Vocabulary: Latibule

I stumbled across a very useful word today:

Latibule [LA-tee-bewl] (noun): A hiding place; a place of safety and comfort.

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Poem: "A Heart Is Not a Box"

This poem came out of the November 2, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from dialecticdreamer and mama_kestrel. It also fills the "Life is too short to not tell someone you love them if you do." square in my 11-1-21 card for the NCIS Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the Solace thread of the Polychrome Heroics series, followed by "Inevitable Like the Seasons" and "Something We Create."

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Character notes for "A Heart Is Not a Box"

Here are the character notes for "A Heart Is Not a Box."

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Birdfeeding

Today is sunny and mild.

Birdfeeders are still full.

I watered the barrel garden and the container garden. 

EDIT 9/30/22 -- I sprayed weeds in the savanna and the prairie garden.

Setting notes for "A Heart Is Not a Box"

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Content notes for "A Heart Is Not a Box"

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Bingo

I have made blackout on my 9-1-22 card for the Land of Oz fest. \o/

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Poetry Fishbowl Report for September 6, 2022

This month's theme was "Cats and Their Habits." I wrote from 1:30 PM to 6:30 AM, so about 15 hours, allowing for lunch and supper breaks. I wrote 10 poems on Tuesday and another 13 later in the week.

Participation was similar, with 21 comments on LiveJournal and another 47 on Dreamwidth. A total of 13 people sent prompts. There were no new prompters.


Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the September 6, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Choosing Humans"
"Hungry Tigers"
"Puss on the Pillow"
"The Runaway Country"
"The Shaggy Man and His Countless Cats"
"Shifting Sands"
"So Long As It Catches Mice"
"Weaving a Spell of Communication"
"Why Cats Have Nine Lives"

"Art, Not Magic" (Torn World, April 3, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl) (linkback perk)
"In Love and Beer" (One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis, August 16, 2022 Bonus Fishbowl) (free epic)


Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from September 6. 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: Achilleus of the_broken_tower, fuzzyred , ng_moonmoth, and Anthony Barrette. There were no new donors. There is 1 tally toward a bonus fishbowl.


The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.

Unsold Poems for the September 6, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl

The following poems from the August 2, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Everything That Blooms," "In the Shade of the Mighty Oak," "Let the Children Lead Us," "Autumn's Palette," "Pumpkin Spice Prosperity," "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," "Begin to Understand Ourselves," "Homefree and Clear, " "One Bite at a Time," "Stars and Diamonds," and "There's an Art to It."


"The City of Kittens"
Story Date: Summer 2016
Summary: After the Big One, humans leave the ruins of Rain City, and a pair of kittens begin to build something of their own.
94 lines, Buy It Now = $47

After the Great Shaking
at the end of the spring,
Rain City was in ruins and
most of the humans had
died or moved away.


"Connoisseurs of Comfort"
Story Date: Evening of Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Summary: Karimah and Afra attend a crafting party at Emerald Mountain Glen where they make cat beds.
344 lines, Buy It Now = $172

When Karimah heard about
the crafting party over at
Emerald Mountain Glen,
she packed up Afra and
caught a ride out there.


"Impressive Pawprints"
Story Date: 1930s-present
Summary: It tells the story of polydactyl and other unusual cats in Terramagne.
110 lines, Buy It Now = $55

Some cats leave
impressive pawprints.

Polydactyl cats
have extra toes.


"Mismatched Cats"
Summary: A coat that gives camouflage in one place may stick out in another.
16 lines, Buy It Now = $10


"More Than That"
Story Date: June 26, 2016
Summary: Nazario meets Loudmouth and Torrin, and plays with kittens.
351 lines, Buy It Now = $176

Zipper had made a point
of introducing Nazario to
other folks around town,
especially the ones who
knew enough about soups
and superpowers that they
wouldn't make matters worse.


"Never So Pretty"
Story Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Summary: Turq's cohort and the three supercats visit Ansel's family farm.
240 lines, Buy It Now = $120

Ansel always enjoyed
visiting his family farm.

Today the rolling hills
were velvet green under
the golden summer sun.


"The Return of the Barbary Lion"
Story Date: Monday, April 22, 2014
Summary: A mad scientist gets tired of poachers and decides to even the playing field.
82 lines, Buy It Now = $41

Ellis Lambert hiked through
the Khenifra National Park,
a favorite Moroccan wilderness.


"That Warm Family Church Potluck"
Story Date: Sunday, February 10, 2019
Summary: Gideon gets an invitation, but Barb is not amused.
94 lines, Buy It Now = $47

Gideon felt happy for once,
excited to get back something
that he had missed from home.


"Where in the World"
Summary: Cats fall asleep in the strangest places.
42 lines, Buy It Now = $20

Follow Friday 9-30-22: Poetry

This week's theme is Poetry.

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Poem: "Inevitable Like the Seasons"

This poem came out of the November 2, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from dialecticdreamer and mama_kestrel. It also fills the "Change is inevitable like the seasons. I suggest you embrace it." square in my 11-1-21 card for the NCIS Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the Solace thread of the Polychrome Heroics series, between "A Heart Is Not a Box" and "Something We Create."

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Setting notes for "Inevitable Like the Seasons"

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Content notes for "Inevitable Like the Seasons"

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Poem: "Something We Create"

This poem came out of the November 2, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from dialecticdreamer and mama_kestrel. It also fills the "making a deal" square in my 11-1-21 card for the NCIS Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the Solace thread of the Polychrome Heroics series, after "A Heart Is Not a Box" and "Inevitable Like the Seasons"

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Character notes for "Something We Create"

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Setting notes for "Something We Create"

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