Hey EKK15,
Good work here. I feel like the pieces are very narrative and they evoke a lot of senses, mostly smell and sight, but that's a really good place to start. It's better than where most people are at. I feel like the first piece has a lot more meat to it than the second piece because the second piece seems to have a more conversational tone and the first one is more contemplative. I like the contemplative attitude better in your voice actually.
I feel like the second one loses some weight in the repetition of "Hey June" at times because each time you have to re-enter the story rather than it just being one scene like in the first one. These snippets which are almost like letters keep pulling me out of what had been happening and it makes them feel a little disconnected.
I think you can make all of the piece stronger by getting rid of unnecessary words like conjunctions and some of the determiners and things. Really tighten everything up, give it a real bite. Look at the last stanza in the second one for example:
"Hey June,
it's me.
I made it."
that is a lot stronger than what you have currently and it's just removing one word. It's like saying goodbye rather than starting another long ramble. You could even just jump right to "I made it" if you wanted to because who else would be writing?
All of that being said, I think these are really strong and you can tighten some nuts and bolts, but overall, great work.
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