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Rydia

  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Dangerous Temptations 3

    Chapter 3: Marissa stared at Colt as he finished telling her what had happened. She shook her head in disbelief. "So [s]your[/s] you're saying that someone murdered the CEO of ...

    Aug 28, 2008
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: Visit Fort Ticonderoga before it's too late

    Okay, here's the suggestion I would have made to your original version of the article (I'm not reading their edited version until afterwards). I want to see how my editing ...

    Aug 25, 2008
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Loser

    The Loser You know what makes a good loser? Practice. – Ernest Hemingway (1899 –1961) [An interesting choice of quote. I don't know that I quite agree with the sentiment ...

    Aug 25, 2008
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Rooftop Conversations

    You Looked Like An Angel [You're right, it isn't the best of titles but I'll come back to this when I'm done reading. Give me a nudge if I forget...] ...

    Aug 20, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, General Re: Needles and Roses - Chap. 8

    Could I be any more brainless? All these strange [Comma here.] sharper senses… and for what? I don’t know how to use them correctly, and I still blunder on as ...

    Aug 20, 2008
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Hell in a Handbasket

    The hallway disappeared from around her. [This is a little awkward. Maybe 'The hallway disappeared around her' or 'The hallway around her disintegrated.'] The searing scent of burning flesh crawled ...

    Aug 20, 2008
  • Short Story » Action / Adventure, General Re: Emergence (Updated 6/29/07)

    “Dude, that party was awesome!” Michael said for the third time that night, his speech slurred by a few too many beers at a local kegger. He stumbled along the ...

    Aug 19, 2008
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Voices Are Many

    Austin was washing his hands. A steady stream of lukewarm water enveloped them in a frothy whiteness as he harshly rubbed the inside of his palms. The orange scented dish ...

    Aug 18, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, General Re: Needles and Roses - Chap. 5

    A moment [s]pasees,[/s] passes and Beatrice suddenly rushes back, hugging me again, before darting right out of the door for good this time. “Here.” Violet appears with the tea tray, ...

    Aug 16, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, General Re: Needles and Roses - Chap. 7

    My eyelashes are stuck together. [So what. My eyelashes are always stuck together but I have no trouble with that. I think you mean eyelids, dear. And even then, that ...

    Aug 16, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, General Re: Needles and Roses - Chap. 6

    Miss Nathanial raves on and on about her nice visit with Mr. Darren. Many of us grow irritable and weary of hearing about it, although our young mistress doesn’t seem ...

    Aug 16, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Dangerous Temptations 2

    Marissa stared at the man in front of her. At 29, he hadn't changed much, except for the broad shoulders and the tighter, flatter stomach. The muscles of his chest ...

    Aug 13, 2008
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Dangerous Temptations

    Hey there! Looks like I’ve found time sooner than I expected =) Sorry this has taken so long, dear, but without further ado, here it is: Midnight Horror Island August ...

    Aug 13, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Fortuitous Graves

    Hello my dear! A critique, just for you: The title: I love it. Your word choice is perfect. It's intriguing, it's pivotal to the poem and already there's a gorgeous ...

    Aug 13, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, General Re: Needles and Roses - Chap. 4

    Mostly just some grammar suggestions and typos in this one, but I did want to briefly comment on the plot. In the scene when Rachel tells her story and they ...

    Aug 12, 2008


Why should Caesar just get to stomp around like a giant while the rest of us try not to get smushed under his big feet? Brutus is just as cute as Caesar, right? Brutus is just as smart as Caesar, people totally like Brutus just as much as they like Caesar, and when did it become okay for one person to be the boss of everybody because that's not what Rome is about! We should totally just stab Caesar!
— Gretchen Wieners