Read "Butterfly Net" Part 4 by Redsixwing

redsixwing has written "Butterfly Net" Part 4.  Madhukar and his lab assistants make an exciting discovery about berettafly venom.

Poem: "Dreams of Little Feet"

This poem came out of the September 1, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from rowyn, kelkyag, and chordatesrock. It also fills "the cost of magic" square in my 6-10-15 card for the genprompt_bingo fest, and the "hopeful" square in my 8-31-15 card for the Tones Bingo fest. This poem has been selected in an audience poll as the free epic for the November 3, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl reaching the $200 goal. It belongs to the series Fiorenza the Wisewoman.

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Today's Accomplishment: Woodstove Upkeep

Today we had a couple chimney sweeps come out to clean the woodstove and put a new fireproof mat under it.  Very handsome brick-patterned mat.  This required a great deal of horsing around the very heavy stove to get it underneath.  They did the lifting, we helped shove the mat around.  (They're planning to pick up an A-frame hoist or something for handling big stoves in the future.)  Also we got new pipe because the old one was rusted out.  Nice new equipment, yay!  :D  I tipped the guys extra because they worked SO hard on this job.  Usually it's just half an hour of sweeping, but gosh, they were here about two and a half hours counting the run into town for replacement pipe.  

Workmanship most highly recommended.  They're based in Champagne, Illinois and service woodstoves or fireplaces (plus assorted other stuff listed on their business card, like gutters) within about an hour's drive, so Charleston-Paxton-Danville area.  If you need this kind of work, tell them the recommendation came from Elizabeth Barrette, and I get a discount.  \o/  Everybody wins.

Clean Sweep Fireplace & Chimney Service
James Levendahl
217-281-1768

Now we just have to find firewood ...
 

Read "KOBAYASHI Isao" by Ng_moonmoth

LJ user Ng_moonmoth has posted the demifiction "KOBAYASHI Isao (1929-2032) [Interpress]." This details a broad range of developments in Terramagne-Japan conveyed through a biographical perspective. Readers should be aware that the content includes culturally sensitive and complicated topics.

Half-Price Sale in Polychrome Heroics

Based on an audience poll, there will be a half-price sale from November 16-22 in Polychrome Heroics.  There is just a ton of stuff in there, various sizes, some of it strung together in sequential-dependent order and others stand-alone.  Mark your calendars and budgets accordingly.