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  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Memory Shop

    It's a lovely idea, and you bring to life some wonderfully unique and humorous characters. I do have to agree with Hannah that while very interesting the characters aren't truly ...

    Jul 23, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: A Deadly Occupation [contest entry]

    Not bad at all. A sly sense of humor throughout. Though I think the letter could be tonned down a bit, a lil too silly in comparison with the rest. ...

    Jul 23, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Lucky (for canislupis' contest)

    Overall a solid piece. The main draw is the character. There's a wry, dry humor about em that enhances the sereal nature of the world around. The voice and style ...

    Jul 23, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: .

    well from a lyrical rhyme perspective the piece can stumble several times, but I viewed this more as a prose piece. The words are striking, haunting in both their simplicity ...

    Jul 22, 2011
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: Like Magic: A Last Shoutout to Harry Potter

    Scooby Doo on Zombie Island?! AWWWWWWW YEEAAAAAAAH! Thanks for the flashbacks. I really enjoyed reading this piece. And so much of it reflects my own experience with the books and ...

    Jul 19, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: New Roommate

    she mutter --- muttered in to bed --- into bed i liked this. simple and humorous and a neat idea. honestly I'd end it without the "signing off, alarm clock" ...

    Jul 19, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Family Matters. Chapter 2.

    hadn't ever --- had never a week, towards ---- cut the comma though, bored ----cut comma shifted uncomfortable --- uncomfortable she chuckled. A soft low chuckle that scared Jagger terribly ...

    Jul 18, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Family Matters. Chapter 1.

    Not bad. There are parts I will discuss before I get to the positives. Ok- always spell as okay in literary fiction the use of italics shouldn't exist in a ...

    Jul 17, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: At The Bottom Of Everything

    quite good. It's very...different. I like that. It's not like many other pieces either in style or form and there's an almost lyrical quality to the piece that I really ...

    Jul 17, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: First Novel, please don't tear it apart completely

    this really ain't bad. You made me think I'd have to tear it apart and now you make me sad I don't get to do that :( I agree the ...

    Jul 15, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: A Box Full Of Dreams

    i must admit I did take issue with the overreliance of showing rather than telling, but it fits in this style, and that must be taken into account. The voice ...

    Jul 13, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: An Ode to Tigersprite

    I rarely find comedies on the site that are actually funny. Most are awful fan fic crap or sad attempts at random humor. This made me laugh. That doesn't happen ...

    Jul 11, 2011
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Searching For You

    I'm not great when it comes to poetry reviews but I will say there is strength and a nice voice that ties the flow together. I must say the "i ...

    Jul 11, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Acceptance

    mothers - mother's spell out the 9 and 49. though the doc's age should be cut. I really liked this. Simple, powerful, nice little meta piece. I usually don't like ...

    Jul 9, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Drowning

    and his hair is rumpled - I'd cut this line, doesn't add much and is a continuation of a already linked line. , “guitar hands - Change the comma to ...

    Jul 7, 2011


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