Poor Imp

Flat-blade, double-edged short, with an oddly/nearly stunted cross-hilt - or I'd say something of the sort. Helpful at all?

Tarin's about thirteen or so... young enough to be young and considered a child, perhaps, and old enough to be lucid. But little kids are surprisingly smart. I wouldn't hold ...

Hello there Pie -- You're rushing like a madman through the entire thing. Dialogue, brief action - there, you've got notes or filled-out outlining of a story. But what's a ...

Hello again Jearjoe. The beginning is much more involving; you've managed to weave Martico's feelings, character in so that the events have some connection to us and to him. If ...

Complete Collection of Shorts by Issac Asimov -- that may not be the title. Good short sci-fi.

All the time, right? Er, hell -- serious? If I knew what a waltz was, I could give a serious answer. Honest. -Tov -- Do you do anything that's a ...

Yes, I liked it. And the child's complexity - that makes some sense with your remark; they all seemed at the level of 'children' in one sense, Mama, Papa and ...

And yes, hello Jig...this is somewhat of a critique. ^_^ You've set things up well, leading in with the verse. And the first line picks up interest with 'home/prison' contrasted. ...

I'm trying to be less than impish and a bit more responsible as a usergroup leader...and respond to the entries, naturally. ^_^'' And as I'm not yet randomly dead, well ...

Serious? Hey - 'course not. No one's hungry on one meal a day, right? -Tov I forget to be hungry...easier than always being it. -Piers -- How long can you ...

Oy - 'tis Archie and Henry, and Guttersnipe . ^^'' Your characters in that piece demonstrate well the first few points. ^_^ Madly comprehensive article; about characters, who are the ...

Granted -- but it's warm and sunny because the sun is dying, and in about twenty seconds the earth, along with unfortunate Jig, will be incinerated or some such thing. ...

Jig's answer makes it's rather difficult to go on... Though it's very much to the point. Granted...but seeing as it's against the rules of the game, your wish is revoked ...

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett. I hadn't ever read Pratchett. ...Too long ago, my fencing coach tried to recommend him - but he was too busy reading the thing to loan ...

Edited to an R rating . Yes, it ought to be R-rated, for further reference, if it involves anything so sexually graphic, Unrec. As to the story itself, aside from ...