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  • Welcome Mat Re: Breaking the lurking habit...I hope

    Welcome back Aurora! If you want to be active, but you don't want to share your novels, then you might find the storybook forum interesting. Groups of writers gather to ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: XVI

    This is a very well written "Dies Irae" sort of poem. The chaos that comes with the opening of the gates of hell is well described, the imagery vivid, which ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: laying foundations [edited]

    I thought this poem was rather... poetic. I had to look up the words "jonquils" and "quicksilver" after reading the poem. Jonquils makes sense, but the line with quicksilver doesn't. ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Joseph

    Welcome to YWS! I like this poem, not just because it's my namesake. It's got a lot of heart and it's very well written, if a little short. Some things ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Romantic Novels Re: Haven Chapter One

    Welcome to YWS! I am very impressed with this story. A lot of romance novelists like to go into the soppy stuff right away. Instead, we are given a clear ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: What, for a Surfboard Rodent?

    Welcome to YWS! The flow of the poem is kind of disjointed, which makes it kind of hard to follow. As a result, I'm still not quite sure why we ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Reticent.

    Welcome to YWS! I found the flow of the poem to be very distracting. I was trying to figure out how to read it and the best way I could ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Through the Glass

    Welcome to YWS! I was looking for a nice poem and I think I've found it. It tells a story well. It's simple, but that's a good thing. The one ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Forgotten (Part 1)

    Welcome to YWS! I kind of grew bored of the nostalgic reminiscing that starts the book off. It seems like a bad way to start a romantic story. The only ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Smile

    Welcome to YWS! Overall, the poem reminds me of one of those friends who means well and wants to cheer you up, but just ends up annoying you. So, if ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Rolling Stones vs. The Beatles

    The Beatles are better. At the height of the British Invasion, there was Beatlemania; the Rolling Stones, while good, weren't able to achieve that level of worldwide hysteria, and few ...

    Sep 8, 2010
  • Archive Re: An Empire Divided *Started - still accepting!*

    General Tarragon entered his meeting room for the first time. The four Commanders each rose to greet him. They represented the North, South, East, and West Garrisons. "Gentleman, I have ...

    Sep 8, 2010
  • Archive Re: The Twin Terror: A Storybook Created by Snoink and Grif

    The town was called Lonesome, Colorado. Located in the Rockie Mountains, it was originally settled by trappers. Now, aside from a few pastures, it was a quiet small town that ...

    Sep 8, 2010
  • Archive Re: The Twin Terror: A Storybook Created by Snoink and Grif

    Patrus Maximus is a gryphon of the now destroyed First Eyrie. He currently works as a messenger for the postal service.

    Sep 7, 2010
  • Archive Re: The Twin Terror: A Storybook Created by Snoink and Grif

    By the way, once you post your profile, you can start writing.

    Sep 7, 2010


Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux (One must imagine Sisyphus happy).
— Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus