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  • Short Story » Dramatic, Mystery / Suspense Re: Tid bits, bacon bits

    Hello, This is a really trippy story you've got here. As Lauren said, it's very surreal—the way it slides from one event to the next haphazardly, without any rhyme or ...

    Jan 21, 2017
  • Short Story » Spiritual, General Re: A Stone's Throw

    Hello, This is terrific! (Also: Your username is amazing.) You seem quite adept at philosophical writing—not to generalize, but so many young writers, when trying to write something "deep" or ...

    Jan 21, 2017
  • Short Story » Action / Adventure, Film Re: Titania

    Hello, This may be the best story I've read on YWS. THAT LAST LINE. The suspense. The drama. The characters—we only know them for a short time, but they're fascinating ...

    Jan 21, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Fanfiction Re: Belle and the Wolf Prologue

    Hello, So, first, a little about me (and yes, I know 'a little about me' is a horrible way to begin a review, but I think it's justified in this ...

    Jan 21, 2017
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Siren's Song

    Hello, First of all: Your avatar makes me happy. Secondly, this is fantastic. You get high marks on pretty much everything I look for in a story. The imagery: great. ...

    Jan 20, 2017
  • Short Story » Politics, Science Fiction Re: an unwilling leader

    Hello, Okay. This is going to be lengthy and rough. Bear with me. First, some positives. The world you set up here seems like it has the potential to be ...

    Jan 20, 2017
  • Short Story » Horror, Mystery / Suspense Re: I've been dead for a while now

    Hello, Dear God. This is good. Like, spectacularly good. So many things I liked—where to begin? Imagery. Let's start there. Your imagery is captivating (well, really, this whole piece is ...

    Jan 20, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Romantic, Realistic Re: for him. TWO

    Hello, Here I am, ready to deliver my promised review! So this chapter was delightful—better than the first. You're making excellent strides. I'm so happy to see you heeded a ...

    Jan 19, 2017
  • Short Story » Realistic, Dramatic Re: 2 am

    Hello, This is a phenomenal story! (And no, I don't think it's cheesy at all. ) You perfectly captured the wan and desperate voice of this character. Cruz feels like ...

    Jan 19, 2017
  • Short Story » Narrative, General Re: The Honest Man

    Hello, This is quite a piece you've got here! Your voice is fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And, since a strong voice is one of the most difficult things to cultivate, that's ...

    Jan 19, 2017
  • Short Story » Horror, Supernatural Re: Monster

    Hello, I liked this. This is the type of story that can go either way, but I thought you (mostly) pulled it off. I enjoyed the way it was written—the ...

    Jan 19, 2017
  • Short Story » Action / Adventure, Science Re: Nuclear Patriotism - Daniel

    Hello, Gotta say, I feel a bit conflicted about this one. Parts of it were really quite good; others, less so. First, I'll start with the positives. I like the ...

    Jan 19, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Dramatic, Teen Fiction Re: The Pink Portrait, Chapter One (Pauline's PoV)

    Hello, Full disclosure: I have not read the original first chapter or the subsequent ones. It didn't sound, based on your description, like I needed to, so I figured I ...

    Jan 19, 2017
  • Short Story » Realistic, Dramatic Re: Her Sun

    Hello, Wow! This is exceptionally good. Fantastic, even. So many things to like about it—I'm not entirely sure where to begin. I guess I'll start with your imagery, because I'm ...

    Jan 18, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Romantic Re: Prologue

    Hello, Wow. Lots to say about this one. First, the positives: You've got a very intriguing world set up here. I like it; it's curious. The characters are also interesting, ...

    Jan 18, 2017


Monster is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.
— Henry Wu, "Jurassic World"