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Review of Moon  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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This was a wonderful description of the moon. It made me think of it in a new way. I like the way you refer to the moon as an eye and then talk about the eyes of the person looking at it. Of course you needed to explain what a tanod is and that idea of the moon being one for the earth was very interesting. I hope you will post many more pieces here for us.
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Review of Abiku  
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This is a very good story. You gave a lot of good description of the forest and I could feel with the character as you showed his fear and didn't just tell us that he was afraid. That is really hard to do and you did it well. I did get a little confused when you changed scenes because you evidently changed time too, but you did not make a transition to show that skipped over time. Now I would like to know more about this myth.
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Review of Goodbye  
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Rated: E | (4.0)
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You should indent your paragraphs and it would look better if you either eliminated the one line descriptions between the pieces of dialog or made them longer. You did get my attention with the very opening line which is what writers need to do and I would like to know more about these lovers and why she feels they can't be together. I hope you will continue this. It makes a good opening scene for a story.
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Review of The Crimson Angel  
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Rated: 13+ | (3.0)
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The movie that was being shown today at RC was District I was not really sure what to expect from it since so few science fiction movies have been made lately and I did not like the remake of War of the Worlds or the movie Avatar. This one, however, I did enjoy. It was different from most sci-fi movies even though it did have elements of an old plot. It was pretty politically oriented too.

After the movie there was a discussion group which I stayed for even though I do not answer the questions the woman leading it asks. I like listening to what other people say about what they got out of the films. Sometimes a person will bring up something that it reminds them of that most of us were not very familiar with and we learn something new. This is particularly true when the movies deal with prejudice and genocide and there are people in the group whose families experienced such treatment.

Our chorus rehearsal was after the discussion. Tim did a lot of talking and we did not do a lot of singing, but we did go over the chorus from the opera Nabuko and a fun song. Carol brought desserts that were left over from our party last week, so we had snacks.

When the chorus rehearsal ended, I had a short break before the play rehearsal, or what the director called a speed reading. We just did our lines straight through in order without being interrupted and told to repeat, but when one of us forgot or missed a line that was given to us. Tomorrow we will rehearsal with the props and will have our pictures taken for the poster they make advertising the play.The movie that was being shown today at RC was District I was not really sure what to expect from it since so few science fiction movies have been made lately and I did not like the remake of War of the Worlds or the movie Avatar. This one, however, I did enjoy. It was different from most sci-fi movies even though it did have elements of an old plot. It was pretty politically oriented too.

After the movie there was a discussion group which I stayed for even though I do not answer the questions the woman leading it asks. I like listening to what other people say about what they got out of the films. Sometimes a person will bring up something that it reminds them of that most of us were not very familiar with and we learn something new. This is particularly true when the movies deal with prejudice and genocide and there are people in the group whose families experienced such treatment.

Our chorus rehearsal was after the discussion. Tim did a lot of talking and we did not do a lot of singing, but we did go over the chorus from the opera Nabuko and a fun song. Carol brought desserts that were left over from our party last week, so we had snacks.

When the chorus rehearsal ended, I had a short break before the play rehearsal, or what the director called a speed reading. We just did our lines straight through in order without being interrupted and told to repeat, but when one of us forgot or missed a line that was given to us. Tomorrow we will rehearsal with the props and will have our pictures taken for the poster they make advertising the play.The movie that was being shown today at RC was District I was not really sure what to expect from it since so few science fiction movies have been made lately and I did not like the remake of War of the Worlds or the movie Avatar. This one, however, I did enjoy. It was different from most sci-fi movies even though it did have elements of an old plot. It was pretty politically oriented too.

After the movie there was a discussion group which I stayed for even though I do not answer the questions the woman leading it asks. I like listening to what other people say about what they got out of the films. Sometimes a person will bring up something that it reminds them of that most of us were not very familiar with and we learn something new. This is particularly true when the movies deal with prejudice and genocide and there are people in the group whose families experienced such treatment.

Our chorus rehearsal was after the discussion. Tim did a lot of talking and we did not do a lot of singing, but we did go over the chorus from the opera Nabuko and a fun song. Carol brought desserts that were left over from our party last week, so we had snacks.

When the chorus rehearsal ended, I had a short break before the play rehearsal, or what the director called a speed reading. We just did our lines straight through in order without being interrupted and told to repeat, but when one of us forgot or missed a line that was given to us. Tomorrow we will rehearsal with the props and will have our pictures taken for the poster they make advertising the play.Your introduction has mistakes in it. Did you mean to say you have I ever been to Japan or Europe? That should be connected in one sentence then. Or Europe is not a sentence. There are no periods before and inside of hyphens. And, your last one is unnecessary. I also do not know why you used * there and in the story.

The story is pretty interesting. I like your character Crimson, but you have no paragraphs, you make sentences from fragments, and your dialog does not have correct punctuation. Each time a different person speaks you should indent and put what they say in quotation marks. Also, for at least the first two lines of dialog you need to indicate who is speaking. You do not have to continue that with each line as long as you separate them. The reader will know that it is a question, or statement, and response back in the order in which it began.. Here is an example:

"Put the gun down," I told him.

"No!" he shouted back.

"You don't really want to do this now, do you?"

Pay more attention to what you read and how it looks on the page and practice that. Your dialog could also use some work. It does not sound like people really talk.

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Review of I.O.U-I-LUV-U  
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Rated: E | (4.5)
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This was very gripping and sounded real. Did you or someone you know really go through it? That last part about not being able to love her parents because she had someone else's heart was quite interesting but love does not really come from the heart as we now know. If it did that would be true for all transplant recipients that they would not love the people they used to love.

I''m sure that it would probably feel that way to someone going through the recovery from a coma and trying to get her memory back though. She would be confused about her identity. I can't imagine not even knowing people who would have so much love for me and how frustrating that would have to be

I think, for the appearance of the piece you need to take out the extra line spaces and only have one between each section.. Other than that, this was a great story.
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Rated: ASR | (5.0)
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This is very well written but sad that things are so bad there. Still, many people would give the same warnings to people going into some parts of Chicago including my neighborhood and I don't believe it is as bad as it is made to appear. I am sure that South Africa is not either. I know there must be good people there too, it is just too bad when the bad people scare everyone away and make the good people afraid.
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Review of The phone  
Rated: E | (3.5)
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That was an interesting assignment you had. What grade did you get? I wonder if don't and other contractions really count as a one syllable word since they represent two words.

You need to indent paragraphs and each bit of dialog should be indented. Look at how it is written in books you read and follow that pattern.

The story you tell is interesting and I am sure all of us who read it want to know about that phone call. Do you plan to write more about this?
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Rated: E | (4.0)
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Single space this and replace & with the word And. You have a very nice poem. I like the way you say your love will last til your hears loses (not looses) beats, your eyes shut, your hearing stops and your body drops. I hope that your love does last that long and through eternity because love never dies.
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Review of PURPLE HEART  
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Rated: E | (4.5)
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Here's a purple bear to go with the purple heart.

This is a wonderful tribute to a real hero. I am glad you were able to find out your uncle and pass his storyt on to your grandson. It is unfortunate that some people do not know about what their ancestors did in the war because it was never talked about. I can certainly understand someone wanting to forget the horrible experiences they went through, but keeping it inside does not make it go away. I know they feel that no one could understand what it was like unless they were there and that is true, but we would at least try to emphasize. How does your grandson feel about his family since you told him that story? Has he developed any family pride as a result? I think we all want that, as much as we want to be loved.

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Review of Dreamland  
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This is a very good poem. especially considering your age when you wrote it. I too have one I wrote many years ago that I still consider my favorite. It was really what launched me into believing that I could make a living as a writer. I haven't succeeded at that as I had hoped to but I am getting closer finally. Do keep writing. You have talent.
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Review of The Wolf  
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This is a very nice picture of the wolf and the howls. I like the statement about the song being passed on through centuries from father to son. Then, when you mention that it quiets the forest's sounds and silences everyone, you reinforce what you said earlier about the wolf having the prowess of a lion and countenance of a king so the wolf is the king of the forest in the same way the lion is king of the jungle. When they speak all of the other animals listen.

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Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
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The word "outmost" should be utmost, and I would like this in more than one paragraph. What a clever idea to write about the pests the way you did. What made you think of it? I like your beginning, but not so much your threats about the raccoon child being tortured and possibly eaten. I am against cruelty to animals and I would not even joke about it. Someone could take you seriously.

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Review of Sweet Nightmares  
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I didn't really understand this and it was not what I like reading but I do think you did it well. It was interesting how you
began sounding like someone grieving the loss of a loved one and then turned it into the rather gruesome description of a murder it sounds like. If you can explain it to me, I would appreciate it. Am I totally missing the point?
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Review of My Little Boy  
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Of course I had to use this signature for this beautiful piece of writing. i don't know if this is something that you were thinking back upon, something you wrote some time ago and are just posting, or if this was a recent event. In any event the emotions are there and well conveyed.
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Review of The Shore  
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You do have some small errors like tabs not being the same on each paragraph and using i rather than I in one, but on the whole this is very nice. You have given me a new appreciation for the beach, which I never was too fond of except for playing in the water when I was a child. I like the way you described the aging body with the wrinkles and dry skin you think may crack.

I think all of us must have some regrets in our lives as we look back at the past and wonder what could have been, but would we have been any happier or contented if we had made different choices and lived differently? As a Christian I have been taught to believe that all things work together for good to those who love Him, so regrets are unnecessary Yes, my life could have been different, but it is what was best for me And, as you imply, we have an eternity coming in which we may achieve what we did not here with the exception of being married.
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I don't know if this a new writing style to use a small i when referring to oneself as a sign of humility. It would not be a bad idea, we should never have started putting such emphasis on ourselves, but as far as I know the old rules still apply. Also you left out the apostrophe in I'm. When two words, in this case I am. are shortened into one and letters taken out you use an apostrophe for the missing letter. I know that feeling of going around the block and hoping something will change. It seldom does though. We have to get off of our block to really grow.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
What a powerful message and so well expressed. You should try to get it published in a parenting or teen magazine. We get a lot of material from the psychologists and other scientists who have studied the effects the new technology is having on us and we hear parents complain about it, but yours is the first I have read from the view of the child. How old are you if I may ask?
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Review of Beauty of Life  
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Rated: E | (3.0)
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From the way you used some of the words in this poem I don't think English is your native language and I would not be able to explain to the what errors you made because I am not an editor, teacher, or proofreader. Most of what I know to be wrong is by instinct and reading, I could not remember rules of grammar. Also, I don't think I can criticize the form you used. There are so many poetic forms today that I have never heard of and i do not read contemporary poetry, so I would not know if this was one of those forms or not.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
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I couldn't figure out if you were describing an actual house or that was supposed to represent something else. The poem, if that is what it is, looked like it should rhyme the way you set it up and it did have a rhythm to it most of the way through, but I think it got off a bit. You did have some nice word pictures, however.
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Review of Dreams  
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I've never done drugs so I don't know what a high feels, looks, or sounds like. I think I would have given you a 5 if I had better understood it. But, from what I have read or heard about it it is very much like dreaming and I know that images in dreams often pop in and out without making sense and with no connection that we can find in our conscience. This was written that way and that made it effective in conveying the experience. I like the way you described drowning and the person who was rescued but said he didn't need to be. I do know that many times people who have serious addictions do not believe they need help until they are faced with a life and death crisis, theirs or someone they love.
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This is very interesting and well written. Since you say "what if "you took pictures of a crime being committed this was obviously fiction, at least in part.. I would be curious to know how much, if any, was real. You need to divide it into more paragraphs though and only have two lines between them. This looks like four.
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Review of Who I am  
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This was a beautiful poem illustrating the connection we have to all of creation. I could also say that God is in all of the things you mentioned as well. When Moses asked His name and He said "I am" was His name, I believe He meant it in this way because He tells us we can know Him through His creations.
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Review of Aftermath  
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What a sad but gripping tale. We need to face up to these things we would rather not see if we are to ever expect to end war. I know anyone who does see such horrible images can never forget them. How could such experience not change a person forever, as you put it so well. I don't know how I would have coped with such an experience, I would hope the change would make me more compassionate and empathetic with victims of any sort of violence and abuse rather than making me heartless and uncaring but I can see how it could have either effect.
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Review of Love is  
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I like this a lot, but I would suggest that you separate the sentences into lines in a more poetic form, because that is what it is. I think you do a very nice job of showing the positive and negative, up and down emotions of love. When you talk about the tide, the ripple and the twirling water intertwining into a smoother course of reality, that is what real love does. I endures the emotional turmoil and levels out into a smooth course. You have another good contrast between the eagle scouting its prey and the master violinist stoking his/her instrument. We can love people to use them, or to create something even more beautiful through them.
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Review of Wonder  
Rated: E | (5.0)
This is a very appropriate poem for the subject. It was always one of my favorite pastimes to look at the white billowy clouds on summer days and see all sorts of shapes in them. When you mention dragons, sometimes it would looks like one was eating another another animal. And, those clouds were the original "Transformers" as the shifted shape..
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