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  • General Articles Re: When the World Throws Sh*t at You

    Hahahah this was an awesome piece. I found it funny, witty, and just so damn nice to read. Everyone's already saying it but it was really honest and cutting inch ...

    Aug 4, 2011
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: The Perfect, Passionate Love

    Sure, perhaps the surrounding background was weak. Fix that. One of the reasons why I really like this peice is its not as freaking cheezy as romance usually is. Thank ...

    Jul 28, 2011
  • General Articles Re: A horrible, horrible smile

    killed me here with the parallelism ;) its a bit of a spooky peice, when i first read it i got shivers... not only are you talking about the death ...

    Jul 28, 2011
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Happiness

    To start off, this piece is actually quite unique. I enjoyed the story-telling, your style is simple and yet descriptive for a few lines. Because I have to do this, ...

    Jul 25, 2011


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