Story: "No Winter Lasts Forever" (Part 51)

This story is a sequel to "Love Is for Children," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," and "Touching Moments," "Splash," "Coming Around," and "Birthday Girl."

Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Hulk, Steve Rogers, Betty Ross, JARVIS, Bucky Barnes, Nick Fury.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Mind control. Inferences of past child abuse and other torture. Current environment is supportive.
Summary: A mission in Russia introduces the Avengers to the Winter Soldier. Steve wants Bucky back and will stop at nothing to make that happen. Everyone else helps however they can.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Sibling relationships. Fix-it. Teamwork. Canon-typical violence. BAMF!Avengers. Bucky!whump. Vulgar language. Drama. Rescue. Hurt/Comfort. Emotional whump. Survivor guilt. Friendship. Confusion. Mind control. Memory loss. Slow recovery. Nick Fury makes stupid-ass decisions. Fear of loss. Arc reactor. Fluff. Nonsexual ageplay. Making up for lost time. Tony Stark has a heart. Games. Trust issues. Safety and security. Howard Stark's A+ parenting. Obadiah Stane's A+ parenting. Brian Banner's A+ parenting. Food issues. Multiplicity/Plurality. Sleep issues. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Yoga. Personal growth. Family of choice. ALL THE FEELS. #coulsonlives.

Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21, Part 22, Part 23, Part 24, Part 25, Part 26, Part 27, Part 28, Part 29, Part 30, Part 31, Part 32, Part 33, Part 34, Part 35, Part 36, Part 37, Part 38, Part 39, Part 40, Part 41, Part 42, Part 43, Part 44, Part 45, Part 46, Part 47, Part 48, Part 49, Part 50.  Skip to Part 53, Part 54, Part 55, Part 56.

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Nature Photos

 Swallowtail butterfly on flowers.

Monday Update 7-1-13

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Read "The Wander Tent"
See My Flowers
Off-Road Wheelchairs
Read "Third Language" by Baaing_tree

I'm posting my story "The Hand of Sedna" online; read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. It features a team of fat superheras working to save the arctic environment.

I have created a new menu for the Schrodinger's Heroes project. This breaks down the material into several pages for easier navigation. There is also a "Start Here" page for people who are new to the project and unsure where to begin.

I've been reading a fascinating new fictional blog, Timescaper. It's about being stranded in an unknown environment, and you can interact with the narrator. Much fun.

The July Poetry Fishbowl will be tomorrow, with a theme of "unlikely heroes and implausible villains."  I still need a volunteer to post the linkback poem.


Poetry in Microfunding:
"Landfather" belongs to the series Path of the Paladins.  Johan and Larn talk about their connections and the future.

Torn World writing update:
Currently posting: "Squiggles: Excerpts from Nleimen's Journal" (fiction).  Approved as canon: "Unicorns on Parade" "Spruce Deer" (poetry).  Back to me for edits: "Cutting Cords and Clasping Hands (Parts 1-4)," (fiction) "Stinging Like Nettles" (poetry).  Currently in front of the canon board: "Winterheart" (parts 1-3) (fiction), "Ghost Bat" (nonfiction), "Wandering the Heights" (poetry). Drafted: "Like Ash Before the Wind," "From Dark to Bright," "The Inappropriate But Useful Disposal of Lettuce" "A Thin Red Trail" (fiction), "Changes in the Wind" (poetry).  In revision at home: "Water Dance," "When the Wind's Teeth Sing," "Raining Kittens," "Finding the Holes" (fiction), "The Smallest Invaders" (poetry).  Currently writing: "Catch of the Day," "A Cold Clear Night" (fiction).


Recently the weather has been intermittently wet and less wet.  I've been picking lots of berries.  Grass seed thrown down is sprouting vigorously.  Mowing the lawn is more of a challenge.

Story: "The Hand of Sedna" (Part 4 of 5)

I wrote this story for a fat-positive contest last year, although the voting eventually stalled out with some finalists selected but no winner(s) announced. Recently I went back to the story in light of my new Terramagne setting, and it fits that very nicely. Here, then, is a team of fat superheras of assorted ethnicity. The story has been sponsored by an anonymous donor and I'll be posting it in sections.

Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. 

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Story: "Squiggles" 1508.10.20

"Squiggles: Excerpts from Nleimen's Journal"

1508.10.20

Egram and I spent all tenend assembling the display for my school project. The backdrop is a huge map of the Empire. It took me days to paint! At least my drafting and coloring skills have improved. The art classes definitely paid off. So now I have a nice backdrop that shows where the old boundaries were, along with some cities and other notable locations referenced in my report.

The report focuses on three examples: the hole mouse, which came from one place; ants, which live pretty much everywhere; and border chicory, which shows the boundaries. I have my ant farm and a potted plant to put on the display table for the last two, but I couldn't get a real hole mouse, only a toy one. Stupid licensing laws! Well, no, not stupid because without them the vermin and diseases would spread everywhere, but it's still frustrating that I can't do my year-end project perfectly. I wish I'd picked something else for my mammal example. But I bet nobody else displays a fast-time ant farm!


See the landing page for "Squiggles: Excerpts from Nleimen's Journal."

Call for Themes

I'm at the end of my themes for the Poetry Fishbowl.  Everyone is welcome to suggest themes for upcoming sessions.  Later I will list them in a poll and folks can vote to determine the most popular ones.

So far I have these themes on my list of possibilities: Angels & Deities, Alternate Dimensions, Otherkin, Tricksters, Sky, Pirates & Brigands, Fish Out Of Water, Alternative Families, Types of Love, Native American.