This made me smile. I thought it was different from a lot of the pieces I have read at this site. It brought back memories of how when I was fifteen and I used to be offended whenever someone called me 'normal'. Back then I wanted to be weird. I think it was because I just wanted that one thing that set me apart from everyone. That was before I conformed to the mediocrity and monotony of a full time job. Before I used to 'swim with the current', so to speak.
Good piece. I can always tell a good piece when they make me think and reminisce about the past.
This story is so different from many of the others I've read here at writing.com. I really enjoyed this.
I especially liked the way you ended it. "Each year the pumpkin gets bigger." Is this a reference to the boys getting bigger each year? If so, you pulled it off wonderfully.
There was only one thing that stuck out to me that, in my opinion, needs improvement.
He tried to put his arms around it and lift it. He couldn't even get his arm around it.
You mention "his arms around it" twice, and in the second line it seems kind of redundant. Try wording it differently without repeating the first sentence. Something like, "He couldn't even get them around it." The reader already knows you're talking about his arms so it's unnecessary to repeat it again.
Other than that, great job! Keep it up! :)
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