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  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Euphoria

    The punctuation was very odd. It made it difficult for me to tell where one thought started and a new one began. If this was your intention, I suggest refining ...

    May 17, 2009
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: The Quintessence of Randomness - Part 1

    Not my idea of funny. I like my humor a bit more sophisticated. :P Humor aside, the rhyme scheme sounded natural and was consistent, which was a definite plus. Unfortunately, ...

    May 17, 2009
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: My Imperfections

    Hey there Brown Eyed Girl. Kat covered the punctuation pretty well, so I won't go over it. You probably should add some punctuation, though. Punctuation signals to the reader "this ...

    May 6, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Nonsense Poems

    The first poem was very cute made me laugh. I have no real crits for it. The second poem, on the other hand, has a very irregular rhythm. Also, the ...

    May 6, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Hand

    ... You need to watch your punctuation, rhyme scheme, syllable count, and line length. Poems, if you chose to follow punctuation conventions, are punctuated the same as regular sentences. Changing ...

    May 6, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Poem for a Fallen Soldier

    Saluted your commander. Learnt never to surrender. Never doubting that hope would always/ever reign.... This evens up the length of this stanza with the next; pretty important considering that they ...

    May 6, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: sadness (completely rewritten)

    Comments and suggestions will be in orange, corrections in red. Sadness. This would work better as a completely separate stanza. It gives it more emphasis. The burning sensation trite; be ...

    May 6, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Eternally Incomplete

    My comments and suggestions shall be in orange. Corrections will be in red. So many unfinished lines, Black scrawls that sit Above blank pages, Contrasting so sharply Against that seemingly ...

    May 1, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Thanatos' Lament

    First off, I see spelling mistakes. You seem to be able to find them yourself, so I won't point them out. If only all Life dies, then those with no ...

    May 1, 2009
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Cold Blood

    For someone who doesn't care about grammar, you did a pretty good job with following the rules. :P This story has a lot of potential. The basic plot isn't all ...

    Apr 29, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: A fantasy novel

    Aside from what the other two have mentioned, there are a couple things I'd like to add. First off, when you do describe things (like the prince's shield), it is ...

    Apr 28, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Accidental Rebellion, Ch. 4 - Followed

    Hello Hippie. Remember me? :P Have you braced yourself? Good. Because I didn't find much. :D In fact, I only have a couple of quibbles. “Arthur are you alright ? ...

    Apr 28, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: I Saw the Red

    This definitely has a lot of potential, and I enjoyed reading, especially how you describe the goddess. :3 You just need to smooth out a couple wrinkles. For instance, the ...

    Apr 23, 2009
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: The Reprise

    Hi there! I'm Kyllorac (though you can call me Kyll or Kylie), and I'll be reviewing you today. Seeing as how you're new, I'm not sure you're aware that it's ...

    Apr 21, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Romantic, General Re: Bloodlust - Chapter Three

    Sorry this is so late. I was sick, and then I had the entire review typed up but lost it after accidentally pressing the back button... Blood drips slowly into ...

    Apr 21, 2009


Poetry lies its way to the truth.
— John Ciardi