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ysabetwordsmithThe following poems from the June 1, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Everything That Blooms," "In the Shade of the Mighty Oak," "Let the Children Lead Us," "Autumn's Palette," "Pumpkin Spice Prosperity," "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," and "The Loving Embrace of Night."
"The Aftermath of Disaster"
Story Date: July 2016
Summary: In several different places, people think about what has gotten better after the Big One.
107 lines, Buy It Now = $54
The Big One destroyed
much of the West Coast, but
it has left opportunity in its wake.
"Bane or Meaning"
Summary: A family visit at the Temple of Shaeth stirs up feelings.
54 lines, Buy It Now = $20
"Closer to Where You Belong"
Story Date: Friday, October 9, 2015
Summary: Warshirt and Spotted Deer struggle to deal with their relationship, along with several new victims from the Merry Acres Ranch.
168 lines, Buy It Now = $84
Warshirt and Spotted Deer
were both exhausted.
Following the raid on
Merry Acres Ranch,
the authorities -- tribal,
state, and federal -- had
launched a search for
additional victims.
"The Endless Reweaving of a Social Fabric"
Story Date: Scraping Moon 30, 15 A.E.
Summary: Sir Jacqueline meets a scrounge who has fabric to trade.
283 lines, Buy It Now = $142
Sir Jacqueline was patrolling the land
beyond Lazarus Lake when she spotted
a vehicle on Rainshadow Road.
"Getting to the Next Part of Yourself"
Story Date: [Saturday, January 23, 2016 around 5 PM in China]
[Saturday, January 23, 2016 around 2 PM in Thalassia]
Summary: Kraken roboticists do their best to help the rescued sexbots.
454 lines, Buy It Now = $227
Bayesia was beyond outraged,
but she didn't dare show it.
"Knitting by the Numbers"
Story Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Summary: Shiv visits the Silver Knitters club.
203 lines, Buy It Now = $102
Shiv caught a bus to the Arts Room
over at the Papillion Community Center,
where the Silver Knitters gathered.
"Nourish All Those Things"
Story Date: Monday, March 21, 2016
Summary: Shiv makes lunch for Fred.
182 lines, Buy It Now = $91
Shiv had just finished patrolling
the neighborhood for Boss Finn,
and it was still pretty early.
"The Aftermath of Disaster"
Story Date: July 2016
Summary: In several different places, people think about what has gotten better after the Big One.
107 lines, Buy It Now = $54
The Big One destroyed
much of the West Coast, but
it has left opportunity in its wake.
"Bane or Meaning"
Summary: A family visit at the Temple of Shaeth stirs up feelings.
54 lines, Buy It Now = $20
"Closer to Where You Belong"
Story Date: Friday, October 9, 2015
Summary: Warshirt and Spotted Deer struggle to deal with their relationship, along with several new victims from the Merry Acres Ranch.
168 lines, Buy It Now = $84
Warshirt and Spotted Deer
were both exhausted.
Following the raid on
Merry Acres Ranch,
the authorities -- tribal,
state, and federal -- had
launched a search for
additional victims.
"The Endless Reweaving of a Social Fabric"
Story Date: Scraping Moon 30, 15 A.E.
Summary: Sir Jacqueline meets a scrounge who has fabric to trade.
283 lines, Buy It Now = $142
Sir Jacqueline was patrolling the land
beyond Lazarus Lake when she spotted
a vehicle on Rainshadow Road.
"Getting to the Next Part of Yourself"
Story Date: [Saturday, January 23, 2016 around 5 PM in China]
[Saturday, January 23, 2016 around 2 PM in Thalassia]
Summary: Kraken roboticists do their best to help the rescued sexbots.
454 lines, Buy It Now = $227
Bayesia was beyond outraged,
but she didn't dare show it.
"Knitting by the Numbers"
Story Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Summary: Shiv visits the Silver Knitters club.
203 lines, Buy It Now = $102
Shiv caught a bus to the Arts Room
over at the Papillion Community Center,
where the Silver Knitters gathered.
"Nourish All Those Things"
Story Date: Monday, March 21, 2016
Summary: Shiv makes lunch for Fred.
182 lines, Buy It Now = $91
Shiv had just finished patrolling
the neighborhood for Boss Finn,
and it was still pretty early.
Writing poetry
Date: 2021-07-03 12:31 am (UTC)Re: Writing poetry
Date: 2021-07-03 01:38 am (UTC)* Crowdfunding is MUCH faster.
* It's cheaper. I don't have to pay postage to submit things. I don't have to deal with the clunky submission sites that lazy editors now use.
* It is more lucrative. Fans have way more money to spend on poetry than poetry editors do.
* I write more, sell more, and publish more this way.
* Anyone can read the posted poems for free. They don't have to buy a magazine.
* People can ask for and get whatever they want. No guessing on my part, and they don't have to rely on some editor to like it first. So that's why I have so much stuff that's off the beaten path.
* In theory, the conventional publishing realm has a wider audience. In practice, not many people buy poetry there. But the Internet likes poetry more.
* So the only thing left is prestige. *shrug* Been there, done that, used the T-shirt to make a torch.
Crowdfunding just works better for me, and my readers.