What crowdfunding projects are you backing?

This is a place to share the squee about the crowdfunding projects you're backing right now.

I'm currently backing the Native-made roleplaying game Coyote and Crow.

Poem: "To a Syrian in Vermont"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth, fuzzyred, and zianuray. It belongs to the Rutledge thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Poem: "Type Integrity"

This poem came out of the February 2021 crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from fuzzyred. It also fills the "Hydrangea - Thank you for understanding" square in my 2-1-21 "The Language of Flowers" card for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth, fuzzyred, and zianuray. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

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Coconut Wok Recipes

We have some leftover coconut milk, so I'm thinking about coconut wok recipes. Both of us love coconut chicken, for instance, although I'm not inclined to fry things at home. These are basically inspiration; I'm likely to mix up something of my own.


(That sauce does not need to be so heavy, but makes an excellent starting point.)
CHINESE COCONUT CHICKEN RECIPE {BUFFET STYLE}

COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY IN A WOK

(A nice blend of vegetables.)
SHRIMP IN COCONUT MILK SAUCE CHINESE RECIPE

Simple Coconut Curry Sauce

(You put the lime in the coconut ...)
Zesty Coconut-Shrimp Stir-Fry

Poem: "Better Than Their Neighbors Think"

This poem is spillover from the February 2021 crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by discussions with dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "Begonia - Beware" square in my 2-1-21 "The Language of Flowers" card for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth, fuzzyred, and zianuray. It belongs to the Boss Finn and Mercedes threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Birdfeeding

Today is mostly sunny, breezy, and mild.

I fed the birds.  Lots of birds out today -- large flocks of sparrows, mourning doves, and grackles; a few house finches and dark-eyed juncos.  I saw a brown-headed cowbird and an eastern towhee.  With the towhee was a solid brown bird of similar size and shape that I thought might be a female, but the females are supposed to have the same rusty side patches.  I couldn't find what else it might be.

I started pulling weeds from under the forest garden.  

The first daffodils have opened.  Bluebells are just starting to sprout, and so are violets.  :D

EDIT 3/21/21: I went back out and picked up stray flowerpots from the yard.

Character notes for "Better Than Their Neighbors Think"

These are the character notes for "Better Than Their Neighbors Think."

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Location and content notes for "Better Than Their Neighbors Think"

These are the location and content notes for "Better Than Their Neighbors Think."

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Poem: "A Long Strange Road"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls.  Based on an audience poll, it is the free epic for the March 2, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl reaching its $250 goal.  It fills the "Acorn - Immortality" square in my 2-1-21 "The Language of Flowers" card for the Valentines Bingo fest.

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Herding a Sheepbot

... actually a robotic lawnmower, but the dog thought it was a sheep.  (Do not read with mouth full.)