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  • Poetry » General, Health Re: Sleep is Hiding

    Hiya! I think this is a poem that most people can relate to. The push and pull between wanting to sleep and wanting to use the hours of the night ...

    Jul 10, 2023
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Action / Adventure Re: Dark Flare Chapter 2 - pt 1 ~ 2

    Hello! This was an interesting chapter to come in on! I always think it's fascinating to read about the fictional sports people come up with and their rules. I like ...

    Jul 8, 2023
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Gal Paladins -4: Penultimate

    Hello! This is a really intriguing world you've built here. I haven't read the other chapters, but I like the concept I'm seeing of magical girls who get together in ...

    Jul 8, 2023
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Teen Fiction Re: The Fallen King: Chapter Eight, Pt 3

    Hello! I'll answer your questions since I think by answering them, I'll be able to touch on everything I wanted to say anyway! 1. I always love towns that have ...

    Jul 8, 2023
  • Poetry » Realistic, Other Re: other people's kids

    Hi Willard! Your poetry is always super surreal and full of memorable images. You have a great way of turning phrases that sticks in your head and to your teeth. ...

    Apr 10, 2023
  • Poetry » Realistic, Dramatic Re: To Someone I Don't Know

    Hello! I think there is something very strong at the core of this poem. It's clearest at the very end. The phrase "in hate of his weak hands falling upon ...

    Mar 31, 2022
  • Poetry » Lyrical, Narrative Re: Fear of the Water

    Hello! This was a really interesting poem. I really like the consistency of the water imagery throughout, like a river tying everything together. I also liked the consistent form that ...

    Mar 31, 2022
  • Poetry » General, Realistic Re: Haiku Sequence [Library, Painted stone and Bougainvillea]

    Hello! I think these are some very nice haiku. I like how all of them can be pondered on for a while. The first one contrasting the oldness of the ...

    Jan 18, 2022
  • Poetry » Narrative, Horror Re: Doomed Insurgent - Sestina

    Hello! I really enjoy sestinas. They're so difficult yet satisfying to write. This was a cool poem in that it felt like reading a dramatic part of a novel. Like, ...

    Jan 17, 2022
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Out of Sight

    Hello! I really enjoyed the visual of this poem, as if there are steps descending into the sea. This seems to be a poem perhaps about a painful or maybe ...

    Jan 16, 2022
  • Poetry » Realistic, Health Re: What's Wrong With Male Tears?

    Hello! I think this poem had a really good message! You're absolutely right, tears are not a sign of weakness but a sign of emotional depth. Not to say those ...

    Jan 15, 2022
  • Poetry » General, General Re: They answer my questions with confident lies

    Hello! This is a very unique poem! I like experimental stuff like this, and I think you have some really strong imagery to ground the poem in. It was a ...

    Jan 13, 2022
  • Poetry » Romantic, General Re: Tree of Life

    Hello! This was a lovely poem. It really evoked in me a desire to be in this place, to hear little bells jingling, to feel the morning mist on my ...

    Jan 12, 2022
  • Poetry » Science Fiction, Spiritual Re: Stones and Stars

    Hello! Apologies for typos: I'm typing on my phone! I have a very soft spot for science-centric poetry. I tend to lean more towards biology, but I've written and read ...

    Jan 11, 2022
  • Poetry » Narrative, Health Re: Explaining Emetophobia

    Hello! Please forgive any typos, I'm typing this on my phone and don't have any spell check type deal. I've known several people with emetophobia, at least one with it ...

    Jan 10, 2022


The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.
— H. L. Mencken