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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Pairing opposites by Halimah Aliyu 1 month ago
Your poem is beautiful. I like how you used the prompt. Thank you for sharing.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Two by Annette Deyro 1 month ago
I liked the way you built a relationship through time. The last two lines made me pause, seconds to change the world. Such a short time, but oh so true. Thank you for a lovely poem. I enjoyed it.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Split by Maggie D 1 month ago
I feel like this often. I like the rhythm of your poem. Thank you for sharing.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Why I'm Still Bitter About The Phantom of the Opera by Christine Cover 1 month ago
I can fully understand why the play was ruined for you. If it were me, every time I even thought of going to a play, I would hear his mother whining in my ear No getting away from it either. And then, just when you think it’s okay, something else goes wrong to completely ruin it for you. Well done.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Eldon Dean Returns to New York (Tim Alden, Story 12) by Kathy Sanford 1 month ago
When I was reading, this was playing like a movie in my head. It feels like a part of a much larger story. I expected your mc to be hit with the bat. It was fast paced and kept my attention all the way through. Thank you for sharing.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, How to Save the Universe by Prakhar G 1 month ago
This was great fun to read. I found a few spelling errors, easily fixed. I loved how you showed the description of your characters rather than telling about them. Thank you for sharing.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, The Treasure in Great-Great-Grandma Edna’s Attic by Matt Williams 1 month ago
Delightful. Your characters and scene are so vivid, I felt like I was in the attic with them. I hope there is going to be more. Great job.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Promises And Expectations by NetaQ 1 month, 1 week ago
I love the description you give of sounding out her name. “a tidal wave going through his head” when she ended the relationship is spot on. Your short staccato sentenced show his frustration with his relationships. Thank you for sharing.
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Sandy Menarek wrote a new post, Countdown to Christmas by Sandy Menarek 1 month, 1 week ago
Countdown to Christmas by Sandy Menarek
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Five weeks before Christmas
Decorating, baking, shopping to do
There’s plenty of time
to get it all done.
Four weeks before Christmas
Decorations all over the f […]
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Sandy Menarek wrote a new post, The Magic Broom by Sandy Menarek 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Magic Broom by Sandy Menarek
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Thelma was sitting on the seat of her walker on her sidewalk with a broom in her hand. She had planned to sweep the leaves away when she saw the neighbor girls, Jennie and […]
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Hi Sandy, this reminded me so much of Tom Sawyer tricking Huck Finn into painting his fence for him! I laughed as Thelma sent the girls over to Julia’s house … what a great way to take something that is work and make it into fun, without the girls ever knowing. 🙂 Critical comment: there are some places where your punctuation could help the reader follow along better. As for commas, I believe it is acceptable to use one before “too” or to leave it out – but the key is to be consistent (there may be others who disagree, but I’m basing my comment on what I see as the current trend). I love that you’ve taken a couple of wise old “aunties” and shown us their relevance. Women of a certain age have a way of becoming invisible today. Thank you for sharing – it was a lovely story. 🙂
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Loved the characters and the relationship they shared. I half expected the girls to really fly and the older women to join them. Great story.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Forbidden Places by Sandy Menarek 2 months ago
Thank you for your comments. I’m glad you enjoyed my story.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Forbidden Places by Sandy Menarek 2 months ago
Thank you for your suggestion. I’m so glad you liked it.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Yet by Riana N 2 months ago
This made me laugh and feel your pain at the same time. Thank you.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Struggling, by Mandla Phakathi 2 months ago
I love your poem. The image of mental constipation, and slitting paper with pen, will be with me forever. Thank you.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Sheldon by Jennifer Bozarth 2 months ago
What a great name for a hermit crab. It is such a feel-good piece. Nice work.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Hope by Annette Deyro 2 months ago
Clever. It took me reading the comments to figure out the caps at the end. Love this. Thank you so much for such an inspirational poem.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Area 52, Hobart by Ashton 2 months ago
I thought you did a great job of showing the control and manipulation of the man in the car. You stayed in the present tense throughout the story, which I find difficult to do. Thank you for sharing.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, The Strange Disappearance of Theodore Quenton by Michael Corvo 2 months ago
I liked how you made the light feel warm and familiar, making me think that Theodore was taken to a better life than his solitary sad one after his mother died. Thank you for sharing.
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Sandy Menarek commented on the post, Scouting Report by Preston Nimmons 2 months ago
I liked your comparison of the two wings of the hospital — one felt warm and comfortable, while the other felt cold and uninviting. I also liked how you left us with the doctor not knowing what to do. It seems that this is part of a larger story. Thank you.
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Sandy Menarek wrote a new post, Happy Thanksgiving by Sandy Menarek 2 months ago
Happy Thanksgiving by Sandy Menarek
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How can we be thankful for
A year like 2020?
People we love
Panicking and scared
Yearning for peace
Tears that we shed
Happy times canceled
All wearing masks
No […]
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I wrote on Autumn but right now I am writing an Acrostic poem on Thanksgiving.
I have gotten addicted to this style.Your poem is beautiful.
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This is lovely. I like the focus, and I feel this way often about 2020. I have a lot to be thankful, some directly resulting from everything 2020 brought. And I’m thankful for your poem.
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Hi Sandy
Your work indicates such a high sensitivity to human suffering. And making the acrostic work with so many lines is not at all easy.
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Hi Sandy,
I like the positiveness of your poem, which gives a light towards the end of this grim year. Indeed, happy thanksgiving. -
Great poem Sandy that sums up this year. I am so glad that you took it to a positive note of things that it has taught us and the good that has come from these difficult times.
I liked the rhythm of the piece.
Well done and thanks for sharing.
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This is an introspective thoughtful piece. I love that it is relatable. I love that you repeated ‘decorating, shopping, baking’ – five weeks prior to Christmas and the day before Christmas. This is a living breathing poem…
I think you’ve gotten a glimpse of my life every year. There never ends up being enough time to get it all done does there? I also loved the repeated list of things that had to get done it seemed to emphasize the urgency and the time slipping away.
Hello Sandy,
Oh yes – your poem hits the spot! Why we set ourselves impossible targets I haven’t sussed out. Thanks for sharing and enjoy the day when it comes!
I really like how the you use repetition to emphasize the passage of time. Thank you for sharing 🙂