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  • Poetry » Dramatic, Other Re: See you

    What is this nonsense? At least you were polite enough to post this as a comment, and not a review. For that, the Free Poets' Society of YWS thanks you. ...

    Aug 9, 2014
  • Poetry » Spiritual, Satire Re: Words to Salve

    Apotheosis; or, climax. Similar in both sound and meaning to "thesis." Also, when it is used, it is not unusual for it to be in a literary context: See the ...

    Aug 7, 2014
  • Poetry » Literature, Spiritual Re: Sanctuary

    I know my reviews are longer than the number of characters you can earn points for - I guess it's more accurate to say that I don't review for the ...

    Aug 7, 2014
  • Poetry » Literature, Spiritual Re: Sanctuary

    Heh. Points aren't important. 100.

    Aug 6, 2014
  • Lyrics » Romantic, Dramatic Re: Never Looked Back

    I re-read my reviews, and I stumbled across this. You probably should. :)

    Aug 6, 2014
  • Poetry » Spiritual, Narrative Re: I Daresay I'm Brilliant

    Welcome to YWS. It's often by accident I visually structure my poetry. But I'm very glad you liked it. You should let me know if you'd like something reviewed. I ...

    Aug 4, 2014
  • Poetry » Literature, Other Re: Photographs of Extinct Species

    Haha. Well, "withdrawals" should be "withdrawal." It's one of those words that doesn't really have a plural. As revisions often go, there were some parts of the poem I liked ...

    Aug 2, 2014
  • Poetry » Spiritual, Narrative Re: I Daresay I'm Brilliant

    Hah. Thanks for giving it thought!

    Aug 2, 2014
  • Poetry » Spiritual, Narrative Re: I Daresay I'm Brilliant

    Thanks for the comment!

    Aug 2, 2014
  • Short Story » Realistic, Spiritual Re: Methuselah

    Hmmm. I agree that the sentence you point out (as your first nitpick) is a little lengthy. Perhaps a little strangely worded. The semi-colon is technically as correct as can ...

    Aug 2, 2014
  • Short Story » Realistic, Spiritual Re: Methuselah

    It's fine. Glad you liked it.

    Aug 2, 2014
  • Short Story » Realistic, Spiritual Re: Methuselah

    An em-dash, in the case of the first sentence, signifies an abrupt interruption; or, to signify that the last word is clipped. While I believe the usage is correct, I ...

    Aug 2, 2014
  • Poetry » Spiritual, Satire Re: Words to Salve

    Doesn't it kind of seem like... I wrote this poem... JUST to use the word apotheosis? Ooooh. Intrigue. How wasteful of me. EDIT: Oh yes; and also to take advantage ...

    Aug 2, 2014
  • Short Story » Humor, General Re: 5 Ways to get into the Literary Spotlight

    Hah! And Buzzfeed has merit - it does tell you the news, after all... Or at least, in what House the Sorting Hat would place you. Brilliant, in its way. ...

    Aug 2, 2014
  • Short Story » Realistic, Spiritual Re: Methuselah

    What a flattering commentary, masquerading as a review. Not that I am upset, but, in the future, I think most authors would appreciate if you posted comments as comments - ...

    Jul 30, 2014


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