Feathering the Nest
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dialecticdreamer is hosting Feathering the Nest, which always has a theme of fluff and comfort. Leave prompts, get ficlets!dialecticdreamer is hosting Feathering the Nest, which always has a theme of fluff and comfort. Leave prompts, get ficlets!
Thanks to a donation from lone_cat, there are 24 new verses of "In the Heart of the Hidden Garden." Lawrence shows Stan the Iron Courtyard.
lone_cat, there are 24 new verses of "In the Heart of the Hidden Garden." Lawrence shows Stan the Iron Courtyard.Worldbuilding
Jun. 15th, 2025 11:32 pmHow to Color Your Map Using SCIENCE!
Sketching out a map for a setting can be a lot of fun. Drawing a map gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world, a way to spatially organize plot arcs, and can be a great piece of artwork in its own right. But like most works of fiction, the creator should remember to keep it as believable as possible. This might be less important or less possible for unrecognizably alien worlds. Maps of Earth-like settings, however, can benefit from following some basic rules. Forests, tundras, deserts and plains don’t appear arbitrarily. These biomes are located where they are on Earth due to the way air and water circulate in the atmosphere – and any Earth-like world should follow the same basic rules for its atmosphere that Earth does.
But who wants to spend time researching atmospheric science just to know which parts of their map to color green, brown, or beige? Well, I do, so let me save you some trouble by relaying what I’ve learned.
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Sketching out a map for a setting can be a lot of fun. Drawing a map gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world, a way to spatially organize plot arcs, and can be a great piece of artwork in its own right. But like most works of fiction, the creator should remember to keep it as believable as possible. This might be less important or less possible for unrecognizably alien worlds. Maps of Earth-like settings, however, can benefit from following some basic rules. Forests, tundras, deserts and plains don’t appear arbitrarily. These biomes are located where they are on Earth due to the way air and water circulate in the atmosphere – and any Earth-like world should follow the same basic rules for its atmosphere that Earth does.
But who wants to spend time researching atmospheric science just to know which parts of their map to color green, brown, or beige? Well, I do, so let me save you some trouble by relaying what I’ve learned.
( Read more... )
Poetry Fishbowl Themes for Late 2025
Jun. 13th, 2025 03:16 pmThis poll covers the ideas proposed in the recent call for themes. Everyone is eligible to vote in this poll. I will keep it open until at least Saturday night. If there are clear answers then, I'll close it. Otherwise I may leave it open a little longer. If you don't have a Dreamwidth account, you can vote in an anonymous comment or email to me, but include some kind of handle to distinguish yourself.
For this poll, you can vote for as many themes as you find appealing. I recommend that you don't vote for all of them, since that makes it harder to whittle down the list. The themes are arranged in alphabetical order.
Here are your options ...
For this poll, you can vote for as many themes as you find appealing. I recommend that you don't vote for all of them, since that makes it harder to whittle down the list. The themes are arranged in alphabetical order.
Here are your options ...
Poll #33248 Poetry Fishbowl Themes for Late 2025
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19
Which of these themes do you want featured in future fishbowls?
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Angels and Demons
5 (26.3%)
Apocalyptic Visions
3 (15.8%)
Books and Learning
11 (57.9%)
Building Mental Linkages
2 (10.5%)
Changing Personality One Habit at a Time
8 (42.1%)
Communication Styles
10 (52.6%)
Dealing with Frustration
7 (36.8%)
Emotional Regulation
9 (47.4%)
Empathy and Understanding
3 (15.8%)
Empowering Language
6 (31.6%)
Ergonomics
1 (5.3%)
Exercise and Stretching
2 (10.5%)
Faeries and Fey
9 (47.4%)
False Economy
4 (21.1%)
Fixing Loneliness or Overwhelm
8 (42.1%)
Fixit
6 (31.6%)
Goddesses and Divas
7 (36.8%)
Immigrants and Refugees
8 (42.1%)
"Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be evil."
8 (42.1%)
Knowledge Webs
3 (15.8%)
Language as Power and Power as a Language
7 (36.8%)
Leadership in Unusual Situations
6 (31.6%)
Managing Change and Disruption
2 (10.5%)
Non-Book Learning and Knowledge
8 (42.1%)
Ordinary Characters in Epic Stories
8 (42.1%)
Overlooked Key Moments
2 (10.5%)
Patterns and Patterning
9 (47.4%)
Personhood
5 (26.3%)
Pirates, Rascals, and Rogues
3 (15.8%)
Putting Traumatic Memories in Context
4 (21.1%)
Recognition and Recollection
3 (15.8%)
Sentient and Self-Aware Machines
9 (47.4%)
Strength in Numbers or Alone
4 (21.1%)
Time Travel Twists
9 (47.4%)
Unexpected Leadership
8 (42.1%)
Unlikely or Unwieldy Weapons
6 (31.6%)
Weaponized Incompetence and Malicious Compliance
11 (57.9%)
Westerns
2 (10.5%)
Work, Leisure, and Hobbies
6 (31.6%)
Poetry Fishbowl Update
Jun. 12th, 2025 10:53 pmIf you want to suggest themes for upcoming Poetry Fishbowls, now is the time. I plan to set up the poll tomorrow (Friday). You can put your theme ideas in a comment below the Call for Themes post.
Magpie Monday
Jun. 10th, 2025 03:05 amdialecticdreamer is hosting Magpie Monday with a theme of "recovering from nightmares." For each person who sends at least one prompt, I’ll write a story, send it via private message or (for too long fills) an email, then write a brief thumbnail summary and post that in reply to the comment, and move on.
The prompt call will be open until around midnight local time on late Tuesday/early Wednesday, which gives everyone time to join in.
Summer of the 69
Jun. 9th, 2025 09:03 pm![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
summerofthe69 is now open! You can see the calendar here and the comment prompt post. The initial theme is "First Time 69: Everyone has to start somewhere."Welcome to Summer of the 69, an event focused on creative works about the sexual position, open to all fandoms and to original works. Participation is through two means: A comment meme and weekly themes, running from June 9th through September 6th.
Poke a bigot in the eye, make some sexy stuff!
Call for Themes
Jun. 9th, 2025 08:28 pmWe've reached the end of scheduled themes for the Poetry Fishbowl project. It's time to brainstorm some new themes! These are a few that I've jotted down earlier, ones that I've thought up or people have suggested, to give you an idea what kind of stuff might be suitable:
* Angels and Demons
* Apocalyptic Visions
* Emotional Regulation
* Faeries and Fey
* Fixit
* Pirates, Rascals, and Rogues
* Time Travel
* Westerns
What other themes would you like to see me write about? What would you like to buy? Suggest them in a comment below this post.
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* Angels and Demons
* Apocalyptic Visions
* Emotional Regulation
* Faeries and Fey
* Fixit
* Pirates, Rascals, and Rogues
* Time Travel
* Westerns
What other themes would you like to see me write about? What would you like to buy? Suggest them in a comment below this post.
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This poem came out of the June 3, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by janetmiles. It also fills the "activism" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem belongs to the series Monster House.
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janetmiles. It also fills the "activism" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem belongs to the series Monster House.( Read more... )
This poem came out of the June 3, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by janetmiles. It also fills the "community" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem belongs to the series Clay of Life.
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janetmiles. It also fills the "community" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem belongs to the series Clay of Life.( Read more... )
Poem: "All It Takes to Be Invulnerable"
Jun. 5th, 2025 04:44 pmThis poem came out of the June 3, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from siliconshaman. It also fills the "comfort" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by librarygeek. It belongs to the Cuoio and Chiara / Marionettes threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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siliconshaman. It also fills the "comfort" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by librarygeek. It belongs to the Cuoio and Chiara / Marionettes threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
Poem: "The Bond with a Dog"
Jun. 5th, 2025 04:24 pmThis poem came out of the June 3, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by librarygeek. It also fills the "I'd rather eat cake." square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics. It follows "A Reflection of Your Energy" and "Tomato Pie and Ice Cream," so read those first or this won't make much sense.
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librarygeek. It also fills the "I'd rather eat cake." square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics. It follows "A Reflection of Your Energy" and "Tomato Pie and Ice Cream," so read those first or this won't make much sense. ( Read more... )
Poetry Fishbowl Update
Jun. 5th, 2025 04:22 pmlibrarygeek has sponsored "The Bond With a Dog" and "All It Takes to Be Invulnerable." I'll get those up as soon as I can.EDIT 6/5/25 -- Done!
Read "Do you ever dream of land?"
Jun. 5th, 2025 12:57 am"Do you ever dream of land?" The whale asks the tuna.
"No." Says the tuna, "Do you?"
"I have never seen it." Says the whale, "but deep in my body, I remember it."
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"No." Says the tuna, "Do you?"
"I have never seen it." Says the whale, "but deep in my body, I remember it."
Read More
Pride Fest Bingo Card 6-2-25
Jun. 2nd, 2025 09:36 pmHere is my card for the Pride Fest Bingo over in allbingo. The fest runs from June 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.
PRIDE FEST BINGO CARD
allbingo. The fest runs from June 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.
PRIDE FEST BINGO CARD
| Friendship | Questioning | Growth | Support | Inclusion |
| Butch / Femme | Genderqueer | Curious | Aroace | Two-Spirit |
| Activism | Rainbow | WILD CARD | Found family | Queerplatonic |
| Identity | Bisexual / biromantic | Polyamorous | "I'd rather eat cake" | Hope |
| Unlabeled | Community | Comfort | Belonging | Validation |
I have made bingo down the N column of my 5-1-25 card for the Colors Fest bingo. I also have 4 extra fills.
N1 (true colors) -- "Show My True Colors" (Polychrome Heroics: Farce)
N2 (all that glitters is not gold) -- "Liberosis" (A Poesy of Obscure Sorrows)
N3 (WILD CARD: deep blue sea) -- "Ruling from Beneath" (Polychrome Heroics: Kraken)
N4 (silver-tongued) -- "Heartspur" (A Poesy of Obscure Sorrows)
N5 (riot of color) -- "Cause a Riot of Color" (Polychrome Heroics: The Big One and Shiv)
B4 (the green stuff) -- Cookie Jar Terrarium Part 2: Planting
I5 (grey area) -- "A Lens of Ice" (Polychrome Heroics: Rutledge)
G3 (caught red-handed) -- "The Care and Feeding of Supervillains" (Polychrome Heroics: Dr. Infanta and Kraken)
G4 (pale imitation) -- "The More Bizarre It Gets" (Polychrome Heroics: Trichromatic Attachments)
N1 (true colors) -- "Show My True Colors" (Polychrome Heroics: Farce)
N2 (all that glitters is not gold) -- "Liberosis" (A Poesy of Obscure Sorrows)
N3 (WILD CARD: deep blue sea) -- "Ruling from Beneath" (Polychrome Heroics: Kraken)
N4 (silver-tongued) -- "Heartspur" (A Poesy of Obscure Sorrows)
N5 (riot of color) -- "Cause a Riot of Color" (Polychrome Heroics: The Big One and Shiv)
B4 (the green stuff) -- Cookie Jar Terrarium Part 2: Planting
I5 (grey area) -- "A Lens of Ice" (Polychrome Heroics: Rutledge)
G3 (caught red-handed) -- "The Care and Feeding of Supervillains" (Polychrome Heroics: Dr. Infanta and Kraken)
G4 (pale imitation) -- "The More Bizarre It Gets" (Polychrome Heroics: Trichromatic Attachments)
