Feathering the Nest
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dialecticdreamer is hosting Feathering the Nest today for nonsexual intimacies. Leave prompts, get ficlets! dialecticdreamer is hosting Feathering the Nest today for nonsexual intimacies. Leave prompts, get ficlets! 
Poem: "By the People's Voices"
Apr. 21st, 2019 11:22 pmThis poem is spillover from the March 6, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from mashfanficchick. It also fills the "short temper" square in my 2-28-19 card for the Meet Ugly Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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mashfanficchick. It also fills the "short temper" square in my 2-28-19 card for the Meet Ugly Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
This poem came out of the January 8, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by discussions with dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "masks" square in my 9-30-18 card for the Fall Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Mercedes thread of the Polychrome Heroics series, following "When Opportunity Meets with Planning." Read that first or this won't make much sense.
Warning: This poem features intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes consensual impersonation, a bank robbery, a domestic abuse victim, extreme malfeasance from the bank including the endangerment of said victim, the bank manager is an obnoxious dick, random customers choosing NOT to interfere with the bank robbery, soaking someone with a watergun, threatening to use superpowers for minor genital injury, psychedelic use of superpowers, the banks' only public restroom does not meet ADA standards, and also has a camera, vandalism via superpowers, the vault has WAY more money than it should, hiding out in an underground bunker, cramming calories, faceplanting anyway, and other challenges. There are no casualties in the bank job. If these are touchy topics for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "masks" square in my 9-30-18 card for the Fall Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Mercedes thread of the Polychrome Heroics series, following "When Opportunity Meets with Planning." Read that first or this won't make much sense.Warning: This poem features intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes consensual impersonation, a bank robbery, a domestic abuse victim, extreme malfeasance from the bank including the endangerment of said victim, the bank manager is an obnoxious dick, random customers choosing NOT to interfere with the bank robbery, soaking someone with a watergun, threatening to use superpowers for minor genital injury, psychedelic use of superpowers, the banks' only public restroom does not meet ADA standards, and also has a camera, vandalism via superpowers, the vault has WAY more money than it should, hiding out in an underground bunker, cramming calories, faceplanting anyway, and other challenges. There are no casualties in the bank job. If these are touchy topics for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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Half-Price Sale in Polychrome Heroics
Apr. 21st, 2019 05:53 pmToday is the last day of the half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics. If you still wish to participate in that, please take a look at what's left and make your selections.
Thanks to a donation from fuzzyred, there are 11 new verses in "A Cave Swarming with Strange Forms of Life." Kenzie tells Pretty Ears about the attack.
fuzzyred, there are 11 new verses in "A Cave Swarming with Strange Forms of Life." Kenzie tells Pretty Ears about the attack.Poem: "The Blue Bird of Happiness"
Apr. 19th, 2019 06:00 pmThis poem came out of the November 6, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from gingicat. It also fills the "blue bird of happiness" square in my 11-5-19 card for the Family Ties Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by fuzzyred. It belongs to the Mercedes thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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gingicat. It also fills the "blue bird of happiness" square in my 11-5-19 card for the Family Ties Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by fuzzyred. It belongs to the Mercedes thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
This poem is spillover from the January 8, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from siliconshaman. It also fills the "giant anything" square in my 9-30-18 card for the Fall Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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siliconshaman. It also fills the "giant anything" square in my 9-30-18 card for the Fall Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
Thanks to a donation from librarygeek, there are 9 new verses in "A Cave Swarming with Strange Forms of Life." Pretty Ears and Kenzie talk about his current limitations.
librarygeek, there are 9 new verses in "A Cave Swarming with Strange Forms of Life." Pretty Ears and Kenzie talk about his current limitations.Poem: "Becoming, Evolving, Ascending"
Apr. 16th, 2019 02:58 amThis poem is spillover from the September 4, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from librarygeek. It also fill the "helping a stranger" square in my 9-1-18 card for the Cottoncandy Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by librarygeek in memory of the fires today at BOTH Notre Dame Cathedral and Al-Aqsa Mosque. What is remembered, lives. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics and follows "In the Light of Creative Altruism."
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librarygeek. It also fill the "helping a stranger" square in my 9-1-18 card for the Cottoncandy Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by librarygeek in memory of the fires today at BOTH Notre Dame Cathedral and Al-Aqsa Mosque. What is remembered, lives. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics and follows "In the Light of Creative Altruism."( Read more... )
Poem: "In the Light of Creative Altruism"
Apr. 16th, 2019 12:04 amThis poem is spillover from the August 7, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Jessica on Dreamwidth. It also fill the "errand" square in my 8-7-18 card for the Fairy Tales Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by librarygeek in memory of the fires today at BOTH Notre Dame Cathedral and Al-Aqsa Mosque. What is remembered, lives. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics. and leads into "Becoming, Evolving, Ascending."
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librarygeek in memory of the fires today at BOTH Notre Dame Cathedral and Al-Aqsa Mosque. What is remembered, lives. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics. and leads into "Becoming, Evolving, Ascending."( Read more... )
Poem: "The Pursuit of Happiness"
Apr. 15th, 2019 11:05 pmThis poem came out of the March 6, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from librarygeek and bairnsidhe. It also fills the square "The Pursuit of Happiness" in my 9-2-18 card for the ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
ladiesbingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by librarygeek in memory of the fires today at BOTH Notre Dame Cathedral and Al-Aqsa Mosque. What is remembered, lives. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.
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librarygeek and bairnsidhe. It also fills the square "The Pursuit of Happiness" in my 9-2-18 card for the ladiesbingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by librarygeek in memory of the fires today at BOTH Notre Dame Cathedral and Al-Aqsa Mosque. What is remembered, lives. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.( Read more... )
This poem came out of the March 2019 crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by prompts from alexseanchai and librarygeek. It also fills the "mistake" square in my 2-28-19 Words and Phrases card for the Meet Ugly Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.
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crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by prompts from alexseanchai and librarygeek. It also fills the "mistake" square in my 2-28-19 Words and Phrases card for the Meet Ugly Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
Poem: "After the Wave"
Apr. 15th, 2019 05:35 pmThis poem was written outside the regular prompt calls, inspired by a discussion with siliconshaman. It has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.
Warning: This poem deals with the aftermath of a major earthquake and tsunami.
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siliconshaman. It has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.Warning: This poem deals with the aftermath of a major earthquake and tsunami.
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Half-Price Sale in Polychrome Heroics
Apr. 15th, 2019 12:53 pmThe half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics is now live. The quarter-price option for donations $100 and up is active this time.
New verses in "Learning the Vocation"
Apr. 13th, 2019 11:55 pmThanks to a donation from janetmiles, there are 33 new verses in "Learning the Vocation." Ari and company play Hexes and Blessings with other folks in the common room of the inn.
janetmiles, there are 33 new verses in "Learning the Vocation." Ari and company play Hexes and Blessings with other folks in the common room of the inn.Poem: "Bitter Melon"
Apr. 13th, 2019 08:52 pmBased on an audience poll, this is the free epic for the April 2, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl reaching its $200 goal. It came out of the March 6, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from ravan asking for a square from my 2-28-19 Situations card for the Meet Ugly Bingo fest: "You were shopping and mistook me for someone who works in this store. I decide to mess with you instead of telling the truth." This poem belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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ravan asking for a square from my 2-28-19 Situations card for the Meet Ugly Bingo fest: "You were shopping and mistook me for someone who works in this store. I decide to mess with you instead of telling the truth." This poem belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
Half-Price Sale in Polychrome Heroics
Apr. 13th, 2019 07:56 pmThe April 2, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl made its $300 goal, so there will be a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics from Monday, April 15-Sunday, April 21. Please mark your calendars accordingly, and I hope to see you then. Our household finances are a bit scrambled this month and won't clear up until early May. :/
Poem: "Growing Slowly"
Apr. 13th, 2019 01:21 amThis poem is spillover from the April 2, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from pantha, ari_the_dodecahedron, and readera. It also fills the "language" square in my 4-1-19 card for the School Days Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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pantha, ari_the_dodecahedron, and readera. It also fills the "language" square in my 4-1-19 card for the School Days Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
The April 2, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl made its $200 goal, so you get a free epic. Everyone is eligible to vote in this poll. I will keep it open at least until Friday night. If there's a clear answer then, I'll close it. Otherwise I may leave it open a little longer.
Here are your options:
"Bitter Melon"
A backchannel prompt for the Meet Ugly bingo inspired the free-verse poem "Bitter Melon." Shiv is shopping in an Asian market when someone mistakes him with staff, and he decides to fuck around with her instead of just being honest.
184 lines, $92
"The Pursuit of Happiness"
Your Boston prompt inspired the free-verse poem "The Pursuit of Happiness." It explores the evolution of diverse marriage practices in Terramagne.
171 lines, $86
Here are your options:
"Bitter Melon"
A backchannel prompt for the Meet Ugly bingo inspired the free-verse poem "Bitter Melon." Shiv is shopping in an Asian market when someone mistakes him with staff, and he decides to fuck around with her instead of just being honest.
184 lines, $92
"The Pursuit of Happiness"
Your Boston prompt inspired the free-verse poem "The Pursuit of Happiness." It explores the evolution of diverse marriage practices in Terramagne.
171 lines, $86
Poll #21791 Free Epic for the April 2, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37
Which of these should be the free epic?
19 (51.4%) Magpie Monday
Apr. 8th, 2019 11:47 amdialecticdreamer is hosting Magpie Monday today with a theme of "Questions." Leave prompts, get ficlets! Boost the signal to get longer fills. There are bonus perks too.If I can earn $65 in tips for the event, I’ll post a Strange Family story of at least five thousand words. First, I’ll have to figure out a title for it… Talk about a tough question! Note that the next planned story is NOT gentle fiction; it focuses on the raids Hatter has organized and will have a list of warnings so readers may decide when or if to read the story.
