This started out giving me such a pang of nostalgia, only for me to be reminded of the frustration and fruitlessness of the game. I can understand why you wanted to use the claw machine as a metaphor to talk about growing up, coming to terms with certain realities of life -- it worked well for this piece, and I fully felt at the end that resignation that comes with a sudden and simultaneous sense of maturity sometimes.
I love your likening of fate to a cat rolling around a ball of yarn! And the way you describe these twin flames coming together really is so often how it is when two people meet and fall in love -- there's just something magnetic and unexplainable that happens... Great take on the challenge.
Rovva, thank you for remembering us and for encouraging other young writers. You put your heart into YWP, and we watched you grow and try new things and become a beautiful writer. You say, "this community changed my life." Wow! I second Anna's comment that "we were so lucky to have you." Thank you for sharing this tribute to YWP!
We were so lucky to have you, Rovva! It was a pleasure working with you and helping you build a portfolio of publications. Thank you for sharing your story with us!
A very beautiful piece on the trials of our world. I appreciated the encouraging and hopeful ending, it reminded me of the ideology of carrying your cross. There is such beauty and honor in carrying on even when the world tries to bury you.
This started out giving me such a pang of nostalgia, only for me to be reminded of the frustration and fruitlessness of the game. I can understand why you wanted to use the claw machine as a metaphor to talk about growing up, coming to terms with certain realities of life -- it worked well for this piece, and I fully felt at the end that resignation that comes with a sudden and simultaneous sense of maturity sometimes.
I love your likening of fate to a cat rolling around a ball of yarn! And the way you describe these twin flames coming together really is so often how it is when two people meet and fall in love -- there's just something magnetic and unexplainable that happens... Great take on the challenge.
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Was it like one of those scenes in movies where the car drives by and the person gets splashed by the water?
This is very uplifting:)
Rovva, thank you for remembering us and for encouraging other young writers. You put your heart into YWP, and we watched you grow and try new things and become a beautiful writer. You say, "this community changed my life." Wow! I second Anna's comment that "we were so lucky to have you." Thank you for sharing this tribute to YWP!
We were so lucky to have you, Rovva! It was a pleasure working with you and helping you build a portfolio of publications. Thank you for sharing your story with us!
A very beautiful piece on the trials of our world. I appreciated the encouraging and hopeful ending, it reminded me of the ideology of carrying your cross. There is such beauty and honor in carrying on even when the world tries to bury you.
Thank you so much.
:)