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  • Welcome Mat Re: Hi, I'm new too!

    Thanks for telling me about this site! In answer to your questions, Y, I'm reading several books at the moment, including Einstein's Beetle and The Taming of the Shrew (though ...

    May 27, 2009
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Shy

    Shy Eyes. I can see them. I can sense them. And they look at me, And they inspect me, And suddenly I’m different. I feel my legs begin to shake. ...

    May 27, 2009
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Life and Death

    This poem is absolutely amazing! I liked the way you used the crying child to add a personal aspect for the reader, which made it gain in interest and emotion. ...

    May 27, 2009
  • Lyric Poetry Re: The last time...

    This is amazing! It makes what has happened really clear without actually narrating the scene. I feel bad just putting good comments, but I can't really think of much you ...

    May 27, 2009
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hi, I'm new too!

    Hi, I'm new to this site, and it all seems confusing! I'd like to talk to other people who like writing (and if you like goats, cacti, gardening, reading, looking ...

    May 26, 2009
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Tears are running dry

    This is a moving piece which must have been hard to write. Perhaps doing it non-rhyming would have been better as it gives you more freedom - I find less ...

    May 26, 2009
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Love's Devil Moon.

    This was really good - I like the way you don't tell the reader much about what's going on! You've got a bit of repetition in the first paragraph (the ...

    May 26, 2009


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