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You couldn't have put this more eloquently! I'll sing this appeal any day :)I actually started a thread with almost similar topic a few weeks ago in writers corner trying to raise some discussions on feedback. Authors themselves should now the importance of reviews. Whathappenedtothetextbtw;)? I love that you are such a trooper to encourage us all write more. You are just an amazing person and huuuuge inspiration to me. Thank you!

Realistic and disturbingly beautiful gay themed gang movie: Shank Drag and gay themed, real life based: Soldier's Girl

"It's all good, we got a shirt you can wear," Daniel said as he held it up. As the rest it was black with gold lettering, it read: Some of my Best Friends are Bastards across the front and Bastards Unite across the back.Mr. Thompkins exploded.--> That just about cracked me up! Soo hilarious! Too hilarious for my tired mind. My stomach hurts still...I love standing up for one's ideas, believes and family. Specially family. And yes, knowing your biological heritage is a privilege.

I had actually read this earlier already but forgot to leave any comment. Sorrryyyy! So as a punishmet I reread it.As your official PR agent I'm liking this. This is just a cute story. I love that Dan accepts his friend with all he is, deaf, gay or what ever. And shows it too. Everything wrapped in a normal schoolday. Mittens have a special role in my story too!

This is my third tryout in poet review, so I'll just try to form the thoughts that your poem raised in me.I read it 3 times. First read left me with feeling of loneliness and self claimed recluse.Second read made show me 'I'm scared of being found, that actually some one would care about me'.Third read said, 'I know love, I'm just afraid to face it'. My mind spins around without getting focus on anything - that's how I myself have felt for a while now.I really liked this, and sorry if my review is more about me - about the feelings that I felt with the poem. I have nothing to say about the flow, well except it did it well

Take my advice, do not ask anyone on a date unless you already know him/her! I have some recent bad experiences... Just hang out casually and try to get to know the person. Show interest in him/her and be your wonderful self. Do you have some one special in mind?

Well it is also very constructive to leave verbal reviews to the story. Tell what you like of the story and what might have hit a nerve with you. You can focus on what ever issue you have in heart with it. And if you feel like it's not for every eyes to see, you can always pm. I personally love leaving reviews and reading other people's reviews, and sometimes that is the best part of the reading - giving something back for the author. It is also authors duty to take the reviews and critisism as they come, learn from them and maybe get some boost to write more. Sometimes the critisism is disrespectful or even hateful and that is something I'm still fearing to get. **Knocks the wood**. I'm not saying you have given a bad review and you sertainly have right to your opinnion. And true, online does provide questionable stuff too, and if you feel there is something too disturbing in the story, you can always report it to admins and they can look into it if there is a need for warnings to be placed for the reader. But remember, not everyone shares the same morals, and there really is a place called the gray area.

Hi Daffy106, you have some good points there, like the one about knowing if the story is way old and not actually in active process. But That can be found out many ways, if you have time, will and energy. That is what it comes down to. What I wanted to comment though was the usage of rep points and stars etc. The rep points are amazing as you said. But did you really give minus reps after reading the story? Really? Autsh. That was harsh, considering you just didn't like the authors style. I have only once given a minus rep, and it was in discussions forum, where the member was disrespectful and way out of line. Plus reps I give if I feel someone has done a good job or I agree with what they are saying. I'd never give minus reps for a story though, since it has required time, effort and thought from the author. That is what I respect, no matter how bad the story was. This new system does give members a lot of power! I am interested to see how people use it.

Dragons I love. Just how young is year-eight? Such a tender tale. Enjoyable. Do you have more of these dragon tales?

So they took the original "too sensitive" boy to the world of fairies. It took me some time to figure out the meaning of changling. I liked this story. Where the boy and the girl fading to the wall the chosts? Reall fine, but not the quickie you'd expect!

Hmmm... interesting. I'm bad with poems, this was ugly beautiful, I guess. It doesn't have to pe pretty to exist and stand tall. Just like your bastard boy in the poem. Made any sence?

Taking responsibility for your actions and looking yourself in the mirror every once in a while is so healthy when you are in a relationship. Really important message I think, to be both selfish enough to know what is good for you and not let other people run you over (Rodney) and learning to make compromises the way both can be happy. It's a tricky thing to fallow through in real life. This shorty shows again that you can play with variable themes really well and keep it interesting and still show your signature style. I love the protagonist's voice, so blind to his own faults. And yet so moving in his innocence. I really liked the ending.

I'm not expert with poetry, but I know when I see something beautiful. Tiger, your poem is soo beautiful and in the midway I knew it would have a bittersweet ending like life itself. I'll hold on to this poem in my memory as the first poem I have ever read in GA and the first one in way long time I actually have enjoyed. I will read more poems and stories form you!

How is that kind of business in running still? They are delivers for heaven's sake. Nice to hear this side of the surrogate motherhood, I'd never joke about the nanny thing, lol, must have had you two paps craping in your pants! Sorry. It was a joke from her side, right? A nasty joke, but still a joke, right ?

Oh.... I wish I was there, sounds like you trully had the best time ever! I'm considering possibilities to join the UK meet in august. I'd really love to meet you people! And especially you, Neph! Hope your back is doing better!

I don't see anyone here screaming for the averige lenght. Just follow your own instinct when to end a chapter. If a chappy is forced to end or prolonged somehow, it shows.

Sweet Southern story! I think it was so cute with the names, especially wit Hysterically Grazy, how on earth did you come up with those. Well If I wonder around semeteries in Finland I see names that sound really weird today like Impi Aina Ilona = in English: Virgin Joy Forever".Tad's crush in the photo was really sweet and getting the boy of his dreams to his rock was so heartwarming. His bravery really stands out and I'm really interested to see if it transfers to Andrew too. Love the auntie!I had some troubles following the pov at times when it jumped from first person to third, but I got over it quick.This first chapter was really well organised and works also as independent story. That makes me nervous of what is ahead for the boys, it was just so perfectly wrapped already that I would have wanted to leave it there. Not gonna stop reading! Wanna see what kinda adventures the boyz find themselves! Very good job! Like this!

This is a story that really can't be reviewed. So I'm just gonna say *hugs*. Let's take care of eachother. And learn to see the person next to us. Being invisible isn't magical. Thank you for this story.

Heart of the matter really is, respect others and respect yourself, in both sides of the line. Authors can be the best and the worst critics to other authors.Thanks Comsie for this and other recent "author tools"

Wooot? This was a joke, really? :DDDDDDDDDD"I love you Paula.""It's Peter.""Whatever."lolI love you!!!!!

I'm gonna be really boring and say I wouldn't change a thing. I was holding back to post my aswer to give myself some time to really think about the answer. There are plenty of things I wish I'd done differently or left un done, of mny things. BUT those things I still carry with me, they are the things, moments and people in my life that have helped me to become the me I am know. So, all the scars and hurts I have caused to others, I feel sorry too, but I feel I have learned from those situations too.

This was actually one of the first short stories I have read in a long while and proved to me that a story doesn't have to be long to be emotionaly satisfying. After this i read all Comsie's shorties in a row.

Individual charisma, it's different with every single person. Some appeal to me some don't. It has nothing to do with looks. There are so many things in persons appearance that can be a turn on -or turn off.

Well now that you reminded me of Shakespeare's Buck, I can see his character developing even more. And all names of this story are so pretty! Well, Buck's not a pretty name but it holds the references as you said. Amberly and Kismet, well, sigh...I love open endings, as long as there is promise with the continuity! *grins hapily*

The end is really a puzzle. I like this because it rises up more questions than answers, but I wuold really really like some answers too! The story has am amazing flow in it and being trapped in situations one can not affect must be horrible. And Bucks being so stoic about it is unbelievable. I want more of Buck. Did you know that Kismet is a Finnish chocolate... It is advertised with a phrase "so good, you can't even say it".