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Lament for an Unlicensed Child (): This is a cautionary Southern poem about the cost of improper procreation.
~ 166 words, Created by: Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 01/17/10
An Afternoon Made of Stories (1485.09.17): The winter afternoon started out dull, with lessons in repairing tack. That changes when Ivara suggests that they find something fresh to add to the cook-pot. (Supporters Only!)
~ 3241 words, Created by: Jessica Douglas (Illustration), Toni Sturtevant (Inspiration), mikka (Inspiration), Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Amelia Margetts (Inspiration), Posted: 03/09/10
(spoilers)
Marai breaks an arm and gains a snow-cat pelt; Dlameda sees an Other and gets his bearskin.
The Flight of the Rose Butterfly (1493.00.01): Bai and Rai learn to play the harmonichron.
~ 3809 words, Created by: Ellen Million (Illustration), Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 01/22/11
The Ties We Twine (1495.01.05): The Elders and raisers of Itrelir seek to establish a new age-set. (Supporters Only!)
~ 4780 words, Created by: Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 07/26/11
(spoilers)
Favubu, Blarq, and Eviira don't want to be with Ularki; The sharp divide sends Karavai and his friends to another infant-house where they find the other members they need.
One-Tick Literature (1495.09.18): Rai and Bai do a writing assignment for class. (Supporters Only!)
~ 1061 words, Created by: Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 07/05/11
(spoilers)
Rai writes a tile poem, while Bai writes a calling-card story.
Invasive (1496.02.27): A young Ressa wrestles with her future.
~ 1917 words, Created by: Ellen Million (Writer), Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Illustration), Posted: 10/12/10
(spoilers)
Ressa decides to go to the city - but not necessarily to join the Carnal Guild, just to see what her options are.
Fala the Leader (1500.06.08): Fala and her young agemates have an adventure while picking blackberries.
~ 2885 words, Created by: Ellen Million (Editor), Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 01/03/10
(spoilers)
Young Fala and her agemates meet a bear while picking blackberries.
Odds and Ends (1503.03.30): Karavai prepares a knitting project with help from his age-mate Ularki.
~ 900 words, Created by: Toni Sturtevant (Patron), Ellen Million (Illustration), Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Amelia Margetts (Inspiration), Posted: 02/22/10
(spoilers)
Ularki is worried about their upcoming adulthood test, because she is "slow" and can't take care of herself.
Ularki's Blanket (1503.03.31): Short poem about Ularki's blanket
~ 71 words, Created by: Valerie Joanne Higgins (Writer), Posted: 03/22/10
(spoilers)
How Ularki feels about the blanket Karavai knitted for her!
The Rats (1503.06.02): Karavai, Tekura, Ularki, and their age-mates face the final phase of their adulthood tests. (Supporters Only!)
~ 2716 words, Created by: Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 05/07/10
(spoilers)
Their age-set suffers an unusually high number of mishaps and injuries during the testing. They barely manage to pass -- and the success is largely due to their exceptional ability to compensate for each other's weaknesses.
Spilled (1515.06.08): Areluu's age-set faces their last test...
~ 1738 words, Created by: Ellen Million (Writer), Posted: 07/23/10
(spoilers)
Although Areluu fails, Lenarai passes the last part and their age-set passes.
A Day of Silence (1516.07.03): A typical day for Marai in the infant house.
~ 1255 words, Created by: Lorna (Comtessa) (Patron), Ellen Million (Writer), Amelia Margetts (Inspiration), Posted: 02/25/10
(spoilers)
Lenarai decides not remain a raiser.
Everberries (1516.07.05): Birka goes out on a late autumn harvest with all of her age-mates.
~ 4599 words, Created by: Ellen Million (Illustration), Ellen Million (Writer), Posted: 08/04/11
(spoilers)
They barely make it back over a snowy pass.
Building Cities (1518.09.02): Jerumal helps his little boys build a city out of blocks.
~ 1231 words, Created by: Ellen Million (Writer), Posted: 04/29/10
(spoilers)
Jerumal receives an application to join the council of the Empire.
A High, Strange Home (1519.08.05): Akaalekirth isn't sure she can get used to living high in the treetops and to people whose children wander the branches and platforms casually.
~ 140 words, Created by: Layla Lawlor (Illustration), Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Posted: 04/07/11
(spoilers)
A younger girl asks her to become sisters.
Beads and Memories (1520.02.08): Facing death is just a part of growing up in the North.
~ 9 words, Created by: Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Posted: 01/24/10
To Name a Reason (1520.02.08): Lenaroth and Lenarai discuss the nature of their names.
~ 129 words, Created by: Lorna (Comtessa) (Writer), Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Editor), Posted: 02/03/10
(spoilers)
Lenaroth and Lenarai were both named after Lenarai's grandfather.
The Song of the Wind, the Sigh of the Willows (1520.02.08): Fala performs a ranger's duties in caring for the dead.
~ 1154 words, Created by: Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 02/18/10
(spoilers)
Fala faces the death of Oromaal, a favorite raiser from her own childhood. Fala tells stories to the dying woman, makes the funerary arrangements in the wilderness, and then goes to speak at the memorial (which is described in "Beads and Memories").
Tokens of Appreciation (1520.02.14): Rai helps a young customer select a gift. (Supporters Only!)
~ 740 words, Created by: Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 02/01/11
(spoilers)
When Rai learns that the gift is intended for a grandmother who is going blind, he discreetly substitutes a more valuable shopping token and directs the child to a nice glass windchime.
Alainya's Knitting (1520.02.18): Alainya practises her newly learned knitting.
~ 135 words, Created by: Valerie Joanne Higgins (Writer), Posted: 03/18/10
(spoilers)
Alainya is not happy with the knitting task she has been given.
All the People in the World (1520.03.30): Yarleda is starting to study to be an elder, which has led her to take a closer look at some of the hard realities the unicorn riders face.
~ 29 words, Created by: Non-Member Artist (Inspiration), Toni Sturtevant (Patron), Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Posted: 01/03/11
Building a Home (1520.04.08): The Empire's licensing system can lead to some interesting domestic choices.
~ 10 words, Created by: Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Ally Loughrin (Patron), Ally Loughrin (Inspiration), Lorna (Comtessa) (Inspiration), Posted: 02/19/10
Harp of Feathers (1520.04.13): Slunai tradition tells that angry ghosts caused the upheaval. In this story, an old Slunai shaman blesses her scientist granddaughter for a trip and, perhaps, plays matchmaker a little.
~ 25 words, Created by: mikka (Patron), Melissa Nelson (Patron), Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Posted: 03/27/10
These Teeth, Like Stars (1520.04.15): Marai and Valoi go to the Raiser Day celebration in summer.
~ 1859 words, Created by: Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 04/01/10
(spoilers)
Peek inside the private ceremonies of the raiser profession! Marai presents Valoi as a newly declared raiser of Itadesh.
Monster Teeth and Art Glass (1520.04.23): A peek into the life of a "rustic" Duurludirj artist, and her efforts to keep her family together and profitably employed.
~ 1173 words, Created by: Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Posted: 06/16/10
Paper Butterflies: Only Paper (1520.06.01): Bai meets someone new while out 'wearing the white hat.'
~ 1301 words, Created by: Lorna (Comtessa) (Illustration), Ellen Million (Writer), Posted: 01/17/10
(spoilers)
The child he meets is Unlicensed.
Paper Butterflies: Paper Trail (1520.06.01): Bai struggles with the idea of unlicensed Amaroin.
~ 2339 words, Created by: Lorna (Comtessa) (Patron), Ellen Million (Writer), Lorna (Comtessa) (Illustration), Posted: 04/07/10
(spoilers)
Ressa finds Amaroin's stamped justification forms in the file - he can be licensed! But he fails to show up for their meeting...
Not the End of the World (1520.06.02): Dlashi has something important to tell Lei...
~ 48 words, Created by: Amy Waller (Writer), Posted: 04/12/10
Velvet Monsters and Ribbon Waves (1520.06.05): When their mainland teacher walks out in anger, Nefessa and her Duurludirj classmates must decide what to do about the assignment. (Supporters Only!)
~ 1347 words, Created by: Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Illustration), Posted: 05/30/11
We Shape Our Lives Like Clay (1520.06.19): Fleitamelo grounded her daughter for playing on the wharves, then decided it's time for a private conversation with her.
~ 9 words, Created by: Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Posted: 05/11/10
The Empire Trusts You (1520.06.20): Jelnora and Abom take a course in parenting. (Supporters Only!)
~ 1140 words, Created by: Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 05/14/10
(spoilers)
Jelnora and Abom wind up adopting Limar, one of the orphans they care for during the course.
Paper Butterflies: Proof (1520.07.15): All is not settled yet with unlicensed Amaroin...
~ 1957 words, Created by: Ellen Million (Writer), Lorna (Comtessa) (Illustration), Posted: 07/14/10
(spoilers)
Amaroin and his grandmother are found and he is given his license!
How Hare-thorn Catkins Became the First Sign of Spring (myth): A Northern myth about silk-hares and hare-thorn
~ 111 words, Created by: Valerie Joanne Higgins (Writer), Posted: 04/09/10
(spoilers)
How Northerners learned to harvest silk-hare wool, and how hare-thorn came to be the first harbinger of Spring.
The Acorn Coat (myth): In this Southern fable, Father Bear finds food for his family. (Supporters Only!)
~ 487 words, Created by: Elizabeth Barrette (Writer), Posted: 06/01/10
Stillborn Dreams (poem): The paper of the license is crisp, new
The ink pungent, purest black
She lays it under her pillow
Like a good luck charm
... (Supporters Only!)
~ 154 words, Created by: Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Elizabeth Barrette (Inspiration), Posted: 02/15/10
Got to Have a License (poem): A children's rhyme. Heard on the streets of Affamarg and other Empire cities.
~ 18 words, Created by: Deirdre / Wyld_Dandelyon (Writer), Ally Loughrin (Patron), Posted: 03/23/10
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