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Re: Achromatopsia
Good stuff. Paced and pensive. I can appreciate the truth of the whole thing. But while it was showing that his feelings came full circle and repeated themselves and established ...
Oct 24, 2011 -
Re: Human
Quite entertaining. Reminded me of Animal Farm , just a bit more--shall I say--passionate? The story and premise and your direction are good. Wording like this: First, the cheers begin, ...
Oct 21, 2011 -
Re: The Magnificent Humphrey Wolf Adams (Part One)
Curious! One thing, before I forget, is that the number changed here. And he said it that way, too. I didn't miss anything did I? It was a queer moment, ...
Oct 20, 2011 -
Re: Circus
Soooo...now what? Is this just a campfire story? Or will there be more? The words are okay, but it's so quick and cursory that we don't even know what your ...
Oct 19, 2011 -
Re: Serpent's Teeth [5]
Hellooo!!! I was perusing the novels and found this! I just read all 5 chapters in one go. Overall great stuff, really. The macabre parts are dark and Victorian (pun?), ...
Oct 19, 2011 -
Re: My Heart Tightens
I like your intention; the subject matter is delicate and the situation is appropriate. I like your emotion; the character seems like a lost puppy. I like the character; for ...
Oct 17, 2011 -
Re: Silent Secrets Chapter 1 (Memories)
Well, you haven't given us much so far, but as you write this, you must consider what a poetry format offers us that a prose format cannot. Why did you ...
Oct 14, 2011 -
Re: Just me
There there, dasiamari. Tinny's point is valid. We come to the forum expecting to read a story. Or, in the event that the story is not finished yet, at least ...
Oct 12, 2011 -
Re: A Day To Remember
Your writing is pretty good. It's thoughtful, developed, and paced. You give us insight into the narrator at appropriate points. One major point: Do away with extraneous wording. The worst ...
Oct 12, 2011 -
Re: Coulda. Shoulda. Woulda. But didn’t.
So umm....what? Not sure how to take this story. "The killer disease?" "The bad cells dominated his whole body?" "He did some physical tests to examine his health?" Events happen ...
Oct 11, 2011 -
Re: Calling
It's all right. But the major driving force of flash fiction is the pointedness of the writing. The sharp stake that delivers the message and theme and all of it ...
Oct 11, 2011 -
Re: Bittersweet
she strolled over. Shannon settles in a stool beside him. Right between those, you switched tenses. Watch out for that. Either make everything before that present or everything after that ...
Oct 10, 2011 -
Re: When I was a youngster
It was a well-written piece, but lacks anything that drives it forward. Eavesdropping on normal children talking is not really the most compelling literary device, and, told second-hand, comes across ...
Oct 10, 2011 -
Re: Happy Memories
First thing's first. Proofread. Before you do that, you'll need to brush up on a few rules. Dialogue punctuation and capitalization. Read this over: Then see how it applies to ...
Oct 6, 2011 -
Re: The beginning of the end
So, on a site for young writers like this, we have seen people committing suicide countless times. Jumping, cutting, guns, etc. Even more, almost all of these stories are comprised ...
Oct 4, 2011
