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#2760830

Review of A CHALLENGING POEM.

Review by Maryann

Rated: E

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: Poem made of many links, written for a contest.

THOUGHTS: Oh Meg, your poem was so much fun to read! It was great to see all of those WDC links. I was going to enter my link story that I already have written into Katherine's contest (after I fix all of the invalid links!), but mine is way too long. Your poem is perfect and I really had fun.

ERRORS: No errors..This one is worth 5

's and more!

FAVORITE PART: You actually got this poem to rhyme! I am totally amazed! You used links, and yet it rhymes! Fantastic job! Good luck in the contest.

-Write on!

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#2760805

Review of Home Sweet Home

Review by Maryann

Rated: E

| (5.0)

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FIRST IMPRESSION:Fun word search about Alaska.

THOUGHTS: Did you know that this is the very first WDC word search that I ever did! I'm here for six years and I never did a word search before! ...So I picked in the middle of the "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group"

raid to do one! Well, I couldn't resist because it was really a lot of fun. My time was 9 minutes and 22 seconds? Is that good? It sounds like a bad time, but it was fun.

ERRORS: I didn't find any errors. The word search went very smoothly with no snags, and the set up looked great.

FAVORITE PART: I like how you sort of made it into a 'guessing game'. It was easy to figure out that it was about Alaska, but that did add to the game.

SUGGESTIONS: Too bad there wasn't a way to keep track of the 'scores', so that we could compare how we did to the scores of others. Either way, this was a new WDC first for me. Thanks for putting it together.

-Write on!

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#2760122

Review of Favorite ways to spend time on WDC

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Rated: E

| (4.5)

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FIRST IMPRESSION: An In and Out about Writing.Com.

THOUGHTS: I just posted on your In and Out. This one is very unique because it prompts members to post about what they enjoy on WDC.

ERRORS: No errors were found in the set up.

FAVORITE PART: I enjoyed reading the interesting posts about what people enjoy doing the most on WDC. It was fun to see that I actually know the people who posted!

Thanks for putting this great In and Out together.

-Write on!

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#2760102

Review of The Snow Fence

Review by Maryann

Rated: E

| (4.5)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: This is a guest book where visitors can post a message.

THOUGHTS: Hi Snow! I just posted a message on your guest book. I always like when members have guest books because it seems to give a welcome feeling to the port. Yours did just that.

FAVORITE PART: I absolutely LOVE that photo! It's so cute! Is that you when you were a baby? The heading in this guest book is terrific, and I enjoyed glancing at the handles of some of those posts. Lots of my long time WDC friends posted there, so I guess we have a lot in common.

-Write on!

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#2758380

Review of Greetings, Wishes & Cheers

Review by Maryann

Rated: E

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: A very large variety of cNotes reasonably priced.

THOUGHTS: I didn't know you had cNotes! Sometimes I think I'm addicted to cNotes! LOL

Yours are terrific. I enjoyed looking through each one of them.

ERRORS: I didn't find any errors. This was very nicely put together.

FAVORITE PART: You even have one for a Happy Mother's Day. You know that one will come in handy in a week or so. I like that you have EVERYTHING here...New Baby...Thanks...WDC promotion... and more.

-Write on!

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#2757576

Review of A LITTLE HOUSE ON THE HILL

Review by Maryann

Rated: ASR

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: This is a happy poem about the love of one's home.

THOUGHTS: Home sweet home! This makes us appreciate the little things in life that make us happy. How have you been Country Mom! Long time, no speak. Happy Mother's Day. You have always been an inspiration to us all here on WDC, and this poem is one more thing that shows why.

ERRORS: No errors in this well-written poem.

FAVORITE PART: I absolutely love the green colored words. It reminds me of the green, green grass of home.

I really love poems that rhyme, and yours rhymed in a very smooth and enjoyable way. I also loved how each stanza came back to the 'home' theme at the end. ...Very nice touch.

I liked reading about the dog, cat, flowers, pond, and all the beautiful colors that I can imagine from your terrific descriptions. Thanks for sharing this pleasant poem.

-Write on!

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#2750087

Review of Animated Cnotes

Review by Maryann

Rated: E

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: Very different cNotes because these are all animated!

THOUGHTS: Oh, I'm so glad that I popped into here! I'll have to remember these, so I'm certainly going to add these to my favorites.

FAVORITE PART: I'm not sure if I ever saw animated cNotes on Writing.com. Anyway, now I found some! I especially like the 'You Win' cNotes. They would be perfect for some of my contests. The promotion cNotes will come in handy too.

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#2750057

Review of My Web Page

Review by Maryann

Rated: E

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: Nice web page is a directory of Joy's portfolio.

THOUGHTS: Great job on your first ever web page! I know the good feeling of putting one of these together because I was so happy when I managed to make one all by myself for my port! You did it, and it's wonderful!

FAVORITE PART: Your web page is pretty and easy to navigate. I can find folders, items, and lots of links to other items too. The images are colorful, and you even included a great picture of yourself. I enjoyed reading the 'Create Hope' poem too. Nice touch to add that. Terrific work!

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#2750029

Review of A few Haiku

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Rated: E

| (5.0)

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FIRST IMPRESSION: A few haiku poems about spring, done very nicely.

THOUGHTS: The first haiku poems that I ever did was in covertcow's campfire years ago. I had never done any before, but once I did one I realized how much fun they were.

I really enjoyed reading yours, because they are very cheery and upbeat for the spring season.

ERRORS: No errors were found.

FAVORITE PART: I like the way that your little haiku poems tell a whole story! I know that's not easy to do when a person is counting syllables! You touched on all the senses -- We 'smell' the scent of the blossoms. We see the colors of the flowers. We feel the gentle breeze. We can imagine the rabbits enjoying their food, and we can hear the Robins enjoying their day. Nice work!

-Write on!

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#2750011

Review of The Edge of the Road

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Rated: ASR

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: Clear and simple poem about the walk of life.

THOUGHTS: I like this simple poem about the footsteps through life. It actually reminded me of walking on the freshly fallen snow. The whole area is blank, except for the clear footsteps where I've been. Your poem is just like that, except it is about the first steps on the soft dirt of an unpaved road. Nice concept.

ERRORS: I didn't see any errors in this cute poem.

FAVORITE PART: I appreciated the item description so much after reading your poem. If only "life were this simple and easy to read!" Nice work.

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#2749337

Review of Chess Players in Central Park

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Rated: E

| (5.0)

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FIRST IMPRESSION: Poem about being outdoors to play chess in the park.

THOUGHTS: What a nice poem! I remember playing chess in high school when I was in the chess club. (Ooops, my daughter told me never to tell anyone that I played chess in high school!) I would have loved to go to that park to watch the old men play chess.

ERRORS: No errors in this pleasant poem.

FAVORITE PART: It sounds so enjoyable to stroll through the park with the sun shining through the tree leaves, and to feel the warm breeze. Along the way, there are chess tables made out of stone slabs, where people sit and play while others watch.

I think I remember seeing something like that in a movie about a boy who played chess, but I can't remember the name of it...hmmmm, I'm going to be thinking about that now!

Thanks for the painting the picture of that refreshing experience.

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#2749301

Review of I Know . . .

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Rated: ASR

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: This is a touching and emotional poem about the death of a loved one.

THOUGHTS: You managed to express the emotions that everyone who goes through this feels. I can understand the hurting, the helplessness, and the confusion that you wrote well in your poem.

I felt all of that when my mom was dying of cancer. My mom and I became very close after I was married and had children of my own. I actually felt that she was my best friend. Then she died. I watched her completely deteriorate in a matter of only six months. I can feel what you went through in your poem.

FAVORITE PART: Death is not always easy to deal with or talk about. You succeeded in putting it all down in your poem. Nice work.

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#2747989

Review of A Jump in Time

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Rated: E

| (5.0)

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FIRST IMPRESSION: A humorous sci-fi story, written for a contest.

THOUGHTS: I really enjoyed reading your story. Congratulations on winning in the contest for this one. I can see why it won. It was fun to read because it added humor to sci-fi.

ERRORS: I didn't see any errors in this well written story. Nice work.

FAVORITE PART: It was a nice touch to explain the contest prompt. I got an immediate understanding for the story with that.

I like how your story begins. It strikes interest to find out why the guy gets on a train, only to find himself in a bar with a talking parrot. The parrot seems to expect Keith. I like the way that you were able to quickly build up to the characters confusion about the situation.

LOL As the parrot explains what is happening, Keith asks, "Am I dreaming?" ...Lots of fun lines to read in this story!

The parrots explanation makes sense...the chip, missing memory, jump, flashlight, etc...and that brings a feeling of realness to your story.

I was sorry that the story ended because it was so good. I'm glad that I stopped by to see it.

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#2747941

Review of ONLY IF

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Rated: E

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION:Very humorous story about a car salesman's experience with his first customer.

THOUGHTS: I really enjoyed your humorous and entertaining story. I smiled and even laughed at times...to my dogs confusion. LOL

ERRORS: No errors in this well written story. Nice writing.

FAVORITE PART: The great setting introduction at the beginning had me hooked. Wow! His first customer was a tough customer. That would be a good prank to play on the new guy in a real life situation. LOL

I enjoyed reading all of the fun humorous lines throughout. ...The outside narrow and the inside large..."Like a woman looking for shoes." ...Or the V6/V8 juice! "Does it have fog horns too?" Funny and good stuff...

The ending punch line was the best! I like how it ties in with the title nicely. I truly had fun reading your story.

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#2747905

Review of Girls Night Out

Review by Maryann

Rated: 13+

| (5.0)

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FIRST IMPRESSION: Fun story to read with a fresh idea of using 'book titles' throughout.

THOUGHTS: Congratulations on having a winning place with this story. I can easily see why -- the book titles flowed so smoothly along with the other words.

ERRORS: I didn't find any errors. You did a really nice job with this one.

FAVORITE PART: I found your story very entertaining. I almost felt as though I could be reading this from in a magazine feature.

I felt that the first paragraph gave a clear indication of the main character's thoughts. The next couple of paragraphs introduced the characters nicely. I remember thinking that the story title, "Girls Night Out", was a perfect choice after I read the fun that Christie, Janice, Jillian, Stacy, and the main character seemed to be having.

I like that humorous quote, "If men are like buses, then how do I catch one?" (Did I spell buses correctly?) LOL That was a great book title to add to your story.

Your reader's sights and senses are in use from your descriptions of loud music and flashing lights of the clubs. Several clubs later, and the girls call it a night. I thought it was a nice touch to write in the mention of a designated driver.

Great job with your entertaining story. I had fun reading it.

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#2747820

Review of Squirrel Hunting

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Rated: ASR

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: This is a fun to read story about a pregnant woman's experience hunting with her husband.

THOUGHTS: I really enjoyed reading your story because you wrote it in such a way, that the reader truly gets to feel the inner thoughts and personality of the main character. Your story held my interest from beginning to end, and it was written very well.

FAVORITE PART: LOL Any woman who has ever had a baby could relate to what your character was going through...And maybe anyone else, too, who has ever been 'snowed-in' their house.

Your character was stuck in the house because she couldn't drive, and it was too dangerous for her to walk around in the snow. I could picture 'putting on pounds' while sitting around in the house -- I feel like that sometimes and I'm not even having a baby. LOL

One other humorous thing that I could relate to, is going to sleep and having to wake up when it only seems as though five minutes of sleep went by. My husband seems to book crazy in the morning flights whenever we travel. We have to wake up at an insane hour to shower and get to the airport in due time. I can really understand your character's feelings about waking up so early to go hunting with her husband.

...And it was so funny when she was trying to put her snow suit on over her now pregnant body! She had to take off a layer of clothes just to get it on! You are an incredible writer!

Oh, and then she had to stay still, or she would annoy her husband while he was in the woods! She had to 'try not to wiggle'! I an so fidgety, I wouldn't have been able to stay still for a second! LOL

I did like the happy ending. "Do you want to keep the tail?" I was laughing at that part. Her husband decided they should leave early because it wasn't fun with her throwing up all over the place.

Then they went to a restaurant. That was a great ending.

SUGGESTIONS: Some where near the middle of the story, he was getting his shotgun ready, and she was holding a flashlight. Then he 'took the shotgun' from her. I was a little confused at that part, but it was probably how I read it. I had lots of fun reading this story.

-Write on!

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#2689471

Review of Your favorite puppy? Kitty wants to know

Review by Maryann

Rated: E

| (4.5)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: This is a fun poll about all the top dog breeds.

THOUGHTS: Well, I have two of the top dogs, a boxer and a lab. I actually picked the poodle as my favorite choice. I always wanted a standard poodle...I think that's what the really big ones are called. I don't think I'll ever have one, though, because my husband doesn't ever want to be seen with one. He, of course, enjoys having dogs too, and so he doesn't want to be walking a poodle.

So, we always get boxers. We have our second boxer now, and my husband says that when this one is gone someday, we will get another boxer. I like boxers. They're really very sweet dogs. ...But they are so hard to train to walk on a leash. I'm never strong enough.

ERRORS: I didn't find any errors. Nice work in putting this together.

FAVORITE PART: I found your introduction interesting. I didn't know what Yahoo's top ten dogs were. Thanks for making up this fun and interesting poll.

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#2689192

Review of Harry Potter Characters

Review by Maryann

Rated: E

| (4.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: This is a crossword puzzle with many clues, which hint at the characters.

THOUGHTS: Well, surprisingly, I actually got most of them right! It took me a long time to do your puzzle, but I really did have lots of fun playing with it.

ERRORS: This was set up well. I didn't notice any errors.

FAVORITE PART: I always enjoyed reading the Harry Potter books and seeing all of the movies that are out so far. Now, that we are in between it all, it's great to come across fun games like yours.

SUGGESTIONS: I didn't realize at first that the last names were needed as well as the first. I would write something in your introduction that says it's required.

Thanks for putting this crossword puzzle together. I hope that you will make more of them in the future.

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#2689103

Review of Tall Pine

Review by Maryann

Rated: E

| (4.5)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: This is a very pretty poem about the beauty of nature.

THOUGHTS: I enjoyed reading your poem, Stargazer. It told the story so well about the nature surrounding Yosemite National Park. I have never been there, but at least I got to 'see' it through your beautiful words.

ERRORS: I didn't find any errors. Nice work.

FAVORITE PART: At first glance, your centered poem almost looks like a Tall Pine! Well, maybe that's my imagination, but I do like how you centered your poem. It gives it a well deserved regal look.

I like most of all the exquisite words that you used in your poem. Phrases like "myriad of lights" and "upon crystal shores" add to the wondrous beauty of the poem.

SUGGESTIONS: I would love to have seen a picture of the park at the bottom of your poem. You painted the picture well with your words, but I always like images too.

Terrific poem! I'm glad that I stopped by to read it.

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#2689068

Review of We Haul, U-Haul--Don't Fall!

Review by Maryann

Rated: 18+

| (5.0)

Reviewed by Maryann

FIRST IMPRESSION: This is a well written story about many things that went wrong during a move.

THOUGHTS: Hi there! Since you won the awardicon from me in a bid, I thought it's only fair that I actually read it first. I'm glad that I did. It was a fun break for my day because I found your story to be very entertaining. This is the type of story that I might find in a women's magazine. Great work in writing it -- it's no wonder it won third place in a contest.

ERRORS: No errors in this 5

item. Nice job!

FAVORITE PART: LOL I shouldn't laugh at all of the hardship during that move, but it almost sounds like something from a comedy show! ..."National Lampoon's Family Move"

I like the ending the best. ...Getting locked out of the house in the icy cold while wearing a robe and slippers! After all that happened -- the car that died, the husband who was missing, the horrible thoughts, the flashing police lights -- the bad happenings still didn't end!

Thanks for sharing this great story. I had a great time in your port.

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