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  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The Devil is a High School Student

    I know what you're thinking. She's perfect. Every girl wants to be her. Every guy wants to get with her. High school royalty; the Queen. With her grace, charms, poise, ...

    Dec 1, 2009
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: And I Never Said I Wanted Honesty

    This seems really powerful, but it doesn't seem like there's enough detail. I think you were trying to be intentionally ambiguous, but that some of the meaning was lost because ...

    Sep 22, 2009
  • Narrative Poetry Re: The Battle of the Nek: A Short War Poem.

    I'm a total history nerd, but not much of a poet. I therefore, like the topic a lot. I can't decide, though, if it was about the French during World ...

    Sep 21, 2009
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Seeking Attention Part 3

    I know part three has been very long in coming, but here goes. "I'm Mary," she voiced unsteadily, unsure of how he would react. He could see her; there was ...

    Sep 20, 2009
  • Action/Adventure Short Stories Re: Moonlit Abhorrence

    It's a good idea, though you've not revealed much of the story so far. You do need to watch your word choice, though. I think that you're trying to use ...

    Sep 20, 2009
  • Action/Adventure Novels Re: Vampyres, Prt 5.

    It's genius, but what else is new. Nitpicks away! The Seattle Ducks are amphibious vehicles. They can drive on land, and serve as a boat. People go on tours of ...

    Sep 11, 2009
  • Action/Adventure Novels Re: Vampyres, Prt 4

    Holy Crap. Good job as usual. A few nitpicks. Losing all of my rational thought, I walked under the branches of the biggest willow tree. For some reason, "losing," doesn't ...

    Sep 11, 2009
  • Romantic Novels Re: Those Little Glass Slippers (12)

    I know you don't want nitpicks, but they make the best editors. I really liked this, though it did admittedly confuse me because I'm not really up to date on ...

    Sep 3, 2009
  • Fanfiction Short Stories Re: A Harry Potter Parody

    This is a really funny idea. I can tell that you sat down with the actual Harry Potter book and parodied the first chapter sentence by sentence. If that's not ...

    Aug 30, 2009
  • Lyrics Re: Rules

    I really like the concept. It's like the opposite of all of John Donne's poems that are basically him begging for sex. This song focuses on a healthy relationship rather ...

    Aug 30, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Ruthless. [Edited!]

    Good job again. Just watch your past and present tense; they need to be consistent. Here are a few things I noticed. It was all too surreal for her fathom, ...

    Aug 30, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Easier

    It's a cool concept, but you need to consider both what you're trying to say and how you say it. You might want a bit more basis. It just all ...

    Aug 30, 2009
  • General Fiction Novels Re: A Lost Soul (working title) - Chapter 2

    Looks like somebody's beat me to the nitpicking, but I'd still like to let you know what I think. It was really good, but I honestly didn't realize George was ...

    Aug 29, 2009
  • General Fiction Novels Re: A Lost Soul (working title) - Chapter 1

    Great job! I'm a little older than the ages you described as an intended audience, but I enjoyed it. I'd love to read more.

    Aug 29, 2009
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Do You Remember?

    Good job. It's a great idea! You might be able to refine it a bit more, but you've got an amazing story to work with. If you want to turn ...

    Aug 29, 2009


The day, which was one of the first of spring, cheered even me by the loveliness of its sunshine and the balminess of the air. I felt emotions of gentleness and pleasure, that had long appeared dead, revive within me. Half surprised by the novelty of these sensations, I allowed myself to be borne away by them, and forgetting my solitude and deformity, dared to be happy.
— Mary Shelley, Frankenstein