What people are saying about the writing...

“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 ofAmerica 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…[where] fear and worry are palpable.”

~ Amina Cain

“... gloriously unsettling...”

~ Will Thomas

“My all time favorite part was the ending.”

~ Nicole Roselle