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  • Short Story » General, General Re: Not fair

    “Sarah, you can’t just walk out of a meeting with Mr. Robertson, what’s he going to think?” Sarah Webster had been with the company since she was 27 and after ...

    Sep 16, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Romantic, General Re: Castle on a Hill-Prolouge

    I thought this was delightful. It did seem a little rushed - not the pace of the story, but I think a couple more edits before you posted would have ...

    Sep 16, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: :Flashes: (work in progress)

    This needs a lot of work. I'm a kiwi myself - you can call me KiwiJosh if you like - but I live in Canada now and its pretty late ...

    Sep 16, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: A Dream of a Friend Long Gone

    hmm a little sentimental for my taste - not to mention detached and allusive. I did enjoy it some though. For some strange reason I thought this was posted in ...

    Sep 15, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: Footprints On The Beach: Part One

    I'm not so sure about this. Particularly the intro. With such a heart-throbbing mind-twisting premise I would prefer to see action from the get go. Come in to this harder, ...

    Sep 15, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: The Man Who Could Not Be Seen

    hmm not bad. I hated it at first until I realised the folk, round-the-campfire voice you wanted to emulate. It kind of reads like a fairy tale. Almost. Which is ...

    Sep 15, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: The Predictable Poem

    I like the title and the first two lines. I also like Florence. I think you need to strengthen it up, douse it with a little imagery. I'm not sure ...

    Sep 14, 2011
  • Other » General, General Re: uh

    This is lovely. But I have no idea what part is you and what part(s?) are the quoted song. I'm not sure what you want to do with it, so ...

    Sep 14, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Serpent's Teeth [2]

    I had a lot to say about this as I read but by the time I got to the end, I was so engrossed I seemed to misplace my criticism. ...

    Sep 13, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Labyrinth: Chapter Two

    Kafka, much better than the first chapter in my opinion. You have a unique, clever voice and your prose rolls from the tongue, I want to say something about molasses ...

    Sep 13, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: of the sea

    I could tell you that I don't normally enjoy poetry; I could tell you that I'm not one for the ambiguity of it all, but what does that mean to ...

    Sep 12, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Blood and chocolates

    The lightning flashes through the oh-so-thin window pane pain revealing the casting a shadow of the my pursuer one I have been trying to escape . The sight of her ...

    Sep 12, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Flying

    I would normally be loath to read a 9/11 tribute on the ten year anniversary of 9/11, I'm not one for the sentiment. But it's you, so I read it ...

    Sep 11, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Deleted

    Hi there, A figure ran through the dark halls, like a ghost gliding silently over the cold hardwood floors. This is awkward. You start the second clause with 'like' so ...

    Sep 11, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Afterlife

    managing the gates of heaven was a dull job that consisted mainly of explaining that, yes you are dead, and no you cannot go back to haunt someone. Good start. ...

    Sep 11, 2011


I always knew that deep down in every human heart, there is mercy and generosity. No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom