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Ooh, Cubone fic! I wasn't quite sure at the beginning what was going on here, but once it became clear, definitely a story that tugs on the heartstrings. I quite liked the somber atmosphere here, and I was touched by the themes it tackles. Taking a story about a child whose mother has been...

Reviewing "What We Do for Our Children"! Another contest entry, and I don't believe I've read any of your work before, so this was fun to sink my teeth into. This definitely feels like a pretty different interpretation of Giovanni than most I've read - he's practically sentimental in his...

Thanks for reviewing! I believe I responded to IFBench on Discord before, but answering a couple of questions here for anyone else who might be wondering:

Well, this was deliciously unsettling (ba-dum tssh). I thought you did a great job with rich sensory imagery here; the prose feels almost sticky with all the sweets you describe lovingly (while making them sinister). The prose veered into confusing at times, but it was evocative and effective...

Going to link my fics as well, for anyone who might be interested. In general, I appreciate all feedback, but specific preferences per-story are noted below. I'm generally especially interested in thoughts on the characters in a story, whether their actions feel like they make sense from their...

Like in previous years, I'm available to do an arbitrary number of art prizes, since I draw something every day anyway. You can see samples of my work on my artblog; for prizes, I'd do a single character, human or Pokémon, colored with no background, probably in a style resembling this although...

And it was over. Xavian safe, Orzo back in the bottle. They'd be able to go home. May stood, Spirit back at her side, and looked at Tyranitar where he stood sheepishly on the battlefield. He was glancing furtively her way in between looking away again, like he wasn't sure he was allowed to...

Reinforcements were arriving. May blinked as people reunited with friends, partners, lovers, heart thumping, not sure what to expect. Whether to expect anyone. An ear-splitting roar sounded over the crowd, somehow bone-chillingly familiar before she had even identified it. Her head snapped...

Spirit didn't exactly comment on growing suddenly huge, but May suspected she was enjoying it. The battle raged on, chaos and several gigantic Pokémon and fancy form changes she'd never seen before (Espeon and Umbreon with wings?). More legendaries came out and got made short work of. In the...

Read this yesterday and quite enjoyed it! Loved the worldbuilding flavor and characterization from small details, the touches of humour, and in particular the different ways you show bigotry manifesting. Ada's whole noble savage thing, a sort of admiration for Sierra while also deciding clearly...

Hey! I read this in the Google Doc back when the results were published, then gave it another skim now since it took a while before you posted it and then before I got to it. I think you did a lovely job on all the creative, unsettling apocalyptic imagery throughout - the mutant monsters, the...

Heya! I just read through what's up so far and really enjoyed it. The art is lovely, the characterization is excellent, and the whole bit with the well was deliciously creepy and intriguing - can't wait to learn more about what was going on there. The world's got a lot of texture and flavor...

Chapter 1 Aww, Serena is really down on her luck. The background hint that she used to perform with Ash is intriguing, bet that's going to be important later. I have not seen the film this is based on, so it's unfortunately going to be hard for me to discern what here is stuff from the movie...

In the sweltering heat of Groudon's presence, of course, it was a perfect opportunity for Spirit to use her fire. She flashed a binding stare at Yveltal as Aggron shattered its shield, then struck it with two bright Flamethrowers, powered by the heat and by the activation of her Flash Fire. And...

Hey! This was a really fun read. Darkrai is such an openly villainous guy, reveling in classic evil overlord things and torturing his underlings for the smallest slight, and for the villain of a story it'd be kind of cheesy, but in this story it just makes it so satisfying to watch the Stranger...

(credit to Umbra for Kari's character design) Author's note: This is a one-shot that I originally wrote in 2009 (well, I'd written an older draft of one scene of it before that that I only ever posted on one forum), which I've been fiddling with on and off of late. If you've read the old...

Orzo was a giant golden monstrosity. Two other legendaries emerging from his rings, Rayquaza charging something. And people were... singing? What on Earth. Quick shouts came together in a plan. They had to get Rayquaza before it could fire whatever it was preparing, first of all. "Spirit, Mean...

Ooohhh. Really enjoyed this one. I think you did a really lovely job on the style here, keeping the narrative voice consistent and the language punchy, and it all feels really polished and well executed. The use of the name theme and the final lines of each section is a great choice for...