Today has been a day of words.
Our international students were putting on a poetry/short story festival in our library as a way of showcasing their native poems and getting them to express themselves. I was one of the few faculty who volunteered to read as well but since it was only 5 minutes or less per reader I had to choose one of Jana's flash fic, nothing like reading a wee lesbian monster hunter story but they liked it (and hey it's lesbian visibility week).
We have students from Spain, Italy, Wales, Ireland, England, Korea, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Israel, Canada, Samoa and more. Mostly the poems were read in Spanish or Portuguese, whispered into the mic. Even the Italian was quiet but it went well.
It went better than me telling off my class this afternoon (they're probably on some rate my professor website going Dr. Evans is a bitch) because on Thursday they have a test on the brain and endocrine but we're currently in the kidney (which is on the final) and I ask about aldosterone and anti diuretic hormone which both effect kidneys and water balance. NONE of them could tell me this. They looked at me like these aren't on their test in two days and their final in two weeks. I nearly made a few of them cry when I mentioned there is no reason for them to not know this since we've been talking about it for three weeks now and that test is 48 hours from now. You can't let me cut your legs out from under you know. If you fall down at this point there isn't time to get back up. If you go down, you're staying there. It's harsh but it has to be because next week's lab test won't save them and the final is rarely anyone's friend.
The writers' virtual chat today was unusual, more conversation about the business end than us writing but it was productive and Liliana and Asha (not to mention Ezio)'s story is over 20K. I feel like I've accomplished something.
But I'm a bit brain dead for a fannish 50 today so let me end this with a poem since it's poetry month and that's the theme of the day. I love Christina Rosetti This is Remember
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Tuesday: Lyrics 🎶✨
Apr. 20th, 2026 10:20 pmToday’s theme is Lyrics 🎧, and you can interpret it in any way that inspires you. Let the words of a song guide your storytelling—whether it’s a single line that captures a feeling 💭, a verse that tells a story 📖, or a lyric that lingers in your mind 🫶. Use music as your starting point and build a scene, moment, or relationship around it 🎼💞.
Just a few rules: 📌
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full name and fandom's full name for ease in adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet. 📝
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing 🚫 or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers ⚠️, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above mentioned spoiler cut.
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Some examples to get the ball rolling… 🚀
* Teen Wolf, Stiles Stilinski/Derek Hale, “Take me to church / I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies.” — “Take Me to Church” by Hozier 🎤
* Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams, “I could make you happy, make your dreams come true / Nothing that I wouldn’t do.” — “Make You Feel My Love” by Adele 💕
* any, any/any, “All along there was some invisible string tying you to me.” — “Invisible String” by Taylor Swift 🧵
We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts 📚✨. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection. See further notes on this new option here.
Not feeling any of today’s prompts? 🤔 You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community. Fret not, DW members 💙; we are working on a way to search through old entries for prompts for you! As of right now, the best way to search for a lonely prompt on DW is to search the community’s archive, which can be found [[HERE]].
While the use of LJ's advanced search and DW’s archive are options, bookmarking the links of prompts you like 🔖 might work better for searching in the future.
As a friendly reminder about our schedule ⏰, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays 🌿, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays 📅. Saturdays are a Free for All day 🎉. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications! 👀
If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so…and spread the word! 📣
tag=lyrics 🎶