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Gremlins

Minute poetry

20 total reviews 
Comment from Paul McFarland
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You bring up an important topic, Melissa. I don't know where those gremlins hide, but every once in awhile they rear their heads. Tom should get a cage to put them in.

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 11-Jan-2025
    Thank you. I hope there can be some resolution, but we shall see. A lot of nits here on FS just get ignored. I appreciate your comments!

    Melissa
Comment from Brenda Strauser
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What a nice poem. The picture of the gremlins is so colorful. Perfect for the poem. It is a clever poem. I enjoyed reading it. I don't like gremlins, but I really like this poem.

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 11-Jan-2025
    Hello Brenda. Thanks so much!!!

    Melissa
Comment from kahpot
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Ha! Ha! but so very true, and they are so hard to get rid of or retrieve what they steal, when I first started here, I did inquire about these little critters, but to no avail, your chosen artwork is gorgeously funny, and the form of your minute poem is excellent, and this all comes with a great ask/message for those who can help us all****kahpot

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 11-Jan-2025
    Hello Kim! Thank you so much. I do hope Tom will investigate all these nits here on FS. Mostly, they just get ignored. I appreciate your review so much, my friend.

    Melissa
Comment from royowen
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Oh yes, I've actually been marked down because of them. They creep in very easily, Tom blames the devices that we use, but surely thst is fixable, I haven't had my reviewer position changed for years now, not the progressive one, but the overall one. Beautifully written, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 11-Jan-2025
    Hello Roy. Thank you so much!!!

    Melissa
reply by royowen on 11-Jan-2025
    Welcome
Comment from artisart4u
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This is a poetic way of telling what some people are doing on Fanstory.
To me, it sounds like a metaphor. I could be wrong.

You have the right amount of syllables and lines for the minute poem. Congratulations on being Recognized and good luck with your poem.

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 11-Jan-2025
    Thank you so much for your wonderful review. The gremlins is a FanStory nickname for those pesky mistakes that get into our work when we post. They almost look like hieroglyphics... or suddenly our photo is no longer there, etc. I appreciate your comments!

    Melissa
Comment from Carol Clark2
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I love the humor of this Minute poem. Yes, the FS gremlins do seem to attack often, and I've noticed that certain symbols seem to trigger their arrival, such as quotation marks. The gremlins often hide in an author's notes, as well, and sometimes pop out after the writing has been posted. This is a fun poem! Blessings. Carol

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 11-Jan-2025
    Good Morning Carol. Thank you for your understanding review. I blame all of our FS problems on gremlins (even when I'm to blame). LOL. Have a wonderful day!!

    Melissa
reply by Carol Clark2 on 12-Jan-2025
    Sorry the gremlins took your picture. I've not had that happen, although I opened a writer's story one time, and it was someone else's writing entirely. Crazy!.
Comment from CrystieCookie999
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Way cute art. I always think my computer doesn't translate copy and paste well, causing odd characters and spacing format issues, but how nice to know Gremlins are behind most of that disruption, ha ha. Someone already pointed out the spelling should be: Hieroglyphics. Also, even though the meter is slightly off (as another reviewer said), it is still funny as anything.

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 10-Jan-2025
    Thanks for your thoughts. I know that the meter is off with 'Hieroglyphics', but it was such a cute word to place there and did rhyme with 'horrific'. If it had been for a contest, I would have abstained, but sometimes the content is more important. Anyway, I so appreciate your comments and fun, upbeat review. Hugs!

    Melissa
reply by CrystieCookie999 on 10-Jan-2025
    I think I hit Save on the wrong reply. Not sure if the comment went through, that if the meter is off you can call it 'loose (whatever kind of meter) meter."
Comment from Bill Schott
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This minute poem, Gremlins, has the proper formatting and suggests that all our works will soon be plagued with mogwai mutants popping out of every run-on sentence.

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 10-Jan-2025
    Hi Bill. Thanks for your review on this one. It was a fun one. I have seen how those gremlins infest our work on many occasions and get so frustrated. In my reviews, I am finding a lot of other writers have dealt with them too. I so appreciate your comments.

    Melissa
Comment from June Sargent
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I'm glad someone finally decided to write about this issue! Who's been feeding these Gremlins after midnight? That's what empowers them. But then, I often write after midnight. Great and fun minute poem.

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 10-Jan-2025
    Hi June. Thanks for your review on this one. I have seen how those gremlins infest our work on many occasions and get so frustrated. In my reviews, I am finding a lot of other writers have dealt with them too. I so appreciate your comments.

    Melissa
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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I love the sentiment here Melissa as Gremlins attack this sight and it must be a constant battle to keep it updated. Your second line is out of metre as Horrific has the stress on the second syllable and the third line Hieroglyphics has the stress on the first. (check the spelling too).

I use a private network to update on Fanstory and it seems to work.

Love Dolly x x x

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 10-Jan-2025
    Hi Dolly. Thanks for your review on this one. I have seen how those gremlins infest our work on many occasions and get so frustrated. In my reviews, I am finding a lot of other writers have dealt with them too. I chose to use the word 'Heiroglyphics' anyway because it is just so cute ~ and matched perfectly. I did look it up on Merriam Webster and saw that the stress is on the third syllable. Anyway, this one is metrically flawed.... I so appreciate your comments.

    Melissa