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cornerofmadnessMy right eye is okay. He thinks maybe I'm having an allergic reaction to the silicon they use in the newer contacts. He's given me older style contacts as a trial which...worst timing. If My eye swells up again I don't want it to be at this con. No glaucoma, no diabetic retinopathy (huge relief), no scarring of my cornea (also huge relief) They were offering pictures of the back of your eyes for 25$ (insurance no pay) Being diabetic with issues of control, I said yes. Might as well get a good baseline. Also there is a relief in looking at them and seeing no bleeding, no macular degeneration or optic nerve swelling. That said, my vision is shit and has gotten worse. I'm now roughly at 20/320 so no I can't see the big E on the snellen chart and without my glasses/contacts I'm legally blind. They couldn't give me the sample contacts at the right diopter. (they only had -.75 and I need higher)
But while I was in there a storm hit. It didn't last long but the drive home was filled with broken trees and the road was flooded and I was going to get dinner because now I can't see and I don't have a lot of food at home because I'm leaving for 10 days. And...the power was out to all the restaurants. Raptor shrieks. (had hot dogs because somehow I have packs of them in the freezer with packs of bacon as a shrine to bad choices.
Also I had to renew my plates and I about fainted when I opened the paperwork. They more than doubled the damn price. I pointed that out at the BMV and they said 'it went up but not double.' Oh really? Because I have it right here in my check book (ohio is stupid, it's cheaper to pay by check than credit card by like 10$) It was 34 last year and it's 66 this year so how is that not double? She couldn't answer me.
I did not have a good day today when it came to cleaning. I don't even know what happened. It was 11 AM and then suddenly 2 pm and I accomplished nothing. I'm annoyed at myself. I did pack my suitcase tonight while my eyes were dilated because I couldn't do much else.
Rocket had a banner night last night. he lined up three dead mice for me. Thanks buddy. Nothing like a sidewalk of dead rodents
Have fannish 50 the questions, I'm using Buffy for this
Day 3: Favourite female character. You'd think it would be Buffy but actually it's Willow. I saw a lot of myself in early Willow, like a lot. I was pretty much her in high School. I liked her a bit less toward the end (we're not even getting into Dark Willow, that was handled so badly) especially with the whole throwing Buffy out of her own house.
But I liked Willow alot. She was smart, loyal and funny. Alyson was probably a bit too cute to be the outsider nerd girl but otherwise I loved her.
And I will say this, I also liked Cordelia. Yes she was the mean girl and I had girls like her in my life back then and 40 years later I'm still pissed as hell at them. I think she was well done by Charisma (and did not deserve what happened to her).
( all questions under here )
But while I was in there a storm hit. It didn't last long but the drive home was filled with broken trees and the road was flooded and I was going to get dinner because now I can't see and I don't have a lot of food at home because I'm leaving for 10 days. And...the power was out to all the restaurants. Raptor shrieks. (had hot dogs because somehow I have packs of them in the freezer with packs of bacon as a shrine to bad choices.
Also I had to renew my plates and I about fainted when I opened the paperwork. They more than doubled the damn price. I pointed that out at the BMV and they said 'it went up but not double.' Oh really? Because I have it right here in my check book (ohio is stupid, it's cheaper to pay by check than credit card by like 10$) It was 34 last year and it's 66 this year so how is that not double? She couldn't answer me.
I did not have a good day today when it came to cleaning. I don't even know what happened. It was 11 AM and then suddenly 2 pm and I accomplished nothing. I'm annoyed at myself. I did pack my suitcase tonight while my eyes were dilated because I couldn't do much else.
Rocket had a banner night last night. he lined up three dead mice for me. Thanks buddy. Nothing like a sidewalk of dead rodents
Have fannish 50 the questions, I'm using Buffy for this
Day 3: Favourite female character. You'd think it would be Buffy but actually it's Willow. I saw a lot of myself in early Willow, like a lot. I was pretty much her in high School. I liked her a bit less toward the end (we're not even getting into Dark Willow, that was handled so badly) especially with the whole throwing Buffy out of her own house.
But I liked Willow alot. She was smart, loyal and funny. Alyson was probably a bit too cute to be the outsider nerd girl but otherwise I loved her.
And I will say this, I also liked Cordelia. Yes she was the mean girl and I had girls like her in my life back then and 40 years later I'm still pissed as hell at them. I think she was well done by Charisma (and did not deserve what happened to her).
( all questions under here )
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✨ Three-Sentence Fic Challenge .:. Day 9 ✨
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Hello and welcome to our mid-May through June long challenge: Three-Sentence Fics!
Running from May 11th to June 28th, this challenge is all about embracing brevity while still telling a complete story. The goal is simple: respond to each daily prompt with a fic made up of only three sentences. Simple…in theory. The fun (and challenge) comes in how much you can fit into those three lines.
Your sentences can be as long or as short as you like, and all fandoms are welcome—so feel free to wander wherever your imagination takes you.
We’re also keeping alive a concept Three-beat fic structure shared by Dreamy a few years back: your story can follow three “beats” instead of strict sentences—this happened, that happened, and then look what that caused. So whether you write exactly three sentences or shape your fic around three distinct moments, you’re good to go.
Each day, I’ll post a new prompt. This year’s inspiration comes from the growing stack of novels I’ve collected—thanks in no small part to the Book Club I somehow (and happily) fell into with my sorority. Take the prompts in any direction you like; interpretation is half the fun.
You can reply directly to the daily prompt, post a new entry here, or link out to your journal—whatever works best for you and your writing flow.
If anything’s unclear, don’t hesitate to ask. Otherwise, settle in, get creative, and enjoy the ride.
Most importantly—have fun with it.
Prompt 9: “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” — Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 |
Word of the Day 05/19/26 Al Desko
19/5/26 07:34simplyn2deep.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_wordsAl Desko (adjective)
al desko [al des-koh]
adjective, Facetious.
1. (of meals or eating) at one's desk in an office: always snacking al desko; having an al desko lunch.
Origin: First recorded in 1980–85; patterned after al fresco ( def. )
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
al desko [al des-koh]
adjective, Facetious.
1. (of meals or eating) at one's desk in an office: always snacking al desko; having an al desko lunch.
Origin: First recorded in 1980–85; patterned after al fresco ( def. )
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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I feel accomplished
18/5/26 23:41cornerofmadnessI finished my undead Appalachia story (probably not enough ghosts) by writing 3300 words today and that's with me doing 30 minutes writing mixed with 30 minutes of cleaning. It's a story I've wanted to write for a long time. My characters are named for my Uncle Joe and Uncle Libertino (on both sides of the family) who died in the mines. The spooky thing is I called it Number Nine mine and checked with Mom only to learn Number Nine IS the mine Libertino died in. (It must have been in my subconscious). I need to get this quickly betaed because it's due next week.
But can we say enough is enough? I went with the casino as my alternative hotel to the con hotel (I'll be staying there for the con but I plan to stay in Kansas City for a few days as a tourist after the con and the con hotel's price goes to 280 a night). And it's 110 a night. I book it for 4 more days. Afterwards I get a bill break down and it's 110 on thursday. 120 on Friday and Sunday but Saturday balloons to 230 a night. WTF.
Look I can see the price going up some on a weekend but to DOUBLE your damn fee for a hotel room that doesn't change? It's insulting. I wouldn't have complained if it was you know 10 or 20$ but 120$ price hike?!? I looked for cheaper hotels. Found them but they are SO sketchy looking. I'll probably suck it up at the casino because a) it's safer with all the security b) has cameras everywhere so again safer c) has five restaurants right there so if I don't want to go out I don't have to suck up all the door dash fees and just eat at the casino. d) it'll give me something to do after five. I'm not ready for bed at 8 and literally everything I want to do closes at 5.
It's music monday 30 weeks of music. This week's prompt is # 26 A song from your favorite band
( I hate picking favorites )
here's the whole prompt list
( All under here )
But can we say enough is enough? I went with the casino as my alternative hotel to the con hotel (I'll be staying there for the con but I plan to stay in Kansas City for a few days as a tourist after the con and the con hotel's price goes to 280 a night). And it's 110 a night. I book it for 4 more days. Afterwards I get a bill break down and it's 110 on thursday. 120 on Friday and Sunday but Saturday balloons to 230 a night. WTF.
Look I can see the price going up some on a weekend but to DOUBLE your damn fee for a hotel room that doesn't change? It's insulting. I wouldn't have complained if it was you know 10 or 20$ but 120$ price hike?!? I looked for cheaper hotels. Found them but they are SO sketchy looking. I'll probably suck it up at the casino because a) it's safer with all the security b) has cameras everywhere so again safer c) has five restaurants right there so if I don't want to go out I don't have to suck up all the door dash fees and just eat at the casino. d) it'll give me something to do after five. I'm not ready for bed at 8 and literally everything I want to do closes at 5.
It's music monday 30 weeks of music. This week's prompt is # 26 A song from your favorite band
( I hate picking favorites )
here's the whole prompt list
( All under here )
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To You Skargasm
18/5/26 23:52backrose-17.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_wordsMy best writing date this year so far, I got over 6k written that includes two new Buddie (9-1-1) fics and the start of a new Tim Drake one, I just wish I could have gotten some written on my novel but the muses wanted to write Buddie today. Now my fingers are calling for a break and my cat wants me to go to bed so I am calling it a night.
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skargasm may the force be with you.
Off to you
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Word of the Day 05/18/26 Cacography
18/5/26 11:35simplyn2deep.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_wordsCacography (noun)
cacography [kuh-kog-ruh-fee]
noun
1. bad handwriting; poor penmanship.
2. incorrect spelling.
Other Word Forms
cacographer, noun
cacographic, adjective
cacographical, adjective
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1570–80; caco- + -graphy
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
cacography [kuh-kog-ruh-fee]
noun
1. bad handwriting; poor penmanship.
2. incorrect spelling.
Other Word Forms
cacographer, noun
cacographic, adjective
cacographical, adjective
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1570–80; caco- + -graphy
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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✨ Three-Sentence Fic Challenge .:. Day 8 ✨
18/5/26 08:14simplyn2deep.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_words
Hello and welcome to our mid-May through June long challenge: Three-Sentence Fics!
Running from May 11th to June 28th, this challenge is all about embracing brevity while still telling a complete story. The goal is simple: respond to each daily prompt with a fic made up of only three sentences. Simple…in theory. The fun (and challenge) comes in how much you can fit into those three lines.
Your sentences can be as long or as short as you like, and all fandoms are welcome—so feel free to wander wherever your imagination takes you.
We’re also keeping alive a concept Three-beat fic structure shared by Dreamy a few years back: your story can follow three “beats” instead of strict sentences—this happened, that happened, and then look what that caused. So whether you write exactly three sentences or shape your fic around three distinct moments, you’re good to go.
Each day, I’ll post a new prompt. This year’s inspiration comes from the growing stack of novels I’ve collected—thanks in no small part to the Book Club I somehow (and happily) fell into with my sorority. Take the prompts in any direction you like; interpretation is half the fun.
You can reply directly to the daily prompt, post a new entry here, or link out to your journal—whatever works best for you and your writing flow.
If anything’s unclear, don’t hesitate to ask. Otherwise, settle in, get creative, and enjoy the ride.
Most importantly—have fun with it.
Prompt 8: “Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.” — Margery Williams, Velveteen Rabbit
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 |
not as much as I'd hoped
18/5/26 07:59agdhani.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_words...but action sequences are always harder for me to write. 3k isn't the best Sunday count, and I'm still behind, but its' something.
backrose_17 good luck for Monday!
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Writerly Ways
17/5/26 23:14cornerofmadnessBut before I get into it can I say my luck is still going. Woke up this morning with a tick right on the edge of my arm pit with a 2 by 1 inch red spot surrounding it. Either it's erythema migrans or my blood thinners and the ticks did NOT play well. Off I go to urgent care to get probiotic antibiotics (because we are lymes and alpha gow central around here) They've made changes. No more 1 weeks worth of doxycycline and vomiting. It's just 1 day, mega dose. And they gave me anti nausea meds. I'm holding in.
So let's talk world building. I mentioned struggling through TJ Klune's We Burned So Bright with the worldbuilding as it is (about half way in it finally mentions getting gas is getting hard) with the gas situation and frankly everyone seems too calm for knowing the world is ending.
This whole worldbuilding pain started last week at the con when meeting merfolk and knowing there is an open call for merfolk from their point of view and wanting their culture (actual merfolk not humans as mers) and I was thinking how much world building do I want to put in for a short story that isn't paying fantastic. Because I can see her with her whistle/whalesong language and her chromatophores changing color. And then I get into...what the hell do THEY call whales, dolphins, sharks, humans. And then it gets daunting.
Then it spiraled into my current novel. Do they have horses, dogs, cats or something else? I went the lazy route and said yes. People like horses, dogs and cats and it's freaking hard coming up with weird animals and getting people to see it as you see it. I mean I could show a not-horse pulling a cart or someone riding astride.
So my question to you is if you do fantasy worlds how do you tackle the animal/plant issues?
OPEN CALLS
Genderf**k Anthology Transgressive trans and non-binary erotica
Cosmic Roots And Eldritch Shores June 2026 Window Speculative storytelling including science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, and eldritch fiction
Menace Magazine Open (speculative, transgressive, literary weird, dark themes)
Side Hustle: Horror Stories for Late Capitalism Gig work, second jobs, and late capitalism horror
Heavy Are The Years The weight of time, aging, immortality, memory, responsibility, and the passage of years (It's due next week so if you have a novella that fits)
Shallow Waters: May 2026 Contest Halloween Night
5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in May 2026
27 Approachable Literary Journals
Roxane Gay Books Is Open To Novels
Pyrite Space Heists / Scavenging / Piracy / Prospecting / Fool’s Gold Dreams This is for a novella and it's not due until November
Mertails Merfolk / Mermaid Stories / Underwater Lives
The First Line – Fall 2026 All genres of fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction
Untitlted YA SciFi Graphic Novel Anthology About AI Artificial Intelligence / Technology’s Impact on Humanity / Near-Future Sci-Fi
SpecPoVerse May-June 2026 Window Details Speculative Poetry
Tales to Terrify horror podcast
Undead Appalachia due next week (I confused this one with the ghost one I submitted to today. sigh, still trying for it)
105 Calls for Submissions in May 2026 - Paying markets
The Monstrous & The Divine Sapphic goddesses and monsters
From around the web
Meta Lawsuit Over AI Training Should Alarm Every Author and Publisher
Do Characters have a Nervous System?
5 Ways to Turn Off Your Inner Editor and Get More Writing Done
Why I’m No Longer Chasing 100 Rejections Every Year
The Emotional Toll on Writers in the Modern Landscape (And Why So Many Are Burning Out)
You Get One Page to Hook a Reader. Yes, Really.
Writing on Solid Ground: Create an Intentional Writing Practice
Book Festival Scams, Interview Fakes: Two New AI-Driven Impersonation Scams to Avoid
Choosing the Right Scenes to Go in the Right Places
Perseverance is Not Enough: THIS is what got me a book deal
From Betty
Seven Ways a Humble Hero Can Make a Difference
How to Pace Your Prose for Greater Impact
Five Traits of a Winning Concept
The Ghost in the Machine (Inherited Creative Blocks)
Heroine’s Journey vs Interiority: What Writers Need to Know
New Research Tool for Writers
Coping Mechanism Thesaurus: Fantasizing About Revenge
YouTube for Writers Part 9: Mastering Upload Defaults and SEO to Get Your Videos Found
How to Create a Self-Publishing Budget: A Christian Writer’s Guide to Counting the Cost
The Hidden Cost of Free Books for Authors
The Story Heart ~ Tips from a Screenwriter Turned Novelist
4 Guides to a Sustainable Writing Life
So let's talk world building. I mentioned struggling through TJ Klune's We Burned So Bright with the worldbuilding as it is (about half way in it finally mentions getting gas is getting hard) with the gas situation and frankly everyone seems too calm for knowing the world is ending.
This whole worldbuilding pain started last week at the con when meeting merfolk and knowing there is an open call for merfolk from their point of view and wanting their culture (actual merfolk not humans as mers) and I was thinking how much world building do I want to put in for a short story that isn't paying fantastic. Because I can see her with her whistle/whalesong language and her chromatophores changing color. And then I get into...what the hell do THEY call whales, dolphins, sharks, humans. And then it gets daunting.
Then it spiraled into my current novel. Do they have horses, dogs, cats or something else? I went the lazy route and said yes. People like horses, dogs and cats and it's freaking hard coming up with weird animals and getting people to see it as you see it. I mean I could show a not-horse pulling a cart or someone riding astride.
So my question to you is if you do fantasy worlds how do you tackle the animal/plant issues?
OPEN CALLS
Genderf**k Anthology Transgressive trans and non-binary erotica
Cosmic Roots And Eldritch Shores June 2026 Window Speculative storytelling including science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, and eldritch fiction
Menace Magazine Open (speculative, transgressive, literary weird, dark themes)
Side Hustle: Horror Stories for Late Capitalism Gig work, second jobs, and late capitalism horror
Heavy Are The Years The weight of time, aging, immortality, memory, responsibility, and the passage of years (It's due next week so if you have a novella that fits)
Shallow Waters: May 2026 Contest Halloween Night
5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in May 2026
27 Approachable Literary Journals
Roxane Gay Books Is Open To Novels
Pyrite Space Heists / Scavenging / Piracy / Prospecting / Fool’s Gold Dreams This is for a novella and it's not due until November
Mertails Merfolk / Mermaid Stories / Underwater Lives
The First Line – Fall 2026 All genres of fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction
Untitlted YA SciFi Graphic Novel Anthology About AI Artificial Intelligence / Technology’s Impact on Humanity / Near-Future Sci-Fi
SpecPoVerse May-June 2026 Window Details Speculative Poetry
Tales to Terrify horror podcast
Undead Appalachia due next week (I confused this one with the ghost one I submitted to today. sigh, still trying for it)
105 Calls for Submissions in May 2026 - Paying markets
The Monstrous & The Divine Sapphic goddesses and monsters
From around the web
Meta Lawsuit Over AI Training Should Alarm Every Author and Publisher
Do Characters have a Nervous System?
5 Ways to Turn Off Your Inner Editor and Get More Writing Done
Why I’m No Longer Chasing 100 Rejections Every Year
The Emotional Toll on Writers in the Modern Landscape (And Why So Many Are Burning Out)
You Get One Page to Hook a Reader. Yes, Really.
Writing on Solid Ground: Create an Intentional Writing Practice
Book Festival Scams, Interview Fakes: Two New AI-Driven Impersonation Scams to Avoid
Choosing the Right Scenes to Go in the Right Places
Perseverance is Not Enough: THIS is what got me a book deal
From Betty
Seven Ways a Humble Hero Can Make a Difference
How to Pace Your Prose for Greater Impact
Five Traits of a Winning Concept
The Ghost in the Machine (Inherited Creative Blocks)
Heroine’s Journey vs Interiority: What Writers Need to Know
New Research Tool for Writers
Coping Mechanism Thesaurus: Fantasizing About Revenge
YouTube for Writers Part 9: Mastering Upload Defaults and SEO to Get Your Videos Found
How to Create a Self-Publishing Budget: A Christian Writer’s Guide to Counting the Cost
The Hidden Cost of Free Books for Authors
The Story Heart ~ Tips from a Screenwriter Turned Novelist
4 Guides to a Sustainable Writing Life
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Lonely Prompts Sunday, Week 20 [DW Edition]
17/5/26 10:04creepy_shetan posting in comment_fic[ If you're interested in being a Tuesday-Thursday guest host, you can sign up here. Thanks! ❤ ]
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Hi there! Hope the weekend's been treating you well. :3 Welcome to our weekly Lonely Prompts day. If this is your first time atcomment_fic on a Sunday, you can either request previous prompts to be filled or share your recent fills for prompts. (Or do both, of course!) ✎
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(change the brackets to "<" and ">" respectively)
or:
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Burn Notice, Sam/Michael/Fi, "It's always been you. And it's always gonna be you."
We are on AO3! If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3, please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection.
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(change the brackets to "<" and ">" respectively)
or:
http://comment-fic.livejournal.com/139897.html?thread=30155641#t30155641
Burn Notice, Sam/Michael/Fi, "It's always been you. And it's always gonna be you."
We are on AO3! If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3, please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection.
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If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so… and spread the word!
comment_fic A friendly reminder about our posting schedule: Themed posts for new prompts go up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day for new prompts of any flavor. Sundays are for showing Lonely Prompts some love, whether by requesting for someone to adopt them or by sharing any fills that you've recently completed.
Word of the Day 05/17/26 Pied-à-Terre
17/5/26 13:23simplyn2deep.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_wordsPied-à-Terre (noun)
pied-à-terre [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-]
noun, plural pieds-à-terre
1. a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
Related Words
apartment, box, building, condo, condominium, dwelling, home, mansion, residence, shack
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1820–30; < French: literally, foot on ground
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
pied-à-terre [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-]
noun, plural pieds-à-terre
1. a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
Related Words
apartment, box, building, condo, condominium, dwelling, home, mansion, residence, shack
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Origin: 1820–30; < French: literally, foot on ground
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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Daily challenge off to agdhani!
17/5/26 13:08flipflop-diva.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_wordsI have about a million fics I need to be working on, but did I work on any of them on my challenge day yesterday? Of course not. Instead I started a new one, but I did get about 300 words on that. At least it was words!
agdhani, today is your day! Sending all the luck your way!
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✨ Three-Sentence Fic Challenge .:. Day 7 ✨
17/5/26 08:40simplyn2deep.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_words
Hello and welcome to our mid-May through June long challenge: Three-Sentence Fics!
Running from May 11th to June 28th, this challenge is all about embracing brevity while still telling a complete story. The goal is simple: respond to each daily prompt with a fic made up of only three sentences. Simple…in theory. The fun (and challenge) comes in how much you can fit into those three lines.
Your sentences can be as long or as short as you like, and all fandoms are welcome—so feel free to wander wherever your imagination takes you.
We’re also keeping alive a concept Three-beat fic structure shared by Dreamy a few years back: your story can follow three “beats” instead of strict sentences—this happened, that happened, and then look what that caused. So whether you write exactly three sentences or shape your fic around three distinct moments, you’re good to go.
Each day, I’ll post a new prompt. This year’s inspiration comes from the growing stack of novels I’ve collected—thanks in no small part to the Book Club I somehow (and happily) fell into with my sorority. Take the prompts in any direction you like; interpretation is half the fun.
You can reply directly to the daily prompt, post a new entry here, or link out to your journal—whatever works best for you and your writing flow.
If anything’s unclear, don’t hesitate to ask. Otherwise, settle in, get creative, and enjoy the ride.
Most importantly—have fun with it.
Prompt 7: “We accept the love we think we deserve.” ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 |
My luck continues to hold
16/5/26 23:06cornerofmadnessI was at the coffee shop for the new latte release. I wanted to try the salted honey rosemary latte. Not enough (read any) rosemary flavor but over all good. However somehow I hit a ctrl button or the touch mouse or something and shut down my document without the save, don't save, cancel options (or it hit it somehow). I lost an hour's work and 2K worth of novel. Gutted.
And then it started storming. Where's my umbrella? in the car. Did not go to the new store opening because it was lightning everywhere. Did go to the library to pick up two hard copies of arcs I failed to read. And Jesus why the fuck did I ask for an arc of this TJ Klune novella? It's depressing AF and I can't get my head around the worldbuilding. The world is ending but someone is still refining oil into gas and people are showing up for their shitty gas station jobs?!? I mean how else is this RV getting across the country (yes, yes I know, it's not the point but weirdly I can't get past it)
My brain is a nest of snakes lately too. Partly because I don't have work distracting me, partly because something has brought up old insecurities, like really old, ingrained ones. I've sorted through dozens of Bourbon City Steam photos, literally hundreds of them and outside of the one picture where I won that trivia trophy, that is the only photo of me from all three days. I didn't see one of me doing my stuff (but I know the camera man was in there). I didn't make the dances but I was there for most things.
It's like high school and college all over. I'm in every play, multiple bands, an officer in my sorority and I barely exist in the yearbook. I know it's just ego talking but it's odd to me that I don't seem to catch anyone's eye. Would anyone even remember me? Other than two people there would anyone notice if I wasn't? I know the answer. No one would. My one friend didn't even realize I had never been to this one before. Maybe he imagined me there. Maybe that's a good thing.
Sadly I can't put I fucking love science links here for science saturday. They've started a paid subscription to read them. So have these.
High-status Roman woman was buried in a lead coffin with jet hairpins and exotic resins, archaeologists find
Homo erectus genetic material sequenced for the first time, and it shows 'deep genetic links' with modern humans
A combination of amazement and horror': Hitchhiker fish hide in manta ray buttholes
Microplastics absorb heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming — as if they weren't bad enough
Pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, emerging research suggests
'I heard gasps' and 'oh my God': Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipse
'Exceptional' drilled tooth reveals Neanderthals practiced dentistry in Siberia 60,000 years ago
And then it started storming. Where's my umbrella? in the car. Did not go to the new store opening because it was lightning everywhere. Did go to the library to pick up two hard copies of arcs I failed to read. And Jesus why the fuck did I ask for an arc of this TJ Klune novella? It's depressing AF and I can't get my head around the worldbuilding. The world is ending but someone is still refining oil into gas and people are showing up for their shitty gas station jobs?!? I mean how else is this RV getting across the country (yes, yes I know, it's not the point but weirdly I can't get past it)
My brain is a nest of snakes lately too. Partly because I don't have work distracting me, partly because something has brought up old insecurities, like really old, ingrained ones. I've sorted through dozens of Bourbon City Steam photos, literally hundreds of them and outside of the one picture where I won that trivia trophy, that is the only photo of me from all three days. I didn't see one of me doing my stuff (but I know the camera man was in there). I didn't make the dances but I was there for most things.
It's like high school and college all over. I'm in every play, multiple bands, an officer in my sorority and I barely exist in the yearbook. I know it's just ego talking but it's odd to me that I don't seem to catch anyone's eye. Would anyone even remember me? Other than two people there would anyone notice if I wasn't? I know the answer. No one would. My one friend didn't even realize I had never been to this one before. Maybe he imagined me there. Maybe that's a good thing.
Sadly I can't put I fucking love science links here for science saturday. They've started a paid subscription to read them. So have these.
High-status Roman woman was buried in a lead coffin with jet hairpins and exotic resins, archaeologists find
Homo erectus genetic material sequenced for the first time, and it shows 'deep genetic links' with modern humans
A combination of amazement and horror': Hitchhiker fish hide in manta ray buttholes
Microplastics absorb heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming — as if they weren't bad enough
Pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, emerging research suggests
'I heard gasps' and 'oh my God': Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipse
'Exceptional' drilled tooth reveals Neanderthals practiced dentistry in Siberia 60,000 years ago
Word of the Day 05/16/26 Gusto
16/5/26 19:25simplyn2deep.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_wordsGusto (noun)
gusto [guhs-toh]
noun, plural gustoes
1. hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: to dance with gusto.
2. individual taste or liking: The boy is an imaginative charmer, with a gusto for storytelling.
3. Archaic. artistic style or taste.
Related Words
brio, fervor, relish, verve, zeal, zest
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Synonyms
1. fervor, spirit, zest, relish, delight, enthusiasm
Origin: First recorded in 1620–30; from Italian, from Latin gustus; see gust
Example Sentences
Gusto co-founder Edward Kim has encouraged employees at the human-resources company to experiment with dictation technology, telling them the office of the future will sound “more like a sales floor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Payroll processor Gusto, which services more than 400,000 U.S. small businesses, reported that firms added 105,700 net new jobs in February.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
There was concern when Rosenior explained Cole Palmer, Reece James and Malo Gusto were left out because of to knocks sustained in defeat at Fulham last Wednesday – particularly with tougher tests to come.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Small retailers, like STL, are struggling in particular with tariff uncertainty and continued cost pressures, said Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at Gusto, a small-business payroll and benefits provider.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
"Gusto," as H. L. Mencken in the Huneker article of his "Book of Prefaces" says, "unquenchable, contagious, inflammatory."
From Turns about Town by Holliday, Robert Cortes
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
gusto [guhs-toh]
noun, plural gustoes
1. hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: to dance with gusto.
2. individual taste or liking: The boy is an imaginative charmer, with a gusto for storytelling.
3. Archaic. artistic style or taste.
Related Words
brio, fervor, relish, verve, zeal, zest
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Synonyms
1. fervor, spirit, zest, relish, delight, enthusiasm
Origin: First recorded in 1620–30; from Italian, from Latin gustus; see gust
Example Sentences
Gusto co-founder Edward Kim has encouraged employees at the human-resources company to experiment with dictation technology, telling them the office of the future will sound “more like a sales floor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Payroll processor Gusto, which services more than 400,000 U.S. small businesses, reported that firms added 105,700 net new jobs in February.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
There was concern when Rosenior explained Cole Palmer, Reece James and Malo Gusto were left out because of to knocks sustained in defeat at Fulham last Wednesday – particularly with tougher tests to come.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Small retailers, like STL, are struggling in particular with tariff uncertainty and continued cost pressures, said Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at Gusto, a small-business payroll and benefits provider.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
"Gusto," as H. L. Mencken in the Huneker article of his "Book of Prefaces" says, "unquenchable, contagious, inflammatory."
From Turns about Town by Holliday, Robert Cortes
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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✨ Three-Sentence Fic Challenge .:. Day 6 ✨
16/5/26 08:08simplyn2deep.livejournal.com posting in 1_million_words
Hello and welcome to our mid-May through June long challenge: Three-Sentence Fics!
Running from May 11th to June 28th, this challenge is all about embracing brevity while still telling a complete story. The goal is simple: respond to each daily prompt with a fic made up of only three sentences. Simple…in theory. The fun (and challenge) comes in how much you can fit into those three lines.
Your sentences can be as long or as short as you like, and all fandoms are welcome—so feel free to wander wherever your imagination takes you.
We’re also keeping alive a concept Three-beat fic structure shared by Dreamy a few years back: your story can follow three “beats” instead of strict sentences—this happened, that happened, and then look what that caused. So whether you write exactly three sentences or shape your fic around three distinct moments, you’re good to go.
Each day, I’ll post a new prompt. This year’s inspiration comes from the growing stack of novels I’ve collected—thanks in no small part to the Book Club I somehow (and happily) fell into with my sorority. Take the prompts in any direction you like; interpretation is half the fun.
You can reply directly to the daily prompt, post a new entry here, or link out to your journal—whatever works best for you and your writing flow.
If anything’s unclear, don’t hesitate to ask. Otherwise, settle in, get creative, and enjoy the ride.
Most importantly—have fun with it.
Prompt 6: “I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.” — Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
Free for All Saturday, Week 20 [DW Edition]
16/5/26 00:02creepy_shetan posting in comment_fic[ If you're interested in being a Tuesday-Thursday guest host, you can sign up here. Thanks! ❤ ]
↑↑↑ Available dates:
May 19 & 21
May 26 & 28
June 2 & 4
Hey, y'all! Welcome to the twentieth Free for All of the year! :D There are no themes to follow for prompts or fills. Btw, if you perhaps missed a prompt theme that you liked, or you've had any ideas that didn't really work with Tuesday's or Thursday's posts, then today's your chance to prompt 'em. Be free, and have fun! ✎
Just a few rules:
1. No more than five prompts in a row.
2. No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
3. Use the character's full name and the fandom's full name for ease in adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
4. No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
5. If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut.
6. If your story has possible triggers, please warn for them in the subject line!
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Are today's prompts not catching your eye? No worries, because we have plenty of older prompts that just might do the trick! You can browse through the comm's calendar archive (here on LJ or here on DW) for themed and Free For All posts, or perhaps check out Sunday posts for Lonely Prompt requests. (Or, you can be like me, and try to save interesting prompts as you see 'em... and then end up with multiple text doc files full of [themes + links + prompts] that you can easily look through and search for keywords.) Multiple fills for one prompt are welcome, by the way! Oh, and you are very likely to find some awesome fills to read as well, and wouldn't it be nice to leave a comment on those lovely little writing distractions? ~_^
We are on AO3! If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3, please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection.
If you are viewing this post on our Dreamwidth site: please know that fills posted here will not show up as comments on our LiveJournal site, but you are still more than welcome to participate. =)
If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so… and spread the word!comment_fic
A friendly reminder about our posting schedule: Themed posts for new prompts go up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day for new prompts of any flavor. Sundays are for showing Lonely Prompts some love, whether by requesting for someone to adopt them or by sharing any fills that you've recently completed.
↑↑↑ Available dates:
May 19 & 21
May 26 & 28
June 2 & 4
Hey, y'all! Welcome to the twentieth Free for All of the year! :D There are no themes to follow for prompts or fills. Btw, if you perhaps missed a prompt theme that you liked, or you've had any ideas that didn't really work with Tuesday's or Thursday's posts, then today's your chance to prompt 'em. Be free, and have fun! ✎
Just a few rules:
1. No more than five prompts in a row.
2. No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
3. Use the character's full name and the fandom's full name for ease in adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
4. No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
5. If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut.
6. If your story has possible triggers, please warn for them in the subject line!
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Are today's prompts not catching your eye? No worries, because we have plenty of older prompts that just might do the trick! You can browse through the comm's calendar archive (here on LJ or here on DW) for themed and Free For All posts, or perhaps check out Sunday posts for Lonely Prompt requests. (Or, you can be like me, and try to save interesting prompts as you see 'em... and then end up with multiple text doc files full of [themes + links + prompts] that you can easily look through and search for keywords.) Multiple fills for one prompt are welcome, by the way! Oh, and you are very likely to find some awesome fills to read as well, and wouldn't it be nice to leave a comment on those lovely little writing distractions? ~_^
We are on AO3! If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3, please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection.
If you are viewing this post on our Dreamwidth site: please know that fills posted here will not show up as comments on our LiveJournal site, but you are still more than welcome to participate. =)
If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so… and spread the word!
comment_fic A friendly reminder about our posting schedule: Themed posts for new prompts go up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day for new prompts of any flavor. Sundays are for showing Lonely Prompts some love, whether by requesting for someone to adopt them or by sharing any fills that you've recently completed.
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Why does it feel like I accomplish nothing?
15/5/26 21:43cornerofmadnessI did get laundry done but I misremembered when Enterprise closes for the day. It was 5 not four so I ended up making 2 trips to Jackson for nothing. Had I remembered it closed at 5 I would have driven up there and gone to dinner before going to book club at 6.
Oh well. I ended up getting a car not a SUV. I might call and see if I can change it. I didn't want a Jeep but I'm like a car won't be so bad. My bad hip won't be a problem with just a few days in a car. No sooner than I get home the bad hip which hasn't hurt in forever goes, hey remember me? I'm here to wreck your day.
And now I have to go back to Jackson tomorrow. Sigh.
But I cleaned nothing. I wrote little. Maybe tonight.
So have the fannish 50 fic write up
Searching The Stars Torchwood
Change the Shipping Address Hazbin Hotel
Screaming Safewords into the Void Hazbin Hotel
Ordering Hazbin Hotel
From The Shadows. Torchwood
Conspiracy Lasagna. Hazbin Hotel
Delayed Mission Stargate Atlantis
Not This Shit Again South Park
Multiple Signals Hazbin Hotel
occasionally stuck Hazbin Hotel
Oh well. I ended up getting a car not a SUV. I might call and see if I can change it. I didn't want a Jeep but I'm like a car won't be so bad. My bad hip won't be a problem with just a few days in a car. No sooner than I get home the bad hip which hasn't hurt in forever goes, hey remember me? I'm here to wreck your day.
And now I have to go back to Jackson tomorrow. Sigh.
But I cleaned nothing. I wrote little. Maybe tonight.
So have the fannish 50 fic write up
Searching The Stars Torchwood
Change the Shipping Address Hazbin Hotel
Screaming Safewords into the Void Hazbin Hotel
Ordering Hazbin Hotel
From The Shadows. Torchwood
Conspiracy Lasagna. Hazbin Hotel
Delayed Mission Stargate Atlantis
Not This Shit Again South Park
Multiple Signals Hazbin Hotel
occasionally stuck Hazbin Hotel
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Tuesday ✎ Signs & Omens [DW]
19/5/26 01:23Today's theme is signs and omens. The good or the bad. The clear or the confusing. The spooky or the silly. The literal or the questionable. Superstitions can carry some truth, and coincidences don't happen every day. Whether the signs are seen and believed depends on the character, of course.
Feel free to add specifics to your prompts, like whether you'd prefer a gen fill over something shippy, or if you have a squick or trigger you hope to avoid. Original fiction, fanfiction, and fanfic crossovers are always welcome. ~_^
Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Some examples to get things started...
+ Resident Evil (game/CGI 'verse), any +/ any, signs of a life well lived
+ The Pitt, any +/ any, a streak of minor inconveniences that interfere with their plans
+ author's choice, any +/ any, a black [animal] isn't an ill omen
We are on AO3! If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3, please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection. See further notes on this option here.
Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community. Fret not, DW members; we are working on a way to search through old entries for prompts for you! As of right now, the best way to search for a lonely prompt on DW is to search the community’s archive, which can be found [[HERE]].
While the use of LJ's advanced search and DW’s archive are options, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.
As a friendly reminder about our schedule, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications!
If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so… and spread the word!
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