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Answer to "#ScribesAndMakers Day 21: Tell us one truth and two lies about your creative work."

The one truth is #3. I play stringed instruments. I started with piano, picked up guitar, mandolin and ukelele much later, and erhu (Chinese violin) as a heritage learner.

I don't write romance and YA books, mostly fantasy and sci-fi (though I guess I give off that vibe? 😂 ) and man, I WISH I was trained in classical paining.

#WritersCoffeeClub 5/22: How do you make a location you’ve never visited feel ‘real’ for the reader?

I write fantasy. Neither me nor my readers will ever be able to "visit" those locations, except by seeing them in our minds.

I don't like using a lot of description, either, but I try to add something for all senses: sight, hearing, smells, foods, weather...

All of that takes second place to the action, though, and the general sense of a place. It seems to work.

#WordWeavers 5/22: If you could magically write a new genre really well, which genre would you choose?

Romantasy.

I mean, I'm close with the Wolves, but... Romantasy is really booming right now, and being able to have another, well-selling series along those lines might actually, finally make me visible.

And then buying covers would no longer be a pain...

Hello, #DoctorWho fans. A new Twelve x Clara story from me has arrived! I just want to give a great big thank you to everyone who supports my writing and stories.

There are so many references to things said or done throughout Twelve and Clara's journey together. I loved weaving this all together for everyone to enjoy. Also of note, this was written for a friend of mine, a skilled artist and fellow whouffaldi lover, RumpleWho on Tumblr. This entire piece is for her. Let's talk about some art that inspires me on a daily basis… Please check out my friend's work.

All in all, I have to say that this is my favorite story I've ever written for them. I'm glad it's finally finished and I can share it with the world.

Prepare for a metric frickton of emotions.

The Doctor heads out to answer a distress call only to find Clara again. The TARDIS thinks it's about time they reunite. How will things go?

You can read "Dreamstates" here: archiveofourown.org/works/6576

RumpleWho and her art: tumblr.com/rumple04

Art piece used (but by a different artist): tumblr.com/anotheruserwithnona

@strangeseawolf @DoctorMonkey2 @doctorwanderer @QuokkaMocha @Luna_Catriona @EvelynCold @aslgms @paul @HeliaXyana @Firlefanz @skribe @therivercrow

KONG SKULL ISLAND #Review

Sam Jackson yells.
T-Hiddy is British doing British things.
Brie-Lar-y does...nothing.

Full Review #link Below- This Kong Skull Island Has Had IT With These Motha-fuckin' Sams In This Motha-fuckin Island!

hub.me/amMHX

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May 22, 2025:

What is a "haibun"?

A haibun (俳文) is a short piece that combines prose and poetry (a haiku), with a subtle or direct link between the prose and the haiku.

Here's my first one, "My brother's fall" on Medium.

Haibun, "My brother's fall"
medium.com/@romanalanwrites/my

My Medium stuff should be open and accessible to all – let me know if it's not.

Monterey pines in Big Sur, California, in a photo taken on 28 December, 2006. The left-most tree, pinus radiata, splits near ground level into three main trunks, and the centre trunk divides again further up. The pine spreads into two main layers of needles, one zone about halfway up and the other forming the tree’s crown. The background is a blue sky with a half-moon hanging just above the centre of the top-most crown of branches.
Medium · My brother’s fall - Roman ALAN - MediumBy Roman ALAN
#Poetry#Prose#Haiku