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Those Who Live in Grass Houses

by Beholden

Rated: 18+ · Book · Fantasy · #2316938

GoT plus the PromptMaster! and Cards Against Authors stuff (poetry and short stories)

Apparently this is going to be a load of writing of various types - stories, poems, reviews and, no doubt, just about anything else you can think of..

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8 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Jayne

Jan 24, 2025 at 5:54pm
In response to "Mechanical Sympathy"

Nicely done!

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Beholden

Apr 15, 2024 at 9:54pm
In response to "Return"

Oh, interesting comment! I hadn't looked at it like that but I see what you mean. To me, it seemed one of those prompts that tells the story for you and I was just attempting to subvert that by taking an unusual line. They addressed me as the father, so I thought about how I'd feel as the father and expressed that, at the same time avoiding having to continue a story in which the punchline has already been stolen by the prompt.

As regards mystery, that comes of having only one half of a conversation - we never hear what the daughter is saying and have to work that out for ourselves. ;)

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H❀pe

Apr 15, 2024 at 9:45pm
In response to "Return"

I wish I'd not read the prompt, I really enjoyed the mystery you maintained here in your poem.

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H❀pe

Apr 14, 2024 at 6:38pm
In response to "Rago's Diet"

Finally the anatomy of a dragon explained, it all makes such sense now

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Beholden

Apr 14, 2024 at 12:46pm
In response to "A Slight Adjustment"

LOL, Blueyez, I can't deny the thought of WDC crossed my mind as I was writing this. But typos are sent to plague me. No matter how many times I edit, there's always at least one that slips through.

ßlυҽყҽʐ 🤍

Apr 14, 2024 at 12:26pm
In response to "A Slight Adjustment"

"(Thern) he brightened and said ..." typo?

Good story. I really like your characters.

After I finished reading, the thought crossed my mind that perhaps stars mean nothing at all in the end. Much like many things here in WDC land.

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Beholden

Apr 14, 2024 at 11:06am
In response to "A Slight Adjustment"

Thank you, Angel.

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Amethyst Angel 🍀

Apr 14, 2024 at 10:58am
In response to "A Slight Adjustment"

Oh, that was classy. I was afraid there would be a brawl. Well done.

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March 1, 2025 at 5:49pm

#1084598

Oh Twisted Fate

Oh Twisted Fate

It being the appointed day
and my refusal to look decays,
‘tis the time of my undoing
so wasted all of my pooh-poohing.

Now the heavens mock my being
while darkness cloaks what I am seeing,
the glory of the world is brass,
all happiness is faded fast.

But fate decrees and I am bound
with falt’ring step towards the ground
where too familiar the sight
of Nemesis enshrines my plight.

And I am drawn by forces strong
to enter where I don’t belong,
humiliation’s vilest pedestal
and my perennial medical.

Line count: 16
Quatrains rhymed aabb
For PromptMaster! Feb Week 4 Task Prompt
Use hyperbole to write a poem about a minor inconvenience. Make it an epic struggle worthy of legend.

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March 1, 2025 at 9:34am

#1084568

Darling!

Darling!

Oh sweet object of my desire,
my world is dark without you,
my heart consumed with fire,
till you return to me anew.

The past is now a long lost book,
all bitter thoughts forgotten,
at my transgressions do not look,
new promises I have begotten.

Forgiveness is the thing I crave,
I pray that you will now relent,
remember that it’s me you save,
and don’t forget to pay the rent.

Line count: 12
Quatrains rhymed abab
For PromptMaster! Feb Week 4 Prize Prompt
Prompt: The worst thing to accidentally include in a love letter.

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