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Rated: 13+ | (4.0)
As the hoofs of grey
and
and the hoofs below me as they sprang forward,
*Note1*hoofs should be hooves.

My eyes lifted, and i began to sing
*Note1*OOOPS! You forgot to capitalize "I"

I seen the faces, of those before me
"I seen" should either be "I saw" or "I have seen".

The creators voice spoke inside
Creators should have an apostrophe in it.

*Star*Keep writing!

*Note1*The two images you have linked are no longer there.

Good luck in my contest
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Review of Bearing God  Open in new Window.
Rated: 13+ | (4.0)
*Star*I really like the ending of this. It is an interesting way to portray God. Great job at thinking outside the box... or feeling outside the bos, whichever it may be.

Keep on writing.

Thank you for entering this in my contest -- good luck!
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Review of Never Give Up  Open in new Window.
Rated: ASR | (4.5)
This was a VERY moving piece. It really touched me.

You've seen many hardships in your day and have overcome them, just as your son has. I'm very proud of the both of you.

Thanks for writing this and sharing it with me and others. It's *Star*beautiful*Star*.

Good Luck in my contest!
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Review of The Chapel  Open in new Window.
Rated: ASR | (4.0)
*Star*I loved this poem, especially the last stanza.

Thank you for sharing it with me.

Good luck in my contest!
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Review of Dare Believe  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.5)
I was reading through this and by the time I was half-way through, I started to think "tell people what TO do, not just what NOT to do"... and was going to write that as a suggestion. But, then I finished reading and saw that you did just that!
Great job!

*Star**Star**Star*I really enjoyed this, Kitt!*Star**Star**Star*

Good luck -- in life and in my contest
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Review of Little Bear  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.0)
I needed to learn from the past and to accept it as such
*Star*I liked that line.

For some reason that I couldn’t fathom, I no longer found it strange that he could read my thoughts.
*Laugh*This made me unexpectantly chuckle.

*Star*I enjoyed reading this item. Keep writing.
Good luck in my contest!

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Rated: E | (4.5)
*Note1*Re-read your brief description; it's not written correctly.

About two-thirds of the way down, you write “Please follow me, miss,” she said.
*Confused*It seems to me like its theman talking (thus she should be he).

*Cry**Star*By the time I reached the end of this, my eyes were watering! Great job at writing this!

Good luck in my contest!
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Review of Believe  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.5)
*Star*This is a great poem; you say much in few words.

*Note1*In my opinion, many times perfect rhyme can take away from a poem, but in this one it adds to it. That is probably because of the rhyme scheme you used.

*Star*Keep writing!

Good luck in my contest!
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Review of Being Different  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.5)
Why do they take the mick out of the way I speak?
*Question* I know this is a cultural thing... what's "mick"?

So what if they don’t like the way I dress,
*Note1*Since you're using punctuation, I'd suggestion a question mark at the end of this line.

Maybe I’m jealous of them, I confess,
*Note1*And use a period here.

But I’ll stick up for myself; I don’t need protection.
*Star**Star**Star*GO YOU!*Star**Star**Star*

I really enjoyed this poem.

Another suggestion to you would be to (again) take the spaces out between lines... *Smile*

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Rated: E | (3.0)
My first impression:
It's really a set-up issue... but, I'd take the spaces out between the lines. It is slightly distracting.

During reading:
To earn a few bob
*Question*What's a few bob mean? I'm assuming it's some sort of currency, but of where?

Wendy I want us to stay together,
This line is awkward

I just want to say, that I like you too,
There is no need for the first comma in this line.

After reading:
This poem is very simple, and the rhymes are so perfect that it almost takes away from the poem.

*Star*Good job at putting a different spin on Peter Pan. *Smile*

One question for you: I don't remember: what does the thimble have to do with Peter Pan?

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Review of Half  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (3.5)
Grammar and Spelling

In the first paragraph:
She was getting used to this life – it was artistic, she thought, to have half of everything.
To make this correct, "s should be used around the thought words as in "it was artistic," she thought, "to have half of everything."

In the secong paragraph:
And he loved her back.
Technically, sentences should not begin with the word "and." Consider combining this with the sentence before.

She hated the way he looked, the way he dressed, and even the way he was breathing was enough to set her off yelling and crying and throwing things at the wall.
My suggested change:
She hated the way he looked and the way he dressed. Even the way he breathed was enough to set her off yelling, crying, and throwing things at the wall.

The house finally fell down, on a windy day.
The comma here is not needed.

They will live like this till one of them dies.
Till should be 'till.

General Impression
She loved him so much, that eventually there was no love left.
This is an thought-provoking point of view...

*Star*I enjoyed reading this piece. It's interesting.
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Rated: ASR | (3.0)
Grammar, Spelling, Etc
Comments here are written as I read the piece
"and I hurtle through the arched darkness with a speed I have no control over."
*Question*I'm not sure you truely mean to say you have no control over the speed. Maybe you want to say that you're going at such a speed you have no control over the car???

"I can hear it beat in my ears, thumping fear, and pumping adrenaline into my veins."
I don't think the comma is necessary after "fear."

"I can hear it beat in my ears, thumping fear, and pumping adrenaline into my veins."
*Question*What do you mean here?
*Smile*reading on, I see this get cleared up.


My Reactions
This has been written after reading through the item.

This sounds like it is a scary dream to experience, but the emotions just don't shine though in the piece. Put a little focus on what is being experienced (not just saw) to let the emotions come through a bit more.

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Rated: 18+ | (4.0)
Cool list... I'll try to get to as many of them as possible... (just as soon as I return review all the Convention Pirates reviews I received this weekend... sheesh! *Wink*)

I like how this is organized. It's very clear. The emoticons really add to it!

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Rated: E | (4.5)
I think that depends on the mood of the other person.

Interesting results!

Thanks for hosting this!!!

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Review of Demonic Fury  Open in new Window.
Rated: 18+ | (2.5)
*Exclaim*REMEMBER: Anything I say here is my opinion. But YOU are the write, so do with my words what you wish!

I will be reviewing this piece as I read it and then also giving you my general sense of the piece after I read through it. So, bear with me if this review starts to get a bit lengthy.

My Thoughts As I Read...

*Star*The first line starts the piece very strongly! Great job!

*Idea*She raised her hands, the skies opened up, and the young man was swept up by a tornado.
Although this sentence does its job, I think you can better it by being more descriptive of what it was like for the young man to be swept up by the tornado. There can be some powerful imagery there. Tap into it.
Reading on to the next line, I see you described the tornado a little more, but still this isn't what I meant.

She laughed loudly as everything returned back to normal.
*Question*What is "normal" in this case? Instead of saying that it returned to normal, you may wish to describe *what* happened.

Soon, he was back to his old self, and a little bit confused.
I don't think the word "and" is needed here.

He breathed a sigh of relief, as he gathered his sword up, and started walking back toward his house.
It's great to see punctuation being used in a piece, but I believe you over-used commas here. I don't think any commas are needed in this sentence, actually. (Again, remember these are just MY opinions.)
Also, it would flow better to say "gathered up his sword" (as opposed to "gathered his sword up.") *Idea*On second thought, "gathering" is usually done on more than one thing. So, I'm not sure if you can gather just a sword.

He swung his sword toward them as another guy snuck up behind him and knocked him over the head.
*Note1*"Him" and "he" are used too often in this piece and particularly in this sentence. Try varying this by using nouns to describe the other characters. Maybe give the main character a name and use that sometime. If you don't want to give him a name you can use "the man."

He held his hands over his face as he felt a cool rage take over.
*Question*A "cool" rage? In my experience, anger brings with it a warming of the skin. I can be wrong and there may be certain situations where rage brings coolness. Or, are you conveying something different here?

Soon, all that was left was a fiery skeleton. The men shook in fright as the "creature" stared at them with hatred,burning deep within his skeletal eyes.
*Question* Why is the word creature in quotation marks. This is the second time it was written this way in the piece.
*Note*This is the seond time you stated that the body was a "fiery skeleton." It may improve the writing if you can think of another phrase to use in its place one of these times.

It slowed time down as it pulled out a shiny gold sword with human heads etched into the handle.
I find myself wondering if he had this sword all along. If so, why wasn't it used before. Even if he was peace-loving before this "transformation", the sword could have been used as a warning type of thing, even if not used to harm the men.

It surveyed the man lying unconscious on the ground as it started walking towards him.
*Question* What is "it"?

It made it's way over to the man as it raised it's sword above it's head,suddenly the sound of gun fire rang out as 6 hunters took turns shooting at the"creature".
*Question*This "creature" is the man that started off the story, correct?
*Note1*Add a space after "the" and before creature.

they shook their heads as they sighed.
Don't forget capitalization!

The"creature"made it's way inside a cave as it sat down to rest,the feeling of rage was beginning to subside as the"creature"started to transform back into human form.
This should really be two sentences. If you wish to keep it one sentence, separate the two parts with a semi-colon.

Gerrus Macade was once one of King Feralix's Red Knights he fought bravely to protect the king but soon found himself in over his head.
This should also be two sentences.

Gerrus refused and continued to see Jasmina's daughter anyways,Jasmina finally had enough of their insolence and placed a wicked curse on Gerrus.
I don't believe you need the "s" on anyways.
Also, this again should be two sentences (instead of a comma.)
*Star*The beginning of this piece is starting to make sense. At least, I think it is.
*Idea*You may wish to change one of the "G" names as it can get a little confusing to have a story with two characters with names starting with the same letter.

He shook his head as he tried to get all the images out of his head,he ran out of the cave screaming as Jasmina appeared before him.
Again, two sentences.

Gerrus looked at her with hatred as he replied"Why would I thank you sorceress if it hadn't have been for you I'd still be normal!"
*Idea*My suggestions for punctuation/word usage:
Gerrus looked at her with hatred as he replied, "Why would I thank you, Sorceress? If it wasn't for you, I'd still be normal!"

"You actually want to be normal like everyone else? how pathetic!"
Capitalize the "h" in how.

He drew his sword as he ran at her with all his might,Jasmina blocked his attacks as she shot him with bolts of electricity.
Again this is two complete thoughts and needs to be broken into two sentences.

Gerrus tried to move but it was no use the boulder was much too large for him to move,he sighed a little as he thought about his life.
"no use" is the end of an idea. "to move" is the end of another idea. So separate these with periods of semi-colons.

Gerrus closed his eyes as he felt a cold rage coarse throughout his body,his eyes turned to flames as his skin began to melt off again.
*Idea*Since you've already used the phrase "cold rage" to describe the sensation, maybe you can try something else here. Otherwise, it sounds very repetitive.

Jasmina tried to teleport but the boulder knocked her to the ground,she tried to shoot fire at the skeleton but to no avail as the skeleton grabbed her by the throat.
Where the comma is, there should be a period instead.

Jasmina wiped the dirt off her dress as she stared at the skeleton with a look of disgust
It seems like there'd be more recoup needed than wiping off dirt.

Soon the skeleton creature was gone and Gerrus was back to normal,he stared at his reflection in the water as he remembered the look of fear in Gabriella's eyes.
She was the only thing in his life that had meant something to him and he had lost her,he stared up at the sky as he thought about how dramatically his life had changed.

Again, the commas should be periods.

He closed his eyes as he felt something sharp touch him,he jumped up as 3 men grabbed him by the arms and knocked him to the ground
Spell out the number three instead of writing it as a numeral.

I'm not pointing out the run-on sentences anymore... I've pointed enough out that you can probably find some more on your own. Also, the description of the skeleton/melting skin is used again in the story. Again, this would benefit from a variation in word usage. ((If you need help in understanding run-ons, let me know... I'll do my best to help you with that.))

You have the word "Skeleton" capitalized a few times in here. It needn't be.

They were running in Slow-motion while the Skeleton was still at full speed
Slow-motion doesn't need to be hypentaed or capitalized.

He flew to the caves in the far east of the forest, as he entered the caves and bowed his head"Did you find him?"
*Question*Who's "he" here?

General Reaction:
This could use a looking over to correct repeated run-ons, capitalization errors, and over-used phrases.

The idea of the story was interested, but the writing of it tended to be confusing at times. Using more names and less pronouns may help with this.

I hope this review doesn't sound rude. I really don't mean it to be. I just wanted to review honestly.
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Rated: ASR | (4.5)
Thank you for writing this. It presents many interesting points to consider. I agree with it wholeheartedly!

I found this piece linked in the rules of a contest, by the way.

You did a great job with your use of ML. It make the item easier to read, and allowed the reader to skip to parts they may be interested in if they don't believe a particlar point "applies to them."

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Rated: ASR | (4.0)
This is assuming that the takers of the poll believe they are pretty to begin with...

hmmmmm...

The results of this are interesting to me. I expected more "no" answers. It gets me wondering how many people are honest about it.

How many that took this survey are female anyway?

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Review of Favorite quotes  Open in new Window.
Rated: 18+ | (4.0)
I got about 1/2-way through this and decided I'd be back for a re-visit later. You have a great list here.

I have one comment to make, though. I've found that the coloring makes it a bit annoying (especially when the name of an actor is in color in the middle of a quotation.) I know it adds to the layout, allowing it to be not JUST black, but I think it is a bit distracting as well. Take this how you wish.
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Rated: E | (4.0)

Thank you for hosting this.

This is a great way to allow individuals to keep their upgrades when they can't do for themselves. ... and there's something humbling about having to do the pleading yourself....
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Review of Amen  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (3.5)
what presistence and strength you have... and writing tallent!
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Boy is that a strong piece!
You've put much meaning into those few words.
Keep writing, girl!

See ya at the convy!
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Rated: E | (4.0)
very nice flow.
the words that come to mind to describe this are "light and airy" *Bigsmile*

keep on writing.
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Rated: ASR | (3.0)
GRAMMAR
I will not eat you today, for I have all ready eaten, but
all ready should be already

Very creative in writing this. *Smile*
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Rated: 18+ | (4.0)
Grammar{b/}
Yeah, they’re mom did send them away to seek their fortunes.
they're should be their

So 3 wondered some more and she find no way to make money.
find should be found


Impact/Etc
Wow... very strong emotions are written into this piece.
Not very positive, but strong nevertheless.
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
This piece evoked such STRONG emotions. I'm left here crying at the whole experience.

Thanks for sharing it with everyone.

(and I'm so happy to hear that you've found a meaning after Gina was gone.)
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