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Feather-Light Touches
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1094
[Second week of December 2016]


:: Toward the later part of Shiv’s visit with Genna, she shows him a new handicraft. Written as an extension of an earlier prompt for the December of 2025 month of gifted stories, this was in mind immediately after receiving the prompt. My thanks to the readers and the prompters! ::




Genna laid down three glossy, mismatched ball ornaments, both old and even scratched in places. “This is one of the easiest ways to learn macrame because the ball helps support he work, the same way that a frame holds up the warp and weft threads on a loom.”
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Today's post is the last of the prompts or connected follow up stories, so please, feel free to suggest new ideas! The goal is to post a prompted story every day this month.

Let the fun continue!

Clever Crafting
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1653
[Second week of December 2016]


:: Genna, Shiv, and Backstep get together to make package tags or ornaments for the holiday. A bit of fluff with a side of plot, created as an extension of an earlier prompt by ysabetwordsmith, with my thanks to her and to the wonderful readers. Enjoy! ::




Genna had just set the last of the ingredients into the crock pot when a teleporter rang the doorbell installed at the sliding glass door, next to the compass rose in the back yard.

She dried her hands on the towel tucked into the loop of her jeans and hurried to greet them. “Backstep? It’s good to see you. Hello, Shiv.”

“Hey. Several people told me that you’re making ornaments and stuff? I was hoping you’d have an idea. I can make bauble ornaments for my --for one person, but I want something different for another.” Shiv shifted his weight slightly.
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