You have a good setup here, but have forced a few things. I have quite a few suggestion for you, but don't want to overwhelm you. If you are truely interested in editing this piece of writing, let me know and I can send you the edits.
As for right now-
*As the name of a newspaper, Morning Post should be capitalized.
*remove reference of the brother, you don't need this right now.
As for giving you a break because you are 13, afraid not. You are a writer, your age has no reference to good technique.
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Pirate of The Broken Mast
Overall Impression: After working years and years in a retail setting, I know all too well the "retailers" end of these lyrics. As a consumer, I refuse to shop on "Black Friday!"
Technical Errors: None that I could see
Areas of Improvement: Without knowing the music end of these lyrics, I cannot comment on flow or if they fit in with the melody. If this is written to existing music, maybe you could mention with at the beginning?
My Likes and Dislikes: Thought the entire poem was insightful and fun.
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Pirate of The Broken Mast
Overall Impression: A very indepth look at submission guidelines for alternative writing websites. Writer beware- read EVERYTHING before you submit your works.
Technical Errors: I am probably NOT a resonable person,(reasonable)
Areas of Improvement: None, you throughly researched every aspect of this article.
My Likes and Dislikes: Liked the color changes between email submissions here. Only problem was that your first link is now invalid.
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Overall Impression: A very sweet, beautiful poem written to commemorate the road to adulthood.
Technical Errors: fifth line down shines?
Areas of Improvement: hard to tell in the poem if this was written for a son or daughter, we only have that information in the description. Maybe you could incorporate another stanza with this information?
My Likes and Dislikes: Obviously this was written with a lot of love, it shows through.
I've never seen this type of poetry (that I know of), but you seem to have used it well. Your rhyming is consistant and not forced, keeping the flow comfortable.
Did you actually meet your husband on the internet?
If so, good for you!
This sounds so much like the letter that I wrote to my first dog Tramp. We loved him so much that it was hard to think of ever getting another. Then when we finally did, we were hit hard by her tragic death,
I know how this feels, starting at a computer screen all day. Sometimes the only thing that will wake me up is chocolate. Not coffee, not a walk, nothing except creamy, smooth, slightly bitter, dark chocolate!
No typos, but you might want to change "cat's eyelids" to "her eyelids". It took me reading it twice, to get the first sentence.
A very open and honest, fresh look at the star rating system here on Writing.com.
Each star layer is broken down and given a positive spin, even the final one star. My suggestion would be to brighten this up with ML's and use the actual stars instead of the words.
An incredibly helpful article of the importance of constructive reviewing.
The article is laid out in a very agreeable fashion that delivers information, but is not boring. Addition of linked article helps to deliver added credibility.
The form of the article is comfortable and reads easily on the computer screen.
I realize that you had to keep it under 650 words, so I won't ask why you didn't go into more depth. Maybe you could copy it into another file and really go to town on it. Maybe even expand on some of those descriptions. (Eerrie!)
I wouls suggest that you add a bit more punctuation to the piece, it feels as if you might be missing a comma here and there.
A couple of typos, if you're interested.
*The broken bulbs in the light fittings suddenly began to flicker in to life, (into)
*items he was sure [wasn’t](weren't) there when he first entered.
I can picture this lost soul wandering around searching for something, but not knowing exactly what for.
I would suggest, though, that you might want to add some punctuation to the piece. I read this through twice and found myself pausing at the same places, but not necessarily at the end of a sentence.
An interesting outlook on a difficult subject. You might also me interested in reading
"In Defense of Anonymous Reviewers" by ♥Kim-Marie♥
It is a very truthful piece on why she chooses to sometimes review in the "anonymous".
I have also found this style of reviewing to be hostile, and refrain from doing it myself.
Nicely written piece, keep writing!
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Overall Impression: After working years and years in a retail setting, I know all too well the "retailers" end of these lyrics. As a consumer, I refuse to shop on "Black Friday!"