Welcome to FB3X Drabblerotic 2016.
A to Z Challenge 2016
psst - for anyone expecting Drabble Cascade that will be back in May, but come join in Drabblerotic instead, we'd love to have you!
The Way Drabblerotic Works
A to Z Challenge 2016
psst - for anyone expecting Drabble Cascade that will be back in May, but come join in Drabblerotic instead, we'd love to have you!
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| This post contains adult themes |
it's really very simple. We'll write a drabble every day inspired by our word of the day and we want you to be inspired too, just write :). Our theme this year is
Animal Magnetism,
And we're being inspired by the fauna of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Our word today is
P is for Peacock.
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| Contains adult themes, or language |
by Natasha Duncan-Drake
Author's Note
Welcome to our drabble today. When I saw the prompt peacock about the only thing I knew I didn't want to do was something to so with how my protagonist dressed, simply because that felt too obvious. I do hope you enjoy the direction I chose instead.
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Fire leapt to Erik's command as soon as he saw what was in the package. It went up in a ball of light even as he dropped it.
"What was it?" Cal asked, immediately stepping up to him.
"Peacock feather," Erik said shortly.
"Oh."
It was a symbol of bad luck; someone wanted him gone and it made Erik angry. He had saved the whole village, turned back the barbarian invaders, but now there was peace they feared him.
"Things'll settle down," Cal said, wrapping him in an embrace from behind. "It's just some superstitious idiot. We are safe here."
~"What was it?" Cal asked, immediately stepping up to him.
"Peacock feather," Erik said shortly.
"Oh."
It was a symbol of bad luck; someone wanted him gone and it made Erik angry. He had saved the whole village, turned back the barbarian invaders, but now there was peace they feared him.
"Things'll settle down," Cal said, wrapping him in an embrace from behind. "It's just some superstitious idiot. We are safe here."
Instructions
To see all the entries in Drabblerotic, check out the list at the bottom of this post.
A drabble is a work of 100 words exactly. Flash fiction is a work of up to 500 words. Both may be submitted to Drabblerotic.
So What Can You Write? The simple answer is - anything! Our work here on FB3X will be erotically themed. but feel free to take the inspiration any way you want to, fiction, fanfiction, non-fiction, meta, any genre you want to write, since variety is the spice of life!
To those struck by inspiration (and no you don't have to be a professional writer to join in, anyone can embrace their inner author):
- Below you will find a chance to join in Drabblerotic in the form of a linked list
- Write a drabble/flash fiction inspired by the word of the week.
- Post the fiction to your own blog, social media, or website
- Then insert a link into the linked list to that drabble/flash fiction for everyone to find (A hint of the genre of your drabble/flash fiction in the title of your post would be appreciated.), e.g. A Little Bit of Fun (PG, Science Fiction)
- To encourage your friends to join in and hence cascade the fun, you can also add the list into your own post by copying the code.
- OR you can just write us something in the comments :)
For folks who enjoy reading drabbles/flash fiction: you can then peruse Drabblerotic to your heart's content :).
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Other AtoZ Blogs
We are also sharing blogging duties on one other blog for the AtoZ:
And we also have own blogs in the AtoZ as well:
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Share your drabbles, or flash fiction inspired by our word of the day. To join in, just post your piece to your blog/social media/website and add your link to the list with Title (Rating, Genre), e.g. A Little Bit of Fun (PG, Science Fiction) and then to perpetuate the cascade, add the list code to the bottom of your post :)
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I've heard they were bad luck, but I've seen many a wedding that used the feathers throughout, always wondered if the marriage lasted. :)
ReplyDeleteI've heard of people using peacocks as alarm systems around their property. They're beautiful creatures, sad if they're bad luck.
ReplyDeleteNever heard they were bad luck. Childhood experiences tells me those animals are mean and bite for no reason. There feathers are pretty though.
ReplyDeleteOoh, compelling. I could not have guessed where you would take this. Well done.
ReplyDeleteAwakening Dreams and Conquering Nightmares with a Pen
I hope you are having a day as lovely as what I’m enjoying on my back porch this fine Tuesday.
I was just reading about the superstition regarding peacock feathers. Loved to see it used here in your drabble.
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