One of the stories that I think is ready to go is the "Time Machine." I feel that the story is really evocative of those moments we all had as children, often in the classroom, about trying to make something more out of reality, only to be shut down and scorned by either our peers or an adult authority figure. The writing of the piece is not overly grandiose, but at the same time it's not too simple to be boring or minimalistic. Crucially, I don't just think that it's the reader's nostaligia that makes this piece work, but it also just happens to be an interestingly told story, and I like the authentic way that the author presents a typical classroom setting.
If I could change one thing, I would probably ask the author to consider a more eye-catching ending, but I still think the piece works with the ending it has at the moment.
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