The Wordsmith's Forge

These are the character notes for "A Good Objective of Leadership."

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The May crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Nature." Come give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration.


What I Have Written:



From My Prompts:

This poem came out of the April crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from curiosity. It also fills the "The Brains of the Bunch" square in my 4-1-24 card for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony Barrette.

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The crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Mercy." Come give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration!


What I Have Written

"The Light Home" is today's freebie.


From My Prompts

"Dove Feathers and Bread"
Mercy is not just abstract, it manifests in physical objects.
25 lines, Buy It Now = $10

"A Harbor to Those in Need"
A person can be the living embodiment of mercy.
43 lines, Buy It Now = $20

These are the content notes for "Marines Don't Do That."

Like the poem, some of these links are disturbing.

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This poem came out of the February 2023 crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a discussion with see_also_friend. It also fills the "Kammerite - Moral Compass" square in my 2-1-23 card for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

Warning: This poem contains canon-atypical violence and material that may disturb some readers. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes child soldiers, child harm, war crimes, assault on prisoners of war, murder of a war prisoner, reference to past combat death, fighting in the ranks, messy medical details, partially trained medic, moral injury, and other mayhem. If these are touchy topics for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before deciding whether you want to read this. It's not attached to any current threads, so skipping it won't cause a problem.

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The crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Jealousy." Come give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration!


What I Have Written




From My Prompts

This is the freebie for the October crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from himejoshiheart. It also fills the "Autumn" square in my 10-1-23 card for the Fall Fest Bingo. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

Warning: This poem contains topics likely to upset some readers. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes graphic descriptions of bigotry, racist language, hate crimes, the Ku Klux Klan, violence, arson, death of innocent people, wanton destruction of woodland, and implications of further corruption of non-innocent youth. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider whether this is something you want to read. It's not connected with an ongoing storyline, so you wouldn't miss anything by skipping it.

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This is the freebie for the September crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from jerrbear_81. It also fills the "loss" square in my 9-1-23 card for the Story Sparks Bingo fest.

Warning for grief/loss and associated mental states.

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This is the freebie for the August 2023 crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from fuzzyred. It also fills the "dance" square in my 8-1-23 card for the New Adventures Bingo fest.


"Written in the Roots of Every Tree"


It's a dance written
in the roots of every tree
and the bones of every child,

choreographed by the grass
and the wind and the sky,

scored by the songs
of insects and birds.

It's a dance of freedom
and space-claiming,

spinning in circles
underneath the trees,
arms flung wide and
fingers spread out

to embrace the whole world.