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Re: The Death of Ahmed Salem Mohammed
Yes, a few errors in grammar here and there. Like the capitalized "Suitcase" in the beginning. And somewhere, you were missing an apostrophe, but I can't find it now. a ...
Jul 25, 2011 -
Re: Oso Weeping
Agreed with brady x2. A lot of telling and saying, "He thought this" and "He believed that" but never letting the reader make up his own mind about the scene. ...
Jul 1, 2011 -
Re: Help
First off: glad you're okay now. Keep it that way =) If the subtitle is true, then I truly feel for you because even the best of us get confused ...
Jun 28, 2011 -
Re: Memories of Becoming Beautiful
Hmmmmmm............... This is a toughie. You waver between inspired and childish. The latter is understandable for your age, but still--the moments of inspiration build you up more than one expects..
Jun 27, 2011 -
Re: The Power of War
First off: the semicolons ( ;
May 24, 2011 -
Re: Eternal Fight
Haha! Nice twist. The trouble is, you take so long to get to the twist, that the entire time, the reader just thinks you're being juvenile and "emo"tional. You have ...
May 19, 2011 -
Re: Before she raped him...
Hmm...this is a tough cookie. Your style is mature and thoughtful and I can definitely appreciate the goals you had in mind. However, you kind of overstuffed it, like making ...
May 17, 2011 -
Re: She Was Blind
You want grammar help? Heeeere I come! I looked at the dark sky as I lay down on the roof of my house, and thought of her. Misuse of a ...
May 16, 2011 -
Re: The Lighthouse keepers children
It has a nice, light, airy kind of quality to it. My only gripe is that it's too straightforward. You speak of troubles and trials and difficulties, but we don't ...
May 16, 2011 -
Re: Tillamook
In the past, I have criticized your short stories' metaphors because of their wandering nature and their lack of relevance. I have no such criticisms here. There is so much ...
May 3, 2011 -
Re: The Art of Dying
This was pretty darned good. I can see what cC's talking about with the ending, though. It was kind of the easy way out. You're playing it safe. It takes ...
May 1, 2011 -
Re: Courage
The story is kind of unbalanced. You spend probably more time and effort on Nerita's description and on her getting dressed than you do on the actual interaction between her ...
May 1, 2011 -
Re: Soul to Soul
I just read your other one. You sure are on a eulogies-that-start-with-song-lyrics trip. You might want to try something different, because it becomes rather predictable. It effected everyone The verb
May 1, 2011 -
Re: Dearly Beloved
I read it. And when I finished, I chuckled and said, "FANTASTIC!" UGH! I love it when people write in the Victorian manner so convincingly. Victorian writing is so hilarious ...
May 1, 2011 -
Re: Get Warmer
First broken rule? Don't capitalize the seasons. It's just 'summer' and 'winter', unless you're referring to a particular thing like "Spring Semester" or something like that. Indeed, I agree with ...
May 1, 2011
