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  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Sunburns

    Hi, Persephoneia! I loved it! Totally my aesthetic. We sat in sunburns caring not about the sting climbing its way across our skin First line: Amazing. Interesting. Different. Second line: ...

    Sep 25, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: de artuate

    Hi, ladymask. Creepy. Love it. I love the way it begins. To think that "too much eyesight" could be spent on one thing, as if the speaker is going to ...

    Sep 25, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: ...

    Hi, blackbird. I liked this. Your similes and metaphors are beautiful. Especially "the air like an anesthetic accumulating in her lungs." It's something I'd never thought of before, but makes ...

    Sep 25, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Secret Desires

    Hi, Forestqueen! I liked reading this because I can relate to it, and I'm sure a lot of people can. The problem I had with it was that it's very ...

    Mar 6, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: A Moment of Silence

    This is dazzling and dizzying. From a womb-vessel wrought, I sat and thought I have this problem with poems that don't rhyme and randomly have one rhyme. Is it on ...

    Aug 10, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: How It Ends

    This is exquisite, Mars. I love the second person point of view; why isn't it used more often? My favorite thing about this piece is probably the details: the photograph, ...

    Aug 10, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Addiction

    Hi, fatimachan. You get my one hundreth review! I like this. It was great to read, as it expresses perfectly things that I've felt. However, this poem is in dire ...

    Aug 10, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Pretty Polly

    Faith restored. This is my favorite thing that I've ever read by you. Close that slut's eyes, will ye? "Ye"? This gives off kind of a Bible/pirate feel. Don't you ...

    Jul 17, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Down by the lake

    Kylan, Honestly, I didn't see how this was going to be very different. I mean, I get a To Kill a Mockingbird feel from a lot of your stuff. But ...

    Jul 15, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Shiver

    Hello, Young Gun. I was going to scold you. I was going to ask why you put your poem into that ridiculous shape & what you thought it would add ...

    Jul 14, 2009
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Blood Lust

    Hi, Nadia. I thought this was lovely. It doesn't sound like a "first piece". The first time I heard you speak, your words flew around the long hallways in my ...

    Jul 13, 2009
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: The Masked Musician

    Hello, fragile heart (!) I really enjoyed reading this. Like she was some sort of twisted super hero, saving little children in strollers and helping old women cross the street? ...

    Jul 9, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Painted pretty for baby.

    My dear Eraqio, I so love to read your writing. This was a lovely piece. It was a derelict building. This is a great first sentence, and I loved it ...

    Jul 5, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Glasses Without Reader.

    Hi, Lemon! Welcome. This poem is a diamond in the rough, especially from a new member. I look forward to more from you! Missing the sweet warmth of their owner ...

    Jul 2, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Learning the Truth

    Hi, wookielover. Welcome to YWS! Don't forget to do 2 reviews for every one piece of your own that you post. Lie, steel , cheat, whatever it takes. This should ...

    Jun 24, 2009


People ask if I ever experience writer's block and I just have to laugh... that's my default position.
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