Inspiration Tables

 originalfic100 has a set of four tables that you can use for inspiration in writing.  I think these are so cool.  With a d100 you can roll random entries to mix and match.  It's sort of like a fishbowl, only ... gefiltefishbowl.

A Poem by Rumi

 ... in the original Farsi, a transliteration, and a translation into English.  I love this kind of comparison stuff.

T Cha

 This star has a planet in formation.

In which a bunch of police offers actually protect and serve ...

Dear Wisconsin: Give these folks a raise.  They're sticking up for the union workers, and their own union isn't even on the chopping block.

In which a bunch of police offers actually protect and serve ...

Dear Wisconsin: Give these folks a raise.  They're sticking up for the union workers, and their own union isn't even on the chopping block.

In which a bunch of police offers actually protect and serve ...

Dear Wisconsin: Give these folks a raise.  They're sticking up for the union workers, and their own union isn't even on the chopping block.

In which a bunch of police offers actually protect and serve ...

Dear Wisconsin: Give these folks a raise.  They're sticking up for the union workers, and their own union isn't even on the chopping block.

Inspiration Tables from 10iloveyou

10iloveyou has a set of seven inspiration tables intended for love stories.  Most of those consist of word or phrase prompts, but one is filled with lyric quotes.  There are 10 prompts per table, so if you want to mix and match them, just break out your d10.

Inspiration Tables from 10iloveyou

10iloveyou has a set of seven inspiration tables intended for love stories.  Most of those consist of word or phrase prompts, but one is filled with lyric quotes.  There are 10 prompts per table, so if you want to mix and match them, just break out your d10.

Inspiration Tables from 10iloveyou

10iloveyou has a set of seven inspiration tables intended for love stories.  Most of those consist of word or phrase prompts, but one is filled with lyric quotes.  There are 10 prompts per table, so if you want to mix and match them, just break out your d10.

Inspiration Tables from 10iloveyou

10iloveyou has a set of seven inspiration tables intended for love stories.  Most of those consist of word or phrase prompts, but one is filled with lyric quotes.  There are 10 prompts per table, so if you want to mix and match them, just break out your d10.

A Baba Yaga Poem

thesilentpoet posted this poem about Baba Yaga, one of my favorite folklore characters.  Tips are welcome.

A Baba Yaga Poem

thesilentpoet posted this poem about Baba Yaga, one of my favorite folklore characters.  Tips are welcome.

A Baba Yaga Poem

thesilentpoet posted this poem about Baba Yaga, one of my favorite folklore characters.  Tips are welcome.

A Baba Yaga Poem

thesilentpoet posted this poem about Baba Yaga, one of my favorite folklore characters.  Tips are welcome.

How to Price a Human Being

e_moon60 explains in great personal and practical detail the harm done by denying health care to people just because they "aren't worth it."  Her essay illustrates the evil that people do to each other by placing a price tag on a person's value as a human being and to society.

Just in case anyone was unclear on my stance:

Having a penis does not make you better than someone with a vagina.
Being married does not make you better than a single person.
Having children does not make you better than childless or childfree people.
Being white does not make you better than anyone darker.
Having money does not make you better than someone without it.
None of these things make you more deserving of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness than any other human being.

And a society that subsists by ranking human beings in terms of their financial value is morally bankrupt, and had ought to be replaced by a culture that is actually worth living in.

How to Price a Human Being

e_moon60 explains in great personal and practical detail the harm done by denying health care to people just because they "aren't worth it."  Her essay illustrates the evil that people do to each other by placing a price tag on a person's value as a human being and to society.

Just in case anyone was unclear on my stance:

Having a penis does not make you better than someone with a vagina.
Being married does not make you better than a single person.
Having children does not make you better than childless or childfree people.
Being white does not make you better than anyone darker.
Having money does not make you better than someone without it.
None of these things make you more deserving of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness than any other human being.

And a society that subsists by ranking human beings in terms of their financial value is morally bankrupt, and had ought to be replaced by a culture that is actually worth living in.

How to Price a Human Being

e_moon60 explains in great personal and practical detail the harm done by denying health care to people just because they "aren't worth it."  Her essay illustrates the evil that people do to each other by placing a price tag on a person's value as a human being and to society.

Just in case anyone was unclear on my stance:

Having a penis does not make you better than someone with a vagina.
Being married does not make you better than a single person.
Having children does not make you better than childless or childfree people.
Being white does not make you better than anyone darker.
Having money does not make you better than someone without it.
None of these things make you more deserving of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness than any other human being.

And a society that subsists by ranking human beings in terms of their financial value is morally bankrupt, and had ought to be replaced by a culture that is actually worth living in.

How to Price a Human Being

e_moon60 explains in great personal and practical detail the harm done by denying health care to people just because they "aren't worth it."  Her essay illustrates the evil that people do to each other by placing a price tag on a person's value as a human being and to society.

Just in case anyone was unclear on my stance:

Having a penis does not make you better than someone with a vagina.
Being married does not make you better than a single person.
Having children does not make you better than childless or childfree people.
Being white does not make you better than anyone darker.
Having money does not make you better than someone without it.
None of these things make you more deserving of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness than any other human being.

And a society that subsists by ranking human beings in terms of their financial value is morally bankrupt, and had ought to be replaced by a culture that is actually worth living in.

Reading the Wind

Terri Windling's syndicated feed has a delightful story about reading the scents in wind.  Go read it.

This is a gorgeous story. But I have to say ... I can read the wind. I can't read it as well as a dog, but much better than most humans. A lot of that is just plain practice: I've spent decades learning to read the wind with the nose that I have in this life. I know the smell of rain and snow and clear sunshine. I know the smell of plants beginning to grow in spring and ceasing to grow in autumn. I know the smell of a compost pile when it starts to work and when it is done working because it has become soil. I know the smell of cattle, swine, horses, skunks, bison, and many other animals. I can tell the difference between the smell of cherry blossoms, pear blossoms, crabapple blossoms. I can lean over food and taste it with my nose  nearly as well as with my tongue.

So I look at a story like this, and I'm not reading along with the human, I'm reading along with the dog.

The first of the Wind Stories is also online.  Golly gee whiz, that's why this lady is a mistress of mythology and folklore.

Reading the Wind

Terri Windling's syndicated feed has a delightful story about reading the scents in wind.  Go read it.

This is a gorgeous story. But I have to say ... I can read the wind. I can't read it as well as a dog, but much better than most humans. A lot of that is just plain practice: I've spent decades learning to read the wind with the nose that I have in this life. I know the smell of rain and snow and clear sunshine. I know the smell of plants beginning to grow in spring and ceasing to grow in autumn. I know the smell of a compost pile when it starts to work and when it is done working because it has become soil. I know the smell of cattle, swine, horses, skunks, bison, and many other animals. I can tell the difference between the smell of cherry blossoms, pear blossoms, crabapple blossoms. I can lean over food and taste it with my nose  nearly as well as with my tongue.

So I look at a story like this, and I'm not reading along with the human, I'm reading along with the dog.

The first of the Wind Stories is also online.  Golly gee whiz, that's why this lady is a mistress of mythology and folklore.

Reading the Wind

Terri Windling's syndicated feed has a delightful story about reading the scents in wind.  Go read it.

This is a gorgeous story. But I have to say ... I can read the wind. I can't read it as well as a dog, but much better than most humans. A lot of that is just plain practice: I've spent decades learning to read the wind with the nose that I have in this life. I know the smell of rain and snow and clear sunshine. I know the smell of plants beginning to grow in spring and ceasing to grow in autumn. I know the smell of a compost pile when it starts to work and when it is done working because it has become soil. I know the smell of cattle, swine, horses, skunks, bison, and many other animals. I can tell the difference between the smell of cherry blossoms, pear blossoms, crabapple blossoms. I can lean over food and taste it with my nose  nearly as well as with my tongue.

So I look at a story like this, and I'm not reading along with the human, I'm reading along with the dog.

The first of the Wind Stories is also online.  Golly gee whiz, that's why this lady is a mistress of mythology and folklore.

Reading the Wind

Terri Windling's syndicated feed has a delightful story about reading the scents in wind.  Go read it.

This is a gorgeous story. But I have to say ... I can read the wind. I can't read it as well as a dog, but much better than most humans. A lot of that is just plain practice: I've spent decades learning to read the wind with the nose that I have in this life. I know the smell of rain and snow and clear sunshine. I know the smell of plants beginning to grow in spring and ceasing to grow in autumn. I know the smell of a compost pile when it starts to work and when it is done working because it has become soil. I know the smell of cattle, swine, horses, skunks, bison, and many other animals. I can tell the difference between the smell of cherry blossoms, pear blossoms, crabapple blossoms. I can lean over food and taste it with my nose  nearly as well as with my tongue.

So I look at a story like this, and I'm not reading along with the human, I'm reading along with the dog.

The first of the Wind Stories is also online.  Golly gee whiz, that's why this lady is a mistress of mythology and folklore.