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  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: If I Was Her?

    I liked the first, almost-structured stanza, then a complete collapse of all control and a torrent of rage, disappointment and incomprehension running through the poem. The stanzas were good, but ...

    Nov 28, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Eyes on the Prize

    This is a highly motivating poem! The rhyme that you used was great. I liked the fourth stanza, it followed a "bang bang bang crash" kind of pattern, which is ...

    Nov 27, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Dylan

    Poor Dylan. This story is interesting, but full of strange mysteries. Who was Dylan? What was to happen to the narrator? Who was the narrator? I am a bit confused. ...

    Nov 27, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Fighting Temptation

    I liked the shape of the poem -- this seems silly, but it was in blocks... like chocolate... You described that helpless sensation of the Chocolate Crave so well, I've ...

    Nov 27, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Autumn

    I really liked the way that your engaged every sense in this poem. This is something that many poets somehow neglect -- they focus on touch, sound or sight. I ...

    Nov 27, 2011
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: Old story

    This is a really good piece -- I can't complain in any way: No typos, no spelling mistakes... It is all so sad. I loved the mood, the way you ...

    Nov 26, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Red Cloak Part 9

    Yay! I really enjoyed the story and the characters were built perfectly. The only part that bothered me a bit in this chapter, was the start. It felt as though ...

    Nov 26, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: the Long Weekend: Part 1.

    This prologue is intriguing and ominous, with fantastic character mixed in! I already like Gerald. There were isolated typos which I'm just going to go over, but your writing style ...

    Nov 25, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: She thought about...

    LadyPurple seems to have got all the spelling mistakes, but I like the story itself. The hopelessness of the girl's life is mirrored by your writing style. I really liked ...

    Nov 25, 2011
  • Other » General, General Re: Under Fog

    This is so sad, mysterious, beautiful and misty. I sat sighing afterwards, pulling my mind out of this world that you have created. This was simply magical to read. I ...

    Nov 25, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: Forty Degrees Celsium - Chapter 2 1/2

    I like the direction this is taking -- it gets more complicated! Now I want to know more about the world that they are in and what's going on. Why ...

    Nov 25, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Red Cloak Part 8

    That's so cute! I love the new depth to the story and Freki is adorable! The story is very realistic, well reasoned and clear. This is so beautiful - if ...

    Nov 25, 2011
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Sleeping Lovers

    This is beautiful! Such imagery, I love the peace... I'm also not a usual romance customer, but to me, this looked well-written and I fell in love with it! It ...

    Nov 24, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Secrets

    Amygabb, you are a poet! This was great! I could really empathise with the narrator! I keep using excited bursts of exclamation marks! This said what I wanted to say ...

    Nov 24, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Tick tick tick

    I like the sense of mystery about this poem, but there was something bothering me. You seemed to be attempting half-rhyme, maybe even meter in the first few lines, but ...

    Nov 23, 2011


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