The Wordsmith's Forge

This poem is spillover from the March 18, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from janetmiles. This also fills the "red" square in the Spring and Autumn Bingo public card. It has been sponsored by dialecticdreamer. This poem belongs to the Damask thread of the Polychrome Heroics series, an immediate sequel to "Buttoned Up."

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This poem is, in essence, an elegy inspired by an article, "The Story of One Whale Who Tried to Bridge the Linguistic Divide Between Animals and Humans," and therefore posted for free. It also fills the "Stockholm syndrome" square in my 6-10-14 card for the hc_bingo fest. It belongs to the Aquariana thread in the Polychrome Heroics series.

The name "Noc" is pronounced "NOH-see."

WARNING: This poem features many intense topics, some of which actually happened in our world. The warnings contain spoilers; highlight to read. These include human/cetacean challenges, past enslavement of a sapient cetacean from childhood to death, Stockholm syndrome, survivor guilt, rough telepathic contact, grudging response to apology, and other issues. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. Please consider your tastes and headspace before deciding whether to dive in.

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This poem came out of the June 2014 Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from alexseanchai. It also fills the "exhaustion" square in my 6-10-14 card for the fanbingo fest. This poem has been sponsored from the general fund, based on an audience poll. It belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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This is the freebie for the July 2014 Crowdfunding Creative Jam, inspired by a prompt from pointedulac, along with some previous discussions about the sliding scale of morality. It also fills the "manipulation" square in my 6-1-14 card for the genprompt_bingo fest, and the "fever / delirium" square in my 6-10-14 card for the hc_bingo fest. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

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The second general fund poll for July 2014 is up on LiveJournal.  You can vote for which bundle of poems you'd like to publish via the general fund.

The July 2014 Crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal, with a theme of "Conflicts Where No One Is Wrong."  Come give us prompts about whatever you'd like to see, or claim prompts for your own creativity! 


From My Prompts

"Howl's First Lesson" by dialecticdreamer -- Aidan helps Nathaniel learn about his senses.

"Schrodinger's Prompt" by dialecticdreamer -- Pat gets a warning call.

"To Fight Like Brother and Sister" by moriwen1 -- Sinéad and Paul grew up together, with an adorable and heartwarming conflict.  This story belongs to the nineforthenebulasheart  project.

"The Dragon We Feed" by chordatesrock -- A story about the fluid nature of good and evil.

 

"The Wolf We Feed" by alexconall -- We need both the light and the dark parts of ourselves to be whole.


What I Have Written

"Compromising Positions" -- A man slowly slides from hero to villain.

I've posted a poll over in LiveJournal for the general fund in the Polychrome Heroics half-price sale.  You can vote with the checkboxes -- unlike most of my polls, this one lets you select multiple answers -- or if you don't have an account on LJ, you can leave a comment or contact me backchannel to vote.  There's quite a bit of cheap poetry left, even after all the stuff that people have bought.

This poem was written outside the prompt calls, filling the "fantasies" square in the Solo Celebration Bingo public card. It has been sponsored by an anonymous donation. It belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread in the Polychrome Heroics series.

WARNING: This poem contains some intense topics that may not be to the taste of all viewers. The warnings contain spoilers; highlight to reveal. There are erotic fantasies, unresolved sexual tension, an untimely erection, cruel laughter and extreme humiliation, plans for revenge, teen boy masturbation, and other challenges. If this is touchy stuff for you, please think carefully before deciding whether to read onward.

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This poem is spillover from the April 1, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from mdlbear and aldersprig.  It also fills the "cool / nippy" square in the Spring and Autumn Bingo public card.  This poem has been sponsored by chanter_greenie. This poem belongs to the Calliope thread in the Polychrome Heroics series.

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This poem was written outside the prompt calls, filling the "desperate" square in my 5-22-14 card for the origfic_bingo fest. It has been sponsored by technoshaman. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

WARNING: This poem includes intense topics, and some of the warnings are spoilers; highlight to read. Be prepared for mass fatalities, EVERY LIVING THING in the radius is dead, heroes arriving too late to do anything but analyze what happened, war parallels, disturbing scene details, existential horror, and the aftermath of heroic sacrifice. Oh, and the villain is dead in a corner too. Not recommended for reading shortly before bed. Please consider your tastes and headspace before deciding whether to read further.

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