This is a beautiful story of the love of/for a family and appreciation of ther heirtage they have bestowed. It does however, a considerable amount of additional work.
Suggest a thorough proofread and edit. The following editorial suggestions were found in the first half of this story: 'first morning of a long over(-)due vacation. '; 'cloud cover from last night(')s storm.'; 'Rolling hills and farm land(farmland) take up '; ' rich blood(-)red dirt trying to poke through.'; 'Horses gather under a lean(-)to, '; 'as they make there(their) way across the hilltop.'; 'but for other’s(others) it is the day '; 'I wish(wonder?) what it would be like to see them again, '; and, 'surround myself with there(their) love.'.
This is an interesting story where some may protest. However, I say it was only returned rejection.
Suggest putting thoughts into italics in order to differentiate them from regular narrative.
A few editorial suggestions that you may want to consider: 'suprised when aunt(Aunt) Midge asked me '; 'When she bought(brought) the cat over '; 'but everytime i(I) fell asleep, '; and, 'cat was barracaded(barricaded) in my bottom '.
This is a good story and I absolutely loved the analogy you drew in the last sentence. Very clever.
In your title, 'Scene from te Beach ', is it supposed to be "the"?
You may want to check the Public View as I think some line breaks aren’t where you intended.
'Waves(Wave) after waves(wave) formed in ripples at a distance'; 'teenage awkwardness on wearing two(-)piece bathing suits '; 'Her mouse(mousey?) blond hair '; 'opened her eyes to(at) the squeal of the other girl,'; 'exploring her surrounding(surroundings) with her hand.'; 'whimper the sound (of-delete) which drowned '; and, 'In a matter of minutes(, the) unimaginable had happened.'.
I'm not sure I understand this little poem, but it seems to be addressing trying to deal with painful memories and wanting them to stop their haunting.
I found no errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation.
Since I am not a poet, I don't feel qualified to address any technicalities of the writing.
This is an interesting idea and sort of a summary. I would suggest that you "flesh it out" with actual scenes of the family conflict, the relationship and the hurtful comments to get the reader more involved with your characters.
Some of the wording here seems rather awkward. You may want to see what you can do to smooth it out.
A few specific editorial suggestions/questions that you may want to consider:L 'madonna and her(?) mother it made her to decide to say yes with(to) his(?) fiancee'; 'take a part(-)time job. '; 'and hurt(hurtful?) comments '; and, 'happy in each other(')s arm. '.
This is a cute little story where you do a great job of putting yourself into the viewpoint of an inanimate object.
Suggest putting thoughts into italics in order to differentiate them from regular narrative and/or dialog.
When writing dialog, each individual speaker should have his/her own paragraph.
Some of the paragraphs here are pretty long. You may want to break them into shorter ones.
Some editorial suggestions that you may want to consider: 'someone would thow(throw) something that is disgusting.'; ' I thought to myself(,) "arent(Aren't) I dirty enough?" '; 'back on that girl(')s desk.'; 'Paulette said to Sheila(,) "hey(Hey) that(')s my sweater, why are you wearing it?" '; and, 'I loved the feeling (of) laundry soap cleaning me.'.
This is a good story of a "not quite honest" columnist. It does, however, need some additional work.
Personally, I don't much care for parentheses and would suggest that, if the information contained adds to the story, it be either worked into the regular narrative or set off by commas or dashes.
Some specific editorial suggestions that you may want to consider: 'writer(')s block, which, let(')s face it, is a bit of a pain.'; 'man I didn’t love (or really know) (was) by running to the airport'; 'I actually mean my friend(')s journey to India'; 'my mother dieing(dying) (actually the mother of my brother(')s wife'; 'as the Wondering(Wandering) Woman and if anyone find out I didn’t actually do as much wondering(wandering) '; ' it(')s like a high, '; 'push myself through the feeing(fleeing?) crowd '; and, 'That is when realisation fit(hits) me:'.
This is a very funny tale of how some people might choose to preserve their game. Can't disagree with your protagonist though in avoiding it altogether.
Suggest putting thoughts into italics in order to differentiate them from regular narrative and/or dialog.
Some of the paragraphs here are extraordinarily long. You may want to break them into shorter ones.
A couple of editorial suggestions that you may want to consider: 'Still feeling a little sick on(to) my stomach'; and, 'hairy pieces of meat and beconed(beckoned) for me to come and get it. '.
This is a very difficult piece for me to review because it doesn't seem to really be a short story - which should have a beginning, a middle and an ending.
Some of the sentences are extraordinarily long. You may want to break them into shorter ones.
Suggest removing the parentheses and, if the information contained adds to the story, work it into the regular narrative.
A few specific editorial suggestions that you might want to consider: ' she's(she'd) be beautiful with golden tresses,'; 'somehow never seem to feature(be featured) in fairy tales)'; 'some high(-)end city college.'; and, 'destined destined was she never to find happiness..." '(destined to never find happiness).
This is a very good, well-plotted story. It does, however, need some additional work.
Some editorial suggestion, excluding typos, that you may want to consider: 'with week(-)old stubble, ratty clothes '; 'The stranger glanced(looked) him over, as if '; 'took a much(-)needed breath as the pressure '; 'riders came up on(to) the house,'; 'group of men still were huddled by(in) the saloon,'; 'But Don't(Don) didn't slow down,'; ' no better then(than) common prison scum.'; 'they heaped the napalm(Another word.) into the inn, '; and, 'unfailing as they watched the building burned(burn). '.
With "friends" like Stan, one certainly doesn't need any enemies! This is a chilling story; however, it does need some additional work.
Suggest putting thoughts into italics in order to differentiate them from regular narrative and/or dialog.
You might want to add a line between paragraphs for easier readability.
Suggest a thorough proofread and edit. The following editorial suggestions were found in the first half of the story: 'his guitar hero(Guitar Hero?) controller.'; 'rose a brow to(raised a brown at) how concentrated(?) his dark-haired friend was.'; ' walked closer, his speed also fastening up.'(walking closer, he speeded up.); 'as his eyes widened-as(widened and) his hands clenched onto the tree '; 'But i'd(I'd) rather hear it from him." '; 'He grew goosebumps (from-delete) under his jacket '; and, 'He slid open a cabnent(cabinet) and pulled out a tool.'.
This is a very good beginning to this story of a degenerating relationship. This is, overall, well written and flows nicely. However, it does need some editorial work.
Some specific editorial suggestions that you may want to consider: 'While her husband(,) Sam(,) wasn’t a rich man, '; 'began having periods of self(-)damaging and impulsive behaviors. '; 'episodes soon escaladed(escalated) into full(-)fledged violent and irrational rages, '; 'Where as(Whereas) before they had been able '; 'he also thought she had “mental problems("). '; ' living “alone” in they(the) home they had built together.'; 'Her blood shot(bloodshot) eyes contained the pain '; 'Hope said as the most (as a) deeply personal insult.'; 'Sam had long since tried(stop trying) to take any responsibility for his own actions.'; and, 'Sam just couldn’t escape his black(-)and(-)white world,'.
This is a good story even though it is a bit fantastic. Wouldn't it be great if we could go back and give our former selves a good lecture to straighten them out?
Some editorial suggestions that you may want to consider: 'She looked at piece(peace) but I knew her throat was tight.'; 'she wouldn’t use her God(-)given vocal chords '; 'stumbled forward with her eyes agape(This refers to the mouth, perhaps "wide" would be a better word.).'; and, 'goodness gracious, grow up(,) child.'.
This is an interesting story, but it does need considerable additional work.
Some of the sentences are extraordinarily long. You may want to break them into shorter ones.
In this sentence, 'At that he home to his large penthouse apartment', is something missing here?
Some specific editorial suggestions that you may want to consider: 'Your(You) needed too bee taught a lesson.'; 'this digerydoo thing then id(I'd) be the next aussie(Aussie?) millionaire.” '; 'assaulted with Questions(questions) from reporters'; 'elevator man said(,) “your(Your) limo is waiting . . . you might want these(.)” (and-delete) he(He) handed tom(Tom) a pair if(of) dark sunglasses.'; 'He blew and said(,) “I wish that all the publicity went away(.)” (and-delete) sure(Sure) enough'; and, 'Soon only his friends new(knew) him.'.
This is a very good story that projects a possibility and does a very realistic job of describing the "media hype" that would accompany it. I liked your protagonist's reaction and his final view of himself in comparison to the universe.
This is well written and flows nicely.
One editorial suggestion that you may want to consider: 'Then as the Moon slipped through(below?) the horizon,'.
This is a well-written piece. However, it is a tremendous letdown for the reader when the "real action" turns out to be a dream. It seems like a cop out.
Had your protagonist really had an encounter with a beast or threat of some sort and outwitted it somehow - holding her breath, climbing the tree - it would have made just as good of a story without the feelings of disappointment. It could even be the cold weather and snow fall, which she overcame by using her knowledge of building a temporary shelter.
One editorial suggestion that you may want to consider: 'some shelter to hole down(up) for the night,'.
Wow! What a horrifying story and to make it even worse, these types of people really do exist. It seems as if uncle and nephew had a lot in common, just different ways of carrying out their "deeds".
This piece is well written and flows smoothly.
One editorial suggestion that you may want to consider: 'squeamish, are ya(,) Chuck?” '.
This is an interesting story where you've done a very good job of getting into the viewpoint of the cat and seeing things through his eyes.
Some of the paragraphs here are extraordinarily long. You may want to break them into shorter ones.
You might want to add a line between paragraphs for easier readability.
A few editorial suggestions that you may want to consider: 'My name is Pluto(.) I am a simple cat,'; and, 'his temperament and character became(began?) to change.'.
This is a chiling, yet funny, little story. Gotta love that cat!
This is, overall, well written and flows nicely.
A few editorial suggestions that you may want to consider: ' “I get my hands on you(,) cat, '; 'From the bedroom came;(,) “what(What) happened?” '; and, 'gun at her and said simply;(,) “shut(Shut) up”.';.
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