff do you like to write? Hope you enjoy it here. Gahks

    Feb 10, 2008
  • Welcome Mat Re: Newbie

    Hey there from England! :D Welcome to YWS! What exactly is Naruto? An anime/manga thing? What sort of stuff do you like to write? What interests do you have? Feel ...

    Feb 5, 2008
  • General Articles Re: Persuasive essay for my English class

    What this essay lacks is COHESION and STRUCTURE. At the moment, it feels like you're jumping around from one point to the next - it's too disjointed. Like some other ...

    Feb 4, 2008
  • General Articles Re: Public Speech: School Shootings, Part II

    Maybe not "the well-televised Columbine massacre that I would like to tell you about," but "Take the well-televised Columbine massacre." This would sound more natural and less stilted. "Bullying" as ...

    Feb 4, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Cats!

    Do it from a dog's POV about cats!

    Feb 4, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Tourist

    Tourist The first thing that strikes you Is the heat. The unrelenting Punishment of the sun. The smells of Opium, incense and dust smother you In a suffocating blanket. Everyone ...

    Feb 4, 2008
  • Welcome Mat Re: Sky's the name

    Hey there from England! :D Welcome to YWS! What sort of hobbies/interests do you have? Feel free to PM me if anything's on your mind. Gahks (that's 'garks').

    Feb 2, 2008
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hi everyone! I'm new

    Hey there from England! :D Welcome! Hope you have fun!

    Feb 2, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The Diamond Ground

    The ending's abrupt and effective. This piece would really benefit from better spacing and a syntax/punctuation clean-up. I agree with Sleeping Valour in that 'murder' seems like the wrong word ...

    Jan 30, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Music & Writing

    Do you like playing music in the background when you write? I like playing soft, mellow music.

    Jan 30, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: I hate...

    Agreed. This poem seems too artificial and forced. Don't use too much anaphora (starting with the same phrase over and over and over again). Use it sparingly, to spice up ...

    Jan 30, 2008
  • Welcome Mat Re: Welcome New Members!

    Go to "Read & Review" and look at other people's views. When you've done 2 reviews, you can start submitting work yourself. Try to keep your review to submission ratio ...

    Jan 30, 2008


Live your life how you want, but don't confuse drama with happiness.
— Ron, Parks & Rec