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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

8 minutes ago
In response to "Mechanical Sympathy"

Nicely done!

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 Snow 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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January 23, 2025 at 5:11pm

#1082721

Mechanical Sympathy

Mechanical Sympathy

There is in us a thing that cannot be explained,
man and machine they call it.
Just turn the key or press the button,
awake the monster growls.
Vibration touches your willing grasp,
control begins the dance,
release it now in strength beyond curtail,
so well-controllèd power,
the meld of flesh and metal shining polished,
separation falls away,
animal and creation together with one mind,
in harmony they move,
and subtle imperceptible the conscious guiding hand
your orders to perform.

How can this amalgamating state be born,
a mystic union formed;
ecstatic and unlikely fusion souls -
evolution thwarted?

Line count: 18
Free verse
For Cards Against Authors, Week 3
Prompt: You get to choose your own topic this week, but you must incorporate the wild card! Wild Card: Constraint: Each line must alternate between long and short sentences.

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