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  • Narrative Poetry Re: The Terrors of a 5-year-old at Night

    Du-ude! You're Scottish? I've only met one other Scotlander on this site so you are automatically totally awesome. Welcome! I'd like to quickly mention also before the review that there's ...

    Jun 8, 2009
  • Welcome Mat Re: Welcome New Members! [2]

    Hey Ruth! Score another one for Britain! (yes!) I'm exactly the same way - I have no idea what I want to do in life, but whatever. TV dramas sounds ...

    Jun 8, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: As The Clock Strikes Twelve [7]

    *snuggleattacks!* and she tried to coax herself like Miss sometimes had done to her; She’s your best friend, So! A couple of issues with this. First of all, 'coax'? I ...

    Jun 8, 2009
  • Randomosity Re: The Twins Are Twenty-One!

    Happy birthday, Grandma & Grandpa! :P

    Jun 7, 2009
  • Romantic Novels Re: Letters Unsent *Chapter One*

    Eek! Sorry this took so long - sometimes I forget to check my thread :P Okay. So. I absolutely love the first part, the actual letter, I think it's beautiful. ...

    Jun 7, 2009
  • Romantic Novels Re: Special for once- chapter 3

    Hey! Sorry this took me so long. I do have kind of a busy week ahead, I will get to your chapters, but it might take me a couple days. ...

    Jun 7, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: 4th Official Pure Awesomeness Award

    Jun 6, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Return to Algeria

    Hi! Welcome to YWS! There was, not too long ago there was a large Jewish population I've seen grown men, it is worth mentioning I'd cut this, it clutters up ...

    Jun 4, 2009
  • Lyric Poetry Re: A Land of Setting Suns

    Zomg a sonnet, I absolutely love sonnets! Here goes my two cents: I love all of the first stanza except the second line; it needs more syllables, as it is ...

    Jun 3, 2009
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Please read and comment.

    Hi! Therefore, he must focus on the present This jumped out at me because it's in present tense, instead of past tense like the rest of the story. Should be ...

    Jun 3, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Callow Conviction

    Heya! I haven't read Dudette's review so sorry if I repeat anything ^_^ Now, most kids weren’t even out of bed at seven forty-five in the morning, but for the ...

    Jun 3, 2009
  • Welcome Mat Re: I've Nothing Witty To Say

    Well. We've already exchanged critiques (thank you, by the way!) but I felt I should get in on this: :elephant: :smt096 And anyway, it's not a party without the elephant ...

    Jun 2, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Big Girl

    Hey Rachel :) I very much liked this; at first I was sort of thinking, "uh, where is this going?" but it was well-written and the ending was great. I ...

    Jun 2, 2009
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Special for once

    Hello! It was late when we got back.[/b] Got back where? He would never rest his head on my shoulder if he was tired- too embarrassing, so I knew I ...

    Jun 2, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Interdigitating With Myself

    asdfjkl;! I clicked on this fully intending to give a helpful critique, but it seems I cannot. So I'll just tell you what I loved about it. With a couple ...

    Jun 2, 2009


Poetry is my cheap means of transportation. By the end of the poem the reader should be in a different place from where he started. I would like him to be slightly disoriented at the end, like I drove him outside of town at night and dropped him off in a cornfield.
— Billy Collins