Scribbling the Joy and the Pain

I’m never sure if I’m a thin skin of transparent cheerfulness stretched over an abyss of grief, or a slightly melancholy tinge on a crazy hysterical joy.

— Ursula Vernon

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Meming It Out for a Ficlet O'Clock

This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series 365 Challenge

Yesterday, we got quite a bit of work done, including overhauling the framework of my website. Still more to get done, but I like how the Bibliography and 365 Challenge pages turned out.

And now, it's that time again. I've got prompts in the percolator and stories mulling, but need a few more ready prompting, por favor. So calling:

1. Number of sentences
2. Character(s) and/or continuity/fandom
3. Any question you want answered

ETA:

22/365: The Ones Who Choose

Who is family?

Natasha Romanova surprised herself by moving in to the Stark Tower and making her suite her own. Tony Stark surprises her by commenting on it.

Avengers Movieverse Fanfic
393 words

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19/365: Battery Acid

Battery acid is caustic, but indispensable.

Justus had found the Database’s company to be tolerable, but sometimes she was a little too sharp when he was already feeling raw.

Science Fiction Flash Fiction Short Story
501 words

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14–15/365: Welcome

Cate shouldn't have asked, but she did.

Rachelle would rather be anywhere else than the newly formed Special Unit, doing the work she used to be enslaved to. But she will. For Cate.

Science Fiction Short Story
1042 words

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16/365: Hunt the Mists

He wanted to change the way things were.

Bryn wants to guard their own lands and the outsiders who stumble upon them, but he is no hunter and only the hunters wander out into the mists.

Science Fiction Fantasy Flash Fiction Short Story
353 words

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And We Resume Our Usual Posting Schedule...

So I tried out saving all my 365 Challenge stories for the Tuesday update. Disliked that. Emphatically. Expect daily postings again.

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365 Challenge: Queen of Heaven

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series 365 Challenge

Queen of Heaven

Canon:
Characters/Pairing: Sylfen, Matthias
Prompt: Chasing after wind
Rating: T
Notes:

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The Queen of Heaven should not care / When lost were all the reeling stars / The Queen of Heaven tossed her hair / Retorted, "Don't you know what's ours"

   

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