Corissa

@daeus-lamb I don’t suppose that newspaper articles count? 😛 Sorry ya’ll. That’s about all I did this month.

@chalice “I’ve published one poem in a magazine, and I’m a reporter for my college newspaper so I’m published there about every week. But I haven’t published any books yet; I hope to someday.”

@eden-anderson I grin. “‘Tis a fine name–one that any hedgehog should be proud to bear.”

@eden-anderson “What a fun way to meet a hedgehog! How did he earn his name, if I may ask?”

@chalice “Thank you, Chalice. It was given to me by a friend, and has been a loyal companion through many adventures. And I’m sure that you’ll be published one day! Perseverance is half the battle, so as long as you keep at it you’re already almost there.”

@daeus-lamb The enchanting mystery of the unknown I do believe helps keep things fresh, as long as it’s done right. Tolkien did it very well, but I’ve read some authors who I think were trying too hard to do that (or else simply weren’t organized), and the result was confusion and eventual disinterest.

“But then I thought something I’ve long n…

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I reach out and give the girl with the hedgehog a firm handshake. “It’s a pleasure to meet you as well Eden, and your hedgehog!” I reach into my satchel and offer Ferdinand a few small pieces of chocolate. “How long have you known each other?”

@eden-anderson

@msqueen8 @eden-anderson @r-m-archer @bama-rose @chalice

I hesitate, and glance at the others. Finally I venture to say, “Have you talked about the adventures we’ve had while we were gone yet, or the reason we’ve all gathered together again? I am rather curious as to that. The note that Daeus’ raven delivered was rather vague.”

@eden-anderson

My eyes light up at the sight of the newcomer, and the cute *coughs* courageous hedgehog nestled snugly in the crook of her arm. “By all means, please do! Though to be honest, I just awoke myself and I’m not exactly sure what we’re talking about.”

@msqueen8

I grin. “Good to see you too. So what are we talking about?”

@r-m-archer @chalice @msqueen8 @bama-rose

I wake to the sound of voices, and the first thing I do is reach for my dagger. Where am I…

Then firelight bathes my face, and I remember that, for the first time in months, I’m safe.

I turn and see the startled looks on everyone’s faces as I rise. I’d forgotten that I was still wearing my elven cloak; not only did no one hear me come in last…[Read more]

The autumn constellations are dancing in the heavens as I stumble wearily into the castle. I’ve been gone for far, far too long, and as I slip through the garden door, soft tendrils of candlelight caress my lonely heart and pull me gently inside. The silence that greets me-and the fuzzy, green time on the kitchen stove- reminds me that everyone…[Read more]

@noahlitle here’s a few ideas based on the idea of mixing Latin and Arabic words with specific English meanings together:

• Marum (from words for “center”)
• Kazrum (from words for “center”)
• Volupsurur (from words for “pleasure”)
• Tagres (from words for “progress”)
• Fawria (from words for “victory”)
• Alibictilis (from words for “brick”)

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@msqueen8 A pleasure to meet you as well! College keeps me pretty well occupied, so I’m not around a whole bunch, but I’ll pop up here and there as I’m able. 🙂

@daeus-lamb I agree with @msqueen8; I would love to have a topic about themes, because I struggle with it sometimes too.

@mariposa THIS IS AMAZING

Also, thanks for giving me the opportunity to get in some target practice. I’ve been needing to do that. 😉

Looking forward to a possible sometime-future sequel! 😀

…and now all four of my previous replies are up. XD

At least it’s working again! 😀

I tried to respond 4 times yesterday, and none of the responses went up, so let’s see if the evil, but oh-so-helpful fiend we call technology will be kinder to me today. 😛

@kate I love the second idea! Though we could give it a warmer ending, where the sweep does choose the new life, and the death of the fire pixie is symbolic of the end of his…[Read more]

Okay, it looks like this is finally working again. I tried to reply about 3 times this morning, and none of them posted, so we’ll see how this goes. 😛

I love @kate‘s idea; I think that it would be fun to write it from the first-person point of view of the child, because then he can interact with the fire pixie, but because it’s from his POV the…[Read more]