Reviewed by: Raksha the Demon -- Score: 4

Annmarwalk always manages to bring out beauty, in places humble or high. Her command of language is wonderfully fresh and lyrical. And, as another reviewer has noted, her interest in craftsmanship, of stone, of fabrics, sewing and other womanly arts, adds a patina of grace and elegance to stories written about a place and time that is far away, but brought closer to our hearts by her words.

Reviewed by: Larner -- Score: 2

When the characters in Ann's stories grieve, we grieve with them; and when they rejoice, our own hearts are lifted as well.

Reviewed by: EdorasLass -- Score: 4

No-one writes fixed-length stories in quite the way that Ann does. Each word is chosen for maximum impact and effect, and quite often the reader is left breathless by the way the finished word quietly shines. She manages to convey amazingly wide ranges of emotion in a very strict format, much to the despair to those of us who have to fight to keep a story within such cruel limitations. I'm constantly jealous of how exquisitely her drabbles are crafted, with nary an unneeded word nor a word out of place.

Reviewed by: Marta -- Score: 10

It's a little hard to know how to describe Ann as a writer, because if I *just* talked about what she writes then I would be ignoring the encouraging affect she has had on so many authors, myself included, because she is a world-class beta and reviewer. It's a truly rare combination to find someone who can do all three effectively, but Ann definitely qualifies. If I had to choose which of the three she's best at I would probably choose betareading because she has it down to an art, and I have never felt like I was losing control of my story. Anyway, back to her writing, I do not want to underemphasize that aspect. Her writing is always crisp as one would expect from a fine beta reader. The mechanics are all there and her word economy i such that her pieces never feel rushed (even in her non-drabbles, though this really stands out in her drabbles). But what I love most about Ann's writing is the quiet humor that seems to invade her writing, will she or no. If there's anything I hope Ann never writes it's angst. Her stories just all have this very natural feel to them of everyday life. From the hawt quality of new love to the comfort of a long-stranding relationship to the gentle jostlings of siblings to the tenderness of new parenthood -- it all feels so like real. And that makes for a very three-dimensional world she writes.