A pleasant hour Cheri Annemos
I’m Samberine Everose your friend here.
Thank you for your interest in joining the contest "A Great Value of Expressions"
And this is one of the contest’s gifts.
Reviewing one of your piece in your Portfolio.
Please remember that I'm not a professional or an expert in reviewing, anything I say here is just only my humble opinion as a reader. Please try to chew and just ignore it, if doesn’t fit to your taste.
WHAT I THINK ABOUT THE:
TITLE – This is my first time to visit your portfolio, and as I browse those items of yours, This short story got my attention, as I have my first glance on it, it did hook me already.
What enticed me to read and give a review is what I believed and feel about Soul mate.
I read a lot of it, it fascinates me, searching and trying to know from different views and opinions, if this is really true or just only an expression of every writer's creative imagination. And how true is this.
So that’s the thought that enticed me to read your short story, and would like to know what’s on your mind on these two words.
THE BODY –
PLOT – The plot is good, two sweetheart they met, love each other until the end. Yes, That is really one of the definition of Soul mate. You showed here and relate it in your story how it’s mean, that from the word soul which is mean mind and heart, with the word mate or friend, there is a compatibility in emotion and thought, but I don’t know the right time limit, if this is forever or maybe more than forever.
FLOW/SETTINGS – The setting is good also, I think the main character was having a flashback, remembering his love. I just lost in the flow or sequence, it’s just too fast, I mean there is an abrupt the way when you change the sequence/settings of the story.
DIALOGUE – I really loved dialogue, it makes the story moving, because this is the part where you can have a hint about the personality of the characters.
I just noticed that you mentioned more on the names of the character, just like on the first part. You can used pronoun also in mentioning instead of their names, I just found it reiterate and somehow irritating.
LENGTH- The length of the story is good for me, you stated here all the sequence of their life, from the first time they've met, until they engaged, married until the last part of their journey in which the one was being gone already.
IMAGERY- A well balance and properly chosen words can create a good and vivid imagery to the reader. This is the one that fasten me to read and continue until the end, because a good imagery may lead the reader to be a part of the story, to see, to feel the emotions of the characters with their beliefs and opinions.
The created imagery of your short story is good for me, just only the flow, where in I've stated first, maybe you can add some more words that can stimulate the flow or omit some of the words there.
GRAMMAR AND PUNTUATION-
I just found some on the first paragraph
..to share with his Becky on this their 40th anniversary..
To share with his Becky for their 40th anniversary..
…mental notes on what he needed for his anniversary celebration,
..mental notes on what he needed for their anniversary celebration,
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