The Wordsmith's Forge

Super-rich superheroes and supervillains comment on Occupy Wall Street.  Some of this sounds horribly familiar.

 ... in lovely paintings.

Noisebot has geek t-shirts and other amusing categories.  Link courtesy of my_partner_doug.

Visit the Torn World Muse Fusion this weekend.  Give us some science fantasy prompts, then watch the fiction, poetry, artwork, and other goodies appear.

So far, I have written:

"Dairy Sow" -- nonfiction article

"Thunder Stones" -- 16 lines, Buy It Now = $5
Strange mineral formations occur in the Crystal Desert.

thisisnomyth wrote a very eerie ghost story based on my prompt about a protester's ghost.

Here are some statistics about concentration of wealth. This one particularly caught my eye:  "Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has more wealth than the bottom 45 percent of American households combined."  I just don't think it's okay for one individual to have more wealth than nearly half of America.  No wonder the economy isn't functioning.

Recently we've talked about portrayals of female characters in "Two Plots," "What makes women sexy," "Why the Starfire Reboot Is a Fizzle," and "The Comics Women Don't Buy."

ankewehner tipped me to this terrific article, "Female Super-Hero Characters and Sex: Creators Explain How Comics Can Do Better."  Several artists, writers, and editors in the comics field describe in detail what makes a good character and good action, and how to distinguish different female characters from each other.  There's some great advice on art and storytelling in there.

Also, check out one of the references, "Men-Ups."  See men in pin-up poses.  They look ridiculous.  Those poses aren't any more sensible on women. 

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Vocabulary words have appeared in various other posts.  Here are some more nouns beginning with "N" in each of the three noun classes.

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