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Review by Maryann
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your story.

*Exclaim* Hi Jackie! I was intrigued by the title of your story. It mentioned a father, his son, and the Galaxy, so I knew it would be great.

I wasn't disappointed because it turned out to be such a sweet story!

You helped us to understand the dad's dilemma. He wanted to teach his son to give projects time, rather than quit at the first sign of a problem. At the same time, he didn't want to force something on his son that the son wasn't comfortable with, especially since he, himself quit a sport when he was younger. I was curious how this would turn out!

The turn your story took showed your creative talents. I felt that it was a great idea to have him personally teach his son astronomy. It gave them quality together time, and, I'm sure, probably created some memories that they'll never forget.

This story was written well. Well done! *Smile*

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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your contest.

*Exclaim* Hi Shadow! What an amazing idea for a contest!

I don't recall ever seeing something like this before, and I've been here since 2002!
I love your creativity. *Smile*

I can hardly wait to see the trinkets that members will come up with. WDC has so many talented brains!

I like the image a lot - "Happy Birthday to WDC! A writer's favorite place to be."

I think you made the page information very clear. The only thing I would suggest is a link about how to make trinkets, or about trinkets in general. This, for example:
https://www.writing.com/main/books/entry_id/894255...
Some members have never made them before. For others, it might have been a very long time.


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Review of Mocha  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your poem.

*Exclaim* Hi Chris! In honor of Eyestar, I am reviewing some of the items which had been entered in her contests. I was very happy to come across this one!

You had me at Mocha!! I never thought of adding cocoa to coffee. I'll have to try that sometime.

I was fascinated that you included a simple recipe in that small poem! You did it in a well-done way.

The form and flow seemed flawless to me, as I'm sure the Mocha Coffee will taste!


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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your Story Poem.

*Exclaim* Hi Carly! You mentioned in a note at the end of your item that you can see a story in this poem, but you were limited by lines. I'd like to say that your poem did actually read like a story! That's why I like to call it a story poem. *Bigsmile*

I was captivated from the beginning to the end. I felt that it was very enchanting and read like a fairy tale.

From your carefully laid out descriptions, I could imagine a happy little village, surrounded by magical creatures such as Mermaids and Dragons. You allowed me an 'escape from reality' moment, where I could see a vast sea and majestic mountains.

I liked how you incorporated travelers into the hidden village, by hinting that they became part of the folk lore.

Today, "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group members are Honoring Eyestar by reviewing items that had been entered into her contests. I was happy to read yours. Nice work.


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Review of Spring  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your spring poem.

*Exclaim* Hi Espero! I enjoyed reading your nine square poem about the wonders of spring. You succeeded in showing your point of view, and all the other connections through your stanzas.
I felt that the rhyme was smooth.

My favorite stanza was the one about birds. Now that I have a puppy, I can imagine the world through his eyes. While walking, he always stops to listen to all the birds singing. I never noticed the beauty of bird music before, but now we take the time to listen together.

I thought it was perfect that you mentioned Spring in the first stanza, and then ended the poem by mentioning the season.
The flow and tone were flawless and lovely.


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Review of The Lion Sleeps  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your story.
It's also part of the package which you won at "Winter Fun Raffle and Auction
Congratulations on your win, and thank you for your support. *Smile*


*Exclaim*I enjoyed your fun, witty, captivating story.

The opening had a great hook. I could truly imagine hearing that breaking news on the car radio.

I loved the name of the lion, Zimba. When I was a child, I remember watching one of my favorite tv cartoons. The name of that lion was Kimba the White Lion, so you can see how your chosen name seemed familiar and nostalgic to me!

I loved the emergency phone number which you picked, as well! It's all these fun details that contributed to make your story great!

I felt that the voices which you gave your radio characters were realistic.

As I mentioned, I thought your story was captivating. I especially enjoyed the scene where the main character had his key ready when he dashed from the car to the house.

Of course, as it was implied, the lion was asleep on his front porch - and the back door was ajar! Such suspense! Thanks for sharing this fun story. *Smile*


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Review of Mom's Craving  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your story.

*Exclaim* Hi Sonali! Here is another review, part of your gift from Brooklyn .

Oh my gosh, Sonali!!! Why isn't this story highlighted at the top of your portfolio!! Your father starred in a TV commercial! What a beautiful smiling face he has! Make sure you tell him that I said that. *Bigsmile*

This was a fun story. I love the upbeat stories and poems which you write. I could imagine the happy conversation about the ice cream flavors. I also thought it was very creative to say, favor of a flavor! I always pick chocolate. *Choco*

Did you mean this to actually be a sort of fan fiction of how your dad was in charge of it all? I could feel the excitement of the daughter, as she noticed all of the cameras and people waiting to see her reaction. Of course, the man had Butterscotch and mint ready and waiting! He also generously gave a discount.

What a wonderful story, and a wonderful real-life story, too, which you added above the video. It seemed so nice. You made my day!

Congratulations, by the way, on another winning entry!*Flowerw*


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Review of Whether We Ask  
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Rated: ASR | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your structured poem.

*Exclaim* Hello again, Sonali. Here's another review as part of your gift from Brooklyn .

The topic of weather attracted my attention to this item. I liked the creative title when I saw it - Whether We Ask!

I am so glad that you added a note about what the Pregunta form is. I was about to look it up because I'm not familiar with it, but there it was already thoughtfully placed at the bottom!
I knew that pregunta meant question, as I've been trying to learn Spanish most of my life, but I never knew it to be a form of poetry. Now I know!

I mentioned once before that you could add many of your items to a children's poetry book.
This one would fit right in! I felt that it 'taught' about the weather in a fun, rhyming poem. Why does it rain so / To cool things down, help the plants grow.

Not only did you do an excellent job with the rhyming, but the flow seemed perfect to me.

I thought each answer was perfect for each question. I never imagined clouds dancing. It's such a pretty thought!


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Review by Maryann
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your story.

*Exclaim* Hi Sonali! This is another review as part of your gift from Brooklyn .

I was searching your port to find a story to read, and I saw the good professor's name! I thought it was brilliant of you to mix what might be real life with the world of Harry Potter.
Nicely done for sure!

You certainly held my attention from the beginning to the end. What a clever way to get students to behave - tricking each one into believing that they were the secret class monitor.
Great idea to make the message from Professor Sprout in bold font.

Lovely idea that you had your characters get their tasks from fortune cookies at a picnic.
Congratulations, by the way, for winning the contest. I can see why. You kept interest throughout the story from beginning to end.

My absolute favorite part was the magic classes!! *Wand* More trickery! The magic of cooking at least brought about a party. *Partyhatb*

It was a nice idea to add an epilogue. That gave closure to your story in a sweet way and brought about the magic of forgiveness.


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Review of All at Sea  
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your story poem.

*Exclaim* Hi Sonali! These reviews are part of your gift from Brooklyn

I enjoyed reading this adorable poem! Who doesn't love turtles? *Turtle1**Turtle2*
I could certainly imagine this in a children's book. Sonali, did you ever think of writing a book of poetry for children? I think you have so many wonderful gems to include in it.

I liked the scene you set at the beginning. I could picture the doctor on a well-earned vacation, sitting and resting in the sand with his toes in the water. I must say that I almost gasped when I read that he stayed there when a storm was coming. The seagulls even stayed away from that! As a person who visits Florida often, right away I started thinking about hurricanes! *Shock2*

All was well with the doctor, and, in fact, he had a visit from a very special turtle. Gosh, I see turtles all of the time. I will think of you when I imagine what they might say if they could speak.

I found your many well-written stanzas captivating as the story went on. I could understand the determination that the turtle had in expressing the various pollution, and I could feel his hope in getting this doctor to understand.

What a nice ending! Doctors always display artwork and little framed sayings for their patients to view. I thought it was a nice touch to have him add a sign in the office about what he, himself pondered. Well done.

The rhyme also added to the enjoyment and ease of reading. The font color reminded me of the sea. I would include a picture of a magnificent turtle *Turtle1*
at the bottom, or maybe simply a row of turtle emojis. *Bigsmile*



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Review by Maryann
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your poem.

*Exclaim* Hi Amy! Wow, what a fun poem! I think the cute emojis you included throughout the poem added to the 'happy feeling' atmosphere. I certainly smiled while I was reading it, and yes, I do have my coffee, too. *Bigsmile*

I liked how you wrote a sampling of the many different types of coffee to be enjoyed. My favorite is the caramel ribbon crunch. It made me want to have one right now! (Maybe tomorrow *Wink*)

The last stanza about enjoying coffee all the different ways brought the poem to a nice close. As in your title, Coffee is, indeed, the Spice of Life. *Smile*


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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your cNote Collection item.

*Exclaim* Hi Lonewolf, and thanks for putting together this nice cNote item.
I love the coffee theme, and just looking at these images makes me want more coffee. I always have two in the morning, so I guess I'll wait! *Wink*

I thought you chose great titles for each of the images, and the image with the teddy bear is so cute!!

The prices seem a bit over-caffeinated to me, but maybe my mind is still in the old day prices.

I had the impression that the fee benefited the Coffee House, so maybe that might have been in the heading under the image there. Other than that, I think they are great! *Laugh*


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Review of EYES OF A POET,  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your poem.

*Exclaim* Bravo, Penelope! You succeeded in presenting the feelings one sense when they read a poem. Good poetry opens up all of the senses and allows the reader to experience what they sometimes miss in real life.

How often does a person rush past blowing leaves, colorful singing birds, and other beauties life has to offer while getting into their cars to be on their way? They might have many thoughts in their head - traffic, work, school, etc., but no thoughts of their wondrous surroundings.

You expressed how readers can remember and ponder these wonders through reading the poet's works. These works, I think, take a person away for a moment, to imagine.

Very nicely done, smooth-flowing poem. Enjoy the WDC festivities this week! *Delight*


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Review of The Falling  
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your poem.

*Exclaim* Hi LeJen. I hope you are enjoying the festivities of our site Anniversary week. *Smile*

What a lovely poem you wrote! I had never come across a poem in the Gogyohka form, so I was happy to see it.

It's as pretty and delicate as a haiku though a bit different. Perhaps if you get a chance and wish to, you might add a little bit about the form for those of us less familiar with Gogyohka.

I liked the words which you chose to paint the picture of the leaves falling. I could imagine in my mind the wispy breezes of autumn, blowing a leaf this way and that way. You said so much in a small space - we feel (the cool winds), we see (the naked trees and drifting leaves), and it causes us to imagine and ponder. Nice work.


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Review of Wrong Address  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your story.

*Exclaim* Hi Amy. I hope you are having fun during our WDC Anniversary week. I certainly had fun reading your story. *Smile*

I thought the prompt and the prompt prize were interesting and creative. I also felt that you showed creativity in the story you designed for that prompt.

I always enjoyed Sherlock Holmes and similar mysteries. You found a way to write one all from the number, '22'! Nice work!

I loved the conversation between the resident and the man who knocked on the door. Gosh, he was so confused, wasn't he! *Laugh* What great ideas you had!!

The best part was the way you chose to end it. He lost something alright - his marbles!! I'm glad I came across your fun story. Have a great week!


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Review of Memoirs  
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*Exclaim* Oh Anni! This story is so cute and funny! I was entertained from the beginning to the end!

Your flawless writing made it seem easy to write a story entirely in dialogue, but I'm suspicious that it's not easy as you made it seem. You simply did a smooth job of it.

The part which made it so fun was the time points throughout the story, and the surprise ending! Poor little fish no longer has a clue!

I felt it seemed believable. I could imagine a little kid insisting on a parent to buy a certain fish in a pet shop. Now, we have an idea about what goes on in the little fish head, and how easily they might forget!

Enjoy the festivities of our WDC Anniversary week! *Laugh*

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Review of Life Exists  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your article.

*Exclaim* Hi Snow, and happy WDC Anniversary week! I thought I'd stop by during our Power Party Raid!

I enjoyed reading this piece and I felt it was very pretty. I liked how you mentioned, that humanity, the sentient life form on Earth, was created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. Great philosophy!

I watch a lot of sci-fi shows, and in those, people are always in awe and wonder of the cosmos. In our own real-world life, many rockets and satellites search the skies. It makes me wonder what humans will find on Mars one day, if anything, and your story leaves me pondering those thoughts. Good job *Smile*


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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your photo item.

*Exclaim* Hi Johnny! Thanks for fanning me, and I hope you're having a terrific time at our WDC Anniversary Party Week!

Wow! This is very impressive! You are a Canadian Hockey Celebrity for sure. The colorful photos seem like action skating movements at a glance! It's not easy to skate, but of course, you probably skated as well as people walk.

I'm glad you had all of these photos to share, and I think you really did a great job with entering them into this photo album. I noticed it at the top of your port, so I thought I'd stop by. I was glad that I did! I loved the picture of the award and mascotte. The uniforms are a great color, too.

It must have been exciting to tour like that. Thanks for sharing and have fun this week! *Smile*


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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your In and Out item.

*Exclaim* *Rose* Hi Ruwth! I hope you're having fun this week for our site anniversary.

I haven't posted on an In and Out item in so very long. I forgot how much fun they can be.

You really showed your creativity in this one. Wow! *Shock2* This is truly amazing!
It must have been tedious work to get all of the links needed to make this item work perfectly. The different colors throughout is proof that your hard work was well worth it.

After I posted my short sentence there, I looked to see if the colors really changed. Of course they did! What fun!

I felt that your instructions were clear and added to the great experience of your entertaining item. Thanks for making it for us all to enjoy! *Starstruck*


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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your poem.

*Exclaim*Hi Carly and I hope you're having fun on our site Anniversary week!

Thanks for sharing your sweet poem. As I was reading it, I kept thinking that your grandparents would be very proud of you. I wonder if my grandchildren might write such a fond tribute of me someday...

I loved your descriptions of the farm and the farmhouse. I could visualize lush vegetation threatening to take it all back to nature's original form. Very nicely done!

In addition, gosh, it must have been annoying to remember not to use any of those prompt forbidden words in a tribute poem! How tempting that would be for me!! Words such as time, memory, etc. seem like a must for these type of poems. Well done.

I can imagine the love which once flowed inside the house. It was a 'home' after all. Grandpa hung his hat by the door as he entered the house. Dishes were carefully placed on the shelves. Now, only the mind can see these things.


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Review of Neighbourhood  
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your story.

*Exclaim*Wow, what a captivating story! It left me thinking about how things might have been here where I live 50 years ago, and also about how things might be 50 years from now. I got chills just thinking about it all!

I liked how your story started nicely. Samuel and Margery started their new lives together (complete with Margery being carried over the threshold - so sweet an image - I wonder if people do that these days). It sounded as though they had a wonderful life and enjoyed their neighbors.

I didn't know where your story was going, but wow! b Your descriptions of how it all changed at the end were perfect to paint the scene!

...And you left it with a happy ending, which I really loved. After all they've been through, and after all of the changes, they both felt the atmosphere of a happy home. Nice work. Have fun this week! *Smile*


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*Exclaim* Hello Jay! I really enjoyed reading your acrostic Mother's Day pome.
I think you captured the who idea of the holiday, and honored mothers.

I love acrostic poems, and I must say that I think yours was very creative! You wrote something for the punctuation!!! That was so cute!

I liked the presentation as well. The red-colored letters at the beginning of each word really stood out.

This is the line which I enjoyed the most: You're a joy and healing balm. Again, your creativity shined. Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad to have come across it on Mother's Day weekend. *Smile*


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Review by Maryann
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your story.

*Exclaim* Hi Schnujo! What a fun story! You have great talent as a writer. *Smile*

I was absolutely impressed at how you wrote this story all in dialogue! That's not easy to do, as I know how tempting it might be to add in other types of explanations. You didn't need any of that! Your descriptions were well done all in the dialogue.

What better way to win the heart of a woman with a heart of stone than to present a special, Great Alfred painting! She is pure at heart after all. *Laugh*

I loved the plot, and how this was because her father needed someone to leave his lands to. And the person in the story collected a fee as well. *Wink*

I wouldn't change anything here. One thing which I noticed, though, was that the contest is no longer valid. Maybe take the link out and only leave the contest prompt. And, of course, say that it won in the contest! Big CONGRATS, by the way.

I felt this story was both captivating and entertaining. Thanks for sharing. *Smile*



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Review by Maryann
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your item.

*Exclaim* Hi Sonali! I thought I'd stop by with a quick review of your fun story! *Delight*

Congrats on writing and winning with this one. I enjoyed reading it, and (of course) I enjoyed being one of your roommates in the story!!! *Heart*

I want to stay at that Hotel WDC, it sounds like a great place, with a pool, sauna, etc.

The shenanigans and fun were on, in your very fun creativity. I was surely amused, as we search for Robert! I could smell that coffee already! Glad everyone celebrated the good time, and I had a good time reading this and thinking of you! :_)


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Review of Santa Con  
Review by Maryann
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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*Star*This review contains some of my brief thoughts about your Santa item.

*Exclaim* Oh my gosh, King! There's a Santa Con!!
Wow, I never heard of that before. I guess if there's a Comic con, it makes sense that there might be a Santa Con! *Laugh*

LOL I just looked it up and found this on the internet: "SantaCon is an annual pub crawl in which people dressed in Santa Claus costumes or as other Christmas characters parade in various cities around the world."

Now I know why you called them, 'Rowdy Santas'!

The picture which you shared makes everyone appear to be having fun. I can see a reindeer and some elves as well. Thanks for sharing. I learned something new from it. *Bigsmile*


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