Category: By the Quill
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The Inklings: Where Imagination Met Inspiration
Discover the Inklings, where Tolkien, Lewis, and others transformed imagination into timeless tales, shaping the world of fantasy and myth.
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Love’s Twilight Farewell
In love’s garden, where secrets bloomed of yore,Now stands a barren landscape, love’s fire no more.For years, we waltzed through passion’s grand ballet,Yet time has shown our love to fade and fray. Circumstances held us captive, chains of iron grip,Our once radiant love now in shadows slip.Unspoken truths and veiled emotions tore us apart,As we…
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Katiyana Recalls How She Met Her Companions
I have been working on a project for quite a few years now, I have just recently looked it over again and thought I’d share this little snippet from my notebook on it. Echoes of the Wild: Chronicles of AdventurersExcerpt from Katiyana’s Memoirs – “In the Shadow of the Wastelands” In a time brimming with…
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Post-Human Evolution
In a future where humans have merged with technology and evolved beyond recognition, a “pure” human is born. Explore the tensions and conflicts that arise between the post-humans and this new, seemingly inferior human. If you use this prompt, feel free to link back to this post.
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Exploring the Potential of Science Fiction Gadgets in Our World
What if your favorite science fiction gadget became real? Explore the transformative power, potential challenges, and profound impact on our everyday lives in this thought-provoking prompt.
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If I grow up…
Books I’ve Read: Quarter Share (Photo credit: Myles!) A few years ago, I came across a wonderful sci-fi coming of age story by one Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share. Somewhere in the story, the main character uttered the words, “I don’t know what I want to be if I grow up.” Those words have stuck with…
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Reflections on Relationship
Love relationships are part of our lives, occasionally they rip us apart inside. I find writing helps in those situations. The world was against usWe did not stand a chanceThe virus disrupted our plansOur hearts were doomed by circumstance Time was against usLives that were on opposite ends of the clockDreams and hopes never to…
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20 Rules for Writing
Here are 20 rules for writing that are easy to remember, read them carefully and you will understand why. Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. A verb has to agree with their subjects Proofread carefully to see if you words…
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Iron Fist of the Monkey
A genre of films that I have this overwhelming fascination with is the Kung Fu movie. Over the years there have tons of terrible movies made that feature martial arts as the focal point and a rare few that actually have some value beyond watching the actors beat the crap out of each other. Here…