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Review of The Phoenix  
Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (4.5)
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Bon jour, Zwolf, and happy 14th *Shock2* ‘birthday’ on here!’
I’m no expert on poetry, but for as short and simple as this might be, I thought it was pretty good. And it says a lot for so few words.
Life is indeed a struggle, from the moment we’re born till the moment we die. And unfortunately, with that struggle comes pain. You did a nice job here of telling us that no matter how much life gets us down, don’t ever give up, even in our darkest hours.
Curiously enough, now that I just wrote that, I’m realizing that this hits home a lot harder than I thought. I graduated in ’83 from a class of around 60 kids (Weed, CA is a small town), and of those 60 classmates, I honestly can’t tell you how many of those have taken their own lives. Last I knew of, it was at least 8, and it wouldn’t surprise if it’s in the double digits by now.
My point is, for whatever reason, they apparently ‘gave up’. They didn’t rise from the ashes as this piece speaks of with the phoenix.
Sadly, they did ‘fly to the heavens, even though I know that’s not what you meant by that.
We have to be strong, no matter how many obstacles some higher power puts in our way.
Well done, my friend.
One suggestion in otherwise very good piece:
‘Rise stronger then before,’ (I’m pretty sure that should be ‘than’)
Kee ponw ritin gon, Zwolf! Thank you for sharing this, and may you have many more wonderful ‘birthdays’ on WdC!

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Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Howdy, Odessa!
I like this. I don’t know if it was the circus setting or the surprise ending or both, but I like the way you told it. Just the idea of working in a circus is interesting in itself, so that was a ‘grabber’.
As for the ‘surprise ending’, I don’t know if you meant it to be or not, but I was thinking it was going to have a nice happy ending where you suddenly ‘became one’ with the horse, the show on without a hitch, and everyone lived happily ever after.
Instead you stuck to reality (and real life) and realized you weren’t cut out for that job, opting to stick with the shovel! *Laugh*
I don’t blame you, either!
Comments and suggestions:
‘...polish the harnesses(")
Dialling should be Dialing
Kee ponw ritin gon, Odessa! Congratulations on winning the WC, and have a great day!

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Review of Coping With Kids  
Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hello there, Humming Bird!
First off, it's good to see you back here! Not sure where you've been, but depending on how long you've been gone, not much has changed here. How long have you been gone, if you don't mind me asking?
This is a nice, informative article on dealing with teenagers and the changes they'll go through, and you did a good job of writing it. It's a little short, so maybe you could expand on it some if you so desire.
As a father of two grown daughters, I know all about those changes (not to mention that I went through them too, at least the male ones! *Laugh*), and I completely agree with you on all those points! The one I liked most was about respecting their feelings and not trying to impose our own decisions on them. Doing things like that will just drive them away even futher! They're at that point in their lives where they need to make their own decisions, and any outside input isn't going to help. Yes, you can make suggestions, but don't demand that they listen to you!
Well done, my friend!
Kee ponw ritin gon, thanks for sharing this, and have a wonderful day!

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Review of Getting Beet Up  
Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hello there, Timcole!
I noticed you rated my story "The Book Worm" , so I thought I’d return the favor.
This is cool! It’s very well written (the grammar, spelling, and prose was excellent! Thank you!), and as a lover/reader/writer and judge of horror, I couldn’t but help not smiling at that ending! *Smirk2*
I’ve never been a fan of vegetables, especially gross ones like beets, so in that regard, I can totally relate to this. And as the youngest and most picked-on in my own dysfunctional family, I can relate to it even more!
The way this started out, I thought it was just going to be a true but sad commentary on how your in-laws treated you during one of their annual family get-togethers, so I was a little surprised to see how you ended it. The best part was that you ended up having the whole table to yourself, as well as not ever having to eat that beet salad again!
And of course, no more Bill and those family get-togethers! *Laugh*
Great job, my friend!
One tiny niggle:
‘She handed me (the?) bare bowl and pointed to a space on the table...'
Kee ponw ritin gon, thanks for sharing this, and have a fantabulous day!
PS-'philandering chickens'? *Laugh*

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Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello there, Pernell!
Nice to see you entering "SCREAMS!!!"  again!
This is pretty cool! Especially for only using 495 words!
What stood out to me was how well you built up the suspension. Yes, I knew there was going to be some type of ending, but I had no idea what it was going to be. You played it off nicely with everything going so well for this couple and their new addition to their house, and then to end it so suddenly with that last paragraph was perfect!
I do love me a good twisted/surprise ending!
I also think those construction workmen were a little nuts for building the addition from wooden coffins! *Shock2*
'Do not disturb was written on his face.' (Great metaphor!)
Great job, Pernell! Be sure to keep this in your portfolio since it's still eligible for the Weekly Winner!
Kee ponw ritin gon, thanks for entering, and have a fantastic day!

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Review of Runaway  
Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello there, Zehzeh!
Excuse me for being a little presumptuous here, but let me be the first to congratulate you on this, because I think this is going to be a winner! At least it is in my book!
I’ve read a lot of the other entries for this contest, and even though they were pretty wild, they all still seemed plausible.
This one though, I’m not too sure...*Laugh*
I can just picture this poor alien (a female, even?) crouching down there in the bushes trying to explain her situation to that cop, and those parts with the cop calling for backup was a nice touch.
To be honest, the further I read, the more I started wondering how you/she/it were going to squeeze in an explanation for the nudity. Fortunately, my concern was all for naught; those last three words said it all! *Rolling*
Love the cop’s comment about the doctor/therapist! *Laugh*
Excellent, my friend. Most excellent. *Smirk*
Kee ponw ritin gon, Zehzeh! Thanks for sharing this, have a great day/evening, and good luck in the contest, although I don’t think you’ll need any!

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Review of Naked & Afraid  
Review by Angus
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Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
Wuzzup, Kevin!
This is good. I love reading these stories to see what crazy excuses people can come up with for this prompt, and this one, in my opinion, is in the top ten!
The funny thing is, of all the stories I’ve read so far, they all seem plausible, even as crazy as they seem. And I’m sure some cops have heard even crazier ones.
The idea of this dude losing his bath towel to his treadmill was one thing, but then getting shot at after being accused of messing around with his downstair’s neighbor’s wife after falling over the railing was nutz.
Not sure why he was driving around with that pizza box, though, but I’m sure he had an explanation for that too. *Laugh*
Excellent spelling, grammar, and the dialogue was great!
Comments and suggestions:
‘Something says you don’t have your license on you’ (ya think? *Laugh*)
“...you have got to explain this.(”)
“...and thinks I(‘m) the one screwing his wife!”
Otherwise, great job, my friend!
Kee ponw ritin gon, Kevin! Thanks for sharing this, have a great day, and good luck in the contest!

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Review of High Anxiety  
Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hujambo, Blue Jay!
This is cool! I’m not terrified of heights, but I’m not fond of them either, so I can understand at least some of Eddie’s concerns. But getting scared of being up on a Ferris wheel is a little bit much! *Laugh*
Great dialogue, nice use of the prompt phrase, and that surprise/twisted ending was perfect! I kept wondering where they were. A hot air balloon or on top of a mountain were my first guesses.
Well done, Blue Jay!
Kee ponw ritin gon, thanks for sharing this, and have a marvelous day!

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Review of Job Wanted  
Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Ahoy, Normajean!
This isn't bad. It's certainly different and interesting, considering that sudden twist you gave to it at the end!
I was NOT expecting that!
I'm a little surprised this didn't win though, since I know Arakun the Twisted Raccoon is a big fan of twisted endings!
Nice use of the prompt phrase, but I did spot one niggle:
lightening should be lightning (lightening means 'the process of making something lighter in color, or lessening a weight', as in 'lightening the load')
Otherwise, well done, my friend!
Kee ponw ritin gon, Normajean, and have a fantastic day/evening/tomorrow!

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Review by Angus
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Bon jour, Odessa!
This is pretty good, and I like the way you used the mystery prompt. You actually wrote a mystery about a mystery! *Shock*
Sadly, I'm a little like Tom. I've never read Dickens (unless you count the first half of Great Expectations, and that was only because we had to as freshman in H.S.!), but I do know that opening quote from A Tale of Two Cities.
I also like how you used the library 'countdown'. We have the same thing, but ours doesn't go minute by minute.
Great spelling and grammar, but I did spot a few speech tag niggles:
"The library will be closing in five minutes(.)" came the announcement' (comma)
Kee ponw ritin gon, my friend! Congratulations on The Writer's Cramp co-victory, and have a wonderful day!

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Review by Angus
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Howdy, Bill!
This is another of your Magnum Opuses (Opi?), my friend, and I can see why it won that first place ribbon! Congratulations!
I don't know if you had a prompt for this or it just popped into your head, but the idea of somehow being turned into a talking Marlin and getting caught by some fisherman is about as a unique as you can get. Kind of reminds me Don Knotts in that movie The Incredible Mr. Limpet.
Flawless spelling and grammar, as usual, and the dialogue was great! I was laughing practically from the first word to the last!
'The first thing that went through my mind was, where had I set my beer down.' (*Laugh* Yep! That would be my first thought too!)
Bravo, Bill!
Kee ponw ritin gon, thanks for sharing this, and have a fantastic day/tomorrow/decade!

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Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (4.0)
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Greetings, Steven!
This is pretty good for one of your 1st pieces on here, and I like the way you told it. Can't say I've read something like this before, as far as the subject. The idea that this poor repairman (reminds me of that old Maytag TV commercial with the lonely repairman! *Laugh*) having to go through life the 'traditional' way is pretty original, and you did a good job of telling it. But having to lose his wife over it? Oh well, at least he's still staying positive! *Laugh*
Flawless spelling and grammar, and although there was a bit more telling than showing, it's still turned out pretty good!
Kee ponw ritin gon, my friend, and welcome to WdC! If you like to write (and now you're getting more serious about it? *Thumbsupl*), then you're going to love it here!
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Review of Complex Numbers  
Review by Angus
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Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
Bon jour, Robert!
I'm getting addicted to your blogs, and this one is another reason why.
I had an inkling where this was going on, but alas, I was wrong. It deals with you trying your hand at suspensive sentences, not the actual end of the world. To be honest, I was thinking there would be huge mushroom cloud at the end instead of 'the sudden unmistakable ca-crunch of a once-human footstep'. Still, it was pretty gripping sentence, and my first notion was going to be compliment you on the length and detail you put into it, which I still am.
Well done, Amigo! I can see why that song inspired you, and thanks for letting me know some of the words to it! *Bigsmile*
Kee ponw ritin gon, Robert, and have a magnificent day!
PS-Speaking of the end of the world, I see that your WdC 'anniversary' is 9/11. *Shock2* Sadly, that was the end of the world in a sense, and for a lot of people. *Sad*

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Review of A Bear in a Storm  
Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (4.0)
*BalloonR* Welcome to WDC from "Newbie Welcome Wagon" ! *BalloonR*

Hello there, FireWriter!
I'm no expert on poetry (mainly because I don't understand them most of the time!), but I thought this was good for one of your first pieces on here. I know it's a little short, and it has a sort of Yogi Bear flavor to it ('not your average bear'), but I like the happy feeling you gave to it with his 'going against the grain' attitude and enjoying being out in the snow instead of opting for greener pastures like other bears.
Methinks he might be a bear of the Polar variety! *Laugh*
A 'parable poem', eh? Makes sense! Thanks for teaching me that! *Thumbsupl*
Kee ponw ritin gon, FW, and welcome to WdC! If you like to write, then you're going to love it here!
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Review by Angus
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hi, Odessa!
This is a cool little story for a 400 word flash fiction piece.
A planet inhabited only by plant life? *Thumbsupl* Reminds me of an old Star Trek episode.
You did a nice job with the opening by immediately giving us the setting, and the descriptions were great. I can picture that strange jungle surrounded by colorful and weird vegetation perfectly, and then seeing the poor dude struggling to free himself from his thorny situation.
I’m not sure what hard-core environmentalists would say about this *Laugh*, but you did what you had to do!
‘every slight movement carving another notch in his skin’ (nice!)
Well done, Odessa!
Kee ponw ritin gon, I hope to see you in the contest more often, and have a fantastic day!

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Review of The Nerds Revenge  
Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (4.0)
*CakeB* HAPPY WDC ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY FROM "Anniversary Reviews" *CakeP*

Howdy, Paul, and happy belated 3rd 'birthday' on here!
This is kind of weird, but I like the humor you put into it. I don't want to start some man/woman fight thing if a female reads this, but you did a nice job here of portraying how some women are.
Writing this all in dialogue was a good idea, I think. It made the conversation feel rushed between Greg and Jillian, and perhaps it was supposed to be, but it took me a minute to let some of it sink it when it came to the rock and how Aliyah played into all this.
And with the ending a little ambiguous like that, I'm still not sure what happened/happens...
Anyway, not bad, from what I got from of it!
Kee ponw ritin gon, my friend, and may you have many more wonderful 'birthdays' on WdC!

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Review of Interpretation  
Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi, Trailerpark!
This is pretty good, and I can see why it won the contest. Congratulations!
I like the way you told this, and having the good doctor Sabian arrested for doing exactly what he claimed was mere speculation by those well known psychiatrists was about as ironic as it gets. But to then have Emily decide take his place?
Now I'm a little confused? Are her intentions well meant? Or does she have other plans? Seems to me there's two way she can go...
Great spelling and grammar (you really did sound like a psychiatrist!), but I did see one niggle:
"What do you think the dreams mean, Emily?" He asked dismissively. (he--speech tag niggle-there's a few other in this--I'll leave you a link to a short article on speech tags if you want to check it out)
Otherwise, great job!

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Review by Angus
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Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
Hi, Prosperous Snow!
You probably know I love Halloween and anything about Halloween, so it was a real treat to find this on a Random Read & Review!
It's a little simple, but that's what I like about it. It's short and to the point, and even though I'm no expert on poetry, the stanzas seemed to rhyme good enough for me.
What's more is that he's not just any scary pumpkin. This guy's on a mission to find 'humans wearing disguises' and 'consuming their brains' to 'avenge the Jack o' Lantern's pains'.
Excellent! *Smirk2*
Kee ponw ritin gon, Prosperous Snow! Thanks for sharing this, and have a wonderful evening and a fantastic new decade!
PS-I just noticed you joined WdC on Halloween, 2002! RIGHT ON!!!

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Review by Angus
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Rated: 13+ | (4.0)
*BalloonR* Welcome to WDC from "Newbie Welcome Wagon" ! *BalloonR*

Hello there, Dagtar.
This isn't bad for one of your first pieces on here. It's certainly different, anyway.
I like the idea of The Woman in the Machine being a controlled object who's sadly stuck in a continuous loop, even it IS her favorite memory, but who would want to relive that over and over and over? To me, that would be just as terrible as having to relive my WORST memory over and over.
One thing about this was it was little hard to follow. And you did a lot more telling than showing, too. Please don't think I'm criticizing this! I like the concept, but it was just the way it was told that needs a little help. And just like everyone else on this site, we're all here to help each other become better writers!
I did like how you brought the story full circle (I think) by having Lithia and a new(?) Woman in the Machine start the loop all over again at the end of the story! There's some serious irony in that, as well as some nice thinking outside of the box!
Overall, good job.
Here's that link to Telling vs. Showing if you're interested: ""Telling" Vs. "Showing" - Part 1" 
Kee ponw ritin gon, Dagtar! Thanks for entering the contest, and welcome to WdC! If you like to write, then you're going to love it here!
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Review by Angus
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Howdy, Rinsoxy!
This is great! I love the idea of your offspring making clones of you to help you, but eight? Seriously? And then to find out they were hybrid human and canine clones?
This has a serious flavor of George Langelaan's The fly (originally published in the June issue of Playboy magazine in 1957, believe it or not!).
I also enjoyed how you brought it full circle by revising your mistake comment! Yeah, gotta keep those security codes secret! *Laugh*
Great job, my friend! Flawless spelling and grammar, and nice us of the prompt phrase.
Kee ponw ritin gon, thanks for the chuckles, and have a fantastic evening/tomorrow!

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Review of Complex Numbers  
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Review by Angus
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Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
Hello, Robert!
This is an interesting question, and I'm glad you asked it.
Oddly enough, I don't and never have used any family of friend's names in my stories, nor have I have used past personal experiences or any of my friends' (at least that I consciously know of, anyway). Maybe it's a superstition I made up in my own head, but I think it would put bad mojo on them if I used a name of my family or a friend, especially since I usually write horror.
Have I ever used an enemy's name in one of my stories? I'll plead the 5th to that...*Smirk2*
I do agree though that using a 'souvenir' of our past would be helpful in certain situations.
Another great blog post, Robert!
Kee ponw ritin gon, thanks for sharing this, and have a great day!

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Review by Angus
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Bon jour, Ray!
Good to see you entering the contest again!
This is pretty good, and it’s sad that even in this day and age horror like this still happens, believe it or not! I can’t prove it, of course, but I’d bet my bottom dollar it does!
You did a nice of showing what people in asylums go through, and not just with themselves, but having to deal with their fellow patients as well. And I’m sure having to take those ‘God-know-what’ pills is a nightmare in itself!
Depending on the severity of their mental illness, I think some people come out of asylums crazier than they were when they went in!
The ending was a little predictable, but I still enjoyed the spin you put on it with the organ ‘donations’! *Smirk2*
Comments and suggestions:
'I shuddered, an insect beneath her microscope.’ (nice metaphor!)
“any new scars tomorrow(,) Will, I would hate to put you in restraints."
"Well, it is a hospital(.)" I said carefully. (comma)
‘Eventually, I fell into an dreamless sleep.’ (a)
Otherwise, nice job!
Kee ponw ritin gon, Ray! Thanks for sharing this, good luck in the contest, and have a really far out day/week/year!
PS-I hope you enter the contest more! The ‘regulars’ need more competition!

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Review of The Test  
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hello there, Drake!
This is a nice feel good story with a happy ending, and it's serves as sort of a moral for people who have learning problems as well the elderly folks.
You did a good job of showing Quincy's desperation as he took this 'test of his life', and the spelling and grammar was good too, sans a few speech tag niggles.
HOWEVER, you didn't use the prompt phrase, 'Where am I?' in this!
“I really need to pass this test(.)” Quincy thought to himself...' (speech tag niggle-should be a comma-there's a few other spot in here that should also be commas-I'll leave a link to speech tags if you want to check out a brief article on them)

https://writersbeat.com/speech-tags-t16297.html

Kee ponw ritin gon, my friend! Thanks for sharing this, and I hope you get that prompt phrase in your story somewhere before the judging tonight!

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Rated: E | (4.5)
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Greetings, Con!
I thought this was a pretty nice and well written story about your childhood and growing up on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada. It's a little short, but I like your sense of humor and attitude! It's also a little nostalgic, and I can see that it in your writing.
Your mother was an intelligible and wise one, having used those white feathers to keep Norma off those cellar stairs and other dangerous places.
I really enjoyed this, Con! I'm probably going to read and review some of your other pieces soon!
By the way, I looked at your picture, and you look amazing for 93 years! *Shock*
Oh, and by the way again *Laugh*, my late father was born in Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan on June 13th, 1922!
Keep on writing on, my friend, and welcome to WdC! If you like to write (and judging from your port intro you do!), then you're going to love it here!
PS-You might want to get your bioblock (biography) set up so we can know a little something more about you (hobbies, favorite books/authors, likes/dislikes, etc.), but that's up to you, of course.
PSS-And since you’re new here, perhaps you’d like to check out "Noticing Newbies"  and introduce yourself to the rest of the community if you haven’t already.

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Review of Why in the World?  
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Good day, Joto-Kai!
I'm not as religious as I once was (I was/am a baptized and confirmed Christian), but I still do 'believe', so I thought this was a pretty good piece not only on our own existence, but His as well and why he created the cosmos.
The idea of you simply meeting Him in a booth in a garden restaurant and buying you some cantaloupe might sound a bit odd, but He has appeared in a lot of stranger places (Yes, I know this was a dream!). There's a lot of different theories rolling around about why He does what he does and did what He did, and allowing the people to enjoy his other creations is indeed a good enough reason as any.
I think it would be pretty darn boring creating all those cosmos and then not having anything to watch or do with them! It would be like buying a little girl a doll house with out any dolls!
Well done, Joto-Kai!
Kee ponw ritin gon, thanks for sharing this, and have a super great day/evening/tomorrow!

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