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

I just finished reading your poem "Dear Lord, Give Me A New Start." Getting reviews is important, so I decided to give you one. I am not a professional reviewer but knowing how your poem has impacted me would be good for you to know.

I have been down in places like this where I knew God was a forgiving God and yet I thought my sin was too much for God to handle. It was nothing major but, at the time, it seemed major to me. I was struggling with depression at the time. People were telling me to do things for other people and my depression would go away. When the depression didn't go away, I felt like I was a failure.

We are never failures in God's eyes. I am glad He loves us with all His heart, mind, and soul. He will never leave us nor forsake us. I took my depression to the Lord in prayer. When I got done praying, my depression lifted. I knew then that everything would be okay.

I encourage you to keep writing. You expressed in detail the feelings that were felt. I could feel the emotions behind that.

I hope your days are filled with blessings, friendships, and happiness.


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

I just finished reading your poem "Coping", and I decided to give you a review. Reviews are important to me as a writer and I am sure you would appreciate one. I am not a professional reviewer but how your poem impacted me would be good enough.

I felt that your poem had a good rhythm and beat to it. It rhymed well and flowed magnificently. I enjoyed reading your short poem; it said a lot.

I encourage you to write. I believe you have the talent for it. I also like the pattern you made with your writing.

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


Anna Marie Carlson
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Review of The Weaver's Tale  
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you!

I just finishing reading your short story entitled, "The Weaver's Tale", and I would like to give you a review. I am not a professional reviewer but I know that reviews are important to me as I hope it is to you, too. Reviews help you to be a better writer.

I enjoyed the following lines:

Once upon a time, in a small village nestled in the lush valleys of India, there lived a skilled weaver named Raj. He was known far and wide for his intricate designs and colorful tapestries.

One day, Raj received a special request from the king himself. The king wanted a tapestry depicting the beauty of the kingdom and its people. Excited for the opportunity to showcase his talent to royalty, Raj eagerly began his work.

Overjoyed by the kings praise, Raj returned to his humble abode, grateful for the opportunity to share his art with the world. And as he looked out over the village that had inspired him, he knew that his legacy would live on through the threads of his tapestry, weaving together the stories of his people for generations to come.

Leaving out the word there, before lived would make the story sound better. Then, The king wanted a tapestry that would depict the beauty of the kingdom and its people, rather than the word depicting. Then, Excited to showcase his talent to royalty, Raj eagerly began his work, rather than Excited for the opportunity to showcase his talent to royalty, Raj eagerly began his work. Overjoyed by the kings' or king's praise, Raj returned to his humble abode. Either one of kings' or king's can be used. Also, leaving the word And out from And as he looked out over the village that had inspired him, he knew that his legacy would live on through the threads of his tapestry. It should read, As he looked out over the village that had inspired him, he knew that his legacy would live on through the threads of his tapestry. This would help your story to flow better. I hope you don't mind me pointing those out to you.

I encourage you to keep writing. I enjoyed reading your story. It made me smile today.

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


Anna Marie Carlson
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Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
Hello and Good morning to you, Erica!

I reviewed your story "Taming The Heartless Billionaire", and decided to give you a review. Reviews are important; they help you grow as a writer. I am not a professional reviewer but I can tell you how your story impacted me.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your story. In the story, Jay couldn't figure out, after running into her, why she didn't have the same reaction as he did with other strangers. She said that he may be attractive and that he was a rude man.

It shows that someone can be attractive but rude at the same time. When someone is rude, it takes the attractiveness away. It also shows that she was not into playing the game he was playing, thinking that he would win her over. You chose the perfect title for your story.

I encourage you to keep writing. Your story was one of those stories that I didn't want to put down.

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


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

I finished reading your poem "Promise and Hope.", and I want to do a review for you. I am not a professional reviewer but I want to let you know what an impact your poem has on me. To me reviews are important; they help me to grow as a writer.

Yes, I agree, the world is in a mess. I like how you wrote the last paragraph, which is as follows:

Alas, times ahead may become too difficult for us to cope,
Yet I still hold onto that bright glimmer of promise & hope.
To you oh lord, I owe my all for your son who you unselfishly sacrificed.
The truth, way, & life I shall always trust in is my savior, Jesus Christ.

Bringing hope to those who don't know Jesus is the best gift anyone can have. Jesus is the strength that gets me through each day. Even though the world tries to get rid of any optimism I have, I still have that glimmer of hope.

I encourage you to keep on writing. Your writing inspired me and others should get inspired too.

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


Anna Marie Carlson
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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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