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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (3.5)
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What are my overall impressions?

This item is full of powerfully repressed emotion, and fabulously 3D fleshy characters. I found myself keen to read on and find out more about the characters lives. There are some editorial points which need to be addressed to make this an easier read.

What are my favourite parts?
Some how this man, even with his messy disposition was quite intimidating. Maybe it was his well-known reputation for failing kids for less than a bad paper. Or perhaps it was simply that he was a mean old man.
- wonderfully written! Good character descriptions for both men as you tell it with the voice of the narrators POV *Thumbsup*

What are my suggestions?
Breathing heavy [heavily]

“Sit down[,] David.”

in front of Prof. Herald’s desk
- you may as well complete 'Professor' as a title

David didn’t think it mattered too much since most of the walls were covered with either bookshelves too full or awards and degrees
- using the word 'either' indicates a choice between two examples.

“No. You can rewrite the paper.”
- did you mean 'cannot'?


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Review of Surrender  
Review by Acme
Rated: 13+ | (4.0)
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What are my overall impressions?

I really liked the tone of this small character piece. You have developed a good idea into a workable plot and have written it well. No noticeable typos or errors that I could see. I look forward to reading more of your work in the future. Welcome to WDC!

What are my favourite parts?
I enjoyed the description of the flight; good use of vivid imagery and descriptive narrative.

What are my suggestions?
the forest below awaited her, hungrily.
- the hungrily may be better earlier in the sentence ?
Instead of 'philosophy' you may want to change the genre choice to horror, as you have some wonderfully dark imagery here.

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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (3.5)
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What are my overall impressions?

I love Shakespeare, so I was drawn to this. I haven't thought of Othello in such a long time (and back then I was more of an Iago fan!) I think this is a good essay in the making, but with a little re-editing and time, you could make it a really good review. You have a choice at the start to make this a 'Review' or an 'Essay', I think you need a little more weight behind some of your arguments, and a little less bias, if you are going to go the essay route. As a review of the film, this format plays out well *Smile*

With that in mind, you may want to consider your use of language. Intelligent doesn't have to be arrogant hyperbole, and your natural voice seems to develop later on the item unfolds, in a more informative and considered way.

What are my favourite parts?
I really did like your closing paragraph. In it you summed up well, and took a more objective look at the two pieces and how they compared with each other. The language had settled down to a more 'review' friendly tone; intelligent and informal *Thumbsup*

What are my suggestions?
has stood the test of time[s] as a


The movie bears a unique insight into the gradual madness of its protagonist, as well as the relationship he shares with friends.
How? I realise this is an opening paragraph, but as this quote is just sandwiched between two rather negative comments, it seems a little forced.

Nevertheless, Shakespeare’s catastrophic collision of cacophonous characters with their controversial conspiracies needs more precision to bring out their counterfeit charms, or lack thereof
Alliteration is a useful devise, but one that shouldn't be over used to the point of becoming more decorative than needed. You could end up alienating your readers by appearing a little too pompous (heck, Shakespeare wrote for us proletarians; so, why not us?)

While the dumbing-down of this teen movie clone neutralizes some of the confusion of the original, the loss of Shakespeare’s flowery dialogue, replaced by upper class white kid pseudo-ghetto Ebonics, flattens out in an attempt to develop emotion through the use of body language and innuendo.
- you may want to consider re-structuring this sentence into several smaller ones to make your points more easily digestible.

leaving the ambitious Iago, an experienced veteran of numerous engagements, to the dicey position of Ancient. While it is still an honored position, one whose possessor has the ear of the general, it is not what Iago feels is due him, and he resents that
is this mainly supposition, based on the film version? After all, the literary Iago is famed for being one of the best examples of personified evil for it's own sake.

In the first two paragraphs you jump from mentioning the Play to the Film, to the Reading experience, to the Play and back to the Film. For a better flow to your essay, you may want to consider re-structuring your delivery to move the reader more seamlessly between your view points.

This is one of Shakespeare’s greatest failings in “Othello,” that he insinuates that Othello is a great man, and his love for Desdemona is real, but the reader never really gets deeply involved in the proof of these allegations
this is not the tone of an unbiased essay. You may wish to address this by considering the history of period in which this play was written, and the audience it was playing to. Elizabeth was not considered to be a natural inheritor of power, but was embraced by her people as a powerful diplomat. Her reaction to the evil of possible usurpers, both home and abroad, was all about her ear for power. This play would have voiced her own concerns, had an impact on the populous and the surplus nature of the love story would have vindicated her status as Virgin Queen.

Othello had not lost affection for his friend. Othello cannot instantly forgive him because
- changes in tense can prove uncomfortable for a reader

I do hope you work further on this, as your subject matter really interests me *Smile*

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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (1.0)
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What are my overall impressions?

When you take someone elses work, and pass it off as your own, it is called 'plagiarism' *Smile* After submitting an entry in the
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What are my favourite parts?
The thought that maybe this is some kind of twisted homage to the
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What are my suggestions?
None! If you need any more ideas, please pay me and I will sign over the rights to them *Delight*

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Review by Acme
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
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What are my overall impressions?

What a fabulous contest! I visited Tigger thinks of Prancer 's "Invalid Item and I love to review, and you said you needed some; so here I am! *Thumbsup* Please feel free to send me links by email if there is anything specific you would like to receive reviews of.

What are my favourite parts?
This is a perfect example of a community driven contest. You are so enthusiastic about your subject matter (pretty important! *Confused*) and have set out the forum to be visually welcoming and friendly. The rules are clear and concise, and you've used WritingML beautifully to enhance your points. Great seeing the donors highlighted, and helpful links for newcomers and to past prompts

What are my suggestions?
Host more contests! You're obviously a pro *Smile*


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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (4.5)
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What are my overall impressions?

I saw the 'Eraserhead' tag in side display bar, and thought... now I wonder where this write is going to go...? happily, you took the beautiful core of one of my most memorable films from youth and concentrated on an idea (not the freaky weird moving food bit *Confused*)

This is a superbly structured poem that really entices me to read it because of the visual you've used to enhance it: The double spacing, the good use of punctuation, and the repetitious refrain at the beginning of each stanza - well done *Thumbsup*

What are my favourite parts?
In Heaven, everything is fine.

Oh, how I long for such a Heaven,

Where you've got your nice things,

And I've got mine.

It's the ultimate ending.

The ultimate beginning.
- Brilliant.

What are my suggestions?
My only suggestion is to include 'item genres' when you make a item (you can also use the edit function on a created peice like this) - It means that if people use search criteria to find work to read, yours isn't missed out *Smile*

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Review of The Gilded Cage  
Review by Acme
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
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What are my overall impressions?

First of all; congratulations on becoming a 'Prize Catch' in the Talent Pond!

This is a well written poem following a measured rhythm, which needs a little tightening, but other wise serves to convey the subject matter well. A subject you deal with very gently, but not holding back on the emotive and descriptive narrative that helps the reader feel for your narrator - very good choice of language.

What are my favourite parts?
She feels so trapped,
She feels so lost.
She was so much in love,
Now her life is the cost.
- very powerful writing. It stayed with my thoughts.

What are my suggestions?
You may want to consider re-editing a couple of lines where the meter is not as strong as elsewhere eg, from;
He says, "I need ...[to]...She just lies there alone.


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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (4.5)
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What are my overall impressions?

Firstly, congratulations on becoming a 'Prize Catch' in the Talent Pond! *Thumbsup* I though this story was very well written and most enjoyable to read. You made me really become interested in your characters, and curious about the events that were happening to them. I sure hope this leads to lots more writing, late on Wednesdays!

What are my favourite parts?
Looking down, she could see a curiously symmetric shape to how the rebar had been torn: not merely pulled up but to the right as well. She smiled at it, at the bones and glow of her soul showing through her skin. Everything came up and out, like the central swirl of a galaxy. It was the center of everything, of the universe.
- fantastc yet earthed in very fleshy reality. Your talent for fantasy driven imagery is wonderful *Delight*

What are my suggestions?
You’re off in your own head too much, Geode had said. Do something. Come do something out in the world.
- italics can be a great way to show remembered voices where quotation marks seem ill-fitting.

She felt as though anything that could happen[;] might. [, and] It was making the skin at her temples and the back of her neck damp.



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Review of The interview  
Review by Acme
Rated: E | (4.5)
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What are my overall impressions?

You have chosen to write about an incredible inspirational event. You tell this tale skillfully; blending the nuances of background, expectations, and narrative to deliver a thoughtful story. It's also good to see you on the Indian team for Project Write World!

What are my favourite parts?
“Do not consider that you are being judged only across the table, or based upon the exam results. You are judged every instant of your stay in your school, your college, a company you enter to appear for an interview or anywhere. Never waste even a second of your precious time doing something which may not improve you in any way.”
- A wonderful example given by a very colourful character. You invite the reader to take what the can from you fabulous story *Thumbsup*

What are my suggestions?
Anand Niketan School of foreign languages
- as it is the name of the institution, you may want to fully capitalise the 'Foreign Languages' part too.

[Toady Today], we are going to talk on interviews


If I sound that way, [I may be it may be] sub-consciously


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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (4.0)
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What are my overall impressions?

First of all let me congratulate you on becoming a 'Prize Catch' in the Talent Pond! *Thumbsup* This story is full of adventure, mystery and a portrait of a wonderful family! The whole tone is one that carried me along with your adventurers.

What are my favourite parts?
My grandma and father looked at each other and it was a feeling so intense that the room seemed to be scary. The room fell silent just for a second and nobody spoke. Akka broke in.

“Come on then! What are we waiting for? So, people! We from the Bholu and Akanksha detective agency are right on to the work,” and the room filled with laughter again.

You have a fantastic talent for developing plot and characters through good use of narrative description *Thumbsup*

What are my suggestions?
So did my father and so are we, [till to] date.


The packet was sealed with lacquer [with and] a date stamp

You may want to capitalise the word 'Will' to clarify its purpose as The Last Will and Testament.



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Review of Dog Gone Nights  
Review by Acme
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
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Please consider this review as a 'thank you' for taking the time to enter the Acme Comedy Contest. It will not reflect on future judging *Smile*

Ok... I'm not going to do a 'spoiler', but this is such a good tale of dishing out 'just deserts'! *Thumbsup* I can almost hear your humourous voice narrating this to me as I read, and the characterisation of your dreadful protagonist is wonderful.
Favourite bit:
I, not wanting to be outsmarted by a local wise mutt on a terrorizing trash trampling tour... garbage-grabbing gangster
- fabulous alliteration!{/quote}
Only one note and one typo;
One late evening[,] while I was living

And, even though you popped the 'Party Time!' prompt in there, I'm not sure this tale hit if fully. What you did do, though, was get this reviewer smiling and snorting on a Sunday; now that's a great achievement! *Bigsmile*


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Review of winter  
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Rated: E | (4.0)
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(this is for the angel army's little scavenger hunt thingy...*Wink*)

I like the random nature of this write! What a wonderfully vivid scene you describe, especially in this line:
the burning leaves dance apon the rushing current of air, slowly plumiting towards the roaring water

I would suggest that this could really benefit from being broken up with a little more punctuation, capitalised letters at the start of sentences and maybe developing into a fully 'stand-alone-piece' of prose. All the fabulous writing has been done, and just a little editing would do this *Thumbsup*


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Review of Winter  
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Rated: E | (4.0)
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(this is for the angel army's little scavenger hunt thingy...*Wink*)

This is a power packed emotional poem and I really enjoyed the visual construction of seeing it hang down the side of the screen, like a word-made icicle *Thumbsup*
There are a couple of places where you don't need to capitalise the line after using commas, but other than that I found this to be an enjoyable read.

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Review of Winter Loss  
Review by Acme
Rated: E | (5.0)
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(this is for the angel army's little scavenger hunt thingy...*Wink*)

This is a really emotionally charged poem, and yet retains a gentle grace though your use of construction. I love the repetitious lead words to each line in your stanzas *Thumbsup*
I look forward to returning to your port and reading more of your work in the future.


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Review of The Eve of Spring  
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Rated: E | (4.0)
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(this is for the angel army's little scavenger hunt thingy...*Wink*)

I really enjoyed reading this poem of yours! You have set a vivid scene and brought your character's so very well to life *Thumbsup*. I liked the way you chose to use a rhyming couplet base for your structure, but did feel there was no real need for the capitalised beginning to every line. Other than that, this was a lovely read and I look forward to visiting your port in the future!

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Review of When a Hero Dies  
Review by Acme
Rated: E | (3.0)
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I saw your post in the Discussion Forum and thought I'd stop by and say 'Hi!' and welcome to WDC. Your love of poetry is obvious, and there are plenty of groups on the site you may want to join that will encourage you and review your work. *Smile*

I enjoyed the serious and formal manner you treated the subject of fallen heroes in this poem. You have a natural talent for expressing yourself through the words you chose. There are places where I became a little distracted by typos, so you may want to get into the habit of proof reading *Thumbsup*

In the black tool-bar of your work, there are some editing tools that will assist you (spell checker/word counter/editing etc), but you may also want to look at how accessible to others your item is. As you haven't chosen a rating, it will not be publicly listed, and will probably not show up in a search by prospective readers as you haven't utilized the genre fields. These are easily fixed by re-editing the static item

One of the most useful tools when I first arrived here was:
 Nick's Newbie Guide  (E)
How I got started on Writing.Com. I followed these steps and found it very successful.
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Please don't hesitate to contact me if you need anything else.


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Review of Little Green Men  
Review by Acme
Rated: E | (4.5)
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This rate and review is just a 'thank you' for entering "Invalid Item and will not reflect on future judging *Smile*

What are my overall impressions?

Whenever I see that little blue suitcase I grin like a motorcycle stuntman. After all, who knows what whirl-wind adventure and high-octane thrills are gonna come out of it? This was one heck of a ride! I love kids stories, and I test them on the best critics going; my 10-year-old and 5-year-old daughters. Both of whom are now doing the Macarena, and driving me to despair - thanks...

You hit the 'Party Time!' prompt, and delivered a well written children's comedy.

What are my favourite parts?
Blog prepared to beam down to earth. He wore his standard issue shiny, silver shipsuit that sparkled in the sun.
- I had to remember that I don't have dentures... I could have lost them in this wonderful example of humourous alliteration! *Thumbsup*

What are my suggestions?
“Boom-da-ba-wrooo?”
- this may just be one of those American English versus English English things... but I'm pretty sure the 'da-ba' should have a capital 'D' *Confused* *Laugh* Sorry, the only other suggestion I had was for a semi-colon and a couple of commas in the following (it just sounded a bit boring to admit to that after such a colourful write! *Blush*)
The point is[;] you just never know who[,] or what[,] you’ll meet on Earth.


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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (4.0)
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What are my overall impressions?

Well written poem. Full of intense emotion and conveyed in a manner which allowed the reader to be drawn into the narrators state of mind.

What are my favourite parts?
My peaceful sensation
Is anger instead
I feel like I am falling
Through a life in this world

It was hard to chose a favourite part as the whole poem works so well as a whole. In fact, one of the things I enjoyed most was how each expressed thought flowed on so well from the previous *Thumbsup*

What are my suggestions?
This poem would benefit from some internal structuring wit punctuation *Smile* - I personally like poetry that uses as little as possible at the end of lines, but it can make things a little misleading.
eg., "Red[,] I am seeing"


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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (4.0)
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What are my overall impressions?

Good comedy poetry is a real skill: You have it. This poem is a 'good poem', in he sense that it follows a structure, rhyme pattern, meter, etc. It's also, humorous, satirical, and observational humour at it's best *Thumbsup* However, for the purposes of the Acme Comedy Poetry Contest... it doesn't hit the prompt of 'Party Time!. There are a couple of places where you may want to look at alternate punctuation (suggestion, of course!) *Smile*

What are my favourite parts?
don’t stress over structure, don't fret about flow,
use thoughts you don’t have and words you don’t know.

Classic comedy timing on the punchline! KUDOS *Delight* It's hard to add anymore, as you kinda say it all here! However, in an effort to do things properly, I will add the following statement:
"Good use of rhythm; the meter galloped along at beautifully flowing pace, enhancing the weight of words which you sought to convey." *Wink*


What are my suggestions?
I’m constructing a poem in a strategic new way.
So they won’t comprehend what I’m trying to say.
- perhaps a comma instead of a period after the first line, or (brackets) for the second line?

When I noticed a pattern, a key to their prose[, :}
it's illogical thoughts in unorganized rows.


The second verse vague, just more of the same[. - comma (as used in the following verse)]
Like, “In the beginning the ending was near,”
or, “We basked in an ardent recollection of fear.”

In depth[,] then they'll ponder[,] what meaning you sought.{/quote}

I’ve discovered the secret it takes to succeed[, ;]
don’t stress over structure, don't fret about flow,



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Review of All Hallows Eve  
Review by Acme
Rated: 18+ | (3.0)
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What are my overall impressions?

A good story that deserves a re-edit. Simple things like spelling, punctuation and construction, should be part of the writers stock and trade. Learn to proof read, paying special care and attention to them. You want your reader to be carried away with your story, instead of re-reading passages to help make sense of them *Thumbsup*

What are my favourite parts?
I loved the comedic and harsh dialogue at the end; it was a unexpected jolt, but got me laughing *Smile*

What are my suggestions?
courtesan. Her friend, Michelle, had picked it out.
- brackets or a semi-colon may work better in joining these two sentences

Her red hair spilled around her shoulders[, and] her stomach was showing and the skirt had slits up the side showing enough


Using double spaced return between dialoge and at the end of paragraphs makes the text easier on the readers eye.

"Hello[," h]is voice was


"Yes[,] and [your you're] Alec, right?" - proof reading for correct word use is sometimes difficult as our eyes can skim read. I find it best to read each paragraph from the bottom of the piece up. That way the story doesn't get in the way.

"No[,] you just surprise me is all." She couldn't stop looking at him.
"Come[,] we'll dance."
- don't be afraid to use the occasional comma.

he pulls back and looks her in the face
- be tense aware. Most of your story is written in the past tense, so moving into present tense format can confuse the reader.

She could see he wanted to kiss her. She wanted it to[o] and it shocked


He tasted to so.} - ?

she had ever[y] saw.
- seen.


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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (5.0)
Hey there,

I can't believe it's taken me so long to find this wonderful contest! *Smile* This place is set up so user friendly; warm and inviting, easy to understand rules, lovely graphics and an inclusive contest for all sorts! *Thumbsup* I'll be back with an entry...

Thanks for sharing. Write on and take care,
Acme
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Review of The Talent Pond  
Review by Acme
Rated: ASR | (5.0)
This re-vamped page looks FABULOUS! *Delight* Congratulations on becoming one of the hottest pieces of eye-candy on WDC!

Informal and informative, welcoming and friendly, visually stimulating and exciting - what more could a visitor ask from a forum? How to join and what to join are ALL here! *Bigsmile* Way to go on the supportive community you are creating here - Whoo-hoo! (can I re-join whilst still a member? *Confused**Wink*)

Thanks for sharing. Write on and take care,
Acme
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Review of Vampire Dreams  
Review by Acme
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hey there,

This rate and review is just a 'thank you' for entering a one shot in Acme's Comedy Scream Hallowe'en and will not reflect on future judging *Smile* Don't forget you can still enter the 'review' and 'short story' categories.

Firstly, you used the promp beautifully by having it as the refrain in this poetic form *Thumbsup* It's not a form I was familiar with, so thank you for the link! Fascinating construction principles, which I was pleased to see you made look simple. I caught the diffent meter, but as you say; conflicting sources mean that the poem should be taken as a whole package.

In this respect your poem works perfectly! Goosebumps, supernatural imagery, dreamlike cadance and flow - Ace *Delight* A job well done.

Thank you again for entering and good luck! Write on and take care,
Acme
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Review of Hidden Thorns  
Review by Acme
Rated: E | (5.0)
Whoo-hoo! Red roses of the WDC unite *Bigsmile* I'm a former Sea-sider, cum Preston witch, cum Oldhamer - where the heck are you?

Love this write... was it Kansas Poets prompt? What are you celebrating? Is ICI the chemical firm, or a hip thang/slang that I don't know about? Are you going to Mavis Moog 's christmas WDC convention in Derbyshire? (Sorry, I love finding Brit's - JOIN kiyasama's PWW in Jan)

Oh, it's good to see a Lancy Lass about the place *Thumbsup*

Write on and take care,
Acme *Heart* *Flower5*
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Review by Acme
Rated: E | (5.0)
Hey Gabriella

This is a wonderful, vibrant and community supportive program *Delight* There seems to be so much going on to help encourage and develop good writing practice on WDC - inspirational!

Write on and take care,
Acme
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