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Gahks

  • Lyric Poetry Re: Scream

    You may want to leave a space between the introduction and the beginning to let us know it isn't actually part of the poem. Your word choice, like other people ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Wannabe

    Yes I agree with some of the above comments. You have some really nice ideas but try to use more imagery. Instead of telling us a lot of your feelings ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Sexual relationships in universities

    I was briefly reading an article about this in the "Times Higher Education" magazine; it had some very thought-provoking ideas. At one point it mentioned how in the '20s many ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Mistakes Never Forgotten

    I have gone too far Just to claim what is mine. Like the enigmatic beginning. The stars in the sky will never say a word No witnesses in the dark. ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: The Tunnel

    The Tunnel Whose depths forever coil the secret we both shared: as we howled into the vice of glinting darkness, tasting passion, folding flesh, blinding each other with the agony ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: My Writing Depresses Me

    Write for an hour a day. Or even five minutes. Whatever you do, keep those creative juices flowing. Set yourself a dedicated time to write. Just vomit write. Doesn't matter ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Welcome Mat Re: ...I suppose this is the welcome forum!

    Hey SK! Welcome to YWS from cloudy England! I'm Gahks (that's pronounced 'garks'); glad to meet you! I don't read or write science-fiction, but there are plenty of people on ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Questions Only

    How can we eat the bloody pizza when the pizza man is eating it right now?

    May 23, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: As you Approach Me From Behind

    Wow! Great for a first shot! I did like the use of anaphora and repetition here but I felt you overused it. Keep to the rule of three! However, the ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Not drunk anymore are you?

    Hey there. Welcome! So sorry to read about what happened. Although I sympathise with your loss, I agree with the other reviewers: get rid of the emotion. It's too cliched ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: In The Picture

    DI James Mason sighed at the prospect of being stuck with his nephew for the next God-knows-how-many hours. Even simply staring at a suspect through the two-way mirror, eyes glinting ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Changing Religion

    Agreed, Firestarter. In my opinion, your religion can be as flexible as that bendy plastic toy you got from McDonalds. Just because you're 'born' into a faith doesn't mean you ...

    May 23, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The Death Penalty

    Yes: please get back to the topic now!

    May 22, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Questions Only

    Why can't I?

    May 22, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: What would YOU do?

    Eat them all. Mmm, delicious! What would you do if the world ran out of oil?

    May 22, 2008


It's a pity the dictionary has only one definition of beauty. In my world, there are 7.9 billion types of it- all different and still beautiful.
— anne27