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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Country DazeThere's no place I'd rather be than in my little house in the country. The days are slow, laid back and quiet.
Well mostly quiet. The sounds of tractors and combines working the fields often break the silence but they soon fade into the background along with the sounds of birds and distant traffic.
Summer brings more sound through our open windows. The shouts of children playing next door, dogs barking and cats yowling break the solitude.
vivian posted on 2018-04-09 at 13:05 Central Time.
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At night, I can rest on the grass, and stare up at the stars.
When I was younger, I would stay out here all night. Sometimes with friends. Sometimes, with my dog. Just stare and wonder and watch the stars falling. I'd stay until the chill of the Earth drove me inside for warmth.
When I returned home as an adult, this was what I remembered and this is what I wanted to return to -- the peaceful solitude of the night and the wide open sky of the Milky Way.
Dogtrax 2018-05-07 at 05:20 Central Time.
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It was mid August so it was still warm. And it was the peak of the Perseids so as I lay on my blanket, looking up, I would see a meteor flare across the sky every few seconds.
The kids and the dogs were asleep and there were no farmers in the field. Quiet, soltitude, this is what I needed. This is what I came for.
The beauty above, the Milky Way, the meteors, that was just a bonus. My mind wandered.
hairylarry 2018-05-08 at 08:09 Central Time.
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Then a particularly bright light lit up the sky. I stared, looking for any trace of what I had just seen and found none. How could anything that bright not leave some type of trail I wondered?
Feeling a little disoriented I decided it was time to head inside and settle down for the night. My home is nothing fancy but it's comfortable.
I wandered into the kitchen and decided a hot cup of tea would hit the spot and maybe some of those homemade cookies my aunt had dropped off would take the edge off.
With my tea and a plate of cookies I settled in front of the TV and flipped through the channels to see if anything interesting was on.
My attention zeroed in on a guy talking into a microphone while pointing toward the sky. As the camera panned upwards I saw the bright light again and heard "any information about this object"
For a few seconds I stared at the image that was frozen on screen and then the contact information started rolling over it.
vivian 2018-06-29 at 22:40 Central Time.
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So I wasn't the only one who saw it. The picture on the screen showed more detail than I had seen outside when I was startled by the light.
After the contact info they ran a video. It wasn't like an explosion and it didn't travel like a meteor. It looked like a geometric object with many faces and spikes all over it. It got bright quickly and then suddenly blinked out.
I'm not sure why I did it but I took my tea outside for one more look. Am I glad I did. It was really dark. My eyes hadn't adjusted so I had to walk carefully. When I got to my spot I looked up. And what a show!
They were everywhere, all sizes, all different like snowflakes. Some of them lasted as long as five seconds but most were there for only a second or two. Hundreds of them, white and blue white. And then they were gone.
I almost dropped my tea. I've never seen anything like it. I just stood there for five minutes waiting for them to come back. I finally thought I better go back inside and check the TV. hairylarry 2018-07-01 at 09:22 Central Time.
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"Country Daze" started by vivian.
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You can attribute the writers like this. These writers contributed to "Country Daze" on Collab - Dogtrax, hairylarry, vivian
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