Taming the Muse

Title: The Stars, They Understand
Fandom: none, original
Prompt: anguish tamingthemuse
Word Count: 600
Summary: Ah, teen angst.

Read The Stars, They Understand in my LJ. F-Locked.

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Title: Safe as Houses, Chapter Twenty-Three
Fandom: none, original
Prompt: entice for tamingthemuse
Word Count: 2780
Summary: Survival.

A/N: This is a WIP memoir of my nineteen-year history with my husband, beginning when I was 18 in college, who was (and is) psychologically, mentally, and sometimes physically abusive. We separated in September of last year, and he is currently terrorizing me and my children. We are at the mercy of a legal system in SC that seems unable or unwilling to help, that seems intent on creating victims and supporting perpetrators. This is not a happy story.

Read Chapter Twenty-Three in my LJ. F-Locked. Previous parts located here in reverse order.

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Title: A Parting
Fandom: Original Fiction (The Histories)
Prompt: Mount Everest for tamingthemuse
Warnings: none really
Rating: gen
Summary: Tarran and Sylvie converse as Tarran prepares to leave home.

Read A Parting in my journal.

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Title: One Day in Bangkok
Fandom: None/Original
Rating: Gen. Well, one instance of f*&%.
Prompt: #67 - Bangkok for tamingthemuse
Disclaimer: None. I own it/them/everything.
Summary: Sometimes, decisions are more difficult to make than commitment.
A/N: This piece follows Enamored, prompt #63, the running of the bulls piece. However, it works well enough as a standalone.

Read One Day in Bangkok in my LJ.

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Title: A Druid and a Witch's Grandson (3 of ?)
Fandom: The Histories/Original
Rating: Gen
Prompt: #65 - gingery for tamingthemuse
Disclaimer: None. I own it/them/everything.
Summary: Backstory. Caedmon reacts to mysterious abilities in 15-year-old Sylvie's would-be suitor Medraut. Previous parts located here, f-locked. The plan is to keep each piece public for the one-week TtM period and then lock for copyright, etc.

Read A Druid and a Witch's Grandson in my LJ.

Title: Invocatus Rex, Lucie, Chapter II
Fandom: Original Fiction, The Witch War Histories, Vol. III
Prompt: #44 Riposte (still smiling over how perfect this one was)
For: by Taming the Muse
Warnings: mild language
Rating: PG-ish
Summary: Lucie thinks on her past with Etienne. Lucie and Sylvie waste time in London while waiting on the investigator’s report; Sylvie drops a bombshell on Lucie. Kioshi delivers some of the goods. Kincaid loses his cool.
Word Count: quite a lot again (6,278)
A/N: Ongoing story, in chronological order, here.

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This chapter has been moved, along with all prior chapters, to my LJ, where they're located in chronological order in the IR section of my memories.

Title: Invocatus Rex, Xavier, Chapter VI
Fandom: Original Fiction, The Witch War Histories, Vol. III
Prompt: #39 Intertia
For: by Taming the Muse
Warnings: Moderate Xavier angst.
Rating: PG-ish
Summary: The group arrives in Llanfarcan and makes plans to gather information on Sylvie's sword. Meanwhile, Xavier manages a clue for them, and Kincaid continues his mysterious behavior. Sylvie and Gavin argue the merits of myth versus history.
Word Count: 5,462
A/N: Ongoing story, in chronological order, here.
A/N2: Unbeta’ed this week to give meredevachon a much needed break while she takes care of some family issues. *big hug*

Some comments on this chapter: (Haven’t had to do this in awhile. *g*) This chapter makes mention of ‘the renegade witch.’ This is someone whose presence was keenly felt in Triplex Coniunctio, the first book in the series. Not much is known of her other than she is female, a direct ancestor of Sylvie’s grandfather Ambrus, and left the Dark Coven sometime in the 1700s. She didn’t appear in any of Declan’s writings; so, I thought it better to go ahead and comment on her here. Also, with this chapter, those mystical tattoos should begin to make a lot more sense… especially Sylvie’s. I didn’t plan them that way just for the hell of it! Finally, I cannot believe we’re already up to Chapter Six of Xavier’s part! We’re just about to take a nosedive…

And if I might be so bold as to make a listening suggestion. The Tournament from the Tristan & Isolde soundtrack would make a lovely backdrop to Kincaid's little after dinner adventure. Fortunately, I have few scruples when it comes to sharing amongst friends. You can 'borrow' it here.

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This chapter has been moved, along with all prior chapters, to my LJ, where they're located in chronological order in the IR section of my memories.

Title: Invocatus Rex, Xavier, Chapter IV
Fandom: Original Fiction, The Witch War Histories, Vol. III
Prompt: #36 Devotee
For: by Taming the Muse
Warnings: Increasing angst and mucho strange mojo. Sniffles for Etienne.
Rating: PG-ish
Summary: As some of the family depart for England, Aisling goes with them, giving Etienne an all too brief respite… for a dying druid, the last of his kind, calls on The Healer, and in doing so, turns the entire house on its collective head.
Word Count: 4,075
A/N: Memories almost wholly reorganized, and all stories tagged! Ongoing story, in chronological order, here.
A/N2: Once again, beta by meredevachon, who is as intimately familiar with this family as I am. *g*

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This chapter has been moved, along with all prior chapters, to my LJ, where they're located in chronological order in the IR section of my memories.

Title: Invocatus Rex, Xavier, Chapter II
Fandom: Original Fiction, The Witch War Histories, Vol. III
Prompt: Bouncy Balls (and I still ask WTF???)
For: Taming the Muse
Warnings: None, I don’t think. Possibly some mild language. Give it another chapter.
Rating: PG
Summary: The clan arrive, and Aisling’s doings begin to slowly be revealed.
Word Count: 3,195
A/N: I’m trying (slowly) to reorganize everything within my memories, and I’m starting with the easy bits, like this story. So, earlier bits are here.
A/N2: Thanks to meredevachon for getting the beta done during a week when I was largely unavailable for even the most rudimentary comment on my own story.

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This chapter has been moved, along with all prior chapters, to my LJ, where they're located in chronological order in the IR section of my memories.

Title: Invocatus Rex, Prologue
Fandom: Original Fiction, The Witch War Histories, Vol. III
Prompt: Hopi
For: Taming the Muse
Warnings: Not Much Action (Well, it is the prologue!), slight angst early on
Rating: G
Summary: Approximately six months after the resolution of Seraphim Applorant, Sylvie and Kincaid have returned to the mountains of Wales on holiday. She wishes to trace the history of her mysterious sword and has been told that history begins there… sort of.
Word Count: 4,833
A/N: Not much prior knowledge needed to understand this story, although canon for The Histories is posted here.

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This chapter has been moved to my LJ, where they're located in chronological order in the IR section of my memories.