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    Unhappy Holidays Acknowledged

    When to refrain from Christmas cheer
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FanStory wrote to Elizabeth Emerald: Congratulations! Third place finish in the Reviewing Contest!
    lyenochka: Congratulations, Liz!!

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    Carlos' girl: Congratulations -
    robyn corum: Congrats! -
    greyson ernst: congrats well deserved -
    DonandVicki: I ordered the book "The end of Alzhimers" the book you suggested. I'm looking forward to the read. Congratulations on the Third place win. You are a true author and reviewer. Don. -


FanStory wrote to Elizabeth Emerald: Congratulations! Third place finish in the Reviewing Contest!
    judiverse: Congratulations on your third place finish in the reviewing contest. (I remember your wriiting about someone inadvertently muting you. Well, as I was writing this, the screen suddenly came up with the question do you want to mute this member. It can happen. judi -
    rama devi: Congratulations!
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    lyenochka: Congratulations!! -
    Judy Lawless: Congratulations! -
    muffinmama: Congratulations! Well deserved. -
    GregoryCody: WELL DESERVED!!

    :) -


Elizabeth Emerald:

CHOKE of the day: (I made this up, as you probably surmised)

Fang Fang did Swalwell


FanStory wrote to Elizabeth Emerald: Congratulations! Third Place Finish in the Reviewing Contest!
    lyenochka: Congratulations, Liz!! Super job!!

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    rama devi: Congrats! -
    sammielwf: Congratulations are headed your way Liz!
    Sammielwf -
    judiverse: Congratulations on placing third in the Reviewing Contest. Very impressive. judi -
    minkay6: Congratulations Liz! -
    kmoss: Congrats! :) -
    Jay Squires: Congratulations, Elizabeth. You rock! -
    Dick Waters: Congratulations on your well-deserved reviewing award.
    I thank you for taking the time to review my postings.
    Bless you!
    Dick -


FanStory wrote to Elizabeth Emerald: Congratulations! Second Place Finish In The Reviewing Contest!
    lyenochka: -
    rama devi: Congrats~! -
    judiverse: Congratulations! Second place finish in the reviewing contest, great achievement. judiverse -
    AJ McCall: Congrats!!!! -
    Mrs. KT: Congratulations, Liz!
    diane -
    mrsmajor: Congratulations! -
    sammielwf: Well done Liz😁
    Congratulations!
    Sammielwf -
    Carlos' girl: great reviewer, great lady -
    Stephen Saunders: Congratulations! -


FanStory wrote to Elizabeth Emerald: Congratulations on your second place finish in the Reviewing Contest!
    phill doran: well done Liz! -
    Cindy Decker: Congratulations! -
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    Gypsymooncat: Congratulations Liz, very well deserved! -
    Carmen Ducharme : Thank you for your harsh comments I'm sorry that you felt my poem was inadequate -
    rama devi: Congrats! -
    sammielwf: Congratulations Liz.
    Sammielwf -


Elizabeth Emerald: I write to commend KAHPOT for graciously accepting my 4-star rating, amending the piece per my suggestions, and nominating me to boot!


FanStory wrote to Elizabeth Emerald: Congratulations! Honorable Mention Finish in the Reviewing Contest!
    damommy: Congratulations! -
    Spitfire: Terrific! -
    rama devi: Congratulations!! -
    lyenochka: Congratulations!! -
    Beverly A McBride: Congrats and good wishes on your achievement! -


Elizabeth Emerald: Congratulations to Dolly's Poems for her upgrade to #1 reviewer. Upon her achieving such lofty status, the Grim Reaper icon was bequeathed her. I propose that this fearsome figure--who wields a scythe suitable for star-smashing--be swapped out for a friendly one. Perhaps a fairy princess who sprinkles magic stardust with a cheerful smile--apropos of Dolly, who always strews such wonderful words of encouragement along with a generous distribution of sparklers.
    Dolly'sPoems: Thank you Elizabeth for your sweet words here, I hope to continue to sprinkle my magical fairy dust, love Dolly x -
    OliveO: What a joy for my very first submission to be reviewed by Dolly's Poems. Liz, I actually entered the contest which was about to expire today...for one of my life memoirs...thanks to your kind referral to this amazing site. Since my hubby's nickname is Popeye, thus I am OliveO on this site. (in case you don't get my actual name--JD's sister) -
    Jan Perry: Yeah! Yay! -


Elizabeth Emerald: Given that reviewer nominations generally vanish down the rabbit hole, I wish to commend Sarkems for an astute critique. There was a logical flaw in my story, which I'd been hesitant to post because something had seemed "off," yet I couldn't pin it down. SARKEMS did. I amended the piece forthwith.
    Sarkems: Aww thank you, that's very sweet -


Elizabeth Emerald: I wish to publicly laud Dina Bruun for a six-star review. Meaning six-stars to her for her four-stars to me. Dina wrote a painstaking critique of my script; she warmly expressed the many things she liked, and made several detailed suggestions for improvement. Her advice was spot on; I wasted no time implementing her apt recommendations, being eager to offer my best to the rest. As regards her extensive effort in my behalf Dina went above and beyond; as regards her giving a balanced review Dina did exactly as we are supposed to do. Kudos to her. As Freudians (probably don't really) say--sometimes a cigar is just a cigar; I say--sometimes "good" means good.

...On the flip side...sometimes "good" means: THIS SUCKS! I recently got a four-star review for a parody piece that taken on face value was not worthy of even a one. The reader gave up in disgust three lines into my monstrosity in which (per the footnote) I spew utter nonsense in a jumble of atrocious grammar and usage.
    rama devi: Thanks for highlighting a great review with your gratitude. So many people misinterpret constructive critique as being 'negative' (destructive). It's a wonderful gesture to spotlight Dina for her extensive constructive critique. I gave her a thumb too! -


Elizabeth Emerald: I am frustrated at being MUTEd after having given a three-star review, shortly after which I set out in search of other pieces by the author that would merit high-fives and found myself locked out. A shame, surely I would have found worthy works amidst her portfolio--she'd have more than made up her stars.
    Eve Lovell: Don't worry, it is very hard to do anything here. It is a friendly fiver club run by mostly old men and women who give endless fivers with flattery, you have no idea how many times I've been muted for a four, but I have a care factor of zero, we're here to be read, not to get ratings. Keep giving the three's and fours. I respect you for it. It is meant to be a writing site, but alas, it is really a friendly fiver club. -
    rama devi: Warm welcome to Fanstory. You'll find a full spectrum here. Some are here to share socially, while some are here to improve in the craft. As a recognized reviewer, I'm a veteran of being muted for offering in depth critique and honest ratings. But you'll find that many will be grateful for the substantive reviews and the muters are a minority. Please continue to review with such integrity and intelligence! :) I'm less active here than in previous years. We need a new recognized reviewer! -


Elizabeth Emerald: To be sung to Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Where have all the sixes gone?
Long time since I got one
Where have all the sixes gone?
Lord hear my plea

Where have all the sixes gone?
Gone to others, every one
When will they ever learn!
Save some for me!

Where have all the sixes gone?
Good news: they changed the rule!
They're sure to come my way
Since there's no cap

Where have all the sixes gone?
Alas, I still have none
When will I ever learn
My work's mere pap

    Jesse James Doty: Awww, how sad. Hang in there, you'll receive what you're due, soon enough, I'm sure.
    Jesse
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    Gypsymooncat: I gave you one before I even read your sad parody lol -
    LaRosa: You can be so funny, Elizabeth. You've created an enjoyable new set of lyrics for the song. I could hear the melody all the way through.
    Sixes rule has been changed? No cap? I guess I've been gone too long, didn't know. Or is it a joke? Because I still didn't have many sixes to give out. By the time I read your little stories, I was out again. Sorry, not because you haven't deserved 'em! -
    jenintorre: Love it -
    Aussie: Save them up sunshine! -


Elizabeth Emerald: Sung to My Sharona, The Knack 1979

When ya gonna get to me, my Corona?
Is it just a matter of time Corona?

You're never gonna stop, such a dirty brand
Gotta stay away from the touch of an un-washed hand

M-M-M-My Corona!

Oooh, I'm afraid: Next it's me
Wish it were a game in my mind Corona
Can it be: Destiny?
You're falling down upon us from the sky, Corona

M-M-M-My Corona!

Oooh, it's going up, going up
How my fever burns
We're all throwing up, throwing up
Taking toilet turns

M-M-M-My Corona!

    LisaMay: That is a great song - you had me singing along to the tune and the new words. We both clearly show a complete lack of decorum and taste and will probably be shunned for our indelicacy and apparent lack of compassion to those who are suffering. I laugh in the face of adversity. It's nice to have met a kindred pisstaker. -
    Gypsymooncat: Ah it's so good to see some are trying to keep morale up and stop the panic.

    Elizabeth, thanks for the smile and the song!

    LisaMay...lack of decorum and taste? Indelicacy? HUMPH. I like lack of decorum, taste and indelicacy. It's FUN. Not like "proper behaviour".

    It'll be interesting to see if the "do-gooders" pop in and comment. It'll be VERY interesting... -
    Jesse James Doty: I like this, too. I sang along with it as I read it. Now, I can't get that tune out of my head. Oh well, it's a great earworm.
    Jesse
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Elizabeth Emerald: Rename proposal: Fan-Story Land to Five-Starry Land.

Alas, after a six-week struggle, I too have succumbed to High-Five Fever.

Check out the ranked writers list. Everyone gets an "A" plus-or-minus. When I was in grammar school, "A" stood for "average." Seems that's the case here as well.
    LisaMay: They say that cream rises, but so does scum. The top level does not always mean quality (says she, floating along in la la land at the top of short writes.) -


Elizabeth Emerald: Not that it's up for your vote
Still, a verse worthy of note
Been brewing two days
On the Corona craze
Alas, I must pay to promote

    LisaMay: Money still makes the world go round unfortunately. It might change though when we run out of it through being unemployed, sick, or dead. -


Elizabeth Emerald: Tell me, somebody: Have I gone ghost?
No one has looked at my post
My mood: downward spiral
It should surely go viral
This terse verse of which I can boast

    Elizabeth Emerald: -
    LisaMay: Keep your terse verses coming - a cry in the dark is still self expression. -


Elizabeth Emerald: This bitch of a critter Corona
Has turned each of us into a loner
It's OK to a point
Watch the tube, toke a joint
But who's there to do with my boner?
    LisaMay: -


Elizabeth Emerald: Rolling randily 'round on the rug
Just last week, now not even a hug
God forbid, stick it in her
Cries the erstwhile sinner:
Corona's a bitch of a bug
    LisaMay: This looks a little lonely here with no comment... i think you've scared everyone off. Luckily I enjoy a healthy sense of the ridiculous. -


Elizabeth Emerald: One of my very first reviews was 4-stars. I was pleased by the feedback; the reviewer said what he liked about the piece and I took GOOD at face value. Shortly thereafter I got another 4-star review where the reviewer made clear his GOOD was intended as a demerit.

And so began my introduction to our ratings system, where GOOD is the new BAD. I expounded upon this in my profile; I later released my thoughts under the title: Next: Exceptionally Exceptional? (subtitle: Must we be haunted by spectral stars?)


I'm bringing this up again now because I just got ALL-CAPS BLASTED by a poet for "only" 4-stars, which in our crazy world is perceived as "taking away" one due her.

Funny, have you noticed that even "revenge reviews" (and I've had a couple) are 3-stars--as if to go lower would be superfluous! Cheers. LIZ
    Aussie: The proof is in the pudding. The mere fact you have risen to number 15 poet in such a short time; don't worry about the four stars you are on your way girl! -
    Elizabeth Emerald: My thanks for your encouraging words. Alas, that 15 is not for poetry--I am in the 200-sector, half-a-hair north of the south pole. Cheers. LIZ -


Elizabeth Emerald: In Fanstory Land, Five is the New Three, and Good is the new Bad.

I'm less than a week old in this strange world and have already submitted three pieces for which I have received a total of 15 reviews.

One of my reviews was Good. I was pleased: The reviewer specified a section he found "interesting and informative."

Yesterday---having had to spend 75 real dollars to promote my own work---I began to review others' submissions, not only to earn $ but also out of genuine interest.

Curious to see other reviews of a piece, I began to peruse them.
I was astounded to see that virtually all were Excellent or Exceptional. One author, in response to a Good review, requested that the reviewer replace the star that she "took away," which the author assumed was on account of the typos the reviewer helpfully pointed out. Apparently, it didn't occur to the author that the reviewer simply did not deem the work Excellent. (P.S. The reviewer gave the star "back.")

This perception of having one star taken rather than four stars given is reinforced by the graphics that depict shattered phantom stars---as if a vengeful reviewer had smashed them. Must we be haunted by spectral stars? I propose that we sweep away the ghostly shards and let the three or four stars shine.

I'm all for keeping it positive. Indeed, in all the pieces I reviewed, I managed to muster enthusiasm in my words, regardless of the Average rankings I saw fit to assign some.

The default position is, by definition, Average. For that reason, I would never presume that a piece is Below Average. If I consider it Good or Excellent I will say so---I am pleased to have done just that for several so far.

Cheers. (Regarding which Three is Good!)


    JP Writer: You expressed this perfectly, and you are the first writer on this site I will follow! I have so far assigned only one six star, and when I give four or fewer, I try to find something honestly positive about the piece, along with whatever constructive criticism and suggestions. I read each piece at least twice and try to be thoughtful. I'm often surprised when I see pieces that receive five or six stars that have many flaws, either with grammar, syntax, spelling or overly flowery language, bloated poems or stories that fall very flat. I'm a professional writer and editor and believe that one cannot grow without being able to take in criticism with an open spirit. -
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Kindly indulge my sundry (a)musings re living and loving. Please pass my words--wise and otherwise--to anyone who might relate and enjoy. Cheers. I GENERALLY WRITE IN THE FIRST PERSON, EVEN FICTION.

Be bold! Go forth; behold the Myriad Meanderings Amidst My Twisted Mind. You will find:

SPOUTINGS: Mouthing off, on issues important and otherwise

HAPPILY-NEVER-AFTERS: Fairy Tales Beheaded

DOUBLE-PLAYS: Two--or more--sides to each story

DISPOSSESSION: Rummaging amidst the Hard-to-Discard files

FUTURE SHOCKS: Time, alas, marches on

GOING...GOING...GONE: Post-mortem reflections on a former friendship

OFF AND RUNNING: For fellow road warriors, re racing, pacing, placing

ROUND ROBIN: Parody Play Starring Six "Parrots" in Parallel

POLITICAL FOLLIES: Four-Way Farce featuring this infamous ensemble of consummate actors. God Help America.
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Sliver of Pizza: Gone in a FLASH reached "Recognized" status.

In My Dreams: All I Can't Eat reached "Recognized" status.

Three-way Catch-22 reached "Recognized" status.

Dicey Dilemma: On the Record? reached "Recognized" status.

Congratulations with a Twist reached "Recognized" status.

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