Hey there, Jay O'Toole! I thought I'd drop by with an Account Anniversary review for you...
...and, hello right back at you! It's different, but nice, to see your words "at home" versus in the JOTtings that regularly appear in the Newsfeed. I like the rhyme and rhythm you chose for your "howdy", as well as your message that poetry can tell a tale, but there's a place for prose, too.
Famous (almost) last words, indeed! I don't think I ever used an umbrella, or even a sheet or pillowcase, but I'll cop to having gone from rooftop to Ground Zero more than once. Just as in your tale, many stories featuring some similar scenario feature one voice of reason who, more often than not, is ignored. In my case, the other voice was my younger brother, whose only query was, "Who goes first?" At least you let your Mike off easy, with what appears to be a mild injury to only one leg.
Greetings, LdyPhoenix! I thought I would drop by with an Account Anniversary review for you.
Your story of a young man smitten with a young woman, but unable to verbally express himself, certainly struck a chord with me; sharing the same name didn't hurt, either. I was never good at expressing myself with girls, and absolutely wimped out at any number of opportunities to advance the few relationships I attempted... until the last one (thank goodness ).
I like how you set each little scene, showing the passage of time and the sameness of Mikey's response to a chance to say something meaningful to Katie, and I'm glad you finally used his son's wedding speech to give him the courage to take that next step.
Comment: We know that Michael was divorced, but we don't know why Katie and her daughter were alone. Divorced? Widowed? Something else? It's no big deal, but it's a question.
Hey there, two of four! I thought I'd drop by with an Account Anniversary review for you.
Your story reminds me a bit of episodes of that TV series, "The Ghost Whisperer", even though George is talking directly to Alice, rather than through a third party. It's too bad Alice kept interrupting him, so that he could explain why everything would be alright (life insurance, Workman's Comp., whatever), but it's nice you gave him a chance to tell her he loved her one last time.
If such a thing were possible - if a ghost really could interact with the living for a limited time - then this scenario would be completely plausible, expected even, given George's love for his wife.
Thanks for sharing this supernatural love story with us.
Hey there, AliceLvs2Write! I thought I'd drop by with an Account Anniversary review for you.
Your hope that an eventual reader could relate to your tale has been granted! I'm not overly fond of washing my hair, either, mostly because it gets oily enough fast enough to make it a pain. Fortunately, the pain is reduced by the fact that, unlike your tresses, my hair is normally short enough that a few minutes spent bending over the kitchen sink is sufficient to reduce the follicle-based oil slick to a few random patches.
Were I to somehow allow my hair to approach a length capable of being styled, I'd undoubtedly also avail myself of the services of a bona fide salon. At any rate, your approach to hair styling seems eminently workable, and I too have a nice collection of well-used baseball caps.
Hi, Irena Horodynska! I thought I'd drop by for an Account Anniversary Review and I found this poem.
I enjoyed reading this love poem. I like the sensations and feelings you described, and the desire both parties felt to keep the shared moment in memory forever. You paint us a picture of true love, of sharing a life - and it's beautiful.
Hello there, AmyJo-Downhill slide begins!! Online Merriam-Webster at the ready, I'm prepared to dive into your latest challenge!
There are definitely more than a few words that, even if not unknown to me, are possessed of a meaning of which I am at least uncertain. Of course, that doesn't include that site favorite: defenestrate. That one has appeared more than once in various Newsfeed posts.
Thanks so much for sharing these cool-sounding and -looking words with us!
Hey there, 🐺Wolfkingdom🏰! I saw your Newsfeed post and, being willing to risk getting fur in my mouth, decided to take a look.
Not the biggest Word Search grid we've seen here, but possibly one of the most difficult in terms of correctly identifying a specific word, seeing as how every last one of them begins with the same five letters. You've created an original puzzle, that's for sure; thanks for sharing it with us!
Hey there, Joy! I'm just dropping by with an Account Anniversary Review for you.
I definitely picked up the vibe of the busy and crowded downtown area of a big city. There was the feeling of masses of people being herded between the lines of the various crosswalks, shadows tinged blue by the sky reflected in mirrored windows, the lies being told by all the storefronts - "Buy here! Buy here! You'll be better for it!" - when all they can deliver is a cover-up to what you already are... And then you spot something that reminds you of your mother, and the years roll back for a time.
This is a wonderful poem detailing the reality that can be observed on a daily basis, if we only take the time. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Hey there, Krista! I found this Word Search via The Hub's Browse By Type and thought I might venture in.
I wasn't raised in the Catholic faith, but my own upbringing - along with a fair amount of reading and more than a few TV shows - have resulted in many of these terms already being familiar to me. It's nice that many of them are used in everyday Catholic life, and cool that some of them point to a specific season or time of year.
Suggestions: SALVATION appears twice in the listing (fortunately, the system strikes both listings through simultaneously), so you may want to remove one of them. Also, I believe the correct spelling is EUCHARIST.
Thanks for sharing this with us, and best of luck with your learning!
Hey there, Krista! I found this Word Search via The Hub's Browse By Type and thought I might venture in.
I wasn't raised in the Catholic faith, but my own upbringing - along with a fair amount of reading and more than a few TV shows - have resulted in many of these terms already being known to me. It's nice that many of them are used in everyday Catholic life, and cool that some of them point to a specific season or time of year.
Suggestion: SALVATION appears twice in the listing (although the system strikes both listings through simultaneously), so you may want to remove one of them.
Thanks for sharing this with us, and best of luck with your learning!
Hey there, staiNed! I found this Word Search via The Hub's Browse By Type and thought I'd venture into the world of manga.
What I know about manga would easily fit into a two-page chapbook. However - that doesn't keep me from appreciating the time you took to assemble this cast of characters and incorporating them into a fine puzzle! You also used compound nouns to good effect, creating a good-sized puzzle for your fellow word searchers.
Hello, Steve M! I'm responding to your Review request.
What a tale of duty, bravery and tragedy! Like the jumper claimed by the Mississippi, I was swept along in the current of your story. Every paragraph added to the story, building the suspense up to the fateful moments of the jumper's arrival and the Seaman's unfortunate trip overboard. The descriptions of the various actions taken by the characters really carried the story along to its bittersweet ending.
Suggestion(s): Formatting-wise, I would suggest three fairly minor things: add two blank lines between the title and the text, add a blank line between paragraphs, and increase the font size to at least 3.5. Each of these tweaks would make your writing more accessible to readers with vision issues, or anyone trying to check out your writing on their phone's little screen.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us, and write on!
Reviews are like a box of chocolates. Take what you like and toss the rest. F. Gimp
Hey there, Amethyst Angel 🌼! I found your latest work via The Hub's Browse By Type and thought I'd check to see if my name made the list.
No surprise - I didn't. However, the list of personages who did make the list represent some truly amazing people. They occupy honored places in history, and not just local history in time and space, but around the world and going back hundreds of years. You've created a truly inspirational Word Search and - to my delight - used compound nouns to have the system create a very large grid. Thanks!
Hey there, Dave Ryan! An analysis of available arrangements argued in favor of attempting this.
Rumor has it you can construct entire sentences in Czech without encountering any vowel, let alone the first one in the alphabet. Most of these are undoubtedly familiar to many of us, but there are a few surprises (e.g. Akasaka, Kanakanak, Wassamassaw). A cool idea, well executed - thanks!
Hey there, Nadnerb! I came across this Word Search via The Hub's Browse By Type tab, so I thought I'd take a chance on it.
While I appreciate your tip in the Brief Description field, diving into the 'Net deep enough to become even barely conversant with the world that's the source of these interesting words, would take more time than I have available. Fortunately, it's not an actual prerequisite for locating their various hiding places within the larger-than-usual grid (my preferred kind). There are more than enough spare letters in the grid to allow a searcher to get lost down many a false trail - well done.
Hey there, G. B. Williams! I thought I'd drop by with an Account Anniversary Review for you.
It's sure a good thing you were on your toes, and that your gut was on guard! Those rascals will try anything to get someone's account information, but you outsmarted them. I could be wrong but I think the last 3 digits of that bogus code may have tipped off your gut. Even if I were positive I was speaking to my actual bank / company, I would have requested a new one just on general principle (not a fan of 'triple 6').
Your phone number list is interesting. Amazing, isn't it, how many 'real' numbers are associated with scam calls? Thanks for sharing this with us!
Hey there, Dave Ryan! I found this puzzle via The Hub's Browse By Type and just had to take a trip up north.
Out of the seemingly endless possibilities, you certainly chose twenty-five great town names! They're long, which leads to a search grid of impressive size. Also, the names are chock full of vowels, which means that finding them in the grid is a serious undertaking - great job!
So many things recommended this puzzle to me: the names are interesting, Scotland is home to both the westernmost and northernmost points in the UK and, of course, it's the ancestral home of one Commander / Captain Montgomery Scott, Chief Engineering Officer [] of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Thanks for sharing this with us! Live long and prosper!
Hello there, C.E. Thieroff! I'm just dropping by with an Account Anniversary review for you.
I like how you contrast the difference between nighttime in the city and out in nature (or, at least, away from the hustle and bustle and skyscrapers). Seeing stars at night is a completely different experience in the city versus away from it, and I like how you bring out the different way feelings are affected.
Favorite line(s): "I am a man alone, bathing in nights beauty." That's my favorite line, but the whole verse creates a very lovely mental image.
Suggestion(s): In the last verse, I believe it should be Man's vs Mans'.
Greetings, Nani - Blessed Indeed! I'm dropping by with an Account Anniversary review for you.
Content: You've given us a military-themed poem extolling the hard duty American soldiers endure every day they're deployed, whether at home or abroad. Viewed from that perspective, this actually applies to every soldier.
Format: I like the flow of your abcb rhyme scheme. I also like the fact that, although the meter for corresponding lines between stanzas isn't exactly the same throughout your poem - meaning the syllable count isn't exactly the same for all five Line 2's, Line 3's or Line 4's - it still reads very well and doesn't cause the reader to 'stumble'.
Favorite line(s): The last line: "He stands forever in harm’s way." That pretty much sums up a soldier's duty and the reason for his/her sacrifice.
Suggestion(s): I have none. This is a wonderful poem just as it is.
Hello there, WakeUpAndLive! I'm dropping by with a WdC Account Anniversary review for you.
Your essay certainly speaks some hard and awful truths. Nearly 1% of of the world's population was directly affected by this horrid disease, and over a million and a half of those lost their lives. The "Spanish Flu" epidemic was far, far worse, but there are only a handful of people still alive from a hundred years ago, and dry statistics - while terrifying - don't carry the same weight as personal testimony.
You're right though: people fought to survive and to defeat the enemy. It's not gone yet, but the world is much better prepared to survive it. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Content: Sam Adams, frequently employed as your protagonist, is in search of a respite from the constant bombardment of noise - white noise, practically, considering how little sense it all made. Self-important persons broadcast their views day and night, until Sam nearly despairs of ever hearing... silence.
Format: You use free verse and alternating stanza lengths to good effect.
Favorite line(s): "The 24/7 babbling words" pretty much exemplify an absence of silence.
Suggestion(s): I have none. I think your poem works as-is.
Hello there, Dave Ryan! I found this Word Search puzzle via The Hub's Browse By Type and conducted myself into this review.
I really love the subject you chose for this puzzle! You've selected some of my favorite composers: Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and RimskyKorsakov to name just a few, and many of the remaining names are (well) known to me and their works, if not by name, are also known to millions (e.g. Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance"). Excellent topic, well-executed!
Hey there, AmyJo-Downhill slide begins!! I saw your Newsfeed post regarding a new Word Search and just had to take a look.
Legal-type terms have the potential to be quite lengthy, and many of the words you selected fit right into that possibility. On top of that, you added some compound nouns that really stretched the boundaries of the search grid. I always enjoy a large puzzle, so this one was a real treat!
Hey there, Kenzie. I saw your post in the Newsfeed and decided to chime in a little.
My wife used to shop at Joann's, mostly for crochet-related items and materials. They're also my second-youngest daughter's go-to store for things like that. She's purchased a sewing machine, fabrics and various storage containers from our closest store. Now she'll have to hope that Walmart or Hobby Lobby can fill the bill. If they don't, well - as you point out - there's always Amazon.
Suggestion: I know this is an article to let people know about the passing of a fine franchise, rather than a contest submission, but I think you meant to type 'shrug' rather than 'shirk' in the last sentence.
Thanks for sharing this with us. Maybe it will prompt a few of your readers to make one last fabric-run, before the doors close for good.
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