Call for Prompts

 dialecticdreamer is hosting Magpie Monday again.  There is no theme; ask for whatever you want, from an established setting or something new.  Give a prompt, get a backchannel copy of a ficlet or poem.  Signal boosts get you more writing.  There are other individual and collective perks too.

Poem: "Scrambling for Crumbs"

This poem is from the May 5, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from redsixwing. It also fills the "best friends" square in my 12-17-14 card for the genprompt_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Monday Update 5-11-15

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Unsold Poems from the May 5, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl
Conversational Safewords


The Poetry Fishbowl went well on Tuesday. I have a handful of sponsored poems left to post, so keep an eye on things this week.


Poetry in Microfunding:
"The Inheritor of Our Fear" is now complete.  Read the aftercare following the fight.  The immediate sequel to this poem, "Right and Responsibility," has been sponsored and posted.  See how Mallory interacts with people and takes care of herself the day after the attack.

Torn World writing update:
Approved as canon: "Unicorns on Parade" "Spruce Deer" "Wandering the Heights" (poetry).  Back to me for edits: "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," "Broken Hopes," "Brewing Beauty," "Little Paws in the Licenses" (fiction), "The Smallest Invaders," "Raising the Future" "Beach Pies" "Unsolid Ground" "Riding from the Rescue" (poetry).  Currently writing: "Catch of the Day," "A Cold Clear Night" (fiction).


Weather here has been warmer, and currently rainy.  Wild violets, pansies, sweet alyssum, bridal wreath spirea, honeysuckles, columbines, petunias, torenia, and blue lobelia are blooming.  I bought a whole boxload of new plants to put out, including some wildflowers.