2026 PAD Challenge Day 9
my response:
Let us live together
as shadow people,
outside of society
outside of the binary
outside of the world
in its current state.
it was tried in the sixties
as communes but again
did human nature invade.
I do not want to be human
I do not want to be afraid
I just want to exist in my life
im my own way.
Here’s My response:
I see the rage monster
you try to hide,
And I wonder if the monster
as you see it
is not but an injured animal within.
Injured animals strike
at anything within reach.
And as I refuse to leave your side...
Well perhaps you are not the monster
you think you are...
*note Right now this is sitting in the Kissed by Verse volume. I am not positive it fits the theme but I am also unsure it does not. My mind may change before publication of that volume.
2026 PAD Challenge Day 7
my response is:
under the midnight sky
tis easy to feel the hand
of the goddess
to receive moonlight blessings
and dance in the glory of the divine.
when the rest of the world sleeps
tis easy to feel the joy of nature
and revel in the beauty the gods
blessed upon us.
2026 PAD Challenge Day 6
okay I set up the prompts and I already did this one once because it was stuck in my head but I really am trying to do the pad challenge using the Fae Corps Publishing prompts so …
my response is :
daisy chains
tied us together
in flowers and paper
childhood memories
tree trimmings
and moments in the world
each one precious
each one unique
a chance to be
young eternally
2026 PAD Challenge Day 5
my response is:
all knowledge began
with the blank page,
a pen at the ready,
and oral tradition
ready to be written down.
without the blank page
the oral tradition dies
when the last storyteller
died without passing it on.
how much knowledge was forgotten
for the want of ink and paper,
or because the book was then burned?
2026 PAD Challenge Day 4
Serena’s response is:
Dripping ink pours
from every pore
as if it were my
lifeblood leaking
I need to write to survive
and still it drips freely
as if I am unable to use it
fast enough
2026 PAD Challenge Day 1
my response…
in the twilight,
I found the perfect
partner.
dancing to the song
sung by the crickets
at the setting sun.
no steps out of place,
the rhythm of our souls
perfect as our bodies sway.
Lyrics –
Slaughter The World
Lyrics by Ryan Sohmer
Excitement abounds
I almost can’t wait
Relax, I don’t want your baby
I already ate
Though I do tend to generally kill
Kill things that don’t fight back
I see this village
What does it hold?
What shall I butcher them with
Fire or cold?
Running from me sure you’d think
‘He’s a pathological bloodthirsty homicidal maniac!’
I’d kill kittens and puppies and bunnies
I’d maim toddlers and teens and then more
You see a wife? I see a widow
But what then?
Can’t you see?
I’d kill four!
I want to incinerate and decapitate
I want to melt
Want to melt some faces
Watching the peasants…what do they call it?
Ahh…grieve!
I suppose that being undead there’s not much to life
A soul is needed for loving…feeling…
How does this all not make me…what’s that word again?
Heave!
You’ve nowhere to hide
Nowhere to run
Your village will burn like the heart of the sun!
With infinite glee
It’s going to be me
That slaughters the world!
How could I glare into these eyes
And then not stab them?
How could I stare at their loss
And then not laugh?
I’d cut him in half
Then I’d graft
His head back onto his shoulders
Or after I’d lop it
I’d make a puppet
On top of a staff!
I am a lord that is sometimes bored
Have some urges and need to fulfill them
After my mayhem I simply don’t…what’s the word?
Care!
The stench in the air
The smell of the gore
The carnage far greater than any war
My legacy
Death becomes…me!
I’ll slaughter the world
My 2 cents –
okay I am in a silly mood. this is one of two great parody songs that the looking for group comic guys put together with an animated video for. I love them both.
okay I have always been a voracious reader…and I am also easily distracted. I try to set up a goal for book reading of at least half an hour a day – which can be a good amount of time considering that I am quite a fast reader. the problem is that no one else will ever understand the half hour is my mind focused on the book.
that being said … I realized something earlier. in any given day I will read a dozen news articles and perhaps half as many stories that are sent to me for publication or put up on A03…(no I will not ever reveal my tags) so I spend still quite a bit of time reading even if I don’t go through books as often as I used to.
It’s fairly frustrating as I used to go to the library and get 20 books for 2 weeks and easily return them on time. I have always loved reading. And now I am finding myself changing what I am reading to shorter pieces. Not by choice but by the way people around me are. I am no longer left alone with my books for hours on end.
oh. and my son bought me a new book for my upcoming birthday. So now I have to find time to enjoy it. It looks like it will be a wonderful read.
Lyrics –
It’s in the way she often calls me out
It’s in the cut of your pretty gown
Your come-on legs and your pantyhose
You look so precious with your bloody nose
We’re gonna come together
We’re gonna celebrate
We’re gonna gather ’round
Like it’s your birthday
I don’t want to know just what I’m gonna do
I don’t care where you’re going
I’m coming along with you
Walking her home with the grassy field
Falling and laughing at the drinks we’ve spilled
Just one of those nights that I have to share
Chasing the death, without a care
We’re gonna come together
We’re gonna celebrate
We’re gonna gather around
Like it’s your birthday
I don’t wanna know just what I’m gonna do
I don’t care where you’re going
I’m coming along with you
You know I love the way you curve
Yeah
We’re gonna come together
We’re gonna celebrate
We’re gonna gather ’round
Like it’s your birthday
I don’t wanna know just what I’m gonna do
I don’t care where you’re going
I’m coming along with you
My 2 cents –
Thursday is the birthday of my boyfriend. we will be 32 years together in May. Happy birthday Joe.
Pattimouse 