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  • Lyric Poetry Re: Winter Air

    Great work! I'm starting with what would usually be my ending-line here because you changed the way I see the world :). Cool visuals, cold, even - lots of sparkles, ...

    Dec 7, 2011
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: ...has been taken down

    Ugh... Cool... It's so weird, so intriguing... What can I say... This is certainly a very special piece of work and it looks as though you have put some thought ...

    Dec 7, 2011
  • Fantasy Novels Re: The Decoder - Chapter 6

    “Esme!” I ignored the voice. “Esme! Talk to me!” Someone slapped my face. “Gerroff me,” I mumbled, trying to get back to sleep. “Esme,” I recognized Lucy’s voice. “Wake up ...

    Dec 7, 2011
  • Fantasy Novels Re: The Decoder - Chapter 5

    I landed in the middle of a city with a flash of neon light, which merged seamlessly with the backdrop of illuminated billboards. It was dark. Wind whipped my hair ...

    Dec 6, 2011
  • Fantasy Novels Re: The Decoder - Chapter 6

    I landed in the middle of a city with a flash of neon light, which merged seamlessly with the backdrop of illuminated billboards. It was dark. Wind whipped my hair ...

    Dec 6, 2011
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: Door

    I think that Alfonso got most of those tenses, but you have a spelling mistake, "knarred", in the first paragraph, which should be "gnarled". I love this story! It is ...

    Dec 3, 2011
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Inside Your Head Is Spring

    Good! It was easy to follow, despite having no punctuation! The first stanza was great, but one or two things in the next stanza: But outside your head is not ...

    Dec 3, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Jacob Black's War with a Mozzie

    Yo, mozzie, buzzin bout my bed, the name's Black - Jacob Black, an' if by midnight ye ain't dead, then I'm a bit o' dental plaque. Smack! Ye demmed thing, ...

    Dec 3, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Searching for colours

    I liked the poem's metaphorical base, the stanzas were good, but the first stanza bothered me. The word order was switched around. I'm sure you had your reasons for doing ...

    Dec 2, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: It's Nonsense, Understand?

    This poem was cute! The first stanza made me muddled, it was a bit too much in my opinion. The rest was great, I liked the contrasts. I think the ...

    Dec 2, 2011
  • Art & Photography Re: Learning Gawrav!

    Wow! These are good photos, but I think the focus on the near tip of the branch with the pigeon on it, is slightly off. The bottle is my favourite, ...

    Dec 2, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Realist

    This one gets a like from me as a good, solid bit of free verse that keeps it real. I had no issues with the poem and am actually just ...

    Dec 2, 2011
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Inner Allure

    I liked the descriptions, but I agree with Rain -- the last lines break up the flow and the picture should be in a spoiler. The poem seemed a bit ...

    Nov 30, 2011
  • General Articles Re: Life, Heart and You.

    A few preliminary tips on this one: 1) Don't preach, chat with us readers, get down to our level. 2) Keep it simple, short and sweet and uncluttered. 3) Focus ...

    Nov 30, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: Tactics in witty poetry

    Pen it as light as a sandstorm, Write it as witty as a duck. If we're not laughing, We're probably barfing - Being morbid is trying your luck. Write a ...

    Nov 29, 2011


Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
— G.K. Chesterton