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I've just edited an item in my portfolio:
 The shoe in the river  (E)
Short attempt at writing from a child's pov
I know the olympics are awesome right now but we have our own little writing olympics happening and wow! Congrats winners! :D

Confession: I did not read all the nominated pieces but what I did read was really good! Great work everyone. It was a surprise finding out about the Quills upon returning to WDC and they are fantastic. Well done Jeff Author Icon and thanks!
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There's a stillness in the morning when even the wind is still in bed, and the trees wear snow like mittens with a cap of moonlight on their head.

"Dawns watch" 

This time of year I'll often find myself awaken in the woods much earlier than I normally would be, with a bow or rifle in my hand. Waiting. Watching. Listening.
Woke up to a pile of reviews and a Merit Badge from stephen.ret today. Thank you so much! 😊

Just wanted to share the appreciation.
Highly recommend checking out their port, too!
Drove the family all the way to Spokane Washington, and here I am on my 3rd hour in Auntie's bookstore. 😂 Some things don't change.
Dave  Author Icon
Good way to spend the day!
Dave Author Icon - buy each kid a book and I've got another 2hrs before someone says they're bored or hungry. 😁
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Question, what's with the emails from people claiming to be graphic artists asking to chat off-platform?
I've had 4 reach out since July. Is this a regular thing here? Are these real people or a scam?
Scam.
Block.
Delete.

Many of us got these.
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The recent poetry newsletter from fyn-21 wdc years and writing! Author IconMail Icon challenged us to write in a manner that captures the essence of an animal. The feel, the movement, the weight. Perhaps you were inspired to go beyond and write about the swaying movements of a tree in the wind, or the wisp of a cloud on a hot summer day? I'd love to read what you felt inspired to write... that is, if you rose to the challenge! ;)

The Golden Mare  (E)
Can you feel the animal?
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I spent the last week tending to the bees and extracting honey. Today my wife asked if that's why I wrote a song talking about meat dipped in honey...
I don't know maybe! *Smile*
Annette Author Icon - 😅
Dave  Author Icon
Sounds like life is talking to your Muse.
Dave Author Icon - it's buzzing for sure! 😁
Anyone here good with writing music? This is my second song and I think it's good. Thoughts?
It's a tavern song for the weird western type stories I've written.

A Copper for the Cup  (E)
Tavern Song in the Weird West - 2025 Quill Award Winner
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Another day, another several hours doing something productive instead of working! ;)

Here's a darker story - the written account of a knight commander after their battle with a Lich-King. There's consequence to every choice, intended or not. What future unfurls when one's wish for release from personal torment affects the very fabric of the world?

 The Fall of the Lich-King  (13+)
The account of Sir Alric and the Grand Company at the Battle of the White Star.
#2346933 by Claevyan Author IconMail Icon
Anyone see a dense fog settle over the road below you as you drive down a mountain pass and watch the cars ahead of you just get swallowed up - gloop! - into that misty veil?

Ever had your mind go wild with all the possible things that may be hidden along that foggy road? Oaks and Walnuts and Maples peeking their limbs out, like fingers pressed against a glass. It's no longer the commute to work, it's now the mythical place between your dreams, and the held breath before the cannon fire of an ancient battle ground!

Right? You've all experienced that before? It's not just me?! :D

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Through Stranger Pass  (E)
A foggy road holds many secrets of the mind.
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Had a latin phrase come to me today after reading some sci-fi stuff. Next thing I knew a sonnet was forming in my mind to fit the phrase. Through struggle we reach God, through God we reach the stars.

 Per Aspera, Per Deum  (E)
Per Aspera ad Deum, Per Deum ad Astra / Through trials to God, Through God to the Stars.
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I imagined these words as a family motto or slogan, and then followed that thread to this moment. Hope you enjoy!
OMG... I'd hate the competition, but Brian needs as many people to join as he can, and quite honestly I think what you've written is perfect for
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Red Wheelbarrow Contest  (13+)
Contest forum content stays until I’m satisfied with a true outcome.
Amethyst Angel ♡ Author Icon - I had no idea this contest existed! I will definitely enter it. May need to edit some as I go, today's upload is just a rough draft.
Camping with the kids this weekend and had a little visitor arrive just after the tent went up. Eastern King Snake, juvenile, maybe 16-18 inches long.
Taught the kids how to appreciate, approach, and handle a snake situation, venomous or not.
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I sat down to draft my second installment to Ballads for Bullets and it just kept going! This story is a weird western fantasy from the point of view of a young man named Thomas, attempting to prove himself and begin his own journey. He signs on as a caravan guard, doing work his father taught him as a boy. Thomas is very quickly pulled in over his head and must fight to survive with the help of a pale stranger.

 
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The Night in Kingswood  (13+)
A young Caravan Guard grows up fast on his first trip through the Kingswood forest.
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This is a draft and quite rough. It is a continuation of story elements, themes, and some characters from The Wounded knight (also recently updated!) and any feedback is, as always, GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks and Write on!

(I may have to just create a book soon and keep all this organized)
It’s been a reading day. First alone, then with the kids, then by myself again.

Like that fairy lady of shalott, I feel a curse if I but thought, to stay my hand, steel my heart, and look down to Camelot.

… I’ve got to go mow the yard or something or I’ll be here all day! 😆
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