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

"Mermaid Heart" for flexor. (Modified grabbelton)
"When the Harvest's Done" for debmats. (Free verse)
"Parsonage" for sdelmonte. (Sonnet)
"All Who Speak" for resolute. (Free verse)
"Ownership" for gaaneden. (Free verse)
"Dragons" for k_crow. (Rhyming verse)
"Growing" for emsy. (Sonnet)
"Firefly" for coyotegoth. ( Read more... )

Title: Velveteen Presents Action Dude vs. Doing the Right Thing.
Summary: And now for something completely different. Velveteen is gone, and Action Dude has found himself in situations his training never prepared him for.

( Action Dude--who hadn't been able to stop thinking of himself that way in months; it felt like Aaron Frank had become a luxury... )

Title: Velveteen vs. Trick or Treat.
Summary: The trials of a formerly retired superheroine are destined never to be done, especially when the heroine in question was foolish enough to agree to serve the seasonal lands...

( Time didn't pass in the Seasonal Lands the way it did in the Calendar Country.... )

Title: Velveteen vs. A Disturbing Number of Crows.
Summary: The trials of a formerly retired superheroine are destined never to be done, especially when the heroine in question was foolish enough to agree to serve the seasonal lands...

Today's story was brought to you by nolly. Happy birthday nolly!

( Once again, Velveteen woke to find herself staring at the rotting rafters of a decaying house... )

Title: Velveteen vs. The Melancholy of Autumn.
Summary: The trials of a formerly retired superheroine are destined never to be done, especially when the heroine in question was foolish enough to agree to serve the seasonal lands...

Today's story was sponsored by phantomdancer! Happy birthday!

( Velveteen opened her eyes to find herself staring up into the rafters of a house that should probably have been condemned five minutes after it was built... )

Title: Velveteen Presents Polychrome vs. The Court of Public Opinion and Not Punching Anyone.
Summary: And now for something completely different. Velveteen is gone, and Polychrome is still putting her life back together, one heroic escapade at a time.

( Someone on the ground below might have mistaken them for screams, but Polychrome was close enough to see the sheer glee... )

Title: Velveteen vs. Spring Cleaning.
Summary: The trials of a formerly retired superheroine are destined never to be done, especially when the heroine in question was foolish enough to agree to serve the seasonal lands ( Read more... )

Today belongs to Josh. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOSH ( Read more... )

Title: Velveteen vs. Balance.
Summary: The trials of a formerly retired superheroine are destined never to be done, especially when the heroine in question was foolish enough to agree to serve the seasonal lands...

Today's story was sponsored by Rob and Larissa. Thanks, Rob and Larissa!

( Though she had only been in Spring for a short time, it had already been long enough for Velveteen to learn two simple truths... )

Title: Velveteen vs. The Thaw.
Summary: The trials of a formerly retired superheroine are destined never to be done, especially when the heroine in question was foolish enough to agree to serve the seasonal lands...

Today's story was sponsored by Rob and Larissa. Thanks, Rob and Larissa!

( Cradled in a bed of moss and new spring leaves, draped in a blanket of flower petals and thistledown, Velveteen slept... )