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  • Poetry » Humor, Dramatic Re: Seaside Roller Coaster

    I could've laughed so hard. This poem was so bizarre in a good way. So this poem was short, witty, and about barfing. I can say I wish I had ...

    Apr 24, 2020
  • Poetry » Realistic, Dramatic Re: This Hole You've Put Me In

    Hi. I'm Shay. I will be reviewing this poem. This poem is beautifully tragic. The effects of abuse, specifically in a romantic relationship and being used, have come alive. Cheating ...

    Apr 24, 2020
  • Poetry » General, General Re: The Stargazer

    Hello, I'm Shay. I'm going to review your poem. It has a very fantasy-esque tone. It's magical how you use phrase like "tears of glass and stardust," "starlit mask," "moonbeams ...

    Apr 24, 2020
  • Short Story » Other, Lyrical Re: Lies and death

    Wow. This was very philosophical. I liked the repetition of the words sometimes, lie, truth, death, and life. I like where this is going. It's very interactive with the audience, ...

    Apr 23, 2020
  • Poetry » Horror, Supernatural Re: They Are Coming

    Hello. I enjoyed your poem. It was very creepy, if that's what you were aiming for. The creepy tone is first set off with all of the gerunds you use. ...

    Apr 23, 2020
  • Poetry » Narrative, Mystery / Suspense Re: Forest

    This doesn't feel like a poem. I like it. But it's more descriptive and long. It doesn't really have a rhythmic scheme or a rhyme scheme. I still like it, ...

    Apr 23, 2020
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Reconcile.

    Hi GrymmRipper, I must say this poem has so much potential. Your vocabulary, to start, is very educated. I've never seen a poem using the words "prodigal son[s]". And it ...

    Apr 23, 2020
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Fantasy Re: VALOR - Chapter 1 - Highmark Academy

    This was a good chapter. You have much potential I will say. However, there are a few things I would like to point out. The bullying part of the scene ...

    Apr 22, 2020
  • Poetry » Horror, Other Re: a particle known as oblivion

    Hi. I'm Shay, and I loved your poem. I could say that this might be epic poetry, or at least extended poetry because it's very long. As thegoldenbird wrote, people ...

    Apr 22, 2020
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: An Escape

    I love this poem. It's short. It's sad. I also love the tone you convey. The refrain from capitalization in most of the lines gives us a sense of hopelessness ...

    Apr 22, 2020
  • Short Story » General, Historical Fiction Re: Mon Petit Ami (Part III)

    This was much better than the second chapter. This was amazing. There were still moments when you seemed to switch POV, but that was at the beginning. Overall, I seemed ...

    Apr 22, 2020
  • Short Story » Literature, General Re: The Seasons

    Is this a poem? This feels like an epic poem. And by that, I don't mean Epic, as in Sophocles and Homer, but it feels like it's not a poem, ...

    Apr 22, 2020
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: The Moon

    Great poem. I will say that you have a lot of wit with your choice of sound-based rhymes that have mild similarities. Although it did confuse me how why you ...

    Apr 22, 2020
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Diary Entry

    Wow. This poem was amazing. As a narrative poem, it's long, full of imagery. The tone, was just -- wow. It consumed all of my emotions and left me sad. ...

    Apr 22, 2020
  • Short Story » General, Historical Fiction Re: Mon la Confiance (Part II)

    Here I am again. I just read this, and I'm glad to be the first person to review this. I will mention that some of the dialogue left me confused ...

    Apr 22, 2020


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The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.
— Kate Chopin, The Awakening