The Wordsmith's Forge

This poem was written outside the prompt calls, inspired by discussion with dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "pursuit of happiness" square in my 5-22-14 card for the origfic_bingo fest. It has been sponsored by an anonymous donation. This poem belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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This poem is spillover from the June 3, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from LJ users Moriwen1 and my_partner_doug. It fills the "betrayal" square in my 5-22-14 card for the origfic_bingo fest, and the "Conflicting Obligations / Oaths" square in my 6-1-14 card for the genprompt_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by an anonymous donor. It belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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This poem was written outside the prompt calls, filling the "fantasies" square in the Solo Celebration Bingo public card. It has been sponsored by an anonymous donation. It belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread in the Polychrome Heroics series.

WARNING: This poem contains some intense topics that may not be to the taste of all viewers. The warnings contain spoilers; highlight to reveal. There are erotic fantasies, unresolved sexual tension, an untimely erection, cruel laughter and extreme humiliation, plans for revenge, teen boy masturbation, and other challenges. If this is touchy stuff for you, please think carefully before deciding whether to read onward.

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This sounds fun, but I doubt I'd last ten minutes before running off to go write. 

This poem is from the March 18, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from technoshaman. It also fills the "drowning" square in my 6-10-13 card for the hc_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It's a sequel to "The Family Business" featuring Coby and Lily, in the Polychrome Heroics series.

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This poem was inspired by discussions with dialecticdreamer and lynnoconnacht. It also fills the "FREE    SPACE: coming out (of the closet)" square in my 1-2-14 card for the trope_bingo fest. It has been sponsored by janetmiles. This poem belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

WARNING: This poem contains some intense material, and some of the warnings are spoilers; highlight to read them. There are good intentions turning out badly, verbal abuse, hostility toward people with superpowers, crappy relationship skills (and some good ones too), self-consciousness, fluff and angst, public rejection, and other touchy topics. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before deciding whether you want to read onward.

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This poem was written outside the prompt calls, inspired by discussions with dialecticdreamer (on scouting) and lynnoconnacht (on rape culture), who have contributed a great deal to the development of this and other threads in Polychrome Heroics. It also fills the "Won't fall in love ... oops. In love." square in my 3-30-14 card for the cottoncandy_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

WARNING:  This poem contains sexism, vulgar behavior, canon-typical violence resulting in minor injury, identity and orientation confusion, angst, and other challenges.  Consider your headspace before clicking through.



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lynnoconnacht has sponsored the poem "Love Shouldn't Hurt" in Polychrome Heroics. This one has prerequisites, so it won't appear quite yet, but you'll get to see it after the others post.
By now you have probably figured out that Lawrence's home life sucks. Stan finds out the hard way. Lawrence does not respond at all well.

I have posted the last several verses of "Look at Me."  That and "Pulling Pigtails" are earlier installments in this storyline, introducing Antimatter / Lawrence Cunningham and Stalwart Stan / Stanley Wood with their entertaining love-hate relationship.

In case anyone is planning to buy poetry on sale, but hasn't finalized a selection yet, this is an opportunity to get even more bang for your buck.  The prerequisites are "Dare Not Speak" ($73.50) and "Pride and Shame" ($67.50).  Totaled they cost $141 at the regular half-off level, or $70.50 with the extra discount for spending $100+.  If you're thinking about that $100 sale, you could buy both of these, which unlocks the already-sponsored poem, AND still have room to pick another $60 worth of half-off poetry (which would discount down to the $30 needed to make up the $100 donation).

Not sure how much you like this storyline yet because only a tiny bit has been revealed?  It's what I wrote after watching Lex and Clark, Erik and Charles, and all the other mainstream bad boy/good boy pairings that end horribly; and thinking "Oh my gods I knew guys like this  in junior high and high school, somebody please take them behind the barn and give them a copy of The Joy of Gay Sex;" and then wondering what it would really take to move a relationship from messed-up conflict to something healthier.  The wider story arc launched with "Pulling Pigtails" is an exploration of what happens when young people take the rapetastic advice they get from society and try to use that in actual relationships, and how much more of a mess it makes when those kids have superpowers.

There are four new verses in "Look at Me."  You can still reveal new ones by linking to the unsold poetry list or a favorite poem from this fishbowl. 

This poem was inspired by the "high and low" square on my 5-22-14 card for the origfic_bingo fest. It was originally hosted by dialecticdreamer as the linkback perk for the July 1, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl.  This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

All 20 verses have been posted.  New verses may be revealed by linking to the unsold poetry page or a favorite poem published from this month's fishbowl.  Linkers include: technoshaman, janetmiles, thnidu, helgatwb, and lynnoconnacht.  

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