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  • Just 15 works left in the Green Room!
    alliyah wrote:It seems like it might be possible for us to clear out the Green Room again this month! Less than a week of September left -> but we only have 9 works with 0 reviews and just 20 works with 1 review. Anyone up for giving it a try? Let's see if we might find that Golden Goose once more!

    > Reminder that if you are the first person to catch a screenshot of the clear green room you can earn a special golden goose badge by posting the screenshot here. :)

    To the Green Room!

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  • Awesome advice to keep in mind while reviewing always! Have fun reading everyone!
    Liminality wrote:A little #ReviewTip or idea from me:

    Quality over quantity! While rising up the ranking can be fun, reviewing is really about having a meaningful experience reading and engaging with someone's writing. Try focusing on the aspects of works you find most interesting. Or try analysing/critiquing/appreciating based on what you want to get better at in writing.

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  • What better way to end Review Month, than with a Review Day - starting September 30th, be sure to sign up for a Review Team! :)


    AilahEvelynMae Is it only works in the green room or do any reviews count? :D
    Sep 30, 2023


    alliyah All non-spam reviews count! :)
    Sep 30, 2023

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  • Someone came into my store wearing a chicken shirt and asking if we had any chicken things made me think of you


    alliyah lol xD It's me!
    Sep 28, 2023

  • this was an awesome day on yws :3
    gremlingeodes wrote:i have no idea whats happening- i will look at this new username change

    *sees this*

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    narrator: and that was when gems brain exploded

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  • wisdom -

    Spoiler! :

    one of my favorite brands of poems to write is "nonsensical advice" - I kind of want to do a whole collection of these one day because they're interesting... just ran across this poem I wrote in 2021 for my sister for her birthday - all of it still seems pretty relevant; so I'm sharing it again on this half of eternity. ~


    it is wiser to count days by blades of grass
    than hiccups of field mice, because what is seen
    is preferable often to what is heard, more reliable
    than arithmetic at the end of the day because
    numbers are merely arbitrary sighs of logic
    so when you count always hum a tune
    to convince yourself the counting is going somewhere
    & hearing yourself think is better than seeing it
    because if you see your brain then it is
    on the wrong side of your skull.
    if you come upon a large goose
    on the edge of a lake
    you must run if it tries to chase you, if not
    the worst that can happen is death, the best
    you become a goose
    there are only as many left shoes ever made as right
    but an infinite number of left socks
    & one day
    I hope we both become fish
    if only to know where a grain of sand goes
    when the tide steals it away
    but until then, my best guess is
    that sand stolen must become
    the seed of a tiny underwater chia-pet
    and that this is where land vegetation is actually
    rooted from. If we knew everything,
    I would still know a little more than you, because
    once I read the entire Wikipedia entry on the color cyan
    and no one else has done this. If you want to become
    a goose, you might consider chasing them
    before they chase you.


    some other goofy alliyah poems for your study ~ (worst poem ever thread, nonsense phrases...) you might remember the phrase "if you want to become a goose, you might consider chasing them before they chase you" used to be my banner quote. :') good words to live by.


    Spearmint
    numbers are merely arbitrary sighs of logic

    ah i love this line !

    Sep 27, 2023

  • It seems like it might be possible for us to clear out the Green Room again this month! Less than a week of September left -> but we only have 9 works with 0 reviews and just 20 works with 1 review. Anyone up for giving it a try? Let's see if we might find that Golden Goose once more!

    > Reminder that if you are the first person to catch a screenshot of the clear green room you can earn a special golden goose badge by posting the screenshot here. :)

    To the Green Room!

  • Ah! Exciting! Just 5 more Green Room Reviews and I'll have finally found that KotGR Unicorn! :D I think I might actually manage that goal before the end of RevMo!

    alliyah wrote:Looks like it's #RevMo again! One of the most exciting times of the year for YWS ~ I'm finding myself very very busy at the moment, but I can't resist the draw of those fun username colors so here are my #ReviewGoals

    1) I have written 488 green room reviews towards my 500 needed for the KotGR unicorn, so I'd like to finish up writing the remaining 12 Green Room Reviews before the month is over! (I've been working on this particular challenge since September 2018, and have been in KotGR since June 2013, so a goal 10 years in the making)...

    2) I won't be able to manage Team Tortoise to grab that beautiful Dark Cyan username, but I am hopeful I could maybe do the 35 Reviews needed for the medium sea green

    3) Hoping to may participate in sharing some reviewing tips!

    4) I think that's all I can manage! Outside of reviewing I'm hoping to put the finishing touches on my monthly musings chapbook draft in the first half of this month and then am sending it to a friend for edit suggestions. I'm excited! Have been submitting a lot of poetry to places recently and hoping to stay on top of that.

    Good luck this month everyone in your reviewing!!

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    Plume Amazing work!!! You got this!
    Sep 22, 2023

  • Nice poem! :)
    Dossereana wrote:I wrote something that I'm not used to I hope you all enjoy!
    The Gentle Creatures

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    alliyah ~ #poetryshoutout
    Sep 22, 2023

  • Another edition of COOP is out! :) This makes 6 full editions of COOP so far and still going strong! If you do give it a read and have any thoughts or favorites please feel free to let @Rook or I know. :D

    Chicken Fan Club wrote:Hey friends, chickens, and readers! The newest edition of COOP: chickens of our poetry zine is out and ready to download / read / share! :) Hope you enjoy it, this was so much fun to put together. And as always if you happen to have chicken art / poetry (or even a short story <.<) be sure to check COOP out - we may be interested in it for our next zine!



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  • AilahEvelynMae
    Sep 20, 2023

    just wanted to pop over and say that i think you are amazing! i appreciate the amazing reviews you leave on my work (and others) and how detailed and awesome they are! i can tell that you really do care and try. thank you for being such a good person alliyah <3 i appreciate you!


    alliyah Awe! Thank you very much! :D
    <333

    Sep 21, 2023

  • This is a fun tag that @FireEyes started way back in 2021 that I just remembered because I was re-reading my old wall posts xD Going to try to resurrect it - the idea is you think of ice cream flavors that you think go with different YWSers and then include the hashtag #ywsicecream

    Here's what I could come up with -

    @FireEyes - cinnamon swirl
    @Spearmint - mint oreo
    @Quillfeather - marshmallow fudge
    @gremlingeodes - coffee cocoa swirl
    @weathervane - earl grey vanilla bean
    @Liminality - lemon graham cracker
    @Elinor - red velvet
    @BluesClues - raisin bran crunch (thinking of a flavor Edna might like!)
    @GengarIsBestBoy - Blueberry Pie
    @Meshugenah - monster cookie
    @keystrings - key lime pie
    @Rook - chocolate chip raspberry swirl
    @AilahEvelynMae - pumpkin spice
    @OrabellaAvenue - cotton candy

    FireEyes wrote:what if we started tagging people and described them as ice cream?...Imma do it

    @MomoMajesty: Cotton Candy with rainbow Sprinkles
    @LadyMysterio: Black Cherry
    @Carina: All the flavours that mesh well together at once with a single brownie on top

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    Can anyone add some more YWSers and Ice Cream flavors to our lists? :D


    Spearmint yaaas mint ice cream :333
    @alliyah - lavender with a light dusting of sea salt
    @WeepingWisteria - wisteria (it's actually a flavor!) with dark chocolate shavings
    @LuminescentAnt - strawberry drizzled with honey and a waffle cone

    Sep 19, 2023


    Liminality Haha this is neat! It's been months since I had ice cream so I can't actually come up with flavours off the top of my head <.< but

    @alliyah - a blue sorbet that actually tastes citrussy
    @VengefulReaper - coffee and fudge
    @Ventomology - raspberry and citrus

    Sep 19, 2023

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  • *looking at some of you amazing poets out there!* Join our fun YWS Collection - it'll be such a nice little keepsake to have a bunch of the best YWS poems from the year all in one place. :)
    Hijinks wrote:So far we have five amazing poems submitted - but I know for a fact that far more than five wonderful poems have been written this year. And we want ALL of them for our collection! (Or, if that's unreasonable, at least a very sizeable amount). If you've written even a single poem this year, please consider submitting it :) I promise we don't bite.
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    Poetry Alert! Poetry Alert! Poetry Alert!

    New this year, your Poetry Crew presents: The 'Best of YWS' Poetry Collection, 2023 Edition! We're creating a site-wide poetry collection made up of all your favourite YWS poems from this year! Poem submissions are open from now until November 10th. After all the submissions have been received, we're going to put together a dandy PDF that will be ready in time for you to print it out and give to friends at the start of the new year. This is not a competition, meaning as long as your poem meets a couple simple content guidelines, it will be added to the collection. For more details you can head over to the official Submission Thread. The more poems, the merrier - so if you've even written a single poem this year, we'd love for you to submit it for consideration!

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  • I might get to host Thanksgiving this year for mom, mom's husband, sister, and bf! :D :D :D :D I am super excited since I haven't seen the family since April and miss them terribly :] but also my "dining area" only seats ... 2 people so I may have to get creative. The holidays can not get here soon enough!

    What's your essential Thanksgiving food item? (mine is sweet potatoes - I don't love turkey that much, so will probably cook a ham <.<)


    OrabellaAvenue Pie. My dad's side of the family can't live without pie.
    Sep 18, 2023


    keystrings My essential Thanksgiving food item is constantly changing -- whatever tastes best that year! xD Cranberry sauce has never been my favorite food, but the last few years ... it's been yummy :p
    Sep 18, 2023

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