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Re: The Patokafus Trilogy Book1 The Goldstone Chapter 1-7
Thank you for the entertainment, A.D.A., but your behaviour is uncalled for and against site rules. I am referring this thread to the Moderators & Admins. Best of luck with ...
Aug 8, 2008 -
Re: 6:66
“Hey, baby,” the woman called as Ian entered the house. “Hey,” he said, moving into the lounge where she sat and shrugging his coat onto a chair. He pecked her ...
Jun 29, 2008 -
Re: The Secret Lives of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
I read it a few weeks ago, and like you I was struck by the simplicity and elegance of her prose. I'll add my recommendation to yours: definitely a must-read! ...
Jun 26, 2008 -
Re: Sidestepping Mary Sewage
This is an old post, but I had fun with it anyway XD My character Margaret scored a 9 on the litmus test - the anti-Sue! Yay! And this is ...
Jun 26, 2008 -
Re: Religion and Racism
"He was crushing their self proclamation as the god of their region. They were being self proclaimed gods and God was tired of their arrogance." Chapter and verse please. I've ...
Jun 23, 2008 -
Re: East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Another retelling of Psyche and Eros :D I found the twist with the vampires interesting, and the story itself was fairly well plotted. A few things I noticed: 1. Your ...
Jun 21, 2008 -
Re: Synesthesia
I agree with timjim that this seems like a vaguely focused defense of synesthesia. There were some interesting ideas in there, and I would love to see this topic explored ...
Jun 21, 2008 -
Re: First
I like your premise here, and for the most part the execution is good. But I think it gets weak and a bit flabby in the middle - specifically, after ...
Jun 21, 2008 -
Re: Right here right now
Like ringo_rules, I'm not much of a haiku fan, but they can be done really well when the words and ideas are chosen and constructed carefully. Unfortunately, I don't feel ...
Jun 21, 2008 -
Re: I'll Miss You.
There are basically two things wrong here: 1. The poem is completely impersonal. Although you write in first person, the reader is given no window into the poet's soul, no ...
Jun 21, 2008 -
Re: He's gay now.
Though the flow is slightly awkward, I think you manage most of this well. I did find the ending lines to be highly cliche and the schmaltz factor kind of ...
Jun 21, 2008 -
Re: Johnny Boy Ain't Too Smart
You have an interesting premise, but no substance. Also, no punctuation. Currently the poem just seems to wander through cliches, and I honestly think it would make a better song ...
Jun 21, 2008 -
Re: This is it.
Wow. Why didn't I know you wrote awesome poetry? Everything has pretty much been said, so I'll just repeat -- it's short, it's sweet, and it is brilliantly evocative. I'm ...
Jun 21, 2008 -
Re: One in Need
Mm. You have some interesting imagery in this, but IMHO it fails due to the fact that nothing is really connected and, ultimately, nothing happens. This poem feels stillborn: several ...
Jun 21, 2008 -
Re: You lost my soul
Hey there, This isn't really poetry - at least, not as currently constructed. It's more like poetic prose. Try reformatting so that you have proper line breaks and so on, ...
Jun 21, 2008
