Read "To Know After Absence"
May. 22nd, 2017 04:45 pmThe poem "To Know After Absence" is now open for microfunding, and locked at the sale price. Boss White introduces Shiv to the apartment above Blues Moon.
Poem: "13 Reasons Why"
May. 21st, 2017 08:35 pmThis is the freebie for the May ![[community profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from ![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Half-Price Sale in Shiv
May. 21st, 2017 08:03 pmToday is the last day in the half-price sale for Shiv. So far, three poems have sold, all of them posted now. "To Know After Absence" is unlocked, its two prequels having been sponsored and posted. If you're still thinking about donating, you've got the rest of tonight to make your selections.
This poem is spillover from the May 2, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from alexseanchai plus conversations with alatefeline, chanter_greenie, stardreamer, and other fans. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. This poem belongs to the Calliope thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. Calliope and Vagary are in a mess of a bond, which complicates their consent for anything involving each other. They're trying to make the best of it, and making some progress, but it's just not a great situation. So there is awkwardness, fumbling, social anxiety, tripping over all sorts of emotional baggage, Vagary's low self-esteem, Calliope's standoffishness, boundary issues, trust issues, reluctant touching, gender issues (one of the few things Vagary handles gracefully), physical tension, crappy dancing, telepathic spillover, bystander assumptions, trying not to cry in public, knowing when to give up, reference to bad therapists of the past, Vagary's perspective of their initial bonding, and other angst. They do make some good progress, though, and nobody gets punched in the face or groped in personal places. Special thanks to the several readers who realized that dancing was liable to be a disaster. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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alexseanchai plus conversations with alatefeline, chanter_greenie, stardreamer, and other fans. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. This poem belongs to the Calliope thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. Calliope and Vagary are in a mess of a bond, which complicates their consent for anything involving each other. They're trying to make the best of it, and making some progress, but it's just not a great situation. So there is awkwardness, fumbling, social anxiety, tripping over all sorts of emotional baggage, Vagary's low self-esteem, Calliope's standoffishness, boundary issues, trust issues, reluctant touching, gender issues (one of the few things Vagary handles gracefully), physical tension, crappy dancing, telepathic spillover, bystander assumptions, trying not to cry in public, knowing when to give up, reference to bad therapists of the past, Vagary's perspective of their initial bonding, and other angst. They do make some good progress, though, and nobody gets punched in the face or groped in personal places. Special thanks to the several readers who realized that dancing was liable to be a disaster. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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Poem: "The Key to Your New Home"
May. 20th, 2017 11:45 pmThis poem is spillover from the April 4, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from technoshaman. It also fills the "Cedar Chest" square in my 4-1-17 card for the Month of Rainbows fest. This poem has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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technoshaman. It also fills the "Cedar Chest" square in my 4-1-17 card for the Month of Rainbows fest. This poem has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
Poem: "Blue Jeans and Jazz"
May. 20th, 2017 08:55 pmThis poem is spillover from the April 4, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from technoshaman. It also fills the "Blue Jeans" square in my 4-1-17 card for the Month of Rainbows fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. Shiv is trying, but the inside of his head is still a mess. The poem features incarceration, mixed feelings, fumbling efforts at coping skills, poverty, discussion of (beneficial) weight gain, sensory overload, choice paralysis, flashbacks to child abuse and neglect, struggling to choose clothes, trust issues, fear of the future, and other angst. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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technoshaman. It also fills the "Blue Jeans" square in my 4-1-17 card for the Month of Rainbows fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. Shiv is trying, but the inside of his head is still a mess. The poem features incarceration, mixed feelings, fumbling efforts at coping skills, poverty, discussion of (beneficial) weight gain, sensory overload, choice paralysis, flashbacks to child abuse and neglect, struggling to choose clothes, trust issues, fear of the future, and other angst. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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This poem came out of the May 2, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from ng_moonmoth, siliconshaman, technoshaman, librarygeek. It also fills the "injury" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.
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ng_moonmoth, siliconshaman, technoshaman, librarygeek. It also fills the "injury" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.( Read more... )
Crowdfunding Creative Jam
May. 20th, 2017 02:02 amThe crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Baker's Dozen." Please drop by to give us prompts or claim some for your own inspiration.
What I Have Written
"13 Reasons Why" is this session's freebie.
"Creating a Community Around Food"
Shiv visits the farmer's market and makes many fine discoveries.
516 lines, Buy It Now = $258
"Ten Minutes in the Life of a Pear"
Shiv comes home with a bushel of pears, and Cook shows him how to turn them into wonderful desserts.
249 lines, Buy It Now = $125
From My Prompts
crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Baker's Dozen." Please drop by to give us prompts or claim some for your own inspiration.What I Have Written
"13 Reasons Why" is this session's freebie.
"Creating a Community Around Food"
Shiv visits the farmer's market and makes many fine discoveries.
516 lines, Buy It Now = $258
"Ten Minutes in the Life of a Pear"
Shiv comes home with a bushel of pears, and Cook shows him how to turn them into wonderful desserts.
249 lines, Buy It Now = $125
From My Prompts
Poem: "A Matter of Opportunity"
May. 19th, 2017 09:14 pmThis poem is spillover from the May 2, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by an anonymous prompt. It also fills the "physical" square in my 2-1-17 Love Songs card for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: "Hot Chicks"
May. 15th, 2017 01:17 amIn Terramagne-America, there is a company of several multicultural women that's making packets of crispy chickpeas in different flavors. The Hot Chicks are extra-spicy, the Saucy Chicks are milder, and the Sweet Chicks are sugary. The promotional characters are baby chickens dressed as bikers on the Hot Chicks, while the Saucy Chicks have more eclectic "go out and have fun" outfits, and the Sweet Chicks are dolled up in pink. So cute, I wish I could draw these.
Chickpeas are big rounded legumes. They offer protein, fiber, and other benefits. When roasted, they make a healthy snack that can be flavored in various ways. You can do many other things with them too.
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Chickpeas are big rounded legumes. They offer protein, fiber, and other benefits. When roasted, they make a healthy snack that can be flavored in various ways. You can do many other things with them too.
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This is another commercial from Terramagne. Comfort food appears in many of the poems from Polychrome Heroics. So what do you do if you grew up with junk for comfort food? They've got a patch for that ...
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Poem: "Yon Sèl Lang Se Janm Ase"
May. 13th, 2017 07:23 pmThis poem came out of the May 2, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from dreamwriteremmy. It also fills the "baby" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by kengr. It belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.
Warning: This poem contains some touchy stuff. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It features an unsupportive social worker, language discrimination, a prickly soul, vulgar talk, and other angst. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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dreamwriteremmy. It also fills the "baby" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by kengr. It belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.Warning: This poem contains some touchy stuff. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It features an unsupportive social worker, language discrimination, a prickly soul, vulgar talk, and other angst. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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Terramagne has all kinds of awesome snacks, mentioned in various poems from the Polychrome Heroics series. Screamin' Squirrel Snacks offer a range of healthy high-energy items.
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Jumble Munch is a popular snack in Terramagne-America, mentioned in several poems from Polychrome Heroics. It's a mix of different ingredients, similar to trail mix or party mix, in a large array of sweet and savory flavors. It comes in small or large bags.
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Poem: "Insha'allah"
May. 10th, 2017 01:48 pmBased on an audience poll, this is the free epic for the May 2, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl reaching the $200 goal. This poem is spillover from the January 3, 2017 Poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from daisiesrockalot plus conversations with dialecticdreamer and other fans. It also fills the "WILD CARD: dusk" square in my 1-1-17 card for the Dark Fantasy Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.
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daisiesrockalot plus conversations with dialecticdreamer and other fans. It also fills the "WILD CARD: dusk" square in my 1-1-17 card for the Dark Fantasy Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
New Verses
May. 9th, 2017 10:27 pmBased on an audience poll, there are new verses in the three open epics. "A Hope and a Promise" has 6 new verses. Aidan and Mrs. Ozenne talk about how Saraphina is doing. "Essential for Human Survival" has 6 new verses. Cassandra and Groundhog explore the options in the snack room. Recipes are included for the house special smoothies. "The Inner Transition" has 7 new verses. Valor's Widow finds out what Stylet has in his backpack, and it's not a set of dry clothes.
Poem: "The Tragedy of the People"
May. 9th, 2017 01:13 pmThis poem is spillover from the April 4, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from chanter_greenie and callibr8. It also fills the "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" square in my 2-1-17 Love Songs card for the Valentines Bingo fest. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. This poem belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.
Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It features living in a warzone, references to war-related violence, imperialistic history, acts of genocide, Palestine and Israel are bottom-ten countries for valid reasons, fleeing in terror, survivor guilt, scrounging for survival, recruitment into a supervillain organization, and other angst. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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chanter_greenie and callibr8. It also fills the "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" square in my 2-1-17 Love Songs card for the Valentines Bingo fest. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. This poem belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It features living in a warzone, references to war-related violence, imperialistic history, acts of genocide, Palestine and Israel are bottom-ten countries for valid reasons, fleeing in terror, survivor guilt, scrounging for survival, recruitment into a supervillain organization, and other angst. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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This poem is spillover from the May 2, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from kyleri. It also fills the "sleeplessness" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. Despite being in a much better situation now than he was recently, Nebuly is stressing out over the changes. There is insomnia, depression, awkward personal history, guilt, fatigue, and other angst. On the whole, though, Nebuly is making great progress and has awesome family-of-choice. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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kyleri. It also fills the "sleeplessness" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. Despite being in a much better situation now than he was recently, Nebuly is stressing out over the changes. There is insomnia, depression, awkward personal history, guilt, fatigue, and other angst. On the whole, though, Nebuly is making great progress and has awesome family-of-choice. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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Half-Price Sale in Shiv
May. 8th, 2017 11:26 pmThe May 2, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl made its $300 goal, so there will be a half-price sale from Monday, May 15-Sunday, May 21. According to my records, Shiv's thread in Polychrome Heroics has a sizable backlog, so that's what goes on sale. Currently there are six poems, all epics, totaling $1253, on sale for $626.50.
