Oh So Many Vampires

If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to Sexy Blood Suckers. For today’s images I tried to cut a Nosferatu filter inspired by the 1922 movie in which the first vampiric fangs were shown on camera. Though my filter isn’t exactly recognizable I like the resulting photographs. in the mirrorworld. OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing OurContinue reading “Oh So Many Vampires”

Oct. 16 Prompts: Sexy Blood Suckers

OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Fear of Fangs: Write a poem that includes being bit (by something or someone) and biting (something or someone). A Triple Tetractys might be fun with this prompt. Writober 2023 Today’s image prompt is a creepy find. Those creatures look like they could have fangs. Halloween Photography Challenge Please linkContinue reading “Oct. 16 Prompts: Sexy Blood Suckers”

Making Faces

If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to Carving Scary Faces. I woke up before dawn, so for today’s images I combined last year’s pumpkin filter and my wire Jack-o-lantern face filter to turn the neighbors across the lake’s security lights into Jack-o-lanterns. OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Becoming her Jack-o-lantern She kidnapped mestoleContinue reading “Making Faces”

Oct. 15 Prompts: Carving Scary Faces

OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Fear of Norms: Write a poem from the POV of a monster or your jack-o-lantern. What specifically does the monster fear? You may want to write it as a Bop. Here’s a bop I wrote for OctPoWriMo 2019: Crossing the threshold InsideFlannel pajamascovered in blanketsheating pad on my bellyalone in thoughtfulContinue reading “Oct. 15 Prompts: Carving Scary Faces”

A Watery Grave

If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to Not in the Grave. For today’s images I tried something new and played with fabric under water to create a ghostly under-water grave. OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears NIghtmare Nocturnes Darkness arrives earlier each dayand against my will I tire earlier each daybecause then theContinue reading “A Watery Grave”

Oct. 14 Prompts: Not in the Grave

OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Dream or Nightmare: Have you ever died in a dream, or woken up just before? Carefully describe such an image from a dream. Use that image to explore a specific fear. Writing a Nocturne seems like a good fit for this prompt. You may want to read Nocturne by LouiseContinue reading “Oct. 14 Prompts: Not in the Grave”

Ashes, Ashes We Write it All Down

If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to Stirring the Ashes. For today’s images I tried something new and set two paper filters on fire to make random shapes. One I burned with a match, and the other with a Bic bendable lighter. OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Dimensional Shifts This is theContinue reading “Ashes, Ashes We Write it All Down”

Oct. 13 Prompts: Stirring the Ashes

OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Fear of the known: Choose one of your questions from yesterday and use all of your imagination to answer it in a way that doesn’t frighten you. You may want to organize your answer in the Rispetto form. Here’s a rispetto I wrote in November 2017: The Mentor and MenteeContinue reading “Oct. 13 Prompts: Stirring the Ashes”

The Veil That Keeps Us Blissfully Unaware

If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to Pulling Back the Veil. For today’s images I spent my morning completely rebuilding my mirrorworld, and hanging a blue light curtain as my veil. I wrapped orange, green and white lights around two of my laundry basket hoops, one on top of the other, andContinue reading “The Veil That Keeps Us Blissfully Unaware”

Oct. 12 Prompts: Pulling Back the Veil

OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Fear of the unknown: Write a poem made of questions to which you do not want to know the answer. It might be fun to put your questions in an Acrostic form, spelling out a technical term for a certain phobia, or an answer that would frighten you. Here’s anContinue reading “Oct. 12 Prompts: Pulling Back the Veil”