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  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Flower Power

    Winter had arrived in Gozo. Instead of the vibrant splashes of colour that dotted Victoria in summer, soft grey clouds floated overhead, as though giants had thrown a silk veil ...

    Jan 3, 2012
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Three in with Souls Chapter 3

    First of all, well done - I was starting to wonder whether any questions that had remained unanswered in the first two chapters would be cleared up, and I got ...

    Nov 1, 2011
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Three in with Souls Chapter 2

    Hey it's Highwordman here, Overall quite an interesting piece - nowhere near conventional writing, but still familiar enough to make the reader feel comfortable, while intrigued and interested. The pi

    Oct 19, 2011
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chapter 2 - The New Arrival

    Thanks for your review Noelle - that was very helpful :)

    Sep 10, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: The before and after of slapping someone with a wet fish.

    An entertainingly funny and rather random poem. The original and quirky title grabbed my attention immediately. My only question is how the wet fish ties in with the rest of ...

    Sep 10, 2011
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Red Riding Hood (Contest Entry)

    A very interesting piece, with an intriguing premise. Some minor grammatical errors here and there did detract from the flow of it, but otherwise, great work. My only criticism is ...

    Sep 10, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: The Blue Boy

    En extremely eloquent poem with sets of images which, although patriotic, aren't overpowering. Very well done - you effortlessly pulled off what would have been quite a tricky piece

    Sep 10, 2011
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chapter 2 - The New Arrival

    The engines of the Gozo ferry hummed continuously as they drove the propellers under my feet, churning the midnight blue Mediterranean waters into foam. I had spent quite some time ...

    Sep 10, 2011
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chapter 1 - The Road Less Travelled

    Thanks for your valid points, twit - you're right, it does need some more plausibility to it. However, I must say that as indicated in the final sentence, the rest ...

    Sep 7, 2011
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chapter 1 - The Road Less Travelled

    Thanks for the review smylin, i'm pleased to see that it works as a piece of writing :)

    Sep 6, 2011
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Three in with Souls Chapter 1

    hey palip :) a very intense read, crackling with tension and extremely vivid, lucid and immersing. Although it could have been clearer at times I suppose it will all be ...

    Sep 6, 2011
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Chapter 1 - The Road Less Travelled

    As soon as I had finished reading English at Cambridge, I knew I wanted to do something different. I yearned for travel, for new experiences, for the sun, for adventure, ...

    Sep 6, 2011
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Star Dust

    an intriguing piece, with stellar atmosphere at the beginning (pun intended), capturing everything vividly and making the story seem as important as the descriptions- a rare feat. I would encourage ...

    May 29, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: A War in my Wardrobe

    very original and a good example of beauty in simplicity. I would have liked to see some more length to it, but other than that it's great :

    May 21, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: White Blood Cells

    I would have liked to see a bit more length- you could have introduced other topics and some humour to give it more definition. Otherwise, the rhythm and rhyme are ...

    May 21, 2011


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