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  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Mashed Taters

    I am part Irish, so yes, I WORSHIP THE POTATOE! But I don't know, is this really about potatoes? Or are they a metaphor, anyway... 'stead of (a) workin out ...

    Jun 10, 2011
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: nothing friendly, nothing pleasant

    I think there is something wrong with this site! This must be like the thousandth thing i've read about rape, or torture, or molestation or incest... If this was a ...

    Jun 10, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: a leaf's life and yours

    A Leaf's life and yours... Your life is like a leaf. It starts out so bright and green, hopeful. combine the first two sentences, and replace "so bright and green" ...

    Jun 10, 2011
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: Year Zero

    This really captures the thing that I find greatest about life, that a Utopia, what everybody thinks they want, is actually a dystopyia, because there is nothing else left to ...

    Jun 8, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: Chapter four- Tainted Perfection

    AHHH! CLiffhanger! I haven't read the first 3 chapters, and know nothing of the plot of the story (I think she is some sort of demon hunter or dragon hunter ...

    May 29, 2011
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: What A Heart Has Done

    I love the refrain about what a heart has done, and i love the intensity of this poem, I have a few suggestions of course, as I am probably one ...

    May 28, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: I Don't Wanna Wear My Pants Anymore!

    "I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more No, I aint gonna work on Maggie's farm no more Well, I wake up in the morning Fold my hands and ...

    May 24, 2011
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: A Piece on Education

    living in California, I'm going to try my hardest to not mention the teacher's unions, but yah, education sucks. I just don't mean educational performance, but the idea in general. ...

    May 14, 2011
  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: What is the Best Book you have read...

    I have two, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller (I pronounce it yo-seph, 'cause he's jewish), and Crime and Punishment by Doestoevesky(which I spelt wrong). These two are so important to ...

    May 14, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Crucifixion

    Cruci-fixation, or Crucifiction? I really liked the piece, and I'll promise a full review if you clean up the title. I like the pun, if it is indeed intended! :)

    May 10, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: picking oranges in Westminster, CA

    Well, I checked this out because I live down the road, and I was very impressed. The power with which you describe eating an orange (but I'm sure there is ...

    May 10, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Only You

    I like the consistency, but it is kind of rigid, maybe add some twists and turns, and maybe seek out some different language, that could definitely make this more impactful ...

    May 2, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: I Just Do Everything Wrong

    I like the word play and the opening line because the expletive really draws me in. I can't even open my mouth without shit coming out. My mind is in ...

    Apr 24, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Sinews

    Wow, very intense and graphic---no qualifiers here. Isn't it ironic that someone is playing that stupid S&M song by Rhianna in the other room while I am reading this? Anyway--some ...

    Apr 18, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Water Under The Bridge Chapter One: Shawn

    Very intriguing, stream-of-consciousness is very effective. As they say on this site, "here are some "nit-picks"?" "This is a question most people ask themselves at least once in their lives ...

    Apr 16, 2011


Maybe what most people wanted wasn't immortality and fame, but the reassurance that their existence had meant something. No matter how long... or how brief. Maybe being eternal meant becoming a story worth telling.
— Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality