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  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Sweeter Music

    Hey Jiggity. I basically printed this out and did the critique there. Now I'm transferring it over here. It would be incriminating enough, if they hadn’t caught her in the ...

    May 14, 2008
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Frozen Trains

    Hey Cassandra :) Even though I was fifteen minutes early for the time we’d agreed to meet, my nerves weren’t calm. They were on fire. Ok. First of all, the ...

    May 14, 2008
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: God Still Loves You (1)

    Hey Suzanne. I ran away from home when leaves were hanging to trees by their last vein. Excellent start! Starting the game off with a powerful extended metaphor that skillfully ...

    May 12, 2008
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Desolate Hearts

    Hey there dear :D Time for the extraordinary critique :) Cheeks burning, heart thumping so loud you’re certain everybody can hear, legs to useless jelly. Legs turning to useless jelly ...

    May 6, 2008
  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: A gathering light

    I'm currently reading "A Gathering Light" for my novel study in my English class. I think it's a pretty alright book, but I don't really like Mattie's character, as she ...

    May 4, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Serpent Crown--on the backburner

    Hey gyrfalcon. "He is a troublemaker, lord," sneered Reshold. "He is insubordinate, he resists punishment, he stirs dissention among the other slaves, he thinks himself above his tasks, the list ...

    May 2, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: EverWayward 1 [Revised]

    Hey there. The grave is dug. I see you; your scythe drags in the snow. You wait earnestly by the coffin; time to meet your desire. Ok firstly, I don't ...

    Apr 30, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Circus Pirates 1

    Hello Yoha. The moon was high overhead when I first saw its grungy grey sails ahead of me near the horizon. It looked to be a safe merchant ship. I ...

    Apr 29, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: When the World Stops Spinning: Chapter 1

    Hey Church. “This is an emergency broadcast bulletin!” The automated system yelped as the speaker was whipped away by the two hundred plus mile per hour winds of a freshly ...

    Apr 26, 2008
  • Short Story » General, General Re: First Kiss

    Hey Dreamer. He turns to face Sam, the girl sitting across from him. At sixteen, he seems so much more mature to her. He is handsome, his face perfectly made. ...

    Apr 25, 2008
  • Short Story » Fanfiction, General Re: Adventures of the SPEW Gryphon II

    Hey Grif. Well I've already mentioned as to how I felt about this piece. I like the simple style that this is written in as it really makes the humour ...

    Apr 25, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Bearer - Chapter 1

    Hey there Dusk. With a grin, they headed into town on shore leave, Danic bouncing L’ira lightly on his shoulders. I'm kinda confused by this sentence. Are you saying that ...

    Apr 25, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Eclipse Chronicles Prolouge/Chapter 1/2

    Hey there. Buildings had toppled over one another or broken off into separate parts. Plants and vines had overgrown and tangled themselves around any nearby objects they could find. Dozens ...

    Apr 21, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Hidden in Red

    Hello Laf. A child sits in front of the mirror, her eyes intent upon her own delicate face. With a gentle hand, she strokes her cheek, admiring the softness, the ...

    Apr 21, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: ~

    Hey there. Felix woke with a jolt at the sound of a piercing scream. This is kinda cliche. Main character waking up due to a sound? Not the most original ...

    Apr 20, 2008


For a short space of time I remained at the window watching the pallid lightnings that played above Mont Blanc and listening to the rushing of the Arve, which pursued its noise way beneath. The same lulling sounds acted as a lullaby to my too keen sensations; when I placed my head upon my pillow, sleep crept over me; I felt it as it came and blessed the giver of oblivion.
— Mary Shelley, Frankenstein