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Two new species of greater glider have been discovered in Australia. \o/

I am amused because they are cat size -- the biggest airborne marsupial. Apparently our Torn World skycats weren't so fantastical after all.

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One of my non-canon stories is going up on Torn World.

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My story "Broken Dreams" is up on Torn World. It's about a woman who finds a thoughtful way to deal with stillbirth. This is sponsored but you'll need to click an extra place to read it.

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... is now open. May is Sea Monster Month! Registered members can leave up to 20 prompts, or 30 from supporters.

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The Torn World Muse Fusion is running March 25-31. Leave prompts, claim prompts, write or make art -- whatever you wish.

What I Have Written

Layla Lawlor's prompt requested characters for a Slunai town, so I made three new ones:
* Fubaru is the oldest man in the Slunai lake town of Ruriianar, and most people look up to him.
* Ilgaa is a successful fisherwoman in the Slunai lake village of Itafar.
* Abelmu is a young Slunai man from Ruriianar, who seeks to rebuild the lost town on the lakeshore.

Ruriianar is actually the historic name for the town before the falling barriers changed the climate for the worse. Itafar is the contemporary name given by the Empire.

A prompt from PeggyB inspired the free-verse poem "Following the Trails." Lilqi lives in the Central Breida Mountains, where the traveling teacher Yimaara visits the scattered tribes. But occasional lessons aren't enough for Lilqi; she wants more.
230 lines, Buy It Now = $115

I also made character sheets for Lilqi and Yimaara.

From My Prompts

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Read my poem "The Birdlands" on Torn World. The Empire makes contact with the Roluma and comes face to face with a warbird.

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This poem came out of the June 6, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from

ellenmillion. It also fills the "Interracial or Interspecies Love" square in my 2-1-17 card (Romantic) for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem was the linkback perk for the July 4, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It belongs to the Torn World project.

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My poem "Raising the Future" is now up in Torn World.

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This is today's freebie. It was inspired by a prompt from

ellenmillion. It also fills the "scientist" square in my 1-1-17 card for the Dark Fantasy Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the Torn World project.

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This is from the December 6, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from

ellenmillion. It has been sponsored by

janetmiles. This poem belongs to the Torn World project.

"This Infinite Light"

In summer, a candle is lit
inside a time crystal,

held in a glass
without hours.

In winter, it still burns,
a bright spark in the darkness

and we all gather around
this infinite light.

* * *

Notes:

Time crystals form the basis of Southern technology. Temporal technology is extremely risky, but they're using it everywhere, and liable to wreck the world a second time if they don't quit. Which is about as popular as trying to get America off its oil addiction.

Primarily the Torn World stories focus on the North, with its extreme seasons; or the South, which is temperate to tropical.

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Check out the deathfin bookmark for Sea Monster Month. :D

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This is today's freebie, inspired by

ellenmillion. I really like how ambiguous it turned out, because it highlights how tolerance, like propaganda, has both positive and negative aspects. This poem belongs to the Torn World project, and it also fills "the messenger" square in my 4-1-16 card for the Archetypal Characters Bingo fest.

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This is the second freebie for the March 1, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl, courtesy of new prompter Thea Strange. It was inspired by a sketch from

ellenmillion. It belongs to the Torn World shared world project. This poem has not been approved by the Canon Board, and doesn't have a date yet, so there may be changes in the version eventually posted to the Torn World site.

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This poem came out of the February 3, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from

ellenmillion,

natasiakith, and

dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "choosing a profession" square in my 12-30-14 card for the Rites of Passage Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by

stardreamer. It belongs to the Torn World project, although it has not yet been submitted and approved by the Canon Board.

WARNING: This poem contains some touchy topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. The Northerners are very tolerant of recreational sex, but for survival reasons, very concerned about reproductive sex. The usual relationship dynamic is heterosexual serial monogamy, and in practice, most of the queer couples follow the same pattern. The beads on a woman's necklace indicate her current partner for the month, so they can track genetics. In order to maintain the population, or more accurately, to lose ground less quickly, there's a lot of pressure on people to reproduce if they can. That's hard on the ones who can't, although if they make an honest attempt, eventually the Elders and/or healers will quietly declare that they tried to do their duty and everyone should quit nagging them now. Most queer people cope with that by taking a "duty-month" now and then, and after they've had one child that's usually counted enough for them. Of course, some queerfolk want kids of their own, and have procreative sex for that reason, with great determination if not much enthusiasm. But some queerfolk are either minimally capable, or completely incapable, with a wrong-sex partner. Other than that stressful bit of background, much of the poem is pretty sweet, and it shows some of the solutions people come up with to make the best of their situation so they can enjoy life despite the hardships. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.

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Today's second freebie is courtesy of new prompter Nsfwords, It was prompted by

ellenmillion. It also fills the "mournful" square in my 8-31-15 card for the Tones Bingo Fest. This poem belongs to the Torn World project. It has not yet been submitted to the Canon Board for approval.

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This is the freebie for the July 2015 Muse Fusion, inspired by a prompt from

ellenmillion. It also fills the "Wild Card: Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures" square in my 3-16-15 card for the

genprompt_bingo fest. It belongs to the Torn World project.

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The Torn World Muse Fusion for July 2015 is now open! Come give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration. You don't have to be a member to play, although it does make things easier. New to Torn World? Start Here for readers or for creators.

What I Have Written

"To Ride Death" is today's freebie.

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This poem came out of the May 5, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from

ellenmillion and LJ user Wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "volunteering" square in my 5-2-15 card for the Wellness Toolbox Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Torn World project.

Note: This poem has not yet been submitted for Canon Board approval, so it's not canonical yet.

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The May Muse Fusion is open! Come give us prompts. Our theme is Sea Monsters!

From My Prompts:

"Tangleweed" by

ellenmillion shows the tangleweed 'sea monster' in action.

"From the Deep" by

ellenmillion features a smartarm reaching for a ship. Because to a smartarm, a ship is a fun puzzle with tasty bits inside, and then it turns into a terrific nesting site.

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This is the freebie for the March Muse Fusion, prompted by LJ user wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Let them eat Pi(e)" square in my 3-2-15 card for the Pi(e) Bingo Fest.

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The Writing & Other Projects of Elizabeth Barrette

New Marsupials

Non-Canon Story: "Winterheart"

Read "Broken Dreams" on Torn World

Torn World Muse Fusion

Torn World Muse Fusion

Read "The Birdlands"

Poem: "The Emulsification of Humankind"

Read "Raising the Future"

Poem: "Anomalous Test Results"

Poem: "This Infinite Light"

New Art in Torn World

Poem: "Only the Messenger"

Poem: "Housebuilding"

Poem: "Raising the Future"

Poem: "The Colors of Fire"

Poem: "To Ride Death"

Muse Fusion Open!

Poem: "Riding from the Rescue"

Torn World Muse Fusion

Poem: "Beach Pies"

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