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Emergency Meeting (part 4 of 8)

Jul. 12th, 2026 11:13 pm
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Emergency Meeting
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 4 of 8
Word count (story only): 1111
[2 pm on Wednesday, 29 November of 2017]


:: With his support at hand, Jules is called to a meeting with the Ambassador. She is determined to straighten out the mess that Ritter has caused, figure out how this supposed “archivist” fits in, and, as a moment of personal pleasure, give Jules his paycheck. Part of the Lodestar story arc in the Polychrome Heroics universe. ::


Back to part three
On to part five




Jules raised an eyebrow at the other teen. “Are you going to keep the Ambassador waiting? That’s not a great idea. It’s even worse for your career plans.”

Noah winced. “I can do the job. I just needed the chance to prove it!” he insisted.

“What about the people sent to fetch you? You told them that the summons was canceled. Are they going to have nightmares? Memory issues? Any trace of problems after being exposed -unwillingly- to your power?” Pips asked evenly.

The teen paled, then shook his head fiercely. “It doesn’t hurt anybody!” he insisted. “It never has!”
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New verses in "Save All the Pieces"

Jul. 12th, 2026 09:06 pm
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Thanks to a donation from [personal profile] fuzzyred, there are 13 new verses in "Save All the Pieces." Kenneth and Stylet discuss what to do about the mangled hedgerow.

Writerly Ways

Jul. 12th, 2026 09:04 pm
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My mother just snatched my mint from my hand and gave me her mint because mine was full and her mint was a quarter of a mint. (Red Bird needs way better quality control)

So let me do this week's writing nonsense with a question. I just read 2 books with a similar beginning. We know how it ends in the very beginning and the book is about how we get there. It worked in one case and not the other. I think the difference is in how it was done. In the first, a suspense story, we know 6 women go on vacation together and we know someone dies. this worked because we don't know who is dead and the story opens like a blossom one petal at a time until we see it all.

In the second book, a horror, we know the protagonist is in a mental hospital trying to determine if she is sane and can be hung for murder and the story is about how she got there. But for me there was no mystery to it (not to mention I've seen this basic horror plot a million times)

The first added tension. The second deflated it. The question is, have you tried this scenario? Did it work? Have you read it? Did it work? I'm sure like most things there's no one answer but I have found what works for me and what doesn't.


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Done This Week

Jul. 12th, 2026 07:00 pm
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Well, the weather is bonkers. Bursts of rain to break up the brutal heat in a way that does not actually help at all.

Work was multiple vendors and customers all in the facility at once. The nice thing is that one of the vendors I had to escort, which meant I got to watch him doing his work. I learned a lot of useful tricks that should solve some problems for us that way.

Also, he was wonderfully competent and precise without being fussy. I swear, my blood pressure dropped fifty points just being around him. Proof that it *is* possible for people to do their jobs well. I had begun to think it was a myth…

I’ve been trying to read more at work, rather than scrolling, which I suppose accounts for the fact that I finished off three books and a short story this week.

Lewisia: 3 new pieces written, July posts queued up

Day job: 43 hours

Cooking: a truly disappointing burrito filling...

Gardening: garden club post

Reading: The Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy (liked that short story so much, went to find other things, fascinating world building, even if I wanted to slap/strangle/brutally torture the vast majority of the cast), Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 1 by Kamome Shirahama (saw a tumblr post that made me sit up and go “oh???” and yes, it turns out this is 100000% my jam, now torn between requesting every volume from the library simultaneously and blowing my budget for several months to just buy it all), “This Is Not My Timeline” by J.R. Dawson (Reactor Magazine just keeps hitting me with the best shit), Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher (expected this to be one of the heavy horror ones, really more in line with her fantasy stuff, incredibly heart-warming with a lovely mythpunk sort of vibe)

Watching: X-Files season 2 episodes 12-14

Listening: The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter (I so enjoyed the cover she put out with The Mountain Goats back in March, I wanted more of her vocals, just some very classic country music)

Clock Mouse: still taking a break

Early Humans

Jul. 12th, 2026 01:40 pm
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Cave in Türkiye challenges what we thought about Neanderthal culture

When modern humans replaced Neanderthals in one cave along the eastern Mediterranean, researchers expected to see a cultural shift. Instead, almost nothing changed.

A new study found that both groups made the same kinds of stone tools, hunted in similar ways, and even collected the same small, inedible seashells over a span of more than 20,000 years. The findings suggest Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared ideas and traditions, challenging the long-held view that each species maintained its own distinct culture
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I think the location matters. That bottleneck combined a challenging place to live with relatively high traffic for its time period. Both of those encourage people to share ideas and resources, and increase the chance of discovering best ways of doing things in that locale.

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Title: Mystery
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Jack O’Neill, Daniel Jackson.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Setting: First half of Season 2.
Summary: How is it that everywhere SG-1 goes, the people speak American English?
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Alien’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Stargate SG-1, or the characters.
A/N: Quadruple drabble.
 
 


FAKE Double Drabble: Overenthusiasm

Jul. 12th, 2026 06:38 pm
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Title: Overenthusiasm
Fandom: FAKE
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee, JJ, Ted.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 509: Unconscious at 
[community profile] drabble_zone.
Setting: Early in the manga.
Summary: JJ causes some serious problems for the two-seven by knocking Dee out.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
 
 


Birdfeeding

Jul. 12th, 2026 12:28 pm
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Today is partly sunny, humid, and hot.  It rained thoroughly yesterday.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 7/12/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 7/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 7/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I checked the new picnic table garden and picked 2 yellow pear tomatoes.

EDIT 7/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 7/12/26 -- I cracked 2 apricot pits and got 2 good seeds.  I cracked a batch of cherry pits and got plenty of seeds.  I added those to the bags in the refrigerator.

EDIT 7/12/26 -- I mixed a little comfrey fertilizer with water and used that to water the new picnic table garden.  I discovered that the 1-gallon watering jug requires 2 hands to carry when full and is still prone to spilling. >_< I may watch for a better one, although the selection in this size was very limited.

I am done for the night.

Triple Drabble: Just Jack

Jul. 12th, 2026 06:28 pm
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Title: Just Jack
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Jack, Rhiannon.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 925: Hit, at 
[community profile] torchwood100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Jack is being Jack, and Rhiannon doesn’t approve.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Triple drabble.
 


 
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Fandom: original
Series: butchers
Written for: deadbingoclub, December '25 – dry humping
Word count: 1,132
Rating: mature
Warnings: sexual content, sister x sister incest, omegaverse

AO3

a random alpha bothers Diana in a bar, as a reward for being protective yet obedient, Dylan gets a quick reward at the alleyway. )
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Fandom: original
Series: butchers
Written for: deadbingoclub, October '25 – first kiss
Word count: 870
Rating: teen and up audiences
Warnings: sister x sister incest, omegaverse

AO3

Dylan really wants to kiss her sister, and Diana is not opposite to it. )
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Fandom: original
Series: butchers
Written for: microcest, prompt 016 (17.07.24) - bathtime
Word count: 495
Rating: teen and up audiences
Warnings: sister x sister incest, omegaverse, implied sex work

AO3

Dylan finally rented a motel room with a bathtub, exclusively for romantic cuddle time, it seemed. )

butchers: the death of dignity

May. 19th, 2026 09:39 am
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Fandom: original
Series: butchers
Written for: microcest, prompt 030 (23.10.24) - noncon
Word count: 498
Rating: explicit
Warnings: sexual content, parent x child incest, underage rape

AO3

for one night, Dylan could take what Diana takes every night. )

More Writing Questions (5/6)!

Jul. 12th, 2026 01:19 pm
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One more batch after this one, then -- gasp! -- I might have to actually think of something new to post about. ;)

Cut for the usual blah-blah-blah. )

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