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Hi Welcheren,

Glad to see you share your work here. I enjoyed the dialogue quite a lot and I had trouble understanding one of the non dialogue paragraphs, but I understand from the conversation...

Thanks a ton for reading it. You're too kind with words. I'm glad you liked it.

Yeah, the members are allowed to vote. But we need to have a minimum of 100 comments to do that. Anyways, I think...

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate the time you took to reply again. :) I'll try to incorporate your advises. Grateful for it.

Hi Virgil,
Thanks for taking the time to read and critique on this. I'll try and put in more efforts in character development next time. I'm glad though that you liked the writing.




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It really wasnt about the money. Any kind of acknowledgement would have done. Even a simple, 'Sorry we can't pay you this time.' would've been much better than this silence.

I do. I try to put up all my stories there.
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Thanks a ton Sancho. Really appreciate your response. Yes, you are more or less correct with the plot of the story. And I agree with your, 'show dont tell' philosophy. I consciously make an effort to...

My story 'Happy Endings' was one of the 3 stories tied with the others. I can say for myself that at least I did not get the prize money. There hasnt been even any kind of announcement if all 3 were...

I'd just like to add that this contest was one of the first things to motivate me to write and continued to do so. Initially the prize money was an impetus but then I did it mostly for the detailed...

Hi Snowqueen.

The issue with opening is a recurring complaint and I'll try and see how I can improve upon it. I'm glad you liked the rest of it though.

Thanks for reading it and for the...

Thank you for reading the story and the critique. Your criticism about the opening is really valid and is something that everyone on this thread has commented about. I'll definitely take care of it....

Thanks for reading the story. I'm glad you liked it. The idea behind saccharine filled beginning was to show a very happy family. And when we see happy memories from the past, I believe we have a...

Note: I had posted this story in the 2015 Annual Short Story Competition and it tied up in the finals. Since there hasnt been any update on this for a long time now, I thought it's safe to share it...

I have no clue either. No resolution for last year's tie either. Acually, I havent seen Scher online for some time. I hope she's ok.

Can we consider the contest ended now?

Television : Another name for one-time seers. Because they can only tell-a-vision.


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6 each. A 3-way tie. This is probably the closest I have ever seen this contest go. :D

When does the voting for finals begin?

I feel that one of the major reasons for fewer votes is that a lot of people don't know about it. A site wide notification at the top of home page might help, something similar to the notification...

As I progressed with the story, I realized 2000 words is way too less for this one. I definitely hope to expand on this.



Couldn't agree more. This is only the second story I've written in my 4...

Firstly, thanks a lot for reading the story and commenting on it. I'm really glad and relieved that you thought it was well written for the same reasons I specified in the earlier reply.



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Thanks YesNo and DATo for reading and commenting on it. I can't tell you how relieved and and glad I'm that you guys liked it. Yes, I put this story up as a contest submission. Now, I don't really do...

I submitted this to the Short Story competition. I appreciate all kinds of feedback. Tear this story apart if you like. It's okay as long as the criticism is constructive.

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Today while discussing vegetarianism with a friend, I got the weirdest (and something that just feels outright stupid) counter argument. I'll just quote the communication as is. Pardon the grammar...

I'll also like to point out that I have largely been absent from the forum for the last couple of years. I got too busy with my college. So someone might think I don't have the right to complaint....