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Review of Birthday  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I selected the Read and Review Section, and your poem, "Birthday" popped up. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can tell you how your poem made me feel.

I enjoyed reading your poem. You have had a lot of experience being 81. I am 68 and I've been through a lot. I haven't had any kids, but I have been through two marriages, which didn't turn out very well. I mostly believed that with age comes wisdom. It sounds like you have had a great life, doing what only you knew what to do. You raised kids, saw your grandkids grow up, and saw many changes in the world. The world has changed so much for me. Like you, having God in my life has helped tremendously, even though I don't understand what is going on.

You write well. I encourage you to keep up with your writing. Even though I haven't had any kids, I can feel your heartfelt emotions in your poem. I hope you have many more good birthdays to come.

I hope you are blessed with many friendships, good thoughts, good memories, good health, and much happiness throughout your lifetime. Everyone deserves to have this.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I clicked on the Read and Review Section and your short story "A Town Called Remember" popped up. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can give you my input on how your story made me react.

I loved reading your story. Your story took me back to the times when times were much easier. It was a cultural shock to me when things began to change for the worse. I liked the title you chose for your short story.

I grew up on a 40-acre farm. My parents are no longer living. I wish that I could go back to the time when they were here on this Earth. I miss seeing and talking with them.

I encourage you to keep up with your writing.

You took me back to the time when things were a lot more innocent than they are today. Those were the days.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Waking Music  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I clicked on the Read and Review Section, and your prose story, "Waking Music" popped up. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer my input on how your prose impacted me.

I have a suggestion on how to improve your story. Let me know what you think.

In a consistent hum, the smooth wind was breezing against the windows. An owl was hooting on intervals of time. From the wall to the bed, dim shadows of winter tree branches swayed back and forth on the floor.

Mila was woken by a soft noise a few hours into her sleep. Echoing throughout the house, it was quiet by the time it reached her. It was far away. She closed her eyes to hear the sound more clearly. The blankets, pillow, and lamp all lacked color. It was dark. Making the objects behind it look like they were encased in a bubble, she felt the air vibrating behind her ears, imagining a wind current flowing through her room, looping in winds and knots.

I encourage you to keep up with your writing. I found it interesting to read. That was one part of the story. You can take what you want out of it.

I hope that you will have many blessings of friendships, good thoughts, good health, good memories, and much happiness to last your lifetime.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I clicked on the Read and Review Section, and your story "A Narcissist's Lament, Rit June 26, 2024, popped up. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer you my input on how your story made me feel.

Your story was well-written and enjoyable to read. The image of your story was clearly seen in my mind. i can see the visualization of what being alone is, especially when you have narcissism. I can feel the emotion behind it. Narcissism is when you experience things, like falling asleep unexpectedly. This is a dangerous thing when you're driving. Never fear, you have got a friend who will listen to you.

I encourage you to keep on writing. You have an interesting story. This can help anyone who suffer from this.

I hope who are filled with many blessings, hope, good friendships, good thoughts, good memories, and loads of happiness to last your lifetime.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Full Moon  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I clicked on the Read and Review section and this poem of yours, "Full Moon" popped up. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can give you my input about how your poem made me feel.

A three-line haiku is hard to do. I admire you putting forth the effort to write one. I could see the image of the full moon in my mind as I read it. I reminisced back to the times I've seen the full moon with all of its beauty.

I encourage you to keep up with your writing. Don't give up. Write something down when you get inspired.

I hope that your days will be filled with many blessings, hope, friendships, good thoughts, good memories, good health, and much happiness to last your lifetime.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I clicked on the Read & Review Section, and your story, "Kevin, Cancer, and the Purple Potato" showed up. I am not a professional reviewer, but what I can tell you is how your story made me react.

First of all, your story touched my heart. It's never easy to hear the words of someone who is dying. Kevin gave his mother some dandelion flower seeds to plant when she received her diagnosis. It didn't happen, but, by morning the potato changed. Not roots but tendrils, thin and iridescent, creeping down the sill like black liquid oil. When you touched one, it curled around your finger warm. The scar on your chest - a jagged souvenir from surgery itched. By week's end, it owned the kitchen. Vines pulsed faintly, breathing in time with the hum of the refrigerator. You stopped answering the phone, nurses left voice mails, and the vines drank those too.

I could feel the emotion behind all this. This means that you have written this story very well. I felt like crying after I read it.

I encourage you to keep on writing. The story was heartfelt. The emotions were real.

I hope you will have many blessings of answered prayers, good thoughts, good friendships, and lasting happiness lasting throughout your lifetime.

I admire the courage it took for you to write this story.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Patchwork Quilt  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good morning to you!


I hit the Read & Review Section, and your poem "Patchwork Quilt" came up. I am not a professional reviewer, but my input on how I reacted to your poem is the best that I can do.

I admire the courage you took to write your poem. Writing different types of poetry can be quite challenging. I know this to be true, since I have written some. I'm not sure exactly what they want in this type of poem, Shadorma, but I found your poem to be interesting. I enjoyed reading it.

I found your poem to be a comfort to people. Covering the Earth with a Patchwork Quilt to be drawn protectively as rebirth dreams await spring's dawn, I found very fascinating.

I want to encourage you to keep on writing. Don't ever give up on a challenge. Once you complete the challenge, even though you might not get it, gives me a sense of accomplishment. I feel better because I gave it a try. Try the same kind of poem again. One time you will get it write.

I want your life to be filled with blessings of happiness, good health, good friendships, good thoughts, and the excitement of completing a challenge to last your lifetime.


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

Your poem "A Sense Of Urgency" came up from the Read and Review section. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer my input on how your poem affected me.

It was interesting when I noticed that your poem is a double acrostic. This is the first time that I have heard of a double acrostic.

Your poem is well written. It talks a lot about what an overaction to fear can do. This started atop a plateau vast in area, somewhere in the Peruvian Andes, Energy caused fissures in the granite. This is where it all began. Nearly every lifeform nearby knew stun.
Sent from the planet Pleiades, the Emissary Uriah had a safe landing. Uriah was the consummate pro famous among the diplomatic staff.

This transcended an overreaction to fear. It would be awful to wake up to something happening like this. It would be frightening indeed.

I encourage you to keep on writing. It sounded like you put some effort into writing this poem. Writing an acrostic poem is not as easy as it sounds. It matters what you can come up with, using the letters of the first line on down. I admire you for choosing a double acrostic poem for your writing. I know. I've written a few of them myself. I wrote a long one for Saint Patrick's Day. It took me some time to get out what I wanted to say.

I hope you have many blessings of good health, good thoughts, good memories, friendships, love, and happiness to last you a lifetime. Everyone deserves to have this.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Evanescent Horror  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
I got your poem from the Read and Review Section. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer feedback on how your poem has affected me.

Your poem "Evanescent Horror" was very well written. I could feel the emotion in your poem. It was interesting to read. I want to encourage you to keep writing. It was easy for me to understand.

I hope your day is filled with miracles of healing, good health, friendships, good thoughts, and happiness. I hope my review will put a smile on your face.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and the best of evenings to you!

Your poem "Rosario Virginis Mariae" caught my attention; It was from the Read and Review Section. For you, I am doing a review, even though I am not a professional reviewer. What I can do is offer my feedback on how your poem has affected me.

The last stanza of your poem showed me the beauty: Roses are blooming on feet golden glowing,
Each word I speak is a rose in its meaning.
Thus, do I speak both in verse and in prose,
Ora pro nobis, o Sancia Maria.

I encourage you to keep on writing. It showed a lot of emotions.


I wish you blessings of miracles of healing, good thoughts, good memories, good friendships, and much happiness to last your entire lifetime.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of corn  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I got your poem from the Read & Review Section. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can give you my input on how your poem made me feel.

Your poem, "corn" said a lot in four lines. I enjoyed reading it. I encourage you to keep writing. You made me feel better when I read your poem. Corn must have been on your mind when you wrote it. The corn must have been loaded with butter. Yummy, Yummy.

I hope you have a great day filled with miracles of healing, good thoughts, good memories, good friendships, and much happiness to last your lifetime.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of The Cliff  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and the best of evenings to you!

I am doing a review for your poem "The Cliff". I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer my input on how your poem made me feel.

Your poem was short and to the point. I can relate to your poem because I am afraid of heights. You show that you wouldn't climb the cliff because you have the desire to live. This impacted me in a very good way. You show determination, courage, and the willingness to experience the joys life has to offer.

I hope you have miracles of healing, friendships, good memories, thoughts, and much joy and happiness in your life to cherish those precious moments throughout the rest of your life.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you! I am doing a review for you on your poem "Castles in the Sand". I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer my input on how your poem had impacted me.

I loved the way the rhythm of your poem sounded. I encourage you to keep on writing. Your poem was an enjoyable pleasure for me to read.

I hope you are blessed with many friendships, love, good health, fond memories, thoughtful moments, and great happiness throughout your life.

Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Broken Road  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

Your poem "Broken Road" popped up from the Read and Review List. I am a professional reviewer, but I can offer my input as to how your poem impacted me.

Your poem was very well-written. You expressed great detail about what a broken road is between heaven and hell. It's a broken road as you travel into a parallel universe. There is a highway to hell but a stairway to heaven. It goes through limbo, purgatory, and nearby Trump Towers. As you drive by you see them creatures from your worst nightmares. If you drink beer, you are condemned to hell, but there's coffee in heaven. Once you start down the highway to hell, there's no turning back. Until hell gains another soul for the Grim Reaper's Collection.

The one place you don't want to go is hell. Heaven is definitely the far better option. You would not want to go down the broken road. It's better when you go to heaven.

I encourage you to keep up with your writing. I enjoyed reading your work.

My hope is that you will be blessed with many blessings of good memories, good thoughts, good friendships, good health, and much happiness. Everyone deserves to have this.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Deliberation  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Your poem, "Deliberation" popped up on the Read and Review List. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer my input to how your poem has impacted me.

Your poetry spoke to my heart. I can tell that the person in the poem was depressed and wanted to put an end to their life. After thinking about it, the person said that they couldn't do that to their love. That was beautifully said. Their life was saved. So many people who do succeed with taking their own life don't think about what it does to the survivors. I had a nephew who took his own life. I miss him a lot. I didn't understand why he would do such a thing as this. It weighs heavy on my heart.

I encourage you to keep up with your writing. I think it would have an impact on helping others to think twice before taking their life.

My hope is that you will have many blessings of good memories, good thoughts, good friendships, good health, and much happiness. Everyone deserves to have this.

Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of A (The Beginning)  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I received your poem "A (The Beginning)" from the Read and Review List. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer my input on how your poem impacted me.

Your poem was well written. I didn't see any misspelled words. I believe you put a lot of thought into your writing. The war between sea creatures and humans was nicely developed. I wish there was peace in our land rather than war, but when you have many people and many sea creatures together, the world couldn't be perfect.

I encourage you to keep up with your writing.

My hope is that you will have many blessings of good memories, good thoughts, good friendships, good health, and much happiness to last throughout your lifetime. Everyone deserves to have this.

Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of September Storm  Open in new Window.
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Rated: ASR | (5.0)
Hello, and good morning to you!

Your poem "September Storm" popped up on the Read and Review List. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer my input on how your poem impacted me.

I liked the words used in your poem describing a September Storm. It described a September Storm beautiful. It says a lot in a few words. I didn't see any mistakes in your poem. I enjoyed reading it.

I encourage you to keep up with your writing. I can see the readers feel the emotion behind it.

My hope is that you will have many blessings of good memories, good thoughts, good friendships, good health, and much happiness throughout your lifetime. Everyone deserves to have this.

Have a nice day!

Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of The Tire Swing  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I am reviewing your story, "The Tire Swing", which I got off the Read and Review List. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can give you my input on how your story impacted me.

I enjoyed reading your story. It was about a little girl, Rebecca, who lost her mother. She enjoyed swinging on the tire swing. She couldn't get enough of that; she wanted to swing over and over again every day. One day her daddy was changing a tire when he had an accident and got hurt. He was in a lot of pain. He was in so much pain that he thought he was having a heart attack. After many efforts of trying to reach his cell phone to ask for help, he finally reached his daughter. He told her to call 911 quick to call an ambulance, and that he was at O'Neils place. She called the ambulance and the ambulance came over. They said that he was lucky to be alive. The daddy saw his wife in a vision and the daughter saw her mother. The mother assured them that both of them would be all right. The daddy survived. The daughter said that she would be swinging on the swing every day.

I encourage you to keep writing. I didn't notice any typing errors in your story. This would be a good read for anybody.

I hope you are blessed with good thoughts, good memories, good friendships, good health, and lost of happiness to last throughout your lifetime. Everyone deserves to have this.

Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello!

I got your Express it in 8 from the Read and Review List. I am not a professional reviewer, but I can give you feedback on how it affected me.

You story was well-written. It said a lot in just a few sentences. I encourage you to keep writing. I would recommend others to read it.

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

Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Blinded by love  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I am reviewing your story "Blinded by love". I am not a professional reviewer, but I can offer my input of how your story has affected me.

I could tell that a lot of emotion went into writing your story. At three years old, she lost her sight. Her brother sprayed her eyes with oven-cleaner. That's how she lost sight of her eyes. Her brother often apologized to her for what he had done. Her boyfriend's name was Barry, but when she went to introduce him to her dad and brother, they already knew who the man was. His real name was Brian Crooks who had used many aliases. The sister must have been surprised and shocked to find out this information.

Your story was well-written. I encourage you to keep on writing. Your story would be helpful to other people who have gone through a similar situation.

My hope is that you will be blessed with many blessings, friendships, understanding, love, and good health to last your lifetime.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Heroes  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
Hello. Your poem showed up on the Read and Review list. I am not a professional reviewer, but what I can help you with, was how your poem had affected me.

First of all, I didn't find anything wrong with the way you write. I didn't find any errors. Your poem was well written. I agree with what the poem said about what used to be someone's hero for the kids, isn't that way no longer. It's sad that they can take someone that used to be a hero, and doesn't apply the same way any longer

Your words expressed well what war does to others. If I were an inventor, I would invent the niceness bomb. When it would hit the ground, no one would be killed or hurt. Instead, a nice fragrance would come out for everyone to enjoy. No one could help but be nice to one another. The other bomb would be called the detonator diffuser. Whenever anyone would send a bomb in our direction, a scissor=like instrument would come out and snip the part out that was destructive. No one would be killed or hurt. The theory behind this was that there is good and bad in everything. Why couldn't there be a good chemical that would wipe out the bad chemicals? Everyone would be safe this way.

I hope you are blessed with good friends, good health, happiness, and love throughout your lifetime.

I encourage you to keep writing. It's good to express the way you feel about things, rather than let your emotions get the best of you. Writing is good therapy.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of Fingertips  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, and good morning to you!

I read your poem "Fingertips" and I will do a review for you. Although I am not a review professional, I can give you my perspective on how your poem made me feel.

Your poem is very well written. Even though I am not in favor of drinking, you were good at expressing your emotions about the day. It's too bad that people who drink are not aware of what's going on in the dark. It seems all they do is pay attention to how many beers they can drink.

It's good to get your expressions out on paper to share with the public. I encourage you to keep up with your writing. I enjoyed reading your poem.

I hope you are blessed with good memories, good health, friendships, love, happiness, and understanding to last your lifetime.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of The Hollow  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
I read your story "The Hollow", and I will give you a review. Even though I am not a review professional, I can give you my perspective on how your story made me feel.

I found your story scary with a twist to it. It had a warning at the end of the story which says, you can't kill them, so the best you can do is to run as far as you can, before it's too late." Even though I'm not as fond of horror stories, you have written this story well. You have expressed about the danger of going into the forest and losing your skin. The little girl didn't listen to the advice she was given not to go into the forest. She disobeyed and found that her friend was dead. That would be creepy.

I encourage you to keep writing. It scared me about not being able to kill them. It reminded me of a story that was told to me as a kid called "The Bloody Hook". I don't remember what the story was about, but I knew that I was scared of that bloody hook.

I hope you are blessed with good memories, good health, friendships, love, happiness, and understanding to last throughout your lifetime. Everyone deserves to have this.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: E | N/A (Review only item.)
Hello, and good afternoon to you!

I read your poem "A Woman Considers A Marriage Proposal.", and I will give you a review. Even though I am not a review professional, I can give you my perspective on how your poem made me feel.

I enjoyed reading your poem. You have a beautiful way with words, and you expressed very well what a woman was thinking of when a proposal was made. She had everything going for her before she would think of getting married. Good men are hard to find, and it was worth her while to marry this man. She ended up saying yes to his proposal. She was happy being married to him and was starting a family as well. I am excited for her to make the right choice in her decision-making.

I encourage you to keep up with your writing. Your story would be good for anyone to read.

I hope you are blessed with good memories, good health, friendships, love, happiness, and understanding to last throughout your lifetime. Everyone deserves to have this.


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hello, and good evening to you!

I read your story "It's Just A Fish in the Ocean.", and I will give you a review. Even though I am not a review professional, I can give you my perspective on how your story made me feel.

You are a good storyteller. I enjoyed reading your story about the barracuda and the sting rays swimming in the water while you were there. In the beginning, you were afraid of meeting up with a barracuda fish because of their danger. When you saw them, you were calm as they swam by. That was amazing! I was happy when you returned to land and had a stiff drink. Having an encounter with them must have scared the living daylights out of you.

I encourage you to keep up with your writing. You have a good way of expressing your words.

I hope you have blessings of good memories, good health, friendships, love, happiness, and understanding throughout your lifetime. Everyone deserves to have this.


Anna Marie Carlson
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