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4revgreen

The Yellow Sweatshirt

4revgreen · Reviews » Short Story » Realistic, General · 31m ago

Hi Cora, welcome to YWS! Thank you for sharing your work today. This is a very short yet effective piece. Each sentence is given its own line for dramatic effect, ...

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ninamccarragger

The Yellow Sweatshirt

ninamccarragger · Reviews » Short Story » Realistic, General · 2h ago

This poem reminds me of a book I read a while ago, that sometimes grief can actually be your greatest enemy. It tortures you making up scenarios that always go ...

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Tikaya

Loki's Anger

Tikaya · Reviews » Short Story » Other, Fantasy · 3h ago

Ohh I like how these breaks in the sentence gives the story a sort of poetry vibe? Like here: A scream that carried pain and suffering. I do think that ...

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Tikaya

Hi from Kyoto, Japan! | Nice to meet you!

Tikaya · Forums » Welcome Mat · 4h ago

Hia and welcome! I'm really curious why you'd like to go to Brunei of all places xd Hope you're having a great time here :3

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ninamccarragger

Bloomsbury Academy :)

ninamccarragger · Novel / Chapter » Romantic, Fantasy · 4h ago

I have been writing this chapter for a couple of days now. It is a fantasy novel which is set at an academy for people with special abilities.

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When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind