I should have things to share with my Patrons. I am definitely sharing things with my shrink. I have a prompt to write a tale for at some point today.
If I hurry at it, I might have time to faff around on a game.
I can hope.
Procrastination is my copilot and I already have lost two hours to a video essay.
Onwards.
The kid asked what it was like to be a king. They were made king for the day. After a few hours the kid said it was absolutely no fun and by the end of the day? The kid was very glad they were not the king! -- Anon Guest
"Scuse me mister, are you th' king?"
Kosh had to lean to see who was speaking. Small for one of the Castle Boys, and very new to the uniform, too. He recognised
Read more »I need to check my footnotes in the anthology. And make sure I have the cover done properly. Get the dingdang thing out before February.
The Archive is having its backup reads real soon now. I have a prompt to consider for the Promptcast.
One thing at a time. I shouldn't have too many footnotes to check this year. I'm just procrastinating like fuck about them.
Story whenever the mood sweeps me to get onto that.
Let's get rattling.
Read more »Kormwind X was coming back with their party when they came across a group panicking as one of theirs, one who was young for this, was clutching their chest barely able to breath. Their healer realized the attack was lungs trying to close, and knew what to do. -- Anon Guest
Touring the realm took a lot longer since Dad conquered his way from Earl to King. For the business of the realm to continue, he had to tour it in stages.
Read more »The Archive is reading stories, the Promptcast is reading stories. I have to keep an ear out for diverse alarms because I am baking more bread today.
The new cool pack means that I can to ten minutes icing my ankle. Less time on distraction activities, more time for the other things. Theoretically.
I'll see how I go.
The Archive is about to commence. I shall be working on my prompts today, as well as the daily dosage of offerings.
My ability
Read more »Respectfully touch a teufel horn, with their permission, your wish may just come true. Touch a horn that from a head has been shorn, death shall soon befall you. -- Anon Guest
They say a lot of things about the devilborn. Some of them are even true.
Touch a Teufel by the horn/ Making sure the head's not shorn/ Surely you will become bless'd/ If they tell you "be my guest".
Nobody knows exactly where it came from. Some suppose that the
Read more »I have issues with my heel today. On the advice of my physio, I'm leaning on a broomstick as an ersatz hiking pole. All so I don't do more damage to my stupid knotted shoulder. So I have Miss Chaos making the next set of dough while I focus on baking the last batch of dough.
One of my prompts ["Problem Child"] has been elected next week's story prompt. I think I might make two tales out of it.
Yay.
My old
Read more »Read more »They were an inventor and creator, but also worked with magic. They made special limbs for those missing limbs, braces for those with injured backs and other joints, chairs for those that could not walk, and medicines to ease pain. Best part? These items, no matter how people tried to destroy them, simply repaired themselves, and always returned, undamaged, to the owner. And if the owner was a child? These items grew with the child or changed with the owner's needs. --
I has moneys, and I need to spend it. Huzzah. We've gone through a whole bunch of supplies and we need other supplies to unfuck a few things.
Meanwhile, the bread has commenced. I'm enlisting the kids to help with the dough schedule.
I'll be taking off on that adventure shortly.
Story shall be happening after I return from my expensive Leyland's tour. Editing of my anthology will happen if I have the spoons after all of that related noise.
I will
Read more »While on duty, they collapsed. They awakened to find their level 1 deathworlder friends, and their level 1 havenworlder companion, near them in the infirmary. Yet again they'd worked themselves into collapse, and kept forgetting to take their medicines that helped their body function. -- Anon Guest
One of the best-heeded portions of advice for Companions is, The Humans don't always know if they're in medical distress. Followed by the various subtle signs of distress so the Companion can be prepared. None
Read more »We need supplies. We I need to make bread. We need to unclog the kitchen sink drain. I need to check the footnotes of the anthology and line shit up to get that thing out there.
I'll have to give it out for free. Nobody pays for it anyway.
My heel has been a literal pain in the anatomy of late. Even though I've been doing a few things to help strengthen it. My knees, on the other hand, were improving. As
Read more »Their back was so injured they couldn't move. The litter they were on was dumped unceremoniously at the cottage of an old devil who raised goats. They had bled and taken injuries for the ones that now ditched them as useless. Yet, they felt no rage. Even if they died here. They got hurt saving people from a monster attack. That, for them, was good enough. -- Anon Guest
Kosh woke to the barking of his goat, Nani, who was convinced that
Read more »Barthus noticed little things around the shop. Damaged items repaired, clothes sewn, better clothes for Makana, etc
The faerie folk cared for those that took care of their new young ones. And made life hard for those that made life harder for the caretakers.
https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04719-l335-newfound-family -- Anon Guest
Explaining the whole world a bit at a time was eye-opening. Barthus had never thought to question the things his new prentice/child did, but now the questions were
Read more »So here's the PLN:
If I am too frazzled when I get home, there shall be catching up tomorrow.
And
Read more »My archive site is chucking a wobbler at the moment. I can catch up on archiving stuff, but it is promising to be a pain in the butt. Hopefully it gets unfucked soon.
I have to check my stuff, but I'm pretty sure there's some to share with my Patrons.
Tomorrow... I may yet be late putting anything up because I'm due to take MeMum out on errands and then do some tech support. Huzzah.
The Promptcast hopes to put the second
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