Nature of the piece: theater
Universe: The Metaverse
World: Earth
Characters:
ALICE, a neglected human trans-girl aged ~13, selected for abduction by a powerful fairy-lord known as the Cardmaster.
JEZEBEL, a denizen of the Cardmaster, mentor to Alice in preparation for her abduction.

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( The Art of Lying )

In a previous post, I explained my concept for an open-canon fiction. I have decided to try it, and, after some deliberation, have at last settled upon Cardhouse and the Cage as my launching story.

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To continue my musings on the prospect of founding an open-canon story: yes, it is an exhilarating fantasy, but how feasible is it?

How would I find any collaborators, even to begin with, who are enough in sympathy with my particular fictional preferences to both understand and care about my stories? Because my preferences---for what fiction is, ( Read more... )

I mentioned in my previous post that while I very much want to share my stories with a wider audience, I am having difficulty settling on a medium. Insofar as writing goes (and that's probably my strongest suit, as I stand), novel or short story seems the most obvious choice, but something about that form fails to inspire. I imagine a story of mine ( Read more... )

It is old news that I do not love tutoring, but I am now increasingly aware that I actively dislike it. My perpetual uneasiness in the role and dissatisfaction with my work have become a drain on my energies and a hindrance to my development. Worse still, it short-changes my students. Whist working with them, I am a shadow of myself: I am dull, ( Read more... )

i step into the water and i sink
  my bones are heavy
             and they drown me deep

your skeleton is porous
  you float, you fly

i step into the ocean and i die

i'm tired of the face.

you know the one. prominent cheek bones, crisp jaw&chin, small delicate nose.

like its a nice face but its not the only face worthy of being filmed and photographed. im kind of bored of it.

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So I only completed 15/28 pieces for my Lazy 28 writing challenge, and Eboracum only 13. Comparing numbers, we were excited to discover that, as a team, we did in fact complete the challenge. So, I'm counting this as a win --- a win for Team Awesome. Huzzah!

World: Annabel Lost
Characters: Quetzal, Rhime
Context: This happens sometime soon after Not the Expert. Quetzal and Rhime (Erradian and Aetherian, respectively) were adopted as young orphans into a Quon settlement and have been living there for some years. Here they are in their teens.

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( The Silence of Walls )