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Essentials of a Short Story ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quotes raped from a critique of Nathanial Hawthorn's Twice Told Tales by Edgar Allen Poe - 1837 Edgar Allen Poe, celebrated as one of the finest short fiction writers of all time, was also a literary critic. These are bits of his wisdom on writing short stories, gleaned from one of his critiques. "The true critic will but demand that that the (story's) design intended be accomplished, to the fullest extent, by the means most advantageously applicable…" -- Poe Poe's Prerequisites -- in a Nutshell: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To deliver fullest satisfaction, a short story should be structured: 1) To be read...

You were the secretary (and a Guardian) of the famous Vongola famiglia, but that was harder than you had expected. Of course, as the only women a life with only men was difficult for sure, especially if you fell for your boss, Vongola Primo, Giotto.But seriously, who wouldn't fall for such a man? He was kind, gentle, polite and had the purest heart on the Earth. And you know what? He liked you too!But there was a little problem. The problem was G. He didn't trust you at all and he believed, your feelings for Giotto were fake and just a 'girly fancy', because he was so influential. But he had absolutely mistaken you! Your feelings were real...

You push the plate away making the cook frown. "Not that either Huh?" He murmurs taking it and turning away. You frown at his back feeling bad. You knew you were hurting his feelings when you did that, but you just couldn't bring yourself to eat any of his delicious food.      "I'm sorry..." You murmur getting up and walking out. Sanji watched you go with a sad frown. What was he to do? Your depression was getting worse and you haven't eaten in days. He tried to make you everything you used to like but nothing. Christmas was drawing near and all he wanted for Christmas was to see you smile again. He sighs glancing at his gift he got for yo...