/lit/ - Literature

Here's the review no one asked for.

The Water Nymph: Comes across as a young teen's attempt at Poe-era Gothic. Unoriginal and predictable.
Vantablack: Voluminous details about the aftermath of a catastrophe, yet it never becomes interesting. A more feeble attempt at Gothic than the previous story.
Sleep of the Diviner: Another plotless, adolescent attempt at Poe-era Gothic.
Before They Fall: Some sort of apocalypse. For a change of pace, a degenerate incel's attempt at Poe-era Gothic.
Muriel's Intruder: At least there was some action, and it came across as written by a grownup, but the suspense and dramatic tension, in the end, went nowhere.
Colder Than Ice: Decent action and suspense, vivid descriptions, and not too bad of an ending (assuming I understand it).
Ruby Dagger: Unfocused and derivative. At least it was short.
Saccharine: Absolutely choked with bad grammar and odd word choice. Unreadable. (/unreal/ claims it's intentional, meant to evoke Eastern-to-Western translations errors. Seems borderline racist.) I'm not even sure what happened, and am not interested enough to find out. Why did this atrocity have to be so LONG?!?! As awful as F Gardner; he should sue for plagiarism.
The Trees: Uninteresting slice-of-life combined with schizo ranting. At least it was short.
Hecksin & the Real Witch: Not the most original premise I've encountered, but decently written, actually suspenseful, and actually held my interest. On the down side, the opening line should be submitted to Bulwer-Lytton. Also, Ozzy bit the head off of a dove; he merely put the bat into his mouth, and both only happened once, not "every night".
Portraits Of St. Kevin's: The young teen attempting Poe-era Gothic is back. At least it was short.
The Sub: A horny teen attempting Poe-era Gothic.
I Waterboard Clowns for a Living: Pretty much what the title says, but decently written, and a great metaphor for how awful it is to work for a living.
The Marlinspike: Average ghost story, but decently written.
Stampede of the Protestants: Average "Twilight Zone" episode. Random ending.
Nightshift: A loser's slice-of-life with a random ending.
Mouths: Average "Twilight Zone" episode.

>>20454958
Why don't you write a slightly fictionalized account of the meager, pathetic lives of you and your roommates?
Sounds like you have more than enough raw material.
You could become the Houellebecq of your generation!