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News From Poughkeepsie returns! All-New, All Different! Well, kinda different. I’m keeping the logo.
Why the changes, you may ask? Quite simply, I felt that NFP was failing in its original mission. Beyond my difficulty in getting a daily post up M-F, I was putting far to much of my own style and idiosyncrasies into [...]
Clothes Make The Character
Chau’s medium was fire. She sculpted it, with the help of two specially designed bracelets. The bracelets shot out flame from Chau’s wrists, and she moved her wrists–her whole body, really–in such a way that changed the shape of the flame. He sculptures were unique, [...]
Clothes Make The Character
Reggie’s mother had told him that his cape was not magic. It would not allow him to fly, despite being the same color red as Superman’s cape. He should not try to jump off the roof, or a tree, or the cliff face down by [...]
No comments or prompts for our historical detectives last week. Not genre enough, maybe? An easy enough fix….
If you’re like me, not only do you enjoy a well-designed tie, but you are also anxiously awaiting the next IRON MAN film. While I do not own a necktie made of steel and LEDS–though [...]
Twice the prompt!
Great Detectives – Gladiator
“Do you miss it, Gaius?” Titus raised his hands to the empty coliseum, receiving the cheers of thousands of imaginary spectators. “The roar of the crowd? The thrill of victory? The feel of a sword in your hand?”
“I used a [...]
Great Detectives: Midwife
“I don’t know why you brought me here,” Sally said. She eyed the dead man uneasily. “I’m no good when they leave this world. I do my best when they come in.”
“You’re the only one I think of,” Charity said. “I would be cold myself without [...]
Great Detectives: Samurai
The daimyo’s messenger came to the poet for the third time, and for the third time, the poet rebuffed him.
“The daimyo requests your presence, General,” said the messenger, despite knowing exactly how his words would be received.
“It is in the nature of the daimyo to [...]
Last week’s theme inspired Jessika to write her very first prompt for NFP. It’s a killer start for a story, and I selfishly hope she picks up where she left off, so I can read the rest! I have no doubt we’ll be reading more from her.
Finally got out to see [...]
Cyborg Parts
It looked like just a lump of metal to Kayla. “This is it?” she asked, poking the lump with an uncertain index finger.
“Indeed it is,” said her surgeon. “Your new cybernetic soul. Comes complete with Compassion9000 OS, the nTrospec processor, bluetooth compatibility, and an after-life time warranty.”
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Cyborg Parts
Honor’s daughter hasn’t eaten in 8 months. She had her stomach replaced with a cold fusion nutrient generator. She has restock it with bacteria every week, but it’s a small price to pay for never having to eat again.
Honor, a chef, doesn’t understand it. Her daughter says [...]
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