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  • Short Story » General, General Re: Confession of a Criminal

    Shadowraiki is right about creating a french mood with a single phrase. The whole time I had a picture of the south of france in my head, but at the ...

    Aug 8, 2011
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: Aimless

    You got it. I left high school early because I felt like I was losing my right to imagine. I didn't know this then of course, it just felt like ...

    Aug 6, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Oink and In the barnyard

    This was great. I love little poems like these. I have to say that I feel like punctuation wouldn't make much of a difference. The spacing and capitalization helps pace ...

    Jul 31, 2011
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: April

    That was a great piece of writing. It's personal and real and you know it when you read it. Regarding the first reply: keep the "you." This story is a ...

    Jul 19, 2011
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: Overheard at the Galactic Governments Convention 2043

    I love short fiction I like this and this was done pretty well: quick, clever and it had a point. You may want to tweak the dialogue a little bit ...

    Dec 28, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Fear Holds Us Back

    I really liked this one. It left me with a similar impression as your daisy poem which I also really liked, so good job with consistency. The structure really helps ...

    Aug 4, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Wind

    This was good. It was short and simple. I think that it may benefit from some punctuation, however. The other thing I would suggest would be to change "move" to ...

    Aug 3, 2010
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: The old train tracks.

    I love short, concise, simple poems, but they have to be sharp either a rapier or a sledgehammer. Unfortunately, I didn't feel stabbed or pummeled. The first stanza is good, ...

    Aug 2, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Lonely

    First off, I'm just starting to play around with meter so I know it can be a challenge,but you did manage to achieve an admirable amount of rhythm with this ...

    Aug 2, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: I can taste the color purple

    I agree with all the above posts which say that the poem is "choppy" and could benefit from a bit of punctuating, but I really like what you're trying to ...

    Aug 2, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: To Build A House

    First off, I like the theme. But the first stanza seemed a little estranged from the rest of the poem: "with a hunters weapons; bow and arrow. Mammouth skin and ...

    Jul 30, 2010
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Removed for Editing

    This was really good. Normally i avoid poems on the longer side, but this one was gripping. For some reason it reminded me of something Johnny cash would have wrote. ...

    Jul 30, 2010
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Heart of Stone<3

    I was a little confused myself, and I think I know why: my very first impression was that she was older, and that, in her younger years, she had been ...

    Jul 30, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: The Beat Road

    This was cool, but vague, now vague is not bad, but this one may be a little too vague. There is a lot of room where you can place a ...

    Jul 30, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Ghosts

    The message is really great. Isaac is right that the tone is neutral, as opposed to how emotional it could be, but I think it works. It's like this guy ...

    Jul 29, 2010


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