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  • Short Story » General, Narrative Re: No More Butterflies

    This was lovely, Crim. Oy, it hit both lyrically and concretely. You've captured a bittersweet longing that's eerie without being creepy, and I trusted the narrator's voice right off the ...

    Jan 31
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Mystery / Suspense Re: Eclipse:Prologue

    Ahoy! This will be a bit brief, but brevity is the soul of wit, they say. So with luck and lackadaisical, it'll be wise as well as short. Set Up ...

    Oct 27, 2025
  • Poetry » Narrative, Spiritual Re: What I cannot change.

    Oy, the prose of this poem lends scraped quality to the inner dialogue: No frills. At the same time, the tangibility of the detail tilts the prose to poetry; and ...

    Feb 11, 2025
  • Short Story » Fantasy, Supernatural Re: Clown birds’ origin: “Marcia Blythe’s dear love”

    Oy, what a brill creepy take on a family caught in nostalgia! I did not expect the twist at all. To a make the subtle trap of living in the ...

    Jan 9, 2025
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Romantic Re: Crown & Quill

    Oy, well, you included fencing, which is always excellent -- and I had to read on to find out how the physical chess of the fencing strip wove into what ...

    Jan 8, 2025
  • Poetry » Lyrical, Humor Re: What is your New year's Resolution?

    Ha! This was a jaunty, cheerful and slyly satiric poem, and twas fun to read! Using a an aabb rhyme scheme served the tone well, and kept the pacing speedy. ...

    Jan 8, 2025
  • Novel / Chapter » Realistic, General Re: where the light doesn't reach, chapter 1

    Ahoy! I appreciated the way you've given the primary character a voice. What drew me in was their description of their surroundings. I could feel their experience: the bus, the ...

    Jan 7, 2025
  • Poetry » Literature, Realistic Re: All To Herself

    Hullo! I loved the purpose and point in this: Encouragement is often scarce in post-modern poetry and prose. There's a gentle flow from isolation to interior awareness to acceptance and ...

    Jan 7, 2025
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Dramatic Re: Sparking Imber chapter 1.

    Ahoy there! This piece, as I read, made me think of quite a few framing potentialities. You probably know that nearly half a story is in the frame -- point ...

    Jan 6, 2025
  • Poetry » Realistic, Culture Re: eclipse of the son

    Hullo. Oy, what a purposeful, staccato-counter-traditional use of punctuation in this piece. You've put pauses where no "proper" pause "should" be -- and the stylistic choice rather neatly made me ...

    Jan 6, 2025
  • Poetry » Other, Spiritual Re: Where Roots Refuse To Grow

    Hey Elektra. Oy, the title caught my eye immediately. It offers a lot potential images, and leaves me wondering why ? which is a brilliant start to a story or ...

    Jan 6, 2025
  • Poetry » Science Fiction, Narrative Re: A Time Tale of Two

    Hullo! Rather a neat way to play with a story, and I enjoyed the rhyming and meter that gave the entire thing a gentle, bouncing walk. In general, I wondered ...

    Jan 4, 2025
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Horror Re: Fabrication: Shikri - Prologue

    Oy, there's an immediate hint of humour in this that pulled me past echoes of 1984. ^_^ So simply on the initial impression--that lightness on the edge of dystopia--I read ...

    Jan 4, 2025
  • Short Story » Chickens, Dramatic Re: Diligence

    Hullo MG-- Oy, I hope you continue pursuing your writing adventures. I enjoyed the rhythm and the voice in this piece distinctly. A character's voice can be the lynchpin of ...

    Jan 3, 2025
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Politics Re: On the Overmorrow Chapters 1-3

    Ahoy B.panther! Oy, always a fun adventure with political fantasy, yes? I enjoyed reading through it, and I like that you've set up sort of an ensemble cast to intrigue ...

    Jan 2, 2025


have u ever noticed how ugly rosy-lipped batfish r? and not like in the “aw ur so ugly ur cute” way that like opossums r — no they’re just hideously ugly beasts that should never have existed and r the epitome of evolution fails. the stupidity, blank look, head emptiness. they’re horrible n everyone who likes them r horrible too. they truly have the worst fan-base >:[
— Shady