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ysabetwordsmithThe following poems from the July 2, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my LiveJournal profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods
"Dr. Doohickey and the Mad Science Scrambler" -- 130 lines,$65 (Polychrome Heroics) SOLD
I went with the idea of a wheelchair superhero. Gee, it sucks when your minions have told you that your nemesis is dead, and whoops, there he is to foil your plans again! And not as helpless as he looks at first glance. "Dr. Doohickey and the Mad Science Scrambler" is written in free verse.
"Equal and Opposite" -- 26 lines,$15 (Schrodinger's Heroes) SOLD
I couldn't resist the chance to introduce a feline villain. "Equal and Opposite" is a free-verse poem about evil!Schrodinger.
"Heroes in Humble Feathers" -- 41 lines,$20 (Fledgling Grace) SOLD
A prompt fromchanter_greenie gave me the title, "Heroes in Humble Feathers," for a free-verse poem about everyday folks who do quietly heroic things. This poem belongs to the Fledgling Grace series.
"The Lotus Warriors" -- 114 lines, $57
A backchannel prompt fromchordatesrock inspired the free-verse poem "The Lotus Warriors." A woman with chronic fatigue discovers how to save the world from invading robots.
"Nailed, Screwed, and Trued" -- 53 lines,$20 SOLD
A prompt fromchordatesrock about hammers and nails inspired the free-verse poem "Nailed, Screwed, and Trued." It's actually not as rude as it sounds, being a poem about a superhera who retires from the field to make an effort at organizing other superheroes so as to match problems with appropriate powers.
"Nothing Is So Strong" -- 36 lines,$15 SOLD
Your prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Nothing Is So Strong." Sometimes heroism lies not in power, but in gentleness.
"A Single Spark" -- 90 lines,$45 (One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis) SOLD
From your prompt about Shaeth came the free-verse poem "A Single Spark." Shaeth inadvertently stops an arsonist from escaping, and then has little idea what to do with the sobbing grateful girl in pursuit.
"Sort of Heroes" -- 86 lines,$43 (Sort Of Heroes) SOLD
From your prompt about Nib and Brod, I got the free-verse poem "Sort of Heroes," which I've had in mind for a long time. It covers our heroes dealing with the bandits in the Brackenwood.
"Through the Haze" -- 130 lines,$65 (Polychrome Heroics) SOLD
This turned into the free-verse poem "Through the Haze," introducing the other three members of the Damask collective. There's a knife-fighting class, a minor injury, and a hazing incident that turns into a rescue. As you so aptly pointed out, not all acts of heroism require superpowers.
"Throwing Souls Like So Much Clay" -- 116 lines,$58 (Polychrome Heroics)
Your prompt about a villain changing people's forms led to the free-verse poem "Throwing Souls Like So Much Clay." It's about how various people respond to someone who can change the body, but not the spirit, and who does so in ways that aren't approved by society.
"Tikkun Olam" -- 78 lines,$39 (Walking the Beat) SOLD
"Tikkun Olam" is about Dale and Kelly meeting folks outside a relatively new synagogue, and finding some common ground. It's a sequel to "A Different Beat," inspired by a comment fromthnidu.
"Victor(ia) Frankenstein" -- 125 lines,$62.50 SOLD
I couldn't resist the idea of genderbending Frankenstein just a bit. So "Victor(ia) Frankenstein" is about how, if the family you grew up with sucks, sometimes you really can make your own. In more ways than one. This is written in free verse.
"Dr. Doohickey and the Mad Science Scrambler" -- 130 lines,
I went with the idea of a wheelchair superhero. Gee, it sucks when your minions have told you that your nemesis is dead, and whoops, there he is to foil your plans again! And not as helpless as he looks at first glance. "Dr. Doohickey and the Mad Science Scrambler" is written in free verse.
"Equal and Opposite" -- 26 lines,
I couldn't resist the chance to introduce a feline villain. "Equal and Opposite" is a free-verse poem about evil!Schrodinger.
"Heroes in Humble Feathers" -- 41 lines,
A prompt from
chanter_greenie gave me the title, "Heroes in Humble Feathers," for a free-verse poem about everyday folks who do quietly heroic things. This poem belongs to the Fledgling Grace series."The Lotus Warriors" -- 114 lines, $57
A backchannel prompt from
chordatesrock inspired the free-verse poem "The Lotus Warriors." A woman with chronic fatigue discovers how to save the world from invading robots."Nailed, Screwed, and Trued" -- 53 lines,
A prompt from
chordatesrock about hammers and nails inspired the free-verse poem "Nailed, Screwed, and Trued." It's actually not as rude as it sounds, being a poem about a superhera who retires from the field to make an effort at organizing other superheroes so as to match problems with appropriate powers."Nothing Is So Strong" -- 36 lines,
Your prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Nothing Is So Strong." Sometimes heroism lies not in power, but in gentleness.
"A Single Spark" -- 90 lines,
From your prompt about Shaeth came the free-verse poem "A Single Spark." Shaeth inadvertently stops an arsonist from escaping, and then has little idea what to do with the sobbing grateful girl in pursuit.
"Sort of Heroes" -- 86 lines,
From your prompt about Nib and Brod, I got the free-verse poem "Sort of Heroes," which I've had in mind for a long time. It covers our heroes dealing with the bandits in the Brackenwood.
"Through the Haze" -- 130 lines,
This turned into the free-verse poem "Through the Haze," introducing the other three members of the Damask collective. There's a knife-fighting class, a minor injury, and a hazing incident that turns into a rescue. As you so aptly pointed out, not all acts of heroism require superpowers.
"Throwing Souls Like So Much Clay" -- 116 lines,
Your prompt about a villain changing people's forms led to the free-verse poem "Throwing Souls Like So Much Clay." It's about how various people respond to someone who can change the body, but not the spirit, and who does so in ways that aren't approved by society.
"Tikkun Olam" -- 78 lines,
"Tikkun Olam" is about Dale and Kelly meeting folks outside a relatively new synagogue, and finding some common ground. It's a sequel to "A Different Beat," inspired by a comment from
thnidu."Victor(ia) Frankenstein" -- 125 lines,
I couldn't resist the idea of genderbending Frankenstein just a bit. So "Victor(ia) Frankenstein" is about how, if the family you grew up with sucks, sometimes you really can make your own. In more ways than one. This is written in free verse.
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Date: 2013-07-05 01:05 pm (UTC)Well...
Date: 2013-07-05 06:20 pm (UTC)1) For an epic (anything over $20), you can just give me some amount of money and tell me it's for that poem. I'll post however many verses that sponsors (at $.50/line), and my audience knows what to do from there, because we do this all the time. They'll chime in with individual donations or put general fund money into the poem until it's complete. I just posted "Tikkun Olam" this way if you want to see an example.
2) For a sub-epic poem, you could send me whatever you can afford, and I'll post some portion of it along with a call for cosponsors. It's a little harder to figure out how much gets posted because these aren't priced line-by-line; but say, if you give me $10 toward a $20 poem, I'll post about half of it.
3) For a sub-epic poem, you could tell me how much you'd be willing to cover, and I'll just post the call for cosponsors. If someone else is interested, once we know who's paying what, you all send me your contributions and I post the poem. This way you only pay if there's someone to partner you.
Bear in mind that whatever people send today will count toward the perks. We're currently at $132.50 and the next threshold is $150. I customarily close the tally after Friday (usually checking Saturday morning for last-minute donations).
It's also a good idea to check the unsold poetry list before you donate. I try to keep it updated while the fishbowl week is active. Sometimes donations cross in the mail and I have to straighten things out, but usually the list keeps the process running smoothly. Plus you can see what other folks are sponsoring that you can read now.
Thanks for asking!
Re: Well...
Date: 2013-07-07 12:43 am (UTC)Re: Well...
Date: 2013-07-07 01:32 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-07-05 05:28 am (UTC)And now for tikkun thnidu. "Sleep is God. Go worship." I shall.
Thank you!
Date: 2013-07-05 06:08 pm (UTC)