The Wordsmith's Forge

 Here is a lovely article with ideas on how to describe skin colors.

This poem came out of the May 5, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from corvi, dialecticdreamer, and rix_scaedu. It also fills the "Emotional First Aid" square in my 5-2-15 card for the Wellness Toolbox Bingo fest, and the "motion sickness" square in my 11-25-14 card for the hc_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

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This poem came out of the August 4, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from rix_scaedu, mama_kestrel, siliconshaman, and chanter_greenie. It also fills the "eating disorders" square in my 7-31-14 card for the hc_bingo fest, and the "baking / cooking" square in my 7-1-15 card for the Winter Fest in July fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

EDIT 9-25-15:  See also the demifiction "In the Soup" by LJ user Ng_moonmoth.  It relates to the end of this poem.

Warning: The following poem contains references to past maltreatment and resultant eating disorders.  Subsequent environment is safe and supportive.

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A donation from janetmiles has added 84 (yes: eighty-four) new verses to "With Your Brain and Your Resourcefulness." Find out what Velvet does with Lawrence now that she has him in her clutches.  It does not really go as anyone planned. 

This poem is spillover from the August 4, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from librarygeek and siliconshaman. It also fills the "do something new" square in my 8-1-15 card for the As You Like It fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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