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  • Other » General, General Re: You Can Never Read This.

    This piece is now officially one of my favorites. The ending gave the emotion exactly how you probably wanted it. It gave me the chills and this feeling is exactly ...

    Sep 6, 2014
  • Short Story » Realistic, Teen Fiction Re: Letters

    I love this story because it has kind of what I call "poetry vibe" where you have to put the pieces together. I love the dark ending and how relatable ...

    Jul 30, 2014
  • Short Story » General, General Re: In My Arms, You'll Be Safe...

    I liked how you named the story "Once upon a time" and had the mother tell all the fairy tails. I know that was the point, but still I loved ...

    Jun 25, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Behind a Painting - Ch 1

    Ok, so I loved the fact that you used so many similes and metaphors. I like this because it made me want to keep reading. What I don't like though, ...

    Jun 24, 2014
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The House

    Okay, so in the second paragraph you put the quotation marks around the word creek. I would advise against this as quotation marks are used to quote things, not necessarily ...

    Jun 23, 2014
  • Short Story » Narrative, Realistic Re: Grafitti

    At first I thought the title had nothing to do with the story, but it turns out I was wrong! I enjoyed reading this and it had a nice plot, ...

    Jun 18, 2014


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