AGE:
29
LOC: Cedar Rapids, IA
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: October 14
LOC: Cedar Rapids, IA
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: October 14
I am looking for good feedback for my writing. My writing interests and aspirations include but are not limited to fiction, magazine writing, web comics and comic books, and short stories. About me: I’m a father of three boys. I almost have a degree in Journalism and Art and would love to be published in any way. I hope that my feedback is appreciated and that this website will bear some constructive fruits.
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Wednesdays With Reggie “You carry bottles of Mountain Dew here?” I ask the bartender. “Yeah, but we only use it for the Dew bombs.” “Can I get just like a whole bottle?” “Oops, sorry bud, I need to save these.” “Give me a pitcher of Bud Light.” “Damn” I say spinning in my seat towards Reggie. “No Dew,” he fake frowns. Reggie, my large lon...
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CNA CONFIDENTIAL My new job is growing less new by the shift. It's definitely lost that new job smell, which in this line of work is a good thing. So more aptly, I’ll say, six months as a Certified Nurses Aide is growing less new by the shit. The smell of shit doesn't bother me at all anymore, not that I was that sensitized in the first place, blessed with three young children and a very bad dog. I accepted the smell of ass matter a long time ago, as a b...
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The future of ashes of dead concubines, Sweet valentines, and thine Allow the sweet master to rule and divide Flashin’ light flashin’ The fourth of July Fishin’ and splashin’ My pet porcupine Ashes of ashes of ashes of mine I’ve never committed a crime I’ve never killed a thing but you still lie limp on a dead porch swing But now it’s time To spill my guts And now it’s time for thine For a kick in the nuts It’s the only way you can rule and divide
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I've made it a point to smoke as much as possible since they passed that goddamn law. That fucking ordinance. Fuck you governor. Fuck you, I’m gonna have fun. I’m gonna sop up my last plate lickins of freedom with the hard drinkin’, two-pack a-day-of-non-filters, good-timin’ folk. Unlike you Governor. What? Did Lance peddle over to the capitol and wrap one of his yellow wristbands around your big gubernatorial nuts. Fuck you Lance Armstrong. I got two words for ya. !!!FLASH MOB!!!! That's ri...
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So- the flood was shitty. I'm sorry. The great GOD BLESS CEDAR RAPIDS HISTORIC, DEVASTATING, NATIONALS NEWS GETTING, and PRESIDENT BUSH SUMMONING flood was shitty. It's nice to look back and laugh. Not really, this shit sucks for a lot of people. It would very disrespectful to the situation as a whole to laugh... But we can kinda giggle at the bloopers. I mean, for most the flood was something to watch on TV. No one actually saw the flood because Radio D.J's made fun of people who like to lo...
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I read this three times. I was able to piece together a story but it was all over the place. Kind of rambly. I appreciated the expressionist aspect though. It Just needs more polishing and smudging for that fact. Its like an oil painting that you are pushing around on canvas but haven't gotten pushed o the right place. Nice delayed effect- a washed out black and white water color. The first reference to Dying in November is a little shrill- tone it down or punctuate it more. Speaking it aloud...
don't understand "“Never thought I would say that phrase in this lack of chastity society" Needs more meat to it. If you are going to constantly be cutting away for self-conscious chatter then set that up stronger up front. Make the character full and unflinching. I like the grocery item bit but maybe add what you could possibly put in your cart that would impress the other sex. Good start- needs more work
drop first sentence- like the parts where you lament the pedestrian- unfocused nature of photographs. Some sentences are good ideas that need expanded on like "Someone can be a hundred years old and still be kept forever young, if their photo is cared for." Explain the difference between a worn photo and one that is well cared for. I really like when you start secretly hoping to see this man's photo. Play with the anxiety even more. I love the feel the despair wonderfully in the end. I'm thin...
I think the timeliness is great. Go with the journalistic vibe. Briefly and creatively describe the side effect conditions that Abilify causes. Condense this by picking out the best lines and then reshaping the flow. Right now it is hard to read because the rhyming structure really isn't working for it. To amplify humor, slow down and focus on message instead of flow. The flow can come with final touches.
I think this is very publishable in a book of Christian poetry. It is well structured, clear and tells the story of Judas like a tombstone. Very Grim as is to be associated with Judas. Personally I thought it was too predictable. I would have enjoyed a new take or interpretation of Judas. Even if only a peripheral one. I think the significance of some of the language could be expanded on, for example, "potter's ground," and the city of Gethsemane.
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