 
Hi Richard Allen Edwards,
I'll be reviewing, The Beer today. Due to time constraints, I'll be taking a look at the portion of your item dealing with the time machine's visit to the medieval bar . . . down to, and including, paragraph nineteen, I believe.
The idea for your story is a good one, and your detail and descriptions of the characters and scenery are great. I'll be, mainly, pointing out errors in grammar and punctuation in my review.
 Plot  Great job . . .
A character goes back in time, but received a rude, and somewhat dangerous, welcoming.
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Details/description
The details you have given us, puts the reader right at the scene, as if they have became a character. Your descriptions of the lead character are great. The reader can see the character strutting about, showing a bit of skin every now and then. Great job . . .
Punctuation/spelling Needs work . . .
In a story, good punctuation is necessary. The object of the story, in most cases, is for the reader to become the character, to fall into the story completely as they read. To have natural sounding dialog, commas must be used in places where the characters would naturally pause in their speech.
Accurate spelling is a must, so the reader will concentrate on the story, instead of hovering over misspelled words.
Below, are some examples of needed punctuation and spelling, if these were edited, the story would be five  's.
Note: Puntuctuation and grammar errors do not mean your story is not good, it is. Punctuation is just a  thing you need to work on.
Below, begining with paragraph one, I'll designate any errors I find with a number, and below that, I'll suggest an edit for them in teal.
#1 paragraph one
Wiping the peanut butter from my fingers onto a cloth I had there for the rascals to keep clean after their being here. 'Damn them. I wish the babysitter remembered what I said to her. "Keep the kids out of my room!" She did it, again.'
Wiping the peanut butter from my fingers onto a cloth I had there for the rascals to clean up after being there, I thought, Damn them. I wish the babysitter remembered I told her to keep the kids out of my room! She let them in again!
Note: I noticed you used single quotation marks in paragraph one to signify the character's inner thoughts, but you kind of mixed in some double quotation marks. In my editing, I have expressed the character's inner thoughts by using italics.
#2 paragraph two
I looked into my mirror, just up on my eyeliner, I looked magnificent. I licked my crimson lips, looking at my cheeks the rouge was just right, the eyeshadow was perfect. I wanted to see Karen she made my lips want her, just by crossing her shapely legs. Mine weren't bad either. If I say so myself.
I looked into my mirror, checking my eyeliner. I looked magnificent. I licked my crimson lips. Looking at my face, I saw the rouge was just right and the eyeshadow was perfect. I wanted to see Karen, comma she made my lips want her, just by crossing her shapely legs. Mine weren't bad either, if I say so myself.
#3 paragraph three
At the moment they were in black seamed nylons, I was a little petite so I choose to wear high heels, that's what I call them. There stillettoes they gave me that extra height there. I was wearing thigh high sequence skirt, with sequenced jacket with a white satin blouse which was deep and plunging. Having with a pearl necklace. I was a knock out.
At the moment comma my legs were in black seamed nylons, I was a bit petite, so I choose to wear high heels . . . that's what I call them. They're stilettos, they give me that extra height I need. I was wearing a thigh-high sequined skirt, with a sequined jacket and a white satin blouse which was deep and plunging. And wearing that pearl necklace like I was, I was a knock out.
They're, stilettos, sequin and sequined are misspelled.
#4 paragraph four
I stepped out of the device to see where I was. I hoped I was where I wanted to be. In front of the club, where my friends would be. I was going to blow their panties off, by arriving in this. My time machine, they told me it couldn't be done.
I stepped out of the time machine to see where I was. I hoped I was where I wanted to be, in front of the club, where my friends would be. I was going to blow their panties off by arriving in this time machine.
#5 paragraph five
I was going to show them I did it like I said I would.
I was going to show them comma I did it like I said I would.
#6 paragraph six
"A beer," I said. Waving my payment to the barkeep who walked toward me as I stepped out of the device, it was conspicuous. Having wooden sides. a chair. It was ten feet tall, with glass windows on it.
"A beer," I said comma waving my payment to the barkeep who walked toward me as I stepped out of the time machine. The time machine was rather conspicuous, having wooden sides and a chair. It stood out even more, being ten feet tall with glass windows.
#7 paragraph seven
The barkeep with a beard and a mustach who stared at me, his eyes wide his mouth hung agape. His hands tumbled, as he walked toward me. He walked toward me, after walking out from behind the bar.
The barkeep, who had a beard and a mustache stared at me, his eyes were wide and his mouth agape. His hands trembled, as {he walked toward me after walking out from behind the bar.
#8 paragraph eight
"What is this thing? Tallow." someone yelled as this person pointed at the machine.
"What is this thing, Tallow?" Someone yelled as they pointed at the machine.
#9 paragraph nine
It stunk of sweat. Booze, and aromas of meat being cooked there. There were candles on the tables, which were lit. A woman was dancing about wearing almost nothing at all. Waved a sheer cloth about her body.
It stunk of sweat, booze and the aromas of meat being cooked there. There were lit candles on the tables. A woman was dancing about comma wearing almost nothing at all and waving a sheer cloth about her body.
#10 paragraph ten
I smiled when I saw her. 'Alright, this is where I want to be.'
I smiled when I saw her. Alright, this is where I want to be.
#11 paragraph eleven
I lit a cigarette, took in a lung full of smoke, it tasted good, Put my lighter along with my smokes back in my purse. Put my hand on my hip. smoothing out the wrinkles, stepped out showing off my shapely legs thanks to the high heels I wore. More like stilts, than heels. They hurt my feet being in them, the lined seam of the nylons made them stand out even better. I had wide hips. I wore diamond ring and an engagement band on it.
I lit a cigarette and took in a lungful of smoke, it tasted good. I put my lighter, along with my smokes back in my purse. I put my hand on my hip comma smoothing out the wrinkles. Then I stepped out comma showing off my shapely legs comma thanks to the high heels I wore. They were more like stilts, than heels. They hurt my feet. The lined seam of the nylons made them stand out even better. I had wide hips. I wore a diamond ring with an engagement band on it.
#12 paragraph twelve
I knew I had come to the wrong place. Did I arrive at World con? That could be it if they were dressed in medieval clothing. They were so, that could be where I was. I shouldn't be here, should I. I know I set the dials to a time, that World Con. wouldn't have been there.
I knew I had came to the wrong place. Did I arrive at World Con? That could be it comma if they were dressed in medieval clothing. They were comma so that could be where I was. I shouldn't be here, should I question mark I know I set the dials to a time, that World Con. wouldn't have been here.
#13 paragraph thirteen
Maybe wherever I am it is a medieval festival being portrayed by the people here.
Maybe wherever I am comma it's just a medieval festival being put on by the people here.
#14 paragraph fourteen
The barkeep had a tunic on. There was a woman dressed in a harem garment that barely hid her body. sashaying about her hips gyrated about like blinder’s blades.
There were women wearing clothes that revealed quite a bit of skin, their hair was in braids. I supposed were serving girls.
The barkeep wore a tunic comma and there was a woman dressed in a harem garment which barely hid her body. She was sashaying about with her hips gyrating like blinder’s blades.
#15 paragraph fifteen
I supposed were serving girls.
I supposed they were serving girls.
#16 paragraph 18
His hand reached for his mace as he lifted himself from where he sat wearing a scowl, he brought the mace to waist height and brought the pain bringing the side of it to his other hand.
Wearing a scowl, he lifted himself from where he sat as he reached for his mace. He raised the mace to waist height and brought the blood as he felt its sharpness with his other hand.
#17 paragraph nineteen
Some people stared at me and turned and ran, I knew, this wouldn't have worked. I hadn't told the proprietors about me bringing in my time machine beforehand. But this didn't look like where I should begin with.
Some people stared at me comma and turned and ran period I knew delete comma this wouldn't have worked. I hadn't told the proprietors I would arrive in a time machine beforehand, and this moment did not appear to be a good time to start.
They already thought I was a witch. And that fellow holding the bloody mace was looking at me as if he was getting ready to invite me to my own funeral.
#18 paragraph twenty
The air stank of urine, and I saw rats running across the floor of this establishment, well I have to give them a thumbs up for the authentication of the decor.
The air stank of urine, and I saw rats running across the floor. period Well comma I have to give them a thumbs up for the authentic decor.
#19 paragraph twenty-one
"I am not a witch!" I screamed as the barkeep was within grasping distance of me, I spun about and bolted for the door. 'They believed me to be a witch. This was perhaps the Middle Ages. Suppose I was to judge the date by what they wore. I was aware of what they did to witches then. I would be in a great deal of trouble here, now. I had to get out of here and now.'
"I am not a witch!" I screamed period As the barkeep was within grasping distance of me comma I spun about and bolted for the door. They believed me to be a witch. This was perhaps the Middle Ages. Suppose I was to judge the date by what they wore question mark I was aware of what they did to witches back then. I could be in a great deal of trouble here. I had to get out of here comma and now!
Comments
That's about all I have for you today; I hope it's useful to you. Write on . . .
Final thoughts
It's a good concept for a story, with a tweak here, and a tweak there, it would be an entirely different story. It's full of action and dialog . . . The descriptions given by the lead female character lend believability to the story.
Regards, jackson
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