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S.S. Rose

  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Pieta

    Hey there! Great job! I thoroughly enjoyed this poem. Your allusions were subtle, too subtle at times for the average reader (for example, "Once, you winged his shoulderblade"). I absolutely ...

    Apr 5, 2010
  • Action/Adventure Short Stories Re: The Pyromaniac

    Hello Ace! My name is Rose and I shall be reviewing your work this morning. It is no stress reliever or hobby. I would reword this as "It is not ...

    Apr 5, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: The Vessel of my Mind

    Greetings, Nibroc! I positively adored this poem, especially the first stanza. Actually, I loved all of it. I like the punctuation throughout. THE VESSEL OF MY MIND By Nibroc I ...

    Apr 3, 2010
  • General Fiction Novels Re: The Earlswood Confession: Part Two

    Two days later Jesse invited Ariane to tea. “Tell her to come alone,” he said to me. I was reluctant, but Jesse had told me nothing of my sister’s breakdown, ...

    Apr 3, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Sixteen Winters

    The days reflect Like yellow light against the soul Colored glass shattered into weeks And scattered winters – Sixteen of them littering the lawn Prismatic hope breaks Into shafts of ...

    Mar 19, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Yours Truly

    Hey there! I liked it...overall quite a good poem. The imagery was fantastic. However, I had a slight problem with "Your small, cute nose." The simplicity of this line didn't ...

    Mar 18, 2010
  • Historical Fiction Novels Re: The Earlswood Confession: Part One

    Hello dear readers! This story is the continuation of a fledgling post I made recently to YWS called "Jesse's Wine". Any of you who were interested in that might enjoy ...

    Mar 14, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: To the Fiend

    Were you with me, fiend, A part of the crimson staining blood, The stiff wrists and sharp cold ache – Like ice pressed against the flesh? Were you staring through ...

    Mar 11, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: .

    Hello Auteur...nice to read this. First off, being a grammar freak, I must comment on that issue. Please insert apostrophes where needed, and yes I know this is meant to ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Winter is a Live Mind

    Hello everyone, and thanks for the reviews. First off, the "tears on paper" image is supposed to convey tears (as in moisture; weeping) being absorbed by paper as one bends ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Winter is a Live Mind

    Hello there...please rip this one up. It needs it desperately. S.S. Rose Winter is a Live Mind Church-bells ring thoughtlessly: A menial dirge for a useless poet, A gray prayer ...

    Jan 28, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: The End of a Dream

    Hello... First off, you spelled cemetery wrong. That bothers your readers to no end, trust me. Secondly, I thought your poem had some potential, but it didn't flow. You should ...

    Jan 27, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: I Remember

    Hello there... So I kind of liked this poem. I liked the numerical progression of age but got rather bored with the "I remember being..." over and over and over ...

    Jan 26, 2010
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Jesse's Wine

    Hello! I wrote this a very long time ago and have no idea no idea what to do with it. I don't want to let it go, though. Any suggestions? ...

    Jan 24, 2010
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Child's Play: Prologue

    Hello everyone! Please let me know if you would be interested in reading more of this. The following prologue is the beginning of the chronicled events of a section of ...

    Jan 24, 2010


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