posted on 2024-05-14Once Upon A Time
Once upon a time there was a fantasy writer so absorbed in world building and magic systems that he forgot to notice all the real magic all around.
Like grapes.
I mean talk about something magical. Bite sized and delicious.
And how about onions. Not only do they make soup taste better they are self dicing. I mean chop, slice, slice, slice and the onion is diced and ready to add to the soup.
I don't even want to start on bananas. hairylarry posted on 2024-05-14 at 23:53 Central Time. Read the story so far
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posted on 2021-07-27Caper's Song Book
https://gamerplus.org/blogs/post/798
A bard's songbook is like a magician's spell book in that it contains words of power, songs for wind, songs for rain, songs to make the fire burn hotter and warm the room, songs of companionship to warm the heart.
https://gamerplus.org/blogs/post/797
Ari and Caper worked on Caper's Song Book last night on Inspired Unreality.
First we worked on a list of songs.
Song to make people dance
Song to make people alert
Song to make people like me AKA the opening numbers
Song of reflection
Song of hope
We will use this thread to wok on Caper's Song Book.
hairylarry posted on 2021-07-27 at 22:00 Central Time. Read the story so far
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posted on 2019-10-06The Case Of The Harvest Festival
... continued Mathius said, "And how did my maps get here? I know Marantha didn't take them."
Just then the adventurers walked through the door looking a little bit tired of being regaled.
Everyone looked up and a hush fell over the room. Once again the witch put her finger beside her nose. "Maybe our heroes can help us solve this mystery." hairylarry posted on 2019-10-06 at 17:41 Central Time. Read the story so far
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The Case Of The Harvest Festival
... continued The sheriff shook his head and the confused look on his face told the others he was as perplexed as they were.
"This is the craziest thing I've ever investigated," Slykver said.
The witch raised her eyebrows and glancing around the group admitted rather reluctantly that she too was confounded.
"I can't say that I see anything particularly telling in this hodgepodge, but I feel that there must be something that connects the items or maybe there is more than one thief and each chose something that was conveniently available."
"But who would think a cat's milk dish was worth taking," Mavis interjected. "What's even less understandable they took my corsets.
When the shouts of laughter died Mavis glowered and informed the group that it wasn't a laughing matter.
vivian posted on 2019-10-06 at 17:33 Central Time. Read the story so far
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posted on 2019-10-05The Case Of The Harvest Festival
... continued Milathia was visiting her sister, Marantha, at the Apothecary Shop. While they chatted the witch was looking over Marantha's small collection of magic items.
Mavis Goodbody barged in mumbling to herself. "Stuff missing here, stuff missing there, a ring, a knife, someone even took my cats milk dish. Makes no sense."
"What's that," said Marantha, "Someone took your cat's milk dish?"
"And that's not all." said Mavis.
But before she could finish Sheriff Slykver and Mathius came in arguing about the maps. "They were just hand drawn maps in a tube." said Mathius, "Nothing special about them."
"There she is," he said and walked over to Milathia. "Tell the Sheriff about my maps."
Before she could speak the witch piped in. "Do you mean these maps? I was wondering what they were doing in the magic items. Ain't nothing magical about them."
"My maps!", said Mathius. "Now how did they get there?"
"Maps, a ring, a knife, and a milk dish." said the witch laying her finger beside her nose.
hairylarry posted on 2019-10-05 at 13:52 Central Time. Read the story so far
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posted on 2019-09-26Moon Pies Delight the Eyes
When I was a child Moon Pies were a treat that couldn't be beat. I could even make my own if I wanted to. All I needed was some graham crackers, a couple of marshmallows and a chocolate bar and I was in business.
In those days a bonfire, a long stick and a package of hot dogs often preceded the gooey goodness of the Moon Pie. By the end of the meal we were usually covered in ketchup and marshmallow-chocolate goo.
Mothers would shake their heads and bemoan the effort it was going to take to get us cleaned up and dads just grinned and remember when it was them.
Life seemed simple then, of course I was probably 10. Now it seems the hot dog comes in a cardboard tray and you eat it on your way to the next stop and hope the dog does not make a mess on your new dress.Moon pies are round, wrapped in plastic and come from the store. Makes me miss those days before everything was labeled and bought at the store. vivian posted on 2019-09-26 at 13:36 Central Time. Read the story so far
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posted on 2019-09-15Crabby Apples Make Angry Pies
... continued That's the truth, but I'm sure there are worse things to step in or on. For instance the rather prickly cactus can help you create a rather interesting new dance step but you will take little pleasure in the accomplishment.
vivian posted on 2019-09-15 at 12:57 Central Time. Read the story so far
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posted on 2019-09-06Mostly Kind Of Like That
... continued
The hat on my head keeps me dry but his doesn't even try. It's a sad thing that his hat has lost it's T and it's mostly just a ha! If you can't keep your Ts then it's best to wear a cap. So now you see that this is even better than that.
vivian posted on 2019-09-06 at 16:10 Central Time. Read the story so far
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I Dreamed That I Woke Upby Larry Heyl CC-BY
I dreamed that I woke up and walked into the living room and sat down at my computer. Then, when I woke up I was afraid to walk into the living room because I thought I might find myself sitting there. “This is silly.”, I said to myself, and I went ahead and walked right in and sat at my computer. But then I thought maybe I already left while I was still sleeping. So I got up and locked the door to keep myself from coming in.
When I heard a knock on the door I was worried that I had returned home. But I unlocked it anyway and it was only my friend Fred. I told him what was going on in my head and we both had a big laugh.
Then I heard a knock at the door. I was worried it might be me but it wasn’t. When I went to open the door it was Fred.
I guess he dreamed that he woke up too.
The End #microfiction #sff
hairylarry posted on 2018-04-17 at 01:07 Central Time.
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My friend is always confusing me with one strange idea or another.
"Fred," he said to me the other day, "I have something strange going on in my head."
Don't I know it.
I was about to remind him of yesterday's chat, the one where he mentioned he had been dreaming of dreaming, when he started to explain that today's dream was really just an extension of yesterday's dreaming.
Say what?
That's when we heard the knock on the door, and wouldn't you know it? There I was.
"Fred," he said, "I guess you're dreaming, too."
So he said.
Dogtrax 2018-04-17 at 16:35 Central Time.
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Standing there with two Freds was very confusing. It's hard enough to put up with one of him sometimes.
When they started arguing it was unbearable. It was like they were married only worse. "At least things can't get any worse.", I thought. But I was wrong.
I knew I was wrong when I walked in through the door. I said "Hey, Hi Fred. Hi Fred." Sheesh.
Then I knew I was still dreaming. I started pinching myself but that didn't work. I mean I was awake in my dream so how could pinching myself wake me up?
hairylarry 2018-04-23 at 23:01 Central Time.
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Then I woke up.
Yawning I walked into the living room thinking about making coffee. Uh oh, I thought. There was Fred. And there was Fred. And there was me. And there was me. I had to sit down.
Fred was arguing with himself. I've seen him do that a lot but usually there was only one of him arguing with himself. You know the normal way. "I should do this. No I should do that".
I jumped to my feet. "Shut up!" I shouted, "Just do something."
Everyone looked at me like I was crazy. In fact I think I was crazy. They weren't even arguing about what to do. That was all in my mind.
In fact I was beginning to think they were all in my mind. I mean, first they were in my dream and that was in my mind. Now they're all here. Probably still all in my mind.
I went to sit down but I was already sitting there. I looked up at me. "If you move you lose."
hairylarry 2018-06-03 at 17:11 Central Time.
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I sat down anyway. Right in my lap. Except I went right through me and the other me merged and we became only one me.
Fred was getting more carried away than usual. I mean usually when he argues with himself it doesn't lead to violence. I mean I've never seen him punch himself before. But there's always a first time, I guess.
So both Freds had a big chip on their shoulders and they brought their fists up like they were in the ring or something they saw on TV. Fred tagged Fred with a quick left except it went right through him. And then there was only one Fred, not two.
"I get it." I thought, and I guess the other me got it too.
"Keep your hands off." he yelled and he ran out the door.
I turned to Fred and said, "At least he's gone."
I don't know if you've been keeping up but there was now only one me and one Fred. Except for the me that ran away.
What a relief. But then I turned and I saw myself walking in from the bedroom. I guess I woke up again.
hairylarry 2018-06-11 at 19:25 Central Time.
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The other me yawned and stretched his arms out wide and said, "You know I've seen this before."
"Seen what?" I asked.
"This multiple thing." he said. "Well not multiple mes it was actually multiple things."
"So you think we are splitting atoms or something?" I asked.
"No, well not really it's or something." the other me responded. "It's a possibility."
"I think you are both nuts!" Fred said. "How am I involved in this?"
"You ever heard of quantum physics?" we both responded at the same time.
"What?" Fred fired back. "That's just a theory isn't it? You can't believe Scifi nonsense. Nobody's ever met themselves for real. This is all just some kind of wild dream or maybe a hallucination and we are going to wake up and it's just going to be us."
Then Fred walked back in through the door and glared at the three of us.
vivian 2018-06-11 at 20:55 Central Time.
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