Reviews
“This is beautifully written. I enjoyed every moment of it.”
~ Michael Edminster
“...gorgeously written...”
~ Amina Cain
“How amazing that you would get to discover your family’s story so literally,
and possess the gifts to share it with the world in a unique and gripping fashion.”
~ Will Thomas
“Your use of language established a strong voice for your narrator
that allowed for me to easily be placed within her world.”
~ Nicollette Coady
“… like seeing a film of a train wreck,
you want to stop watching but find yourself looking anyway.”
~ Mike Horan
“The language you used and the way you constructed your piece made it very fluid…”
~ J.R. Rodriguez
“This piece was very entertaining.”
~ Jennifer Kirila
“… a delightful read, at a level so intense and culturally focused as to astound.”
~ Anil Rao
“The snappy writing and the perfect pacing of your story
led me through the whole thing engaged and entertained.”
~ Joseph Masser
“The story drew me in and left me in suspense about what was going to happen.”
~ Jessica Tastet
“Nice work. I really enjoyed reading this story.
It started with the perfect amount of tension to make the reader want to keep going.”
~ Nicole Roselle
“You really do a great job of juxtaposing history and setting
with personal stories and laying out how these affect history.”
~ Michael Edminster
“The overall setting of McCarthyist America is at once frightening, genuine, and unique.”
~ Will Thomas
“And I kept reading, and found I didn’t want to stop.”
~ Mike Horan
“The dialogue seems natural and real.”
~ J.R. Rodriguez
“There is suspense and enough mystery that it makes the reader
want to know what is going to happen. I was drawn in right away.”
~ Jennifer Kirila
“Meaty story…[with] wonderful characters who transcend ordinariness and maintain class.”
~ Anil Rao
“The further exposition of the ethnic and class tensions
that undermine their relationship is brilliant.”
~ Joseph Masser
“Good job with your dialogue. I definitely felt like I was listening to a conversation.”
~ Nicole Roselle
“The realization that freedom is tenuous and could be revoked at any time
creates...a conflict that hangs above the piece and makes it very compelling.”
~ Michael Edminster
“You strongly grasp the tone of this era [through]
the voice of your narrator and the dialogue of your characters.”
~ Nicollette Coady
“The individual face your piece paints of
America during that period of time is chillingly effective.”
~ Will Thomas
“It flows very well and you do a great job of communicating
the nonverbal through the implications in the subtext.”
~ J.R. Rodriguez
“You have some good, funny moments…hilarious.”
~ Jennifer Kirila
“What wonderful connotations, assertions of random memories,
and significant and pervasive sentimentality.”
~ Anil Rao
“You cover a lot of ground in this piece but the deft way you deliver it makes it work.”
~ Joseph Masser
“Your inviting voice and use of language made it very interesting and relatable.”
~ J.R. Rodriguez
“I really liked the descriptions…you detailed that perfectly.”
~ Nicole Roselle
“You successfully held a conversation between several characters that
didn’t leave me confused or stumbling, but instead, right in the mix with them.”
~ Nicollette Coady
“Your piece flowed so well I didn’t realize I was done until I was.”
~ J.R. Rodriguez
“You have a gift for the tiny details within dialogue
that build believable voices and overall credibility."
~ Will Thomas
“And I kept reading, and found I didn’t want to stop.”
~ Mike Horan
“You describe things well throughout…helped me see the scene perfectly.”
~ Jennifer Kirila
“Your narrative…was extremely engaging and well done…
We are quickly sucked into their world – with finesse.”
~ Anil Rao
“Your frame for this novel is excellent.
You’ve created a believable world…fear and worry are palpable.”
~ Amina Cain
“... gloriously unsettling...”
~ Will Thomas
“My all time favorite part was the ending.”
~ Nicole Roselle