Side note: I learned about the strategy of taking your characters on a walk and talk from a pin on Pinterest. I have yet to try the method out myself, but I'd imagine websites like c.ai might help you talk with your character.

As for nuance and culture, I learned to look into that the hard way while writing E.I. I wrote it completely off of impulse instead of looking at the plan for the characters and the country they're most familiar with, which led me to completely rewrite it (and the characters).

I'm Myth, the owner of this Padlet. Most of you probably already know that, but I just thought I should say that since I never introduce myself in the announcements. I never name the announcements either, unless you consider "Hello! I was able to get..." a title.

Speaking of the title, this one's nice, eh? "Update Ideas", what does that entail? Well, it entails update ideas!

I've realized that this padlet is kind of half alive, and has been half alive for a long time now. In fact, Padlet itself is incredibly half alive. Sadly, I know no other website that's decently alive (or any other website in general) that I could use as a 2nd Write to Your Heart's Desire.

Now of course, that doesn't mean I'm going to get rid of Write to Your Heart's Desire.

Just... change it up a little bit.

What I plan to do is update it. Of course, I'm going to need update ideas. I already have a few, such as actually making this padlet public (which I'm definitely going to do. I'll make a backup too, just in case), and doing fun little events!

I haven't quite decided what the 'fun little events' would be, but I think I'll definitely take some inspiration from a website called RanGen (rangen.co.uk).

For those of you who don't know what RanGen is, it's pretty much a website where you can generate different things for a story. I discovered RanGen about a year or two ago and I'm proud to say it's one of my favorite websites, if not my favorite! My past story (the one I'm gonna rewrite), takes a lot of inspiration from RanGen. That story might not be possible without RanGen in fact.

But, while RanGen has amazing generators, I did not come here to talk about my love for it. I more so came to talk about the specific thing I wanna implement into this padlet: Monthly challenges.

Every month, RanGen challenges its users to write a story of around 10,000 words using specific generators. Now I don't have a generator, nor am I going to steal this idea as blatantly as I've done others. My padlet is also not specifically made for stories/short stories. Which is why I more so plan to steal the concept of it. Of course the challenges will be optional, I just think it would be a fun little addition to this padlet. With that said, I'll go ahead and brainstorm some ideas for the month of February. Once done, I'll post it along with some more specifics of what to do.

If you have any other update ideas, I'll be more than happy to hear them out!

That being said, thank you for your time, and happy writing!

Sincerely, the owner,

Myth

Are you feeling a bit... romantical? Well, regardless of whether you are or not, the romantical month of February has come! With this month, I bring to you a few optional challenges to get you into the romantic spirit. So open those chocolate candies and wave the red flags high because these challenges are yours for the month. Take them on a joyride and make sure to return them in this section by February 29th!

1. Write an anonymous creative work that holds the power of an anonymous love letter to your special someone behind it [short story, play, fanfic, song]

2. Write a tragic romance with revenge and hopes for a new romance/new leaf [any creative work]

3. Write a Valentine's Day special [stories, plays, songs, or a Valentine's Day poem]

4. Use symbolism to describe your relationship and feelings with/towards your special someone. This can include relationships between characters, items, and any other form of metaphors or symbolism [any creative work]

5. Write what love means to you [any creative work]

6. Write or symbolize what love has taught you [any creative work]

7. Choose between love, unrequited love, forbidden love, traumatic love, past love, concerning love, or obsessive love, and turn the emotions you felt (whether you were on the receiving end, giving end, or witnessing end) into a feeling beat

8. Either create a mashup between already existing romance-related songs or (romance-related) songs you've wrote, or create art out of the lyrics of 1 - 2 romance songs [songs, drawings that include lyrics, or descriptive poetry]

9. Write about your first love/childhood crush using a nostalgic tone and anonymity to said crush [any creative work]

10. Take one of your favorite romances and put yourself in the place of the character you relate the most to. Either find a character who is similar to your love interest, make one of the side MLs (Male Leads), FLs (Female Leads), or other gender leads represent or be similar to your love interest, or rewrite one of the characters to make them your desired love interest, and rewrite the story with the two (or more) of you. Write the story with "What would I do?" and "What would he/she/they do?" type of questions. Do not change or erase the initial issue. You can change or erase and following issues if your actions would not lead to that. Write the romance you got it from at the end [play, fanfic, or shorten it into a short story]

Optional additions

Make a cover design for your choice

Add a little extra something or combine choices as a way of acknowledging leap year

Add in a bit of Black history (or tie your submission to Black history) as a way of celebrating Black History Month

Make a part 1 & 2 of your work. If your work is LGBTQ+ related, then post part two in June as a way of celebrating Pride Month

Can't choose? Pick your choices and let this website break the tie!

Post your submission under this post with its title and "| 2024 February Submission" after it

Im feeling used but im

Still loving you

but i know

youll never be there for me~

(Bridge)

anxiety is

killing me

and i dont

knw wat to do

when the days

start blending in

and i

havent got a

clue

youre right there

just out of reach

and all i want

is to hold you~

(Chorus)

im feeling lonely tonight

could you come over

and tell me itll be alright

please let me know

that you wont let go again

(da, da, da)

(verse 2)

we held hands through the ride

but you let go soon after

nd i was drpped into the tides

surroulded by their laughter

how could you break me like this?

oh, i was so foolish

(Bridge)

anxiety is

killing me

and i dont

knw wat to do

when the days

start blending in

and i

havent got a

clue

youre right there

just out of reach

and all i want

is to hold you~

(Chorus)

im feeling lonely tonight

could you come over

and tell me itll be alright

please let me know

that you wont let go again

(da, da, da)

(outro)

that you wont let go again

(that you wont let go again)

that you wont let go again

(that you wont let go)

but you let go again

(you let go)

and im lonely again

(im all alone)

im lonely again

im all alone

Sweet and funny i lve yu a bunch

(Chorus)

hey, hey, youre my peppermint crush

id do nything to get that touch

My peppermint crush

yeah,

yure my peppermint crush

(Verse 1)

I get a little lazy

the days are getting hazy

I just need you baby

I want you t taste me

(verse 2)

I find it kinda funny

i find it kinds sweet

you make me tingle all over

Just like the day we meet

(verse 3)

i find it kinda cute

I find it kinda cool

how you make my mouth hurt

aint that kinda cruel?

(bridge)

Hey, hey youre my peppermint crush

sweet and silly i love you a bunch

Hey, hey youre my peppermint crush

im obsessed, think i love you too much

Hey, hey youre my peppermint crush

i know i love ou, i want you too much

(Chorus)

hey, hey, youre my peppermint crush

id do anything to get that touch

My peppermint crush

yeah,

yure my peppermint crush

Have you ever felt insane? Went insane? Seen insanity? I've been through all 3, and it's not fun! So, why not vent your frustrations via this challenge? You can, if you dare. Just make sure to grasp your sanity by March 31st. If you don't, well, I can't guarantee what may happen to ya. Good luck I guess?

1. Write a story that takes place completely inside the mind of someone who went insane. Them reflecting on past events is allowed. The character can be fictional, realistic, yours or someone else's. [short story, fictional diary entry, play, narrative poem]

2. Write a psychological thriller/horror with the Main Character being an unreliable narrator who's absolutely fucked up in the head. If you take this option, you must post two submissions. One being the original with the unreliable narrator, the other being what actually happened or an analysis of what actually happened in the POV of a reliable narrator. [short story, story, play]

3. Produce a beat or song that has a huge element of insanity in it (I imagine this one would be kind of hard, specifically the beat. I would recommend taking inspiration from ambient tracks that turn an emotion into a beat, add in whispers or voices to whatever track you make, or try to create a melody that sounds eerie or insane)

4. Write a dialogue between two people, one of them talking about something someone insane did to them or what drove them (the first person) insane. The other person will react/respond in some way to this (any way you choose). This discussion can be imaginary and/or a dream (to the main character), be something the main character reflected upon, or it can be in real time. [short story, fictional diary entry, poem, song, script]

   
   

Optional additions

Make a cover design for your choice?

Choose one of the choices for this month, and convert it into visual art (drawing, painting, etc.) [Youth Art Month]

Say your visual art has a person in it, give them a silly or maybe dignified mustache. Why? Why not! [Mustache March]

Is your main character female? Have a female character in your story? Well, show them some love and add in a few fun facts about women's history [Women's History Month]

Who doesn't love a character on their deathbed? Say your Main Character has been through a lot. What if their past has something to do with brain tumors or colon cancer? What if they have it? What if they did something twisted because of that? Sounds good? Write it! [Brain Tumor Awareness Month, National Colon Cancer Awareness Month]

Last but not least, who doesn't love Ireland and America! Add in a bit of Saint Patrick's Day, make an Irish or/and Irish-American character, or maybe come up with a twisted contribution they made that messed your character up (sorry Ireland, you got a rough month). [Irish Heritage Month, Irish-American Heritage Month]

Make a collaboration with May's Mental Health Awareness Month and add in a part two showing your character's some compassion and watching them get better! Wholesome, right? Or, you could you could write a comforting beat/song to contrast that insane one! Just make sure to let March have its moment and save that for May [collaboration with Mental Health Awareness Month]

You can also collaborate with the website that inspired the Monthly Challenges and do theirs as well! Make sure to show them some love!

Can't choose? Pick your choices and let this website break the tie!

Post your submission under this post with its title and "| 2024 March Submission" after it

You may've noticed that the 2024 March Monthly Challenge, the current monthly challenge, only has four options. Now, originally, this was just me being too tired to come up with the rest. Once Spring break rolled around, I thought I would come up with more, but did not (despite psychological being a genre found in most of my works). So, I decided to go ahead and add in what I've already planned to implement this month. I've subtly teased it in this month's Optional additions with choice #2 being "Choose one of the choices for this month, and convert it into visual art (drawing, painting, etc.)". That was for Youth Art Month, another thing March is celebrated for.

I'm pretty sure we're all youth, and even if not, it doesn't matter because today, this place is no longer a self-made library ("self-made" as in all of us who have contributed"), but a creative workshop! No longer can you only request a section for your literary work, you can now request your very own art section, beat section, photography section, modeling section (warning: the modeling section won't be for face reveals or anything of a sexual nature. I made this section for those who inspire to do something in the fashion industry, whether that be modelling, making clothes, etc.), crochet, comics, animation, origami---you name it and I'll see about it! Because, at the end of the day, creativity isn't just visual art, which is why I made this Padlet, but it isn't just literary art either. Art is a handmade ingenious work. Even construction and interior design is a work of art. You'd be surprised, but art is all around us. Without art, Earth would be "Eh". I got that from this artistic quote (sadly I don't know who said it), and it's rather true. If you take out the letters "a", "r", and "t", you'd be left with "Eh". Art is beautiful, and I believe it's part of what makes the world beautiful.

For now, "Write To Your Heart's Desire" will become "Serendipitous Daydream" unless I or one of you come up with a better name. The description will also change, as will this padlet. I hope you're as excited for this new update as me. Thank you for your time, and happy creating!

Sincerely,

Myth

I'll break you.

I'll betray you.

I make you wonder why you trusted me.

Why did you trust me?

I'm a liar.

A cheater.

A playboy.

You're nothing but a pawn in the game I was forced to play.

Why did you decide to stay?

Why did you decide to stay?

I'm breaking all my boundaries.

I'm breaking all your boundaries.

I promised myself I'd never hurt you.

I lied to myself.

I care about you.

I want to protect you.

I want to break you

In your deepest despair.

I want you to run away from me

I beg you- run into a distant land.

I want to comfort you

Protect your heart-

You from everyone's hands

I want to cause you trauma

And make sure you know it was no mistake

When you're hurt, beaten and bruised

I want to protect you,

I want to heal you,

I want to mend you.

I want to break you.

I want you to learn a lesson

From all this heartbreak.

I want to destroy me

Because I want to destroy you

I want to crush you until you're nothing but dust.

Shatter myself,

Putting only the good parts back together

I'll add water,

Molding you back into what you once were

I'll cut you off from me,

For your safety,

For your protection,

I'll break anything we once had.

Even if you're deranged enough to still love me

I'll hurt you

To protect you.

But remember...

It's all in the name of love."

Date: 11/16/22

Date posted: 8:20 AM, 3/26/24

By: Soul/Echo

Based off of: Heartbreak Bound

Almost Chosen Names
Beyond Love: Diehard Fan
Beyond Love: Obsession
Beyond Love: Hunted
Diehard Fan
Center Stage
New Life Setback

Genre
Realistic Fiction
Main genres: Psychological (main genre),  Entertainment Industry, rise to fame, LGBTQ+
Subgenres/plots: Romance, mystery

Inspired By/Based Off Of
Oshi No Ko

Can Be Found On
Padlet
Docs

Status
Planning
Writing Status: last research stages of development. Refining characters

Warnings

This story contains:

Abuse | planned

Mentions of abuse

Manipulation | planned

Stalking

Sexual abuse

Mentions of sexual abuse

Obsession

Kidnap

And unwritten stuff

Cavalli Moro is a 16 year old cloudgender living on the streets of 2023 Como, [Northern] Italy. Desperate, they breakdance in order to get themself and their friends off the streets. However, this is not the only reason they need a place to stay. They want this so they cannot only remain "MISSING", but also so that they can escape their rapist and stalker: Innocenzo Lombardi.

In [Dashanzi] Beijing, China there are a group of performers with a long history bound to end at any moment. They're desperate for one more member to possibly light the way. Led by their leader, Shěn Qiang, they take their first break in years at Como, Italy, but meet Cavalli Moro, who's their first breath of fresh air in years.

When desperation meets two mirrors, there is bound to be a mess.

i love you
and im glad youre sleeping
you needed it
a rest
a sleep
darling

i love you

you told yourself you were worthy of what happened

you were not

you deserved better

you NEEDED better

darling

sweet sweet child

i love you

for you

for YOU

i miss you

all of you

in my arms

on my skin

in my heart

Birthday.

A concept created to celebrate the anniversary of the day you entered this world. many people look forward, many despise, some dont mind. Its a constant steady reminder that each day, each memory is past. that you will never be the same, relive that last year, relish the next until

what is the concept of time?
it exists beyond earth, but what measures it? what calculates an hour if not on earth. our measurements use our planet, but what about jupiter? what a day for us isnt a day for them, so how?

Clover is found in an open feild, surrounded by trees. tall grasses surrounding him, hiding his tail. he sits and picks flowers. a young man sits on a bench, watching him, he draws Clover and hands the drawing to him, he asks to be clover's friend. Clover smiles and challenges the man. "ive just planted a bunch of clovers, if you can find the four-leafer, I will agree to become your friend, if you cannot find it within the time, you are not worthy." he says, he creates a small patch of clovers. and places the four leafer in his hair, he starts counting down from ten minuets the man picks a three leaf clover and shows it "nope, thats a three, look harder, pay attention to your surroundings" the man groans and looks some more, he thinks he found one, joy across his face, as hollds up two two leafed clovers, thinking they were one. "thats two two-leafers. you have thirty seconds left" The man panicks then his expression fades, he chuckles a bit and smiles. he reaches his hand out to Clover and takes the four-leafer from his hair. Clover then smiles. "Good eye. Notice anythig else about me?" The man notices Clover's tail and jumps back. he stares nervously, Clover only smiles. "You said you wanted to be my friend because i was friendly right?" then you shouldnt mind my appearnce.... "plus.. I DO have legs, i just dont like them" the man slowly gets closer and sits by him, still nervous. Clover yawns, unhingng his jaw and revealing his fangs. The man smiles a bit. "you found the four-leaf, so you have one wish from me" he says, the man replies with saying he wanted a friend, and now has a really cool one. Clover smiles at him. "Okay, Your one wish is still pending." the man smiles. Clover then resumes picking flowers and making a flower hat from them. he placs it on the mans head. the man later introduces himself as Terrence.

We're not just statical means

Or stats on a screen

And people don't care because it- "doesn't effect them"

Not all who are blind can't see

You only see partially

With silk pressed to your eyes

Tightly

Don't see how immigrants provide to- the economy

Or SNAP benefits don't just keep us- from starving

It keeps you from being hungry

It keeps us feeding

And you're just feeding

What you've been given

Never thought to bite the hand

That feeds rat poison to your children

Because we could've been living

In a world with free healthcare

Richest country in the world but that

Money goes where?

We could be without homeless on the- streets

But we got people begging on their- knees

Asking me for money

But I have none to spare

Because you haven't paid back my kind

For the pain that we bear.

Because we could've been living

In a country with equal rights

Concerned about us bringing people- into this world

(A pain no one should endure)

But not concerned with keeping us alive

But what's it mean to you

If families can't thrive

With an additional mouth to feed

Or two less

Numbers don't deserve empathy

So you lead others here

With the stench of the American Dream

And bound them in chains

Separate families

Because we don't deserve to think

Or dream

And we're just mice stuck in a cat's cage

When we're just statistics on a screen

Because we could've been living

But we're living under

Dunning-Kruger

Because not all who are blind can't see

You only see partially

With silk pressed to your eyes

Tightly

Blinding

So much so that I can't tell

If it's saving or dragging you(us) down

To insanity

Date: 10/24/25

By: Sinclair Mitchell

About: Put simply, I chose a bad time to get into politics.

Inspiration: https://youtube.com/shorts/AOC6CMZ3jd8?si=nqhKIEm9SHnq9TQ9

It takes a sacrifice to truly see it,

And sacrifices are hard to make when everything's already been stripped from you.

You can spend your whole life striving and trying

with no guarantee you'll get it back.

So why take the risk?

You've known this all your life

it's the closest thing to your "intact".

Since there's no hope,

that life won't be as bad.

Humans are beings of comfort.

They crave it, they need it,

and become paralyzed when they don't get it

In their darkest hours.

Every hour afterwards becomes a dark hour

Every glimmer of light----a lie

A charade, because how could anything ever be

a lighter shade?

There is no hope,

and for some, nothing to lose

So they go about life in a loose way

Not realizing they're bruised

And pushing others away

With tactics meant to keep them(self) safe

Because life is simply a game we play,

and they're on their last limbs----

----trying to stay awake

They're asleep to the light

until something gives them hope

and when that goes?

No one knows.

Date: 10/16/24

It's been an extremely long time since the last monthly challenge. A lot has been going on since then (including the switch to in-person), but we are so back! Not only are we back for the fall season, we're also back for my birthday month. So, do me a favor and participate in these fall-themed monthly challenges:

1. Create a chill beat to aid in studying

2. Write songs, poetry, or a short story about shedding what was old

3. Write an AU (alternative universe) about Christopher Columbus and the Native Americans [look up "how Thanksgivings came to be" or "What Christopher Columbus did to the Native Americans"]

4. Write or create something symbolic of your process of shedding a bad habit (the bad habit doesn't have to be named if you don't want to)

5. Write or draw a picture of a family get-together and/or reunion

6. Take a picture, write a story and/or poem, create a beat, or put together an outfit that summerizes the cozy Thanksgivings vibes

7. Draw a panel or write a poem or short story about an interaction you had with someone you haven't talked to in a long time

8. Study and write about the cozy feelings arising from this time of the year

9. Create a moodboard about anything fall themed relating to your area of creative interest(s) (for example: stylish cozy outfits for fashion, favorite fall things for poetry, OCs gathering together/hanging out for drawing or writing, etc.)

10. Get started on a story you've been procrastinating with. Upload one chapter by the end of the month or have a scheduled date for its release

11. [✨️NEW✨️] Create a fall themed pattern on any 3d work (for example: pottery, clay, etc.)

Optional additions

Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): Draw a picture or a mural or write a story, song, or poem of an honored deceased love one and what they were like (or what they liked) in their life.

Veterans Day: create anything of your choice to give as a gift for a Veteran you know. (You can come to this community if you need any support or ideas)

Combine Día De Los Muertos with Veterans Day and All Souls' Day to honor a family members who died in the war. Anything is free game.

World Vegan Day: Write a story, song, or poem about your favorite animal or pet, the symbolism behind them, or what they mean to you.

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists: Get political, and write (story, poem, song) about the importance of journalists in todays world. Create a mural speaking out against crimes against journalists.

Write or draw about any national day of your choice that's within this month.

Create any work to celebrate any national monthly celebration that is related to you, but not your country of birth (for example, if you are African American and you were born in American, learn and create a work based upon Africa's November national celebration)

Native American Heritage Month: Write a short story or poem about Native American culture, their contributions to society, and/or the hardships they have faced. Draw or create an outfit celebrating Native American culture. Write a poem about a unique word from a Native American language (the title of the poem will be the Native American word; BONUS if the word has no direct English translation)

National Alzhrimer's disease awareness month: Write a song, story, poem, or create a drawing or a beat about (or conveying the feelings of) what it feels like to lose a loved one to Alzheimer's disease.

Challenge: In honor of the beloved NaNoWriMo, write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days for Novel November. You can also do this same challenge in Reedsy Studio to win up to 5k, and all you have to do is sumbit an excerpt.

As the grande finale, you can also do a challenge of your choice based upon a specific celebration or event. If you choose to do that, you must release it by the date of said event (November 1st and 2nd celebrations can be released any time in November). Here is a list of daily November celebrations.

And, as always, though we're not partnered, and no we aren't paid to advertise them, we all know and love them: RanGen! Create and post any monthly challenge on there that you see fit, including previous monthly challenges (as an apology for my absence)

Post your submission under this post with its title and "| 2025 November Submission" after it.

As always, good luck and happy creating!

P.s: I am so very sorry for missing Halloween. I planned on making a 24 hour challenge for it as my return to this padlet, but I found myself extremely busy with all the legal stuff.

Writers, don't start drama if you have knowingly and willingly placed your consent in the comments under this post.

ALL THOSE IMAGES ARE PHOTOS OF MY BADDI MISS HEED FROM THE SHOW VILLAINOUS

The lights are up, the tree is trimmed,
My Christmas spirit, feeling dimmed.
For Santa's scales are tipped, I fear,
Another year, the same old gear.

My brother, who turns just eight,
But in the gift count, he's first rate.
He rips through paper, fast and loud,
A king among the present crowd.

A remote control car, a shiny bike,
More toys than any kid would like.
He giggles, beams, and shouts with glee,
"Look what I got! And me! And me!"

And me? A sweater, soft and gray,
"For growing into," Mom will say.
A book to read, a little cash,
My Christmas wishes turn to ash.

I know I'm older, thirteen's tough,
But "practical" is getting rough.
They say it's not about the stuff,
But, come on, Santa, enough's enough.

Next year I'll write a longer list,
Maybe my wishes won't be missed.
For now, I'll smile, and watch him play,
And dream of my own Christmas Day.

I always wondered what would happen

watching the small gasps of air dissipate

their life flashing before their eyes

before finally collapsing against the cool inviting earth

What would their last thoughts be?

Friends?

Family?

Love?

Their strengths?

Their weaknesses?

Their hopes?

Their dreams?

What lead them to this moment

Where they try to cling onto life

or let death's cold crisp hands take them away

Their last moment of seeing the sun

Their last moment of seeing the moon

Their last fleeting seconds on the face of the earth

Why were they not allowed to live?

Why were they allowed the sweet release of death?

Only one way to find out.

1. Write an acrostic poem that spells out a word in another language for learn a foriegn language month

2. Draw a picture or make an advertise for adopting dogs Operation Santa Paws

3. Make a song to bring attention to a cause of your choice for universal human rights month

4. Take a series of photos of vegetation and fruits for root vegetables and exotic fruit month

5. Design your own tie with designs that dhow what winter means to you for national tie month

6. Write a short story about hallucinations while on drugs for National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month

7. Knit an ugly Christmas sweater, or make your own DIY ornament

8. Produce a Christmas themed beat, or make a beat as a Christmas present for someone

9. Model your favorite winter outfit

10. Write a short story about one of Santa's reindeer

11. Take a photograph, make a beat, draw a picture, or write a song, poem, comic, or short story to capture the warmth and feativity of Christmas time/winter

Anddd, as always, you can do challenges directly from our beloved RanGen

Post your submission under this post with its title and "| 2025(6) Winter Celebration" after it.

As always, good luck and happy creating!

What does it mean to lie?

One day, I gave you the strings of my heart to tie

You pulled on my strings as you walked away

Holding on tightly as you made your escape

From me

And I'll pretend you don't exist

That I don't feel that tug when I reminisce

Or when I see if you text

And so I put myself in time out

And pretend you're as meaningless as the next

What does it mean to love?

But what does it mean to live?

Under your care, never remiss

Yet it was the dignity of a human soul

And my dignity wishes when you grow old

You'll never change

For my hand's outreached from your strings

Holding it out like The Creation of Adam

Dragging me along

The birth of something new

Sprouted from what was thought to be dead

At least I'm sure there was something wrong with my head

For 9 months is only a breath in 89 years

And every tear that was wept

Sprouted from here

Tied into a bundle

And named a "Bouquet"

Full of lotuses and lavender

Peony and chrysanthemum

And sunflowers

I dared to dream of a world that was ours

For the strings made constellations

Defined my star system

Big Dipper, Cygnus

All within a touch

A pull of the string

From the one who made my heart sing

And my brain mend

And once I dared to dream

I knew it was all worth it in the end

Only it was I who tied

The strings of your words

Onto my heart

And your words forever pull at my strings

Even in your absence

Date: 12/15/25, 11:31 PM

By: Cynclare Mitchell

1. Write a poem about new beginnings for New Years

2. Write a science fiction story or draw a scene full of scientific fiction themes

3. Create a song or beat and dedicate it to victims of human trafficking to spread awareness or donate some of the profit to human trafficking prevention organizations for National Human Trafficking Prevention Monthly

4. Write a story educating others on any form of historical slavery that had major negative impacts on the victims (such as but certainly not limited to: slavery in the U.S, Britain, and France, sexual slavery in South Korea ("comfort women") for National Slavery Prevention Month

5. For National Mentoring Month, create an infographic, diagram, illustration, or essay on a topic you deem important (bonus if it could be used as study materials for stories)

6. Create a beat, write a poem, or stitch a cover/quilt that portrays the warm feelings you get from eating soup or oatmeal for National Soup Month

7. Write a second person multi-part cooking short story for National Slow Cooking Month (for a bit of a demonstration, you could give the readers a few ingredients, and what they pick out of those ingredients determines their next ingredients. In the end, they end up creating a dish and eating it. Describe the taste. And, just a disclaimer, the one who makes the dish doesn't have to survive their concoction)

8. Write a coming of age story for New Years

9. For National Hobby Month, tell us about your quirks and hobbies under the "Members" section

10. Write an isekai short story about someone falling into a world completely different than their own to celebrate the New Year

Anddd, as always, you can do challenges directly from our beloved (and not sponsered) friend RanGen

Post your submission under this post with its title and "| 2025(6) Winter Celebration" after it.

As always, good luck and happy creating!