Thirdly

That...is a problem I don't have, they all speak to me. All prompts, all themes...I just can't write them all out. 🤣

On Creature Feature interpretation: Mine isn't horror, but parts of it might come off as horrific. 🤔 On Feature Articles for Different Genres: Let's go!! Can't wait to see them as they come out! 🎉

🤣Agreed. Yes. This. In the real world, betta fish would be too small for a shark's meal. 🤣 Your take on it had me laughing! - 🤣 GASP! Now I'm really curious about what you're writing, Ben!

I would join you on that hill, but I wouldn't let you die. 😂

So true! If anyone reading hasn't any ideas for their anthology entry, this is one right here!

Don't even joke about that. If I liked both choices I'd have tried and died in the process.

🤣 I see that more than one of my besties is indicisive! So much love for you, Adi.

The following morning, I stealthily left the caverns, my heart pounding with fierce determination not to let Balar interfere with my time with Griffin. I sped past the bay root and reeds, my anticipation building with every stroke until I arrived at the spot where I hoped to find him. At first, I saw no one. But then, a sudden movement behind a boulder just beyond the brackish water barrier caught my attention. As Griffin swam over to the edge of the barrier, I was taken aback. In the

I'm terrible at poetry. And lyrics. But maybe one day. So, I can't speak for the poetry crowd. This may not be the place to ask it, but is it too hard on the team to offer multiple themes? My prompt for the last Prompt Event had an A or B and I was glad of it. So, I just wondered why everything else doesn't also? For example (and I don't mean it has to be right now) but Diversity as option A, Family as option B...Creature Feature as option A, Suspense Thriller as option B etc.? I'd throw in an option C, but that's when anyone that is highly indecisive (like my best friend) would never be able to choose...sometimes just one or the other is plenty.

They are in a non-existent ocean-lake fusion that is separated into haphazard sections by brackish water, keeping the saltwater mermen in saltwater sections and vice versa with the freshwater mermen. Since the boundaries are sporadic, in rare regions, there is a saltwater segment next to another saltwater segment and vice versa. Usually, the pattern is saltwater-brackish water- freshwater -brackish water -saltwater, though. 🤞Hopefully. I wouldn't want to retire in either clan if my goal was rest and relaxation. Think of the brackish water kind of like space (Without a space suit, a human would lose consciousness in about 15 seconds, die after 90 seconds, and freeze solid within 12 to 26 hours)...only instead of freezing, they can't regulate their salt levels and dehydrate. In the case of the saltwater mermen, they could last for about 90 seconds in brackish water before swelling up and suffocating, but only 15 seconds in freshwater. Similar case for the opposite, freshwater into salt water, only they are drying up instead of blowing up. Betta mermen in this story, however, can survive for longer in brackish water than their brethren. Several minutes instead of seconds, as some betta fish (in real life) are adaptable and can thrive in a wide range of water conditions, including brackish water (it depends on the adaptability of the fish to brackish water, the salinity of the water, and the species of betta fish). In the story, I just made them able to withstand it for longer than their saltwater brethren.

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I dove towards the reeds again, zooming past the bay root, picking up speed until I tucked myself away into the cavern I shared with my aunt, deep within the underground maze. The maze was a complex network of tunnels and chambers, each with its unique features and dangers. More bettas lived in these caverns, but no one knew the specific paths leading to one another's abode. My aunt and I had frequently lost our way during our first few moon cycles living here. I peered over my shoulder to make

The movie Wicked mimics the Wizard of Oz title by using the same font. But imagine if they titled it Shrewish instead. 🤣

They are more than useful, they're enticing. I only read some of these stories because of your reviews!

Best blog ever!?!?!? 😍 Now we dont have to hunt for each of your individual reviews and can reference this, too!

We all have different methods. Some of us are more detailed than others, some are more action-centric, others are more about the romance...I struggle with settings, atmosphere, and humor these days (which is ironic because when I first began writing, the comedy flew right out of my fingers and onto the pages...I've been losing senior family members back to back lately though, and grief is a stronger beast that impeded me more than depression does, though both states are like cousins to one another when it comes to keeping me from writing the humorous things I want to write.). The point is that from here on out, it is just deciding what you want to write about and what interests you.

Took me a while to get back but I finished it! I love the writing style and the characters, the details, and the setting. I would have liked to have read the "scene change" moments as their own separate chapters, as many didn't feature Juan. I'm not the biggest fan of chapters that don't have the main character in it, but in my first stories, I did the exact same thing. It wasn't until I went back to read them years later that I changed it all to focus on just one character instead of the others. The pacing on my first story was way too fast, but I am too lazy to go back and fix pacing issues in my older stories. The pacing of this one was very steady in the beginning, but it wavered a bit from steady to fast-fast-medium speed-fast-fast which makes it feel like you were rushing to finish, and I understand why since this was supposed to be for one of the events. Things like pacing and following around just one main character are stylistic choices you figure out on the way. Even with the not-as-steady final third of the story, it was a VERY good and entertaining read. I would read anything else you choose to write. It's seriously 3 times better than any of my first stories. I look at this and wonder why you haven't written us anything before.

It can be any 2 dialects that popped in your head while reading. This one is one of my simpler stories, and I still think I could have been more descriptive, but I'm glad you were able to envision it! I was initially trying to go for a fairytale style mini story. This final draft is not as complex as the other projects I'm currently working on. But I did enjoy writing it, nonetheless.

It's all posted, though not on an exact schedule, as I lost track of which days I scheduled and it's too late to change them. But I can say for sure that it is 6 chapters long. No real mention of humans in this story, but I was greatly amused picturing this! 😂

Beneath the dark waters of the Sein channel, my heart raced in my chest, a symphony of fear reverberating in my webbed ears as I forced myself through the thick reeds. I plunged downwards, my hands trembling as I frantically dug my tail into the sand. As the mounds of sand rose, forming protective walls on either side of my rainbow-hued scales, I hunched over them, shielding my bright colors as best as I could. I cursed inwardly, the vibrant hues that made me stand out, a beacon in the darkness,

Peter and Griffin meet at the edge of their communities and become fast friends. They yearn to meet in the middle and live a new life together. But their own people are a much bigger barrier to their love than the massive brackish water path that physically separates them. [BL, mermen]

You say it's plenty of time, but to very slow writers...😂 either way, my new concern is "make sure this is under 25k words." And thank you!

Is there a deadline yet?

Blast! Just when I was getting started, I realized I had to leave in 10 minutes. Before I forget, one of my first thoughts was ‘Sanchez potteries and ceramics’ - As common as Sanchez is as a surname, it reminds me of this one time that my dad's family name was plastered on a van in Puerto Rico and I think they were plumbers. 🤣 Just a fun thought that if I had been born to that branch of the family, I'd have known more about plumbing. I'll be back to finish reading after getting home!