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Poetry » Narrative, Realistic
Irreplaceable.a second-person point of view of the last day of school.
teddyluv - 14m ago
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Forums » Information Desk
Report a Site BugLol, @Meshugenah, I'm so afraid of breaking WF right now. XD The pressure! Also, thanks Nate! I got an email! One more nitpicky thing... I, who forgot my password temporarily ...
Snoink - 1h ago
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Short Story » Fanfiction, Teen Fiction
CONVERGENTA Divergent fanfic with a brand new main character named Waylon Lee. This is a character profile only so that's why the structure looks like that.
waylonbrooks - 3h ago
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Reviews » Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Supernatural
Some kind of monster land: Stranger than creaturesHi Banana Lover, i readed this story and i thinked it is very much interesting but also a little bit confusing for me because the parents are demonic clown and ...
rikkidas - 6h ago
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Forums » Art & Photography
My character designs. <33 [3]Nellie (from the twenty-fourth Halloween tale!):
creeperfeverdreams - 6h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » General, General
please, could you meet me at the cemetery?Hi Ellie! I'm back to review another poem in your brilliant collection! This one really read to me like a prayer, not a decorative one. The structure is essentially devotional: ...
4revgreen - 6h ago
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Reviews » Article / Essay » Other, Other
I'm sorry.This is a great piece. The wording in it is beautiful and paints such a sad picture. You captured the feeling of sadness and hurt perfectly and the way you ...
UnKn0wN3V3R - 7h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » General, General
SmileI like how Pain and Smile are both essentially friends in this. It makes them feel more relatable than just revealing them as emotions as a lot of people do. ...
UnKn0wN3V3R - 7h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » General, General
SmileI really liked your poem and think it'd be interesting to give you some feedback! I'll be using the YWS S'more Method to review your poem! Top Graham Cracker - ...
WhistElleP - 7h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » Realistic, Literature
Everyone Gets Buried With Something UnsaidHiii!! I really enjoyed reading your poem. It’s very impactful and makes one wonder about the things that they’ve left unsaid to their dear ones. I really loved the stanza ...
jennie - 8h ago
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Poetry » General, General
SmileDo you think your smile is crying on your lips?
moon1 - 12h ago
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Forums » Lounge, The
MBTI: What are you?ENTJ. However, nowadays I'm of the opinion that MBTI is a horoscope for people who don't believe in horoscopes. There's just no way you can divide 7 billion different personalities ...
EveryUsernameTaken - 13h ago
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Forums » Lounge, The
Is a psychological analysis as a review okay?I personally see psychological analysis as a fun thing to do with my character when bored! But when someone is reviewing... I just want to know that everything in the ...
EveryUsernameTaken - 13h ago
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Forums » Research
What is growing up?The humbling of my pride (for I did believe I was quite smart at 11 and now see I was quite stupid). It's quite odd, some days I want to ...
EveryUsernameTaken - 13h ago
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Short Story » Fanfiction, Supernatural
“Just because we’re dead kids doesn’t mean that we’re stupid”One of Laughing Jack’s victims would like a moment with you to express her hatred of the clown.
creeperfeverdreams - 13h ago
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Reviews » Poetry » Horror, General
five. trickortreatHello there, human! I'm reviewing using the YWS S'more Method today! Shalt we commence with the possessed S’more? Top Graham Cracker - This bloody girl finally goes out trick-or-treating, searching ...
creeperfeverdreams - 13h ago





