March 1 Drabblefest TIIIIIIIIIIME!

[merisunshine36]

This month's drabblefest is a collection of quotes I've gathered from various religions/ thought traditions. I've removed identifiers, but quotes from texts or proponents of Atheism, Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Surak, Taoism, Tsalagi (Cherokee), Wicca, and Zoroastrianism are represented.

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12. His mouth is full of curses ... (Kai Winn Adami)

[jdphoenix]

"His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue

Re: 12. His mouth is full of curses ... (Kai Winn Adami)

[rubynye]

Kai WINNNN! One of my favorite villains, and you've done her such justice here! *cheers*

23.To die but not to perish is to be eternally present. (Winona Kirk)

[thisissirius]

She thinks it would have been easier if George hadn't died a hero

Re: 23.To die but not to perish is to be eternally present. (Winona Kirk)

[forthisreason]

What a beautiful realization for her; to see that in both of her sons lies the father they barely/never knew.

Good job.

Re: 23.To die but not to perish is to be eternally present. (Winona Kirk)

[merisunshine36]

EEE! I put up this prompt specifically with Winona in mind (^___^)

*iz pleased*

I especially loved the line about Jimmy turning into Jim, it was a fabulous way to express the passing of time.

ETA: er...I realized that I may not exactly sound neutral here. I am neutral, I love all the prompts equally! for srs.

Re: 23.To die but not to perish is to be eternally present. (Winona Kirk)

[illariy]

What a fitting story for the prompt. Love how George is still so present in her life and how Winona deals with it. Thank ou for sharing. :-)

10.Make it clear that I am the guide for both worlds.

[framlingem]

Amanda is a teacher. She comes by it honestly; her mother was a teacher, and her mother's mother, and both of her uncles. Her aunt is not a teacher; Charlotte was never meant to explain, only to understand, and is frustrated that knowledge does not simply flow into other people's heads like water when she pours it. Amanda knows that, like water, understanding moves through channels, aqueducts constructed brick by brick and given strong foundations, built by teachers who care enough to dig through unstable soil to find bedrock. Only then can it reach its goal, only then can it pour out, splashing and sparkling like fountains in sunlight

Re: 10.Make it clear that I am the guide for both worlds.

[merisunshine36]

As the daughter and niece of teachers, I LOVED this. It was beautiful. The translation of water metaphors to Vulcan ("puddles of light") was also done with grace and skill.

Re: 10.Make it clear that I am the guide for both worlds.

[illariy]

Gorgeous. Loved the theme of water and light, which are both very adaptive things and that seems so fitting. Thank you for sharing. :-)

Go home, and I will make things well with you (Chapel)

[igrockspock]

so I misread the prompt a little...

The first time Christine thought of going home was two weeks and three days after her classes began. At four in the morning her eyes couldn't focus on her xenobio text for another second, never mind the four cups of coffee and three energy drinks flowing through her system. It was stupid, she thought, stupid to be here killing herself at night prepping for exams and killing herself in the morning with combat drills when she was twenty-eight years old and had a career and a home already. Of course, leaving wasn't really a choice. That was the thing about the military. You enlisted and then they had you, four years at the Academy paid for by five years in space. She was there for nine years whether she liked it or not, so she'd better pass the goddamn exam in the morning. And find someone with an MD to prescribe her a better stimulant before the next one

Re: Go home, and I will make things well with you (Chapel)

[merisunshine36]

May I bow down at your altar in worshipful awe?

No, really, may I?

I love this for:
1)dealing with Starfeet as a military outfit
2)Culture shock and homesickness and the acceptance that comes with growing older.
3)Interspecies Relations (!!!)
4) Beautiful, tight prose that reminds me of reading a wonderfully crafted piece of journalism, or perhaps the voiceover for a particularly stirring historical documentary.

<3

Re: Go home, and I will make things well with you (Chapel)

[illariy]

What an amazing transformation! Love how you wrote her reactions to being in this military system and the ending just goes to show the difference between the two characters, doesn't it. Thank you for sharing this. :-)

Re: Go home, and I will make things well with you (Chapel)

[rubynye]

This is unsurprisingly surprising and brilliantly revelatory. *applauds*

She lifted up her face... (Winona)

[snowyofthenight]

She lifted up her face, and was so pleased at the sight that she forgot her grief and smiled.

She cried at first, of course. She cried a lot.
She cried until she realized one day that she was sitting on the couch crying, and baby Jim was next to her, also crying, and little Sam was next to him, and he was crying, too. And the whole scene was so ridiculous Winona found herself laughing instead

Re: She lifted up her face... (Winona)

[illariy]

Fascinating take on the aftermath. The reporters were very vivid, so much in fact that I wanted to smack them for their assumptions >.< and yes, I can very much believe her continued determination to work in Starfleet as her reaction to George's death. Thank you for sharing this. :-)

Re: She lifted up her face... (Winona)

[rubynye]

Shine on, Winona, shine on. :)