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  • Other » General, General Re: Coping With Death Speech

    All I know is that when it happens to someone, they go into a deep depression. They don't eat, nor do they sleep. All they do is cry. They forget ...

    Dec 15, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Cloudy Side

    lock of dark, drenched hair the thorns didn't pierce her hands Watch your spelling. Jessi threw her pink, £15 heels to the floor. Two things about this sentence struck me ...

    Dec 11, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Death

    "Your stories suck," he said(.) "I'm going to sleep." This little piece of dialogue here made the entire story worth it. It also made me laugh. Aside from what barefootrunner ...

    Dec 11, 2011
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: Young Writers Censorship

    There's nothing stopping you from giving a brief opinion on things, so long as you do so politely. Just don't expect to get any points from short comments. There are ...

    Dec 11, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: A Minor Apocalypse

    The end... really wasn't much of an end. It felt more like the story was cut off midway by a fluke of spazzing technology. You had a pretty good start, ...

    Dec 11, 2011
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: Transgenic Crops: Controversy and Concern

    So far, if any biotech company has done such studies (or any studies), the results of those studies remain unpublished, even though it would inspire more faith in transgenic crops ...

    Dec 10, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: A Night in Hell

    When in doubt, rate higher. Or you could always ask one of us folks in green, and we'll be able to tell you what the correct rating is. And if ...

    Dec 10, 2011
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: A Year Disappeared

    Focus, focus, focus. What was the reason you wrote this piece in the first place? Was it to describe the effect going to a psychiatric hospital had on you? Was ...

    Dec 10, 2011
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: What is my Strength, That I Should Hope?

    While there was a chance that it was in fact a dangerous explosive, he decided that it would be worth examining later. He picked it up and threw it into ...

    Dec 10, 2011
  • Other » General, General Re: Appetizers

    The words will come. The words always came You've got a tense shift here, and it's really distracting (not to mention confusing), especially since it's not the only one in ...

    Dec 10, 2011
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: The glorious resolve

    The heart cried for a soul but there is no one to hear its cry. You've got a couple of tense shifts throughout this, and these two lines are a ...

    Dec 10, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Chapter One...

    You can use the Preview option whenever you go to post a piece to make sure that everything looks alright, and rather than reposting it, just use the Edit button. ...

    Dec 9, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: This Metaphorical Knife

    unheard by the ones you never thought were listening. This line is awkward to read, and it's a bit confusing. These ones "you" never thought were listening, was it because ...

    Dec 9, 2011
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Kissing Alfredo

    The title made me think of kissing pasta. The image greatly amused me. The New Years celebration ended with the two unlikely couple sitting on the floor, their backs against ...

    Dec 8, 2011
  • Lyrics » General, General Re: What the moon is made of...

    My first question upon seeing this piece was "Why is it entirely italicized?" I'm still left asking this after having finished the piece. As far as I can see, the ...

    Dec 8, 2011


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