What I Am - Comments

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Wow. Wow. Wow. (one wow for eyelash) Excellent. So, I came about you whilst reading the Mibba Magazine (who knew that people actually read that old thing? :p) and I found your interview and found it really nice. Being mentally insane -or very imaginative, as nice people like to say - I can't read any of your horror/ thriller stories because of my overactive imagination that will convince me that when I'm home alone, a creature will come out of the sink while I wash my hands and destroy me. (it's happened) but anyway, this isn't about me, this is about you. ALL about you.

So, primarily what I liked about your one-shot is the title. It really set the story up by being simple, but letting the reader up. It's like it's saying this is what I'm writing, be prepared for truth. I also like how honest it seemed. Even with wording such as "...my hair, which was rat-tailed due to not being washed for several weeks, and tangled from not being brushed for much longer," I can still love it. It's so raw, that I was trapped in your story.

Exceeeellent. /hugsyourpastself

I'm glad your better now.

This is really good and deep.
Your writing is stunning.
Usually people don't write true stories with as much emotion and realness but you definatley did.
Good job! :)

Wow. This was really, really, really deep. I honestly have no other words for it <3

This is really deep and I really like it.
It's very emotional.
I like the way you write too.
Good job!
Keep writing!

This was deep. Like Bipolar said this is really raw and really great. For the most part, aha, you've left me completely speechless. The detail you gave this....it's just amazing. You've prolly connected with a lot of people by just how vulnerable and open your writing style is. It's a nice change of pace. C:

I want moar, aha.<3 (: So I'll prolly be reading more of your stories. :)

Amazing Job.

First of all, congratualtions! I really loved your entry.

I liked the summary and how it was written in third person, as opposed to first person, like the writing. It was rather intriguing, too.

The beginning was really intense. I love how it started out with such powerful imagery like angry red welts. My hands gripped my hair, which was rat-tailed due to not being washed for several weeks, and tangled from not being brushed for much longer. This sentence really stayed with me. It's so intense and honest. And it really shows the extent of alcohol addiction.

I loved how you explained what it felt like to drink the alcohol; how it made you wince and it gave you a warm, fuzzy feeling. The wording here is quite beautiful. The rest of this paragraph is fantastically written. I love how you said that the alcohol let you believe that things were okay. You really captured the way it had a hold of you and the essence of alcohol addiction and what it does to people. You did it in such a beautiful and honest way.

if I wasn’t such a depressed little loser I'm not sure why, but I really loved this wording.

It flows from the past to the present so lovely. But I guess there comes a time where a person has to face what has happened to them. I really love this sentence. It's very simple, but so powerful.

everything that I had felt secure in ... was tainted, ruined, destroyed. I really love the word choice here too. Again, it's so simple, but it's startlingly intense too.

But now ... now things are different... This paragraph is by far my favorite. It's very powerful and so well written that I don't even notice the repetition. I love how you whole heartedly accept evrything for what it was and how you accept yourself for who are. It's wonderful and so very inspiring.

But here’s the thing that I have only just accepted: I am not. I absolutly love this statement. Just reading it, I can hear the power of your voice and how you honestly mean it. It's beautiful. This is me now – I’m a writer, a sister, a daughter, a friend, a musician, a recovered alcoholic, This is very beautiful too. It's very defining and wonderful.

I am greatly moved by your honesty in this. It's very raw and open, and I admire that. Of all the entries, yours hit the nail on the head. It's so unbelievably honest and beautiful. I really admire your talent. This was beautiful!

That was raw, real and fucking great.

I like your writing style. It's refreshing.

I seriously feel like a twit cause I have nothing else to say.

Keep writing breh.

Woah.
I can tell that you wrote this from your heart, and you're very brave to post this.
This was so emotional, and I feel like the way you write definitely connects with your readers.
I do plan on reading more of your work, as this showed me how amazing you truly are.
This was beautiful, in a heart-breaking way.
Also, the way you wrote this: It was as if you were actually showing me how you felt, instead of telling. That's a very good thing. (:
Great job! I'm glad you posted this.
<3

Oh wow. I don't even know what to say. I'm just blown away by this. I'm blown away by how honest this is, and by little of the story I really knew separated from you by this stupid computer screen, and I'm blown away by your courage to actually post this on the internet. If I was this openly honest, I would probably chicken out and refuse to post it. . . In fact, I have.

You never cease to amaze me, Miss Fionnuala Collins. You are, quite simply, amazing.