Title: Velveteen vs. Temptation.
Summary: What happens to a child superhero who finds that after everything she has done, everything she has endured...life goes on?

( The person on the other end of the phone kept talking... )

Title: Velveteen vs. Recovery.
Summary: What happens to a child superhero who finds that after everything she has done, everything she has endured...life goes on?

( As a rule, life at the Crystal Glitter Unicorn Cloud Castle followed a fairly strict set of guidelines... )

Title: Velveteen Presents Jacqueline Claus vs. The Lost and the Found.
Summary: And now for something completely different! Santa’s daughter must find her place in the world...whether she wants to or not. This is the end of volume three, and brings us to the next stage of Velveteen's adventures.

( Jacqueline Claus, adopted daughter of Santa Claus, one day to inherit his place as toymaker and guardian of the dreams of children... )

Title: Velveteen vs. The Retroactive Continuity.
Summary: What happens when a former child superhero returns from her travels in the seasonal lands, only to discover that things have changed, possibly forever? Velveteen is home. Home is not the same.

( The four women were locked in an uneasy standoff, none of them willing to be the first to move and hence kick off the fight... )

Title: Velveteen vs. Everything You Ever Wanted.
Summary: What happens when a former child superhero returns from her travels in the seasonal lands, only to discover that things have changed, possibly forever? Velveteen is home. Home is not the same.

( The mirrors stretched out to infinity around them, recognizable as mirrors only while they were at a distance... )

It is done: I am in Seattle. I have a place to live. It is a nice place to live. I have housemates. They are nice housemates. I have my cats. They are no longer quite as angry at me ( Read more... )

Title: Velveteen vs. Going Home Again.
Summary: What happens when a former child superhero returns from her travels in the seasonal lands, only to discover that things have changed, possibly forever? Velveteen is home. Home is not the same.

( The Princess sat on her (increasingly tarnished) throne, hands gripping the armrests so tight that it felt like she was going to break a nail... )

It's the sixth roundup for the current round of Iron Poet! This round is now closed.

"My Sister" for druidspell. (Pantoum)
"Come Dancing" for wyld_dandelion. (Rhyming verse)
"Castleview" for angel_vixen. (Triolet)
"Your Voice" for muddlewait. (Triolet)
"A Human Heart" for myuki_chan. (Triolet)
"Plain Desires" for geojlc. (Rhyming verse)
"Wedding Plea" for azurelunatic. (Blank verse)
"Time" for tibicina. (Blank verse)
( Read more... )

It's the fifth roundup for the current round of Iron Poet! This round is now closed.

"For You" for betedanslecoeur. (Rhyming verse)
"Phantom Rose" for kidogirl. (Song form)
"Dreaming Australia" for rose_clover. (Free verse)
"Offerings" for beable. (Free verse)
"If You Let Me" for hsifyppah. (Song form)
"Bleeding" for deire. (Free verse)
"The Restless Dead" for patoadam. (Rondeau)
"Fairy Tale" for archangelbeth. ( Read more... )

Title: Velveteen vs. The Consequences of Her Actions.
Summary: What happens when a former child superhero returns from her travels in the seasonal lands, only to discover that things have changed, possibly forever? Velveteen is home. Home is not the same.

( The transition between the real world and the Crystal Glitter Unicorn Cloud Castle was usually smooth and easy... )