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"Samuel Huggins Jr. Ship President South Pacific Ocean Latt 21 55. S. Long 175 W. October 20 1833." | photograph by Rusty Clark (via Flickr)

"Samuel Huggins Jr. Ship President South Pacific Ocean Latt 21 55. S. Long 175 W. October 20 1833." | photograph by Rusty Clark (via Flickr)

Creative scribblings carved from my imagination. Here there be original shorts, fan fiction, novellas, and other art forms not yet identified by science.

from the memoir by J. E. Austen-Leigh (1870), based on a sketch by Cassandra Austen (1810)Jane Austen3SF 2023scrimshaw

Birds of a Feather

Mar. 24, 2023 | Comments

January 23 Prompt: Any, any, the swallow and the nightingale, written for Sense and Sensibility.
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Chapter 22: Descubrimientos (Mar. 22, 2023) | Comments

"Discoveries," acts of obtaining sight or knowledge (Merriam-Webster).
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Chapter 21: Primera Pista (Mar. 18, 2023) | Comments

"First clue," a piece of information that, if interpreted correctly, cracks the case (The Write Practice).
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A Trifling Affair

Mar. 17, 2023 | Comments

January 22 Prompt: any, any, misdemeanor, written for Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (and in the public domain).
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Chapter 20: Cambio de Escena (Mar. 15, 2023) | Comments

"Change of scene," when the protagonist makes sense of and assigns meaning to incremental changes or unexpected events (Story Grid).
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Chapter 19: Riesgo Cardíaco (Mar. 11, 2023) | Comments

"Risk to the heart," the source of sympathy or generosity; compassion (Free Dictionary).
"Book of Marvels" by Marco Polo (1410)fantasy3SF 2023scrimshaw

Chaos

Mar. 10, 2023 | Comments

January 21 Prompt: any, any, black hole, written for Egyptian mythology.
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Chapter 18: Invitación (Mar. 08, 2023) | Comments

"Invitation," an action that causes or encourages something to happen (Cambridge Dictionary).
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Chapter 17: La Vuelta de Tuerca (Mar. 04, 2023) | Comments

"Plot twist," a deviation from an expected story beat (StudioBinder).
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The Just Cygnet

Mar. 03, 2023 | Comments

January 20 Prompt: any, any, any other prompt you would like to fill with different characters/fandoms; written for "Duck Hunt, baby duck, plotting revenge" swapped to Hans Christian Anderson's "The Ugly Duckling" and "Thumbelina."

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