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  • Poetry » Narrative, Realistic Re: Mine Friend

    Thank you for the appreciation!

    Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:14 pm
  • Poetry » Narrative, Realistic Re: Mine Friend

    Thank you for the detailed read, the review, and for those sweet words!

    Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:01 pm
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Numb

    Thank you for the review. I understand what you mean by inadequacy in imagery, but this piece is a bit personal, so I'm going to keep it this way. I'll ...

    Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:21 am
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Numb

    Hi Bhaiya. I'm glad you got the feel that I wanted to convey. As per your suggestion, I have removed "The" in the first line. However, I want to keep ...

    Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:18 am
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Numb

    These unseen mental illnesses are sure suffocating. Glad that you got the feel that I wanted to convey. Thank you for your appreciation!

    Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:13 am
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Numb

    Thank you for the detailed reading. As for the answer to whether the pain is worse or the numbness, I don't know either. I've left it for the reader to ...

    Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:11 am
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Irony

    Hey there! I'd like to address your suggestions: 1. I have intentionally used the word "hardened" for "eyes with unspilled tears". I actually didn't want to show the subject teary-eyed ...

    Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:06 am
  • Poetry » Realistic, General Re: Frittering away

    You're most welcome. I myself am no stranger to Hindi literature and the idiom. I just pointed it out for your reference :)

    Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:57 am
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Irony

    I have made a couple of changes; please check if the issues have been taken care of. Thank you for your words of appreciation.

    Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:32 pm
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Irony

    Thank you so much for the appreciation. Indeed, it is difficult to explain to the society that it is okay to not be okay. This mentality forces us into a ...

    Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:13 pm
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Mystery / Suspense Re: Alone

    Thank you so much for going through my works and for the appreciation

    Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:10 pm
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Irony

    Thanks a lot for the appreciation

    Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:09 pm
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: An Escape

    Thanks! P.S. You could check out some more of my work.

    Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:30 am
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: An Escape

    Thanks for the appreciation. I know this is quite short, but I actually wanna keep it that way. P. S. Would you like to check out some of my other ...

    Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:29 am
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: An Escape

    Thank you for the review, Shay. I usually use em-dashes too. I don't know how I forgot to use them here. And thanks for the appreciation! P.S. You could check ...

    Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:26 am


That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.
— Ramy (Babel by R. F. Kuang)