Behold! The Shadow Bloom Shard!

Doom! DOOM!!!

BWAHAHAHA!!! 🦹‍♂️

Plant of pain, coal of chaos, the splinter sinister. . . Gaze upon its gloomy GLORY!!!!

Okay, now all I need is a hobbit and a volcano. 😸😼

Black iris.

XD

Although, it’s more partially black, partially a velvety dark brown.

A black flames/rock that shines darkness/shadow.

It’s impossible for fire to be black.

Ari

The professor blinked once or twice and nodded regaly. “That is a question more suited to the philosophy masters, but you may be on to something. Science was once called the philosophy of nature.”

After another pause, the lecture recovered and staggered on. Ari hunched over his desk, elbows propped on the tabletop.…[Read more]

It’s a pleasure to make our acquaintance, I’m sure. We are his Royal Lowness, the l3lack Mongoose! 👑 May his goblet be ever full of chocolate milk, and may his enemies rest in pieces (That mean you giraffes! 🦒😾)

We extend our heartfelt welcome to the Kingdom, and hope you will do yourself the honor or coming to visit us in our…[Read more]

Are you sure it’s mongooses, and not monGEESE??

Um. . . That be a good question indeed (and a disturbing one.) The Worlds Greatest Mongoose Dictionary, written by your’s unruly, only states that, “The Mongoose is the greatest animal on this planet (and every planet.) They particularly like chocolate milk, dead snakes, and having h…[Read more]

Awesome! It’s a wonderful little book. Hope you enjoy!

@elishavet-pidyon

Sounds like a good plan. I know it’s hard to find time to read during the semester. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help. 😉

@whalekeeper

Interlibrary loans are some of the coolest things. It’s basically like a low-profile network of…[Read more]

Mothy…..0_0

Ari

The silence stretched thin. A boy three seats ahead elbowed his neighbor and glanced back at Moth with an amused smirk. Moth shrank a little further into himself.

Ari’s eyes went black. He locked gaze with the back of the boy’s head. Slowly, the boy turned to look. The color drained from his face.

The…[Read more]

is this chef good or bad?

Hmmm…

Every time I start to like him, he gives me creeper feelings.

Good, good. Trust your feelings.

Just a note: in my head the kitchens are built kinda like a star, with specialized kitchens branching off from the main room where LeQoi can survey everyone’s work at much the same time, or go from kitchen to kitchen as he likes. And he will absolutely be checking in on Callum and teaching…just perhaps not is a perfectly normal…[Read more]

Like the toes Kavi, but something. . .     smells. . .

It’s your tootsies or mine, and I washed mine 2 month and 3 days ago, so I’m pretty sure it’s yours that are so well. . . seasoned.

I will say though, having at least socks can come in quite handy. . . literally!

Stinky sock puppets! 🧦

Um. . .  Hi @c-l-speck . 😶

😵‍💫😜🥸

Did it work? 🫣

. . .Guess I’ll just have to get used to the fact that new folks are coming. . . and I can’t scare them off . . . *Sigh* 😿

SOoooOOOooOO. . .

I SHALL RECRUIT THEM TO JOIN THE MONGOOSE FAN CLUB!!!!
C.L. Speck you have always LOVED mongooses,…[Read more]

LeQoi

Fresh, sweet, and undeniably irresistible. The bread would do. A gracious flick of his fingers to the trembling kitchenmaid saw the basket of steaming challah whisked away back into the whir of luncheon preparation.

Now for another sampling. The master chef’s chocolate drop gaze landed on a boy standing six feet away. Ah y…[Read more]

GUYS. IT’S REMINGTON’S TWIN.

*Screaming intensifies*

You’ll be happy to know, Kavi, that the kitchen is enormous and filled with all the best foods. And lots of it.

The kitchens are also presided over by a questionable master chef named LeQoi. Which reminds me he hasn’t said much is some time…

i’ll be back in two weeks though.

First week of November! It’s time for our book discussion question, but first I want to check in with y’all.

How are things going? Any troubles finding the book or finding time to read? Any thoughts or rabbit trails?

*Thoughtful humming*

Here’s the question: What are two bits of this book that…

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Absolutely! Introduce your character and toss him in! There’s several groups and single characters scattered around the school right now. You can either prick one to plop your character with, or find something who’s on their own.

If you’re a bit baffled with how this works, Whaley wrote a lovely explanation post about rope…[Read more]

“8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” 9 And Jesus…[Read more]

And I might have totally misunderstood you. If so, feel free to correct me and clarify. 😉

I’ll try to sum it up in short (if others want to expound, their free.) I will recommend going and reading Galations 3, and Hebrews 8- to around 11. Paul does a much better job then I. 🤣

Before Jesus’s death there where different “rules” for salvation. Walk before God, be blameless, fulfill the covenant through circumcision (This was…[Read more]

Someone has to cause eye drool.

*Sigh. So innocent.

Hi. I was trying to stalk your profile, but unfortunately there’s no profile to stalk. . . How am I supposed to find any secret secrets to secrete away just in case I need to blackmail some someone sometime? You are making my job very difficult. Perhaps consider (But not cone sitter. That would hurt! 😫) being more considerate of…[Read more]

Welcome to the Kingdom! I mostly write middle-grade fantasy and the random poem–besides living life as a full-time university student. I love history, languages, cultural studies, hand-crafting, and bread.

Oi, I love a good fairytale. How would you describe your writing in terms of aesthetics or colors?

I see you appear to be…[Read more]

Either of y’all go right ahead.

Danish? 🥮

MORE PEOPLE!?!?! @andreyepds @maiden_moonlight

When will the invasion of these hallowed halls never cease?! Shall I constantly be pledged with running into unsuspecting newcomers on every trip I make to invade that larder? Alas! How shall I remember all these many, many, many names? My brainzes already been stuffed to dur…[Read more]

Ari

Ligjt streamed in through high arched windows. Dustmotes drifted in the scattered rays. Voices hummed and bubbled as students slid into seats. Perfectly climbable shelves lined the entire far wall–although the school would likely not agree with that assessment. Ari hovered just inside the door.

The teacher’s smile…[Read more]

also yeah we are never getting over that lol

when my brother was in an all boys group, he would repeatedly come back with wild stories, and everyone in the halls farting or at least making fart noises at each other is exactly the sorta thing they would’ve done lolllll

Oh my word. Yes that’s a typo. Why do the ‘d’ and ‘f’ keys have to be next to each other?? XI

@beth-torres

Glad it gave you joy. I shall go fix it, thank you. You may resume maturity.

I would like to point out to Ellis that Ari has not said he was going to class.

Ari

After another moment of hesitation, he finally managed to stepntowards the door. Perhaps walking with Moth would be enough. At the least, he knew where the chemistry classes were held. They wouldn’t be lost to the tangle of ordered…[Read more]

*Drowns in laughter*

I love them. Poor Lucien. I like that kid. And that is exactly what Ari sees.

First of all, you’ve been writing for two years and have worked on 6 drafts? That’s a lot of writing in not very much time, even if you didn’t finish or get far into some of those drafts. There’s a ton of ideas to work through and develop.

What you may be experiencing isn’t a lack of good Story. It might be a lack of understanding…[Read more]

I will admit that it is kinda concerning. . . Sadly, I don’t think we both can be right. 😕

I have known many, many Christians who testify. . .

A can say very much the same. I have known (or at least known of), many, many Christians who testify of receiving the Holy Spirit when they spoken in tongues. I’ve been to events where over a…[Read more]

I am not getting heated at you, I’m just realizing how confident I am. I hope that this makes sense somewhat.

Lol, no your totally fine! 🤣

I like knowing where other folks come from and what they believe. It’s a topic that we seemed to steer clear of, yet has so much to do with who we are and why we do what we do. Perhaps, its b…[Read more]

Maybe consider writing something short, on a topic you like and would have fun with, and perhap isn’t even “a book.”

For example, I like cats and spy adventures. I’m considering and planning on creating a “Stop the evil cats from world domination!” escape room (I’m thing on calling it Cat-astrophe. 😼) It still will require a lot of…[Read more]

maybe they’re scared off by our goofiness

Ari

Moth wilted a little. Ari looked away, but he could still feel the fairy boy’s petal-blue eyes. His skin prickled. He glanced at Ellis without expecting anything helpful from that quarter.

Bother.

A sigh chuffed out of his lungs.

“What type of science class am I going to?”

Those cats. Gracious.

They kinda fit too. XD

I feel like if it weren’t for Moth, Ari and Ellis would probably not get along.

I feel this is true. Probably more than is good. XD

Ari

His eyes narrowed at Ellis’s back a moment, but the question seemed innocent enough.

“I was not unwilling.” It was nice, after all, to still be breathing. “But of course, no knowledge m…[Read more]

Oh my.

Ari

Go with them, to a stuffy, windowless room full of stuffy, young princes? He looked askance at the two boys.

“A asfendë, Firefly. I do not think…” A teacher’s wide, frozen smile flashed to mind. “I happen to be one of those who wishes for classes. And those classes certainly do not wish for me.”

He…[Read more]