The Wordsmith's Forge

This poem came out of the June 2015 Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "curiosity" square in my 6-1-15 card for the June Relationship Bingo fest and the "hypoglycemia / low blood sugar" square in my 6-16-15 card for the hc_bingo fest. An audience poll has selected this poem as the free epic for the August 4, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl reaching its $200 goal. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics. This is the first of the poems about Gray Agamau, so it unlocks the next and "The Breaking of the Shell" is now available for sponsorship. WARNING: This poem contains intense topics meant for mature readers. Highlight to read the spoilery warnings. When Gray's boss loans him out to a lady boss who is also a novice dominatrix, Gray decides to indulge his curiosity about kinky sex. This starts out with a lot of fun, with erotic activity and orgasms but no actual copulation, and ends with a miserable case of subdrop. They break a whole handful of "for your first scene together" rules, and these are some of the things that can go wrong when people do that. It's not malicious, just incompetent. So a bunch of physical and emotional distress ensues. Fortunately Gray has friends to put him back together again, which is really sweet. This is heavy-duty hurt/comfort. Please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward. ( Collapse )

The general fund poll is now finished.  "That Basic, Wrenching Emotion" is now complete.  See how Danso and his family deal with Amada's breakup.  "These Tiny Little Steps" has 13 new verses.  Victor continues to be a good doctor, a desperate parent, and a terrible patient.

The August 4, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl made its $300 goal, so there will be a half-price sale in one series from August 17-23.  Everyone is eligible to vote on which series to feature.  I will keep this poll open until at least Wednesday night.  If there's a clear answer then, I'll close it.  Otherwise I may keep it open a little longer.

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Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently?

chanter_greenie has an interview posted on Asexual Artists.