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for entry "Puns of the Year" 
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
I loved this. How can you have such a wonderful sense of humor when I am so angry? Are you always this nice? Thanks for putting a smile on my face. This was a wonderful change from the ranting and raving in my journal. Stay safe and thanks for the smile.

Kat
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Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (5.0)
What a beautiful tribute to a caring compassionate nurse, I am sure she made such a difference in all her patients' lives. As a retired RN, my primary care and breast care specialist are both CNPs. I have met many caring male and female MDs but have always felt CNPs are more compassionate, diligent and listen more closely to their patients. The difference is a love for nursing, your 1st allegiance is to the patient. This is a lovely read. I am sorry you lost both your friend and health professional. Taking good care of yourself is a tribute to her. Working on a Women's Unit for 20 years, I always preferred working with women. There is a special bond between women. Stay safe. Congrats on your win and thanks for the wonderful read. I will check your port out.

Kat
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Review of Father  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
A very emotional read with disturbing images that come to life. So many broken people in this world. I am not sure whether this is fiction or not. If it is fiction, you really put yourself into the feelings of someone suffering from this type of life. This something I know about personally since we have a lot of alcoholism in our family.
I really loved the last stanza:
Hiding my child's eyes.
Tears;
They were cold,
Bitterly cold.
Your intoxication-
took my everything.
My everything was you.

You are a very talented writer, keep writing. Stay safe.

Kat
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Review of Tales to Tell  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
I love the humor in this short dialogue entry. You have done a great job of creating a ghostly humorous story. Best of luck in winning. Stay safe and have a fun Halloween! Ghosts can be the best friends you can have after all.

Kat
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Review of Treasure Chest  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (5.0)
Beautiful imagery, I can visualize this and that is the secret to a talented writer. I love the photo you have painted with your words. The ocean is such a beautiful place, so calm and peaceful until it is not and then it has a life of its own. If you have ever snorkeled, you know how wonderful it is. We kept up two salt water aquariums full of fish and corals for many years but they are expensive to maintain. I am glad I have the photos-the algae colors alone are lovely plus the different corals. A land of magic that has its own stories to tell-you have accomplished that. Keep writing.

Kat
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Review of The Special One  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (5.0)
Your lady must be very special to inspire such a lovely poem. A beautiful piece that flows with elegance, rich with imagery. Keep writing. You are about the same age as my sons. I took my oldest, born in 1973, to see Pink Floyd when he was 15 and Springsteen was his 2nd concert, then U2 and Paul McCartney. He was spoiled early on. We still go together occasionally-he saw Roger Water's The Wall in London a couple of years ago. Stay safe.

Kat
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Review of I wonder...  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.5)
This was a very sweet story. You set the plot very well with the missing materials and the characters speaking to one another. I felt like I was reading a Jane Austin book. It is difficult to write in a genre that isn't familiar. I usually don't read this type of literature but I enjoyed this. My work is actually all over the place but I haven't ever written something like this. I admire you for taking on a Downton Abbey type story. It was well written and I love the ending. Anyone that has had a pregnant dog might have guessed but I was surprised. Stay safe and creative.
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Review of I Am  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (5.0)
Any comments are only my personal ideas and meant as suggestions.

My overall impression: I think you have read my mind-my feelings are very similar and you stated these very creatively. You are a very good writer and I am impressed with your honesty.


What I liked most: Human beings are full of contradictions and you voiced that. I know very few people who don't ride scales up and down with conflicted feelings. You are not alone. I really liked the following:
Wanting to find peace...
With no idea where to look

Often misunderstood...
Even by myself

Trying hard to be a better human being
Yet I despise our species immensely





Suggestions for change: None




This writing made me feel: I could identify with your emotions and you have written a really good piece.



Always make the time to write. Your characters will speak to you, if you take the time to listen.
Keep writing!

Kat



In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (5.0)
Wow! You just blew me away with this one. Talk about a wonderful smorgasbord of honesty, politics, our world, passion, protest etc. It is a perfect piece of poetry (Blitz) that I have never heard of. I write poetry but am too lazy to study about it. Now this is poetry to admire. A beautiful talented write. Maybe I will try this. Love the last 6 lines. Stay safe and creative.

Kat
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Review of TAZ Got Lost!  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.5)
Wives do come in real handy, don't they? This sounds like something that happens in our home once a week. I love stories I can relate to. We also have a Persian cat named Taz named after a plantation in LA. He came from a cattery in LA. His pix is on my port opening. Thanks for another wonderful read. Have a great weekend.

Kat
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Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: ASR | (5.0)
What a wonderful funny read, loved it. I found you on the Newsreed mainly because you are reading the same book I am, "Caste". I am learning so much and thought I have to go see what this guy's port is all about, turns out we are both senior citizens and think a lot alike. You have a great way with dialogue that I wish I could accomplish. Thanks for the great read and an excellent book that you have to constantly say, "She is so right" and "I never thought about it that way". It should be a requirement for all schools. Stay safe and visit my port sometime.

Kat
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Review of Curiosity  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.5)
Thanks for another lovely read. This is so true, if it wasn't for curiosity we would not learn. The lessons it brings are worth the adventures we go on to satisfy that itch in our brains. Of course, it isn't always an easy answer. I think of all successful products, medications, even going into the past with new procedures and tools to find new discoveries. I don't want to depart this earth because I want to see what awaits in the future. I don't see our future as negative, I see it as another mountain to climb to find answers. Life is a wondrous adventure. You are a talented writer. Stay safe.

Kat
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Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Any comments are only my personal ideas and meant as suggestions.

My overall impression: I love this and can't think of a better time to share it. This is a reminder of all the people that thought they were safe in their cocooned lives. Well Covid 19 doesn't seem to care about money, political, affiliation, who you know etc. It will be a long road and you and I might not be here but this world is headed for a revolution that it has needed. Love is the answer and brotherhood.


What I liked most: The last stanza is wonderful:

No hell below, no heaven above.

So leave the world with only love.

The only gift we all can give

makes this a better place to live.



Suggestions for change:None




This writing made me feel: It is truly the fight for the right in life that gives us meaning. To know that you lived trying to make the world a better place. This piece flows and rhymes, you are so talented and I agree with all of it. Stay safe and creative.



Always make the time to write. Your characters will speak to you, if you take the time to listen.
Keep writing!

Kat



In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Review of Too Old  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.5)
Any comments are only my personal ideas and meant as suggestions.

My overall impression: They say getting old isn't for sissies and you have shown us how true that is. You gave an honest insight into the issues of aging. This poem flows well and has a nice rhythm. Your word choices are excellent and make this easy to feel emotions of frustration, anger, fear but great determination.


What I liked most: I love the way you ended this on a note of hope.
I can't do it over and don't want to.
But I can hold up my hard history,
To school survival in a scary world,
To give my family reassurance,
Like grandma's gracious comforter,
And love others as God loves us all.





Suggestions for change:None




This writing made me feel: I think about death often these days, mostly due to the Covid situation since I am in a high risk category-my age and not as active as I was due to dystonia. I feel more hopeful than the tone of this poem although I love the brute honesty of it. You are a very talented writer. Good luck and stay safe.



Always make the time to write. Your characters will speak to you, if you take the time to listen.
Keep writing!

Kat



In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Review of Aloneness  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (5.0)
This is so very true. Unless you find a deserted island, it is almost impossible to shut this world out. Being alone is needed to recharge our batteries and empty our minds of useless chatter, to get in touch with whatever we consider a higher power or our consciousness. I think you did a beautiful job of getting this across. You are a gifted writer. We all face peace and silence when our physical life ends-what serenity that will bring!

I love the ending.
As nature abhors a vacuum.
So the world abhors aloneness.

Stay safe,
Kat
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Review of Veterans Day  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.5)
Any comments are only my personal ideas and meant as suggestions.

My overall impression: An emotional tour de force that brought tears to my eyes. You bring your characters to life without getting into the weeds with a lot of unnecessary details. I could picture each scene in my mind.


What I liked most: I realise you are a veteran. Thanks for your service. I have 2 sons that are retired Army but they are younger. My Dad fought in WW2 and was overseas for 3 years, my boyfriend was in Vietnam. All US Army-so very proud of all. You write very well. I loved this entire story and it is so true to life.




Suggestions for change: None




This writing made me feel: Very emotional. So happy to know that there was no difference in care for a civilian, reminds me of how we are need to treat each equally today. Need to stop going to our corners and start speaking to each other again. Thanks for the read. Be safe and creative.



Always make the time to write. Your characters will speak to you, if you take the time to listen.
Keep writing!

Kat



In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.0)
This is a sweet story of a funny, warm memory. You bring the scene to life along with the two main characters and your dog. It was a fun read for me on a rainy day when the TV is just irritating and I can't get into a new book. Thanks for sharing this lovely story. Stay safe and creative.

Kat
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Review of Noah's Ark  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
Any comments are only my personal ideas and meant as suggestions.

My overall impression: You are a wonderfully talented writer. One that can tell a story that drains the reader so they feel like shriveling up inside. I found myself saying, 'Kathie, you are so fortunate yet you complain so much'.


What I liked most: You brought this mothers' agony to life. I could feel how empty she had become with no light in her life. I like that you ended this on a note of hope, she let go of her pent up guilt. I can't imagine what losing a child is like. As an RN, I watched parents of stillborn babies or pregnancies that had to be terminated because the baby had died in utero. So sad and their life hadn't started but to the Moms that carried them they knew that baby already. It isn't unusual for a marriage to read up over this.




Suggestions for change:None




This writing made me feel: I guess I have said everything. I will be back to your port again. Keep writing.



Always make the time to write. Your characters will speak to you, if you take the time to listen.
Keep writing!

Kat



In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.0)
I love this poem and the message it sends. It is timely and I like the idea of how we appreciate life more when we hear of tragedies. We have to have something to judge our own quality of life by. This is a deep personal subject and one we will never agree on. Even if we can agree on the fact that we are all equal as far as who we love and our diversity. It is still very difficult to compare a 80 year old that dies of natural causes like heart failure and a two year old that is beaten to death. I like the question and the thoughts and this flows well and rhymes. It is a good read and I agree with you. There are some things we have no control over so we do the best we can each day. Keep writing and stay safe.

Kat
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Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (5.0)
Any comments are only my personal ideas and meant as suggestions.

My overall impression: I am glad that you were able to get this written down so honestly and with so much emotion. I hope you are keeping a journal. You are bound to be very angry and that anger can either cripple or help both of you. This is such a personal insight in to what you are feeling.


What I liked most: I loved the honesty in this piece. Your pain is very real and this stroke isn't fair and it is a huge change in your life in so many ways. You are a talented writer also.




Suggestions for change:None




This writing made me feel: I hear the anger and frustration in your written voice. I worked a Rehab Unit as an RN for 10 week ( have been a RN for over 20 years though in a hospital) and I want to encourage you to join a support group. You will find so many resources on the Internet. Go to the NINDS website. It will show you the resources available. Hope your husband is in a good Rehab program for CVA patients. It should include his physicians, therapists (physical, occupational, speech etc.) also social workers and RNs plus the family. With the right resources, he can learn to overcome deficits. I know it doesn't seem like it now but it will get better. It becomes a new normal. Write everything down, all the tips and discuss everything with your husband. He has a lot of hard work ahead and knowing you are with him will help. All right, I will take my RN cap off. Take really good care of yourself. Best of luck and healing thoughts to both of you. Keep writing.



Always make the time to write. Your characters will speak to you, if you take the time to listen.
Keep writing!

Kat



In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Review of Into the light  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.0)
Any comments are only my personal ideas and meant as suggestions.

My overall impression: I really loved this poem with it's down to earth language about how life puts doors in our path to open for better choices. We don't all start the same way in life. I get so very tired of hearing people say we do. But there are roads that we can seek if they are put in our path.


What I liked most: This piece flows well. I love the story it tells of not having a home and then someone opened a door for you to find a better way to live.




Suggestions for change: There are a couple of grammar errors, nothing major and maybe they were there for a reason.


This writing made me feel: I love honesty and this is full of reality. I know I was born with advantages others don't have and I am grateful. Just being born to parents that want you is a wonderful beginning and being healthy. But it is up to you to pay that forward by living a life that means something, doing for others. Teaching your children to do that. Thanks for the good read, keep writing.



Always make the time to write. Your characters will speak to you, if you take the time to listen.
Keep writing!

Kat



In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Review of Life Moments  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: ASR | (4.5)
Any comments are only my personal ideas and meant as suggestions.

My overall impression: Wonderful story that touched my heart. On the road of life we often change course and forget about who we were to each other. This story is the about that and told very well. It is a unique excellent idea, the savings book. I read it twice and it became very personal for me. How we sometimes regret decisions made during the craziness of our lives.


What I liked most: I love that you gave the reader something important to consider. No one realizes the effects of a divorce until after it happens. I love the way this ended and the lessons taken away. Your characters are believable and so is the situation and dialogue.




Suggestions for change: None




This writing made me feel: I remembered my own divorce after 20 years together. That was a long time ago and not impulsive but still so painful for so many besides just me. We tried to repair it quite a few times-was not to be. I remarried and am happy. I look at my life as having had 2 wonderful marriages. It is always a roller coaster and a marathon but usually worth the effort and satisfaction. Thanks for the good read. You are so talented. Stay safe and creative.



Always make the time to write. Your characters will speak to you, if you take the time to listen.
Keep writing!

Kat



In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Review of PIGEONHOLED  
Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: 18+ | (4.0)
Any comments are only my personal ideas and meant as suggestions.

My overall impression: I absolutely loved this short funny story. You brought your characters to life and managed to tell quite a story in less than 700 words. I enjoyed the common problem of the prostate and typical reaction of an employer. A genius idea was having your character on a ledge trying -to get to a bathroom. The sweetness of caring about the egg and the idea of urinating right there was a great solution. You are a problem solver.


What I liked most: I guess I answered that. The entire piece was funny and also very human-the kind of thing we can all relate to.




Suggestions for change: I have a couple of suggestions-you might want to space this out more just for presentation's sake. You have a couple of punctuation and grammar errors that you would probably catch going back over it.




This writing made me feel: Like I was right there watching the whole scene play out, wondering how it would end. I found your port because I loved the 3 words you used for the waterfalls. The elegance spoke to me. I see we are the same age. I will be back to read more. Visit my port sometime-a lot of poetry and short stories. I am not great at comedy but there is one short one about a frog that is funny. Most of my stuff is more serious and dramatic. You are talented. Stay safe and creative.





Always make the time to write. Your characters will speak to you, if you take the time to listen.
Keep writing!

Kat



In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.5)
Excellent poem that stirs the senses. I can visualize the despair and pain of a once bustling town and now destruction. We have a lot of anger in America right now and many dark forces involved in our country. Sometimes optimism is hard but I believe it is like all change forward, it will come with a price. Just hope cooler heads prevail. This is a powerful piece that deeply affected me. Stay safe.

Kat
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Review by Redtowrite
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.5)
I love this poem with all the messages it brings to the surface. It flows beautifully and there is a story and lesson in each stanza if you take the time to reflect on it. It reminds me of the Springsteen song "57 Channels and Nothing On". We spend so much of our time watching the world go by and listening to talking heads. How much there is to feel, see and learn if we just tune in to our world and live a present life. Reality is hard to digest but some people must actually struggle with pain, empty pockets, and brutality by the powers that be. Others hide in their home and watch the world go by, complaining on Facebook. Thanks for the excellent read. I love writing that make me think and feel. Stay safe and creative.

Kat
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