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  • Archive Re: The UnChosen Ones: Through Sheer Luck

    Ken "Just a smidgen of magic," Ken repeated, incredulity tinging his voice. He felt a tickle of laughter rise in the back of his throat, a tickle he quickly suppressed. ...

    May 14, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Hearts are like windmills

    Thanks for all the comments. I'm glad you all enjoyed. @antimelrose I originally had the second stanza formatted into four lines so that it was in ABCD form like the ...

    May 14, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Baby Doll

    but her eyes have shattered in tears. The "but" struck me as a bit redundant. I think this line is stronger if you drop it entirely. retches her guts on ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: jealousy

    I like how you described jealousy in the first stanza without stating it directly, and then stated it in the last line of the second, but I think the "almost ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Narrative Poetry Re: What The Doctor Ordered

    Now quick, quick, quick, I think this line could use another "quick" to even out the syllable count. The last stanza seemingly came out of nowhere. There was such a ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Report A Site Bug

    My crown. It is gone. o_o On a similar note, the review count at the top of the Leaderboards page is now off by 4 for me. Earlier today, it ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: My Music

    Chamomile scent reaching my nose... Watch your spelling. I also think this line would be more effective as "The smell of chamomile reaching my nose..." though that's just personal preference. ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: The Empowerment

    The thing that really struck me about this poem is how repetitious it is. The thing is, it's not annoyingly repetitious, which was great. Unfortunately, in order to maintain this ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: 30 April 7:54am.

    My first impression was that this was really short. It's not a bad thing, but it made me go back through and reread it several times, and I found upon ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Watching "In the middle, somewhat elevated"

    Navita was quite thorough and basically said everything I wanted to, so I'll just reinforce her suggestion to use more unique imagery and less pretentious language. For example, the "wind ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Twisted

    Hello and welcome to the site. The first four stanzas really had nothing going for them. They're very simplistic and cliche; almost identical phrases and themes can be found in ...

    May 10, 2010
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Dr. Orwell, In Need of Coconuts

    That was cute and made me laugh. I agree that it would work well as a children's book, but it needs some work, first. They might be the cure to ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Introducing Anthologies

    It took me a moment to figure out how to add threads, but then, once I did, I went "Doh!" I really miss the obvious sometimes. XD;;; --- Nate! Why ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: The Slaughterman

    Hi there, kizacolo. You seem pretty new to the site, so you may not be aware that you don't need to bump your writing to get reviews, especially in such ...

    May 10, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Those Left Behind

    The second and fourth stanzas struck me as a bit too abstract. They obscure the main point of the poem. In addition, you end almost every line with a period. ...

    May 10, 2010


If food is poetry, is not poetry also food?
— Joyce Carol Oates