The Wordsmith's Forge

1st

• 02:53 pm 2012 Rose & Bay Award Update
• 03:27 pm Plans and Goals - 4 comments
• 05:29 pm New Crowdfunding Project: "Sitting Bull's Voice"
• 07:55 pm "The Inescapable Agony of Being" is now complete!
• 11:13 pm Slow Cooking for Beginners - 10 comments

2nd

• 12:04 am One Chance at the Shelves - 9 comments
• 01:50 am Update from Kajones_writing
• 03:13 am New Crowdfunding Project: "Robot Musicians" - 1 comment
• 02:00 pm Torn World: Two New Characters
• 02:37 pm "Cooking for People Who Don't" link post
• 04:13 pm Africans in Britain
• 04:41 pm Read "From the moment they breathed our air" by Aldersprig
• 07:13 pm Rhysling Nominated Poems - 1 comment

3rd

• 02:53 am Imbolc Post
• 10:56 am New Crowdfunding Project: "Sins Invalid"
• 12:31 pm Crowdfunded Illustration: "Mother-Tongue"
• 01:24 pm SLF Older Writers Grant
• 05:54 pm What Climate Change Looks Like - 1 comment
• 08:57 pm Torn World Art

4th

• 12:30 am Read "Paradigm Change" by Rix_scaedu - 1 comment
• 01:13 pm The Proximity of Poverty - 13 comments
• 08:58 pm New Article in EMG-zine
• 10:17 pm Poke a Bigot in the Eye: Romance Writers Association - 10 comments

5th

• 01:31 am New verses in "The Morose Mascot"
• 02:32 am Lorelei is fully funded!
• 01:34 pm Read "The Origin of the Vampires"
• 02:55 pm Rhysling Award Nomination

6th

• 02:27 am Using the Whole Damned Bird - 2 comments
• 04:03 pm 2012 Rose & Bay Award Update
• 05:49 pm Monday Update 2-6-12 - 2 comments
• 06:40 pm Writing Income and Book Sales
• 09:31 pm Crowdfunded Illustration: "Catching the Fehinnan Weapon"

7th

• 02:52 am Poem: "When the Moon Hits Your Eye" - 16 comments
• 03:01 am Art by Moonvoice
• 12:01 pm Loveathon by Baaing_tree - 1 comment
• 12:30 pm Poetry Fishbowl Open! - 56 comments
• 02:00 pm Poem: "Impressions of the North" - 3 comments
• 02:06 pm Poem: "The Death Tenders" - 15 comments
• 02:10 pm Watch the Linkback Poem "Grit and Grace"
• 09:57 pm Poem: "Death Lizards" - 2 comments

8th

• 02:28 pm Poem: "Grit and Grace" - 21 comments
• 02:46 pm Poem: "Iconoclysm" - 3 comments
• 02:53 pm Nature in Children's Books
• 04:51 pm Hard Things - 32 comments
• 11:21 pm 2012 Imbolc Ritual - 3 comments

9th

• 01:19 am RIAA Out of Touch
• 03:00 am Free Icon Day by Djinni
• 01:56 pm Poem: "Cute in Tooth and Claw" - 5 comments
• 01:58 pm Free Sketch Day by Flutterbychild
• 02:10 pm Poem: "Fiorenza and the Forest Wild" - 2 comments
• 02:35 pm Poem: "A Keen Eye for Alchemy" - 7 comments
• 02:46 pm Icons of Maryam Smith - 5 comments
• 02:58 pm Art by Flutterbychild - 2 comments
• 04:27 pm Unsold Poetry from the February 7, 2012 Poetry Fishbowl
• 04:46 pm New verses in "A Keen Eye for Alchemy"
• 05:12 pm In Which a Cardinal is a Clinging Bird After All - 3 comments
• 08:00 pm Poem: "Hymn to Nekhbet"
• 09:53 pm Read "Courtship Displays" and "Grapejelly"
• 10:56 pm "A Keen Eye for Alchemy" is complete! - 3 comments
• 11:00 pm Poem: "The Bear Spectacle" - 6 comments
• 11:19 pm Waiting to Finish "Grit and Grace"
• 11:40 pm Homicidal Psycho Jungle GoH (Part 1 of 4) - 4 comments

10th

• 01:13 am New verse in "Grit and Grace"
• 02:08 am Art by Meeks
• 02:24 am Donors: Bonus Poll for "Grit and Grace" - 12 comments
• 02:30 am General Bonus Poll for "Grit and Grace"
• 11:32 am Poem: "Birthquake" - 3 comments
• 05:39 pm February 7 Fishbowl Is SOLD OUT! - 1 comment
• 05:42 pm Poem: "Tinned Kitties" - 3 comments
• 05:46 pm Poem: "Truth in Theory and Practice" - 2 comments
• 05:51 pm Poem: "The Earthborn" - 3 comments
• 05:58 pm Poem: "Changing Nature"
• 06:10 pm Poem: "Conversations Over the Fence" - 3 comments
• 06:20 pm Poem: "Island in a Sea of Fire" - 3 comments
• 06:31 pm Poem: "The Wolves of Yellowstone" - 7 comments
• 07:30 pm Homicidal Psycho Jungle GoH (Part 2 of 4) - 8 comments
• 07:51 pm Generally Sponsored Poetry Poll for February 7, 2012 - 2 comments
• 08:35 pm Read "Pieces in Position" by Rix_scaedu - 1 comment
• 09:13 pm One Bad Apple - 1 comment
• 11:53 pm Torn Tongue: Nouns Beginning with "R"

11th

• 12:19 am Free Art Day by Lilsongbird
• 12:43 am Sketch Fest This Weekend
• 12:52 am Poetry Collections Compiled
• 01:35 am Free Serial Poetry Poll for February 7, 2012 Fishbowl - 1 comment
• 02:00 am Bird Art
• 02:10 am Flower Photos
• 02:50 am See an Italian Griffin
• 12:32 pm Sketch Fest Art - 3 comments
• 12:53 pm Tom Smith Subscriptions
• 06:37 pm Have Some Microfunded Poetry! - 5 comments
• 06:46 pm A Blues Harmonica Concert
• 07:13 pm Poll: Pick Your Free Serial Poems
• 07:32 pm Homicidal Psycho Jungle GoH (Part 3 of 4)
• 11:29 pm More Series Collections

12th

• 02:03 am Read "All in Your Head" - 1 comment
• 02:08 am Nature Photos
• 07:18 pm Bonus Fishbowl Poll for February 2012 - 2 comments
• 07:37 pm Homicidal Psycho Jungle GoH (Part 4 of 4) - 18 comments
• 10:05 pm Nice Ladies and Morally Ambiguous Dudes - 1 comment
• 11:07 pm Poetry Fishbowl Report for Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 2 comments
• 11:17 pm Read "River Watching" by Lilfluff - 2 comments
• 11:31 pm Throwing Darts at Poetry - 2 comments

13th

• 12:17 am What Becomes of the Bandits - 2 comments
• 12:31 am Lakota Quilts
• 01:04 am Poem: "We've Got It Covered" - 11 comments
• 01:56 am Poem: "A Small Separation" - 10 comments
• 03:14 am Dumb Arguments Against Birth Control
• 02:02 pm Crowdfunded Poetry by Belgatherial
• 02:10 pm Crowdfunding "Spots the Space Marine" in print - 2 comments
• 02:22 pm Plunge Magazine Update
• 02:34 pm 2012 Rose & Bay Award Update
• 03:12 pm Monday Update 2-13-12
• 05:47 pm Wing Tutorial Art - 10 comments
• 06:07 pm The Ethics of Cloning a Neanderthal - 4 comments
• 07:10 pm Bonus Fishbowl Theme: "The Steamsmith"

14th

• 02:24 am Art by Moonvoice
• 03:36 am Schrodinger's Heroes: Valentines
• 12:59 pm Free Poem Day by Ariestess
• 01:04 pm Free Sketch Day by Shadows_gallery - 1 comment
• 01:10 pm Read "E-Volution"
• 01:21 pm Read "Northern Game: Ice-Gliders"
• 01:40 pm Read "Cherry Blossoms" by Ariestess
• 02:03 pm Poem: "Pawprints on the Heart" - 4 comments
• 02:48 pm Poetry Fishbowl on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 2 comments
• 03:05 pm Love Is Paper - 1 comment
• 04:00 pm See the aadvark by Shadows_gallery
• 08:42 pm Documented Superpowers - 20 comments
• 11:00 pm Land Not Sea
• 11:12 pm Poem: "Archery Lessons" - 9 comments

15th

• 02:30 am Mistakes in Alternate History - 12 comments
• 03:08 am Red Hearts
• 03:10 am Science Fiction Valentine
• 12:25 pm Read "City of Lights Part 3: Ithoi" by Ellen Million
• 01:56 pm Entangled Photons - 1 comment
• 08:32 pm Fiction Fishbowl by Anke
• 08:47 pm Fiction by Aldersprig
• 09:11 pm A Fun Geek Timesink - 5 comments

16th

• 02:35 am Calligraphy - 1 comment
• 02:38 am Art by Limiinal
• 04:00 am Gender Differences - 9 comments
• 03:07 pm The Next Edition of Gaming - 3 comments
• 03:56 pm Witch Hazel - 4 comments
• 03:58 pm Spots Is Funded!
• 04:43 pm How to Make Misogynists Shut Up - 9 comments

17th

• 01:50 am New Hottest Pepper: Trinidad Moruga Scorpion - 6 comments
• 02:25 am Art by Limiinal
• 02:28 am Make a Compost Bin - 9 comments
• 01:24 pm Winter Sowing - 3 comments
• 06:44 pm Torn World: Beqash and Barvo
• 06:45 pm Pencil Carvings - 1 comment
• 11:38 pm Torn Tongue: Verbs Beginning with "S"

18th

• 01:36 am Polyamory Is Love - 6 comments
• 02:40 am Read "Miterwort"
• 03:24 am Ghastly User Agreements - 1 comment
• 04:30 am Crowdfunding Creative Jam
• 12:52 pm Giraffe Call
• 03:12 pm Garden of Prose

19th

• 02:43 am Poem: "Welcome to Hart's Farm" - 41 comments
• 01:41 pm From My Prompts
• 08:26 pm New Series: "Hart's Farm"
• 09:53 pm Read "I Too Am A Slave" by Emmett Wheatfall

20th

• 03:24 am Poem: "In the Palms of My Hands" - 10 comments
• 03:26 am Sara Nuru - 1 comment
• 12:32 pm Plunge in Progress
• 01:12 pm Monday Update 2-20-12
• 01:29 pm Read "Falling Behind the Changing Times"
• 01:49 pm Money and Love - 12 comments
• 02:17 pm Collaborative Consumption - 2 comments
• 02:47 pm Telling Off the Misogynists
• 03:57 pm New verses for "In the Palms of My Hands"
• 04:04 pm Economy Repair - 3 comments
• 09:34 pm Failing Economies - 2 comments
• 11:23 pm New verse for "In the Palms of My Hands"

21st

• 03:08 am Wheelchair Activism
• 03:15 am Eggplant Library
• 01:10 pm Intentional Community Award
• 01:41 pm Poetry Fishbowl Open! - 30 comments
• 03:23 pm Poem: "Blowing Smoke" - 19 comments
• 04:14 pm Poem: "Songs from a Different Shore" - 7 comments

22nd

• 05:22 pm In Which Alchemy and Atomic Science DO NOT Mix - 27 comments
• 09:02 pm A Ruling Against DOMA
• 09:11 pm Book Sculptures - 3 comments
• 10:00 pm Doll Photos

23rd

• 02:44 am Star Trek Fan Culture - 3 comments
• 02:22 pm Poem for Sale: "After Dark" (Hart's Farm)
• 02:54 pm Another Steamsmith Poem: "Spots" - 7 comments
• 11:20 pm Poetry Acceptance: "Lab Rage"

24th

• 02:52 am Mermaid Queen - 3 comments
• 12:59 pm Fiction by Rix_scaedu - 1 comment
• 05:45 pm Recipe: "Smokin' Apple Barbecue Sauce" - 5 comments
• 08:23 pm Completed: "The Morose Mascot"
• 08:36 pm Poem: "The Automaton Convocation" - 12 comments
• 11:04 pm Torn Tongue: Natural/Living Nouns Beginning with "S"

25th

• 02:11 am Art Prints
• 03:02 am Fiction by Baaing_tree - 2 comments
• 03:30 am More Steamsmith Characters - 11 comments
• 02:32 pm Poem: "Rosehips and Honey" - 2 comments
• 02:40 pm Completed: "In the Palms of My Hands" - 1 comment

26th

• 01:12 am New verses in "Rosehips and Honey"
• 01:58 am Support Reproductive Freedom - 1 comment
• 02:00 am Read "Willows" by Rix_scaedu - 4 comments
• 09:55 am Read "No Hoof, No Horse"
• 04:10 pm Black Hair Is Beautiful - 13 comments
• 07:37 pm See the Psychic Photographer

27th

• 12:53 am Read "A Cafe" by Rebelsheart
• 04:19 am Free Poetry Poll
• 02:14 pm Plunge in Progress
• 02:22 pm 2012 Rose & Bay Award Update
• 03:33 pm Monday Update 2-27-12
• 06:06 pm Fixing "Songs from a Different Shore" - 4 comments

28th

• 02:00 am Thickening Agents - 2 comments
• 02:23 am Gender Performance
• 12:46 pm Free Sketch Day by Shadows_gallery
• 01:07 pm One-Card Draw by Wonder-city
• 05:48 pm Poem: "Low-Hanging Fruit" - 7 comments
• 06:26 pm Poem: "Spots" - 7 comments
• 08:13 pm Poetry Fishbowl on Tuesday, March 6 - 2 comments
• 08:18 pm Art by Shadows_gallery
• 10:41 pm Read "Frankenbread and Honey" by Jjhunter

29th

• 02:46 am Feedback
• 01:15 pm Free Stuff
• 01:23 pm Free Stuff
• 01:33 pm One-Card Draw by Wrenstarling
• 01:35 pm Race in Speculative Fiction
• 03:50 pm Dwarf Stars Award
• 05:40 pm When Your Backstory Becomes Your Story - 4 comments
• 06:16 pm Leap Year Tarot Card Draw
• 07:44 pm Read "Spring Awakes"