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  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Power of War

    First off: the semicolons ( ;

    May 24, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » Romantic, General 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
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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
  • Short Story » General, General 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


There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
— Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart