Initial hook:

Getting ' thumbtacks, horseshoes, saltines' in one story? I'm intrigued already.

"I knew it was going to be a bad day. " I thought this was a good first line. It sets the reader up with anticipation, knowing something out of the ordinary, and bad, is going to happen to the protagonist.


Characters:

We get a humourous look at this cat-harangued man.


Plot:

I have to admit, I didn't know what saltines were, but a quick google search told me, so this all makes sense.

"“Sir Trevor, can’t you leave anything alone, you are seriously going to ruin my chances at the horseshoes game!’ "


I thought you made this nice and circular at the end, closing the open loops with the mischievous cat and the importance of limping.


Atmosphere/tone:

'I fumbled around for my slippers but couldn’t find them, so I raced for the kitchen barefoot' I thought you made good use of these action verbs. You are keeping the sentences short, but they pack the descriptive punch.



Parts I liked:

"This had to be the work of my feline companion, Sir Trevor, who was nowhere to be seen. " I thought this was a great way of getting 'thumbtacks' into the story, as well as some feline cheekiness.



Parts I thought needed more work/questions:

I didn't have any issues with this.



Overall impression and reason for rating:

I thought you dealt with the words really well, as well as making a cute, fun story in very few words! Well done and thanks for all your help with the Power Reviewers!





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