Song to the Siren - Comments

  • n. josten

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    This was so !!!

    First of all, I absolutely love the layout. It’s so simplistic yet so aesthetically pleasing. The banner is absolutely gorgeous, but I’m also very into the original/the photographer. The entire thing does well with the story.

    And as for the content, I really loved it a lot. Your writing style is so incredibly poetic and fluid, from one moment to another. There was a certain depth to the imagery that was mesmerizing. One of my absolute favorite parts was: Sailors want love and money, a sky full of stars and an ocean full of fish. They want a kiss and a bang, a whoosh of wind and a splash. And they’ll do anything for it. Because it showed the desperation of the sailors; it showed me that although it was the sirens doing the luring, the sailors actually put themselves into the situation. You did all of this in under 300 words, which is amazing. I was enamored and completely immersed.

    It’s a small thing, but I actually loved the center formatting of the opening and finishing sentences because it adds a subtle importance to them, and how they echoed each other differently. In the beginning, it was just a sentence that piqued curiosity but in the end, it was a heavy sentence that accentuated the foolishness of sailors.

    Overall, I really really really loved this one-shot!
    June 24th, 2017 at 05:43am
  • living myth

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    @ insufferable;
    i did!! most of my summaries are song lyrics, including this one, so that was on purpose!!
    omg thank you soo much!!! this means so much to me honestly. i don't think i've gotten a comment quite like this before and i am so flattered and grateful. thank you so much, bud uwu
    March 5th, 2016 at 08:44am
  • hangsang.

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    In the summary, do you mean unfold instead of enfold? I'm not sure if that was intentional or not, and if it was, I'm sorry!

    This is stunning. Just beautiful. The imagery, the thought, everything. I honestly can't even begin to describe how I really feel about this. You have such a way with words. The fact that this is about sirens and sailors drew me in even more.
    I love the beginning and ending lines. They packed a punch and really tied the one-shot together. This was so, so beautiful. I didn't see a single mistake. Honestly, it was perfect.
    March 5th, 2016 at 08:34am
  • living myth

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    @ River Song
    you're so nice, gosh uwu
    thank you so much! i'm very glad you like it so much c:
    January 20th, 2015 at 07:09am
  • River Song

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    Um I love this yes okay yes.

    Literally your writing is beautiful.
    January 20th, 2015 at 06:56am