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  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Dear Lucy StarStruck

    Right off the bat, I can tell you're not sure how to use commas, so I'll link you to a couple of articles about commas. It should help. =D Good ...

    Jul 5, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Psyche--contest entry

    To my back, the mattress sags as if beneath the weight of a reclining body, the box springs creak silently, a human warmth that is partially remembered and partially imagined, ...

    Jul 4, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Wither

    Hi there Hayden! =D So, after reviewing that other piece of yours, I know you're pretty good with prose so I don't need to go super in-depth on this one. ...

    Jun 28, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Girl Who Never Cried

    Ah, the sweet sound of fighting; not. Fairly sure semi-colon isn't the punctuation mark to use here. Leaves and twigs snapped and crackled beneath me as I walked out the ...

    Jun 26, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Once Upon a Time

    The phrase fairy tale is very good bait if you're planning to catch the likes of me. ;D *moves to review* Once upon a time, there was a princess named ...

    Jun 26, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Out of the Mists - Chapter 1

    Boo! =] Chapter 1: Caught. A dark figure ghosted across the roof of one building and leapt for the next roof, floating down to gently land on the second roof ...

    Jun 9, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Understanding in a car crash.

    Today was the day I died, the final day of my sordid little life yet the beginning of something new. Such a common first sentence. "Today I died." In fact, ...

    Jun 9, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: A breath of fresh air - draft 2

    A Breath Of Fresh Air Haskovo, Bulgaria, 2007 Boulevard Stefan Stambolov 27: the address of a large, crumbling building, a reminiscent of the Communist era. The building has twelve floors, ...

    Jun 9, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: XXX

    “It’s a form of tonic immobility,” Carson said, running his hand through his hair. I'm always iffy on starting with dialog, and this one feels kind of flat, no offense. ...

    Jun 8, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Poisoned Apples Are So Snow White!

    I have a complicated love affair with fairytales, so when I saw the title, you might as well have held up a sign that said, "CALLING ALL OCTAVES." xD Anyway, ...

    Jun 8, 2011
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Nostalgia in the Afternoon (Song Prompt Contest)

    It was quaint. The little hole in the wall next to the skanky college bar that her university friends had preferred to go to. Clunky sentence. It made me trip, ...

    Jun 8, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: [Post Deleted]

    I’m so sick. Telling, not showing. Creed leaned Tilted? his head back and exposed his face to the lights of his room. All he could feel upon his face was ...

    Jun 8, 2011
  • Short Story » Action / Adventure, General Re: The dream is real

    I looked out of the window of the airplane that I was sitting in. Weak first sentence. The sight that I saw really shocked me. Telling, not showing. This made ...

    Jun 8, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Influenza

    Hey Lava! =D I'm going to crash your piece and review it. ;D A fish market. That's what how Old Mrs. Black would've described the scene had she been in ...

    Jun 8, 2011
  • Other » General, General Re: Where I can be me.

    Silence. Interesting, but it's not unique. I've heard it somewhere before. My ears are brimming with it as I clamber out onto the roof. Kinda strange, cause the first sentence ...

    Jun 8, 2011


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