A New Bedlam-themed prompt from a permanent resident of The Institute, Mel Choly.

So I was going to go all “SURPRISE!” but when it’s already in the title…blah.
Anyway, here I am on a Saturday, all warm and toasty (I lie, I’m in Canada and it’s f’ing cold here right now) and I’m thinking… should I do some promotional stuff? Yeah. I think I should. If there are images – or image boxes for those that block images – they are linked offsite, so click those.
So here ya go. First up is my brother’s IndieGoGo campaign. He’s an aspiring artisan blacksmith, and he is …

I recently found this artist’s work on DeviantArt, and I’ve fallen in love. Such vibrant color, beautiful beyond measure. Not to mention the focus of her work is right up my alley!

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that the keys to patience are acceptance and faith, to accept things the way they are, and to look realistically on the world around you. He also said to have faith in yourself and in the direction you’ve chosen.
I admit in the last six months to having lost all of that. All of my patience and faith, all of my ability to accept things as they are and to be objective, realistic, in doing so. And I most definitely lost faith in myself and my …

This one was apparently posted to P&W (Poets & Writers) late last year. A good friend of mine (my darlin’ editor) has used it, and highly recommends it to everyone. Though she went at it in a slightly different manner as she writes poetry more than fiction, it is meant for fiction.