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lost wings 2
Mauren has a really interesting voice to write in, almost stream of consciousness. Her thoughts could be described as "rambling", "running on", "wandering"- she's not anxious or nervous, but she is more than half-wild. If I could pin her for an animal, it would likely be a mouse or some sort of small bird like a sparrow, always moving, living a ( Read more... ) -
lost wings . . .
This story literally came from a dream, like so many of my inspirations do. It takes place in the same Post Apocalyptic future as Ravensblood, but several hundred years after the events of the original story. There is almost a pseudo-Victorian steampunk feel to the changing world, which is again making the mistake of wandering away from the powers ( Read more... ) -
petals . . .
I came across a snippet of writing while I was cleaning today. Pretty words and phrases, nice handwriting, a snatch of a poem someone wrote ages ago. A little bit of treasure, more now than when it was written.
Not for blind nostalgia, wishing to return to a time that is gone. I think of that and I think of that old lady from The Watchman, a drink ( Read more... ) -
This meme reminds me to get back to organizing the library . . .
Book meme snagged from odette_river .
1. Take five books off your bookshelf.
2. Book #1 -- first sentence
3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
6. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph:
"This book is ( Read more... ) -
Brigit's Flame March Entry #1: Elohara's Light
Brigits Flame March 2010 Entry #1
Prompt: Luminary
Genre: Fantasy
Word Count: 869
Teaser: A young girl awakens on the verge of death, in a world that is not her own.
( Some things are worth living for . . . ) -
Brigit's Flame February Entry #4 (JFF): Forest Lord
Brigits Flame February 2010 Entry #4 (Just For Fun)
Prompt: Those Who Don't Remember the Past . . .
Genre: Fantasy
Word Count: 1,963
Teaser: Conclusion of the "Weirdlings" contest arc- Four children are rescued by a mysterious stranger from a prank gone wrong. But on the edge of a haunted forest, is he truly what he seems?
( In which the identity of the mysterious stranger is revealed, and Adelle meets her fate . . . ) -
Brigit's Flame February Entry #3: Witch Hole (Pt 2)
Brigits Flame February 2010 Entry #3
Prompt: If It Ain't Broke . . .
Genre: Fantasy
Word Count: 2,262
Teaser: Continued from last week- Four children await their fate, trapped on the edge of a haunted forest as night falls.
( In which is revealed the truth of Maislin's hatred of the weirdlings, and the darkness Adelle nurtures in her own heart. . . ) -
Brigit's Flame February Entry #2: Witch Hole (Pt 1)
Brigits Flame February 2010 Entry #2
Prompt: A Fool and His Money
Genre: Fantasy
Word Count: 1,596
Teaser: Continued from last week- As any power grows, so too does the temptation to use it for selfish purposes.
( In which a young girl's power pushes the limits of her morality, and Maristat is forced to see her new friend in a different light . . . ) -
Brigit's Flame February entry #1: Weirdlings
Brigits Flame February 2010 Entry #1
Prompt: Birds of a Feather
Genre: Fantasy
Word Count: 855
Teaser: Two young girls with a mysterious legacy forge a magnetic, ill-fated connection.
( In town called Verden, there exist those who were touched by ancient powers . . . )