javi2541997

I am also starting to take part in the story discussion. Frankly, all of you guessed my authorship, so it is not worthy to keep silent and not provide...

Thank you so much, mates. :heart: You can't imagine how happy it makes me feel that you liked the story. Since you understood the plot, and you found ...

****** Fantastic! Well, first of all, I really appreciate you taking your time reading my story and giving feedback. Thank you! You left some interest...

It is interesting that no reader at all highlighted the role of music in this story. Remember that the violinist put 'The Nutcracker' on the record pl...

Fine! Thanks for today's lesson. Time to practice writing a draft using both adjectives and adverbs. It sounds interesting. :up:

So, this story is yours! Congratulations, Amity. It is one of my favourites. :smile: You showed a great level of creativity here. I loved how you wrot...

Hello Kazan, I know about Sholokhov, but I haven't read anything from him yet. My parents have a special edition of 'Russian Masters,' and Sholokhov's...

Thanks! I am glad you also have read Alan Watts. I have some other books of him on my shelf that I didn't read yet. I also want to keep reading Russia...

My 2024 reading recap. It was a fruitful year: Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky. The Disoriented, Amin Maalouf. Life Is Elsewhere, Milan Kundera. Mela...

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Thank you, Amity. Your kind words cheered me up. I thought I did better writing regarding my grammar skills. Yet, I am aware that there are a lot of t...

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No; it is just Benkei's Dutch-classic-edgy humour. "The Lark" by javi2541997. "Bulbs in Pots" by Jamal. "Kingdom Come, Inc." by Hanover.

What!? Well, that 'obvious' was a bit painful to my feelings; just joking, jaja. I know you always put a lot of effort into each story, and since it i...

The Authorial Speculation thread will be very puzzled and uncertain this year. Every story is unique and spectacular in its own characteristics. It is...

I was about to post the same yesterday. I am glad that you felt the same, Amity. The story is interesting but a bit complex to follow, yet I think the...

I was in great need of watching a black-and-white film. I think 1940s films were spectacular, so I decided to watch 'Brief Encounter.' -- What a sweet...

First of all, please let me write something that could be interesting to the author. When I read 'The Lark,' I thought, What the hell is a lark? But t...

A Christmas Eve theme story, neat! :up: As @"Jamal" pointed out. It is very nice when a place someone knows—Edinburgh in this case—is settled in the s...

Wow! This will probably be on my favourites list. What a great story. Congratulations, dear author. The first four paragraphs are excellent and perfec...

Bullet Park by John Cheever. It is nice to read about the link between the neighbours of an American suburb. Cheever was a master of describing the my...

Brilliant! A very funny story. It is well written and structured. The author showed big skills in developing characters and a comedy. I also chuckled ...

I don't want to get into a confrontation with you, Amity. This is a very good story. My comment was more related to my own taste. The reading is not i...

Yeah, I was referring to paragraphs. I didn't express myself accurately. Fine. Thanks! Your swiftness in execution reminds me of Japanese excellence. ...

Thanks to you for commenting on my point about format and the use of extra line space. Also, I appreciate the way you just explained it to me and how ...

Exactly. I knew this would happen sooner or after the stories would be posted. I was against using polls for that reason. When a few stories get impor...

I don't want to sound fussy, but I would have liked to see more spaces between the lines. I think using spaces can help the reader to improve his atte...

Two interesting facts about this year's stories: 1) There are two stories whose female characters are called Lily, and they are children (or young), r...

It is a beautiful story. There are a lot of points worthy to point out. First, it is outstanding the originality of this author. Everything starts wit...

In fact, I also perceived the overthinking by the protagonist, as @"Noble Dust" stated. It is well written and evolved. Kudos to the writer on graspin...

I liked the story. It grabs your attention since the beginning, but I missed some aspects: First, I wish the story was a bit longer. The plot is very ...

It turned out to be 15 stories in total at the end! Two lagging writers sent their stories in the last moments -- Ah yes, the inhabitants of Howland I...

Well, I doubt it. Some folks—myself included—see cows as sacred animals. Their milk is like the tears of the angels and as sweet as the lakes of Heave...

If there were cows grazing around on that field and farmers shouting to seagulls, I would think that's Galicia or Cantabria.

Yep. I had to use Hawaii as a time zone reference since Howland Island is an uninhabited zone!https://i.postimg.cc/MpPBhPYn/Screenshot-20241216-103741...

13 stories were submitted in total! What a very nice number, and thanks to the writers for their contribution and to you for handling this activity. :...

I can't see the link of not being kind with conservatism. I guess you might refer to the selfish way of acting that is common in the spectrum of this ...

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The problem with ambiguity is that it depends more on the audience than the author. I use ambiguity when I write haiku, and the more ambiguous the poe...

Your posts are grim and Lovecraftian or maybe Edgar-Allan-Poe-ian, as usual. It would be a shame if you didn't write a short story this time. Your dee...

Good morning, folks! Just one day to go. The most beautiful activity of TPF is already leaving out of the oven. I didn't buy figgy pudding, but I boug...

I do the same, but I type out the story in Microsoft Notes because my dad no longer gives me access to his Word account since I stopped paying the ann...

@"Noble Dust" Congratulations on your Sparrow record Strongheart re-release. I received the notification by email. I am subscribed to your Bandcamp ch...

True. I agree. That's why I am fond of using dashes. It helps to understand the context. I also use a similar punctuation mark in Spanish—the parenthe...

Poor em dashes! Another punctuation mark swallowed by the AI. I think John Cheever—the author of Falcon and Bullet Park—was outstanding. He—the noveli...

Three + uno, tío. :naughty: One of them is mine. Only a few days remain to have the stories posted. Sit on the most comfortable sofa, bring a Guinness...

Righto, mate! :up:

It is interesting what you both suggest. But it is difficult for me to consider what a primary source is. Furthermore, the primary source needs also t...

The funeral was beautiful, indeed. I even wrote a haiku because my friend told me to. Everything was fine at the beginning, but then the Christian and...

Laughable Loves by Milan Kundera. A collection of seven short stories. Cleverly written, as most of Kundera's works. An interesting fact that I did no...