Read "Rubicon or Retreat?" by Dialecticdreamer

dialecticdreamer has posted Part 1 of "Rubicon or Retreat," about Aidan telling Heidi some important things, because he wants her help in making some major decisions.

Monday Update 8-29-16

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Bubble Artist
Discuss "Teenage Heroes"
Read "Beauty and the Beast" by Dialecticdreamer
Make a Butterfly Feeder
How to Fight Homophobia
Back to Centauri
The Anarchestra
Hard Things
New Species of Sedge


The half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics has been a stupendous success.  Based on my records, I have posted all of the currently sponsored poems.  Donors, please compare your requests and my math to make sure everything has been posted correctly; if there's a mismatch, contact me backchannel and we'll work it out.  Handling quarter-price numbers is at the fringe of my capacity, so it helps to have folks check my work.  Readers, visit the sale page to read all of the new poems, in case you missed any.  The published ones are linked from their titles.

You can now vote in the first general fund poll. I plan to close that Monday night, and make a followup poll of the most popular items, so you can choose which poems to sponsor.


Poetry in Microfunding:
"Holding Hope and Love" belongs to Polychrome Heroics.  Cheersquad gives Zima some ideas for helping Lakia.  "A Hope and a Promise" belongs to Polychrome Heroics.  Aidan and Saraphina wrap up in the Wood Room.  "Bearers of Witness with Justice" belongs to Polychrome Heroics.  See the whale toys.

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" "To Ride Death" (poetry), "Rammer" (nonfiction).  Currently writing: "Catch of the Day," "A Cold Clear Night" (fiction).


The weather has been warmer and cooler, wetter and drier.  When we went to watch Kubo and the Two Strings, it was a monsoon for a while.  0_o  Currently blooming: petunias, marigolds, million bells, moss rose, pansies, echinacea, morning glories, yellow coneflowers, Queen Anne's lace, chicory, milkweed, cup plant.  Hazelnuts and crabapples have green fruit.  

Second General Fund Poll for August Polychrom Sale

The first general fund poll is done.  Now it's time to select specific poems.  Everyone is eligible to vote in this poll.  I will keep it open until at least Tuesday night.  If there's a clear answer then, I'll close it.  If not, I may leave it open a little longer.

There are two pairs of shorter epics, and two longer epics, for you to choose from.  In any case, there will be a little money left over.  You also get to vote on which open epic gets the leftover amount.

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