No. Never give up the truth! I think men just don‘t see why you‘re asking these questions. They‘ve been in a patriarchal world for too long. We still need a lot of dialogue with men so they start asking the same questions. Yes, it might mean that you‘re a poet for women for the next few years. But we need that! And by ‘we‘ I mean all of us. Hope…[Read more]

Hi Jane, acrostic and ekphrastic – double take on the prompt. Well done! It’s a lovely painting and your poem does it justice. Or the other way round? I think both poem and painting complement each other. Well done!

Hi Nina, there’s no need for a picture here – you paint it marvelously with your words. Really well done.

Hi Christian, what an excellent poem. I don’t know anything about Bacon’s painting but your poem has me right there on the spot. Well done.

Wow, acrostic and ekphrastic! Great cross-over of forms. Your picture drew me right in and I think your poem is just as mesmerizing.

You make some excellent points here! It does make you wonder why men rally for liberty…and now I would really love to hear Mr. Delacroix’s answers to your questions..(chuckle). I can see him squirming. Great poem with great content!

oh boy, what a haunting story! It feels like it’s the beginning of a longer story. I really want to know how Maya battles her ghosts. I think you told your story well. In the beginning, though, I wished for a longer word count. You were telling me about Maya’s trouble with sleeping, I think I would have loved to witness such a night. Thanks for your story!

Hi Becky, I really like how you’re showing us what’s inside Maisie’s head. Especially the counting right before calling someone shows that this is quite an obstacle for her. I was somehow reminded of the TV-series “Monk” 😊 . The scenes themselves are great and seem rather polished. When you talk about how lonely Maisie is it might be a good idea…[Read more]

Hi Patti, I’ve enjoyed last week’s scene so much that I just had to come back and I was not disappointed. I like the exchange between Christine and Sheila, it was full of warmth and understanding. To contrast it with the reality of Sasha was great because you’re upping the tension again and now I can’t wait to find out what happens next week!

HI Hanna, this is such an interesting scene. The way Jane tries to reexamine her memories of the apartment tells me she has doen this before. I wonder if she’ll do it again and come up with an unexpected detail? Especially after that quote fromMark ou mentioned. Somehow I feel someone is trying to trick her memory… I really like this sentence:…[Read more]

Hi Hanri,
this is one beautiful love scene. Just perfect. I have nothing to add! 🙂

Hi Nina, finally Annie gets to say that she’S pregnant! We’ve all been waiting for this one. I was surprised that Annie told the whole family all at once, I thought she might want to tell Jack in private. This whole scene is wonderful, it has a few sentences in it that are like gems. This here is one of them: “That smile that told her everything…[Read more]

What an interesting story! and the ending calls for a sequel, I think. If things aren’t as permnent as we think, then I wonder if the contract with the dark prince will be…please write a sequel and show us how Kirsten gets out of that one!

This is so funny! Poor Tamsin – she really should not ever style her hair like Beeker ever again. I like the way you tell your story. You up the tension at the end of the first part with short sentences and Tamsin’s frantic search. Then the flashback with the Italian police – thank you for the translations! I did not see the end coming. So funny.

I’ve really enjoyed your story but wished for a higher word count. The way you’ve introduced us to the world of an autistic artist was very well done, very realistic at that. There were some points in the story where you glossed over and that’s where I wished for more detail. For example: why did Live choose new materials if the messiness made her…[Read more]

Hi Patty, I haven’t read your scenes in a while but I felt right at home again. I like the way you tell your story. How interesting that the FBI finally believes Christine and is willing to work with her. I read Graham’s comment – I think the FBI could also work with Christine because they are desperate to get a lead on the case. If then Reynolds…[Read more]

Hi Hanri, sorry I’m a bit late in commenting. Can we all please have a Daniel as a coach? I love the way he’s seeing right through Rebecca and helping her. I just hope he is as good as he seems! But since he apologized so honestly about the choice of the restaurant…. I am glad to see Daniel on Rebecca’s side. Whereas frank Ehrlich made an…[Read more]