Today's off to a fantastic beginning. My mentee decided to post after asking for help and not waiting for it. My mum's blacked out and dreading the heatwave. Miss CHAOS cooked up a week's worth of mince in two goes and let it rot, so I have to replace that shit.
...and I have a doctor's appointment today.
In a few minutes, actually.
So if I'm off the radar for the rest of the day, you know I had to go rescue MeMum and then fetch mince.
Story happening... whenever, I guess.
Oakroot showed them the place where he came from. A place where kids were all but farmed out, or tossed out of thought of as worthless. The ones who owned that place... disappeared. The adventurers had their base of operations now, and lots of new sons and daughters to help. The first time the sound of honest laughter from a child was heard, some in the party wept, for they were healing.
https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04643-l259-found-family-free-fuddlement -- Anon Guest
Oakroot
Read more »It was nasty, yesterday, and after getting so far, I decided to stay home instead of dropping off Miss Chaos and soldiering on. I have physio today, so that's an excuse to continue the Leyland's Tour and get all the things we need to keep the house going.
It promises to be just as nasty today, alas. But we still need stuff and things.
I've not been feeling the video production of late. Progress is happening slowly, there. I might have something
Read more »Read more »The dragon had so much gold in their cave that their hoard, built up over many generations, had gotten way out of hand. So they began to melt the gold into jewelry, though that did tarnish it. But it was not to give to the rich. Each piece was carefully crafted and handed out to poor travelers in the forms of bracelets or necklaces. And in each one a dragon's blessing. Vicious animals, and cruel opportunists, would feel the need to be.
We're almost out of eggs. We're certainly out of bacon. I need flour and things because the kids are tearing through my bread.
So that's part of today's agenda.
I have to think up what I'm ranting about today.
I'm reviewing Archive tales before the time comes to launch on the Leyland's tour. Just so I can get my points in to be sure I have a chance to get read.
And I'm keeping track of my words now to see how
Read more »A farmer asks Wraithvine and Birbrid to come fishing with him. He needs a few more hands to pull in the nets as he's stocking up for winter. Crops are almost harvested, and he'd need help with that as well. He'd usually have help from his sons, but many have caught very bad colds, and the season for snows is fast approaching. -- Anon Guest
The autumnal weather should have been frightful. There should have been strong winds, threatening storms, and an
Read more »I did my video prep before commencing, and I already did some 1AM writing because I have once again fucked up my sleep schedule.
At least I got a chapter finished. Twenty-six chapters to go.
I got some things to share with my Patrons, yay.
But first, I need to make one more thing to entertain my Patrons with, and that shall be the Podcast prompt. Since I still can't fucking figure out the Archive prompt. There's still time. I will get
Read more »Jay and Sunshine looked upon the shocked soldier who had made their first kill on the battlefield.
"The first one is always the loudest in your mind. They get quieter, but never let them go completely silent. Once that happens, you become like us." -- Anon Guest
[AN: War and armies aren't always necessary and do not mesh well with Pax Humanis. This has to happen in association with Greater Deregulation]
They called it a Double Blade Attack. One, the rapier, an
Read more »I have now signed on to a word count tracker, so every word I put down that isn't chat between pals is going to get counted.
I have no idea if there's going to be a read-in today. We have three weeks to work on the prompt in the Archive and I still have no clue what I'm doing with it.
I will either get an idea or not. I can hope that I do.
In the meantime, I have
They called me freak and fled. I realized, it was not prejudice, it was fear. They constantly had bloody noses, and not from being struck. I had no choice, I gently sedated them and checked them. It's good I did, they were not long for this world. Now, they will be able to grow up into an adult. -- Anon Guest
[AN: This prompt was rearranged from being freeform poetry for space reasons.]
Life should never have settled in this place, but
Read more »I am watching the Archive stream, and as soon as the Promptcast one begins, I'll be over there to see how they react to the snippet I managed to get.
I'm evil that way.
I have a video to arrange for tomorrow, the story to write for today, and some very shiny story that I'm basically writing for a friend.
They're throwing art at me. How could I resist?
I shall attempt to focus on the day's tale. And then get on
Read more »The last, aged priest of a God is searching for an apprentice to take on the scriptures and learn the proper rites before it becomes nothing but a curiosity for scholars rather than a living, breathing practice linking people over millennia. -- Deathshead419
Karkaul, High Priest of the Volcano God, was looking for an orphan, an unwanted child, or one in bad circumstances to take under her wing. The greys of age were already showing on her temples. She needed the time
Read more »I am aiming to get more hours of free time, today. BUT the other collab work has apparently revived, so I'll be keeping an eye out on that particular channel.
...and I have shiny, shiny fanfics whimpering for my attention.
We'll see how I go.
Shopping, yesterday, wrecked my ankle but good. I needed the cane and extra ice time just to shamble around and finish the rest of my appointed tasks.
At least we have bread now, and the fam are
Read more »Vholno, son of a traveling bard, always thought he was a normal human boy born to a wandering man. But when patches of green appeared on his skin, his father told him that he was born of a liaison with a dryad. Now Vholno ventures deep into the wilds in search of his mother and what fate awaits the son of the forest. -- Deathshead419
[AN: I see what you did there :) ]
Dad had taught the goat to dance for their traveling
Read more »I have to go shopping -_-
Which means I have to wear clothes suitable for public view. I have to go place and get thing. BUT there's a couple of hours before I go do that, so I shall attempt to get the offerings out of the way.
It's going to be expensive, this week. On the other hand, I did wait until payday to go and do this.
Fingers crossed, it holds.
I'd like to be able to save again.
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