#OctPoWriMo
Today’s theme is Changeling. I can really related to this theme as I often said I must have been found somewhere as a baby. I did not believe I could have been related ;). I also like the example Minute poetry form. I don’t think I have tried it before. I’ll give it a try later since the poem that came to me does not fit the form. My poem was inspired by the definition given for Changeling.
When I Think of Me
I wonder where they took her
That me that might have been
Did they shrink her down
and give her wings
to secret among their kin
I wonder where I come from
and why they placed me here
Did they make me big
and break my wings
just so they could leer
Does she send the hummingbird
that flits among the flowers?
Or the squirrel
who sits and chits at me
as the summer fruit sours
What would be the purpose
of the changeling child
to never know
one’s true home
nature never reconciled
#Writober4
The image for Day 2 on the Pinterest board shows a group of five monsters standing in a row in a field.
My take: This group of monsters looks poised and ready, but ready for what? And what are they waiting for? Is there someone commanding them? Has someone conjured them? Each monster is unique, and appear to have different animalistic characteristics. They may each have different skills or powers, but they all have huge sharp teeth, so I would think they are all carnivores.
Micro-fiction: As she stared into their dead eyes, she wondered what they were waiting for. She was relieved that they hadn’t eaten her too, but that made her wonder if it was her rage that had invited them. She worried they would never leave.
Writing Process and Tools
Yesterday, I forgot to explain what I meant by Story Cube Symbols. I’ve added a link to a post I did about story cubes and different ways to use them. Recently, I’ve been using them a little differently. I’ve been rolling them to look for symbols, either in relation to a character during character creation, or as a way to think up theme symbols.
Celtic Cross Plots: Today I linked to a post from November of 2017 when I started plotting with tarot. It talks about the spread and how I interpret it.
Yesterday I showed this spread as an idea for some creepy flash stories:
- Queen of swords 2. Seven of swords 3. Two of cups 4. Death 5. Judgement 6. Page of swords 7. The Chariot 8. Two of wands 9. King of coins 10. Queen of coins
Today, I looked at my copy of The Ultimate Guide to Tarot: A Beginner’s Guide to the Cards, Spreads, and Revealing the Mystery of the Tarot
A strong, independent, well-off, recently-married woman finds out her partner betrayed her. The partner dies of “natural causes,” but she fears judgement. She becomes alert and carefully observes what others say. People see her as a rising star and help her further her ambitions. She has firm boundaries and will not tolerate those looking to take what is hers and she ends with wisdom beyond her years and physically content in her physical world.
So can we apply this to today’s story? Is one of the monsters in the picture a strong independent woman who was recently betrayed by one of the other monsters? Or does our strong, independent woman command the monsters to do away with her new husband who betrayed her? Did the monsters kill her husband and no one believes her? Does she feel guilty because the monsters killing her cheating husband makes her happy? Or are those monsters perhaps aspects of her own psyche?
There’s a lot to play with there. This is why I enjoy combining different kinds of prompts to spark ideas.
Creepy verbs: frighten, scare, dread, curdle the blood, curl the hair, strike terror into, spook, startle
Story Cubes Symbols: postcard, hand, fire, apple, key, thought bubble, arrows in all directions, bee, arrow (up, left)
Woodland creature: squirrel
Horror trope: demons
I hope you find inspiration and do some fun writing today.
Experience Writing 
I like these lines:
“Or the squirrel
who sits and chits at me
as the summer fruit sours”
I also like the question at the end.
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