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  • Archive Re: Shadow Reapers

    I was still on my way to lunch when I must have chosen the wrong corner to turn. As soon as I did I was knocked backwards by a boy ...

    Apr 22, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: Deleted

    Hey there, I have to agree, I don't really get it... Though it does seem slightly like an extasy trip... Perhaps you could add an extra note on the end ...

    Apr 21, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Silent Faith

    *Sighs due to silly internet and rewrites critique* hey there I think this needs stanzas, and maybe a few lines lengthened. I ended up reading it in a big paragraph, ...

    Apr 21, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Three steps ahead

    I really like this, and I can see how taking out the 'three steps ahead' would mean it doesn't make sense. It is rather long, do you have an abridged ...

    Apr 20, 2008
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Removed #2

    I love the overall theme of this. Nice work. Hmm... Constructive criticism... But it's a great poem :p I'll try my best. If anything I'd have to say that some ...

    Apr 20, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: Kansas, Bleeding Kansas

    This is pretty awesome. The overall meaning is a bit hazy, but I got the impression it's about moving from somewhere nice to somewhere not-so-nice, and watching how it affected ...

    Apr 20, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Walls

    This isn't really my kind of poem, but I think it's brilliant anyway. I love your use of imagery, and I quite like the way you've switched meaning through stanzas. ...

    Apr 20, 2008
  • General Articles Re: Didz

    Hey there, welcome to YWS. First things first, you probably haven't noticed the rule. You have to do two critiques before you post, and try to keep the review / ...

    Apr 20, 2008
  • Archive Re: Shadow Reapers

    I was about to head off for something to eat when I noticed a man a little way down the street, talking to what seemed like a lampost. I walked ...

    Apr 20, 2008
  • Archive Re: Shadow Reapers

    I sat next to the fountain in the flower garden, a light spray of icy water falling onto my bare arms and shoulders. Hundreds of people passed along the outer ...

    Apr 19, 2008
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Your Soul to Hollywood $$$ (You’ll Never Get it Back)

    Hey there I love this poem, it's different from a lot of others. I agree that you've done a lot of telling and not showing, but you've pulled it off ...

    Apr 19, 2008
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Dead of Night

    Hey there Welcome to yws! Nice work, I like it. You've brought the characters to life really well for such a short piece, and their relationship is well defined. You've ...

    Apr 19, 2008
  • Archive Re: Shadow Reapers

    Umm... can I be a home-schooled teenager living on the campus due to a parent being a teacher or something. I really don't like writing from an older person's point ...

    Apr 18, 2008
  • Archive Re: War Games

    As the fights grew ever more vicious I shifted to sit on the floor and cross my legs. Not to sound like a wimp, but these guys where not normal! ...

    Apr 18, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: The things I do for Love

    Hey dude You owe YWS four critiques for the two poems you've posted. Also, this made me laugh. I'm not entirely sure if it was meant to be humerous or ...

    Apr 18, 2008


When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind