July Challenge - Day 11
From The Wellspring
A narrow path descends through brush
To the bright water of your wondrous pool.
A narrow path descends through brush
To the bright water of your wondrous pool.
July Challenge - Day 10
From Picking Flowers
If you want to pick flowers, you have to hike.
Climbing up, don't worry about your weary bones.
If you want to pick flowers, you have to hike.
Climbing up, don't worry about your weary bones.
July Challenge - Day 9
From The Paper Fan
The hotter you get, the more refreshing.
Wonderful both night and day.
The hotter you get, the more refreshing.
Wonderful both night and day.
July Challenge - Day 8
From The Unwed Mother
Because I was too easy, this happened.
Can you guess the hollow in my heart?
Because I was too easy, this happened.
Can you guess the hollow in my heart?
July Challenge - Day 7
From Three-Mountain Pass
A twisting pine bough plunges in the wind,
Showering a willow's leaves with glistening drops.
A twisting pine bough plunges in the wind,
Showering a willow's leaves with glistening drops.
July Challenge - Day 5
From Tavern by a Mountain Stream
Leaning out, I look down on the valley,
Path winding to a deserted inn,
Leaning out, I look down on the valley,
Path winding to a deserted inn,
July Challenge - Day 4
From On Sharing a Husband
If I had known how it would go
I think I would have lived alone.
If I had known how it would go
I think I would have lived alone.
July Challenge - Day 3
From Offering Betel
If love is fated, you'll chew it red.
Lime won't stay white, nor leaf, green.
If love is fated, you'll chew it red.
Lime won't stay white, nor leaf, green.
July Challenge - Day 2
From Confession (I)
I haven't shaken grief's rattle, yet it clatters.
I haven't rung sorrow's bell, though it tolls.
I haven't shaken grief's rattle, yet it clatters.
I haven't rung sorrow's bell, though it tolls.
July Challenge - Day 1
From Autumn Landscape
Drop by drop rain slaps the banana leaves.
Praise whoever sketched this desolate scene:
Drop by drop rain slaps the banana leaves.
Praise whoever sketched this desolate scene:
July Challenge
Hi, everyone!
This is just a reminder that the July mini-prompts for Ho Xuan Huong start tomorrow!
Amnesty for any and all stories is open, so even if you don't like this poet, you can go back to the other prompts we've had over the years and try those out instead.
I'll see you back here tomorrow! I can't wait to see what prompts get our creativity going.
This is just a reminder that the July mini-prompts for Ho Xuan Huong start tomorrow!
Amnesty for any and all stories is open, so even if you don't like this poet, you can go back to the other prompts we've had over the years and try those out instead.
I'll see you back here tomorrow! I can't wait to see what prompts get our creativity going.
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2017 Master List
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ariestess — To Market We Go; Once Upon a Time; Regina/Abigail; Gbabiafi — Gone; Gotham; Harvey Bullock/Jim Gordon; Relrhiarhodan—The Price of Time; The Flash; Barry Allen/Harrison Wells | Eobard Thawne; PGkirathaune — Endgame; Saiyuki; PG-13lunesque — When I Think of How; The Flash; Barry Allen/Leonard Snart; Gsilveradept — Retreat; The Princess Bride; Buttercup/Westley; GCongratulations to everyone who finished! Don't forget, our amnesty period starts on Monday, February 13th!
kirathaune2017-02-08 12:42 amEntry tags:
Saiyuki: Endgame
Title: Endgame
Fandom: Saiyuki
Author: Kirathaune
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Nii goes back to work at Hountou Castle, so he can check in on a very special side project.
Content Notice: n/a
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine.
Author's Note: Prompt from The Chess Game: "Whoever views this bright array will know the delicious pleasure in making the first move."
Word Count: ~1,550
Endgame
Fandom: Saiyuki
Author: Kirathaune
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Nii goes back to work at Hountou Castle, so he can check in on a very special side project.
Content Notice: n/a
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine.
Author's Note: Prompt from The Chess Game: "Whoever views this bright array will know the delicious pleasure in making the first move."
Word Count: ~1,550
Endgame
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The Flash: When I Think of How
Title: When I Think of How
Fandom: The Flash (2014)
Author:lunesque
Rating: G
Pairing: Barry Allen/Leonard Snart
Summary: Leonard had a big decision to make. Fortunately, Lisa was there to offer some advice.
Content Notice: Part 1 of the JLA Hijinks series
Disclaimer: Not mine. They belong to DC Comics and Berlanti & Co.
Author's Note:
This was written for Poetry Fiction 2017. My prompt was:
Fate and my parents shaped me like a snail,
day and night wandering marsh weeds that smell foul.
Thanks, as always, to my wonderful betasaekhwa, who puts up with my desperate nonsense.
Word Count: 1182
Here it is, tucked in at AO3.
Fandom: The Flash (2014)
Author:
lunesqueRating: G
Pairing: Barry Allen/Leonard Snart
Summary: Leonard had a big decision to make. Fortunately, Lisa was there to offer some advice.
Content Notice: Part 1 of the JLA Hijinks series
Disclaimer: Not mine. They belong to DC Comics and Berlanti & Co.
Author's Note:
This was written for Poetry Fiction 2017. My prompt was:
Fate and my parents shaped me like a snail,
day and night wandering marsh weeds that smell foul.
Thanks, as always, to my wonderful beta
saekhwa, who puts up with my desperate nonsense. Word Count: 1182
Here it is, tucked in at AO3.
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Gotham - Gone
Title: Gone
Fandom: Gotham
Author:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
starrrz
Rating: R
Pairing: Harvey Bullock/Jim Gordon
Summary: Jim's gone but Harvey can't give up on him.
Content Notice: Warnings for presumed main character death, the accompanying grief, and references to suicide.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Author's Note: My prompt was - But here you are and I'm happy to see you, though the house is bare and the market, far off. It made me think of being reunited with someone after a long time.
Word Count: c. 3,000
Read it at the AO3.
Fandom: Gotham
Author:
Rating: R
Pairing: Harvey Bullock/Jim Gordon
Summary: Jim's gone but Harvey can't give up on him.
Content Notice: Warnings for presumed main character death, the accompanying grief, and references to suicide.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Author's Note: My prompt was - But here you are and I'm happy to see you, though the house is bare and the market, far off. It made me think of being reunited with someone after a long time.
Word Count: c. 3,000
Read it at the AO3.
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Once Upon a Time - To Market We Go
Title: To Market We Go
Fandom: Once Upon a Time
Author:ariestess
Rating: G
Pairing (if there is one): Regina/Abigail
Summary: "Do you not see this glorious sunshine streaming in through the window? Can you not feel the tug of nature calling you to depart these walls of stone and gold?"
Content Notice: No standard warnings apply.
Disclaimer: "Once Upon a Time," the characters, and situations depicted are the property of Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Kitsis/Horowitz, and ABC Studios. This piece of fan fiction was created for entertainment not monetary purposes. Previously unrecognized characters and places, and this story, are copyrighted to the author. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. This site is in no way affiliated with "Once Upon a Time," ABC, or any representatives of the actors.
Author's Note: This fic finally gives us something that has been in the works for a long time. And yes, there are still details to be written that lead up to this. This little AU has become so special to me, and I am thrilled to be writing in it again. There is still so much to explore for them. It's a good thing my beta happens to be just as in love with them as I am.
Word Count: ~1230
AO3 || DW || LJ
Fandom: Once Upon a Time
Author:
ariestessRating: G
Pairing (if there is one): Regina/Abigail
Summary: "Do you not see this glorious sunshine streaming in through the window? Can you not feel the tug of nature calling you to depart these walls of stone and gold?"
Content Notice: No standard warnings apply.
Disclaimer: "Once Upon a Time," the characters, and situations depicted are the property of Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Kitsis/Horowitz, and ABC Studios. This piece of fan fiction was created for entertainment not monetary purposes. Previously unrecognized characters and places, and this story, are copyrighted to the author. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. This site is in no way affiliated with "Once Upon a Time," ABC, or any representatives of the actors.
Author's Note: This fic finally gives us something that has been in the works for a long time. And yes, there are still details to be written that lead up to this. This little AU has become so special to me, and I am thrilled to be writing in it again. There is still so much to explore for them. It's a good thing my beta happens to be just as in love with them as I am.
Word Count: ~1230
AO3 || DW || LJ
silveradept2017-02-01 07:07 am
The Princess Bride - Retreat
Retreat (1357 words) by silveradept
Fandom: The Princess Bride - William Goldman
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Buttercup/Westley
Characters: Buttercup (Princess Bride), Westley (Princess Bride), Original Character
Summary:
For the poetry snippet:
Many pink-cheeked girls abandon the world.
Many vain spouses break their marriage vows.
-Buddhist Nun, Ho Xuan Huong
Fandom: The Princess Bride - William Goldman
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Buttercup/Westley
Characters: Buttercup (Princess Bride), Westley (Princess Bride), Original Character
Summary:
Buttercup needs a break and a change of location before the task of being Princess causes burnout before her wedding.
For the poetry snippet:
Many pink-cheeked girls abandon the world.
Many vain spouses break their marriage vows.
-Buddhist Nun, Ho Xuan Huong
elrhiarhodan2017-02-01 08:40 amEntry tags:
The Flash Fic - The Price of Time (Ho Xuan Huong Challenge)
Title: The Price of Time
Author:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
elrhiarhodan
Fandom: The Flash (2014)
Rating: PG
Characters: Barry Allen, Harrison Wells | Eobard Thawne
Pairings: Barry/Harrison Wells | Eobard Thawne
Word Count: ~2000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Reference to canon death of canon characters
Beta Credit:kyele
Summary: Part of the EoBarry Revealed Series, Barry is mourning the loss of memory and Eobard wants to give him comfort, any way he can.
Author’s Note: Written for the 2017![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
poetry_fiction Ho Xuan Huong Challenge, for the snippet:
Sick with sadness, spring passes, spring returns.
A bit of love shared, just the littlest bit
Ho Xuan Huong, Confession (II)
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( Barry never brings flowers when he visits his parents' graves. )
Author:
elrhiarhodan Fandom: The Flash (2014)
Rating: PG
Characters: Barry Allen, Harrison Wells | Eobard Thawne
Pairings: Barry/Harrison Wells | Eobard Thawne
Word Count: ~2000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Reference to canon death of canon characters
Beta Credit:
Summary: Part of the EoBarry Revealed Series, Barry is mourning the loss of memory and Eobard wants to give him comfort, any way he can.
Author’s Note: Written for the 2017
poetry_fiction Ho Xuan Huong Challenge, for the snippet:Sick with sadness, spring passes, spring returns.
A bit of love shared, just the littlest bit
Ho Xuan Huong, Confession (II)
( Barry never brings flowers when he visits his parents' graves. )
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Last Reminder!
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