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  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: jack be nimble

    When I read the beginning, I thought, "Oh my God, it's a crazy psychopathic stalker lady who can't seem to let go." One of my aunts was like this, so ...

    Mar 20, 2006
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rereading books

    I am also a rereader. As you grow up, the same things will change for you. For example, I was reading Animal Farm again. I read it when I was ...

    Mar 20, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Back in Time Scenes

    Watch the movie "Sunset Boulevard." They deal with the kind of scene you're talking about in a tasteful, intriguing manner. Also, be sure to take a peek at "Citizen Kane" ...

    Mar 20, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: How much dialouge is too much?

    Okay... pretend you're in drama and everything, and you find a character who has one line. Yes, only one line. Is this character important? Yes. That one line will help ...

    Mar 20, 2006
  • Art & Photography Re: CHARGE!

    XD Awesome mushroom! I like the cheshire cat smile in the background! :D

    Mar 19, 2006
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: My.....

    He struck my heart, he struck my heart badly.His I don't think this line break works particularly well... glimmering eyes and sunshiney smile, the warmth you feel when he's around. ...

    Mar 19, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: ti prego, non lasciarmi (i beg you, don't leave me)

    I like the language... I think it's Latin or Italian. Actually, it's probably Italian. But still! I like how it combines. For me, it reminds me of a cathedral, which ...

    Mar 19, 2006
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Ring Lost on Road

    I like the first stanza a lot. Why? Because you used assonance to your advantage. What is assonance? Basically, using similar vowel sounds. In particular, you used words like "shimmer" ...

    Mar 19, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: Drugged Diatribe

    This stanza is kind of strange: I wish she would unlock herself so that I could peer into that unfortunate darkness that won’t seem to be cast away; not by ...

    Mar 19, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: Green Tongues

    The rhyming is a little strange, but that may be me liking the standard ABAB format of poetry. :P One metaphor I didn't like, mostly because it bordered on ridiculousness ...

    Mar 19, 2006
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: The Youth At The Playground

    Heehee... I think the "lesson" the narrator gave the boy was a little long-winded and everything, but I especially liked the first part of the poem. As I've said before ...

    Mar 19, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: Traumatized (Is that how you spell it?)

    It's not bad. The metering is sometimes off. That is, certain words don't seem to fit in right. For example: Sitting in a dark corner, Unable to move, The nightmare ...

    Mar 19, 2006
  • Randomosity Re: friend or animal?

    My dog can swim... Besides, I know how to save a human better than a dog. All three of us would probably drown since I couldn't maneuver very well in ...

    Mar 19, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Phylisofical question: Turning lead into gold

    We already HAVE done it. Modern chemistry is indeed amazing. Turning Lead into Gold From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., Is Alchemy Real? Before Chemistry was a science, there was Alchemy. ...

    Mar 19, 2006
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Unfinished St.Patrick's Day story: Ashamed and Irish

    Okay, first of all, I want to compliment you. By using the spellchecker, it made this story THAT much better. Instead of getting held up by fighting with grammar and ...

    Mar 18, 2006


I was weeping as much for him as her; we do sometimes pity creatures that have none of the feeling either for themselves or others.
— Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights