Berettafly

May. 8th, 2025 05:35 pm
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Not quite identical but close and has a very ominous mood.
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Folks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. This batch features hobbies.

Graphic design is a hobby of making images, often digital. It includes things like banners, icons, and printables. These are super popular online to promote fun activities.

On Dreamwidth, consider creative communities like [community profile] allbingo, [community profile] drawesome, [community profile] graphics, [community profile] icons, or [community profile] justcreate. There are lots more.

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Here is my card for the Color Fest Bingo over in [community profile] allbingo. The fest runs from May 1-31. (See all my 2025 bingo cards.)

If you'd like to sponsor a particular square, especially if you have an idea for what character, series, or situation it would fit -- talk to me and we'll work something out. I've had a few requests for this and the results have been awesome so far. This is a good opportunity for those of you with favorites that don't always mesh well with the themes of my monthly projects. I may still post some of the fills for free, because I'm using this to attract new readers; but if it brings in money, that means I can do more of it. That's part of why I'm crossing some of the bingo prompts with other projects, such as the Poetry Fishbowl.

Underlined prompts have been filled.


COLOR FEST BINGO CARD

local colorblack and bluetrue colorsblue lawwhite noise
shades of greychase rainbowsall that glitters
is not gold
shrinking violetlittle brown jug
splash of colorlittle black bookWILD CARDcaught red-handedyellow jack
the green stuffgolden opportunitysilver-tonguedpale imitationwar paint
paint a picture grey areariot of colorred hotcolor coded

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This cartoon caught my attention.  I'm sure it's meant as a criticism, and is likely untrue.

Import the Poor, Export the Rich

However, a poor person can become a well-to-do person if decent work opportunities are available.  Immigrants in particular are highly inclined to start business which eventually create more jobs.  And they're practical folks.

Rich people don't work.  They just suck up resources.

It is much easier to turn a poor person into a contributing citizen than it is to make a rich person either decent or productive.  So I'd much rather have poor immigrants than rich loafers, because I know who is actually useful to have around.



 
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Yep, that's me.  And here I only thought of myself as hoarding books. 
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Announcing the May Trope Mayhem Prompt List for 2025!

May Trope Mayhem is a multi-fandom/original creation event open to writers, artists, and creators of all kinds! Our creators have shared their favorite tropes, and we’ve put together a list of 31, one per day through the month of May. We encourage creators to join us for this month of fun tropey mayhem.
Our goal is to promote motivation and help with habit building, so we’re encouraging authors to keep their ficlets under 1,000 words, artists to stick to making just a sketch, gif makers to only do a single image, etc., as applicable to whatever you’re making.


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The April [community profile] crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Empowerment."  Com give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration! 


What I Have Written




From My Prompts



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Today's theme is Graphics.  See my Follow Friday Master Post for more topics.

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This quirky webcomic is free to read.

t's a story of a Lucky Universe in a Multiverse teeming with Unlucky Ones and how our hero navigates that to her own advantage. It's a funny animal book that bit by bit reveals a huge fantasy and science fiction underpinning, much like Bone. It starts off as an erstwhile comedy until you realize it's actually been a drama the entire time.
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Today's theme is Graphic Design.  See my Follow Friday Master Post for more topics.

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Here is my card for the Aesthetics Bingo Fest over in [community profile] allbingo. The fest runs from April 1-30. (See all my 2025 bingo cards.)

If you'd like to sponsor a particular square, especially if you have an idea for what character, series, or situation it would fit -- talk to me and we'll work something out. I've had a few requests for this and the results have been awesome so far. This is a good opportunity for those of you with favorites that don't always mesh well with the themes of my monthly projects. I may still post some of the fills for free, because I'm using this to attract new readers; but if it brings in money, that means I can do more of it. That's part of why I'm crossing some of the bingo prompts with other projects, such as the Poetry Fishbowl.

Underlined prompts have been filled.


AESTHETICS BINGO CARD

Whimsicraft / Funky Art TeacherWabi-SabiMori KeiUnicorncoreBookstore Girl
WaldorfTuscanCottagecorePsychedelicArts and Crafts Movement
Post-ApocalypticCoastal StyleWILD CARDAngelcore / DemoncoreThriftcore
Scandinavian Fashion / DecorBohemian / HippieComfy / Cozy / HyggeSolarpunkLagenlook / Layered Look
GadgetpunkRainy DayDark / Light AcademiaMythpunkEarth Tones
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Here are a couple of community activity updates from [personal profile] soc_puppet:

[community profile] moodthemeinayear is nearing its next break period! It begins on Wednesday. Following that break, the Minimum and Medium Tracks will reset, so it's a great time to jump on for anyone who wants a schedule to follow.

[community profile] summerofthe69's amnesty period will end on Monday, with theme suggestions for 2025 set to open on Wednesday. Voting for themes will begin in May, so you have plenty of time to ponder theme suggestions.
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The March [community profile] crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Destruction."  Come give us prompts or claim some for your own inspiration.


What I Have Written




From My Prompts


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This poem is spillover from the March 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from [personal profile] fuzzyred, [personal profile] readera, [personal profile] see_also_friend, and [personal profile] janetmiles. It also fills the "fight" square in my 3-1-25 card for the Tolkien Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by [personal profile] janetmiles. It belongs to the college arc of the Shiv thread in the Polychrome Heroics series.

Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes girls being anxious about safety at college, past educational trauma, minor disrespect of a nontraditional student, sexual harassment, rude language, attempted assault, appropriate use of superpowers in a fight, minor bloodshed, ignominious retreat, plans for graffiti, talking about sexual harassment, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.

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Tiny Zines

Mar. 11th, 2025 12:22 am
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This website explains how to make tiny zines from a sheet of A4 paper. If you live in America, you can use 8 12" x 11" paper. Yes, they're meant to be really small. This is a good project if you have a hard time finishing things. There are downloadable resources if you'd like to run this activity at a library, makerspace, or other venue. It's a great choice for people who feel unheard and want to share their lived experience, which is highly useful at this time in history. Check out the POC Zine Project for inspiration.

Some other fun resources:

"Hand-Stitching Zines"

"What's a zine? And why?"

Zine links by [personal profile] tozka

Zines on the Internet Archive



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