The Wordsmith's Forge

The February crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Empowerment."


What I Have Written:

"Skin Bridges" is today's freebie.

"Type Integrity"
Supervillains understand the importance of being yourself.
63 lines, Buy It Now = $32

"The Source of All Energy"
Lightbringer tends the solar farm in Lind.
83 lines, Buy It Now = $42

"Better Than Their Neighbors Think"
Fred helps shore up Jules and Bennett's reputation.
532 lines, Buy It Now = $266


From My Prompts:

"Assignment Changes" by nsfwords
Carnelle gains a new partner.

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "Discovering your orientation" square in my 1-1-20 card for the Less Usual Bingo Patterns fest. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Arts and Crafts America series.

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This poem is spillover from the February 2, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from ng_moonmoth and Anonymous. It also fills the "Daffodil - Regard" square in my 2-1-21 "The Language of Flowers" card for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. (There's a whole arc about Shiv and the Omaha reservation that I've barely touched on as yet.)

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These are the notes for "The One Thing That We All Have in Common."

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While browsing online, I found this abominable quote:

Finally, while Dr. Lepper says he isn’t opposed to scientists advancing provocative ideas, he wishes the researchers and Nature had considered the political implications of publishing the mastodon study.

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This poem is spillover from the February 2, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "trust issues" square in my 6-15-20 card for the hc_bingo fest, and the "Oleander - Caution" square in my 2-1-21 "The Language of Flowers" card for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Boss Finn and Mercedes threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Here are the notes for "Symptoms of Heartbreak."

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Today is clear and cold.  Many more tracks are visible in the snow.

I fed the birds.  I saw some sparrows and a male cardinal earlier, but little activity right now.

This is the freebie for the February crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by prompts from nsfwords and freshbakedlady.  It also fills the "Carnation (general) - fascination" square in my 2-1-21 "The Language of Flowers" card for the Valentines Bingo fest.

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We made this tonight, and were well pleased with the results. :D We didn't see a need for any changes and want to make it again.

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This video discusses the evolution of the harp guitar and includes music samples.  Very pretty.

I couldn't help noticing that it would be easier to play with 3-4 four arms, though it can be made to work with only 2 arms.  Ideally, you'd play the guitar part with upper right and lower left arms, treble harp with lower right and bass harp with upper left.

For my current set of tips, I'm using the list "101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City.

61. Start a YIMBY group. Across the country, pro-development, pro-housing fans are organizing against NIMBYs with unified YIMBY—that’s "Yes In My Backyard"—movements. Head to a YIMBY conference for new ideas.

This is a good approach for things like neighborhood diversification, small-scale shelters done as sharehouses, incremental density increases, small business incubation, bike facilities, etc.

This poem is spillover from the October 6, 2020 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from erulisse, readera, rix_scaedu, and Anonymous. It also fills the "Costume Malfunction" square in my 10-1-20 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred, ng_moonmoth, janetmiles, and mama_kestrel. It belongs to the Rutledge thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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These are the character notes for "Everywhere Immigrants Have Enriched."

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Here are the setting notes for "Everywhere Immigrants Have Enriched."

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