The Wordsmith's Forge

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls, as a sequel to "Keeping Warm."  It was inspired by a prompt from DW user Dialecticdreamer.  It also fills the "new disability" square in my 12-20-14 card for the Rites of Passage Bingo Fest, the "fear / terror" square in my 12-17-14 card for the Genprompt Bingo Fest, and the "hospital stay" square in my 11-25-14 card for the Hurt/Comfort Bingo Fest.  It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

This microfunded poem is being posted one verse at a time, as donations come in to cover them.  The rate is $.50/line, so $5 will reveal 10 new lines, and so forth. There is a permanent donation button on my profile page, or you can contact me for other arrangements. You can also ask me about the number of lines per verse, if you want to fund a certain number of verses.
So far sponsors include: DW user Dialecticdreamer, lilfluff, the_vulture, technoshaman

FULLY FUNDED
208 lines, Buy It Now = $104
Amount donated = $98
Verses posted = 55 of 59
Amount remaining to fund fully = $6
Amount needed to fund next verse = $2
Amount needed to fund the verse after that = $2

WARNING: This poem deals with some intense personal issues for Cold Cash, resulting from the events of "Keeping Warm."  These include facing physical and metaphysical disabilities, psychological challenges, and a health care system that is sometimes erratic in the quality of its support.  Personnel onstage in this poem are supportive, though.  If these are sensitive issues for you, consider your headspace before reading further.

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 ... when stuck in dry ice.  Also, this video marks the second ever use of popups in videos I have seen which is actually useful.  A little bubble pops up that says, "Why?"  :D  It is possible to use these things for good.  People just usually prefer to annoy you with them.

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Cup and Balls Routine
A Bloody Good Sicilian Feast
Icon of Kande


Last week's poetry fishbowl went well.  I still have one more sponsored poem to post.

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Poetry in Microfunding:
"The Gravity of Loss" belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.  Cold Cash deals with the aftermath of an attack that has left him with new disabilities.

Torn World writing update:
Approved as canon: "Unicorns on Parade" "Spruce Deer" "Wandering the Heights" (poetry).  Back to me for edits: "Cutting Cords and Clasping Hands (Parts 1-4)," "Winterheart" (parts 2-3), "Stinging Like Nettles"  "Off the Clock" (poetry).  Currently in front of the canon board: "Ghost Bat" (nonfiction). Drafted: "Like Ash Before the Wind," "From Dark to Bright," "The Inappropriate But Useful Disposal of Lettuce" "A Thin Red Trail" (fiction), "Changes in the Wind" (poetry), "Southern Breads" "Tangleweed Article" (articles), Jularei (character sheet).  In revision at home: "Water Dance," "When the Wind's Teeth Sing," "Raining Kittens," "Finding the Holes," "Broken Hopes," "Brewing Beauty," "Little Paws in the Licenses" (fiction), "The Smallest Invaders"  (poetry).  Currently writing: "Catch of the Day," "A Cold Clear Night" (fiction).


The weather has been warmer here, damp with mud.  Seen at the birdfeeders this week: sparrows, male and female cardinals. 

... is based on a stack of fallacies.  Read diversity.  Write diversity.  If you select for a bookstore or library, stock diversity.  

I'm just glad to see someone else making the kind of arguments I make about this stuff.  I never felt shut out by books with mostly male characters; it never occurred to me that they wouldn't be for me.  However, I really enjoy books with strong female characters when I can get them.

 zeeth_kyrah has written a poem about T'ema the unicorn woman, "Beyond All Terror."  Start with Part 1 of 3.  I've approved this for setting in Terramagne.

 ... here's a cute video of some things that would happen.  I've also seen some longer documentaries and books on this topic, very useful for anyone writing apocalyptic science fiction.

 Thanks to a donation from LJ user Lilfluff, there are two new verses in "The Gravity of Loss."  Cash and Graham discuss solutions such as timers and massage for some of Cash's challenges.

This poem is spillover from the February 3, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from dialecticdreamer and LJ user Kelkyag. It also fills the "parenthood" square in my 12-30-15 card for the Rites of Passage Fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to The Steamsmith series.

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The February 3, 2015 Fishbowl met the $200 goal for a free epic.  Everyone is eligible to vote in this poll.  I will keep it open until at least Tuesday evening.  If there's a clear answer then, I'll close it.  Otherwise I may keep it open longer.

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 See a sculpture of shadows and light.