Nov. 26th, 2021

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This month's theme was "Polyamory in the QUILTBAG." I wrote from 1 PM to 7 AM, so about 16 hours, allowing for breaks. I wrote 6 poems on Tuesday and 11 later in the week.

Participation was down, with 10 comments on LiveJournal and another 38 on Dreamwidth. A total of 10 people sent prompts.


Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the November 2, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Carefully Considered and Respected"
"The Most Precious Thing We Have to Offer Each Other"
"People Need Other People"

"Homefree and Clear" (standalone, September 29, 2021) (linkback perk)
"Trust Old Age" (Daughters of the Apocalypse, September 7, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl) (free epic)
"Hope for the Future" (Polychrome Heroics: Kraken, September 7, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl)
"A Response to Extreme Events" (Polychrome Heroics: Antimatter and Stalwart Stan, October 6, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl)


Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from November 2. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available. All sponsored poems have been posted.

This month's donors include: [livejournal.com profile] je_reviens, [personal profile] janetmiles, and Anthony & Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors. There are 3 tallies toward a bonus fishbowl.


The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.
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The Winterfaire spreads out as far as the eye can see. Some booths show streamers of red and green, while others sport blue and silver. All of them offer treasure after shining treasure. Music fills the air with lyrics of Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, and Yule. From the Wordsmith's Forge comes the bright chiming of words being hammered into literature. Delicious scents of hot chocolate, spiced cider, peppermint, baking cookies, and gingerbread tantalize the appetite. Smiling, laughing shoppers amble from booth to booth with lists in hand. Vendors grin back, calling out, "Come try, come buy...!"

I know a lot of artists, writers, musicians, crafters, and other talented folks who make some of their living from their creative endeavors. I don't always have the money to support them as much as I'd like, but what I can do is set up a virtual faire where vendors can offer their wares to an audience that likes crafts, literature, and small businesses. For those of you doing your holiday shopping, here's an opportunity to buy something made with love, something unusual or unique, in a way that helps make it possible for creative people to go on creating wonders. And there will be no traffic jams, stampedes, or gunfights at the Winterfaire!


This holiday season, support local and independent artists, designers, and crafters.

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 ... tend to meet people's needs better than planned cities, because people build what they actually need, rather than what some planner thinks others should have.  Here are some ideas on encouraging more natural growth.
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Today is sunny and chilly.

I fed the birds.  I've seen several cardinals, some sparrows, and a few house finches.

I brought in one ceramic pot. 
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Historically, cities grew by adding height to existing structures, or replacing short ones with taller ones.  More floor space on the same footprint meant more housing, more goods and services, thus more property tax money in the public budget -- with little or no increase in public cost for infrastructure.

Modern cities tend to sprawl outward, which increases the infrastructure expense and disperses the economic benefits.  Not a good plan.

It would make sense to resume building cities up as much as possible.  Trouble is, modern buildings are rarely designed for expansion the way older ones typically were.  That makes it more expensive to expand, because usually you have to tear down the old building and raise a new one.  It's even worse when you consider that modern buildings have about a 39-year lifespan.

A good first step, however, is setting the building codes to allow construction one story taller than the other buildings around it.  This supports incremental growth rather than abrupt changes.

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