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  • Short Story » General, General Re: Last Summer

    To be honest, I didn't much like this story. You danced around the source of conflict for so long, by the time it was revealed, I no longer cared. There's ...

    Sep 16, 2011
  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: THE CLASSICS: Captain's Courageous

    Starhunter was quite thorough in his review, and I second everything he said. I have to admit, the last paragraph was my favorite. All the mentions of the small events ...

    Sep 16, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Mercy

    It is a sort of perfection This line really does not flow all that well to my ears. It sounds stilted, so it sticks out negatively, and considering you repeat ...

    Sep 16, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: What America means to me

    Heya, Angie. Since you mentioned you posted your poem up, here I am to review it. Now, since this is one of those poems where you're supposed to be honest, ...

    Sep 15, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Oracle Eyes

    Hello there. I realize the contest closes today, so while this review might not be able to help, hopefully you'll be able to apply with I say to future stories. ...

    Sep 10, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: I Only See You In Home Films

    culling memories to be tossed, This line reads oddly. "Culling" implies completely removing, and you can't toss something that has already been removed from your possession. that lets my dry ...

    Sep 7, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: All of My Stories and Poetries

    Also agreeing with IcyFlame. Posting each of these separately will make them much easier to read, which will make it more likely people will read and review them. As it ...

    Sep 6, 2011
  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: A Stolen Life: A Memoir

    This is a bit bare on details. You have the barest, basic premise laid out, but there's no real context or introduction to the memoir, and so there's no real ...

    Sep 6, 2011
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Eye of the Storm

    The rhyme in this was so obviously forced, it was painful to read. I only just managed to make it to the third stanza before I gave up and took ...

    Sep 6, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: sunday spices

    aching I think having this word on a line all its own is a bit much. It brought the flow to a grinding halt for me as "aching" felt overly-emphasized. ...

    Sep 5, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Death in a paper roll.

    Pleasure? It's hard to tell. This did not fit, and it's rather obvious that you inserted this here just to satisfy a reviewer. Even though the cigarette is buried beneath ...

    Sep 4, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Little Fleas

    Since this is so short, you'll be getting a rare line-by-line. ;) People don’t stop in the gypsy market. Good first sentence. They keep their hands on their purses and ...

    Sep 1, 2011
  • Short Story » Action / Adventure, General Re: thomas sabo

    I am guessing this was a spam post posted by a bot as only spam posts are deleted, which leads to awkward, partial conversations floating in midair like the one ...

    Aug 28, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: El Protetor (Part 4)

    Hello there. I haven't read the previous parts, but there were a couple of issues that stood out to me that I believe are independent of the rest of the ...

    Aug 28, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Removed.

    This review is a completely pointless review whose purpose is to be a review only in characters because nobody can rightly review a piece that has been deleted, and seeing ...

    Aug 28, 2011


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