[2598] Phone TV Green

One note from the beginning: it's usually a good idea to start with at least a sentence to establish the setting and tone of the story. Not necessarily, but you might want to play with trying that before jumping into dialogue.

In the second paragraph, I saw giant Ann, but was not sure where everyone else was in relation to the kitchen or each other.

The IKEA bit was amusing. You might consider imagining them as symbols. What does each item symbolis in the world of the story -- especially in relation to the main character? The more specific, the better. Again, usually, not always.

The speeches were a bit off-putting initially (does the author have some kind of agenda..?), but the humour saves it. "Our intellects, they are obsolete, and porn helps us bypass that part of our brain." Ha!

"Ann told us the brand even though it was displayed on the box. Dylan refilled his plate three times." Us? Who is 'us'? This seems like a sudden point-of-view shift.

"Dylan’s head moved as if attached to a spring." I'm not sure what image this is intended to convey.

"It tastes good." Weird at first, but it's great.

“Ads and commercials, that’s reality,” Ann said. “They tell us what we need. How else could we navigate life? We couldn’t. We need commercials, and we need a lot of them, because it’s a universal truth that the brands with the best commercials also creates the best products, and why wouldn’t you want the best products?”

This is beautiful. :)

I wasn't sure about the inclusion of the church. Is this the end of the story, or will there be more?


Overall, it was great. The story felt like you were learning about it as you wrote, and became more comfortable with describing what you saw and you continued to write.

Knowing that English isn't your first language, the writing style was fine. It was simple and effective.

Your critique of consumerism was great. I loved every dumb moment of it. The humour really served to sharpen the points you were making, while defusing the potentially controversial parts so that it remained smoothly readable.

I want to know what happens next! Good work.

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