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I found this analysis of gender in comics to be fascinating. In many categories, I've written against the mainstream pattern, such as having females with super-strength and males with psychic powers. In a few areas I may have replicated the pattern; with pheromone control and prehensile hair, I could only think of female characters, although I'm sure there are males with pheromones. Tags: entertainment, fantasy, gender studies, magic, networking, reading, writing
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This poem is spillover from the July 4, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from ![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) kengr, antisocialite_forum, curiosity, redsixwing, alatefeline, sweet_sparrow, technoshaman, mdlbear, chanter_greenie, and callibr8. It has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth, across_space_and_time, technoshaman, and alatefeline. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics. It directly follows " We Are All Related," so read that first or this will make no sense. WARNING: This poem contains some intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. You-all wanted to see the gaybashers who attacked Kenzie curbstomped by the Iron Horses, so here it is. Watch out for conspiracy to commit assault, religious issues, conflicting obligations, bloody souvenirs, desire for vengeance, magical/spiritual stalking of culpable parties, Thunderbird is fucking scary and so is his follower, rude language, using superpowers against ordinary opponents, gaybashers stalking around a gay bar, oblique references to pony play, references to poaching and hazardous equipment, graphic violence, vigilante justice, use of barbed wire as a rumble weapon, probable permanent injury, brutal application of inconvenient truth, temporary hearing impairment, explanation of internalized oppression and repression of identity, complicated transgender issues, and other mayhem. This is a major plot development, so skipping it would leave a big gap, but the main thing you need to know is simply that the Iron Horses hunt down the gaybashers and beat the shit out of them. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward. ( Read more...Collapse )Tags: cyberfunded creativity, ethnic studies, fantasy, fishbowl, gender studies, poem, poetry, reading, spirituality, weblit, writing
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Thanks to a donation from Anthony & Shirley Barrette, you can now read the rest of " Essential for Human Survival." Cassandra and Groundhog enjoy some crafts and cuddles. Tags: crafts, cyberfunded creativity, family skills, fantasy, fishbowl, life lessons, poetry, reading, safety, weblit, writing
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This poem came out of the July 4, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by Shirley Barrette. It also fills the "asexual" square in my 5-29-17 card for the Pride Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the Schrodinger's Heroes project. "Missing"There are a few things missing from Schrodinger's life: two fuzzy lumps under his tail, the special deliciousness in the scent of a queen in heat, yowling romance in the moonlight and getting his black ears bitten to shreds by his rivals, litter after litter of kittens that he brought into being. There are a few things missing from Schrodinger's life, but his identity is not one of them. It is something he found, instead of something he lost, as when a sculptor removes everything that is not the statue. He is asexual but still affectionate; his humans are the center of his world, and even without a common language they know this as well as he does, because they call themselves Schrodinger's Heroes. There are a few things missing from Schrodinger's life, but he doesn't miss them a bit. Tags: cyberfunded creativity, fantasy, fishbowl, gender studies, poem, poetry, reading, weblit, writing
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(Obviously NSFW.) Been there, had that conversation. LOL It's amusing to think, oh yeah, the artist must have been there too. Because this is totally what happens when you try to explain to pirates how not to knock up their favorite whore and where is the little man in the boat. Meanwhile in Terramagne, Grainne Nuala is probably still throwing occasional treasure at sex ed programs. Imagine some Planned Parenthood office manager opening the dropbox and then ... "Well, nuts! Some darn fundie must crammed this thing with brass pirate tokens." "Uh, boss? These are heavier than brass and some of them are bent.""Holy Mary Mother of God this is all REAL?! Who would do that?" "Maybe a pirate who loves sex ed." Tags: art, fantasy, gender studies, humor, networking
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This poem is spillover from the June 6, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from antisocialite_forum. It also fills the "seeing from a different perspective" square in my 3-1-17 card for the Disability Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by society_of_antisocialites. It belongs to the series One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis. Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It features clingy evil cultists, drunken orgies, rape, reputation, references to prostitution, confusion and anxiety, alcohol-induced impotence, vaguely described injuries from sexual assault, indifference, and other mayhem. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward. ( Read more...Collapse )</user></user> Tags: cyberfunded creativity, fantasy, fishbowl, gender studies, poem, poetry, reading, weblit, writing
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This poem came out of the April 5, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from technoshaman for The Magp'cat Duchess of Filkhaven, capriuni, and ari_the_dodecahedron. It also fills the "gentle monster" square in my 4-1-16 card for the Archetypal Bingo fest. This poem has been selected in an audience poll as the free epic for the June 6, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl reaching the $200 goal. It belongs to the series A Conflagration of Dragons. ( Read more...Collapse )Tags: cyberfunded creativity, fantasy, poem, poetry, reading, safety, weblit, writing
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This poem is spillover from the January 5, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from daisiesrockalot and dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "transformation" square in my 1-1-17 card for the Dark Fantasy Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics, directly following "Insha'Allah" so read that one first or this will make no sense. WARNING: This poem contains topics that many readers may find disturbing. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. Patches and Rampart help Buraq find Haboob to use miracles to make him stop being a supervillain. This includes a manhunt, terrorist activity, Buraq getting shot, messy medical details of a serious bullet wound, flashback to prior injury, the bad guys fragging their own sniper for violating medical neutrality, taking items from a corpse as a point of positive etiquette, teleporting while injured is no fun for anyone, kidnapping Haboob and fixing him by force, when you apply miracles to a terrorist it kind of sounds like you're torturing him, and not everyone is comfortable with this, dubious consent once Haboob starts to regain some sanity, distressing inability to pray in the customary manner, but Buraq is creative with solutions and it works fine in the end, another overwhelming prayer experience ending in a faint that scares the team healer, traumatic guilt, renaming, radical forgiveness of a divinely repaired terrorist, miracles have a blest radius of extra healing, loss of homeland, austere living conditions, feeling unclean, but fortunately Buraq knows how to fix that, uncertainty, and other challenges. On the whole, however, everyone is better off in the end. Because this poem contains a major plot development in world politics, skipping it would leave a gap, even though it doesn't fall into main storylines. Please consider your tastes and headspace before deciding whether this is something you wish to read. ( Read more...Collapse )Tags: cyberfunded creativity, fantasy, fishbowl, poem, poetry, reading, spirituality, weblit, writing
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Today is the last day of the half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics. I've had a little activity, but so far it has centered on things not listed on the sale page. However, ng_moonmoth has a pool going with primary interest in "The Place Where the Journey Begins" and "We Are All Related," and secondary interest in "Uncertain Miracles." If you plan to sponsor anything today, I recommend checking there first to avoid duplication. All previously sponsored poems have been posted. Tags: cyberfunded creativity, fantasy, fishbowl, poetry, reading, shopping, writing
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Thanks to a donation from dialecticdreamer, there are 15 new verses in " A Hope and a Promise." Mrs. Ozenne and Aidan talk about school and play options. Saraphina talks about her terrible past. (Toddler phrasing, but graphic description of witnessed violence.) Tags: cyberfunded creativity, education, family skills, fantasy, fishbowl, poetry, reading, weblit, writing
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ng_moonmoth is interested in hosting a pool for the half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics. I'm interested in sponsoring "The Place Where the Journey Begins" and
"We Are All Related". These two together would be half of $464=$232. I'm
ready to go in for half of that ($116) if there are enough people
interested in covering the other half.
Please let me know if you are interested in participating, and how much
you wish to put it. I have a PayPal account which I am willing to use as
the collection point if we can get this pool going, but don't want any
money until I know I can pass it along.
I'm also interested in "Uncertain Miracles", so if anyone wants to buy
in there at the 1/4-price rate, they could.
Any interest?If you want to get in on this, contact ng_moonmoth to discuss details. Tags: cyberfunded creativity, fantasy, fishbowl, poetry, reading, shopping, writing
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This poem is spillover from the June 6, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by dreamwriteremmy. It also fills the "invisible disabilities" square in my 3-1-17 card for the Disability Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It features mental issues, because the inside of Shiv's head is always a warning, reference to past communication challenges, the comprehension gap between nonverbal and verbal languages, rude humor. reference to ugly aspects of history including slavery and death from unavailability of safe abortion care, reference to brain injuries, Shiv is resistant to seeking help or even admitting he's not okay, but he actually manages it occasionally, cape politics, awkward social interactions, reference to lousy hairdressers and discrimination against people with special needs, minimally verbal autistic character wrangling with English when his native language is visual rather than spoken, tense (but not violent) interaction with a police officer, who is a bit clunky interacting with a nonverbal person, frustration over being expected to solve other people's problems, loneliness, regret, threats, and other challenges. It's mostly positive, though, as Shiv fumbles his way toward better coping skills. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward. ( Read more...Collapse )Tags: activism, cyberfunded creativity, fantasy, fishbowl, linguistics, poem, poetry, reading, weblit, writing
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This week, the poetry of Polychrome Heroics is on sale for half price from Monday, June 19 through Sunday, June 25. This series is superhero fantasy. It features themes of heroism, coming of age, diversity, identity kink, family of choice, friendship, and cultural engineering. Sale prices range from $36 to $273, so hopefully there will be something for most folks. There are three open epics at present, all in Polychrome Heroics, so we're full for now. Prices on open epics are locked at the time of opening; however, if anyone wants to donate to open epics and buy poetry, spending $100 will get you the quarter-price rate on the new poems, regardless of the rate on the open epic(s) you support. ( Buy some poetry!Collapse )FOR SALE
11 poems, $2734 ÷ 2 = $1367
prices from $36 to $273
Berettaflies (5 poems, was $1060, sale $530)These poems need to be posted in order. " The Inner Transition" is in microfunding now, with $308 remaining at $.50/line. However, the sequels are available at sale prices, and if sponsored can be marked as such for posting whenever the earlier poem(s) are completed. "The Inner Transition"
Berettaflies: Week 4, Day 2
Summary: Having decided to turn himself in, Stylet enlists the help of Valor's Widow.
In microfunding now "The Willingness to Surrender Ideas"
Story Date: Week 4, Day 3
Summary: After turning himself over to the police, Stylet begins negotiations with the authorities.
821 lines, was $411, sale $205.50
Available for posting after "The Inner Transition" has been sponsored and published. "Until It Hears Something Better"
Story Date: Week 5, Days 1-6
Summary: Stylet begins wading through various consequences agreed to in the negotiations.
182 lines, was $91, sale $45.50
Available for posting after "The Inner Transition" and "The Willingness to Surrender Ideas" have been sponsored and published. "A Little from the Heart"
Story Date: Week 5, Day 7
Summary: Stylet has a private face-to-face meeting with another berettafly victim.
481 lines, was $241, sale $120.50
Available for posting after "The Inner Transition", "The Willingness to Surrender Ideas", and "Until It Hears Something Better" have been sponsored and published. Also unlocks the story "Reaction" by siliconshaman. "The New Beginnings of Soft Greens"
Berettaflies: Week 6, Day 4
Summary: Carissa expands Stylet's culinary horizons with foods chosen for mood-bolstering properties.
182 lines, was $91, sale $45.50
Available for posting after "The Inner Transition", "The Willingness to Surrender Ideas", "Until It Hears Something Better", and "A Little from the Heart" have been sponsored and published. "This Is How I Should Be"
Berettaflies: Week 6, Day 4
Summary: Stylet responds to a follow-up text from Ashley.
307 lines, was $154, sale $77
Available for posting after "The Inner Transition", "The Willingness to Surrender Ideas", "Until It Hears Something Better", "A Little from the Heart", and "The New Beginnings of Soft Greens" have been sponsored and published. "The Key to Everything"
Berettaflies: Week 6, Day 6
Summary: Stylet answers questions about one of his prior creations, but there's more going on than he realizes.
144 lines, was $72, sale $36
Available for posting after "The Inner Transition", "The Willingness to Surrender Ideas", "Until It Hears Something Better", "A Little from the Heart", "The New Beginnings of Soft Greens", and "This Is How I Should Be" have been sponsored and published.
Miscellaneous (6 poems, was $1674, sale $837)
"Pebbles in the Path"
Directly follows "Ruts in the Road"
Summary: Jules and Mariset get a private lesson in rescue work.
270 lines, was $135, sale $67.50 "Uncertain Miracles"
Directly follows "Insha'Allah"
Summary: With the help of Rampart and Patches, Buraq succeeds in completing his assignment.
595 lines, was $298, sale $149 SOLD "The Place Where the Journey Begins"
Summary: In the middle of nowhere in particular, the Iron Horses encounter a youngster entangled in a barbed wire fence, and stop to render aid.
763 lines, was $382, sale $191 SOLD "We Are All Related"
Summary: The Iron Horses take Kenzie to a safe place for further care.
1091 lines, was $546, sale $273 SOLD
Available for posting after "The Place Where the Journey Begins" has been sponsored and published. "Climbing Through the Cracks"
Summary: A flickering teen soup, searching for a way out of an abusive home, finally finds a viable option.
375 lines, was $188, sale $94 "Death Whispers at the Tip"
Summary: Several women find new meaning in the old legends of the Amazons.
250 lines, was $125, sale $62.50 Tags: cyberfunded creativity, fantasy, fishbowl, poetry, reading, shopping, writing
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This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls, inspired by the "shapeshifters" square in my 1-1-17 card for the Dark Fantasy Bingo fest. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. Nebuly follows Turq's trail and finds Ansel, then Turq finds them. ALL THE FEELS! It's about unexpected meetings, depression, searching for lost friends, divergent senses, self-consciousness, protective behavior, emotional breakdown, regressive behavior, parentification, past mad science torture, a raging case of survival guilt with self-blame, past thoughts of death, past adverse drug reaction, a really terrible end to helpful therapy, and the poor therapist still doesn't even know that Nebuly is alive, difficulty asking for help, backstopping, out of spoons error, desperate clinginess, and other challenges. Despite the cathartic spewing of emotions everywhere, the overall effect is positive and leaves everyone headed into better space. Please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward. Skipping this one would leave a big gap, as it has major plot import. ( Read more...Collapse )Tags: cyberfunded creativity, family skills, fantasy, fishbowl, poem, poetry, reading, weblit, writing
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