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Review of Bitter  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I finished reading your poem "Bitter" and I decided to do a review for you. Getting reviews is important because they help you grow as a writer. I learn from them. I am not a professional reviewer but I can share how much your poem made me feel after I read it.

I wrote a poem entitled "Cold-Hearted", which was also about a broken relationship. I liked how you ended your poem (I don't hate you). This is the way I write. The emotional reaction to a broken relationship runs deep; they hurt but it's important not to hate the person for what they did. This is the way we can heal.

I encourage you to keep writing. Your poem had a good flow to it.

I hope that you are blessed with friendships, health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Guiding Light  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I have finished reading your poem "Guiding Light.", and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but getting a review from another writer is important to me, and I'm hoping it's important to you.

I encourage you to keep writing. Yes, you can get out of the darkness and into the light when you become a Christian. I hit rock bottom; it wasn't because of cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs. My husband, at the time, was a heavy chain smoker and he smoked inside the house. I noticed my legs were getting stiff; I could hardly move. My back was also stiff. I decided to pray to God to help get me out of the depression I was in. I got on my knees and made a bargain with God. I said to him, "Lord, I am very depressed, and most people, when they feel this way want to end their life. I said, I know there is a reason why I am here, but I can't get out of my depression on my own; I need your help. I want to live. As soon as I said my prayer, the depression lifted. I couldn't thank God enough.

I hope you are blessed with good thoughts, health, and happiness. I hope my review brought a smile to your face.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you, Victor!

I read your animal story about cats "Memories in a Toothbrush", and I decided that I am going to give you a review. Reviews are important to a writer. I am not a professional reviewer but my feedback to your story will show how much I was impacted by it.

I would have never thought about how a toothbrush rubbing down its back would be like having a memory of its mother. The last cat you experimented with was violent but when you did the toothbrush thing, it calmed him down a bit. I appreciate that you took it upon yourself to try the toothbrush on the cats and came up with this conclusion.

I encourage you to write. You are a good writer. I enjoyed reading your story and believe that others will too.

I hope you are blessed with good friendships, health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Intro  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I read your short piece "Intro.", and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but to me feedback is important to the writer. I appreciate feedback because it helps me grow as a writer.

I am impressed that you have written four novels. I'm sorry that your publisher has been unhelpful to you. Have you thought of self-publishing? This is what I am going to do if I can. It may take a little while yet before I get my book out there for everyone to read; I'm hoping it won't be long.

It took courage to ask if you should hire an agent. An agent could be expensive. Take time to research different publishers before you make a decision. I encourage you to keep writing. Don't give up on writing science fiction if this is what you like to do. I read that writers get rejected a lot. This should not keep you from writing; it takes time to find the right publisher for you.

I hope that my review was helpful.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I read your poem "Unfair Expectations" and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but I know getting feedback is important to a writer. I can offer feedback on how your poem impacted me.

Your poem had questions about how you can do something when you can't do something. I had the same questions when I was asked to do something. I lacked confidence in myself because I didn't feel capable, or experienced enough, to answer them. Later in life, when I got older, I felt like I should, give it a go. I discovered that I could do some things, even though it was challenging. Sometimes taking the plunge (or risk) is the first step to gaining confidence. I felt better about doing it after that. The more I did it, the better I became at doing it.

I encourage you to keep writing. Your poem was well-written. It took courage to write this and I'm happy that you did.

I hope you are found to have good friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I just read your poem "If For A Moment I Were Meant For You", and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but feedback is important to a writer. I can give you feedback on how your poem impacted me.

Your poem is beautiful. In relationships, there are a lot of times when the one we love doesn't phone us anymore or returns messages, and we often wonder what happened. We started to think that it was something we might have done. Sometimes, we won't know the answer to that question. It was a heartfelt message you wrote in the poem for the person that you loved. Who knows, perhaps you will find the answer to that question one day. Many times in my life there was a special someone, a dear friend, whom I phoned and, for whatever reason, my messages were not returned and my phone calls weren't answered. I took care of my mom when she needed help from having dementia, amongst other physical ailments, when, out of the blue, a special friend, who I used to date, phoned me and we would talk to each other for quite a while. He had since passed away, but we were able to get answers to questions we were wondering about. This was a healing point for me.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I read your short story "How I Am Just Like My Mother", and have decided to give you a review because it's so important in developing good writing skills. I am not a professional writer but I can provide feedback on how your short story impacted me.

First, I would suggest breaking up your story into paragraphs instead of one big long one. This would make it easier to read.
I enjoyed reading your short story. I can relate to the similarities between my mother and I. I used to be a big people pleaser but not so much anymore, although I sometimes fall back into that trap. My mother was a people pleaser. For example: My mother liked to participate in family discussions about business matters even though she didn't know much about it. She wanted people to be happy. My mother worried about things a lot and I still do that even though I try not to.

My mother had to put up with pain sometimes more than most people because she couldn't express what was truly going on with her. She was a tough woman and I sincerely believe that I have inherited some of her traits.

I encourage you to write. Thank You for sharing about the similarities between you and your mother.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I read your poem "Love's Dancing Petals" and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but giving feedback is important.

I enjoyed reading your poem. I liked the rhythm and beats to it. It flowed well. I encourage you to keep writing. You have the potential for it.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.

Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Star  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I read your poem "Star" and I decided to do a review for you. I am not a professional reviewer but feedback on what an author has written is important. I can let you know how your poem has impacted me.

The last stanza of your poem reads as follows:

Their true nature will be revealed
Their cracks from the journey healed
No longer a star from the sky
but a geode
gemstone
a crystal tear from God's eye.

I like the part: No longer a star from the sky
but a geode
gemstone
a crystal tear from God's eye.

I haven't heard that God's eye had a crystal tear. I found this interesting. I'm sure that God has cried and a tear in the form of a crystal is a nice way of saying that we will be healed after the cracks from our journey have been revealed.

I enjoyed reading your poem and I encourage you to keep writing.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I read your short story "Your Choices Define Everything", and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but I know how important feedback is to the writer.

Your story had a great impact on me. It's so wonderful that your daughter started reading at the age of six. She also decided that she wanted to travel like the two of you did. The library is a great place to go.

I encourage you to keep writing. I enjoyed reading your short story.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of My weakness  
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
I read your poem "My Weakness", and I decided to do a review for you. I am not a professional reviewer but feedback is important; it lets the writer know how their writing has impacted the reviewer.

Your weakness for love is nothing to be ashamed of. I also have a weakness for love. There have been people who say that we shouldn't stay together but that's all wrong. There are times I wonder if I'm loved as much as I love him. I hope that my weakness for love isn't a problem. I am going to stand by it all the way.

I encourage you to write; you've got the potential. I thought your poem was beautifully written.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I read your poem "Pretending Just a Little Bit", and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but getting feedback is important. I will tell you how your poem has impacted me.

I like the title you chose for this poem. I enjoyed reading it. You expressed yourself well. All three stanzas said a lot. Just a little bit is just enough to stay in control, having a fantasy of what could be, and surviving life for what it is, reminds me of myself sometimes. I have a creative mind. I think I can change the world to make it a better place. For a little bit I dream about this, and then I realize it can't be done.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of The Sounds  
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hello and Good evening to you!

I read your poem "The Sounds", and I thought I would give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but giving insight into how your poem impacted me can be helpful to you.

You speak of the rain bringing music to your ears, the wind being music to your body, and hearing screams is music to your soul.

You say the following:

The sound of their screams is music to my soul.
Despair and agony accompany their screams
Begging and crying for hope.
Their pain and suffering bring me joy.

Despair, agony, begging, and crying for hope. It sounds like you were in a dark place. All of these brought you joy. It also sounds like, through all of this, you found happiness
Sometimes, going through a rough patch in life takes us out of the dark and into the light.
I can relate to that. Many times I cried over the circumstances I encountered, but when I won the battle by overcoming them, it made me stronger as a result.

I pray for blessings of friendships, good health, and happiness. I encourage you to keep writing.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I read "The Story of the Sensitive Heart", and I wanted to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but I can offer you feedback on how your story has impacted me.

I encourage you to keep writing. You have done a great job. I noticed a few minor things for you to correct in your story, but you may get help from a professional reviewer. I can relate to your story since it sounds a lot like me. I have hope one day I will get a family who will support me. I love the support I get from Writing.Com/ they are like family to me.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, finding a good family, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I read your article "Natural Relief For Cough", and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but I can offer feedback on how your article has impacted me.

Thank You for sharing that onions, honey, and lemon are a natural way of relieving cough symptoms. I will try this and see if my nagging cough will go away. I enjoyed reading your article and want to encourage you to keep writing. I appreciate any advice I can get on helping me overcome some ailments I have been struggling with. Do you know what can help with sinus problems?

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of For Pringles =)  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I read your poem "For Pringles =) and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but I can offer feedback on how your poem has impacted me.

Your poem expressed emotion and comedy. It gave me a laugh for today. I encourage you to keep writing. It takes courage to try and make people laugh, I admire you for sharing.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!


After reading your poem "Void of a Charcoal", I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but the feedback on how it had impacted me can be helpful to you.

I enjoyed reading your poem about charcoal and a friend. The last stanza tells a lot about charcoal. It read as follows:

I am sure it doesn't matter,
But until that piece shatters,
the charcoal would stand flattered
for it too wishes for the moment in which it mattered.

If charcoal could speak, it would tell you that it had feelings. I encourage you to keep writing. I learned about charcoal today.

I have a friendly piece of advice for you. No words need to be changed unless you can shorten it up a bit. Some of the lines are too long. You can distribute them more evenly; this makes them look much nicer.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good evening to you!

I read your story of fanfiction, folklore, and fantasy "Fantasy World Build To Be Named." I am not a professional reviewer but I found your story fascinating. I learned a thing or two about diadems. It was one of those stories I wanted to continue reading for the information I got while reading it; I was happy to know that you are continuing this story.

I want to encourage you to keep writing. I have a wide range of interests and your story gave me an interesting perspective on learning about sci-fi. I enjoy the Star Trek movies.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hello and Good afternoon to you!

I read your story "The Role of Personal Expression" and decided that I would do a review for you. I am not a professional reviewer but when I give you feedback on how your story impacted me may benefit you.

Thank You for sharing your story. The last three lines of your story read as follows:

To conclude, the prohibition of "I" in academic writing is not an arbitrary rule but a carefully considered norm that promotes objectivity, encourages critical thinking, and supports the democratic and inclusive nature of scholarly communication. It is a practice that underpins the integrity of academic work and maintains the focus on the shared pursuit of knowledge.

I found this interesting. I am not sure if I got this right but what I got was that it's okay to use the word "I" in academic thinking; it opens the door for others to view their thoughts or opinions more, even though it isn't the arbitrary rule. If I haven't got this right, please, if you have the time, clarify this for me so that I can have a better understanding of it. Thanks for the information.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness. Keep writing; this information will help others.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Sky watching  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I just read your poem "Sky Watching", and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but giving my input on how your poem impacted me may be helpful to you.

You are a good writer; you have good vision. The star and seagull were a blessing because we are not one of them. Something fun to watch can disappear; this is rather sad. You give good detail in your poem. I enjoyed reading it.

Keep writing; I can see some good talent here. I am happy that you shared it.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness. I hope you have a nice smile on your face today.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I read your story "Normal. Happy. Healthy, and I decided that I would do a review for you. I am not a professional reviewer but giving my feedback on how your story has impacted me will be useful to you.

I enjoyed reading your story. I especially liked the ending where Mike had been in love with her for six years and he wanted to ask her on a date. She found it boring for a while, then found it Normal, Happy, Healthy because her adventure had just begun.

I encourage you to write; your story made me smile today. Keep up the fabulous work; we need more stories like this.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness. I hope my review brought a smile to your face.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I read your story "The Crocodile and the Plover" and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but giving you feedback on how your story impacted me may be of help to you.

I enjoyed reading your story. This story was a cute one in my book. I am glad you decided to share this story; I am sure that other people who read it will think so too. Keep writing; you're doing great! Whoever thought there would be such a friendship with a bird who cleaned out the crocodile's teeth and the crocodile for not eating the bird. Your story gave me a chuckle today.

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I read your short story comedy "The Equation of Destiny" and decided that I would do a review for you. I am not a professional reviewer but I can give you feedback on how your story impacted me.

Your story of comedy and pain as the universe had collapsed was a bit humorous, but at the end of your story, you mentioned how painful it was. I can see the humor and the painful sides of how this would occur. I remember the day when everyone talked about how the world would end and how frightened I was to hear it over and over again. At the time, I couldn't see any humor in this because of what they were saying. On the comedy side, I can see people running all over the place laughing at what was happening. If you have the time, maybe you can enlighten me about the humor you saw in your story.

Keep writing; you're doing great!

I hope you are blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I read your poem and opinion contribution "Resilience and Self-Discovery", and I decided to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but with the feedback of my review, I feel that it will be helpful to you.

I am very impressed by the last stanza of your poem:

In the embroidery of life, her story's told,
A demonstration of the force of the intense.
An African young lady, who battled to be free,
Also, in her self-realization, tracked down her evident excellence.

I found one thing that could be corrected in the first and last lines:

In the embroidery of life, her story is told rather than story's, and on the last line would be: Also, for her self-realization, she tracked down her evident excellence. In the last line in the second stanza, all you need to do is to omit the comma. I hope you don't mind the correction; it is only meant to help you.

I enjoyed reading your poem. In the poem, the first stanza reads as follows:

In the core of Africa, a young lady stood,
With dreams as tremendous as the desert sand.
Her soul furious, her vision clear,
She battled against uncertainty, and vanquished dread.

I found your poem to be inspirational. I encourage you to keep writing; I believe it will inspire more people too. It takes courage to say things and I am glad you did.

I hope you will be blessed with good friendships, good health, and happiness. I'm hoping I was able to bring a smile to your face.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of THE ACCEPTENCE  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good evening!

The poem you wrote "The Acceptance" is true. I decided to do a review for you. I am not a professional reviewer but I believe that my feedback will be of help to you.

Even though we get hurt by those we love, we need to accept this because it is bound to happen sooner or later. The pain seems to be excruciating when we go through it at the time. Next, we find that after we've gone through it, we become much stronger than we were before. This doesn't make it any easier. Forgiveness is important; without forgiveness, it will eat at the root of our soul. When we forgive, we can feel at peace with ourselves.

I have had situations where the phone isn't picked up when I call and whenever I leave a message it's not returned. Nothing was said as to why this was happening. I may have done something wrong to have hurt them and not know anything about it. A friend or relative may be harboring unforgiveness and they can't find it in their heart to forgive. I pray for these individuals. I don't know what could be going on in their life that could be why they can't talk for whatever reason. Hopefully, they will come around one day; I keep the lens open for them. I am guilty at times to blame them for not accepting my call but then I understand that it could be the situation that they're in.

I hope that you are happy today. I hope that you will be blessed with friendships, good health, and happiness.

I encourage you to keep writing. I enjoyed reading your poem.


Anna Marie Carlson
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