Poem: "Sometimes a Cigar"

[ysabetwordsmith]

Name: ysabetwordsmith
Title: "Sometimes a Cigar"
Story: Stand-alone
Characters: Sigmund Freud, Rainbow Serpent
Colors: Moonlight #14 Antediluvian
Supplies and Styles: None
Word count: 236
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Symbolism and dreams are complicated.
Notes: Feedback is welcome.

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Poem: "Electric Dreams"

[ysabetwordsmith]

Name: ysabetwordsmith
Title: "Electric Dreams"
Story: Stand-alone
Characters: None named
Colors: Moonlight #15 Ephemeral
Supplies and Styles: None
Word count: 280
Rating: PG
Warnings: Nightmares
Summary: A nightmare encounters an artificial intelligence.
Notes: Feedback is welcome.

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Poem: "Equal and Opposite"

[ysabetwordsmith]

Name: ysabetwordsmith
Title: "Equal and Opposite"
Story: Schrodinger's Heroes
Characters: Alex, evil!Midge, good!Schrodinger, evil!Schrodinger
Colors: Moonlight #17 Hoary
Supplies and Styles: None
Word count: 152
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Heroes and villains come in pairs.
Notes: Feedback is welcome.

This poem has been sponsored out of the general fund for the July 2, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from LiveJournal user Technogeekslass atechnogeekslassnd also reminded me of a LOL_HEROES image I made some time ago, which I've included below.

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Poem: "Barbara's Technicolor Dreamhouse"

[ysabetwordsmith]

Name: ysabetwordsmith
Title: "Barbara's Technicolor Dreamhouse"
Story: Stand-alone
Characters: Barbara, Catherine
Colors: Moonlight #18 Idyll
Supplies and Styles: None
Word count: 807
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Barbara finds her way home.
Notes: Feedback is welcome.

This poem came out of the June 4, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from zianuray and wyld_dandelyon. This poem has been sponsored by Shirley Barrette.

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Poem: "The Grey Nomads"

[ysabetwordsmith]

Name: ysabetwordsmith
Title: "The Grey Nomads"
Story: Stand-alone
Characters: None named
Colors: Moonlight #16 Halcyon
Supplies and Styles: None
Word count: 154
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Some elders like to live on the road.
Notes: Feedback is welcome.

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Dirt Brown #25, Octarine #17, Tango Pink #3

[kay_brooke]

Name: kay_brooke
Story: The Eighth Saimar
Colors: Dirt Brown #25 (worm), Octarine #17 (I expect I've saved the day, right?), Tango Pink #3 (go-go)
Styles/Supplies: Canvas
Word Count: 1,241
Rating/Warnings: PG-13; mentions of physical abuse
Summary: Jarol's life is finally about to change.
Note: Constructive criticism is welcome, either through comments or PM.

( Jarol sat by the side of the little pond )

Dirt Brown 10, Cerise 19, Glitter 2: Hold On

[bookblather]

Author: Kat
Title: Hold On
Story: In the Heart
Colors: Dirt brown 10 (Melancholic), cerise 19 (Hugs), glitter 2 (If ever I would leave you... - Camelot)
Supplies and Materials: Bichromatic (dirt brown and cerise), seed beads, brush (couloir), feathers (Your character feels lost.), modeling clay (boots), glitter ("Man, when he does not grieve, hardly exists" – Antonio Porchia), glue (Share your thoughts with others and then listen carefully so you can integrate the best of their feedback.), novelty beads (“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.” ― Anaïs Nin)
Word Count: 790
Rating: PG
Summary: Sometimes you just need a friend.
Warnings: discussion of divorce.
Notes: For the record, Duncan and I both loathe Harold Pinter.

( Hold On )

Dirt Brown 24, Cerise 18, Glitter 2: Between the Covers

[bookblather]

Author: Kat
Title: Between the Covers
Story: In the Heart
Colors: Dirt brown 24 (Wisdom), cerise 18 (Favorite book/movie)
Supplies and Materials: Bichromatic (dirt brown and cerise), novelty beads (They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. -- Edgar Allan Poe), miniature collection, watercolors (Write something that makes the world more bearable.) (I didn't, but every author mentioned did), oils (curl up with a good book), stain (Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. - Edgar Allan Poe) (I used the same prompt twice, what of it?).
Word Count: 600
Rating: PG
Summary: Aaron and Clara and staying in.
Warnings: none
Notes: Not about what you think it's about.

( Between the Covers )