The Wordsmith's Forge

 ... in a cartoon.

This poem is spillover from the January 8, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It also fills the "infiltration" square of my 9-2-18 card for the ladiesbingo fest. This poem belongs to A Conflagration of Dragons series.

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This poem is spillover from the February 6, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by an anonymous prompt. It also fills the "nurture self-worth" square on my 1-31-18 Platonic card for the Valentines Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the series Fiorenza the Wisewoman.

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 For my ace/aro friends, here is a t-shirt with a pile of giant squiggly zucchini.

Yes, someone made acepr0n on a t-shirt.  I am pretty sure they did not know they were doing that.  ;)

This is the extra freebie for the December 4, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. You have new prompters Hikaru and louisadkins, and new donor Sarah Elkins, to thank for that. This poem was inspired by a prompt from bairnsidhe. It fills the "Holiday in Handcuffs" square in my 7-1-18 card for the Winterfest in July Bingo fest. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It features acute stress, disoriented behavior, Shiv actually has a level head in certain types of crisis, helping someone undress, telepathic soothing, watching over a sleeping person, reference to past panic attack, mistaken identity and police interference, past negative experience with kink, Shiv is an inexperienced but earnest top, trust issues, kinky activities, knifeplay (but no blood), bondage with superpowers, when Gray drops he drops like a rock, crying, aftercare, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.

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This is the linkback perk for the Tuesday, December 4, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. It was originally hosted by Dreamwidth user Dialecticdreamer.  It is spillover from the November 6, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl.  This poem was inspired by a prompt from LJ user Gingicat.  It belongs to the Fortressa thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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This poem came out of the February 6, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from erulisse, manglefox, technoshaman, mama_kestrel, and rix_scaedu. It also fills the "complex" square in my 1-31-18 You Are card for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the Damask thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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... an excellent list of reasons.  Much of which boils down to: because writers don't really know what a healthy relationship looks like.  I try to do better, but a lot of time I wind up writing non-het relationships because they get less coverage, making it easier to do new things with them.

 This article examines many different aspects of relationships.  Of course, in addition to the standard ones, I also write zucchini and other things that are far, far off the beaten path.

This poem is spillover from the September 18, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from redsixwing. It also fills the "native" square in my 9-30-18 card for the Fall Bingo fest. This poem was sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth, lone_cat, bairnsidhe, and janetmiles. It belongs to the Big One and Iron Horses threads of the Polychrome Heroics series. It follows "The Hearts They Leave Behind" and "A Sacredness in Tears," so read those first or this won't make much sense.

Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes rebuilding after an earthquake, Joseph discovering that his sister is alive and feeling flattened with shock, sudden unplanned travel, emotionally fraught conversations, finding out that She Walks in Mist can't simply leave Yellowstone, surprise new boyfriend, language differences, and other challenges. If there are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before moving onward.

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