Published March 12, 2009
i stood on the threshhold of the computer room. he had his back turned to me. i was angry. something i cant even remember...
but i stood there.
and waited.
things come blurry, like when on the verge of tears. i just saw something come flying at me. a book? all i remember was that it hurt. i was stunned. i was on the ground and something just... just snapped.
i cried. i cried for all the years i was hit, kicked, pranked, called names, threatened. i sobbed and sobbed and yelled at him. he was at my side. his hands hovered around me. his hair in his eyes, as always. he was whispering, "i'm sorry, i'm sorry. please don't tell mom. please don't tell."
i turned away from him. nothing mattered anymore...... nothing mattered.
little did i know that every year, he would get worse.
a knife being thrown at me,
horrible names,
and always the laughing........
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Capitalize I.
Threshhold is spelled threshold.
Capitalize he.
Capitalize I and combine the two sentences.
Capitalize but and combine the two sentences or something like that.
Capitalize things and use another word besides come. Come doesn't make sense in the sentence.
Capitalize I and just isn't needed in the sentence.
Capitalize all of the I's and the all. Also combine all three sentences.
Capitalize the I's.
Capitalize everything that needs to be capitalized and try to change the beginnings of the sentences.
Capitalize he, I, please, and nothing.
Capitalize little and a.
Your story was okay, but it could had been better. You never capitalized the beginning of each sentence and you often used the same words at the beginning of the sentence. Work on it a little more next time.
Hello, I'm Colt and I will be critiquing this piece today.
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1. Like Sea said, please capitalize! It gets really annoying. If you try publishing it, I doubt any editor would accept it.
2. Dialogue is supposed to be indented, keep that in mind
3. Like Sea said (again), this needs to be expanded. It leaves the reader confused, not wanting more. I would fix that opposite reaction.
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--Colt--
There was a good idea here, but I didn't really feel anything for your character. It was too short. You tell us that she had been the target of a lot, but I would like you to show us.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE capitalize all of your "I"s when used as pronouns. It just looks poor.
This piece is filled with fragments, and it gets a little distracting. Some of these you could put together to form complete sentences.
I would say, "I was angry about something that I can't even remember now..." But you can reword it any way you like.
All three of these you can combine. "He was at my side with his hands hovering nervously around me, his hair in his eyes as always." He seems too sorry to me. If he's not abusive, then WHY did he throw a knife at the narrator?
You need to give us more information here. Show us things instead of telling us, and don't worry, all writers have to work on that. Make us feel for this person. I truly hope this isn't a true story.
If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.
-Sea-