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  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: The Earth That Was

    Hullo Tunotoo, D'you know, I think you've got something here. At the same time, it rather needs to excavated from the extra, the addeds and the somewhat stark series of ...

    May 17, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Mathematical Mumbo-Jumbo

    Ach, I'll be back if I can. But I wanted to leave a remark as a placeholder: you made me grin, da? I love the mathematical--or, er, not so maths-related--mutterings ...

    Apr 20, 2011
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: Last Thursday

    Oy, I've always loved your work, Tinny. ^_^ This, 'tis so mellow in cadence, and keeps the low-key in its dictions--even, small words. But there's something fraught beneath. What isn't ...

    Mar 10, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Forgotten Hope

    Forgotten Hope: A dagger pierces, a shout echoes. Clinging on, yet soon panicked into letting go. I like playing with the disjointed--it can add depth to a piece, but most, ...

    Jan 31, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: The Darkness

    Hullo. ^^ Rather off-the-cuff, I feel left hanging and hung. Hung, in the positive sense that you've set up the air of the thing with such dour-glower and gloom, that ...

    Jan 30, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Us

    It's lovely. There's something in the end that seems more ambiguous than the beginning and mid-bit. Is the time still baby-time, or is it nebulous - in and out of ...

    Feb 18, 2010
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Norrington's Girl

    Hoy. And 'tis Imp, to scrimp and scribble like ink riddles -- or rills -- all over the scraps slight-sight, stills and bits of prose tracked in by truth. More ...

    Feb 10, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: the river that weeps(chpt one pt 1)

    Ciao Olli. ^_^ Not to be repetitious, but it is difficult to give any apt feedback to something so brief. As it is, there's not enough material to judge whether ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: My Purge

    Hullo KS. Welcome to the literary side of YWS. ^_^ As for the piece itself, oy, I'm rather bewildered. Each paragraph seems to stand nearly on its own, but as ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: Bat Island- Prologue

    Ciao Pretty Crazy. ^_^ I rather like the point of view - from bats. ^_^ It brings to mind Brian Jacques and Redwall; and you take it in stride, you ...

    Jan 30, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Upon Hearing..

    Hullo Alex. Welcome to YWS and all that. ^_^ I'm glad you've already posted something literary - 'tis a good way to dive right in, so to speak. As to ...

    Jan 30, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: On Wrestling

    Oy, welcome to YWS. ^_^ I rather like this. Its rhythm has the feel of a rap, which fits neatly with the subject - a sport. ("Life was dull / ...

    Jan 27, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Happiness

    Hullo Halcyon! There are bits -- like strands of the mentioned tapestry -- I rather like in this. Hands like doormice. Sucking life out of a cigarette (oy, apt in ...

    Jan 26, 2010
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: My Sci-Fi story (good, bad?)

    Ciao SF. ^_^ Firstly, it sounds as if you've an apt imagination--you're thinking of a baseboard for a tale. You have the world, following the apocalypse; you have the slight ...

    Jan 26, 2010
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Queen of the Stars

    The Imp would like to make the type and / or literary equivalent of a jig, along with impudent impetuous impenitent importunate laughter in response to the Jigster's indefatigable and ...

    Jan 13, 2010


Stupidity's the deliberate cultivation of ignorance.
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