Poetry Fishbowl Open!
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ysabetwordsmithThe Poetry Fishbowl is now CLOSED. Thank you for your time and attention. Please keep an eye on this page as I am still writing.
Starting now, the Poetry Fishbowl is open! Today's theme is "Cultural Differences." I will be checking this page periodically throughout the day. When people make suggestions, I'll pick some and weave them together into a poem ... and then another ... and so on. I'm hoping to get a lot of ideas and a lot of poems.
I'll be soliciting ideas for fish out of water, anthropologists, time travelers, families, polycules, housemates, roommates, nomads, loners, humans adopted by animals, animals that sometimes adopt humans, alien or fantasy species with exotic cultures, superheroes, supervillains, social engineers, urban planners, failure analysts, ethicists, activists, diverse teams, rebels, wild young things, other people who cross cultures, traveling, moving out, moving in, living together, picking fights, making friends, solving disputes, troubleshooting, improvising, adapting, social engineering, making changes, cooperating, bartering, speaking, listening, taking over in an emergency, discovering yourself, studying others, testing boundaries, creating connections, coming of age, learning what you can (and can't) do, sharing, fixing what's broke, upsetting the status quo, changing the world, accomplishing the impossible, recovering from setbacks, returning home, schools, Triton Teen Centers, libraries, mediation centers, foreign countries, traditional ethnic structures, alternative building styles, sharehouses, boarding houses, multigenerational homes, apartments and complexes, intentional communities, cohousing, caravans, tent cities, homeless shelters, nonhuman accommodations and adaptations, wilderness, rural areas, supervillain lairs, living ships or other residences, fantasy worlds, alien planets, fantasy or alien housing styles, other unfamiliar locations, culture gap, culture shock, kinesics and proxemics, future shock, forgeign languages, language shock, emergency language issues, house rules, negotiation, mediation, cooperation, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, truces in improbable contexts, unexpected bonds, symbiosis, polyamory, sedoretu, innovation, problems that can't be solved by hitting, teamwork, found family, intentional neighboring, complementary strengths and weaknesses, independence, interdependence, values conflict, moral injury, personal growth, and poetic forms in particular.
Currently eligible bingo card(s) for donors wishing to sponsor a square:
Valentines Bingo Cards 2-1-21
Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-15-20
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One includes mostly neurodiverse and some neurotypical characters.
Beneath the Family Tree is a community of three different hominid species.
The Blueshift Troupers is all about crossing cultures.
A Conflagration of Dragons has the Six Races plus the dragons, which means lots of awkward cultural interactions and a few strong alliances.
Feathered Nests has the alien Fifers whose polyamorous arrangements are spilling over to humans.
Fledgling Grace involves the appearance of wings that can reveal hidden aspects, causing cultural friction.
Frankenstein's Family includes humans, werewolves, vampires, a mummy, and two doctors in all sorts of arrangements.
The Godship Wanderers has a living ship with alien and human residents.
Hart's Farm is a free-love community amidst a more conservative culture.
Monster House has human inhabitants plus a bunch of different monsters.
Not Quite Kansas has humans and demons living together in unexpected ways.
The Ocracies features all different government systems.
Polychrome Heroics has ordinary humans, supernaries, blue-plate specials, superheroes, supervillains, primal and animals soups trying to live as best they can. The cross-cape cultural differences can get dramatic. Most of the named threads suit this theme.
Schrodinger's Heroes includes characters from many different backgrounds trying to work together.
Or you can ask for something new.
I have a linkback poem, "A Sense of Weather Changes" (9 verses, standalone).
What Is a Poetry Fishbowl?
Writing is usually considered a solitary pursuit. One exception to this is a fascinating exercise called a "fishbowl." This has various forms, but all of them basically involve some kind of writing in public, usually with interaction between author and audience. A famous example is Harlan Ellison's series of "stories under glass" in which he sits in a bookstore window and writes a new story based on an idea that someone gives him. Writing classes sometimes include a version where students watch each other write, often with students calling out suggestions which are chalked up on the blackboard for those writing to use as inspiration.
In this online version of a Poetry Fishbowl, I begin by setting a theme; today's theme is "Cultural Differences." I invite people to suggest characters, settings, and other things relating to that theme. Then I use those prompts as inspiration for writing poems.
Cyberfunded Creativity
I'm practicing cyberfunded creativity. If you enjoy what I'm doing and want to see more of it, please feed the Bard. The following options are currently available:
1) Sponsor the Fishbowl -- Here is a PayPal button for donations. There is no specific requirement, but $1 is the minimum recommended size for PayPal transactions since they take a cut from every one. You can also donate via check or money order sent by postal mail. If you make a donation and tell me about it, I promise to use one of your prompts. Anonymous donations are perfectly welcome, just won't get that perk. General donations will be tallied, and at the end of the fishbowl I’ll post a list of eligible poems based on the total funding; then the audience can vote on which they want to see posted.
2) Swim, Fishie, Swim! -- A feature in conjunction with fishbowl sponsorship is this progress meter showing the amount donated. There are multiple perks, the top one being a half-price poetry sale on one series when donations reach $300.
3) Buy It Now! -- Gakked from various e-auction sites, this feature allows you to sponsor a specific poem. If you don't want to wait for some editor to buy and publish my poem so you can read it, well, now you don't have to. Sponsoring a poem means that I will immediately post it on my blog for everyone to see, with the name of the sponsor (or another dedicate) if you wish; plus you get a nonexclusive publication right, so you can post it on your own blog or elsewhere as long as you keep the credits intact. You'll need to tell me the title of the poem you want to sponsor. I'm basing the prices on length, and they're comparable to what I typically make selling poetry to magazines (semi-pro rates according to Duotrope's Digest).
0-10 lines: $5
11-25 lines: $10
26-40 lines: $15
41-60 lines: $20
Poems over 60 lines, or with very intricate structure, fall into custom pricing.
4) Commission a scrapbook page. I can render a chosen poem in hardcopy format, on colorful paper, using archival materials for background and any embellishments. This will be suitable for framing or for adding to a scrapbook. Commission details are here. See latest photos of sample scrapbooked poems: "Sample Scrapbooked Poems 1-24-11"
5) Spread the word. Echo or link to this post on your Dreamwidth, other blog, Twitter, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, or any other social network. Useful Twitter hashtags include #poetryfishbowl and #promptcall. Encourage people to come here and participate in the fishbowl. If you have room for it, including your own prompt will give your readers an idea of what the prompts should look like; ideally, update later to include the thumbnail of the poem I write, and a link to the poem if it gets published. If there is at least one new prompter or donor, I will post an extra freebie poem.
Linkback perk: I have a spare series poem available, and each linkback will reveal a verse of the poem. One person can do multiple links if they're on different services, like Dreamwidth or Twitter, rather than all on LiveJournal. Comment with a link to where you posted. "A Sense of Weather Changes" has 9 verses and stands alone.
Additional Notes
1) I customarily post replies to prompt posts telling people which of their prompts I'm using, with a brief description of the resulting poem(s). If you want to know what's available, watch for those "thumbnails."
2) You don't have to pay me to see a poem based on a prompt that you gave me. I try to send copies of poems to people, mostly using the LJ message function. (Anonymous prompters will miss this perk unless you give me your eddress.) These are for-your-eyes-only, though, not for sharing.
3) Sponsors of the Poetry Fishbowl in general, or of specific poems, will gain access to an extra post in appreciation of their generosity. While you're on the Donors list, you can view all of the custom-locked posts in that category. Click the "donors" tag to read the archive of those. I've also posted a list of other donor perks there. I customarily leave donor names on the list for two months, so you'll get to see the perk-post from this month and next.
4) After the Poetry Fishbowl concludes, I will post a list of unsold poems and their prices, to make it easier for folks to see what they might want to sponsor.
5) If donations total $100 by Friday evening then you get a free $15 poem; $150 gets you a free $20 poem; and $200 gets you a free epic, posted after the Poetry Fishbowl. These will usually be series poems if I have them; otherwise I may offer non-series poems or series poems in a different size. If donations reach $250, you get one step toward a bonus fishbowl; four of these activates the perk, and they don't have to be four months in a row. Everyone will get to vote on which series, and give prompts during the extra fishbowl, although it may be a half-day rather than a whole day. If donations reach $300, there will be a half-price sale in one series.
Feed the Fish!
Now's your chance to participate in the creative process by posting ideas for me to write about. Today's theme is "Cultural Differences." See above for details. If you manage to recommend a form that I don't recognize, I will probably pounce on it and ask you for its rules. I do have The New Book of Forms by Lewis Turco which covers most common and many obscure forms.
I'll post at least one of the fishbowl poems here so you-all can enjoy it. (Remember, you get an extra freebie poem if someone new posts a prompt or makes a donation, and additional perks at $100-$300 in donations. Linkbacks reveal verses of "A Sense of Weather Changes." The rest of the poems will go into my archive for future use.
Starting now, the Poetry Fishbowl is open! Today's theme is "Cultural Differences." I will be checking this page periodically throughout the day. When people make suggestions, I'll pick some and weave them together into a poem ... and then another ... and so on. I'm hoping to get a lot of ideas and a lot of poems.
I'll be soliciting ideas for fish out of water, anthropologists, time travelers, families, polycules, housemates, roommates, nomads, loners, humans adopted by animals, animals that sometimes adopt humans, alien or fantasy species with exotic cultures, superheroes, supervillains, social engineers, urban planners, failure analysts, ethicists, activists, diverse teams, rebels, wild young things, other people who cross cultures, traveling, moving out, moving in, living together, picking fights, making friends, solving disputes, troubleshooting, improvising, adapting, social engineering, making changes, cooperating, bartering, speaking, listening, taking over in an emergency, discovering yourself, studying others, testing boundaries, creating connections, coming of age, learning what you can (and can't) do, sharing, fixing what's broke, upsetting the status quo, changing the world, accomplishing the impossible, recovering from setbacks, returning home, schools, Triton Teen Centers, libraries, mediation centers, foreign countries, traditional ethnic structures, alternative building styles, sharehouses, boarding houses, multigenerational homes, apartments and complexes, intentional communities, cohousing, caravans, tent cities, homeless shelters, nonhuman accommodations and adaptations, wilderness, rural areas, supervillain lairs, living ships or other residences, fantasy worlds, alien planets, fantasy or alien housing styles, other unfamiliar locations, culture gap, culture shock, kinesics and proxemics, future shock, forgeign languages, language shock, emergency language issues, house rules, negotiation, mediation, cooperation, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, truces in improbable contexts, unexpected bonds, symbiosis, polyamory, sedoretu, innovation, problems that can't be solved by hitting, teamwork, found family, intentional neighboring, complementary strengths and weaknesses, independence, interdependence, values conflict, moral injury, personal growth, and poetic forms in particular.
Currently eligible bingo card(s) for donors wishing to sponsor a square:
Valentines Bingo Cards 2-1-21
Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-15-20
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One includes mostly neurodiverse and some neurotypical characters.
Beneath the Family Tree is a community of three different hominid species.
The Blueshift Troupers is all about crossing cultures.
A Conflagration of Dragons has the Six Races plus the dragons, which means lots of awkward cultural interactions and a few strong alliances.
Feathered Nests has the alien Fifers whose polyamorous arrangements are spilling over to humans.
Fledgling Grace involves the appearance of wings that can reveal hidden aspects, causing cultural friction.
Frankenstein's Family includes humans, werewolves, vampires, a mummy, and two doctors in all sorts of arrangements.
The Godship Wanderers has a living ship with alien and human residents.
Hart's Farm is a free-love community amidst a more conservative culture.
Monster House has human inhabitants plus a bunch of different monsters.
Not Quite Kansas has humans and demons living together in unexpected ways.
The Ocracies features all different government systems.
Polychrome Heroics has ordinary humans, supernaries, blue-plate specials, superheroes, supervillains, primal and animals soups trying to live as best they can. The cross-cape cultural differences can get dramatic. Most of the named threads suit this theme.
Schrodinger's Heroes includes characters from many different backgrounds trying to work together.
Or you can ask for something new.
I have a linkback poem, "A Sense of Weather Changes" (9 verses, standalone).
What Is a Poetry Fishbowl?
Writing is usually considered a solitary pursuit. One exception to this is a fascinating exercise called a "fishbowl." This has various forms, but all of them basically involve some kind of writing in public, usually with interaction between author and audience. A famous example is Harlan Ellison's series of "stories under glass" in which he sits in a bookstore window and writes a new story based on an idea that someone gives him. Writing classes sometimes include a version where students watch each other write, often with students calling out suggestions which are chalked up on the blackboard for those writing to use as inspiration.
In this online version of a Poetry Fishbowl, I begin by setting a theme; today's theme is "Cultural Differences." I invite people to suggest characters, settings, and other things relating to that theme. Then I use those prompts as inspiration for writing poems.
Cyberfunded Creativity
I'm practicing cyberfunded creativity. If you enjoy what I'm doing and want to see more of it, please feed the Bard. The following options are currently available:
1) Sponsor the Fishbowl -- Here is a PayPal button for donations. There is no specific requirement, but $1 is the minimum recommended size for PayPal transactions since they take a cut from every one. You can also donate via check or money order sent by postal mail. If you make a donation and tell me about it, I promise to use one of your prompts. Anonymous donations are perfectly welcome, just won't get that perk. General donations will be tallied, and at the end of the fishbowl I’ll post a list of eligible poems based on the total funding; then the audience can vote on which they want to see posted.
2) Swim, Fishie, Swim! -- A feature in conjunction with fishbowl sponsorship is this progress meter showing the amount donated. There are multiple perks, the top one being a half-price poetry sale on one series when donations reach $300.
3) Buy It Now! -- Gakked from various e-auction sites, this feature allows you to sponsor a specific poem. If you don't want to wait for some editor to buy and publish my poem so you can read it, well, now you don't have to. Sponsoring a poem means that I will immediately post it on my blog for everyone to see, with the name of the sponsor (or another dedicate) if you wish; plus you get a nonexclusive publication right, so you can post it on your own blog or elsewhere as long as you keep the credits intact. You'll need to tell me the title of the poem you want to sponsor. I'm basing the prices on length, and they're comparable to what I typically make selling poetry to magazines (semi-pro rates according to Duotrope's Digest).
0-10 lines: $5
11-25 lines: $10
26-40 lines: $15
41-60 lines: $20
Poems over 60 lines, or with very intricate structure, fall into custom pricing.
4) Commission a scrapbook page. I can render a chosen poem in hardcopy format, on colorful paper, using archival materials for background and any embellishments. This will be suitable for framing or for adding to a scrapbook. Commission details are here. See latest photos of sample scrapbooked poems: "Sample Scrapbooked Poems 1-24-11"
5) Spread the word. Echo or link to this post on your Dreamwidth, other blog, Twitter, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, or any other social network. Useful Twitter hashtags include #poetryfishbowl and #promptcall. Encourage people to come here and participate in the fishbowl. If you have room for it, including your own prompt will give your readers an idea of what the prompts should look like; ideally, update later to include the thumbnail of the poem I write, and a link to the poem if it gets published. If there is at least one new prompter or donor, I will post an extra freebie poem.
Linkback perk: I have a spare series poem available, and each linkback will reveal a verse of the poem. One person can do multiple links if they're on different services, like Dreamwidth or Twitter, rather than all on LiveJournal. Comment with a link to where you posted. "A Sense of Weather Changes" has 9 verses and stands alone.
Additional Notes
1) I customarily post replies to prompt posts telling people which of their prompts I'm using, with a brief description of the resulting poem(s). If you want to know what's available, watch for those "thumbnails."
2) You don't have to pay me to see a poem based on a prompt that you gave me. I try to send copies of poems to people, mostly using the LJ message function. (Anonymous prompters will miss this perk unless you give me your eddress.) These are for-your-eyes-only, though, not for sharing.
3) Sponsors of the Poetry Fishbowl in general, or of specific poems, will gain access to an extra post in appreciation of their generosity. While you're on the Donors list, you can view all of the custom-locked posts in that category. Click the "donors" tag to read the archive of those. I've also posted a list of other donor perks there. I customarily leave donor names on the list for two months, so you'll get to see the perk-post from this month and next.
4) After the Poetry Fishbowl concludes, I will post a list of unsold poems and their prices, to make it easier for folks to see what they might want to sponsor.
5) If donations total $100 by Friday evening then you get a free $15 poem; $150 gets you a free $20 poem; and $200 gets you a free epic, posted after the Poetry Fishbowl. These will usually be series poems if I have them; otherwise I may offer non-series poems or series poems in a different size. If donations reach $250, you get one step toward a bonus fishbowl; four of these activates the perk, and they don't have to be four months in a row. Everyone will get to vote on which series, and give prompts during the extra fishbowl, although it may be a half-day rather than a whole day. If donations reach $300, there will be a half-price sale in one series.
Feed the Fish!
Now's your chance to participate in the creative process by posting ideas for me to write about. Today's theme is "Cultural Differences." See above for details. If you manage to recommend a form that I don't recognize, I will probably pounce on it and ask you for its rules. I do have The New Book of Forms by Lewis Turco which covers most common and many obscure forms.
I'll post at least one of the fishbowl poems here so you-all can enjoy it. (Remember, you get an extra freebie poem if someone new posts a prompt or makes a donation, and additional perks at $100-$300 in donations. Linkbacks reveal verses of "A Sense of Weather Changes." The rest of the poems will go into my archive for future use.
Poem
Date: 2021-02-02 07:26 pm (UTC)Hold for original prompter.
Prompt(s)
Date: 2021-02-02 07:54 pm (UTC)LIFC: More exploration of Tony's possible aromanticism and maybe a dash of JARVIS&Tony&Clint?
Officer Pink: How is Mrrhow doing with Riposte and everybody - cats count as animals that adopt humans, don't they?
Scrodinger's Heroes: How are Pat and his family getting along? Are they okay? Do they - as a collective - have any issues that need addressing as a family? - I've been reading Schrodinger's on the quiet, was at a time where I hadn't got the conversation spoons.
I think that's it from me :D
~Angel
Re: Prompt(s)
Date: 2021-02-02 11:15 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-02 07:56 pm (UTC)The elderly immigrant Muslim grandmother raising two kids is a crack shot from the war, the single mom black nurse/doctor takes no shit when calling people out on their bullshit (and was doing quite well before the apocalypse hit, thankyouverymuch), the ex-military Hispanic lady teaches the kids how to use a knife and cuss in Spanish. The tiny Asian lady does not know martial arts (or Japanese), but can make your life very difficult, and you will regret bothering her. If there is a Token White Person, they may have some useful skill, but they are mostly 'support staff,' NOT the Big Damn Hero.
And unfortunately they get stuck dragging around some dumb teenage pretty-boy who watched too many action movies and keeps spouting off ridiculous prejudiced nonsense...
(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-03 12:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-03 12:22 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-03 12:23 am (UTC)Poem
Date: 2021-02-05 06:04 am (UTC)233 lines + worldbuilding surcharge, Buy It Now = $233
I got a whole setting out of this, which has a lot of potential, hence the setup surcharge. I spent at least an hour on the math alone, killing off most of the people. :D
What's left is mostly a very young population, far more female than male, and very mixed ethnically. It turns out the chemical weapon used was designed to kill soldiers or people who could become soldiers, so it targeted muscular people in their prime, with less effect on the very young or very old. And because it was designed for white people, with a very homogenous testing base, it's just a little less effective on other groups. So basically, a flip of standard postapocalyptic worldbuilding, and if you know anything about refugee populations, probably more accurate.
"It's the end of the world as we know it ... and I feel fiiiiine!"
Poem
Date: 2021-02-19 12:10 am (UTC)1288 lines, Buy It Now = $644
from your my_partner_Doug
Date: 2021-02-02 08:23 pm (UTC)https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/do-italians-eat-spaghetti-and-meatballs
Re: from your my_partner_Doug
Date: 2021-02-02 11:56 pm (UTC)53 lines, Buy It Now = $20
(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-02 08:39 pm (UTC)The Evil Overloard asks about enemies'/new territories' military tech, leaders, etc. The Evil Overloard does not ask about how the enemies obtain and cook food, how they prefer to bathe, what kind of toilet facilities they have etc. This creates an /interesting/ set of problems that some poor fool has to deal with.
Someone with privilige has to be a Big Brother Mentor* to someone else with privilige (who no-one really likes), because someone needs to do something and the mutual non-priviliged friends are getting annoyed..
*Not actually siblings
Long-lost prince raised by a different culture/species...does not automatically slot into his assigned role. How do you learn the new culture/language/responsibilities...and why don't you try to run off at any point? (Also, we never hear snide comments about how the new prince has the manners of a poor shepherd or orc...)
Sometimes the best thing you can do is find a more compatible person for EFA, back off, and /maybe/ make some tea for everyone. (Cry into your pillow later if you must...)
I still want to see Shiv dealing with a non-English-speaking customer that no-one can understand...by doodling on a notepad to have a conversation. (And they like him, because he friendly and trying to communicate.)
How did Rutlidge prepare people for cultural differences?
Sensibly prepared for First Contact. (Aliens, uncontacted humans, temporal wormhole, Fair Folk, civilization of mutant sewer rats, whatever.)
Terramagne war movie where a team of mercenaries with Antisocial Personality Disorder and their Prosthetic Conscience teammate save the day.
Different concepts of prayer. (Quakers, Catholics, Baptists and Muslims all pray /very differently/.)
Someone is invited to an Event in a different religion or culture. How should the hosts make sure everyone understands what is going on and what they need to do.
Adoptive parent gets tired of prejudice and says 'Screw this, we're leaving for adoptee's birth culture!' Everyone is befuddled that parent is willing to be alone in the new culture; and that they'd take such a 'step down' at all. (Settled person going to hunter-gatherers, a hobbit moving in with a friendly orc tribe, etc.)
The following inspired by Real Life:
Stand this (x) close if you want to be friends. Only stand this (y) close if you want to fight someone.
The intersection of cussing/n-word priviliges and learning a new language results in drama. Drama gets fixed. No-one ends up needing a doctor. (Does not have to include the n-word, any suitably contextual word will do.)
Solving a cross cultural issue by having 3-5 people discuss it and give 4-6 different answers.
The local [minority group] community is so efficient at processing new arrivals from the old country that almost no-one realizes they're doing all this work.
Confusion with honorary titles &/or affectionate nicknames: brother/sister, aunt/uncle, honey...
"Sister!"
"??? But I'm not a nun."
"I'm not doing X until everyone does y."
[One hilarious misinterpretation later]
[Exasperated] "That's not what I meant. And it's worse than not doing X in the first place!"
(Original incident involved seatbelts, was safely resolved, and all passengers were safely delivered to their destinations.)
You're the only person who speaks language X at work. Which leads to one or all of the following:
1) Your boss runs over and says 'Quick, come with me...'
2) Your coworker gives you a weird look ("You're conversant in Na'vi?")
3) Customer is delighted that a staff-person is trying to use their (customer's) language...terrible grammar and pronunciation aside.
It is /wonderful/ to have a more-priviliged ally who is skilled enough and willing enough to be the handoff person for unpleasant conversations with other priviliged people.
You're good enough friends to friendly-sass/tease each other despite the language and culture barrier.
(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-02 08:40 pm (UTC)A damaged A.I ship, crippled very early in the war between the arms finally limps into range of a base, but due to time dilation having spent most of the time at near-light speed, it's knowledge is years and years out of date... and the culture of the Lacuna has been evolving rapidly.
An obvious choice for cultural whiplash, would be Helanos meeting the local LGBQT+ group...and discovering that asexuallity is a thing.
Poem
Date: 2021-02-03 06:29 am (UTC)225 lines, Buy It Now = $113
(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-02 08:43 pm (UTC)The theme is time travel and the text is ubiquitous. It's one of my favorite words.
Poem
Date: 2021-02-03 02:11 am (UTC)I have a few...
Date: 2021-02-02 09:05 pm (UTC)I would really like to see something showing the differences between leadership and followship roles, personal or professional setting, either showing how to fill those roles (especially followship) or showing how misunderstandings can happen and be resolved between the two types of people, particularly when they're having a hard time understanding the other person's perspective.
Cultural differences between superheroes and supervillains. Maybe someone from SPOON jumping to Kraken, or vice-versa (or the more generic going from superhero setting to supervillain setting) and what sorts of difficulties appear and how they can be resolved.
Re: I have a few...
Date: 2021-02-02 11:18 pm (UTC)I dont know if that is a Fishbowl-eligible prompt, but if so I'd like to see it!
Re: I have a few...
Date: 2021-02-03 12:14 am (UTC)Re: I have a few...
Date: 2021-02-12 09:12 pm (UTC)328 lines, Buy It Now = $164
prompt
Date: 2021-02-02 09:20 pm (UTC)Re: prompt
Date: 2021-02-07 09:31 pm (UTC)674 lines, Buy It Now = $337
(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-02 10:44 pm (UTC)It needn't be the Finns; they're just the fictional example that came to mind. But what are the cultural differences between those who never worried about paying bills and those who stretched every penny as far as it would go but no longer do, and how do those differences affect relationships?
(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-03 12:34 am (UTC)Poem
Date: 2021-02-06 09:15 pm (UTC)"The Responsibility to Care" is a free-verse poem about Molly and Dave dealing with a new paramedic intern whose wealthy background gets in the way of meshing with the team when they first meet.
221 lines, Buy It Now = $111
Prompt
Date: 2021-02-02 11:11 pm (UTC)Another thought: food is a prominent cultural difference -- but often in ways that a talented chef, or even a home cook, can figure out how to deal with. "You call that food?"/"Well, as a matter of fact, I do. Wanna try some? And here's how I make it."
Re: Prompt
Date: 2021-02-02 11:15 pm (UTC)Re: Prompt
Date: 2021-02-11 04:47 am (UTC)405 lines, Buy It Now = $203
(I should point out that there's a whole background of Shiv connecting with the Omaha, based on Boss White's alliance with them, but I've barely touched on it in actual poetry.)
Re: Prompt
Date: 2021-02-11 07:30 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-03 12:18 am (UTC)Hippies and mainstream folks needing to work together to accomplish something and having to work out their inevitable culture clashes along the way.
Trying to mesh different sets of mores across cultures.
People being exposed to fairytales from other cultures and discussing what those fairytales say about their culture of origin.
(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-03 12:25 am (UTC)Or unexpected synthesis thereof. 'Feed the guest,' 'be kind to the poor,' etc...
Prompt(s)
Date: 2021-02-03 01:27 am (UTC)2. Feathered Nests - Fifers are awesome. I just want more about them and their fascinating sex/gender roles. I’d particularly like to see more about Ensign Landry or Tseep.
Re: Prompt(s)
Date: 2021-02-05 09:27 pm (UTC)176 lines + worldbuilding surcharge = $176ON HOLD for
Re: Prompt(s)
Date: 2021-02-13 09:13 pm (UTC)112 lines, Buy It Now = $56
Re: Prompt(s)
Date: 2021-02-15 10:39 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-03 04:32 am (UTC)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_root_bridge
(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-03 04:57 am (UTC)I want more on the bookbinder in Frankenstein's Family, Geoffrey I think? Maybe with the neurodivergent traveling teacher for the children?
Frankenstein's Family includes humans, werewolves, vampires, a mummy, and two doctors in all sorts of arrangements.
Fledgling Grace - A Palestinian Druze, Christian, or Sufi Muslim and an Ashkenazi Israeli Jew, (because some of the Ashkenazim are just coming home after generations of diaspora) have the Palestinian bird wings you noted before. Let the birds of a feather flock together more peacefully than here.
Or African Americans developing wings of African birds, and returning, the stolen children coming home.
Fledgling Grace involves the appearance of wings that can reveal hidden aspects, causing cultural friction.
Poem
Date: 2021-02-05 07:33 am (UTC)45 lines, Buy It Now = $20
Re: Poem
Date: 2021-02-08 02:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-02-03 10:04 am (UTC)I would love to see more of Răzvan, the traveling teacher & the Mummy.
Done for the night!
Date: 2021-02-03 12:18 pm (UTC)