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Review of Whatchamacallit  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi Celebratin'Slipslidin'Senior Author IconMail Icon;

It's 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon and I have chosen you to review as part of today's prompt on "Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2025" Open in new Window..

First, I love that you are a fellow Canadian! I also enjoyed reading over your portfolio to decide what piece to review. I can see the humour sprinkled all over the place and it warmed my heart.

I love the whatchamacallit and the thingajig.... doohickey.

I live with my mother who is dealing with Dementia - it is a cruel disorder that steals her past and her present and her future. At 87 she should be vital, but memory issues took away her driver's license and since then she has gone downhill.... fast.

It my own 58 years I worry about my own mind. And I don't have children to take care of me if anything goes sideways.

I can relate to this story - on both sides of the loss. The looking and trying to help and in the losing of the thing... or idea. Hence, I write everything I can down as soon as possible to keep it safe in my thoughts.

Thank you for sharing your story. Hope you are enjoying the festivities of the 25th Birthday celebration.


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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi ;

I am doing one of my reviews as part of today's prompt for "Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2025" Open in new Window. and I decided to chose you as I don't believe I have ever reviewed anything of yours before.

I see this piece is from 2015 so I am hoping Bella is still with you.

My client is autistic and his mother, who has MS, have had service dogs for many years. I have worked with him for over 30 years and he has had 3 absolutely wonderful service dogs - Raven, Dakota and Tice. Each one was retired before a new one joined the family so I got to spoil them in their retirement whenever I went to visit.

We have a Canadian TV commercial up here that has a blind woman standing at a street light unable to cross because she does not have a service dog - the ad is to get people to donate to make Service Dogs available to those who really need them. The ad always brings tears to my eyes. And yes, the woman gets her dog at the end of the ad.

Kindhearted, independence is what they offer.... fuzzy LOVE.

I really enjoyed your poem. A blessing for sure. Thanks for sharing.


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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi Maryann Author IconMail Icon;

I'm 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon and and I have the pleasure of raiding your portfolio and reviewing something as part of the "It's WDC- 25th Birthday" scavenger hunt. Today we have to find members who joined WDC between 2002 and 2004 and your lovely name popped up.

This was an interesting adventure. That 19 hour flight sounds killer, but the also sound worth it. Too bad you didn't get into that bar - it sounds cool... or rather cold. *Bigsmile*

I would love to go to Australia one day. So far I have only taken Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon's virtual trips to the area. That was a blast, but going and being there is so much the better. The sights, the smells, the tastes, the full bodied experience.

Maybe one day. But for now I am connect to readd accounts like yours and dream. Have you been anywhere else is Australia?


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Review of Betrayal  Open in new Window.
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OH Sophy Author IconMail Icon;

It's 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon and I have the pleasure of raiding your portfolio and reviewing something as part of the "It's WDC- 25th Birthday" scavenger hunt. Today we have to find members who joined WDC between 2002 and 2004 and your lovely name popped up.

I LOVE SLAM poetry! This piece brings me to tears in the rawness of it - most slam poetry hits me like this. So personal, so raw, so honest... it's humbling.

I was pulled in by your words and the pain of that betrayal. The frustration of doctors that don't care and write you off.... and others who can save - not just the body, but the soul within.

I feel for your infertility. And yet in the end there is hope of a life lived and learned and accepted after so long a mental battle. Write on and share your words like a fierce woman that you are!


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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi James A. Osteen Jr. Author IconMail Icon;

I'm 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon and I have the pleasure of raiding your portfolio and reviewing something as part of the "It's WDC- 25th Birthday" scavenger hunt. Today we have to find members who joined WDC between 2002 and 2004 and your lovely name popped up.

I really enjoyed your poem. I realize it is dated 2007 so I am hoping you are still writing and sharing your pieces here and about.

I am living with a mother who is dipping into dementia so memory loss is huge in my world. I find my own brain turning mushy with all the stress of dealing with her and her confusion.

Your quatrains have a rhyming pattern that is soothing and wonderful to read.

We are all growing older and things are definitely slipping. Reading your poem I felt nostalgia and also smiled at the ideas put forth.


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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hi a Sunflower in Texas Author IconMail Icon;

It's Carly and I have the pleasure of raiding your portfolio and reviewing something as part of the "It's WDC- 25th Birthday" scavenger hunt. Today we have to find members who joined WDC between 2002 and 2004 and your lovely name popped up.

I decided to pick a fiction piece and went with this. My original name is Carolyn so I am pretty vigilant on find the name spelt wrong. You left the 'o' out of the 4 last paragraph, but beyond that everything else looks great.

I like the idea of meeting back up with friends after a decade apart. Especially an old boyfriend. Caroline has made some changes and lost weight. She old beau is cranky and makes quite a few 'fat' comments. I would be curious to see the meeting itself.

I wanted to know more. Caroline sounds like an interesting character.


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Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
Well, THANKFUL SONALI Party Hopping! Author IconMail Icon;

I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing your 25 sentences for the Bard's Hall contest as it comes before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum.

It's quite a tale and I happen to think witches are awesome. This looks like a piece you had fun writing and I wish you luck in the contest.

You got it all done in 25 sentences. I love how the treasure was taken back to Party Central until it is needed.

Hope you enjoy the Birthday celebrations. This is the best time of year here on WDC. It makes September not seem so overwhelming.... I am back to supply teaching again this week... but I doubt anyone will be taking this first week off so I will write to my heart's content.


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Review of The Box  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hi WdC Birthday Sox Author IconMail Icon;
I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing your piece as it falls before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum.

This was a great piece - very moving. It held me from the first sentence. I liked how you incorporated the words. The last two lines brought tears to my eyes. Powerful.

I hope you do really well in the contest... I'll have to check.
Thank you for sharing your work. I'm glad I got to review you after you reviewed my own piece. *BigSmile*

I don't see any spelling or grammatical issues.


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Review of Contest Entries  Open in new Window.
for entry "Back to School" Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (4.0)
Hi Angelica Weatherby- Octoprep Author IconMail Icon;

I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing your poem as it comes before my entry into the I Write in 2025 forum.

Even as a teacher, reading this gives me nerves.... I am not ready to go back. August seems to fly by.

I haven't decided if this is university... or high school. Though it would work for either. The last verse had me scratching my head. Is this a professor or student conjuring this poem - Associate professor or bachelor student.

Personally, I have my Bad Attitude (BA) and my BEd (Bachelor of Education).

I wish you luck in the contest and thank you for sharing.


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Review of The Invisible Boy  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hi Jeffrey Meyer Author IconMail Icon;

Interesting wee flash fiction piece. I am a little nervous about what the 'invisible boy' will do with the knives.

How does Freddy know where the remote is after seeing the smile on the mirror. Is the 'invisible boy' a part of himself? His home life seems unsettled and frightening for a wee boy... has he got some kind of split personality?

I did notice an extra word in this sentence: "Even if he had the vocabulary, he wouldn't have been able to make his mother would understand."

Either way, I thought it was a rather good story and worthy of the win. Congratulations.

Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed the piece.


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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hi Jeffrey Meyer Author IconMail Icon;
Wow... I didn't see that twist coming. I was rivetted from the beginning. Congratulations on the wind. It is disserved. I was up against some great competition this round. Well done.


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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi Lonewolf Author IconMail Icon;
I loved this tale. Well done. The story pulled me in from the very beginning and I had to know how the boy made out. I also loved that the captain was a woman.

Here's to Black-eye Blackburn! Cheers!



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Review of Mountain  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi Sumojo Author IconMail Icon;

I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing your poem as it comes before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum. I do appreciate that you are going beyond the 25 entries as it gives some of us slower challengers a chance to read and review some great stuff.

I really like your poem. You have chosen some powerful words to convey the image of a beach. One that is a contrast - one not so spectacular, but rather chilly and the other hot and worthy of a dip. I could imagine each of those beaches at various parts of the year.

One note: I had to look up the form of a diamante poem as I was aware of all the rules off hand. I like it when that kind of thing is added to the bottom as a note or some sort of thing. I think you follow the form, but I always thought the first and last lines are related or opposite nouns.


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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Love it. Congratulations on your win. You did an amazing job capturing my interest and pulling me along for the ride. The humour was fabulous... and I am reading this while sitting in a cafe in Fergus, Ontario - the place where this weekend Bagpipes and Tartans will reign supreme as it is the Fergus Highland Games Festival! This story was very apropos.

Thanks for sharing and giving my a wee laugh laddie. “Hae a grand (wonderful) day.”

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Review of The Jericho Loop  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (5.0)
Very cool tale... frustrating for the character and I can feel it as well as sense it. Will he ever get his life back and who is the man in the grey coat? Ah, the mystery of it all.

Congrats on the win. It's well deserved.


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Review of A Tragic Mix-Up  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Yeah, this definitely deserved the win. Congratulations. I was in from the first sentence. Thanks for the giggle and the reminder of some TV show that always had the guy trying to improve something or other. Can't remember the show... but it never turned out well for him either.

That was a seriously expensive smoothie.... if you were in Canada it would cost you even more.


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Review of The Gardener  Open in new Window.
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Hi Amethyst Angel h✟k ♡ Author IconMail Icon;

I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing your epic poem as it comes before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum.

I am so glad I got to read this. It read like a story and I was hooked and pulled into the tale. I too felt like Mary, thinking he did not deserve forgiveness, but the poem reminded me that poison comes not from the person who harmed us, but from within. Her forgiveness allowed her to see the true culprit - the snake and she killed that bringing life back to her garden in the process. Well done. You crafted and amazing tale. One that others would gladly read and appreciate.

I did not see any spelling or grammatical issues. The poem swept me along.

Thank you for sharing your poem. I look forward to reading more of your work.


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Review of The Jump  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Now this was fabulous. I was so worried for David as I went with him along his adventure. The ending was a delightful surprise and my worry dissipated.

I can see why this won. Well done. It is deserving of the prize. I look forward to reading more of you work.


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Hi THANKFUL SONALI Party Hopping! Author IconMail Icon;
I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing your piece for the I Write in 2025 as it comes before mine in the forum. I also want to thank you for keeping on keeping on past the 25 entries because some of us like to space our our entires... and still review wonderful pieces like this one.

I loved this! The twist was fabulous. Got that old biddy. I had to giggle as I imagined the woman's face. I do hope you win.

Thank you so much for sharing this. I look forward to reading more of your work.
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Review of Dehydration  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hi WdC Birthday Sox Author IconMail Icon;

It's 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon and I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing your piece as it falls before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum.

Interesting piece. I had never heard about the pee on a shirt and wrap it around your head.

I was right there with him.... though I am glad I have my water as I read this. Love the sensory aspects with the sand in the shoes.

I liked the ending. Seeing and joining his passed relatives and dog.

Good luck in the contest.

This looks like an interesting contest.


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Hi Humming Bird Author IconMail Icon;

It's 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon and I have the pleasure to read and review your blog entry as it falls before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum.

I really got the uplift from this piece. Despite the desire to cut off that painful leg, you find ways to bring in positivity to bolster yourself. I like the concept of 'destruction to construction'. Finding ways that work for you and that is the best defense against things that want to tear us apart. My hat is off to you.

I am currently recovering from a dislocated elbow - massage and ice packs are my friends as I try to work on getting my range of motion back. Patience is also part of the equation - slow and steady will make the healing happen.

My prayers are with you for the pain to diminish and go away.
Thanks for sharing. Good luck in this contest.


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Review of More at Risk  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hi Jeff Author IconMail Icon,
It's 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon and I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing your poem as it comes before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum.

I really liked the flow of your piece. I liked the repetition of the final word of the couples to start the next line. That was a fabulous form. You held to that until the last line making it succinct and powerful.

Your poem has 50 lines which works for the poem, but I believe the contest guidelines restrict the poem to 30 lines. I did this contest as well and found cutting my piece back from 40 to 30 lines was not an easy feat.

despite that hiccup, I think you did an admirable job crafting your piece.

Thank you for sharing your piece and I look forward to reading more of your work in the future.


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Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
Hi ruwth Author IconMail Icon;

I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing your poem as it comes before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum.

Wow. My first response when I opened your poem. I LOVE the colours. Thank you so much for the bit of information that today is National Crayon Day. I just might have to add some colour to my life today and get some colouring in.

I loved the sweetness of your poem. There is a simplicity to it that makes me smile. It brings me back to that beloved childhood memory of colouring and creating. Thank you for that.

good luck in the contest. I look forward to reading more of your work as the year progresses. Write on my friend.


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for entry "Clickety Click Clack" Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (4.0)
Hi THANKFUL SONALI Party Hopping! Author IconMail Icon;

It's 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon and I have the pleasure to read and review your poetry as it comes before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum.

I notice repetition of "Clickety Clink Clank" which I stumbled over (but that is all on me, not the poem - I am over tired)
I notice rhyming couplets which I found quite good. At first I though everything would rhyme with 'clack' but then that pattern changed.
I do appreciate the colour changes as that helped me visually see the changes in the rhyming patterns.
The blue words - quick and pick linked up nicely.
I really enjoyed the 'story aspect' of the green pattern of couplets.



One suggestion I had - particularly with this contest - is to add a notes section to your entry that states the actual prompt. This would help me know what you are attempting to do with your poem so that I can give a review that would benefit. I had to check out the website and look up the prompt and I found it a challenge to find the link for the prize prompt you were writing to as the prompts fall within the forum itself.

Good luck with the contest and the challenge. I believe I did the first week only.



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Review of Music Notes  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hi Amethyst Angel h✟k ♡ Author IconMail Icon;

It's 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon and I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing your poem as it comes before mine in the I Write in 2025 forum.

Interesting contest and intriguing prompt. I love acrostic poems and I enjoyed yours.

You chose the Biblical character of Daniel. Your chosen words are powerful. Well crafted.

My only suggestion is to remove the 'as' from 'as kittens' I think it reads stronger, but that is only my opinion.

Good luck in the contest. I look forward to reading more of your work. Keep writing.


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