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  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Untitled

    I have never been the subject of a poem, at least not that I know of. So because of this fact alone, perhaps I'm biased in my opinions. Actually, I ...

    Apr 8, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: vals

    OK! Now that we've got past all the "Don't do _____________!", let's get to business shall we? Poetry critique is rarely, if ever, based on fact. It's all a matter ...

    Apr 8, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: I hate...

    This does nothing for me whatsoever. Poetry is not taking a strong emotion like hate and turning it into a random insignificant list of sentences. It's a little more of ...

    Jan 31, 2008
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Awakening

    Welcome to YWS. This isn't peotry, of course. So use proper punctuation. I'm sure it's not news to you that the beginning of every sentence should be capalatized. I don't ...

    Jan 29, 2008
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Cousin Mary - revised!

    As previously said, the imagery is very strong. (I feel as if one could never hear a compliment too many times.) Since the focus on imagery is so strong, you ...

    Jan 24, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Mr. Right.

    This is a list, and a shameful one at that. Has as much essence as a grocery list might. Which is ironic considering the topic at hand. I agree with ...

    Feb 28, 2007
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Glass Girl

    This is the sort of work that gets published nowadays. And it doesn't only get published, it sells. Your style is very real and relatible. Even the structure of the ...

    Feb 16, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: 3-Damentional The Superhero Ep. 1

    This was hoplessly entertaining, as childish as it was. You write as if you are talking directly to someone you know very well. A few grammatical errors and misspellings caught ...

    Jan 20, 2007
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Sade's Folly

    Probably only my third or fourth time reading narrative poetry. I really liked this a lot, Claudette. It's a very sad story and you express it well. It's not as ...

    Dec 22, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: 1000 Words

    Agreed. Top half seems nice enough. But as soon as "bitches" comes in, it sort of just lost my attention. It gives off a feel of junior high kid stuff. ...

    Dec 22, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: A Sleepless Soul

    There is really nothing to this piece. No relevance, no connections. Just some words put into lines. You can't fairly call this poetry. Is there any message at all here? ...

    Dec 22, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Maggie's Story

    It's a great beginning and I was inticed by it. It's creepy and interesting. You've done a good job describing your characters and giving them life. Everything as far as ...

    Dec 21, 2006
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: The Past (unfinished)

    It always catches up with you, nomather what. Bit of a typo, I presume. As it is, it sounds like our narrator is missing two front teeth. Well, you are ...

    Dec 21, 2006
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Butterflies

    Whatever inspired you to write this piece...catch that and keep it as a muse. This is like masterpiece and it paints itself as I read it. This is a very ...

    Dec 19, 2006
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: A Romance

    Well, it's definetly strange, but I expected no less from you. :wink: I found your seemingly random capatalization to be very interesting. And yet I know it serves some purpose...You ...

    Dec 19, 2006


There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.
— Arthur C. Clarke