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Review by Sarah Kate Author IconMail Icon
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Rated: E | (3.0)
Thank you for entering Sarah's Spectacular Story Contest this month!

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*Idea* First Impressions: Such a sad tale of love and loss. I was about to cry by the end of your story. Very moving.

*Pencil*Did it Follow the Prompt: It definitely followed the prompt. Good job!

*Magnify* Plot: The plot was a little bit confusing for me. You start the story explaining that your main character is coping with the loss of her husband by writing about it. You go into little things that she loved about him, but then you end it with one of the items...because of how you ended it, your story felt incomplete to me. There was no resolution.

*Tools*Grammar: There wasn't anything glaringly obvious.

*Giftw* Overall: Overall, this was a sad, beautiful story of love and loss that I enjoyed reading.

Thank you so much for entering such a Spectacular story in my contest this month! Come back and join us again! Contest runs every month with a new prompt!


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Sarah

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Rated: E | (4.5)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: What a great exercise! I don't think I would be able to write an entire story without using the letter "e". Not to mention, the story was a lot of fun, too. Just an ordinary janitor who found some very important information for a company. Good job!

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I didn't see anything that needed to be improved. This was a lot of fun to read. (I was paying close attention to make sure you didn't use "e"!)

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: I never even considered an exercise like this. Definitely something to think about. (Now I'm super-observant about how many times I use the letter "e"! *Shock*)

Have a wonderful WDC Anniversary!


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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: This poem is very thought-provoking. I remember being at that crossroads many times. This poem is easy to relate to; you're right. Everyone has been in that place at some point in their life. It's a scary place to be, but a place we must go through.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I saw nothing that needs improvement. Your rhymes feel natural, and the poem flows wonderfully. Good job!

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: This is a very good poem! I have to say, I hope you post more of your writing, because I am very quickly becoming a fan!

Thank you for sharing this, and once again, welcome to Writing.com!

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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: This was amazing!!! I loved the twist at the end, when I found out that it was the Heart and the Brain having a fight, and not two people. The cleverness of it made me smile and laugh! And it is so true!

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I see nothing that needs improvement. It is wonderful the way it is. Good job!

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: Thank you so much for sharing this! I really enjoyed reading it. It made me smile so much!

Good job, and keep writing! Once again, welcome to Writing.com!


Sarah Kate

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Rated: E | (4.0)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: Words are a powerful thing. They have so many different meanings, so many different emotions to express. They can hurt someone, or make a person feel better. In the wrong hands, words can be a dangerous thing. Words are powerful.

This was a wonderful poem! I love words (obviously *Bigsmile*), so this poem hit close to home.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*: I did see areas that need improvement, which I point out below:

*Bullet*You Wrote:

and it is words people despise

*Bullet*I Suggest: You need to put some sort of punctuation at the end of this line. I suggest a period, because it completes the thought of words being a bad thing.

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words that bring grieve to our heart,

and words that can tear us apart,


*Bullet*I Suggest: Capitalize "words" in the first line. Also, "grieve" should be spelled "grief".

In the second line, after the word "apart", I think a period would work better than a comma.

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but words can bring us joy,

*Bullet*I Suggest: You need to capitalize "but".

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Nothing but one word is all it takes to be heard.

*Bullet*I Suggest: You need to split this into two separate lines to continue the flow of the rest of the poem.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: A good poem overall! Just a little tweaking here and there will make it wonderful.

Thank you for sharing this with us, and welcome to Writing.com!


Sarah Kate

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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: Oh, the fear of being in love, and being trapped by that love! Your character's feelings were very believable. And your imagery! Oh, I LOVED it! You did a wonderful job describing how she felt, and I loved your descriptions of her heart being a "ticking time bomb." Wonderful imagery!!!

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I did see some spelling mistakes, which I will point out below:

*Bullet*You Wrote: So Peaceful, yet so very much at war on the inside.
*Bullet*I Suggest: Peaceful should not be capitalized.

*Bullet*You Wrote: So as I wrapped my arms around him, a sob resounded threw my body.
*Bullet*I Suggest: threw should be spelled through in this sentence.

*Bullet*You Wrote:He whispered comforting words in my ear, I didn't hear them over the sound of my own pounding pulse, but when my heart-beat finally was slowly recovering it's steady thump, thump, thump, I heard him say the words, the four words I had been so excited to hear, had dreamed about hearing, yet had dreaded.

*Bullet*I Suggest: Oh, my! This is a run-on sentence. Honestly, I almost like it this way, becuase it adds to the sensation of her pounding heart. However, to improve this sentence, I suggest you split it here:
He whispered comforting words in my ear.
If you split it into two sentences at this point, I will ignore the run-on and applaud your sentence structure in helping to create a sense of her heart beat! *Bigsmile*

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: This was a wonderful story. Like I said earlier, your imagery is SPECTACULAR! I really enjoyed reading your short story. You did a wonderful job, and I could read your writing all day. When a writer is able to make me feel the emotions of a character, I get hooked. You did just that.

Excellent job!

Once again, welcome to Writing.com! I look forward to reading more from you!

P.S. I just read your bio, and noticed you are only in 7th grade!!! This is absolutely stunning work from someone your age. Keep it up!


Sarah Kate

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Rated: E | (4.0)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: This was a really beautiful myth of how snow came to be. You have a good understanding of the Greek mythology, which really allowed you to characterize the gods well, especially Hera's anger and jealousy and Zeus's...ahem...attraction to beautiful women.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I enjoyed how you put your own opinion in the story when describing Hera's anger. But I'm not sure it really fits how the rest of the myth is told. Her anger is easily understood.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: I would like to have known more about the encounter between Zeus and Snowin. Women always seemed to be aware of the dangers of dealing with the gods, especially Zeus because of his jealous wife. How did Zeus convince Snowin to hang out with him?

Overall, a good and believable myth! Thank you for sharing this, and once again, welcome to Writing.com!


Sarah Kate

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*Thumbsup*First Impressions/How it Made me Feel*Thumbsup*: This made me so sad! What a tragic story! But at the same time as I was in tears, I was hopeful. I was glad that Noni and her mom were able to spend fourteen years together. Such a special gift.

*Puzzle3*Plot: Noni's father and mother were in a car accident seven months into her pregnancy. Her father died instantly, and Noni was born prematurely with heart defects. Noni has lived for fourteen years, much longer than children with her health issues do. She wants to know about her father before she passes.

*People*Characters: Noni, the fourteen-year-old girl with heart defects. She is really, really smart, but all she really wants to know before she leaves this world is about her father.

Noni's mother. A parent very much in love with her daughter. Feels abandoned by her parents, because they did not approve of her relationship with Noni's father. She appreciates every minute she has to spend with Noni.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I didn't see any grammatical or spelling errors, and the flow of the story was good. Good job!

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: I liked your surprise twist about Noni's parents. I was not expecting it! You did a wonderful job writing this story.

Thank you for sharing this with everyone here at Writing.com.

I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Sarah Kate

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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Thumbsup*First Impressions/How it Made me Feel*Thumbsup*: Oh my goodness! This was such an adorable squirrel Mother's Day gift! Children, whether human or animal, always have a way of showing their mothers how much they love her. Good job!

*Puzzle3*Plot: Skip is digging up acorns all over the yard. His mother is concerned he may be going crazy like his uncle. She scolds Skip for being so dirty on Mother's Day, and he gives her a beautiful heart-shaped acorn that he had been searching for.

*People*Characters: Skip is such a wonderful son! You characterized him and his parents really well.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:

I saw no grammatical or spelling errors. Good job!

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: This was an awesome Squirrel's Tale (get it? *Bigsmile*)! Thank you for sharing this with everyone here at Writing.com.

Have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Sarah Kate

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*Thumbsup*First Impressions/How it Made me Feel*Thumbsup*: This made me laugh so much! I'm not a mom myself (still young; need to finish college before I consider getting married or having children *Smile*), but I do have three younger brothers. I remember when they were little I tried to help my parents as best as I could potty training them. Not as funny as this, but there were those moments...

*Puzzle3*Plot: I love the first line you start with! It made me laugh.
The story progression is wonderful. You describe how easy it was for your two daughters to be potty trained first, and how your friend always had that smirk on her face when you told her it would be just as easy with your son.
I laughed again when I reached the end your story; the belt will stop him! But that might interfere with his potty training...!

*People*Characters: The way you portrayed your two-year-old was hilarious!

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I saw no mistakes, and I have no suggestions. Good job!

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: Thank you for sharing this story with everyone here on Writing.com. It was fun to read, and I enjoyed it very much.

Have a wonderful Mother's Day this weekend!

Sarah Kate

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*Thumbsup*First Impressions/How it Made me Feel*Thumbsup*: What a beautiful poem for your son! This was so wonderful, and made me feel so happy for you. I'm still young, so I can't even imagine how wonderful it must be to be a mother.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*: I saw nothing that needed improvement. This was a wonderful poem!

{{e:banana}Food for thought*Banana*: Than you for sharing this wonderful piece of your life with us here at Writing.com! I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day this year, and for all the years to come!

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Rated: 13+ | (3.5)
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*Thumbsup*First Impressions/How it Made me Feel*Thumbsup*: This was a cute story. I loved Mabel's character and her "gift." Such a dangerous thing, especially when you have no control over it!

*Puzzle3*Plot: Mabel is in her nineties. She has a "gift" that emerges when she feels strongly about a person, whether it be a negative feeling or a positive feeling. She needs to go shopping for her daughter, and so goes to the mall, a difficult and dangerous task for Mabel. The sales lady is really kind to her, and Mabel's last use of her "gift" ends up being a wonderful surprise for the lady.

*People*Characters: Mabel is an old lady with a strange and sporadic "gift." You made her character seem real. Good job!

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I saw a few mistakes, which I have pointed out below:
*Bullet*You Wrote:She sipped the tea and looked at to her garden.
*Bullet*I Suggest: She sipped the tea and looked out at her garden.

*Bullet*You Wrote:She remembered older teenage boys teasing her daughter in high school and all of a sudden there had golf balls in their mouths.
*Bullet*I Suggest:She remembered older teenage boys teasing her daughter in high school and all of a sudden they had golf balls in their mouths.

*Bullet*You Wrote:Betty moved the woman’s merchandise out the way, four bottles of Pepsi and eight candy bars.
*Bullet*I Suggest:Betty moved the woman's merchandise out of the way, four bottles of Pepsi and eight candy bars.

*Bullet*You Wrote:Some kind of music that included yelling to a beat made its way through her hearing aid and she reached up to her ear to it down.
*Bullet*I Suggest:Some kind of music that included yelling to a beat made its way through her hearing aid and she reached up to her ear to turn it down.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: This was a wonderful story to read. Thank you for sharing this with everyone here at Writing.com!

Sarah Kate

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*Thumbsup*First Impressions/How it Made me Feel*Thumbsup*: This was a very nostalgic poem in remembrance of your mother on Mother's Day, even though she has passed away.

*Puzzle3*Storyline: You are visiting your mother's grave, as you do every year on Mother's Day. This year, you have brought her a poem with your heart and sould poured into it.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:

I only had one comment on how this could be improved. Whenever you mention Mother's Day, you do not have it capitalized. As this is a holiday and a proper noun, you should capitalize this wherever you wrote it in your poem.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: I enjoyed reading your poem very much, and thank you for sharing this with everyone her on Writing.com.

Keep writing!

Sarah Kate

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*Thumbsup*First Impressions/How it Made me Feel*Thumbsup*: What a beautiful tribute to your daughter for Mother's Day! This made me so happy inside. I loved it, and I'm sure your daughter is just as proud of you as you are of her.

*Puzzle3*Plot: N/A

*People*Characters: You do a wonderful job describing your daughter and making her seem real.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I only saw a couple of spelling and grammar mistakes, which I have pointed out below:

*Bullet*You Wrote: As the doctor was about to leave the nurse screeched, “oh no you don’t there’s another baby here! Twins! Oh my God! …its twins!
*Bullet*I Suggest: As the doctor was about to leave, the nurse screeched, "Oh, no,you don't! There's another baby here! Oh my God...it's twins!"

*Bullet*You Wrote:She loves both of them little girls just like I loved her, however she has done a better job of of brining them up then I ever could hope to do...
*Bullet*I Suggest:She loves both of those little girls just like I loved her, however she has done a better job of ofbringing them up than I could ever hope to do...

*Bullet*You Wrote:The love and patients she shows towards her two little ones is remarkable I am so proud of her I could just bust…
*Bullet*I Suggest: The love and patience she shows towards her two little ones is remarkarble; I am so proud of her I could just bust...


*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: Thank you for sharing this with us here on WDC! Your daughter is lucky to have you for her father.

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*Thumbsup*First Impressions/How it Made me Feel*Thumbsup*: I almost cried when I read this story. I had a cousin who died on a motorcycle. She was pulling out of her driveway, and was hit by a truck. But I love how you keep the story moving, and move on from your loss. You see the positives instead of the negatives, and it gave me a lift. The emotions you made me feel with your writing was wonderful.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I only saw a few errors, which I will point out below:
*Bullet*You Wrote:You see, my mom was a pretty cool mom, even though she was a military mom.
*Bullet*I Suggest: I grew up in a military family. My dad's in the Air Force, and he is really cool because of it. I don't think you should downplay the fact that she was in the military. I think it would be really cool if you raised her up for being in the military, defending the country.

*Bullet*You Wrote:Not for me, not for my 3 siblings, my two younger brothers and my one sister.
*Bullet*I Suggest: I found this repetitive. Perhaps you could consider rewriting it like this:
Not for me, and not for my two younger brothers and sister.

*Bullet*You Wrote:I mean, yea, sure, don't get me wrong it was cool when she picked one of us up from school on her motorcycle. It was pretty awesome really.
*Bullet*I Suggest: I mean, don't get me wrong, it was cool when she picked one of us up from school on her motorcycle. It was awesome, really.

*Bullet*You Wrote:Apparently, somebody just forgot to chech their blind spot, merged, and hit my mom.
*Bullet*I Suggest:You misspelled check:
Apparently, somebody just forgot to check their blind spot, merged, and hit my mom.

*Bullet*You Wrote:I believed I had lost my siblings, and then I would lose my mind. Who knew? I was wrong.
*Bullet*I Suggest: I think you could split this into two seperate paragraphs to give it more emphasis. Also, I would switch the last two sentences with each other:
I believed I had lost my siblings, and then I would lose my mind.
But I was wrong. Who knew?


*Bullet*You Wrote:Yet, they still took us in. Born with Cerebral Palsy and Spinal Meningitis, she was my fourth sibling, and I loved her like the rest of them.
*Bullet*I Suggest:Just a suggestion, but I would like to know her name since you specifically give details about her.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: This was a wonderful piece. You have a wonderful voice in your writing. I loved how you kept repeating the phrase "Who knew?" throughout the story for emphasis. It really worked well.

Good job! And welcome to WDC! I hope to see more of your writing soon!

Sarah Kate

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Rated: E | (3.0)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: This is a beautiful and yet sad poem. It made me feel the love a mother has for her son as he grows up, and the sadness, yet joy, she feels when she has to let him go.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:

This is a wonderful poem. However, the way you have it on the page makes it very difficult to follow and difficult to read. Seperating it into stanzas will help your poem tremendously!!!

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: A Mother's love is a very powerful thing. You were able to describe the love she feels for her Little Man very well. Thank you for sharing this.

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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: A very short piece about three friends and what happens when it is all over. I like your descriptions of how each of the three friends have their own problems to deal with now that all is said and done.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
*Bullet*You Wrote: She whoo flew away regrets.
*Bullet*I Suggest: She who flew away regrets.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: This is a very short piece. It feels like the introduction for a very intriguing, much longer story. I would love to know the relationship between the three friends before the battle, and more descriptions on why they changed. Why did the one run away? What made another the hero? How did the third get captured?

I can tell you have some wonderful characters here, I just want to find out more about them.

There is a really fantastic story in there, I know it! I'm excited to see what you come up with next. What you have is very well written.

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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: I liked all of it! *Heart* This poem was beautiful! Your descriptions were wonderful, and I could feel the adoration and love of the speaker in your poem.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:

Nothing. This poem on love was wonderful!

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: Thank you so much for sharing this poem. You were able to express the love so well. I really enjoyed reading this! Good job!

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Review of The Gray Moment  Open in new Window.
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Rated: ASR | (4.5)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: I loved your idea of the "Gray moment," that time between morning and night where you don't have to exist, where you can let go of everything, and just be nothing. Very interesting idea.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
*Bullet*You Wrote:so no one was expecting me to call them the second Bobby Meuler asked me to the homecoming dance, or invite them to my ‘Super Sweet Sixteen’ party.
*Bullet*I Suggest: This sentence was very confusing to me. First, it is a run-on sentence. Secondly, I wasn't sure whether you were saying that the second Bobby Meuler was going to ask you to the homecoming dance, or if these were two different thoughts...


*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: Thank you for sharing this piece. It was very well written. Good job!

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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: I liked seeing the man's perspective of going to war, hearing his thoughts and how he feels about leaving his wife. The struggle he faces with staying strong, not only for himself, but for his wife.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*: I only have a couple of grammatical suggestions.

*Bullet*You Wrote: She was, no is, my best friend, my rock and the best damned wife I will never deserve.
*Bullet*I Suggest: She was; no, is; my best friend, my rock and the best damned wife I will never deserve.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: Overall, a wonderful short story from the soldier's perspective as he leaves home. I could really feel his love for his wife in this short story. Good job, and Happy Anniversary!

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Review of My Lynnie  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.5)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: This was an adorable poem for your great-niece! I loved it! It was so sweet! *Bigsmile*

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:

I only have a couple of comments here; there were a couple of words missing in your poem:

*Bullet*You Wrote: Unconditional love is best kind of love you will ever feel.

*Bullet*I Suggest: Unconditional love is the best kind of love you will ever feel.

*Bullet*You Wrote:Sweet is how are around me!

*Bullet*I Suggest:Sweet is how you are around me!

Also, keep your punctuation marks at the end of lines consistent. There are a couple that have none.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: This was beautiful! And I'd like to make a suggestion to make it even prettier; perhaps you could make each letter of her name with color? *Bigsmile*

Thank you for sharing this! And Happy WDC Anniversary!

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Rated: E | (4.5)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: This was a beautiful poem. You were able to express how the day started out normal, and then you slowly progressed, using the sun as transition points to alert the reader of the doom to come. The twin towers fall, and a third plane is taken. But then the passengers fight back. And the phoenix that is the American spirit rises from the ashes.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*:
I only have one tiny suggestion for the fourth stanza, third line. I would rewrite it to read:
Schedule is hectic today.
I make this suggestion because this will make the number of syllables match the number in the previous line.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: I remember that day very clearly. I was nine years old, and I saw the reruns over and over on the tv of the planes hitting the twin towers in New York. My dad is in the Air Force, and I remember the base went on lockdown for the rest of the day. And my little brother, who was seven at the time, very proudly, very courageously, told us after watching the reruns again, "I'm going to become a Navy Pilot, and make sure that doesn't happen again." And now, almost eleven years later, he is still seriously considering joining the military.

Thank you for sharing this. It really hit home for me.

Happy WDC Anniversary!

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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: Yikes! I'd be scared, too, if the headmaster caught me drawing caricatures of teachers. And being that young, I would have believed everything I heard about the headmaster being cruel, too. I love how Justin learns that the headmaster and other teachers are simply wearing "robes" over who they are so that they can keep the discipline in the school.

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Nothing. There were no grammatical or spelling mistakes, and I loved the way your story began and ended. Good job!

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: People wear masks and take on different roles in their lives. You expressed this really well, and the reasons for doing so.

Thank you for sharing this, and once again, Happy Birthday from Showering Acts of Joy!

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Rated: 13+ | (3.0)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: He needs his silence! He killed his family and friends because they did not respect his need. And so now, he must give a speech (to the people watching him put to death?), and he will tell them that he feels no remorse. They didn't care about him, so why should he have cared about them?

I like how cool and detached your main character is. Nothing is really a big deal to him; it's just life. This is who he is, a quiet person who shows no remorse.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*: There were several grammar and spelling mistakes, which I point out below:
*Bullet*You Wrote:Im a very quet person by nature.
*Bullet*I Suggest:I'm a very quiet person by nature.
*Bullet*You Wrote:It seems though recently my conversation with family or friends have seized or at least slowed down.
*Bullet*I Suggest: Although, recently it seems my conversation with family and friends have ceased or at least slowed down.
*Bullet*You Wrote:Ive been a bit antisocial my whole life. But in recent years its been worst. Ive been staying in my room more and more, and not communicating with the real world as much.
*Bullet*I Suggest: You need aprostrophes on all of the contractions in this sentence and others throughout your story.
*Bullet*You Wrote:
It was a little annoing, but, she was a sweet sweet girl.
*Bullet*I Suggest: It was a little annoying, but she was a sweet, sweet girl.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: Since I found this in "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window., I was expecting a much scarier story. Your story lacks suspense and didn't scare me at all... however, you have a good, scary story in there! If you wanted to, I suggest you go back to the time when your main character actually loses it, and kills his family because he needs the silence. If you started then, the suspense and scare factor that is lacking will more than likely be there.

Keep writing!

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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
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*Thumbsup*What I liked*Thumbsup*: That was beautiful, and so heartbreaking. I was in tears by the middle of it. But you kept it moving, not letting it end on a sad note. You turned the sadness into resolve, and the way you describe your siblings and yourself all in the room together, it was a wonderful way to end.

*Thumbsdown*What needs improvement*Thumbsdown*: Nothing, as far as I could tell.

*Banana*Food for thought*Banana*: Thank you so much for sharing such a personal story. You are a wonderful writer, and can really evoke the emotions of your readers. Your descriptions were solid, and your metaphor of the ocean and grief was a beautiful way to link the entire piece together.

Thank you for sharing this. Good luck on getting this published. You deserve it.

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