Writing [4/21/26]   I ebb, I flow. My feelings grow, Until the words can dance and grow.   I choose To loose My silence...

Hm..... The question occurs to me. In more scifi settings, what makes or breaks your immersion in the story when it comes to tech?

Lucia [4/20/26]   Valiantly face your shadow Like a namesake gone before. Royal child of hidden kingdoms, Seek to hear the Lion's roa...

For a far-away birthday friend. [4/19/26]   Whisper, will you be back soon? It's your day today. I wish I could fish you down the moon,...

Teatime [4/18/26]   Is the sky pouring down to make soup, or tea? There are leaves on the ground aplenty, And floral teas can be pretty...

Cherry song [4/17/26] Tricolor wonders slip away, Lazy tails a-twining Many kindred here to stay May be a silver lining   Hey, ho, ...

Moving-day Eve [4/16/26] The boxes have had kittens And those kittens had grandcats. They rest their cardboard mittens On every surface whic...

finished this one! It was a reread I hadn't had my hands on since my early teens, and I was relieved to find it as good as I remembered. The title is ...

Taxing inheritance [4/15/26] The state has asked for numbers. This number was a gift. She passed carefully, generously As she had lived. ...

We the Changers [4/14/26] You wear the stories as a skin When they let you in. Their eyes show you what is Or what might have been. Witnes...

Twin Tragedy [4/13/26] Two girls spin out of orbit, into different sorts of power. They only want belonging. They find a kingdom and a tower. ...

finished both of these! They both had issues in different ways, but I liked the emotional balance of the monastery one better.  

Absence with an E [4/12/26]   I miss you, but it's more I miss what I didn't have. I miss the sound I can't hear of your laugh. I wish ...

Subscription [4/11/26]There's a whiff of rotWhen we can't own the things we use.It's death by a thousand cuts even to rent.They can take it all away o...

Sheherazade (Reading "Shadow Spinner") [4/10/26]   Story within story, she holds the frame in hand. Her art must save herself and all ...