Story: "Up the Water Spout" Part 19

This story belongs to the series Love Is For Children which includes "Love Is for Children," "Hairpins," "Blended," "Am I Not," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys,""Saudades," "Querencia," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," "Touching Moments," "Splash," "Coming Around," "Birthday Girl," "No Winter Lasts Forever," "Hide and Seek," "Kernel Error," "Happy Hour," "Green Eggs and Hulk,""kintsukuroi," and "Little and Broken, but Still Good."

Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Natasha Romanova, Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Betty Ross, Bucky Barnes.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Mention of human trafficking and nonconsensual drug use. Slightly offstage sexual violence. Dubcon/Noncon.
Summary: Sometimes the Black Widow needs to hunt, and sometimes she needs help settling her personality afterwards. Uncle Phil arranges an extra ageplay session.
Notes: Hurt/comfort. Family. Fluff and angst. BAMF!Black Widow. Black Widow is creepy. Spiders. Coping skills. Asking for help and getting it. Hope. Nonsexual ageplay. Caregiving. Competence. Girl stuff. Toys and games. Gentleness. Trust. #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

NOTE: This scene takes place before  the first chapter of this story, but it was written later and I don't think the bonus scenes would work as well at the front.

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Read "Storm-Brought" by Dialecticdreamer

dialecticdreamer has posted "Storm-Brought" from a previous Creative Jam.  This is a wonderful bit of science fiction featuring aliens hemmed in by a storm, one of whom finds an injured human afterward.

New verses in "Pitfalls"

Based on an audience poll, the general fund sponsored 10 new verses in "Pitfalls."  It's almost complete now!  Follow Brenda and Darrel back to the police station.

Half-Price Sale in Polychrome Heroics

Based on an audience poll, there will be a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics running October 20-26.

Monday Update 10-13-14

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Watch an excerpt of "Seder Masochism" by Nina Paley
Poem: "Water Colors"
Read "Corporation Sues Man" by Dialecticdreamer
Recipes: African Feast
Moment of Silence: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Read "Shifting Perspective" by Dialecticdreamer
Poem: "firefly feast"


Last week's fishbowl went well. Polling for perks is still in progress; you can vote on the free epic poem until this evening.

Based on an audience poll, there will be a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics running October 20-26.


Poetry in Microfunding:
"Pitfalls" belongs to the series P.I.E.  There are ten new verses; see Brenda and Darrel make it back to the police station.


Torn World writing update:
Approved as canon: "Unicorns on Parade" "Spruce Deer" "Wandering the Heights" (poetry).  Back to me for edits: "Cutting Cords and Clasping Hands (Parts 1-4)," "Winterheart" (parts 2-3), "Stinging Like Nettles"  "Off the Clock" (poetry).  Currently in front of the canon board: "Ghost Bat" (nonfiction). 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), "Southern Breads" "Tangleweed Article" (articles), Jularei (character sheet).  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).


Weather has been chilly and intermittently damp.  Currently blooming: marigolds, portulaca, zinnias, sweet alyssum, torenia.  Green fruit: pears, apples. 

"Pitfalls" is now complete!

Thanks to a donation from dialecticdreamer, the poem "Pitfalls" is now complete.  Read the resolution as Brenda and Darrel wrap up the loose ends at the police station. 

Poem: "The Doctor Is Out of His Mind"

This poem is spillover from the October 7, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl.  It was inspired by prompts from rix_scaedu and Anthony Barrette.  It also fills the "mad scientist" square on my 9-11-14 card for the Halloween Bingo fest.  This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette.

WARNING: For history being way grosser than fiction, because Nazis employed real live mad scientists.  Sensitive readers may wish to skip this one.

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Poem: "The Girl with the Hair That Would Not Be Tamed"

This poem was inspired by the "youth" square of the Birthday Bingo fest public card.  It has been selected in an audience poll as the free epic for the October 7, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl reaching the $200 goal.  It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

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Poem: "The Lights Behind Us"

This poem is spillover from the October 7, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl.  It was inspired by prompts from chanter_greenie, mdlbear, and Shirley Barrette.  It also fills the "suicide" square in my 7-30-14 card for the genprompt_bingo  fest.  This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette.  It belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.

WARNING: This poem deals with some intense and controversial issues. Some of the warnings are spoilers; highlight to read. It talks about historic suicides, possible murder, assisted suicide in battlefield conditions, homosexuality, kink, vulgar and derogatory language, discrimination against smart people, homophobia, despair caused by social pressure, and other cultural ills. Please think carefully about whether or not this is something you want to read.
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