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Tenyo

  • Short Story » Realistic, Historical Fiction Re: Twice Crossed

    Hey Mini_MW! Welcome to YWS! This is a nice piece. I'm a huge fan of introspection, and here it's a very simple situation that's really brought to life by Suyin's ...

    Jun 30, 2019
  • Other » Realistic, General Re: a thousand ifs and no reason why

    Hey Manilla! I love the visual style of this, it makes it so interesting! I think it definitely enhances the content. It reminds me of an index or a filing ...

    Jun 30, 2019
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, Other Re: And I, Yours

    Ahahah. This is magnificent, and not at all where I had expected it to be going when I started reading! The style is very light and whimsical, which suits the ...

    Jun 30, 2019
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Fantasy Re: Battle is an Art: Chapter 1-Getting the Idea

    Hey ThomasLoud! It's a shame this hasn't gotten much attention, the action in this chapter is really well written. It's very visual and descriptive, and the dynamics keep it interesting. ...

    Jan 27, 2019
  • Poetry » Realistic, General Re: wonder

    Hey Startchaser! This poem has such an interesting theme to it. I really like how the first stanza sets it up to sound like idolatry or even jealousy, the second ...

    Dec 30, 2018
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Other Re: Na tere liye, na mere liye

    Hey Nishthabawa! This isn't a language I'm greatly familiar with so forgive me for any misinterpretations. This poem has a beautiful solemness to it. The first four stanzas create a ...

    Dec 30, 2018
  • Short Story » General, General Re: No more tears

    Hey Traves! One Trial By Fire coming up. I'm gonna pick every sentence apart so it may feel like a lot of criticism but mostly it's just pulling up weeds ...

    Dec 14, 2018
  • Poetry » Narrative, Realistic Re: fhdfhd

    Hey KtajaDawn! There's something odd about the tone of this compared to the topic. The topic is really sensitive- heartbreak is a violent emotion that tends to carry little restraint- ...

    Oct 9, 2018
  • Poetry » General, General Re: reader/writer

    Hey Concord! I struggled with some of the line breaks in this. The lines '...book I've tried / to pick up' threw me off a little. The meaning changes when ...

    Oct 1, 2018
  • Other » Realistic, Other Re: let dead men lie

    Hey Arachno! Welcome to YWS! This is a really interesting concept to explore. My opinion differs to the one portrayed here, but I think that's what I like about this. ...

    Oct 1, 2018
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Connection - 12 (Surprise! Different POV)

    -> Part Twelve Poor Everen. From her earlier appearance I had kind of imagined her to be some mature, hard working, firm-minded woman, but that phrase that she 'always felt ...

    Sep 27, 2018
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Connection - 11

    -> Part Ten / Eleven Oh no. Don't do it. Don't do it! Blimey, Kerra. I love her so much, she's an amazing character, but she can't hold her words. ...

    Sep 27, 2018
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Connection - 9

    -> Part Nine 'A slightly haunted look in her eyes' is a fantastic introduction to a character. I think it doesn't just give her a physical description but also sets ...

    Sep 27, 2018
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Connection - 8

    -> Part Eight I'm not sure if crusts is the best word to use. Mains, Downs, Pillars, they all sound like very sci-fi ish terms that would well fit an ...

    Sep 27, 2018
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Connection - 7

    -> Part Seven So Kerra was never a part of the plan... except now she's being used as a storage point for seventy bags of fertiliser. And The Grin was ...

    Sep 27, 2018


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