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  • Poetry » General, Health Re: Skin Deep

    Hi, Ashkitten83! Introduction: Great job. This poem really resonated with me, as I'm sure it will with your other readers. In this review, I'll just highlight a few suggestions and ...

    May 23, 2015
  • Poetry » Realistic, Dramatic Re: My Name is ____ and I'm an Alcoholic

    Hi, Lylas! I'm just going to dive into this one. Introduction: I love your work. I really, truly love your work. I've been literally thinking for hours about how to ...

    May 22, 2015
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: Our portal.

    Hi, Lau! (I promised that I would review this, so... :)) Ready? Set? Go! Grammar and Nitpicks: Full of Witches, dragons, elves, hobbits, yellow brick roads, dancing trees and so ...

    May 22, 2015
  • Article / Essay » Narrative, Realistic Re: And I Found Myself Like Never Before

    Great job, ishitadutt! (I can't wait to review this one... :)) Let's do this line by line! It was a usual Sunday morning and I had my Maths class test ...

    May 22, 2015
  • Poetry » Lyrical, Narrative Re: Broken Guitar

    Hi, EccentricRose! I'm no expert in lyric-writing (and I'm about as musical as my dog) so instead of giving you suggestions on how to improve your piece, I just want ...

    May 22, 2015
  • Short Story » Horror, Mystery / Suspense Re: As Darkness Reigned

    Hi again, ishitadutt! I'm just going to jump right in. This is fairly short, so I'm going to do it line by line. Okay? Okay, let's do this! :D It ...

    May 21, 2015
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: learning to drown

    Hi there, Nightcrawler. Introduction: To begin with, I just want to say how much I love this poem. Your writing manages to be simultaneously rhythmic, eloquent, and raw. In this ...

    May 22, 2015
  • Poetry » Literature, General Re: I Am Sorry

    Hi there, ishitadutt! Introduction: This is great. Really! Your use of repetition makes your writing alluring, you include some excellent phrases, and you have a nice structure. Because of this, ...

    May 20, 2015
  • Short Story » Supernatural, General Re: Sciamachy

    Hi, Arkhaion! First, a disclaimer: Since I first started reviewing, I've mostly stuck to reviewing poetry. This is one of my first times working with prose on YWS, so this ...

    May 20, 2015
  • Poetry » General, General Re: As Cold as Ice

    Hi there, Falconer! Introduction: Wow, your writing is amazing. Your grammar is near spotless, your phrasing is great, and your structure is clear and succinct. You have barely anything to ...

    May 20, 2015
  • Poetry » Narrative, Realistic Re: Flatlining

    Hi there, Deathwave1! (Bit of a morbid username, by the way. Just my type. ;)) Introduction: Wow. Really. Wow. You have an innate sense of timing, excellent line breaks, and ...

    May 19, 2015
  • Poetry » General, General Re: My Brother

    Hi there, Sunshine1113! I hope you don't mind being my guinea pig. I'm trying out a new poetry review format, so there may be a few repetitive/confusing bits in here. ...

    May 18, 2015
  • Short Story » Narrative, Realistic Re: We All Shouted Terrorist. We All Hated Them.

    Hi, Matthew! I have to say... this is a beautiful, well structured story. The phrase, "We all shouted Terrorist. We all hated them." has great cadence. All in all, your ...

    May 18, 2015
  • Poetry » Humor, General Re: The Rich Witch

    *blinks* Um... I guess I'm, um, reviewing this. I think? Maybe. Anyway, I have three comments: 1. End of line 3, stanza 1 and end of line 2, stanza 1: ...

    May 17, 2015
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Mother,my goddess

    Hi, Divya! This is a great poem, structurally and idea-wise. It's so great, actually, that I'm gonna have to nitpick a bit. Is that okay? :P Title: Mother, My Goddess ...

    May 17, 2015


Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
— Mark Twain