Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Martha.net Tales From a Messy Workbench! ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://martha.net/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Model Horse Traditional Scale Fencing](https://martha.net/2024/08/model-horse-traditional-scale-fencing/) - Behold! Modular traditional (1:9) scale fencing! Normally sold in sets of three, this fencing can be as long (or as short) as you like. It consists of a post with no rails (on the far left), a post with flush rails (on the far right), and a post with inset rails (middle). These can be - [Stellen DaVinci: Table Saw & Drill Press Review](https://martha.net/2026/04/stellen-davinci-table-saw-drill-press-review/) - I finally got the time to sit down and test out the new Stellen DaVinci and so far, it's pretty decent. I bought it primarily as a table saw, but since some of the other comments on the Kickstarter mentioned the drill press arm breaking, I figured I'd test that as well. Portable Corded Dremel | Martha.net - [Stellen DaVinci: Proof of Life](https://martha.net/2026/04/stellen-davinci-proof-of-life/) - For those who know me, I've been complaining to heck and back about the horrible communication (and likely scam) of the STELLEN DaVINCI – 14 Power Tools In One Genius Toolbox Kickstarter for a good portion of the roughly three years we've been waiting (original ship date was June 2023). Today, the darned thing finally | Martha.net - [A Dark and Stormy Night](https://martha.net/2005/01/7676/) - [WARNING: This story is very silly and contains overly emotional waterfowl. It also need editing, stat.] It was a dark and stormy night, two figures stood in the misting rain, gazing lovingly into each others eyes. They stood in silence, lost in contemplation and growing ever more besotted with one another. Finally one spoke. "I | Martha.net - [Model Horse Prompts](https://martha.net/2025/03/model-horse-prompts/) - In order to try and lure more model horse folks over to the Bluesky app, I started posting mostly-daily prompts! (I like Bluesky because there is no algorithm and it makes it a lot easier to see who and what I want to see.) This page is to keep track of which prompts I've already | Martha.net - [Flat Cat Head #1](https://martha.net/2018/02/orange-and-white-tabby-flat-cat-head-001/) - There's no kitchen or office that this happy little orange tabby cat can't bring a little sunshine to! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.12.24]](https://martha.net/2022/12/saturday-story-prompts-2022-12-24/) - Stuck in a writing rut? Dive into rocky leviathans, infested libraries, fluffy tributes, thwarted light shows, and historical traps! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.12.31]](https://martha.net/2022/12/saturday-story-prompts-2022-12-31/) - Boost your creativity with writing prompts about woven fates, ocean embraces, potluck heroes, storm-wind melodies, and dragonic uplifts! | Martha.net - [Amy's Mission Report (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2016/03/amys-mission-report-stargate-atlantis/) - Originally Posted: Sep. 4th, 2006Length/Rating: Two pages (pictures, large), PG-13Pairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Just because you have had your dominant hand injured does not mean you let the rest of your team draw straws about who gets to do the mission report. It gives John headaches. (Imaginary Gate Team 5 would like to point out this is | Martha.net - [Silver, Salt, and Iron (WIP)](https://martha.net/2025/01/silver-salt-and-iron/) - This is a collection of poems that tell the story of a gate, waiting for its person. (This whole thing spiraled of a vss365 prompt of labyrinth.) | Martha.net - [Captain Erroneous (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/01/captain-erroneous-painted-200/) - Custom painted Breyer Quarter Horse in fantasy blue roan tovero. - [Whiskey in the Jar (Custom Breyer Stablemate Shire)](https://martha.net/2011/01/whiskey-in-the-jar/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Shire in fantasy blue-green sabino. - [Sonata Sunrise (Custom Breyer Stablemate Paso Fino)](https://martha.net/2011/07/sonata-sunrise/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Paso Fino in fantasy orange-red dun. - [Ghosts (Science Fiction)](https://martha.net/2016/05/ghosts/) - Science Fiction drabble (100 words) on sonder: n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. | Martha.net - [Post-November Blues](https://martha.net/2020/12/post-november-blues/) - It's the last month of the year, which means I'm starting to look over what I accomplished in 2020 (the twelve-month decade of doom). While it wasn't anywhere near what I'd hope it would be back in my pre-pandemic hubris-- it wasn't as bad as I'd feared either. Even in the worst of times I | Martha.net - [In Memory Shared](https://martha.net/2006/09/in-memory-shared/) - Kelly kielle O'Guinn (10/22/72 - 9/22/05) I figured the best way to remember her was to share what she left behind on the 'net with all those folks on my flist who never got the chance to meet her. And really, those are just links, they can't really expresses the person I knew... but hopefully | Martha.net - [Druid Shapechanging Macros](https://martha.net/2011/04/druid-shapechanging-macros/) - This is a quick overview of the various Druid forms/stances in World of Warcraft and how to macro the shape-shifting abilities. - [Feral Druid Shapeshifting Macros (Revenge of!)](https://martha.net/2025/01/feral-druid-shapeshifting-macros-revenge-of/) - My notes for making World of Warcraft Druid Shapeshifting Stance Macros (as of TWW) | Martha.net - [How to Build a Lightbox](https://martha.net/2011/05/how-to-build-a-lightbox/) - Now that everyone is unpacked, it's time to start getting better photos of the Home Herd... only I threw out my last lightbox when I was cleaning (an unfortunate victim of The Great Mouse War). So it's time to build a new one! Only this time, I figure I should make a plan before I | Martha.net - [vss365 Melody](https://martha.net/2020/12/vss365-melody2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Melody. | Martha.net - [LinkLove, NaNoWriMo Edition : Round 2](https://martha.net/2011/11/linklove-nanowrimo-edition-round-2/) - Welcome to Round 2 of the NaNoWriMo 2011 inspired LinkLove! With the advent of NaNoWriMo 2011 my tiny Link Love/Blogroll has grown to epic proportions. Now I’m on a quest to make the list useful as well as epic, hence the Cliff Notes™ version below... For the non-NaNo website I'll come back and do a | Martha.net - [If You Build It… They Will Bounce](https://martha.net/2010/08/if-you-build-it-they-will-bounce-2/) - The real joy of tools like Google Webmaster Tools and Google Analytics is that you can find out just how much of the internet looks at your webpages for 10 seconds or less. In my case, it's all of it. Which is to be expected for two basically brand new blogs (even if the model | Martha.net - [Elm Creek (Blackguards and Plaster Saints)](https://martha.net/2008/10/blackguards-and-plaster-saints/) - [Science Fiction; Blackguards and Plaster Saints] There are only two people left in Elm Creek who remember when it was simply The Ship, without qualifiers or descriptions required. | Martha.net - [Digging a Grave in the Sky (Blackguards and Plaster Saints)](https://martha.net/2012/04/digging-a-grave-in-the-sky/) - 'Verse: Blackguards and Plaster SaintsLength/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairings/Warnings: NoneSummary: Prompt from LiveJournal's community drabbles 30 Days of Drabbles: Day 26 Prompts: Song/Poem: Fugue of Death by Paul Celan. There's an arc in the sky, a thin grey line,That's all that's left of me and mine. A grim reminder of the toll,We've paid to | Martha.net - [Exodus (Blackguards and Plaster Saints)](https://martha.net/2008/02/daily-snippit-38/) - [Science Fiction; Blackguards and Plaster Saints] No one had slept. | Martha.net - [Daily Snippits: Science Fiction (Blackguards and Plaster Saints)](https://martha.net/2008/05/daily-snippit-33/) - [Science Fiction, Blackguards and Plaster Saints] When the ship left, four Advisers remained behind. | Martha.net - [Daily Snippit: Science Fiction](https://martha.net/2009/07/965/) - "Life is pain!" "Good morning to you to." Yoni rolled her eyes as Wilson died dramatically in the corner, apparently succumbing to the mind numbing horror of facing another day in the simulators. It would have been slightly more impressive if he wasn't wearing what she could only assume was his best attempt at a | Martha.net - [Chloe (Blackguards and Plaster Saints)](https://martha.net/2008/02/daily-snippit-39/) - [Science Fiction; Blackguards and Plaster Saints] It's the night before the exodus --two hours, five minutes and counting-- and there's nothing left to do. | Martha.net - [Jess (Blackguards and Plaster Saints)](https://martha.net/2008/03/daily-snippit-37/) - [Science Fiction; Blackguards and Plaster Saints] Ten percent of the population was twenty percent of my friends. | Martha.net - [Aiden (Blackguards and Plaster Saints)](https://martha.net/2007/09/daily-snippit-34/) - [Science Fiction; Blackguards and Plaster Saints] A year ago, our future died; the hopes and dreams of youth, withering in the oncoming thunder of a century of war. | Martha.net - [Twin Ponds (Blackguards and Plaster Saints)](https://martha.net/2008/05/daily-snippit-35/) - [Science Fiction; Blackguards and Plaster Saints] Twin Ponds was a tiny town, but it had always been tiny; little more than a collection of houses in the midst of unbounded prairie. | Martha.net - [June Camp NaNoWriMo 2012 - Story #9 (Science Fiction, Blackguards and Plaster Saints)](https://martha.net/2012/05/june-camp-nanowrimo-2012-story-9-science-fiction-blackguards-and-plaster-saints/) - Below is the rough outline for a short story that is in queue for this year's June Camp NaNoWriMo. You can see a list of all of the stories here, or you can just click on the Camp NaNoWriMo tag and get all the planning goodness. Verse: Blackguards and Plaster Saints Working Title: Building a | Martha.net - [Worldbuilding for Blackguards and Plaster Saints](https://martha.net/2007/09/blackguards-and-plaster-saints-worldbuilding-3/) - [Worldbuilding; Blackguard and Plaster Saints] And a little bit more Drake's Equation math before I head to bed... | Martha.net - [Worldbuilding for Blackguards and Plaster Saints](https://martha.net/2007/09/blackguards-and-plaster-saints-worldbuilding-2/) - [Worldbuilding; Blackguards and Plaster Saints] In which Martha is a bit of a math geek and tries to put some science in her fiction... | Martha.net - [Worldbuilding for Blackguards and Plaster Saints](https://martha.net/2007/09/blackgaurds-and-plaster-saints-worldbuilding/) - Over 1k words of long rambly scifi worldbuilding bits... and Kipling. Who says my Muses don't know how to throw a good party? *grin* Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy how's yer soul?"But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,The drums begin to roll, my boys, the | Martha.net - [vss365 Pauciloquent](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-pauciloquent/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Pauciloquent. | Martha.net - [vss365 Jentacular](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-jentacular/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Jentacular. - [vss365 Nudiustertian](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-nudiustertian/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Nudiustertian. | Martha.net - [vss365 Multifarious](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-multifarious/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Multifarious. | Martha.net - [vss365 Obstreperous](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-obstreperous/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Obstreperous. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.04.30]](https://martha.net/2022/04/saturday-story-prompts-2022-04-30/) - Searching for a spark to light up the page? Try prompts about stubborn geese, magical patents, daybreak daydreams, 'accidental' mining, and shadowed magic! | Martha.net - [Very Basic Google Sheets and Excel Tutorial](https://martha.net/2018/11/very-basic-google-sheets-and-excel-tutorial/) - This covers at a very basic level: cells, ranges, tabs/sheets, formulas, and functions. It gives examples for SUM, ISNA, ISBLANK, VLOOKUP, ROUNDUP, and IF. | Martha.net - [Live From the Backlogged Workbench](https://martha.net/2018/04/live-from-the-backlogged-workbench/) - My goal for April (and possibly May) is/was to only work on projects that are already started and that I have all the materials to finish. This is linked to a Spring Cleaning of my art supply hoard in which I am attempting to organize (a box for everything and everything in its box!) and declutter my workspace. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.08.06]](https://martha.net/2022/08/saturday-story-prompts-2022-08-06/) - Take a dive into this week's writing prompts with stellar lullabies, heroic hard passes, cumulative clouds, canine chores, and emotional magic! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.07.30]](https://martha.net/2022/07/saturday-story-prompts-2022-07-30/) - Out of ideas and looking to give your muses a push? Try enchanted mecha, apologetic antagonism, impossible libraries, stormborn boredom, and draconic nuisances! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.03.05]](https://martha.net/2022/03/saturday-story-prompts-2022-03-05/) - Five new writing prompts ahoy! This week we’ve got unexpected quest-ions, delicate automatons, engine failures, fading hometowns, and incomplete edicts! | Martha.net - [Where to Sell Model Horses (and Props!)](https://martha.net/2024/09/where-to-sell-model-horses-and-props/) - Research into all the places I can sell my customized model horses and scale model props. | Martha.net - [Bobbin (Custom Safari Ltd. TOOB Running Pony)](https://martha.net/2024/11/bobbin-custom-safari-ltd-toob-running-pony/) - Bobbin (for Candy Apples) is a Safari Ltd. TOOB running pony painted to an apple-y green-yellow splash overo. She has realistic blue eyes, a metallic brown mane, tail, and hooves, and a matte finish. I trimmed up her seams a little, but this pony was meant as a fun shelf piece and not a Live (or Photo) | Martha.net - [Treadmill Desk + Warcaft, 3 Years Later](https://martha.net/2014/07/treadmill-desk-warcaft-3-years-later/) - It's been a little over three years since it seemed like a good idea to turn my gaming adventures into something a bit more challenging. While I'm still nowhere close to my hour-a-day goal, I've come a long way! At this point I can comfortably play a single character in Diablo or World of Warcraft, | Martha.net - [Spreadsheets 1, Schedule C 0! (or: Five Minute Taxes)](https://martha.net/2014/02/spreadsheets-1-schedule-c-0-or-five-minute-taxes/) - One of the joys of having a crafting micro-business is doing yearly battle with the Schedule C (Profit or Loss From Business). I might not have pulled in the big bucks last year, but I made it into the black and now it's time to pay up. Thankfully I've learned a trick or two over | Martha.net - [Model Horse Dressage References](https://martha.net/2024/04/model-horse-dressage-references/) - Research into real life references for scale model horse dressage props. | Martha.net - [The Better to See You With! (or: Etsy Image Sizes and Cropping)](https://martha.net/2018/03/the-better-to-see-you-with-or-etsy-image-sizes-and-cropping/) - This post covers the sizes of the Etsy gallery (store and search) images, the listing images, and the 'zoom to enhance' images. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.04.09]](https://martha.net/2022/04/saturday-story-prompts-2022-04-09/) - Quiet Muses got you blue? Give them a colorful boost with distracting pasts, fickle moons, HOA shenanigans, draconian compression, and calculated sacrifices! | Martha.net - [Clydesdale Horse Head #005](https://martha.net/2016/11/clydesdale-horse-head-005/) - I know winter has come rolling down from the north, so what says springtime like daffodils and drafters? Well, a lot of things (probably), but that isn't going to stop this little guy from bring his own ray of sunshine to your day! I'm still posting the older magnets to the blog out of order | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.06.18]](https://martha.net/2022/06/saturday-story-prompts-2022-06-18/) - Battle your way free of the blank page with writing prompts about stranger danger, sacred messages, desperate aliens, unnerving sheds, and digital senses. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.05.14]](https://martha.net/2022/05/saturday-story-prompts-2022-05-14/) - Had enough of Writer's Block? Come ply your imagination with taboo pets, frustrated shoppers, oceanic tithes, expected guests, and adjacent immortality! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.08.13]](https://martha.net/2022/08/saturday-story-prompts-2022-08-13/) - Even plot bunnies need some now and then… Try villainous potential, superstitious stripes, roadside predictions, demonic contradictions, and suspiciously bad luck! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.03.19]](https://martha.net/2022/03/saturday-story-prompts-2022-03-19/) - Looking for a few good prompts to rouse your Muses? Try accidental firestorms, unlucky cars, roaring seawalls, paycheck prayers, and invisible segregation! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.04.23]](https://martha.net/2022/04/saturday-story-prompts-2022-04-23/) - Need help seasoning a blank page? Try a dash of liminal discordancy or a pinch of tiny tall tales, frozen magic, human fail-safes, and undead upgrades! | Martha.net - [vss365 Moon](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-moon/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Moon. | Martha.net - [Costing out the Reindeer Resin Ornaments](https://martha.net/2018/11/costing-out-the-reindeer-resin-ornaments/) - It's time to break out the spreadsheets and math out the reindeers. Raw materials, shipping costs, listing and selling fees... come see the DIY chaos! :) | Martha.net - [Costing out the Fat Pony Resin Magnets](https://martha.net/2018/03/costing-out-the-fat-pony-resin-magnets/) - Now that I have a pile of Fat Pony magnets ready to go, it's time to start figuring out their actual costs so I can get them properly listed in the Etsy store! | Martha.net - [Hindsight Planning and other 2020 Goals](https://martha.net/2020/01/hindsight-planning-and-other-2020-goals/) - It's a brand new year filled with a million 2020 puns, and I'm ready to rumble! ? I've been waffling back and forth over a half-dozen different writing goals. After a long brainstorming session, notecards, colored markers, and Post-its abounded... and I realized I was way way overplanning. So dialing things back a bit, here | Martha.net - [Making a 100% Silicone Caulk Mold](https://martha.net/2014/05/making-a-100-silicone-caulk-mold/) - (Edit: See also 100% Silicone Caulk Molds — Round 2, Fight!) I've been so wrapped up in trying to learn how to paint Live Show Quality horses that I've drifted away from the goofier side of things. But since I declared May was going to be my FAFFing month, I figured I'd try something new... | Martha.net - [Wildesherz (Custom Safari Ltd. TOOB Standing Pony)](https://martha.net/2021/07/wildesherz-custom-safari-ltd-toob-standing-pony/) - Wildesherz is a Safari Ltd. TOOB standing pony painted a dappled pink-bay going-grey. She has realistic brown eyes, pink-grey and pink-tan hooves, a blaze, one tiny sock, and a glossy finish. I trimmed up her seams a little, but this pony was meant as a fun shelf piece and not a Live (or Photo) Show competitor. Wildesherz | Martha.net - [Bækhesten (Custom Breyer Stablemate Mustang)](https://martha.net/2012/09/baekhesten/) - Custom painted Breyer Mini Whinnie Jog Trot Quarter Horse Mare in fantasy blue-bay toabino. - [Leaping Horse #001 - #004](https://martha.net/2016/10/leaping-horse-001-004/) - Christmas is a time for inflicting crafts on loving relatives, so when December rolled around last year I grabbed some resin and started making magnets! I didn't get the best of photos of these little guys, so I probably should bug family for some updates. ;) These four little guys were the first finished copies | Martha.net - [Leaping Horse #005](https://martha.net/2016/12/leaping-horse-005/) - Behold, the perfect steed to do battle on any fridge or magnetic whiteboard! This little guy was the first of my non-resin, non-present copies of this mold. I sculpted the original leaping horse out of Sculpey and created a silicone mold. I cast him using a plaster of paris and wood glue mixture and additional layers of | Martha.net - [Leaping Horse #008](https://martha.net/2016/10/leaping-horse-008/) - Created in February 2016 this little guy is a cast from the faux-rock background variation of the leaping horse mold. He a bit unique because he hasn't had the background snapped off, but it makes him a tad more fragile that some his cousins. The background was painted a flat black and the horse was | Martha.net - [September Microbiz Check-in!](https://martha.net/2024/09/september-microbiz-check-in/) - It's the first of September, so it's time to take stock of where I'm at with the microbiz (and where I need to be)! | Martha.net - [Planning Fall's Writing and Art Goals!](https://martha.net/2024/08/planning-falls-writing-and-art-goals/) - Time to work out plans for Fall! (And try to recover from the chaos that ate most of my creative motivation this year.) | Martha.net - [The Mini Whinnie Condunrum](https://martha.net/2016/02/the-mini-whinnie-condunrum/) - I love painting Mini Whinnies and have a small army of them in the body box waiting for new colors. But as always my fear of 'painting the LAST one' has kicked in and now I'm trying to confirm that I can replace anything I customize. Times have changed since I last stocked the body | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #19](https://martha.net/2018/04/denim-blue-bay-fat-pony-magnet-019/) - There are some colors that just beg to be on ponies... and Denim was one of them! ;) | Martha.net - [Costing out Display Bases and Removable Fencing](https://martha.net/2016/03/costing-out-display-bases-and-removeable-fencing/) - I've been slowly working my way through the items that are finished and need material costing before they can be listed to the Etsy store. Today's victim-- err, volunteer is the display bases and optional fencing! I've gone over the steps of how to make the bases and how to make the fencing in earlier | Martha.net - [Step 0: AWS Visual Novel GameDev](https://martha.net/2021/05/step-0-aws-visual-novel-gamedev/) - Last year I started working on GetPut Adventures and then let it slide onto the backburner after NaNoWriMo was over. I'm picking the project back up again-- only to find that the notes past-me left future-me leave a lot to be desired. So, welcome to the first of the many 'how they heck did I | Martha.net - [How to make 1:32 Scale Model Horse Fencing](https://martha.net/2014/12/how-to-make-132-scale-model-horse-fencing/) - In the last 'Let's Build Something!' post I showed you how to make and repair grass bases for your Stablemate (1:32) scale models. Now it's time to add some model horse fencing to that setup. This post will cover how to make multiple kinds of wooden and faux-PVC fencing. I'll have another post up in | Martha.net - [Getting Back on the Horse, err Cat!](https://martha.net/2013/07/getting-back-on-the-horse-err-cat/) - Once upon a time there was a girl who walked through Azeroth... And then she got lazy and stopped logging in. Stopped running dailies. Stopped working on keybinds. And rotations. And gear research. And blogging said research. And lo... the fitness she had achieved via dual-boxing went right out the window and she did not | Martha.net - [Back in the Sneakers Again](https://martha.net/2017/07/back-in-the-sneakers-again/) - It's a bad sign when a year passes between posts! *pokes the dust-covered treadmill gaming archives* Due to a change in the thresholds to the Virgin Pulse program and the fact that my gaming group has gotten back into playing Final Fantasy on a semi-regular basis... I'm back on the treadmill again! Right now my | Martha.net - [Blogroll Simplicity - WP Social Blogroll & Widget Logic](https://martha.net/2012/08/blogroll-rss-feed-wp-social-blogroll-widget-logic/) - I've been playing around with ways to make the RSS feed of my blogroll a) less time intensive to load and b) more relevant for readers. Before I started tweaking things yesterday, WP Social Blogroll would pull the RSS feed for every single link in the chosen categories, check it for recent activity, and then | Martha.net - [How I Hid My Blog Easter Eggs](https://martha.net/2012/05/how-i-hid-my-blog-easter-eggs/) - Now that the Great Noblegarden Blog Hunt is over, I figure it's a good time to share some of the hiding ideas (and coding) that I used this year. This way you can find the ones you missed as well as give folks some ideas for next time! ;) And yes, that would be the | Martha.net - [Wooden Dolphin Magnet #1](https://martha.net/2017/06/wooden-dolphin-magnet-001/) - What mammal through yonder wavecrest breaks? Why tis a gilded dolphin o'course! I picked up a small pod of wooden dolphins from Michael's and this little guy was the first one to leap his way onto the finished pile. So far my muses have been dancing along the fantasy end of things, but I'm hoping for a | Martha.net - [Wooden Dolphin Magnet #8](https://martha.net/2017/06/wooden-dolphin-magnet-008/) - It's a Porpoise with with a Purpose! ...And that purpose is to hold up your shopping list, class schedules, or important corporate memos. Doodle dolphins are the workhorses of the marine sealife tree (magnetica awesomus) and this little gal is raring to go! She was painted in Light Pink with Bright Magenta and White doodles | Martha.net - [Wooden Dolphin Magnet #9](https://martha.net/2017/07/wooden-dolphin-magnet-009/) - Dot, dot, a dollop of dolphin?(Apologies to Daisy Sour Cream!) This little green guy is the sibling to the pink doodle dolphin, only instead of doodles he got polka dots! Well, technically just 'dots' since they are in a random pattern and not lined up nice and neat. But he's the kind of sea life | Martha.net - [Wooden Dolphin Magnet #2](https://martha.net/2017/07/wooden-dolphin-magnet-002/) - Some fantasy dolphins love to stand out, but this little guy is all about blending into the oceans deep. With a marbled flow of the currents and the splash of seafoam white his impression of a wave has everyone fooled! An almost-twin to Dolphin #001, his pattern is modeled after the Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). These | Martha.net - [Wooden Dolphin Magnet #5](https://martha.net/2017/08/wooden-dolphin-magnet-005/) - Reflections on water or spider webbing in turquoise? The patterns were so similar I couldn't help but play around and this dolphin magnet is ready to shine! | Martha.net - [Wooden Dolphin Magnet #3](https://martha.net/2017/07/wooden-dolphin-magnet-003/) - And lo, upon the waves rode a rainbow of dolphin awesomeness! Well okay, more like half a rainbow, give or take. (The awesome half, of course ;) ). I've been pretty much addicted to this color combination ever since I tried it out on the Pimped Rides Live model horse donation piece. As soon as | Martha.net - [Recalculating Stablemate Body Costs](https://martha.net/2015/12/recalculating-stablemate-body-costs/) - As part of my swap from Business Pricing to Hobby Pricing I'm trying to figure out the real cost of the materials used to make everything in the Etsy store... and the horses seemed the easiest! (At least until I actually started putting the spreadsheet together.) This post started out as a simple rehash/update of | Martha.net - [Once More Onto the Page](https://martha.net/2020/09/once-more-onto-the-page/) - I've been writing a lot more words recently. #vss365 responses, blog posts, product descriptions... it seems like my muses are okay with everything except short stories (or serial stories). In order to try and get things moving again, I've started looking for beta readers for the first part of Too Old for Neverland. I figure | Martha.net - [Insanity to the Power of Six](https://martha.net/2012/02/insanity-to-the-power-of-six/) - When I got tagged to play in Gnomegddon's Sixth Meme it sounded like a fun idea to try and map out everyone who was involved. If nothing else, I figured it would be an easy way for me to find blog that hadn't been taged yet. It's nine days later and I'm beginning to realize | Martha.net - [And the Number of the Counting Shall Be Six](https://martha.net/2012/02/and-the-number-of-the-counting-shall-be-six/) - The tree has now eaten up so much room that I have moved my own response to the meme here: The Ectomeme! UPDATE: Summary and easy to grab tagged lists are here: Insanity to the Power of Six Go check out the 30 Hour and 60 hour awesome graphics made by Navimie over at The | Martha.net - [LinkLove, NaNoWriMo Edition : Round 1](https://martha.net/2011/11/linklove-nanowrimo-edition-round-1/) - With the advent of NaNoWriMo 2011 my tiny Link Love/Blogroll has grown to epic proportions. Since I’m trying to make the list useful as well as epic, I’ve decided to pay a little more attention to the folks I’m linking to this time around. Since I’m still behind on giving some love to the folks | Martha.net - [Revisiting Model Fencing costs](https://martha.net/2020/08/revisiting-model-fencing-costs/) - Back in 2016, I did a post on costing out the model horse bases and fencing, but with my move to hosting my own shop, it's time for an update! ? - [Saturday Story Prompts [2019.07.27]](https://martha.net/2019/07/saturday-story-prompts-2019-07-27/) - Want a prompt to get those plot bunnies hopping? Try out scrapyard trucks, impossible whales, discarded magic, human limitations, and languages of love! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.07.16]](https://martha.net/2022/07/saturday-story-prompts-2022-07-16/) - Break free of the writing doldrums with prompts about alien nostalgia, sinful lures, misplaced meetings, selfish rescues, and manufacturing evolutions! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.07.09]](https://martha.net/2022/07/saturday-story-prompts-2022-07-09/) - Jumpstart your creative engines with a handful of prompts about spicy volcanos, financial shortfalls, starry eternities, fated roommates, and strategic towels! | Martha.net - [Casting in Silicone molds using Hot Glue](https://martha.net/2014/06/casting-in-silicone-molds-using-hot-glue/) - As you probably guessed from my Making a 100% Silicone Caulk Mold post, I've been happily dabbling in the world of 'making art desks messy' for a few weeks now. So time to share what I've learned! As I mentioned in the earlier post, I'm focusing in on the cheaper casting methods right now because | Martha.net - [How to Make a Paper Gift Box](https://martha.net/2017/07/how-to-make-a-paper-gift-box/) - Historically I've been bad about presentation when shipping things. Those who've ordered from me in the past know that my packing methods consist mainly paper towels and scrunched newspaper. So now I'm on a quest to make cheap boxes and upgrade my game a little! :) My first thought was just to grab for a | Martha.net - [Perfecting the Plaster of Paris and Wood Glue Mix](https://martha.net/2015/12/perfecting-the-plaster-of-paris-and-wood-glue-mix/) - Experimenting with mixing different ratios of Plaster of Paris and Wood Glue (and acrylic paint) to get stronger plaster casts. | Martha.net - [How to Get Level Magnets in Resin Casts](https://martha.net/2018/01/how-to-get-level-magnets-in-resin-casts/) - My trick for keeping magnets level when put into resin magnets. The method take large popsicle sticks, tape magnets, and a bunch of wood glue! | Martha.net - [Making Better 100% Silicone Caulk Molds](https://martha.net/2018/05/how-to-make-better-100-silicone-caulk-molds/) - I've been having a lot of fun painting up the flat cat head magnets, but I've finally run out of plaster blanks... so it was time to cast some more! But when I went to make them I realised that I only had one mold and it had some minor issues. The plaster and wood | Martha.net - [This Old Website (or: DIY for WordPress Themes)](https://martha.net/2012/01/this-old-website-or-diy-for-wordpress-themes/) - I think it’s time to break out the theme chainsaw and start doing some renovations. *pokes website* Right now I'm running a modified/tweaked version 2.4.2 of the Mystique Theme written by digitalnature. This is an older version, but I’m reluctant to upgrade because the theme was completely rebuilt and I’d have to start over from | Martha.net - [DeTheming and other Fancy Things](https://martha.net/2014/11/detheming-and-other-fancy-things/) - As part of my push to simplify the blog I've decided to put aside my custom Boilerplate childtheme (due to the fact Wordpress was stupid and I can't get it updated easily anymore.) Of course that also means I have to go back in and start either tweaking my site and content to fit the | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.09.03]](https://martha.net/2022/09/saturday-story-prompts-2022-09-03/) - Lure lazy plot bunnies back to work with writing prompts about undone chores, arboreal aliens, silent bribes, disgruntled fates, and cosmic water-wings. | Martha.net - [vss365 Idol](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-idol/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Idol. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.10.08]](https://martha.net/2022/10/saturday-story-prompts-2022-10-08/) - Craft the bones of a new story with prompts about undead advertising, magical libraries, fractal languages, serene fender benders, and songs for survival! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.09.24]](https://martha.net/2022/09/saturday-story-prompts-2022-09-24/) - Unleash your plot bunnies with prompts about well-meant failures, telepathic frame rates, colorfully effective chaos, long haul greenery, and wrench warfare! | Martha.net - [Portrait Horse: Spotty Dot](https://martha.net/2011/02/spotty-dot/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Shetland Pony as a portrait bay few spot appaloosa. - [Crafting eBooks: eReader Formatting Headaches Away!](https://martha.net/2012/10/crafting-ebooks-ereader-formatting-headaches-away/) - Well I thought I'd gotten the formatting right on the Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2011.06 & 2013.06, but thanks to a review from Nickii I've realized I didn't quite pull it off. (If you're reading this Nickii, drop me an email and I'll give you a free coupon for the next eBook in thanks! | Martha.net - [[WIP] Unnamed Hanoverian Custom](https://martha.net/2011/02/wip-unnamed-hanoverian-custom/) - Make: Breyer Scale: Stablemate Mold: Hanoverian (G3) Color: Green Bay Leopard Appaloosa Mediums used so far: Liquitex Green Light Permanent (Coat), Liquitex Emerald Green (Coat), Liquitex Phthalocyanine Green (points) This guy was started back last October, but is taking forever thanks to my brilliant idea to use two base colors neither of which goes on | Martha.net - [Of Phones, Tablets, and other WordPress Woes](https://martha.net/2013/12/of-phones-tablets-and-other-wordpress-woes/) - My site currently sucks on anything that's not a 'traditional' screen size as Screenfly has now made painfully clear. As a quick fix I'm trying out WPTouch, which is a plugin for WordPress that seems to be working as a pretty decent band-aid. It's not as pretty as I'd like, but it will do for | Martha.net - [All Roads Lead to Etsy (Sorry Woo!)](https://martha.net/2018/04/all-roads-lead-to-etsy-sorry-woo/) - I've been playing around with WooCommerce to see if it's a viable alternative to Etsy for me for the eBooks... but in the end, it's just not a good fit. There's just too many extra steps to get everything setup the way I want it (buying SSL certificates, getting a dedicated IP, etc.) and I am a | Martha.net - [Building a Treadmill Gaming Rig](https://martha.net/2016/03/building-a-treadmill-gaming-rig/) - Playing computer games while walking on a treadmill is one of the few weird skillsets that I'm proud of developing over the years. Thanks to Nerd Fitness and their 4 week challenges, I'm finally getting up off my duff and playing again! :) My old gaming treadmill setup worked fine in the old house, but in | Martha.net - [How to Make Stablemate (1:32) Scale Ground, Trail, or Jump Poles and Cavaletti](https://martha.net/2016/05/how-to-make-stablemate-132-scale-ground-trail-or-jump-poles-and-cavaletti/) - A step-by-step guide for how to make cavaletti and ground poles for Breyer Stablemate scale model horses using craft wood. | Martha.net - [How to Make 1:64 Scale Model Horse Fencing](https://martha.net/2018/01/how-to-make-164-scale-model-horse-fencing/) - I've been making Stablemate scale (1:32) fencing and bases for a while now... but I got the itch to see if I could make some micro mini setups! Thus, this post will cover how to make a simple grass base with attached fencing in scale with Breyer Mini Whinnies. For a small moment I played | Martha.net - [Bringing Back a Bit of the Past](https://martha.net/2017/02/bringing-back-a-bit-of-the-past/) - I've really been missing the of 'Days of Ages Past' chunk of code that used to be on the page. The 'related posts' are fun... but there's something about looking backwards in time that's addicting. (Which is probably why Facebook and Google are chasing the same idea.) But when I went to cut and paste | Martha.net - [Adding Default Category Thumbnails to Boilerplate 3.0](https://martha.net/2012/02/adding-default-category-thumbnails-to-boilerplate-3-0/) - Now that I'm more or less settled into the new Wordpress Theme, it's time to start documenting the changes! :) This time around I'm building the modifications the right way and using a Child Theme to tweak the main theme: Boilerplate 3.0. (If you're looking for ways to tweak thumbnails in Mystique, I have a | Martha.net - [Breadcrumbs and Button Clicks](https://martha.net/2011/12/breadcrumbs-and-button-clicks/) - You may have noticed I did a little bit of tweaking to the Single Post next/previous navigation in the hopes of making the archives a little more user friendly. Mystique uses next_post_link and previous_post_link which default to a time-based navigation—which isn't helpful when most of my users are more interested in categories. I couldn't find | Martha.net - [Adding 'Day in Ages Past' to Your Single Posts](https://martha.net/2011/09/adding-day-in-ages-past-to-your-single-posts/) - Ah, the joys of trying to get old content back in front of readers! With over 1,200 posts in the archives, I’m hunting down ways of laying breadcrumbs down for the older writing. Since ‘related post’ plug-ins are incredibly hit and miss (given the nature of the Multiblog) I’ve written the following code for single | Martha.net - [Slimming Down the Front Page](https://martha.net/2011/08/slimming-down-the-front-page/) - I've tweaked the Mystique Wordpress Theme created by Digital Nature (v2.4.2) quite a bit since I started playing around with it in March 2010. The most obvious difference (other than replacing the menu bar with icons) was the way posts were presented on the front page. I mucked around with the query_posts functionality until I | Martha.net - [What does mystique_logo() Do?](https://martha.net/2011/04/what-does-mystique_logo-do/) - I've been trying to sort out the answer to a question asked on Hacking the Tagline about backgrounds and headers, so I'm pulling apart mystique_logo() from header.php to see what makes it tick. This is a step-by-step overview of what each line does and where the functions it uses are located. Although I don't have | Martha.net - [Looking forward to NaNoWriMo!](https://martha.net/2017/09/looking-forward-to-nanowrimo/) - It's time once again to start making plans for November... of course my plans rarely survive contact with the 1st, it's still fun to try! :) Since last year's post-a-day worked well for [Placeholder], I'm going to try it again with the new book. I'm also going to follow on the heels of Chasing Falling | Martha.net - [Last Day To Bid On Elmhurst!](https://martha.net/2011/12/last-day-to-bid-on-elmhurst/) - Looking for the perfect Christmas present for a horse-lover? Why not make a donation to Our Mims Retirement Haven, help support retired racehorses, and get an awesome little medallion in the process! Offered in this eBay auction you'll find a medallion sculpted by Morgen Kilbourn and painted as a portrait of Elmhurst, the 1997 Breeder's | Martha.net - [The Elmhursts are coming! The Elmhursts are coming!](https://martha.net/2011/11/the-elmhursts-are-coming-the-elmhursts-are-coming/) - Remember this little guy? Well him and seven of his twins (one be'horned) are galloping off to eBay starting on the 27th!! (Which, erm, yes, was yesterday, but I was busy driving back from Buffalo and not able to get online to do the Snoopy dance.) All of the auctions are five day auctions, so | Martha.net - [And He's Off! (of Auctions and Signal Boosting)](https://martha.net/2011/12/and-hes-off/) - My donation to the Elmhurt Medallion fundraiser for Our Mims is now on eBay-- so if you're fond of racehorses and even more fond of non-profits who give retired racehorses a home then please check him out! He's only a five day auction and I've been hopping about trying to find ways to make sure | Martha.net - [Write ALL the Words!](https://martha.net/2020/02/write-all-the-words/) - This is the first update of 2020... which I mean to post last month. I had this whole weekly schedule laid out and everything. 🤦‍♀️ Anywho. I made a lot of plans in December and early January on all the Awesome Things I was going to accomplish this year. Now that it's February, I've trimmed | Martha.net - [M.O.M. Live Show Donation (Breyer Stablemate)](https://martha.net/2014/04/m-o-m-live-show-donation/) - This little gal is Breyer Stablemate G3 Belgian and a show donation to M.O.M. Live held on May 17th, in Black River Falls, WI. She's also the first finished customer of 2014! (We'll ignore the fact that she's also the only horse I finished 1st Quarter. *sighs*) She's unnamed, at least until I hear otherwise, | Martha.net - [M.O.M. Live 2015 Show Donation](https://martha.net/2015/10/m-o-m-live-2015-show-donation/) - This handsome fella was a donation to the May 16, 2015 M.O.M. Live in Black River Falls, WI. The request was for a horse to match up with the America the Beautiful song. I had never painted a landscape before, much less on a horse so this was an interesting adventure! Just like last year's donation's dapple attempts it | Martha.net - [4th Annual Jackson County 4-H and Open Model Show Donation](https://martha.net/2015/11/4th-annual-jackson-county-4-h-and-open-model-show-donation/) - What better post for Thanksgiving that this long overdue workbench favorite! This handsome gal is a Breyer Stablemate G3 Tennessee Walking Horse painted into a clover-spotted green tobiano with a white clover star on her forehead. She was a donation to the 4th Annual Jackson County 4-H and Open Model Show which was held in October of | Martha.net - [Content Is Third In Line For The Throne](https://martha.net/2011/08/content-is-third-in-line-for-the-throne/) - Content is King... or at least it is according to the 1,490,000 results on Google. (Ignore the bit where four of the links on the front page celebrate the death of the phrase.) Opinions may change, but numbers don't lie: my dearth of content in July resulted in a rather significant drop in traffic over | Martha.net - [Leveling Fitness (or: Warcraft + Treadmills = OP?)](https://martha.net/2011/07/leveling-fitness-or-warcraft-treadmills-op/) - It's been a few weeks since I got my treadmill desktop up and running. Now that I've logged some hours I can successfully walk and type at the same time-- but can I walk and WoW? Time to sit down—err, stand up and work things out. I'm hardly the first person to try and combine | Martha.net - [Orion (Custom Safari Ltd. TOOB Running Pony)](https://martha.net/2021/07/orion-custom-safari-ltd-toob-running-pony/) - Orion is a Safari Ltd. TOOB running pony painted to a flashy rainbow metallic explosion inspired by the Crab Nebula. He's got has a sort of sunburst pattern that goes from red on the outside to blue at the center. He has realistic brown eyes, a rainbow tail, steel gray hooves, and a faux-bald face with a | Martha.net - [Rubber Ducking ALL the Things!](https://martha.net/2022/01/rubber-ducking-all-the-things/) - Alright, so technically he's a Zuniceratops and not a rubber duck... but he still counts! 😅 I've been soaking in the various LinkedIn Learning classes since the last update and working on one of the more interesting Farmhand tickets. It's probably not the best idea to try and learn ALL the things at once but | Martha.net - [New Etsy Fees, 'Free' Shipping, and Other Headaches](https://martha.net/2018/06/new-etsy-fees-free-shipping-and-other-headaches/) - Etsy is raising it's fees from 3.5% to 5% on July 16th which is annoying-- mostly because I've set my margins so low that an extra 1.5% actually matters. *sighs* So I'm taking this opportunity to sit back and reevaluate my listings and my actual cost of 'doing business'. I've been a hobby crafter for a | Martha.net - [Blog Azeroth Thanksgiving Event 2011!](https://martha.net/2011/11/blog-azeroth-thanksgiving-event-2011/) - Want to win a Guardian Mount or a Gurky/Lurky Murlock plush, or a pet? Well then strap on your thinking caps and head on over to Amerence' post about the Blog Azeroth Thanksgiving event! (Deadline is Nov 26!) I'm not sure if I'll get a chance to play due to NaNo and holiday madness, but | Martha.net - [Live from the Workbench](https://martha.net/2016/06/live-from-the-workbench-27/) - The blog has been a bit writing-heavy in the past few weeks and I apologize to the folks who are more fond of the artistic end of things! I've gone ahead and removed a lot of the non-art posts from cross-posting to the Facebook page, so that feed is a little cleaner. (Twitter and G+ | Martha.net - [Wordpress.com Gravatar Comment Issues](https://martha.net/2012/03/wordpress-com-comment-issues/) - Just in case anyone has been head-desking for the last few days like I have trying to leave comments on Wordpress.com blogs... If you have a Gravatar account you will now need to login to Wordpress.com before you can leave a comment. The two services are apparently owned by the same company and the login | Martha.net - [Model Horse Fence References](https://martha.net/2024/04/model-horse-fence-references/) - Research into real life references for scale model horse fencing. | Martha.net - [Is Model Horse Sales Pages (MH$P) worth the time?](https://martha.net/2012/07/is-model-horse-sales-pages-mhp-worth-the-time/) - (Quick March 2024 edit since folks are finding this post because MH$P is temporarily offline due to a ransomwear attack. This was written in 2012 as part of a marketing review for my custom work. MH$P is a great place for more expensive customs, but wasn't a good fit for my non-LSQ customs.) As you've | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.09.17]](https://martha.net/2022/09/saturday-story-prompts-2022-09-17/) - Looking for a few good prompts to rouse your Muses? Try disconcerting definitions, balcony daydreams, shuttle frenzies, just desserts, and magitech mishaps! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.10.22]](https://martha.net/2022/10/saturday-story-prompts-2022-10-22/) - Dive into a new story with the help of minute magics, collapsing infrastructure, abandoned perspectives, noisy infestation, and unicorn nuisances! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.07.02]](https://martha.net/2022/07/saturday-story-prompts-2022-07-02/) - Craft new tales from the blank page with writing prompts about mantle memories, stellar aspirations, targeted assholery, AI mothering, and capricious cats! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.09.10]](https://martha.net/2022/09/saturday-story-prompts-2022-09-10/) - Strike out into the blank page armed with misophonic mythology, cyclical promises, familial rifts, saving the worst for last, and frozen escapes! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.10.01]](https://martha.net/2022/10/saturday-story-prompts-2022-10-01/) - Ready for a creative challenge? Try wrangling unseen successes, breakfast weather, missed messages, singular dragons, and superstitious starships! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.10.15]](https://martha.net/2022/10/saturday-story-prompts-2022-10-15/) - Need a new subplot (or five)? Why not sneak in some interstellar kidnappers, devilish deals, modern facades, aged adventuring, and half-hearted reclamations! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.10.29]](https://martha.net/2022/10/saturday-story-prompts-2022-10-29/) - Escape the clutches of the blank page with stellar consumption, critical socks, generational trauma, toxic contracts, and sacrificial healing! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.10.13]](https://martha.net/2012/10/saturday-story-prompts-141/) - 1. Deep in the valley the wind never dies down and the constant movement it frustrating to someone used to the dead still air of the swamps. 2. "Can you really see the future?" "I can see what might be, but never what will be." "So how does that help? Telling us what probably won't | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.10.06]](https://martha.net/2012/10/saturday-story-prompts-132/) - 1. Alcohol smelled oddly sweet after the change and she lapped up the scotch offering with unnatural enthusiasm. 2. With that breach sea monsters are suddenly terrifyingly real and Brian is glued to his camera, broadcasting the impossible to the world. 3. By the time mankind makes it into space for keeps, Earth has been | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.08.18]](https://martha.net/2012/08/saturday-story-prompts-140/) - 1. “Let me explain—“ but her sword was swifter than his excuses. 2. There are low tech ways to accomplish the same goals, but it takes them time to learn how not to think of the more complex solutions first. 3. New plants are easy-- it's the new flavors are the hardest to name. There's | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.07.28]](https://martha.net/2012/07/saturday-story-prompts-116/) - 1. "Just when I thought we were finally friends," he sighed dramatically, the gun never wavering. "I'd say you disappoint me, but honestly? I never expected much. You're too much like your father." 2. She was right, I'd been here before in my childhood nightmares, but I'm not five anymore. 3. Curled into a ball | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.04.30]](https://martha.net/2011/04/saturday-story-prompts-54/) - Motivate your Muses with writing prompts of tenuous wails, consuming lights, mundane divinity, eternal bargains, and maddening whispers! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.04.23]](https://martha.net/2011/04/saturday-story-prompts-52/) - Plot bunnies in hibernation? Lure them awake with prompts about shadowy dreams, inaccurate nicknames, boring voids, muddy happiness, and intrusive interfaces! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.04.16]](https://martha.net/2011/04/saturday-story-prompts-55/) - Spark your imagination with writing prompts about timeless migrations, polite apocalypses, eternal fog, angelic resonance, and censored wishes! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.03.19]](https://martha.net/2011/03/saturday-story-prompts-49/) - Muses running on empty? Fuel them up with prompts about off-kilter architects, compelling arguments, sleepy sunrises, surreal loves, and insane theme songs! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.03.05]](https://martha.net/2011/03/saturday-story-prompts-46/) - Need a kick to spice up your writing doldrums? Try prompts about Inescapable fortunes, deadly silences, toothsome cues, wailing rocks, and evil-ish days! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.12.17]](https://martha.net/2022/12/saturday-story-prompts-2022-12-17/) - Eager to stretch your writing wings? Try prompts about high-speed warnings, deceptive crafters, safety silver, apocalyptic views, and seasonal magic! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.11.19]](https://martha.net/2022/11/saturday-story-prompts-2022-11-19/) - Wake up your sleepy Muses with writing prompts about leafless forests, terrible tortoises, digital Fates, stubborn temples, and supernatural carpools! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.11.26]](https://martha.net/2022/11/saturday-story-prompts-2022-11-26/) - In need of a clever twist in your tales? Consider dangerous ultimatums, haunted swings, magical comets, culinary evolutions, and shackling prayers! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.11.12]](https://martha.net/2022/11/saturday-story-prompts-2022-11-12/) - Get your stuck story rolling again with writing prompts about frustrating waits, family disappointments, time-lost crews, meditative DIY, and magical black boxes! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.11.05]](https://martha.net/2022/11/saturday-story-prompts-2022-11-05/) - Need a spark to get the words flowing? Try out prompts about limited choices, artificial explorers, scattered frustrations, deadly momentum, and impossible futures! | Martha.net - [vss365 Blindsided](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-blindsided/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Blindsided. | Martha.net - [vss365 Somewhere](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-somewhere/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Somewhere. | Martha.net - [vss365 Murder](https://martha.net/2019/10/vss365-murder/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Murder. | Martha.net - [vss365 Fragile](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-fragile-4/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Fragile. | Martha.net - [vss365 Skyline](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-skyline/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Skyline. | Martha.net - [vss365 Fragile](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-fragile-3/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Fragile. | Martha.net - [vss365 Fragile](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-fragile/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Fragile. | Martha.net - [vss365 Fragile](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-fragile-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Fragile. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.06.04]](https://martha.net/2022/06/saturday-story-prompts-2022-06-04/) - Seeking a little inspiration to kick-start your Muses? Explore ancient illuminations, endless rains, mechanical mimics, weaponized prayers, and failed fairy tales! | Martha.net - [Danny Boy (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2010/08/danny-boy/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in chestnut roan leopard appaloosa. - [Unnamed Custom Foal (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/01/unnamed-custom-foal-painted-200/) - Custom painted Breyer Cantering Foal in fantasy rose tobiano. - [Slip 'n Slide (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/04/slip-n-slide/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in chestnut splash overo. - [Purple Rain (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/07/purple-rain/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in fantasy purple bay. - [Galloping Goldie (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/07/galloping-goldie/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal resculpted into a mule foal in fantasy green and gold psuedo-stone. - [Shadow Dancer (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/08/shadow-dancer/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in dark bay tobiano. - [Weinig Groen'Paard (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/09/weinig-groenpaard/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in fantasy green tobiano. - [Payson's Lad (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/09/paysons-lad/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in fantasy tricolor (white, black, tan) collie. - [Misfits Foal (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/10/misfits-foal/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in fantasy black with white Misfits' skull logo. - [Cloudburst (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2012/06/cloudburst/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in fantasy turquoise/teal blanket appaloosa. - [Seafoam Spritz (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/10/seafoam-spritz/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in fantasy Turquoise/Teal and white stencil. - [Low Tide (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/10/low-tide/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal in fantasy Blue, and white stencil. - [Placeholder (NaNoWriMo Day 5)](https://martha.net/2016/11/placeholder-nanowrimo-day-5/) - The last place Simon expected to wake up was on an alien spaceship, but there are worse ways to start a NaNo novel... This is the daily posting of my 2016 NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) attempt at a novel. It's a brand new world and new fictives and although I gave a shot at planning | Martha.net - [vss365 Chalice](https://martha.net/2023/09/vss365-chalice/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Chalice. | Martha.net - [vss365 Shatter](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-shatter/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Shatter. | Martha.net - [vss365 Expanse](https://martha.net/2020/12/vss365-expanse/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Expanse. | Martha.net - [vss365 Erinaceous](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-erinaceous/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Erinaceous. | Martha.net - [vss365 Dream](https://martha.net/2021/02/vss365-dream/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Dream. | Martha.net - [vss365 Despair](https://martha.net/2020/11/vss365-despair/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Despair. | Martha.net - [vss365 Deipnophobia](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-deipnophobia/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Deipnophobia. | Martha.net - [vss365 Debut](https://martha.net/2020/10/vss365-debut/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Debut. | Martha.net - [vss365 Dear](https://martha.net/2020/11/vss365-dear-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Dear. | Martha.net - [vss365 Dear](https://martha.net/2020/11/vss365-dear/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Dear. | Martha.net - [vss365 Crude](https://martha.net/2021/12/vss365-crude/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Crude. | Martha.net - [vss365 Complex](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-complex/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Complex. - [vss365 Chthonic](https://martha.net/2019/09/vss365-chthonic/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Chthonic. | Martha.net - [vss365 Chat](https://martha.net/2020/10/vss365-chat/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Chat. | Martha.net - [vss365 Carrel](https://martha.net/2020/06/vss365-carrel-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Carrel. - [vss365 Carrel](https://martha.net/2020/06/vss365-carrel/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Carrel. | Martha.net - [vss365 Calculus](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-calculus/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Calculus. - [vss365 Biblioclept](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-biblioclept/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Biblioclept. | Martha.net - [vss365 Beacon](https://martha.net/2022/01/vss365-beacon/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Beacon. | Martha.net - [vss365 Address](https://martha.net/2022/07/vss365-address/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Address. | Martha.net - [vss365 Alter](https://martha.net/2020/12/vss365-alter/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Alter. | Martha.net - [vss365 Ambrosia](https://martha.net/2020/06/vss365-ambrosia/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Ambrosia. | Martha.net - [vss365 Anew](https://martha.net/2020/12/vss365-anew/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Anew. | Martha.net - [vss365 Anfractuous](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-anfractuous-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Anfractuous. | Martha.net - [vss365 Anfractuous](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-anfractuous/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Anfractuous. | Martha.net - [vss365 Animal](https://martha.net/2022/07/vss365-animal/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Animal. | Martha.net - [vss365 Archaeological](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-archaeological/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Archaeological. | Martha.net - [vss365 Arm](https://martha.net/2022/07/vss365-arm/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Arm. | Martha.net - [vss365 Liquid](https://martha.net/2022/09/vss365-liquid/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Liquid. | Martha.net - [vss365 Fickle](https://martha.net/2019/12/vss365-fickle-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Fickle. | Martha.net - [vss365 Fickle](https://martha.net/2019/12/vss365-fickle/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Fickle. | Martha.net - [vss365 Friend](https://martha.net/2021/02/vss365-friend-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Friend. | Martha.net - [vss365 Friend](https://martha.net/2021/02/vss365-friend/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Friend. | Martha.net - [vss365 Run](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-run-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Run. | Martha.net - [vss365 Run](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-run/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Run. | Martha.net - [vss365 Already](https://martha.net/2020/10/vss365-already/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Already. | Martha.net - [vss365 Jupiter](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-jupiter/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Jupiter. | Martha.net - [vss365 Overturn](https://martha.net/2020/12/vss365-overturn/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Overturn. | Martha.net - [vss365 Dream](https://martha.net/2021/02/vss365-dream-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Dream. | Martha.net - [Epona's Chimera](https://martha.net/2011/10/eponas-chimera/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Morgan in bay brindle. - [vss365 Haze](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-haze/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Haze. | Martha.net - [vss365 Blindside](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-blindside/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Blindside. | Martha.net - [vss365 Perfume](https://martha.net/2019/10/vss365-perfume-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Perfume. | Martha.net - [Forgotten Graveyards (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2021/09/forgotten-graveyards/) - Wordcount: 366 words Rating/Warnings/Fandom: PG-13/Death/Harry Potter Summary: Written by the victors. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.12.10]](https://martha.net/2022/12/saturday-story-prompts-2022-12-10/) - All's quiet on the writing desk? Lure in plotbunnies with lost translations, off-white knights, arboreal downfalls, childhood escapes, and celestial achievements! | Martha.net - [Translation Failure](https://martha.net/2023/03/translation-failure/) - Urban/Portal Fantasy. Making teenagers save the world is a kinda a crappy move, dude. Another sideways stab at a r/WritingPrompts post. 281 words. | Martha.net - [vss365 Ghost](https://martha.net/2022/09/vss365-ghost/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Ghost. | Martha.net - [vss365 Cuff](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-cuff-3/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Cuff. | Martha.net - [vss365 Cuff](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-cuff-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Cuff. | Martha.net - [vss365 Cuff](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-cuff/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Cuff. | Martha.net - [vss365 Field](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-field/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Field. - [vss365 Abnegation](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-abnegation/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Abnegation. | Martha.net - [SciFiFri Honor](https://martha.net/2020/09/scififri-honor/) - Flash fiction response to the #SciFiFri (Science Fiction Friday) prompt word Honor. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.08.02]](https://martha.net/2014/08/saturday-story-prompts-229/) - 1. Magic is abundant, but useless. It litters the landscape with faded auras that sparkle when the moon is full… and not much else. 2. "Better sorry than safe!" was her favorite phrase and she fully expected it to be carved into a tombstone long before she hit old age. 3. They dig tribute rivers | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2009.08.22]](https://martha.net/2009/08/saturday-story-prompts-22/) - 1. She had made them, so she unmade them. Peeling skin from flesh, flesh from bone, she stripped them down to nothingness in a heartbeat. 2. Mankind was sort of like army ants, throwing themselves en mass against obstacles until they overcame them. So it really should have come as no surprise when the rest | Martha.net - [vss365 Rookie](https://martha.net/2020/02/vss365-rookie/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Rookie. | Martha.net - [vss365 Effervescent](https://martha.net/2020/06/vss365-effervescent/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Effervescent. - [vss365 Consume](https://martha.net/2019/09/vss365-consume/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Consume. - [monmon Ghouls](https://martha.net/2020/03/monmon-ghouls/) - Flash fiction response to the #monmon (Monster Monday) prompt word Ghouls. | Martha.net - [vss365 River](https://martha.net/2021/02/vss365-river/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word River. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.08.22]](https://martha.net/2015/08/saturday-story-prompts-273/) - 1. Ghosts are only the memories we keep, the dead have no need to linger. 2. The safeguards only allow him to dodge, no matter how potent the attack. Until they officially choose sides, the computers can't classify the locals as lawful combatants in the war. 3. I used to be scared of space, the | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.06.02]](https://martha.net/2012/06/saturday-story-prompts-122/) - 1. "I can't believe you're drinking cold blood." She made a face as he pulled the bag out of the fridge. "What, you need me to wiggle it for you so it looks alive?" 2. The metal plaque was set solidly into the weathered stone, a short benediction in Latin and then nothing. He ran | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.06.29]](https://martha.net/2013/06/saturday-story-prompts-147/) - 1. "That's impossible!" "Not impossible, improbable—but goals are made to be missed more that reached; otherwise you're setting the bar too low." 2. The world had only just begun to leave a true history behind: broadcasts showing how we dressed, how we talked, how we lived… how we died. And someday, somewhere on the other | Martha.net - [Dear AdSense... Goodbye!](https://martha.net/2018/04/dear-adsense-goodbye/) - I added in Google AdSense ads in 2016, after the traffic from the plaster casting posts started to take off. I figured it would be helpful to readers to see some ads, if they related to the content... but it's taken me two years to earn the 0 payout minimum. That pretty much proves the | Martha.net - [Advertising, Rethinking Sidebars, and Other Fancy Stuff](https://martha.net/2016/03/advertising-rethinking-sidebars-and-other-fancy-stuff/) - As always.. the Code Kitteh nometh and the blog evolves! I'm back to tinkering around with the blog layout because a) it's Spring and b) I haven't done that in a bit. Which means proper Childtheme'ing, possibly playing around with some alternate layouts-- all the normal shenanigans. You may have noticed there are now a | Martha.net - [A Business Casual Horde](https://martha.net/2012/01/a-business-casual-horde/) - This week’s Shared Topic over at Blog Azeroth was suggested by Akabeko of Red Cow Rise and is about showing our Nerd Pride. The shared topic runs from Jan 22-28, so come join the fun! :D How do you express your geekery? Do you own obvious paraphernalia like a Horde-symbol bumper sticker, in-joke t-shirts like | Martha.net - [Costing out Ground/Trail/Jump Poles and Cavaletti](https://martha.net/2016/12/costing-out-groundtrailjump-poles-and-cavaletti/) - I'm trying to round out the Etsy store a bit, so I figure it was time to get the rest of the props ready to list... and right now that's just the poles and cavaletti! Which means I really need to start thinking of new props to try and build in 2017. *ponders* Anywho. I've | Martha.net - [How to Prep a Breyer Mini Whinnie](https://martha.net/2016/03/how-to-prep-a-breyer-mini-whinnie/) - Preparing a Breyer Mini Whinnie for paint isn't the same as prepping a Stablemate (or larger scale). These guys have a few weird quirks of their own! | Martha.net - [Storyboarding for Blogs?](https://martha.net/2012/08/storyboarding-for-blogs/) - Good blogs are predictable, readers know what kind of content to expect and generally when to expect it-- even if that timeframe is 'randomly.' This blog is not a very good blog. But as most things, it's a work in progress, which means the sentence above is simply a current evaluation and not the toll | Martha.net - [Storm Rising](https://martha.net/2011/08/storm-rising/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Morgan in grey. - [Magic's Promise](https://martha.net/2011/07/magics-promise/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Morgan in dark bay. - [Live From the Shiny New(ish) Workbench!](https://martha.net/2022/05/live-from-the-shiny-newish-workbench/) - Thanks to Ikea, I now have a shiny new workbench! Well, okay, technically back at the very tail end of December 2021 I got a shiny new workbench. I really thought I'd posted since then... but apparently not. 😅 So what have I accomplished in the six months since the last update? Lots! (Thankfully!!) So | Martha.net - [What If?](https://martha.net/2014/12/what-if-peter-pan/) - It's the golden rule of make-believe. Fantasy, Peter Pan, 100 words, PG, Gen. - [Lines in Sand and Sea (Peter Pan)](https://martha.net/2017/05/lines-in-sand-and-sea-peter-pan/) - Genre/Verse: Fantasy, Peter PanLength/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenSummary: Peter's the hero of the story, when he remembers. (or: Saving Wendy from drowning, again.) Written for drabble_zone challenge #35: The Sky's The Limit. There's a hard blue line where sea gives way to sky. The ocean's still and clear as glass, flattened by magic older and more ruthless than the | Martha.net - [Fair (Labyrinth/Peter Pan)](https://martha.net/2016/03/fair-labyrinthpeter-pan/) - Genre/Verse: Fantasy, Peter PanLength/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenOriginally Posted: Mar. 3rd, 2007Summary: The story was always the same. LABYRINTH is trademark and copyright Jim Henson Productions, Sony Pictures, and probably a few other folks. PETER PAN is possibly still under copyright to Sir James Matthew Barrie and the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, but apparently | Martha.net - [Pretend (Peter Pan)](https://martha.net/2016/04/pretend-peter-pan/) - Originally Posted: Sep. 14th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: But what if... "You know," Hook smiled pleasantly over tea. "You don't have to be Wendy." She had never really thought of it before, of not being who she was. "You could forget them for a while." Forget the boys? Her boys? She paused, thoughtful, and | Martha.net - [Except (Peter Pan)](https://martha.net/2016/05/except-peter-pan/) - Originally Posted: Sep. 21st, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Ever wonder why the pirates hate Peter Pan so much? Peter never grew older, but neither did Hook. The boy skipped through the centuries living moment to moment in blissful forgetfulness. The man clawed his way from sun-up to sun-down, focused on the one thing that would | Martha.net - [Her Neverland (Peter Pan)](https://martha.net/2015/10/her-neverland-peter-pan/) - Originally Posted: Apr. 18th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: There's a secret to Neverland. Wendy had often wondered why there were no Lost Girls in Neverland. She hadn't noticed it at first, but as time passed by the oddness of it distracted her. After all, shouldn't girls be just as prone to being lost? Perhaps, she | Martha.net - [How to Paint Faux Turquoise](https://martha.net/2016/08/how-to-paint-faux-turquoise/) - I promised a friend to paint her a turquoise Clydesdale horse head magnet, easy-peasy right? I thought for sure the internet would have a bevy of articles on how to paint something to make it look like it was carved from turquoise. But apparently, I'm the only one that's trying this brand of madness. So a grabbed | Martha.net - [A Very Muggle Birthday (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/08/a-very-muggle-birthday-harry-potter/) - A first year's birthday party. The theme: "A Very Muggle Birthday." Marvin the Magician optional. Written for For Cat's Birthday Drabblethon. (PG, Gen, 100 words) | Martha.net - [If Only (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/09/if-only-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Aug. 19th, 2006Length/Rating: 161 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for Last Drabble Writer Standing (ldws), Round 1, Challenge #1: Mirror of Erised. Voting placed it in a tie for third and was a Mod's Choice to boot! :) He'd never seen socks, not even that first time; stumbling upon the mirror in a room that hadn't | Martha.net - [Lost to Moonlight (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/03/lost-to-moonlight-harry-potter/) - Sometimes you couldn't see the stars. (PG, Gen, 100 words) | Martha.net - [Alien (Stargate SG-1)](https://martha.net/2016/05/alien-stargate-sg-1/) - Two worlds, alike in dignity, in fair Colorado we set our scene. (PG, Gen, 100 words) | Martha.net - [Strange Colors (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2017/07/strange-colors-stargate-atlantis/) - occhallenge Challenge #49 Colors (And yes, it's a quark joke, so sue me ^_~) (PG, Gen, 100 words) | Martha.net - [I Wish (Labyrinth)](https://martha.net/2016/02/i-wish-labyrinth/) - The story was always the same. (PG, Gen, 100 words) | Martha.net - [Word of Mouth (Labyrinth)](https://martha.net/2016/03/word-of-mouth-labyrinth/) - Fame is not always a good thing. (PG, Gen, 100 words) | Martha.net - [My Will As Strong (Labyrinth)](https://martha.net/2023/01/my-will-as-strong-labyrinth/) - This is a follow-up (or inspired-by) fic to I Wish that I hadn't intended to write... but yay, plot-bunnies! (PG. Jareth/Older-Sarah, 1309 words) | Martha.net - [Or Cake (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2017/03/or-cake-stargate-atlantis/) - Sometimes it's all about appearances. Written for sga_flashfic's Cake or Death challenge. (PG, Gen, 439 words) | Martha.net - [Catching Clouds (or: Bureaucracy meets the Pegasus Galaxy) (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2014/09/catching-clouds-or-bureaucracy-meets-the-pegasus-galaxy-stargate-atlantis/) - How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? - The Sound of Music. Written for sga_flashfic Animal, Mineral, Vegetable challenge. (PG, Gen, 100 words) | Martha.net - [Broken Paradigms (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2012/01/broken-paradigms-stargate-atlantis/) - There are some things the Tauri will have to unlearn. (PG, Gen, 100 words) | Martha.net - [Polite Society (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2017/09/polite-society-stargate-atlantis/) - Stargate Atlantis fan fiction: Some rules are easier to learn than others. (100 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Circle Bird - Black on Red](https://martha.net/2020/12/circle-bird-black-on-red/) - Black pressed paper bird cutout on red circle. | Martha.net - [Circle Bird - Copper on Black](https://martha.net/2020/11/circle-bird-copper-on-black/) - Copper pressed paper bird cutout on black circle. | Martha.net - [Circle Bird - Gold on Blue](https://martha.net/2020/11/circle-bird-gold-on-blue/) - Gold pressed paper bird cutout on dark blue circle. | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #17](https://martha.net/2018/05/fat-pony-magnet-017-faux-turquoise/) - She might not hail from Battle Mountain proper, but this little fat pony magnet is a hop, skip, and a buck from her true turquoise cousins! | Martha.net - [Tumbleweed (Breyer Stablemate)](https://martha.net/2013/09/tumbleweed/) - UPDATE: This little guy has won a Swedish NAN card! How cool is that?? :D Just like his namesake, this little guy is on the move! Now that he'd had his last roll in the pastels and a splash of chrome to add some flair, Tumbleweed is ready to trot off to a new set | Martha.net - [Another Story on the Fire](https://martha.net/2020/08/another-story-on-the-fire/) - I'm slowly getting back into my creative ruts, but I have a feeling things will be a bit cyclical for a while yet. - [Bit o' Blue (Breyer Stablemate G1 Standing Foal)](https://martha.net/2010/07/bit-o-blue-painted-200-2/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Standing Foal in fantasy blue blanket appaloosa. - [Whispering into the Void](https://martha.net/2020/07/whispering-into-the-void/) - This quote never fails to amuse me because I have a deep and abiding love for fan fiction and I think it's glorious overabundance (and sometimes unashamed horribleness) would have given Wilde proper fits. ? Anywho. It's been a month of apparent silence on the blog, but there has been some 'invisible' writing going on. | Martha.net - [Forgotten Rhythms (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)](https://martha.net/2015/08/forgotten-rhythms-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. It's not the beat, it's the band. (237 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Old Wounds and Time (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)](https://martha.net/2015/08/old-wounds-and-time-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. What it says on the tin. (201 words, PG, Gen, Faith/Xander) | Martha.net - [Same Song, Different Verse (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)](https://martha.net/2015/07/same-song-different-verse-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. Some things are just a question of semantics. (100 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Four Wheels and a Prayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)](https://martha.net/2015/07/four-wheels-and-a-prayer-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. Possession is nine tenths of the law. (100 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Instinct (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)](https://martha.net/2015/07/instinct-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. Some things you can't unlearn. (258 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [And Suddenly (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)](https://martha.net/2015/07/and-suddenly-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. Just like that, everything changed. (213 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Grimm Futures (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)](https://martha.net/2015/07/grimm-futures-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. Xander was never good at fairy tales. (100 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Driven (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)](https://martha.net/2015/08/driven-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. Xander's tired of riding shotgun. (256 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Exit, Stage Left (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)](https://martha.net/2015/08/exit-stage-left-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. They're calling for an encore... (409 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Un-Fandoming Fiction](https://martha.net/2013/01/un-fandoming-fiction/) - So Long, and Thanks for all the Fics! I've decided to close down The Unforgotten Country website this weekend and move all of the fics over to AO3 (Archive Of Our Own). I've been maintaining my own archive just in case the other locations disappeared, but I realized I'm thinking in terms of the personal | Martha.net - [vss365 Triangle](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-triangle/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Triangle. | Martha.net - [vss365 Triangle](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-triangle-3/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Triangle. | Martha.net - [vss365 Trim](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-trim/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Trim. | Martha.net - [vss365 Tranquil](https://martha.net/2022/01/vss365-tranquil/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Tranquil. | Martha.net - [vss365 Theorem](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-theorem/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Theorem. - [vss365 Torus (Math)](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-torus/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Taurus. - [vss365 Tangled](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-tangled/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Tangled. | Martha.net - [vss365 Tackle](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-tackle/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Tackle. | Martha.net - [vss365 Ulotrichous](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-ulotrichous/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Ulotrichous. | Martha.net - [vss365 Unfathomable](https://martha.net/2020/03/vss365-unfathomable/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Unfathomable. | Martha.net - [vss365 Universe](https://martha.net/2019/09/vss365-universe/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Universe. | Martha.net - [vss365 Universe](https://martha.net/2019/09/vss365-universe-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Universe. | Martha.net - [vss365 Verve](https://martha.net/2020/05/vss365-verve/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Verve. | Martha.net - [vss365 Verklempt](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-verklempt/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Verklempt. | Martha.net - [vss365 Vulture](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-vulture/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Vulture. | Martha.net - [vss365 Vulture](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-vulture-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Vulture. | Martha.net - [vss365 Verdant](https://martha.net/2019/07/vss365-verdant/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Verdant. | Martha.net - [vss365 Vector](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-vector/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Vector. - [vss365 Vampire](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-vampire/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Vampire. | Martha.net - [vss365 Wild](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-wild/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Wild. | Martha.net - [vss365 Wear](https://martha.net/2021/03/vss365-wear/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Wear. | Martha.net - [vss365 Wax](https://martha.net/2020/11/vss365-wax/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Wax. | Martha.net - [vss365 Watch](https://martha.net/2021/04/vss365-watch/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Watch. | Martha.net - [vss365 Wabbit](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-wabbit/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Wabbit. | Martha.net - [vss365 Winter](https://martha.net/2020/12/vss365-winter2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Winter. | Martha.net - [vss365 Winter](https://martha.net/2020/12/vss365-winter/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Winter. | Martha.net - [vss365 Yip](https://martha.net/2020/01/vss365-yip-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Yip. | Martha.net - [vss365 Yip](https://martha.net/2020/01/vss365-yip/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Yip. - [vss365 Zero](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-zero/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Zero. - [vss365 Zero](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-zero-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Zero. - [vssmurder Murder](https://martha.net/2020/10/vssmurder-murder/) - Flash fiction response to the #vssmurder (Very Short Stories Murder) prompt word Murder. | Martha.net - [WeirdVSS Dark](https://martha.net/2020/12/weirdvss-dark/) - Flash fiction response to the #WeirdVSS (Weird Very Short Stories) prompt word Dark. | Martha.net - [WeirdVSS Tentacle](https://martha.net/2020/09/weirdvss-word/) - Flash fiction response to the #WeirdVSS (Weird Very Short Stories) prompt word Tentacle. | Martha.net - [WeirdVSS Marrow](https://martha.net/2020/09/weirdvss-marrow-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #WeirdVSS (Weird Very Short Stories) prompt word Marrow. | Martha.net - [WeirdVSS Marrow](https://martha.net/2020/09/weirdvss-marrow/) - Flash fiction response to the #WeirdVSS (Weird Very Short Stories) prompt word Marrow. | Martha.net - [WierdVSS Vault](https://martha.net/2020/09/wierdvss-vault/) - Flash fiction response to the #WierdVSS (Weird Very Short Stories) prompt word Vault. | Martha.net - [vss365 Delve](https://martha.net/2019/07/vss365-delve/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Delve. | Martha.net - [vss365 Delve](https://martha.net/2019/07/vss365-delve-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Delve. | Martha.net - [vss365 Delve](https://martha.net/2019/07/vss365-delve-3/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Delve. | Martha.net - [vss365 Sinew](https://martha.net/2020/06/vss365-sinew/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Sinew. | Martha.net - [vss365 Orange](https://martha.net/2020/04/vss365-orange/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Orange. - [vss365 Outblowing](https://martha.net/2020/03/vss365-outblowing/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word outblowing. - [vss365 Finisterre](https://martha.net/2020/03/vss365-finisterre/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Finisterre. - [vss365 Classic](https://martha.net/2020/04/vss365-classic/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Classic. - [vss365 Chrome](https://martha.net/2020/04/vss365-chrome/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Chrome. - [vss365 Rescue](https://martha.net/2020/04/vss365-rescue/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Rescue. - [vss365 Road](https://martha.net/2020/04/vss365-road/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Road. - [vss365 Mittens](https://martha.net/2020/04/vss365-mittens/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Mittens. | Martha.net - [vss365 Farm](https://martha.net/2020/05/vss365-farm/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Farm. | Martha.net - [vss365 Greedy](https://martha.net/2020/02/vss365-greedy/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Greedy. | Martha.net - [vss365 Haiku](https://martha.net/2020/03/vss365-haiku/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Haiku. | Martha.net - [vss365 Sanity](https://martha.net/2020/02/vss365-sanity/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Sanity. | Martha.net - [vss365 Lively](https://martha.net/2020/01/vss365-lively/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Lively. | Martha.net - [vss365 Amaze](https://martha.net/2020/01/vss365-amaze/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Amaze. | Martha.net - [vss365 Adversary](https://martha.net/2020/01/vss365-adversary/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Adversary. | Martha.net - [vss365 Rosy](https://martha.net/2020/01/vss365-rosy/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Rosy. | Martha.net - [vss365 Destination](https://martha.net/2020/02/vss365-destination/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Destination. | Martha.net - [vss365 Mint](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-mint/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Mint. | Martha.net - [vss365 Amber](https://martha.net/2019/12/vss365-amber/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Amber. | Martha.net - [vss365 Amber](https://martha.net/2019/12/vss365-amber-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Amber. | Martha.net - [vss365 Suave](https://martha.net/2019/12/vss365-suave/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Suave. | Martha.net - [vss365 Play](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-play/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Play. | Martha.net - [vss365 Date](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-date/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Date. - [vss365 Plucks](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-plucks-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Plucks. | Martha.net - [vss365 Plucks](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-plucks/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Plucks. | Martha.net - [vss365 Crank](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-crank/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Crank. | Martha.net - [The Great Blog Noblegarden Egg Hunt!](https://martha.net/2011/04/the-great-blog-noblegarden-egg-hunt/) - Once again the Great Blog Noblegarden Egg Hunt is upon us! Well, yes, there is the in-game Noblegarden egg hunts as well (04/24 to 4/30 this year), but the blog-based hunt is something you can do from a cellphone. Unless Blizz has a magic wand, I'm pretty sure they can't pull that one off... For | Martha.net - [Day 10 of NaNoWriMo 2020](https://martha.net/2020/11/day-10-of-nanowrimo-2020/) - I have a working game! 😁 Well, okay, what I have is everything set up and able to talk to each other so that it could be a working game. I just haven't done much NaNo'ing since last update, just lots of research and playing around with sudo superpowers (yay Putty!). But the actual story | Martha.net - [On Liebster Award and Blogging and Wow](https://martha.net/2014/04/on-liebster-award-and-blogging-and-wow/) - I was tagged the other day by in a meme that apparently has been running about the internet since 2010! (No idea how long it's running in the WoW community, but now I'm sort of itching to find out...) Much like the Sixth Meme it's a tagging bonzana, but there are some extra rules this | Martha.net - [All Paths Lead To Etsy](https://martha.net/2013/01/all-paths-lead-to-etsy/) - Traffic to the Etsy store has died off over the past few months, due to a lack of new customs and general decline in outside marketing. But now that it's a new year and a fresh start-- time to start filling in the potholes. As you can see the two 'official' model horse paths didn't | Martha.net - [December 2012 Balance Sheet & Yearly Review](https://martha.net/2013/01/december-2012-balance-sheet-yearly-review/) - The first year of any microbusiness is a bit rocky and I had my expectations set a tad high, but I think 2012 was a good learning experience. If nothing else, I got a much better handle on how Newport News expects me to behave and staying on the right side of tax law is | Martha.net - [October 2012 Balance Sheet](https://martha.net/2012/11/october-2012-balance-sheet/) - Another month without sales, but with two more eBooks finished, so it wasn't a total wash. I need to sit down and get the rest of the monthly eBooks caught up and post some of the new horses to Etsy. And win National Novel Wiriting Month of course. ;) Actually the NaNoWriMo novel for this | Martha.net - [Model Horse Sales Pages Listing Rotations: Take 3](https://martha.net/2012/09/model-horse-sales-pages-listing-rotations-take-3/) - I've decided to take another stab at getting the two month rotational listings up and running over at the Model Horse Sales Pages (MH$P). Although I haven't had much luck in the past in terms of traffic to the website and the Etsy store, I figure it can't hurt to give it one more test. | Martha.net - [Rethinking Etsy](https://martha.net/2017/04/rethinking-etsy/) - I've been all kinds of horrible about adding new work to the Etsy and the statistics over the last year show that pretty clearly. I have the listings set to auto-renew every four months, but if I want more traffic to the store, I need to do more than sit back and watch. Etsy listings | Martha.net - [Terminal Velocity](https://martha.net/2011/03/terminal-velocity/) - Custom painted Mandi Hickman MH Copyright in dark bay. - [Apple Jacks](https://martha.net/2011/04/apple-jacks/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Scratching Foal in fantasy green blanket appaloosa. - [And Together, They Fight Spam!](https://martha.net/2011/06/and-together-they-fight-spam/) - I blame the title on the They Fight Crime entry over at TV Tropes, but it’s sadly appropriate. I’ve been battling rising spam comments for a while now. I switched over to using Askimet in April and it’s already blocked 4,387 comments from coming through... but that’s four thousand some odd comments that I’ve had | Martha.net - [Micro Mini Shipping Methods, Redux](https://martha.net/2013/09/micro-mini-shipping-methods-redux/) - I've been using USPS Priority Mail for all my Etsy listings, which works out to roughly .51 for VA to CA shipping for a 5oz package. The boxes are free and the tracking number is included, so it seems like a good deal-- right? Well not when you pair it with an horse! It | Martha.net - [Why I'm Using Amazon Payments Instead Of PayPal](https://martha.net/2011/12/why-im-using-amazon-payments-instead-of-paypal/) - I've heard horror stories about PayPal for almost as long as the company has existed. There are numerous websites about the various folks they've taken money from and sellers that they have screwed over. I actually setup a second bank account back when I did this the first time, just so PayPal wouldn't have access | Martha.net - [How to Use Prose Writing Prompts](https://martha.net/2018/06/how-to-use-prose-writing-prompts/) - There are a wide variety of writing prompts scattered around the 'net, from single words to pictures worth thousands. This post covers the different ways to use my very favorite type: the prose prompt! A What Now? Prose prompts are one or more sentences of an unfinished story. This type of prompt is meant to | Martha.net - [Grey Twilight](https://martha.net/2011/05/grey-twilight/) - Custom etched and painted Breyer Stablemate Saddlebred in grey tobiano. - [vss365 Portent](https://martha.net/2020/12/vss365-portent/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Portent. | Martha.net - [vss365 Renegade](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-renegade/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Renegade. | Martha.net - [vss365 Grave](https://martha.net/2019/10/vss365-grave/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Grave. | Martha.net - [vss365 Folded](https://martha.net/2021/02/vss365-folded/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Folded. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.02.17]](https://martha.net/2018/02/saturday-story-prompts-2018-02-17/) - Add some spice to your story with writing prompts about lunatic numbers, pyrophobia fish, literal pounds of flesh, magical gardening, and funeral flights! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.12.17]](https://martha.net/2016/12/saturday-story-prompts-16-12-17/) - Five new writing prompts ahoy! This week we've got sibling secrets, delicate fliers, reentry woes, deceptively calm seas, and stubborn mules! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.11.21]](https://martha.net/2015/11/saturday-story-prompts-299/) - 1. Her life is filled with the shadows of things she could have done and that's darker than her brother's shadow will ever be. 2. The atmosphere is heavy with moisture, enrobing the valley in an endless fog. It seeps into every porous surface, leaving their fingers permanently wrinkled and their clothing a sopping mess. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.10.25]](https://martha.net/2014/10/saturday-story-prompts-239/) - Want to win from from Writer's Block? Try out day labor immortals, everyday terror, plans missing a step, thunderous weather, and deadly idle hobbies! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.12.03]](https://martha.net/2022/12/saturday-story-prompts-2022-12-03/) - Recharge your Muses with writing prompts about hopeless causes, risky choices, crushing inspiration, magical rescues, and economical exercise! | Martha.net - [vss365 Perfume](https://martha.net/2019/10/vss365-perfume/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Perfume. | Martha.net - [vss365 Spoke](https://martha.net/2019/11/vss365-spoke/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Spoke. | Martha.net - [Blog Reboots and Digital Spring Cleaning](https://martha.net/2018/05/blog-reboots-and-digital-spring-cleaning/) - The birth of the megablog was almost eight years ago and it's been running at a chaotic gallop ever since. Spring always makes me want to rearrange things and after looking over the archives I think it's time for a blog reboot (of sorts)! I was given a free PDF copy of Make Money From Blogging in exchange | Martha.net - [NaNoWriMo 2009: In which there are no glowing spiders...](https://martha.net/2009/09/nanowrimo-2009-in-which-there-are-no-glowing-spiders/) - Alright, a story in which there a no Magical Companion Animals. I can do this. ... Okay, maybe not. No! I shall persevere! *dramatic pose* Okay, so in theory there are a limited number of plots in the world. Per TV Tropes there are a traditional number of cheesy (yet fun!) takes on said plots, | Martha.net - [NaNoWriMo 2009: Building up the plot...](https://martha.net/2009/09/nanowrimo-2009-building-up-the-plot/) - This year's story now has a tagline: "This is what happens when Good is Dumb." or "Stories never end the same way twice, sometimes Evil wins." I'm leaning towards the first one, although the second one is more appropriate. *grin* There is nothing quite so amusing as using TV Tropes as inspiration! I really should | Martha.net - [vss365 Forever](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-forever-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Forever. | Martha.net - [Lost in Translation (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2022/08/lost-in-translation-stargate-atlantis/) - Stargate Atlantis fan fiction: Sometimes she wishes she'd said no. Written for sga_flashfic Villains challenge. (357 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Home Remedies, Old Wives Tales, and Possibly, Rum (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2022/08/home-remedies-old-wives-tales-and-possibly-rum-stargate-atlantis/) - Originally Posted: February 9, 2007 (LiveJournal Link)Length/Rating: 394 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Sometimes the old ways are best, or: Overwhelming proof. Reader's choice. 😉 Written for sga_flashfic Sickness challenge. Stargate Atlantis Fanfic Index "So this how'sit ends," John stared mournfully into an empty mug of what might have been rum. Not that he had paid much attention | Martha.net - [Pegasus Logic for Beginners (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2013/01/pegasus-logic-for-beginners-stargate-atlantis/) - Originally Posted: Aug. 23rd, 2007 (LiveJournal Link)Length/Rating: 259 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: How to stay sane in the Pegasus Galaxy (aka Duck Test). Written for sga_flashfic challenge Men and Machines challenge. Stargate Atlantis Fanfic Index Now we ain't stupid, no matter what you've heard; Marines got more brains than most front-line grunts, we just use it for common sense | Martha.net - [Carry Me Home (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2016/06/carry-me-home-stargate-atlantis/) - Originally Posted: Apr. 24th, 2007 (LiveJournal Link)Length/Rating: 182 words, PG-13, GenPairing/Warnings: Deathfic-ish (implied), spoilers for “The Return” (AU-ish)Summary: Two hundred people went through the gate, not all of them came home. Written for sga_flashfic The Return challenge. Stargate Atlantis Fanfic Index The SGC tries to bring them home, untwine them from borrowed seas and skies. Pour | Martha.net - [Chromatic Scales (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2022/08/chromatic-scales-stargate-atlantis/) - Stargate Atlantis fan fiction: Sometimes she wishes she'd said no. Written for sga_flashfic Villains challenge. (357 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [But For Grace (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/05/but-for-grace-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Feb. 25th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Midnight could-have-beens. Harry Potter Fanfic Index It could have been him. Neville thought about that sometimes, in the quiet hours of the night when the shadows crept into the castle. If it hadn't been for that ironic twist of fate, it would have been him. He | Martha.net - [In This Resolved (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/02/in-this-resolved-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Jan. 4th, 2007Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for snape100 challenge #158: New Year's Resolutions. Harry Potter Fanfic Index There was no room in war for resolutions. Not when the world changed from second to second in a furious dash into oblivion. What mattered was the here and now, not flimsy promises made in the | Martha.net - [Hate Leads (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/04/hate-leads-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Jan. 16th, 2007Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for snape100 challenge #159: Random Quotations #1 - "Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power." Thomas Hobbes (1588 - 1679) Harry Potter Fanfic Index On the good days, if he dared call them that, Snape could still catch glimpses of the man Tom used to | Martha.net - [Out of the Box (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/02/out-of-the-box-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Jan. 11th, 2007Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for snape100 challenge #159: Severus Snape's Birthdays, 1989 Harry Potter Fanfic Index There's something about turning thirty that makes Snape wax ironic more than maudlin. He's already seen too much, done too much, been too many things to too many people in that rough span of years. Friendly ribbing | Martha.net - [Living Arithmancy (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2016/05/living-arithmancy-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Oct. 21st, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for Last Drabble Writer Standing (ldws), Round 2, Challenge 3: From a certain point of view... This one came in a solid second place and won a Mod's pick! Harry Potter Fanfic Index One plus one was two, except that Harry kept adding and subtracting until | Martha.net - [What Not to Wear (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2016/05/what-not-to-wear-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Sep. 25th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for snape100 challenge #144: Mystery Character Draw – Fleur Delacour Harry Potter Fanfic Index "You are immune." When Snape merely raised an eyebrow Fleur's glare got colder, which he had assumed was physically impossible prior to the drop. "How is this so?" She reminded him of a small | Martha.net - [In Stories (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/12/in-stories/) - Originally Posted: May. 21st, 2006Length/Rating: 349 words, PG-13, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: In the real world, everyone dies. Harry Potter Fanfic Index In the real world, everyone dies. It's only in stories that they get out just in the nick of time. That the heroes live to fight another day. That evil is vanquished and light restored. In | Martha.net - [Casual Conversation (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/12/casual-conversation-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Sep. 14th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Oz and Remus go hunting. Harry Potter Fanfic Index | BtVS Fanfic Index It was always the words that went unsaid that made up the bulk of their conversations. "So." Remus prodded the unconscious body with his boot and grimaced at the whimpering groan. "Yeah." | Martha.net - [Dear Dim Delinquent (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/11/dear-dim-delinquent-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Jun. 29th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for snape100 challenge #131 Alphabet Redux (Letter D) Harry Potter Fanfic Index Disastrous is too mild a word, Snape thought to himself as he attempted to unstick Neville's cauldron from where it had fused itself to the table. Damned if I know how he manages such unrepeatable accidents. Daunting | Martha.net - [Lessons of History (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/11/lessons-of-history-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Aug. 7th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Why Snape thinks Good is Dumb. Written for snape100 challenge #137: Snape, the Death Eater Harry Potter Fanfic Index Everyone thought it was about Lily, and it was... and every wizard, mudblood or pure. He could see the society starting to tear along the seams, a rift of 'us' and | Martha.net - [Vengeance is Sweet (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/11/vengeance-is-sweet-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Jan. 13th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for hpshortfics Challenge #1 Harry Potter Fanfic Index "Vengeance is very sweet," Snape breathed at Black. "How I hoped I would be the one to catch you." Sirius raised an eyebrow at the Potion Master's dramatic entrance, but otherwise seemed nonplussed to find himself suddenly | Martha.net - [Pleading the Fifth (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/11/pleading-the-fifth-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Jan. 13th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for hpshortfics Challenge #3 Harry Potter Fanfic Index "Do you know what this is, Potter?" Snape said, holding the offending object at arm's length, his eyes glittering dangerously. Harry shot Hermione a pleading (and slightly panicked) look, but Snape cut her off with a curt flick | Martha.net - [Might-Have-Beens (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/11/might-have-beens-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Mar. 7th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenSummary: Written for snape100 challenge #115: Snape and McGonagall Harry Potter Fanfic Index It had all been a dream, a horrible dream. He sat in the midst of the giant feather-bed and laughed. There had been no war, no horrors. He Who Must Not Be Named was just Tom. Lily and | Martha.net - [Secret Admirer (Harry Potter)](https://martha.net/2015/10/secret-admirer-harry-potter/) - Originally Posted: Mar. 8th, 2006Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for snape100 challenge #115: Snape and McGonagall Harry Potter Fanfic Index It was such an un-Snape-like thing to do that at first no one said anything at all... At least not where he could catch them. Whispered conversations sprung up in every safely shadowed corner of the castle. | Martha.net - [We Are the Children](https://martha.net/2022/10/we-are-the-children/) - Urban/Portal Fantasy. Making teenagers save the world is a kinda a crappy move, dude. Another sideways stab at a r/WritingPrompts post. 281 words. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.06.10]](https://martha.net/2017/06/saturday-story-prompts-2017-06-10/) - 1. He wakes to the sound of screams and the heavy smell of smoke and charred garbage. Someone's set the city’s rivers on fire. 2. The foal has four white legs, harbingers of the worst kinds of luck, and they remove it from the stable as soon as it can stand. 3. "'Youth is wasted on the | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.03.15]](https://martha.net/2014/03/saturday-story-prompts-189/) - 1. Scars fade, but the dreams don't die. 2. Oceans are harder to reach than the skies, but without birds it hadn't occurred to them to try. 3. Things change slowly, except when they don't, and over the years they've gotten used to the manic flashes of weather that the new world harbors. 4. Kindness | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.03.08]](https://martha.net/2014/03/saturday-story-prompts-188/) - 1. The world shudders as it falls away. 2. Heaven is too far away --she can feel it-- if they die now all that waits for them is the dark. 3. Before high school he'd been happy-- at least he thought he had. It was hard to tell now which memories were real and which | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.04.30]](https://martha.net/2016/04/saturday-story-prompts-16-4-30/) - 1. There's an art to telling stories around a campfire. You need the right tone and cadence to slowly reel them in and then POW! Nightmares for weeks! 2. Just another Tuesday was slang for a hostage crisis. 3. "I don't do love potions, I do social confidence potions." She handed him the vial. "Put | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.05.14]](https://martha.net/2016/05/saturday-story-prompts-2016-05-14/) - 1. The roads to my house are enchanted and those with ill intent forget where they are going and miss the turnoff to my cottage. Which worked just fine until GPS was invented. 2. Winter ended weeks ago, but the snow is still here. 3. “Have you thought about giving this up?” She took his | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.06.03]](https://martha.net/2017/06/saturday-story-prompts-2017-06-03/) - 1. It wasn't until centuries later, when science had once again risen from the ashes, that they were able to analyze the statue properly... and determine it really was cursed. 2. Dark brown horses flow down the hill like birds. 3. "You can’t help thinking of what could have been." He said, not looking up from | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.06.17]](https://martha.net/2017/06/saturday-story-prompts-2017-06-17/) - 1. The horses notice they are being followed before the dogs do. 2. "River stones are an oracle, if you read them right." She reached into the water without looking and drew out three rocks. "White is death, red is change, black is stasis-- there's a book I can lend you if you want." 3. Overnight the dragons | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2009.10.24]](https://martha.net/2009/10/saturday-story-prompts-30/) - 1. Nothing says 'I love you' quite like destroying a national monument, but on the whole she was beginning to regret dating someone who's superpowers focused on expansion instead of compression... diamonds might be cheesy, but at least they were portable. 2. Old age wasn't anything to look forward to-- at least before scientists perfected | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2009.10.10]](https://martha.net/2009/10/saturday-story-prompts-29/) - 1. The news had said pieces of the wreck were scattered on impact, but she hadn't really grasped the fact that she'd be finding parts of the plane in her fields for years afterwords. 2. One of the more disturbing things about being told the aliens you'd found were roughly as intelligent as pigs, was | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #23](https://martha.net/2018/05/copper-bay-fat-pony-magnet-023/) - There's nothing like finding a lucky penny on the sidewalk... or a lucky fat pony magnet on the fridge! | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #26](https://martha.net/2018/03/bay-fat-pony-magnet-026/) - Fat Pony magnets come in a wide spectrum of colors, but there's something to be said for a nice solid bay with a tiny touch of chrome! | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #42](https://martha.net/2018/03/flaxen-orange-frame-overo-fat-pony-magnet-042/) - I was painting Fat Pony Magnets as donations for Big Orange Bash so you'd figure there'd be a lot of orange in the herd... but this little guy turned out to be the only one in the bunch! | Martha.net - [Live from the Workbench](https://martha.net/2018/01/live-from-the-workbench-41/) - The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity! Sadly most of that activity has been cleaning, organizing, and getting things in place (much like the last workbench update). Still, some actual art got done this time, so I'm considering it a win. ;) First off, the crazily overdue custom Velocity’s Ghost finally made | Martha.net - [Live From the Quiet Workbench](https://martha.net/2018/07/live-from-the-quiet-workbench/) - Allergy season has been in full swing, so I've been fighting off headaches for the past few weeks (months?). Since migraines and artwork don't really go hand-in-hand, less has happened on the workbench (and the Writing Desk) than I would have liked. But stuff has happened! :D There's a new lightbox, a bit of plaster of paris and wood glue experimenting, magnification hijinks, and the beginnings of a 100 Day Project of creation and not consumption! | Martha.net - [Live From the Workbench](https://martha.net/2017/12/live-from-the-workbench-40/) - November had come to a close (with very little artwork accomplished) and I was raring to go! The art desk was clean, the lightbox was rebuilt, and it was the first weekend after NaNo! ...And then my dog ate my NaMoPaiMo (National Model Painting Month) project from last year. And that pretty much killed my | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #39](https://martha.net/2018/03/red-roan-fat-pony-magnet-039/) - Sure, painting a red roan is a bit of a horsey in-joke, but roaning isn't just for realistic ponies anymore! Painted in alternating layers of red and white dry stencil brush, this little gal managed to pull of the outfit without descending into into the realms of pink. She actually has more layers than the realistic | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #52](https://martha.net/2020/09/fat-pony-52/) - This little purple pop of pony was painted as a 2018 donation to Jolts Jubliee (Facebook)! I love taking colors and doing faux-dapples grays and purple was a nice balance to its flashier blue and green herd mates. She was cast from the first generation OOMOO molds with the magnet leveling jig. She has a slightly | Martha.net - [Live From the Workbench](https://martha.net/2017/04/live-from-the-workbench-34/) - I am always amused when I finally get around to posting a workbench update that it tends to run roughly a month between these posts. I never plan on it, I really mean to get into a weekly update at some point, but so far that's not happening. Anywho, it's been a busy month! If you | Martha.net - [Dusting Off the Writing Desk](https://martha.net/2022/06/dusting-off-the-writing-desk/) - The year has gotten away from me again (as it's wont to do) and we're drawing in on the halfway mark. Thankfully I got most of my wishlist done in the New Year's Resolution uber-productive span of Jan-Feb. | Martha.net - [Of Writing Desks and Droughts](https://martha.net/2020/05/of-writing-desks-and-droughts/) - It's been a long pandemic... but the words are starting to flow again, so I've got a few things for the updates! - [Cardinal Ornament #3](https://martha.net/2019/11/cardinal-ornament-003/) - My third paint job on new molds always tends to be playful and this time was no exception! 😁 I decided to try and paint it with very thin washes of color, almost like a watercolor painting. It came out pretty well and I coated it with a heavy gloss shine to make it look | Martha.net - [Cardinal Ornament #2](https://martha.net/2019/10/cardinal-ornament-002/) - I painted the second copy at the same time I did #1 and did the same sort of loose faux-watercolor background-- only this time I went with a blue background instead of green. The blue did make the cardinal pop a little more, but I think I like the more Christmas-y pairing of the straight | Martha.net - [Cardinal Ornament #1](https://martha.net/2019/10/cardinal-ornament-001/) - It's time (once again!) for the United Christian Parish Art & Craft Fair, so instead of packing, I figured what better time to start filling out my missing art galleries! 😂 This was the very first paint job on this sculpt and I had a fun time playing around with ideas. The red comes through | Martha.net - [31 Days of Dreams is Free!](https://martha.net/2020/08/31-days-of-dreams-is-free/) - I was putting the finishing touches on the September ebook (free to my mailing list on September 16th) and I figured I'd share some older ebook love via Amazon as well! So 31 Days of Dreams is on an Amazon free eBook promotion from 8/31 through 9/4. Hop on over and grab a pocketful of | Martha.net - [And Then There Were Words...](https://martha.net/2021/07/and-then-there-were-words/) - Because what I need is more werewolf 'verses... right? 😂 I'm headed to a new job towards the end of August that's going to eat up a lot of my brainpower and I'm taking a little time to take stock of what projects I'm working on. I know I made a plan to make no | Martha.net - [Writing Desk Updates and Other Such Silliness](https://martha.net/2022/02/writing-desk-updates-and-other-such-silliness/) - January went chugging along quite well, even if the mountain of things I'm looking to do this year is still impossibly tall. (I'm also now a third of the way through February, but we're not thinking about that... lalala.) Thankfully a lot of my To-do's are easily broken down into much smaller piles. I've already | Martha.net - [100% Silicone Caulk Molds -- Round 2, Fight!](https://martha.net/2014/06/100-silicone-caulk-molds-round-2-fight/) - I'm working on the Plaster of Paris casting post, I swear! I just keep getting sidetracked with all the fun things you can do with caulk... and on that note, here's a follow-up to the first post on this topic. I'm now halfway through my third tube of caulk and using the bucket of soapy | Martha.net - [How To Make Craft Paint Storage From Boxes](https://martha.net/2017/01/how-to-make-craft-paint-storage-from-boxes/) - If there's one thing I have a hoard of, it's craft paint! 😂 (Over 100 bottles and counting.) But these little 2fl oz bottles can be a pain to store. Put them on a bookshelf and you can't see the colors in the back. Stack them on their sides and it's a pain to get | Martha.net - [Reindeer Ornament #1](https://martha.net/2017/12/reindeer-ornament-001/) - What do you do when a friend asks for ornaments for her birthday? ...Break out the art supplies, of course! ;) | Martha.net - [Leaping Horse #007](https://martha.net/2017/01/leaping-horse-007/) - Need an escape from mundane cubicle life? Behold, the perfect steed to ferry your important photos or notes cross the magnetic fields! Now not every office can pull off a bit of equine whimsy, but this little gal is just as happy holding shopping lists and report cards in the kitchen as she is herding | Martha.net - [Leaping Horse #006](https://martha.net/2017/01/leaping-horse-006/) - Every so often plaster casts don't come out of the mold quite right-- but that just means I get to play around with them! This little guy is a true OOAK (one of a kind) as his failed cast was hand painted over with additional plaster to create the horse-shaped blob of metallic whimsy that | Martha.net - [Fat Pegasus #13](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-pegasus-013/) - It's always fun tossing realistic coat patterns onto fantasy equines and this little gal was no exception! She's painted to a simple chestnut with flaxen mane and tail, banded white and black wings, and black hooves. She is coated with several layers of gloss sealer and can be wiped clean with a damp cloth... but | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #1](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-001/) - I've decided that I'm going to keep the very first painted copy of each of the new sculptures, so when it came time to take brush to unicorn I knew just what to paint! I've been in love with black unicorns for forever and I'm fond of black chestnut horses, so I've been itching to | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #3](https://martha.net/2020/08/fat-unicorn-3/) - I've always thought unicorns should come in a rainbow of colors, so the third unicorn I painted was a bit of foggy morning in equine form! - [Fat Unicorn #5](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-005/) - After a few non-traditional unicorns, I figured it was time to get back to variations on the expected! This little guy is a bright white with pinked nose and ears, blue eyes, silvery-gold mane, tail, and hooves, and a darker almost-bronze horn. (I did say a variation! ?) This guy was part of the multi-colored | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #6](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-006/) - My favorite kinds of unicorns are the ones that look like normal horses with just a hint of fantasy. It was always fun to imagine the horses at my riding stables were undercover unicorns, waiting for the Chosen One to arrive so they could begin their epic quest to save the world! This top-secret little | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #13](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-013/) - This royal little Fat Unicorn is painted solid white with metallic amethyst mane, tail, and eyes with a gold horn and champagne hooves. She's got very lightly pinked nose and ears and is raring to bring a little magic to wherever she goes! She was part of the unicorn explosion that I painted in September | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #14](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-014/) - Need a spot of fantasy to liven up your fridge? How 'bout a whole bunch of spots! ? This handsome little Fat Unicorn is painted bright chestnut with faux-Appaloosa spots, four white socks, a skunk tail, and champagne horn and hooves. He was part of the not-your-normal unicorn explosion that I painted in September of | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #15](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-015/) - Ever seen a sunny day condensed down into a magical equine before? Well now you can say Yes! ? This handsome little Fat Unicorn is painted a solid white with an antique gold mane and tail, blue eyes, a silver horn, and champagne hooves. This guy was part of the unicorn explosion that I painted | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #16](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-016/) - Half of the fun of unicorns is that they can come in any color! This handsome fella wanted a slightly more earthy look, with the dark bronze-tinted brown to give him some visual heft. Who am I to tell a unicorn no? ? This dapper little Fat Unicorn is painted a solid white with blue | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #17](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-017/) - Sometimes plain white just isn't enough shine and I find the unicorns swimming neck-deep in metallics! This gleaming little Fat Unicorn is painted a solid metallic pearl with blue eyes, lightly pinked nose and ears, gold horn, and champagne mane, tail, and hooves. He was part of the unicorn herd explosion that I painted in | Martha.net - [Wooden Butterfly #5](https://martha.net/2020/09/wooden-butterfly-5/) - As much fun as I had with the fantasy butterflies, when I did the second flock kaleidoscope in October 2018 I was itching to try a more realistic pattern! 😁 Thus this little gal is a heavily stylized Viceroy (not a Monarch). Sadly I don't remember why I picked the lesser-known species at the time, | Martha.net - [Wooden Butterfly #7](https://martha.net/2020/09/wooden-butterfly-7/) - Sometimes you've just gotta dance! This dapper black butterfly is decked out dots and doodles of metallic flare and is ready to bring a little shimmy to wherever he lands. I painted him at the same time as I did #10 (back in October 2018) and the two of them were a fun waltz into | Martha.net - [Wooden Butterfly #11](https://martha.net/2020/09/wooden-butterfly-11/) - This flashy fella was the last of the October 2018 butterfly flock (aka kaleidoscope). I love blue and gold so I figured I'd end the run on a high note! (I'm quite proud of myself for only painting two blue ones so far-- the model horses heavily lean cerulean. 😅) He's got a solid blue | Martha.net - [Spin Cycle (Custom Breyer Mini Whinnie Reining Stock Mare)](https://martha.net/2013/02/spin-cycle/) - A rose by any other name, this little gal's got her mind on the cows and is raring to lay down the law (of a calf), whichever comes first! Spin Cycle is a rose splash overo with multicolored mane and tail, pinking, and two blue eyes. She had her seams and logo removed, but her | Martha.net - [Silverheart (Breyer Stablemate)](https://martha.net/2014/05/silverheart/) - Silverheart is a custom order done on a Breyer Stablemate G3 Stock Horse mare and is only the second time I've ever painted this mold (Schneekatze being the first). She's a silver snowcap appaloosa with metallic black points, only a few small spots, silver and bronze striped hooves, bronze eyes, and a heart-shaped star on | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #64](https://martha.net/2020/08/fat-pony-magnet-064-black-splash-overo/) - No home office is complete without a little equine whimsy to lead the way! This little gal is sporting a cute little black splash overo pattern with blue eyes, shell hooves, and a lightly pinked nose. This gal was part of a herd of 'black paints' done in November 2018 to fill a custom order. | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #67](https://martha.net/2020/08/fat-pony-magnet-67-black-sabino/) - This cute pony is dressed to the nines in a handsome Black Sabino Paint pattern with a bald face, kissy spots, and a blue eye. | Martha.net - [Live From the Imperfect Workbench](https://martha.net/2020/09/live-from-the-imperfect-workbench/) - It's been a messy start to a messy year and other than a failed stab at NaMoPaiMo and daily magnets in January... artistically it's been a bust. | Martha.net - [Wooden Butterfly #4](https://martha.net/2020/01/wooden-butterfly-004/) - This fabulous little flash of pink is the first of my second batch of butterflies painted in October 2018! She’s got a base of solid magenta wings and a pink body with silver and gold accents. The paint CraftSmart paint pens aren’t great at doing fine lines, but they are great for pointillism (as long | Martha.net - [Birthday Mice](https://martha.net/2020/08/birthday-mice/) - Flash fiction response for @casskhaw's birthday celebration! | Martha.net - [Fresh Pages and Cold Starts](https://martha.net/2022/01/fresh-pages-and-cold-starts/) - The new year brings a nice blank slate and a whole lot of 'things I meant to do' that haven't gotten done yet! 😂 2021 was an interesting sort of year in terms of writing. I did get a lot of things done, but none of them really added up to anything I can point | Martha.net - [For Want of a Click-Through](https://martha.net/2020/09/for-want-of-a-click-through/) - My blog is on a new host, my store is getting stocked... time to start trying to bring in the eyeballs! 😁 Thankfully overall traffic hasn't dropped as much as I'd feared, due to the various issues with BlueHost. Now that things are stable again I should be able to regain the confidence of the | Martha.net - [Cardinal Ornament #5](https://martha.net/2020/10/cardinal-ornament-005/) - After painting a bunch of male cardinals I figured it would be fun to do a female colorway! Capturing the soft browns and grays was a lot of fun and I was very grateful to have the birdfeeders out front. There's nothing quite like a first hand peek to see if you're getting the colors | Martha.net - [Blue Jay #003](https://martha.net/2020/10/blue-jay-003/) - In the grand tradition of painting one of the first three casts a silly color-- I give you the DoomJay! 😂 This little guy is much more of a Halloween songbird, but you could probably sneak him into a Christmas tree when no one was looking. Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, FolkArt Acrylics (2901 Apple Red, 2900 | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #9](https://martha.net/2020/10/fat-unicorn-9/) - This handsome chap was a member of the first unicorn herd painted in October 2019. Dark green with pops of copper is one of my favorite color combinations and thanks to a small mishap with the sealer, he picked up a cool mottling effect that I love! Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, FolkArt Acrylics (666 Antique Copper, | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #10](https://martha.net/2020/10/fat-unicorn-10/) - This little guy was part of the first unicorn herd painted in October 2019. I was working with a wide range of unicorn colors and decided to go for an almost pure white. He's the only unicorn I've painted so far with a plain white body and tail... and he looks sort of ghostly to | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #2](https://martha.net/2020/10/fat-unicorn-2/) - This little guy was painted in May of 2019 and was a donation to the Big Orange Bash live show. I have a small tradition of sending them a tiny herd of magnets each year. This was the very first magnet for this mold to head out into the wilds (I kept #1 for myself!). | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #129](https://martha.net/2020/09/fat-pony-magnet-129/) - This little gal is a custom ordered mini-me of the owner's My Little Pony Blue Belle. I normally try to avoid painting copyrighted critters, but since this is a one-off and Hasbro seems fine with the custom pony fandom (and all the fanart) I figured I could sneak in a magnet without getting sued. That | Martha.net - [Fat Fox #5](https://martha.net/2020/11/fat-fox-5/) - Not all of the Fat Animals have had new molds made yet, so some are a little rougher around the edges and their magnets aren't as well set. This little guy is one of those! He was cast from the very first generation of OOMOO 30 molds back in 2018 and needed a bit of | Martha.net - [Wooden Butterfly #6](https://martha.net/2020/09/wooden-butterfly-6/) - While I was painting the more realistic #5 I decided to play around with a similar color palette using the paint markers. I started with a solid orange acrylic basecoat and then added a layer of red and orange dots. Over that, I did the black and then the white dots. As you can see | Martha.net - [Wooden Butterfly #8](https://martha.net/2020/09/wooden-butterfly-8/) - I decided I needed a butterfly in bright yellow as part of the 2017 kaleidoscope and was inspired to paint faux-flames by the paint's name (Yellow Flame). So this little bunsen burner has both orange and blue flames dancing along its wings! This was one of the few butterflies done entirely in acrylics and it | Martha.net - [Wooden Butterfly #9](https://martha.net/2020/09/wooden-butterfly-9/) - While searching for pictures of butterflies to use as a reference for #5 I ended up looking at a lot of flowers... and figured petals made pretty good wings! 😁 Based very loosely on Rozanne geraniums the wings are painted in acrylics to a shaded purple that is dark at the tips and fades down | Martha.net - [Wooden Butterfly #10](https://martha.net/2020/09/wooden-butterfly-10/) - As I got towards the end of the October 2018 butterfly wave, I decided to make a more art deco pal for magenta butterfly #4 to hang out with! This little gal started with solid pink wings and black body in acrylics, then a purple paint pen pattern, then another layer of pink stenciling (to | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #24](https://martha.net/2020/09/fat-pony-magnet-024/) - Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, FolkArt Acrylics (658 Antique Gold, 675 Champagne, 2570 Chocolate Brown), Craftsmart Acrylics (Pink Blush Pearl), and Apple Barrel Acrylics (20504 Black). | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #128](https://martha.net/2020/10/fat-pony-magnet-128/) - No one's as sassy as a strawberry roan and this little gal has that in spades! She's a plain chestnut roan with black hooves and not a spot of chrome, unlike her flashier sister #131. But a simple spice mix is just as powerful and she's ready to bring a little equine whimsy to your | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #130](https://martha.net/2020/09/fat-pony-magnet-130/) - Like your favorite pair of old jeans, this little lady brings a dash of comfortable reliability to whatever magnetic surface she lands on! She's a solid blue with flaxen mane and tail and matching hooves. She's got no chrome, but a lot of shine thanks to the high gloss finish. The blue is a bit | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #131](https://martha.net/2020/09/fat-pony-magnet-131/) - There's nothing like a bay roan with a bit of chrome to brighten up your day! If your magnetic surfaces are in need of a little equine kick, this little gal is ready to bring the spice. She's a basic bay roan with a bald face and four white legs. She counts as a very | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #132](https://martha.net/2020/10/fat-pony-132/) - Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, FolkArt Acrylics (666 Antique Copper, 2570 Chocolate Brown), Ceramcoat (2604 Metallic 14K Gold), and Apple Barrel Acrylics (20210 Turquoise, 20504 Black). | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #48](https://martha.net/2018/07/fat-pony-magnet-050-light-dappled-gray/) - Look, down on the ground! It's a cloud! It's a fog! No, it's... a bit of equine fluff looking for a magnet-friendly surface to call home! | Martha.net - [Day 30 of NaNoWriMo 2020](https://martha.net/2020/11/day-30-of-nanowrimo-2020/) - And at last, NaNoWriMo is complete! And we are not prepared... Well, I wasn't at least, I hope things went a smidge better for everyone else! 😁 Even counting the code, this year I didn't get very far along the 50k slope. But what I do have is a working game that allows you to | Martha.net - [The Yearly Books are back!](https://martha.net/2020/10/the-yearly-books-are-back/) - I'm very slowly going through the old yearly collection of the Saturday Story Prompts and re-releasing them on Amazon. I started with Book 5 (2014) because it was the easiest of the lot-- I had already done some work on it at the beginning of the year (before the pandemic and all of the other | Martha.net - [Live From the Crowded Workbench](https://martha.net/2020/10/live-from-the-crowded-workbench/) - For the first time in a while I've got a lot of finished art for the update! ...and a small handful of new unfinished artwork, because I am once again incapable of not starting something new. 🤣 (Although to be fair some of them were old bodies.) I've been really bad about getting them properly | Martha.net - [Reindeer Ornament #9](https://martha.net/2020/10/reindeer-ornament-9/) - Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, FolkArt Acrylics (667 Gunmetal Gray), CraftSmart Acrylics (Demin, Violet), and Apple Barrel Acrylics (21386 Arbor Green, 20523 Kelly Green, 20529 Christmas Green, 20225 Bright Blue, 21484 Admiral Blue, 20504 Black). | Martha.net - [Reindeer Ornament #8](https://martha.net/2020/10/reindeer-ornament-8/) - Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, Apple Barrel Acrylics (21386 Arbor Green, 20523 Kelly Green, 20529 Christmas Green, 20225 Bright Blue, 21484 Admiral Blue, 20504 Black), FolkArt Acrylics (667 Gunmetal Gray, 485 Raw Umber), and DecoArt Americana Acrylics (DA093 Raw Sienna, DA242 Fawn). | Martha.net - [Elmhurst Donation Medallion – Part 2](https://martha.net/2011/11/elmhurst-donation-medallion-part-2/) - (Back to Part 1!) After some feedback at the folks at Blab, it was time to put my nose back to the grindstone and kick this guy up a notch! The general consensus seems to be that he needs to go darker, so I’m going to rough in his mane with black so that I | Martha.net - [Elmhurst Donation Medallion – Part 1](https://martha.net/2011/10/elmhurst-donation-medallion-part-1/) - Our Mims Retirement Haven is a non-profit organization that provides a place for retired racehorses to live out their days in peace and comfort. Recently they got the chance to bring in the grandson (Elmhurst) of the mare their foundation was started in memory of (Our Mims). In order to help raise funds to cover | Martha.net - [Camp NaNoWriMo Approacheth!](https://martha.net/2020/03/camp-nanowrimo-approacheth/) - I'm trying to shake myself out of the odd fog I've been in since the pandemic started pandemic'ing, and what better way than focusing in on a Camp project! - [The State of the Store](https://martha.net/2020/09/the-state-of-the-store/) - I'm starting to get overwhelmed by just how many things I have left to get up in the store. But large projects are just a series of smaller projects lumped together, so I figured if I broke it out and started tracking my progress-- it might cheer me up! (You can never have enough spreadsheets | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #21](https://martha.net/2020/09/fat-pony-magnet-021/) - It's a horse! It's a rock! It's a-- err, magnet! 😂 I was in the midst of painting a small herd of magnets for the yearly UCP Craft fair and wanted to paint something a little unusual. I decided a faux-stone pony would be fun and went with a simple green agate pattern. Painted October | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #43](https://martha.net/2020/08/fat-pony-magnet-043-buckskin-extended-blanket-appaloosa/) - As I was working my way down the realistic color spectrum, I realised I hadn't done a buckskin yet! THE HORROR! No, seriously, I do love buckskins (and not just because of Spirit), so I set about righting that wrong asap. I was going to paint him a plain buckskin, but I got caught up | Martha.net - [31 Days of Dreams (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/09/31-days-of-dreams-writing-prompts-ebook/) - Dreams are a wish the plot makes! From pleasant fantasies to high tech nightmares, there's something inside for every fictive's REM cycles... | Martha.net - [Live From the Cluttered Workbench](https://martha.net/2021/11/live-from-the-cluttered-workbench/) - We're heading into the last few weeks of the year and I still don't have all my inventory up in the shop! 🤦‍♀️ Which comes as a surprise to no one (at least not if you've been following me for a bit), but since I'm only (net) from breaking even this year it's also | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.03.01]](https://martha.net/2014/03/saturday-story-prompts-187/) - 1. After a while you learn not to look. 2. The spin was all that kept them stable, now that it's lost the ship wobbles drunkenly to port. 3. Deer and demons use the same salt licks, something he hadn't realized until the shot meant for a five-point buck took down a Onikuma instead. 4. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.04.23]](https://martha.net/2016/04/saturday-story-prompts-16-4-23/) - 1. There's a shovel out in the old shed that they used to bury him. They haven't used it since. 2. He thought the magic would make me forget, and it did for a while. But there are only so many lies you can tell yourself before the truth wakes up again. 3. Spring is miserable | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.05.27]](https://martha.net/2017/05/saturday-story-prompts-2017-05-27/) - Wishing for a helping hand to kickstart a story? Grab ahold of riverbank vows, worthless warnings, magical cheats, startling sunshowers, and stubborn traditions! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.06.23]](https://martha.net/2018/06/saturday-story-prompts-2018-06-23/) - Weekends are for writing, so here's some plot bunnies to lead the way! Space art, evil lawyers, winter winds, police spellwork, and deep ocean dives await! | Martha.net - [vss365 Spell](https://martha.net/2022/09/vss365-spell/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Spell. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.05.20]](https://martha.net/2017/05/saturday-story-prompts-2017-05-20/) - 1. They hear the seagulls long before they see the fishing ships and the hints of blood that slowly overtake the blue. 2. Snowdrifts line the windward side of the house all the way out to the roof, making it look like no one lives on the lot at all. 3. She's never seen a | Martha.net - [Blue Jay #001](https://martha.net/2020/10/blue-jay-001/) - The very first blue jay ornament was painted in October of 2018 after one of the birds that hangs around in our yard. I think I managed to capture his cranky awesomeness, although you'll have to imagine his constant musical cursing at the cardinals. 😂 There's a bit of snow on his pine perch, but | Martha.net - [On 'Verses and Archives](https://martha.net/2019/08/on-verses-and-archives/) - I'm facing the end of 2019 and in that vein, I've signed up with an editor to help work through my flash fiction backlog. Each month she'll be sending me feedback on a small chunk that I'm planning on polishing to a shine. Some of the flash will be going out for traditional publishing and | Martha.net - [31 Days of Pets (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/08/31-days-of-pets-writing-prompts-ebook/) - By foot, by car, or by dragon sometimes our stories go out for a stroll. So gas up the spaceship, oil those riding leathers, and take your Muses on a trip! | Martha.net - [31 Days of Music (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/07/31-days-of-music-writing-prompts-ebook/) - Have a story that could use a little musical interlude? Then grab a pen and a Muse and take a stroll through a month-long adventure in song! | Martha.net - [Camp NaNoWriMo Updates!](https://martha.net/2019/07/camp-nanowrimo-updates/) - Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) has been going rather well for me this time-- mostly because I've chosen a very small goal and am chasing minutes rather than words. I've been focusing on developing a lunchtime writing habit on my workdays. I pack a lunch and a laptop... and write! Not really rocket science, | Martha.net - [31 Days of Dialog (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/07/31-days-of-dialog-writing-prompts-ebook/) - From one-liners to sarcastic banter, these plot bunnies are all set to take your muses for a wild ride! Some of the prompts are serious, some silly, some sad, but all of them trapped neatly between quotation marks. | Martha.net - [31 Days of Weapons (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/06/31-days-of-weapons-writing-prompts-ebook/) - From magic swords to burnt popcorn and battlesuits, there's a weapon here for every fight! Have a Muse who's gone on vacation and left you staring at blank pages? Sometimes all a story needs is a bit of firepower to get the words rolling again, so swing on by this month-long armory and load up! | Martha.net - [31 Days of Travel (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/05/31-days-of-travel-writing-prompts-ebook/) - By foot, by car, or by dragon sometimes our stories go out for a stroll. So gas up the spaceship, oil those riding leathers, and take your Muses on a trip! | Martha.net - [Creative Business, Gogogo!](https://martha.net/2019/05/creative-business-gogogo/) - It's time to dust off the spreadsheets and get back into the Schedule C life! | Martha.net - [Turning back into a Hobby...](https://martha.net/2015/05/turning-back-into-a-hobby/) - Life has taken a turn for the chaotic and it's time to thrown in the proverbial towel on my micro crafting business. | Martha.net - [vss365 Invincible](https://martha.net/2019/10/vss365-invincible/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word I!nvincible. | Martha.net - [vss365 Somewhere](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-somewhere-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Somewhere. | Martha.net - [vss365 Triangle](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-triangle-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Triangle. | Martha.net - [Live From the Autumn Workbench](https://martha.net/2019/09/live-from-the-autumn-workbench/) - I've gotten a bit of a second wind in my 'reorganize ALL the things!' and I'm both packing for the October Craft Fair and schlepping art supplies down into the basement. Not that you can tell from my awesome 'before' picture... That being said, I'm going to try and get back into the bi-weekly update | Martha.net - [Using Plaster of Paris to Level Resin Pour Molds](https://martha.net/2020/09/using-plaster-of-paris-to-level-resin-pour-molds/) - An easy (and cheap) way to fix leveling mistakes with silicone pour molds using plaster of paris. | Martha.net - [Of Profit Motives and Other Failures](https://martha.net/2020/09/of-profit-motives-and-other-failures/) - I've been a bad tiny creative this year and it's time to get my side-hustle husting again and a smidge closer to break-even before January rolls around! - [Rumtumtugger (Custom Safari Ltd. TOOB Walking Pony)](https://martha.net/2016/02/rumtumtugger/) - Rumtumtugger is a Safari Ltd. Walking Pony custom painted to a light dapple gray. | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #18](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-018/) - This little gal is the twin to #17, with the colors reversed, and if you squint she could almost be called a perlino! ? This snazzy little Fat Unicorn is painted a solid champagne with blue eyes, lightly pinked nose and ears, pearl mane and tail, and gold horn and hooves. She was part of | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #41](https://martha.net/2018/05/fat-pony-magnet-041-red-bay-sabino/) - The Fat Pony magnets are a rainbow of colors and patterns, but this little gal is the only sabino in the current herd! She's dressed in the same Apple Red as #039, but her black points add a pop of contrast and her white markings are more chrome than roan. She makes an awesome addition to | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #12](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-012/) - I caught this little gal frolicking among the blues and greens before she settled down to an aquamarine. Some unicorns thrive in the forests, but this little gal is all about the sea! This seaside little Fat Unicorn is painted a solid white with blue eyes, lightly pinked nose and ears, aquamarine mane and tail, | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn #8](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-unicorn-008/) - Every thundercloud has a silver lining, but this little gal has both pearl and gold! This stormy little Fat Unicorn is painted a dark dappled gray with no white markings, pearl white mane and tail, gold horn, blue eyes, and black hooves. She was part of the unicorn explosion that I painted in September of | Martha.net - [31 Days of Dragons (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/03/31-days-of-dragons-writing-prompts-ebook/) - It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a thousand-ton flying lizard with serious indigestion and hoarding issues! | Martha.net - [31 Days of Space (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2018/04/31-days-of-spaaaaaace-writing-prompts-ebook/) - What's that!? Is the sound of near infinite vacuum? Of new colony worlds with crazy new environments?? Spaceships that think digital watches are a neat idea??? ...Yup, that's pretty much spot on! ;) Thus, the next of the totally-a-bribe items created for the mailing list is a book of space-themed prompts. If your SciFi muses | Martha.net - [31 Days of High Fantasy (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2018/02/31-days-of-high-fantasy-writing-prompts-ebook/) - There’s nothing like a brand new world with the hint of magic in the air to get your plot bunnies hopping! | Martha.net - [31 Days of Romance (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/02/31-days-of-romance-writing-prompts-ebook/) - Have a blank page that could use a little love? Or maybe a good old-fashioned swoon? Check out a month's worth of plot bunnies all ready to play Cupid! | Martha.net - [31 Days of Vistas (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/01/31-days-of-vistas-writing-prompts-ebook/) - Looking for an inspiring view to get your plot bunnies hopping or a secluded vacation spot for your Muses to relax in? Then book a seat on this month-long series of brave new worlds, familiar places, and fantasy landscapes! | Martha.net - [31 Days of Clothing (Writing Prompts eBook)](https://martha.net/2019/02/31-days-of-clothing-writing-prompts-ebook/) - They say clothes make the man, but they can also make the story! Come take a stroll through a month-long fashion show of prompts fit for any wardrobe... | Martha.net - [Camp NaNoWriMo – 38 hours and counting](https://martha.net/2011/06/camp-nanowrimo-38-hours-and-counting/) - It’s The Day Before The Day Before Camp NaNoWriMo™ and yes, I’m counting the hours now. (Amusingly the normal NaNoWriMo site starts counting down the hours to November as soon as the last NaNo ends!) Still no word from The Powers That Be on where the website is or if it will be up prior | Martha.net - [Three Rules for My Blog Posting Schedule](https://martha.net/2018/05/three-rules-for-my-blog-posting-schedule/) - I've been doing some serious thinking lately on blog reboots and how to make this blog into something that draws in more readers. This isn't the first time I've tried to hash out a content schedule that works, but none of the past plans have lasted much past the 'make a cool spreadsheet' stage. This time | Martha.net - [Transformation Complete!](https://martha.net/2010/09/transformation-complete/) - I have more or less sorted out the blogs into the correct categories, although I wished I'd taken the time to rename the duplications before I did the imports. (The Fantasy category in Unquiet Bones overlapped with Custom-Models.com and I'm still not sure everyone is in the right place.) Good things to know for next | Martha.net - [The Tao of Names (Too Old For Neverland)](https://martha.net/2006/12/the-tao-of-names/) - She wasn't Wendy, but she never had been. (Drabble, 100 words, Urban Fantasy, PG) | Martha.net - [Fat Dolphin #001-003](https://martha.net/2017/11/fat-dolphin-001-003/) - Behold the majesty of the sea! | Martha.net - [Donation to Jolts Jubilee Live Show](https://martha.net/2018/04/donation-to-jolts-jubilee-live-show/) - These are the donations to the Jolts Jubilee model horse live show for 2018. This year I'm donating three Fat Pony magnets and a base and removable fencing set. Here's hoping that the donations help them out! :) | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.06.16]](https://martha.net/2018/06/saturday-story-prompts-2018-06-16/) - Another five plot bunnies are ready to rumble this week! We've got nefarious fortune telling, explosions, cutting ties, alien invasions, and dragonic bling! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.02.25]](https://martha.net/2017/02/saturday-story-prompts-2017-02-25/) - Rev up your Muses and escape the blank page with prompts about paper farewells, oceanic escapes, unghostly grimms, space fisticuffs, and genetic mysteries! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.10.12]](https://martha.net/2013/10/saturday-story-prompts-202/) - 1. Songs are for victors and there's no one left to sing. 2. ‘Overly protective’ doesn’t begin to describe the way she feels and it takes every ounce of courage not to snatch him back out of harm’s way. 3. Spices are the first thing they trade for, as soon as they can tell for | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2010.10.30]](https://martha.net/2010/10/saturday-story-prompts-37/) - Hungry plot bunnies love nice juicy prompts! Try magical popsicles, mundane ever afters, dating disasters, vampire shaky-cam, and common sense quandaries! - [Sol Dorato](https://martha.net/2011/03/sol-dorato/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Paso Fino in fantasy yellow-gold leopard appaloosa. - [Shadowcat (Custom Breyer Stablemate Arabian)](https://martha.net/2011/10/shadowcat/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Arabian in fantasy black and red tiger stripes. - [Misfits (Custom Breyer Stablemate Arabian)](https://martha.net/2011/10/misfits-arabian/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Arabian in fantasy black with white Misfits' skull logo. - [Cirrus Uncinus](https://martha.net/2011/10/cirrus-uncinus/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal in fantasy faux-charcoal. - [Irish Touch](https://martha.net/2010/09/irish-touch-painted-200/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Arabian in fantasy green bay leopard appaloosa. - [Blue Eyed Piper](https://martha.net/2010/09/blue-eyed-piper-painted-200/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Arabian in bay leopard appaloosa. - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.04.09]](https://martha.net/2016/04/saturday-story-prompts-16-4-9/) - 1. She’s trapped him in the past without the technology to build another time machine, so all he can do is send nasty letters to places and times where he knows she’ll be. 2. Headaches are insidious things that lurk at the corners of your mind and harass any thoughts you have. 3. "Only worry | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.12.22]](https://martha.net/2012/12/saturday-story-prompts-125/) - 1. Zero-sum exchanges rarely happen in real life, outside of math books and diplomatic primers someone always loses. 2. Real-life meanders about like a play stuck in Act II. 3. He knows when he says it that it's really won't not can't, but his teammates understand even if their captors don't. 4. It's the first | Martha.net - [Abandoning Etsy](https://martha.net/2020/04/abandoning-etsy/) - I've been on Etsy since 2008, but only really made a serious effort into advertising/marketing for a few years. In that time I've managed to make 127 sales, and pay Etsy several hundred dollars in the process. My target audience just isn't on the platform and me spending time (and money) pushing traffic there really | Martha.net - [Live From an Empty Workbench](https://martha.net/2020/05/live-from-an-empty-workbench/) - It's been a messy start to a messy year and other than a failed stab at NaMoPaiMo and daily magnets in January... artistically it's been a bust. - [Day 25 of NaNoWriMo 2020](https://martha.net/2020/11/day-25-of-nanowrimo-2020/) - I had hoped to get in a burst of wordcount over the Epic Night of Writing Epicly (ENOWE) all-night event put on by my local NaNoWriMo folks, but it turns out staying up past the witching hours and successfully coding/writing puzzles… isn't a thing for me anymore. I did get a lot done, but I | Martha.net - [Day 2 of NaNoWriMo 2020](https://martha.net/2020/11/day-2-of-nanowrimo-2020/) - It's been quite a slog trying to get the game working on AWS. I've got the database, backend, and frontend all setup-- but now Chrome refuses to let the frontend talk to the backend because one is SSL and the other… isn't. Tomorrow I'm going to learn how to set that up (using Let's Encrypt). | Martha.net - [Saying Goodbye to LiveJournal](https://martha.net/2017/07/saying-goodbye-to-livejournal/) - Account Created on 7 April 2002... it's been a long time coming, but I need to move on. I've been working on moving my LiveJournal account over to Dreamwidth ever since the latest Russian Law kerfuffle, but it's time to kick that into high gear. I want to have the LJ account emptied (save for the | Martha.net - [Proving A Negative (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2017/05/proving-a-negative-stargate-atlantis/) - Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: Written for dailyprompt 2017-05-15 "prove a negative". There's nothing he can say to prove he's not who they think he is. He's tried politely, with increasing panic through each interrogation. There are too many coincidences, too many correlations between his truth and their myth for rational explanations. But that doesn't make it | Martha.net - [Questing for Challenges! (or: Prompt Hunting)](https://martha.net/2017/05/questing-for-challenges-or-prompt-hunting/) - One of nice things about the whole LiveJournal implosion was that I've started playing around on Dreamwidth again and that means challenges comms! Of course finding said communities is slightly more of a slog that I'd anticipated. In order to keep track of what I've found (and when they post challenges), I've started the list | Martha.net - [vss365 Lambent](https://martha.net/2022/09/vss365-lambent/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Lambent. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.03.26]](https://martha.net/2016/03/saturday-story-prompts-313/) - 1. It's a fountain pen, but it has never run out of ink. Not since she dipped it into the quiet pool of shadow beside the dragon's heart. 2. "Trash day cometh to us all," she said morosely as the garbage truck made short work of the leftovers from their Christmas celebrations. 3. The further into the | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.12.08]](https://martha.net/2012/12/saturday-story-prompts-124/) - 1. Sunshine tastes of lemonade and the shadows of a thunderstorm like mint. 2. On the other side of the door is the world she's dreamed about since she was five. 3. "Unless you want to hold up the wall, you'd better move." She raised the RPG with a grin. 4. Everyone assumes they're together | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.02.01]](https://martha.net/2014/02/saturday-story-prompts-175/) - 1. Not all family traditions are happy ones. 2. There are three answers to every question here: yes, no, and maybe. It's an inherent logic that gives our AIs headaches in translation-- at least until they hit the higher level math. 3. The sickness settles over the camp like a blanket, smothering those already brought | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.04.29]](https://martha.net/2017/04/saturday-story-prompts-2017-04-29/) - Stuck staring at a blank page? Try writing prompts about painful memories, statistical fates, thunderous perches, dramatic lighting, and really smart rocks! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.12.24]](https://martha.net/2011/12/saturday-story-prompts-90/) - 1. Dancing has always been the best way to raise the dead, but most cemeteries frown on raves. 2. 'Because' was never an honest answer, but Virginia quickly found that most people resented anyone pointing out their oversights. Thankfully those few that didn't mind were often more than happy to continue the conversation, even if | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.11.05]](https://martha.net/2011/11/saturday-story-prompts-86/) - 1. Once Upon a Time goes forwards as well as back, some fairy tales just haven’t happened yet… 2. The South’s only trees are tiny stunted things carefully tended by royalty and nurtured through the sicknesses that strangles less pampered groves. They've build their cities of brick and bones-- nothing here is made of wood, | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.08.13]](https://martha.net/2011/08/saturday-story-prompts-70/) - 1. Life is seldom prone to tipping points, where you can say 'yes, this spot here, this was when it all went wrong.' 2. "Very nice, now next time if you could manage to just destroy the building we were aiming at, that would be peachy." 3. She'd quickly discovered that 'Under the Mountain' was | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.08.06]](https://martha.net/2011/08/saturday-story-prompts-69/) - 1. The amulet was simple wood, inlaid with river stones no larger than seeds. She held it up to the light and watched the memory of water ripple over their surfaces. 2. Mists rose around the berobed figure as she moved her hands over the face of the water. "Whatever will be," there was a | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.07.30]](https://martha.net/2011/07/saturday-story-prompts-67/) - 1. They’re quickly approaching zero, but any probability, no matter how small, is still a chance. 2. Kindness was the most insidious of weapons and he wielded it with the grace of long practice. He made sure they owed him, each and every one, but they were such small favors that no one realizes how | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.07.09]](https://martha.net/2011/07/saturday-story-prompts-64/) - 1. Even the smallest sound chased her down the hallways, echoing into a thundering cascade of noise. 2. Historians will bicker over the ashes, but those of us that were there will never forget the reason the empire burned. 3. "Tab A into Slot B?" Michael frowned at the instructions and then back at the | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.06.25]](https://martha.net/2011/06/saturday-story-prompts-68/) - 1. "Faith, Charity, Temperance-- the Madison's really need to stop naming their girls after virtues, it doesn't work." 2. Other people might have passed him by, but she was feeling charitable. And that was how her Wednesday went from 'good' to '@!#%@#!' in roughly forty seconds. 3. This would be the deciding moment of her | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.12.31]](https://martha.net/2011/12/saturday-story-prompts-88/) - 1. Morning comes much too quickly for comfort, the skies tumbling from deep purple to a clear bright blue as the twin-suns burn the cloud cover away. 2. Just because they knew the risk doesn't make failure any easier to bear and We're sorry for your loss echoes hollowly along the empty corridors behind her. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.12.17]](https://martha.net/2011/12/saturday-story-prompts-89/) - 1. Fake gold nuggets aren't as easy to make as she thought and her first few attempts attract too much attention. She learns from those mistakes and recalibrates the fabricator to produce less valuable, but less alarming currency. 2. Night falls abruptly as they take the first few steps down the path into the valley. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.11.19]](https://martha.net/2011/11/saturday-story-prompts-83/) - 1. Yin is all that stands between them and the light and already his form is fading at the edges. "RUN!" 2. Winter on the sands is bitterly cold and the air’s too dry for clouds, much less snow. Still, if he squints with the sun at just the right angle, the dunes almost look | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.10.15]](https://martha.net/2011/10/saturday-story-prompts-82/) - 1. Months go by, then years, and at some point they give up hope-- or stop needed hope, she isn't sure which. By the time they're found the city doesn’t need rescuing. 2. Thrift is a skill rarely learned in lush times, but William was lazy and unwilling to keep up with the Joneses. 3. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.10.08]](https://martha.net/2011/10/saturday-story-prompts-80/) - 1. "Before you leave," he asked, dismissing them before they had time to object, "would you mind turning out the lights?" 2. Even the best of them can't do more than blink while piloting, laid back in military couches designed to cradle them for hours. Tess is an aberration, a fluke, and carries out aerial | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.08.27]](https://martha.net/2011/08/saturday-story-prompts-71/) - 1. Cartoons had it all backward: half of the battle was not knowing, because once you knew you certainly weren't going to keep fighting! 2. “There are no sunrises here, no sunsets,” she looked up from the luggage and gave him a measuring look. “You don’t notice it at first, but it’s an annoying itch | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.07.02]](https://martha.net/2011/07/saturday-story-prompts-63/) - 1. Years went by without the expected contact, but he wasn't programmed to care. Stuck in a simple if/then loop, he waited for the signal that would trigger the shift from terraforming to colonization-- but it never came. 2. What, why, who, where-- all valid questions when it came to murders, but it was how | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.06.18]](https://martha.net/2011/06/saturday-story-prompts-62/) - 1. The problem with running for your life is that at some point you have to stop and it's very very hard to get moving again. 2. Nicknames were the price you paid for being young, so said her Uncle Buck, but Abby didn't mind. Even when they teased that Abby was short for Gabby, | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.06.11]](https://martha.net/2011/06/saturday-story-prompts-61/) - 1. The years had been kinder to the city that he would have thought, the twisted masses of concrete and steel still kept rough council against the skies. 2. The difference between a school and an academy depends on who's holding the checkbook and Sir Vincent James had a very firm grip indeed. Which meant | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.06.04]](https://martha.net/2011/06/saturday-story-prompts-59/) - 1. Rebuilding the world didn't take nearly as long as they'd thought it would-- at least as long as you defined 'world' by the five mile radius around their house. The electricity might be gone, but the local hardware store had plenty of tools and they had nothing but time. 2. Magic didn't flow from | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.05.28]](https://martha.net/2011/05/saturday-story-prompts-60/) - Unstick your Muses with writing prompts about theoretical doom, MacGuffins of Truth, lazy judiciaries, part-time heroics, and imperfect perfectionists! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.05.21]](https://martha.net/2011/05/saturday-story-prompts-58/) - 1. 'In his declining years' was the kindest of the euphemisms slung his way these days. As the summer sun shrank into its winter thumbprint it was hinted, with decreasing subtly, that this might be the year he took a walk out under the winter sun. Perhaps they're right, he thought as he watched the | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.04.09]](https://martha.net/2011/04/saturday-story-prompts-53/) - This week's writing prompts cover quiet leafy anticipation, fighting words, culinary colonization, summoning mishaps, and the trouble with talking pets! | Martha.net - [Live From the Tidy Workbench](https://martha.net/2019/06/live-from-the-tidy-workbench/) - *has died of Spring Flu raised to the power of Spring Allergies* Well, okay, not really, but it certainly feels like it! ? As part of my micro business reboot, I've been working on cleaning up my workbench and moving most of my supplies into the basement. Anything I'm not planning on using in the | Martha.net - [Camp NaNoWriMo and Fixing My Losing Streak](https://martha.net/2018/02/camp-nanowrimo-and-fixing-my-losing-streak/) - Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) has been around since 2011 and is the summertime version of November's event (which has been around since 1999!). Instead of a hard 50,000 word goal, Camp lets you pick your own goal. Which means it should be easier... right? Out of fourteen tries, I've only managed to hit | Martha.net - [A Can of Diet Coke, a Writing Desk, and Muse....](https://martha.net/2018/01/a-can-of-diet-coke-a-writing-desk-and-muse/) - It's time for me to start writing badly! Well, hopefully not too badly as I plan on dragging you fine readers along on the ride, but it's the thought that counts. (I think?) The basic outline of 2018 will include three novella attempts via NaNoWriMo (two camps and November), but I'd like to end the | Martha.net - [Park Color Craze Live Show Donation](https://martha.net/2012/07/color-crazy-park-live-show-donation/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Warmblood in fantasy mottled green vine-leaf-moss-y goodness. - [Live From the NaMoPaiMo Workbench](https://martha.net/2019/01/live-from-the-namopaimo-workbench/) - I've done... pretty much zero art in January. There was a custom base order, some cardstock boxes, plaster mother mold experiments, and some cleaning, but no real art. But that's all about to change! :) As folks in the model horse customizing hobby know, February means NaMoPaiMo (National Model Painting Month) time! This is the | Martha.net - [NaMoPaiMo Day -7 and Counting!](https://martha.net/2018/01/namopaimo-day-7-and-counting/) - Just in case you hadn't noticed last year's inaugural run of NaMoPaiMo (National Model Painting Month), it's almost time for the madness to start again! :D The basic rules are simple: Participants must sign up before midnight on January 31.Participants must paint one three dimensional model equine. There are no scale or medium requirements, but medallions and | Martha.net - [Hello, My Name is... (or: Social Media Experiments)](https://martha.net/2019/01/hello-my-name-is-or-social-media-experiments/) - You can't manage what you don't measure, so it's well past time that I sat down and tried to put a value to what I am doing online. I can't sell things to people who don't know I exist, so marketing is a big part of my hobby microbusiness! January is pretty much over, so | Martha.net - [Live from the Workbench](https://martha.net/2018/02/live-from-the-workbench-42/) - NaMoPaiMo (National Model Painting Month) has begun! ...which means I have promptly started procrastinating by working on all the other projects on my workbench. *facepalm* Not so good for my little micro, who is still being prepped, but great for the rest of my ongoing projects. So I've got some Fat Ponies and Body Box | Martha.net - [Into the Abyss!](https://martha.net/2016/12/into-the-abyss/) - Remember when I said I was going to sit down and put some thought into what this blog was going look like in 2017? Well I did! :D It was accidental organization... I had to do something while I was waiting for the paint to dry on my small army of Fat Animal Magnets. (Christmas gifts, | Martha.net - [Live From the Chilly Workbench](https://martha.net/2018/12/live-from-the-chilly-workbench/) - It's the end of December, which means I'm digging out of the NaNoWriMo slump and trying to get my art Muses back in gear. I'm still unpacking from the craft fair at the end of October, but 2019 plans are being planned! :D 2019 is going to be a slightly slower year in terms of | Martha.net - [Begin Again](https://martha.net/2007/01/begin-again/) - I take my dreams and hurl them at the page. Sometimes they stick. Sometimes they fall. Sometimes they shatter into pieces and start stories of their own. But mostly-- mostly they just hang there, suspended in the air, and never reach the page at all. They fade, so slowly, fade to dust and light and | Martha.net - [Undead From the Writing Desk](https://martha.net/2018/01/undead-from-the-writing-desk/) - Good gravy, but it's been a crazy few months! For those of you who missed the nine thousand posts that made up [YANS] (Yet Another New Story), I did indeed win NaNo again last year. I even managed to end up with a proper story (of sorts) although it's much more of a novella than | Martha.net - [January 2019 Random Roll #1](https://martha.net/2018/12/january-2019-random-roll-1/) - I did the first Random Roll of the new year, and it looks like I'll be working on the Skipping Stone universe this week! :) | Martha.net - [Live From the Workbench](https://martha.net/2017/11/live-from-the-workbench-39/) - I'd love to say I can't believe that I didn't post a workbench update at all in October... but I'm not. Sheepish, yes, but astonished, no. At least I'm consistently inconsistent! ;) So what have I been doing with all that time? MAGNETS! :D (and handmade eraser stamps, and pourable silicone casting, and rebuilt lightboxes, | Martha.net - [Of Snoring and Dustbins](https://martha.net/2010/09/of-snoring-and-dustbins/) - I have apparently give poor Google Adwords a bit of a headache when it comes to matching adds to my content. If you take a gander at the pic to the right and you'll find that the View From the Molehill category seems to have broken the poor thing's brains. I don't claim to have | Martha.net - [On Being Batman (Baron'verse)](https://martha.net/2017/02/on-being-batman-baronverse/) - ‘Verse: Baron’verseLength/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairings/Warnings: NoneSummary: Some things are worth the price. He's undercover hunting drug dealers and catches werewolves instead... but once he understands, he wants in. Only not in the way the curse demands. Wolves are villains, not heroes, and the familial oath's magic won't work if you lie. He's spent most of | Martha.net - [Ash to Ash (Baron'verse)](https://martha.net/2011/05/ash-to-ash-baronverse/) - Some fairy tales have teeth. (Drabble, 100 words, Urban Fantasy, PG) | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #40](https://martha.net/2018/05/fat-pony-magnet-040-palomino/) - There might already be some metallic shine in the Etsy herd of Fat Pony magnets, but this little fella is a proper sort of gold! | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #45](https://martha.net/2019/02/chestnut-no-spot-blanket-appaloosa-fat-pony-magnet-045/) - There's a whole rainbow of appaloosas in the Fat Pony herd right now and this gal is one of the two realistic-hued members. | Martha.net - [Starting from scratch… [Day 1]](https://martha.net/2010/06/starting-from-scratch-day-1/) - Step 1 - Pick a New Players server (Shandris) This gives me a chance to get in at the ground level with a bunch of other folks who self-identify as being new to the game. While I'm obviously not new, players should be more forgiving of my learning curve since the assumption will be that | Martha.net - [Two new teams and still thinking of a name for an ice mage…](https://martha.net/2010/03/two-new-teams-and-still-thinking-of-a-name-for-an-ice-mage/) - I've been a bit stumped trying to come up with a replacement for Stringtheory, so I decided to play around a bit with the new account. Pattern - Recognition Because I am a geek (and I love druids) I started a new pair of Night Elves named Pattern and Recognition. So far no one has | Martha.net - [Hunter Glyphs – First Major](https://martha.net/2010/07/hunter-glyphs-first-major-2/) - Now that the Minor Glyph is out of the way it's time to pick a Major... which is a much harder choice. There are currently six options available and the comments on Wowhead are a little confusing. I've searched for other discussions on the topics and I'll be adding those links as I find them | Martha.net - [Coal Miner’s Chrome (Custom Breyer Stablemate Scrambling Foal)](https://martha.net/2015/12/coal-miners-chrome/) - This is yet another long overdue post for a horse that I finished in 2015... way back in January to be exact. Like a canary escaping a coal mine, this little gal has finally made it out of the body box off my art desk! She has been sitting forlorn and basecoated yellow for almost | Martha.net - [Just A Jewel (Custom Breyer Stablemate Highland Pony)](https://martha.net/2015/12/just-a-jewel/) - I love trying to paint portrait horses (or in this case semi-portrait horses), but Jewel was one of the cases where it took me a dozen tries to get the color just right. You wouldn't know it to look at the photos, but this little gal has an awful lot of browns in her mix! While | Martha.net - [Clydesdale Horse Head #004](https://martha.net/2016/12/clydesdale-horse-head-004/) - This handsome fella was painted back in January, but 2016 has been the year of Art Post Procrastinations, so we'll just pretend he was posted on time. The one great thing about sculpting and casting my own magnets is that I never feel limited in how to customize them.. so it was only a matter of time | Martha.net - [Trains That Run on Thyme](https://martha.net/2021/08/trains-that-run-on-thyme/) - Alrighty, it's the first day of August and time for the first weekly update! I was hoping to have a bit more to report on, but I ended up sort of churning in place for a few projects. My brain is constantly reiterating over things and I have a habit of doing endless tweaking. Something | Martha.net - [Sweet Onion Live Show Donation (Custom Breyer Stablemate Friesian)](https://martha.net/2012/05/sweet-onion-live-show-donation/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Friesian in fantasy bronze and gold extended blanket appaloosa. - [Live From the Writing Desk](https://martha.net/2018/04/live-from-the-writing-desk/) - So far April hasn't been a good month for writing (or beta reading!). I've gotten only one post done for [NULL] and zero chapters completed on the beta... | Martha.net - [Herding Plot Bunnies](https://martha.net/2020/05/herding-plot-bunnies/) - Good intentions don't always translate well to checked boxes on my To-do list, but I'm happy to report that some writing has gotten done since the last update! Sadly, not the writing I had been planning on doing, but oh well. This story is currently stalled out in brainstorming-a-proper-plot for the first 'episode'. I've got | Martha.net - [Dancing by Moonlight](https://martha.net/2011/01/dancing-by-moonlight-painted-200/) - Custom painted Breyer Mini Whinnies High Stepping Saddlebred Mare in fantasy silver blanket appaloosa. - [Dem Apples (Custom Breyer Stablemate Thoroughbred)](https://martha.net/2011/04/dem-apples/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Thoroughbred in fantasy green-bay extended blanket appaloosa - [D'ór Éireannach (Custom Breyer Stablemate Shire)](https://martha.net/2010/12/dor-eireannach/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Shire in fantasy copper-gold bay sabino. - [Wooden Dolphin Magnet #6](https://martha.net/2017/08/wooden-dolphin-magnet-006/) - Some dolphins hang out in the deep blue sea, but this little gal is chilling along the shore! | Martha.net - [Flat Cat Head #10](https://martha.net/2020/08/flat-cat-head-10/) - This little guy was painted in 2018 as part of a tuxedo trio and was sold at the 2019 craft fair. I got very few photos of him, which I'm chalking up to 'things I need to do better going forward', but I do remember him having the usual flat magnet back instead of anything | Martha.net - [Fat Pegasus #5](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-pegasus-005/) - I may possibly have watched Fantasia a little too many times as a kid! 😂 This little guy was painted black with four white socks, blue eyes, metallic blue wingtips and hooves, and pearl white mane and tail. He is coated with several layers of gloss sealer and can be wiped clean with a damp | Martha.net - [Fat Pegasus #7](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-pegasus-007/) - I love copper ponies, so it didn't take me long to add some shine to the flock! This little guy is painted a simple copper with chocolate brown mane, tail, wingtips, and hooves. He is coated with several layers of gloss sealer and can be wiped clean with a damp cloth... but he probably shouldn't | Martha.net - [Fat Pegasus #12](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-pegasus-012/) - There's nothing quite like watching a blue pegasus romp in a sunny sky! This chipper fella is a bright blue with light blue mane, tail, and spots, with white wingtips, and black hooves. He is coated with several layers of gloss sealer and can be wiped clean with a damp cloth... but he probably shouldn't | Martha.net - [Fat Pegasus #8](https://martha.net/2020/01/fat-pegasus-008/) - Sometimes it's good to keep with tradition and this little gal is right up the normal pegasus alley! She's painted a classic bright white with blue eyes, pinked ears and nose, and golden champagne mane, tail, wingtips, and hooves. She is coated with several layers of gloss sealer and can be wiped clean with a | Martha.net - [Fat Pegasus #15](https://martha.net/2021/08/fat-pegasus-15/) - There's nothing like a flashy roan to bring a twinkle to your eye-- and this little guy's got all the bling! This pegasus is painted to a black roan with dark golden eyes, wingtips, and hooves. He is coated with several layers of gloss sealer and can be wiped clean with a damp cloth... but | Martha.net - [Fat Pegasus #10](https://martha.net/2021/07/fat-pegasus-10/) - The classic gold and white combo looks great on pegasi and I couldn't help myself from making one for every gold paint I had! 😅 This pegasus is painted to a tradational white with golden mane, wingtips, and hooves, blue eyes, and pinked ears and nose. She is coated with several layers of gloss sealer | Martha.net - [How to Revamp Old Blog Posts](https://martha.net/2018/07/how-to-revamp-old-blog-posts/) - I have roughly thirteen years of content in the blog now, but most of the older posts get little to no traffic. This is something I have made some half-hearted attempts to fix in the past, with little success. I figure now is as good a time as any to take another stab at it! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.11.09]](https://martha.net/2013/11/saturday-story-prompts-206/) - Need a story starter to get the muses rolling again? Why not try some fractal dragons, dreary winters, muddled futures, sudden stampedes, and dying lights! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2009.02.28]](https://martha.net/2009/02/saturday-story-prompts-15/) - Do you need a Muse pick-me-up? Try out folks who are packing their ghosts, facing the dark, unnaturally unlucky, pawning memories, and desperate to fly! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2009.07.18]](https://martha.net/2009/07/saturday-story-prompts-17/) - Five more plot bunnies are hopping their way out into the net! Check out weretiger family drama, vampiric vines, bad luck, bored dragons, and cool river rests! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.08.11]](https://martha.net/2018/08/saturday-story-prompts-2018-08-11/) - Every Writer's Block can be broken, so give a try to costly freedom, steampunk airconditioning, wise seabirds, logic paths less taken, and rusty rainstorms! | Martha.net - [Faux Me Twice (Custom Safari Ltd. TOOB Standing Pony)](https://martha.net/2021/07/faux-me-twice-custom-safari-ltd-toob-standing-pony/) - Faux Me Twice is a Safari Ltd. TOOB standing pony painted to shaded turquoise with copper and gold markings that drew inspiration from both the Appaloosa pattern and the matrices that can be found in turquoise stones. This is a simplified version of what I did on Bergkam Droom and a tweaked version of the colors on | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.11.17]](https://martha.net/2018/11/saturday-story-prompts-2018-11-17/) - Time to escape your middle-of-the-story side plot drought via messy monsoons, perturbed immortals, ambivalent deaths, obsolete technology, and silver linings! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.11.10]](https://martha.net/2018/11/saturday-story-prompts-2018-11-10/) - Got the black page blues? Supercharge your plot bunnies with dying forests, aquaphobic demons, statistical outliers, lopsided food chains, and omgmornings! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.11.03]](https://martha.net/2018/11/saturday-story-prompts-2018-11-03/) - It’s time to bust your writer’s block with a passel of plot bunnies! Try out dragonic wishes, endless voids, safe houses, irreversible choices, and pigeon magic! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.05.09]](https://martha.net/2015/05/saturday-story-prompts-298/) - Got writer's block? Don't despair! Feed your plot bunnies an introspective AI, migrating flocks, hungry dogs, routine terrors, and birthday balancing acts! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.05.16]](https://martha.net/2015/05/saturday-story-prompts-300/) - You never know when a new plot bunny will strike! Check out flying fish, scientific magic, confused abandonment, blameless survival, and booksmart mundanes! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.04.25]](https://martha.net/2015/04/saturday-story-prompts-291/) - Plot bunnies being a bit lazy? Try feeding them prompts of eerie silences, dreamless sleep, slivers of freedom, seeking soulmates, and patient shadows! | Martha.net - [Nightmares in Amber (Too Old For Neverland)](https://martha.net/2018/08/nightmares-in-amber-too-old-for-neverland/) - Neverland is nothing without His children. (Drabble, 100 words, Urban Fantasy, PG) | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.12.12]](https://martha.net/2015/12/saturday-story-prompts-295/) - Caught up in Writer's Block? Why not try seeking homefront fortunes, toasty-warm blizzards, riverside breakups, midday midnights, and functional insanity! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.02.11]](https://martha.net/2012/02/saturday-story-prompts-92/) - Need a spark to get the words flowing? Try out prompts about poetical prose, reincarnation loans, personal blind spots, bad plans, and unexpected aliens! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.07.09]](https://martha.net/2016/07/saturday-story-prompts-16-07-09/) - Do you need a Muse pick-me-up? Try out murderous growth rings, immortal boredom, Grownup-ing 101, fae fashion failures, and terrified bravado! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.08.18]](https://martha.net/2018/08/saturday-story-prompts-2018-08-18/) - Take a gamble on this weekend's writing prompts! Ancient anger, magical allergies, space luggage, killer heatwaves, and Victorian scientific subterfuge await! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.03.22]](https://martha.net/2014/03/saturday-story-prompts-190/) - Stuck starting at a blank page? Try writing prompts about mortal kings, freezing flames, perfect lives, personal reinvention, and suspended worlds! | Martha.net - [Portrait Horse: Queen Esther (Breyer Traditional Adios)](https://martha.net/2017/01/portrait-horse-queen-esther/) - I've found it endlessly fascinating that I very rarely do work on Classic or larger scale models, but I have zero qualms about taking custom commissions at those scales. For some reason the amount of work seems so much larger when I'm not doing it for someone else! ;) This little gal was a lot | Martha.net - [Live From The Workbench](https://martha.net/2016/12/live-from-the-workbench-32/) - Look, it's the first 9pm update post! :D It's been over a month since the last workbench update and while the blog might have been empty the workbench hasn't been. (In fact most of the time it's been near impossible to see the workbench under all the projects.) Sculpting, molding, casting, painting... I got a | Martha.net - [Ladybird (Custom Breyer Stablemate Loping Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2018/08/ladybird-custom-breyer-stablemate-loping-quarter-horse/) - She's been painted to a flaxen red chestnut with two white socks. She's had her seams sanded and logo removed, but no other customizations have been made. | Martha.net - [Velocity's Ghost (Custom Breyer Stablemate Thoroughbred)](https://martha.net/2018/01/velocitys-ghost-breyer-stablemate/) - It seems that nothing makes it off my workbench in a reasonable amount of time anymore-- this little gal has been creeping along on the workbench since September 2016! The worst part is she was a free custom to make up for the delays on a different horse. *facepalm* ...I did mention how I'm not | Martha.net - [Piano Adagietto (Custom Breyer Stablemate Peruvian Paso)](https://martha.net/2018/07/piano-adagietto-custom-breyer-stablemate-peruvian-paso/) - Piano Adagietto carries on my grand tradition of naming models after musical notation (Senza Sordina, Piano Forte, etc.). Piano is soft and Adagietto is slow, but lighthearted-- a perfect match to his ambling gait or "paso llano." | Martha.net - [Solskin (Custom Breyer Stablemate Shire)](https://martha.net/2016/01/solskin/) - Resisting the temptation to name this guy Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana was very very hard... but I prevailed! | Martha.net - [Blink (Custom Breyer Stablemate Thoroughbred)](https://martha.net/2019/02/blink-custom-breyer-stablemate-thoroughbred/) - She’s been painted to a dark bay with splash overo markings. She’s had her seams sanded and logo removed, but no other customizations have been made. | Martha.net - [Escape Velocity (Custom Breyer Stablemate Warmblood)](https://martha.net/2016/02/escape-velocity/) - Have a desk or a bookshelf that is in desperate need of some physics-inspired bay awesomeness? Then look no further, this little gal is here to save the day! It's been a long time since I painted a realistic Stablemate that wasn't a custom order, so I decided to pull a New Year's Resolution and | Martha.net - [Jane of Aces (Custom Breyer Stablemate Thoroughbred)](https://martha.net/2016/03/jane-of-aces/) - She might be a simple brown horse, but this little gal is no Plain Jane. As a filly she always dreamed of flying and if you give her a pasture to run in and she'll show you her dog fighting moves! This little gal is named after the flying aces of old, although she's got more | Martha.net - [Partial Eclipse (Custom Breyer Stablemate Thoroughbred)](https://martha.net/2016/03/partial-eclipse/) - Partial Eclipse is a Breyer Stablemate Thoroughbred (G2) painted to a dark bay with high splash overo markings. | Martha.net - [Christmas Pony (Custom Breyer Stablemate Highland Pony)](https://martha.net/2015/12/christmas-pony/) - Once upon a December there was someone who said 'a pony' when her cousin asked what she wanted for Christmas... and so she got one! To be fair, I am pretty sure she was kidding and/or wasn't expecting a little bundle of metallic-ly awesome appaloosa, but this is why when you should be careful what you ask | Martha.net - [Ha'penny (Custom Breyer Stablemate Highland Pony)](https://martha.net/2012/03/hapenny/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Highland Pony in fantasy gold and bronze tobiano. - [Sudden Digression (Custom Breyer Stablemate Thoroughbred)](https://martha.net/2011/09/sudden-digression/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Thoroughbred in dappled yellow going grey. - [Abby (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2021/10/abby-customer-breyer-stablemate-quarter-horse/) - Abby (short for Amelia Bedelia) means well, she really does! But like her book namesake, this retired school horse is prone to causing accidental chaos. From opening stall doors to removing halters, she's on a mission to help you with your barn chores-- even if an extra hoof (or a nose) isn't quite what you | Martha.net - [3rd Annual Jackson County 4-H and Open Model Show Donation](https://martha.net/2014/05/3rd-annual-jackson-county-4-h-and-open-model-show-donation/) - This handsome guy is a Breyer Stablemate G3 Mustang stallion painted into a clover-spotted green appaloosa with a white clover star on his forehead. He was a donation to the 3rd Annual Jackson County 4-H and Open Model Show to be held in October of this year (NAN qualification and website link pending). He was | Martha.net - [Turning off Blog Comments (or: Welcome to Spam-me-not!)](https://martha.net/2014/11/turning-off-blog-comments-or-welcome-to-spam-me-not/) - For every actual comment I get on this blog I get several thousand spam posts. Thanks to Akismet, Anti-Captcha, and Bad Behavior most of them never make it farther than the spam folder. But over the last year I've seen a massive spike in these failed attempts and the amount of actual comments has trailed | Martha.net - [Lassie Come Lately (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/01/lassie-come-lately-painted-200/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in fantasy tricolor (white, black, tan) collie. - [Neverland Flyboy (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/03/neverland-flyboy/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in fantasy blue blanket appaloosa. - [Pumpkin King (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/10/pumpkin-king/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in fantasy black and orange tobaino. - [Silver Dollar (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/10/silver-dollar/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in fantasy silver bay tovero. - [Smokey's Shadow (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/10/smokeys-shadow/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in dark bay. - [Umber Midnight (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/05/umber-midnight/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in black. - [Wet Paint (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2010/06/wet-paint-painted-200-2/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in bay tobiano. - [Someday's Child (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2013/03/somedays-child/) - "Monday's child is fair of face,Tuesday's child is full of grace..." Someday is one of a pair of doodle horses I started back in 2005(?) and was unable to finish because I couldn't match the doodle paint color. Yet another reason to regret throwing out all that paint when I was cleaning house… *sighs* And | Martha.net - [Round Tuit (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/02/round-tuit/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in dun frame overo. - [Irish Ayes (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/12/irish-ayes/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in fantasy green-bay frame overo. - [Fragaria Glaze (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/03/fragaria-glaze/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in fantasy red and black appaloosa. - [Easy Does It (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/01/easy-does-it/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarterhorse in chestnut. - [Dapper Dan (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/03/dapper-dan/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in chestnut few spot appaloosa. - [Double Dip (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)](https://martha.net/2011/02/double-dip/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse in a dark bay frame overo. - [Lucky Charms (Custom Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/07/lucky-charms/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal in fantasy green bay. - [Portrait Horse: Bandit (Custom Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/07/bandit/) - Custom painted portrait Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal in chestnut tovero (maybe). - [Sunshine Skip (Custom Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/04/sunshine-skip/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal in palomino splash overo. - [Magpie’s Six (Custom Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/12/magpies-six/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal in palomino. - [Spare Thyme (Custom Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal)](https://martha.net/2013/04/spare-thyme/) - So I was working on the other metallic horses and whilst waiting for the layers to dry I had some spare time between painting and planning out this years garden... Yeah, bad puns are pretty much mandatory in my world. 😂 The photos are a little darker on this guy because his color started going | Martha.net - [Baby Grand (Custom Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal)](https://martha.net/2011/10/baby-grand/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Trotting Foal in bay. - [McLaughlin's Midnight Dancer (Breyer Stablemate)](https://martha.net/2014/10/mclaughlins-midnight-dancer/) - Once upon a time there was a lonely G1 Stablemate Morgan Stallion who wandered eBay in search of a home. He was mint his owner said, he was in excellent shape! And lo, he was sold to the highest bidder and trotted off his new home. Only he wasn't mint, and he wasn't in good | Martha.net - [vss365 Colporteur](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-colporteur/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Colporteur. | Martha.net - [vss365 Chiliad](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-chiliad/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Chiliad. | Martha.net - [vss365 Barmecidal](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-barmecidal/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Barmecidal. | Martha.net - [vss365 Groke](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-groke/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Groke. | Martha.net - [vss365 Manifold](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-manifold/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Manifold. - [vss365 Genus (math)](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-genus-math-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Genus (math). - [vss365 Genus (math)](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-genus/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Genus (math). - [vss365 Genus (math)](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-genus-math/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Genus (math). - [vss365 Finifugal](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-finifugal/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Finifugal. | Martha.net - [vss365 Macrosmatic](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-macrosmatic/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Macrosmatic. | Martha.net - [vss365 Pandiculation](https://martha.net/2020/09/vss365-pandiculation/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Pandiculation. | Martha.net - [vss365 Number](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-number/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Number. - [vss365 Fractal](https://martha.net/2020/08/vss365-fractal/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Fractal. | Martha.net - [vss365 Naked](https://martha.net/2020/10/vss365-naked/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Naked. | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #63](https://martha.net/2020/11/fat-pony-63/) - Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, Apple Barrel Acrylics (20591 Bright Magenta, 20535 Light Pink, 20504 Black). | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #66](https://martha.net/2020/10/fat-pony-66/) - Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, FolkArt Acrylics (917 Yellow Ochre), Apple Barrel Acrylics (20503 White, 20504 Black). | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #70](https://martha.net/2020/10/fat-pony-70/) - Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, FolkArt Acrylics (917 Yellow Ochre, 425 Medium Gray), Apple Barrel Acrylics (20503 White, 20504 Black). | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #72](https://martha.net/2020/10/fat-pony-72/) - Medium: Liquitex White Gesso, Americana Acrylics (DA09 Antique Gold), FolkArt Acrylics (425 Medium Gray), Apple Barrel Acrylics (20503 White, 20504 Black). | Martha.net - [Day 1 of NaNoWriMo 2020](https://martha.net/2020/11/day-1-of-nanowrimo-2020/) - So for this year's NaNoWriMo attempt, I'm writing a text-based adventure! Since it'll be hard to hit 50k with just the story (I'm assuming), I'm also going to include any new code written in case I have to add features and these blog updates as I talk about the game. (If I manage to get | Martha.net - [Blue Jay #002](https://martha.net/2020/12/blue-jay-002/) - This little guy is a more ornate version of our backyard birds. Perched on a fluffy evergreen branch, he's got an eye on the bird feeder and just waiting for us to refill the sunflower seeds! The metallic golden-brown background makes the realistic colored bird pop and I think he looks quite handsome hanging out | Martha.net - [Cardinal Ornament #4](https://martha.net/2020/09/cardinal-ornament-004/) - When I started preparing for the 2019 United Christian Parish Art & Craft Fair, I knew I wanted to bring some Paint-Your-Own resins along with me. To make things seem a little less overwhelming to buyers, I was trying to create 'How to Paint' blog posts for the various resins. This little guy was supposed | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #20](https://martha.net/2020/09/fat-pony-magnet-020/) - Medium: Liquitex White Gesso and Apple Barrel Acrylics (20591 Bright Magenta, 20535 Light Pink, 20504 Black). | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #38](https://martha.net/2020/09/fat-pony-magnet-38/) - Every so often you need a plain little pony, and this little gal is just the one to bring a little calm to the patterned chaos! With a rich purple coat and lilac accents, she's 100% chrome-free and makes a nice simple pop of color wherever she lands. She was painted in March of 2018 | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #15 (Portrait Horse)](https://martha.net/2020/09/fat-pony-magnet-015-portrait-horse/) - This little gal was a surprise apology pony and was tucked into the box with the matching stablemate custom that had me taken much longer than expected. She was painted in August of 2017 and is a pseudo-portrait (the pattern on the real horse was much too complex for the cartoony nature of the Fat | Martha.net - [Learning how to Dual-box (or: Embracing Death)](https://martha.net/2010/03/learning-how-to-dual-box-or-embracing-death-2/) - I started dual-boxing a bit back, just so I could have some extra firepower for those first few squishy levels of Mage-dom. When Stringtheory and Overdraft got big enough for the new Dungeon Finder, they went their separate ways. It was easier to play them individually, although not really as much fun, but I figured | Martha.net - [Santa Hippo!](https://martha.net/2017/08/santa-hippo/) - Hippos with Santa hats were a thing I didn't know I needed (even with I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas) until I got a custom request for one! :) It took me a few tries to get the hat to come out just right, but now that I look at the festive little guy, I really want to | Martha.net - [Live From the Lagging Workbench](https://martha.net/2016/03/live-from-the-workbench-26/) - Whew, it's been awhile again! Someday I'll get the hang of these 'same day updates'... I wish I could prewrite these like I do the Saturday Story Prompts, but it seems a little silly when I call them 'Live' right in the title. ;) Anywho... time to roll back the curtain and clear off the | Martha.net - [Pets, Pet Macros, and Stupid Things MeatShield Does](https://martha.net/2010/06/pets-pet-macros-and-stupid-things-meatshield-does-2/) - Pet Stances | Pet Commands | Other Useful Pet-Related Things | The Macros Somewhere in the midst of Day 2 (more on that later) I finally hit level 10 and was able to pick pets for my new Dual-Boxing Wunderkind. While the first pet-less levels weren't as frustrating as my first solo-hunter leveling, I was | Martha.net - [Return to the World of Treadcraft](https://martha.net/2018/11/return-to-the-world-of-treadcraft/) - My coworkers have been talking World of Warcraft recently... and it reignited my love of all thing Feral Druid-y. | Martha.net - [One Patch Forward, Two Bears Back!](https://martha.net/2011/01/one-patch-forward-two-bears-back/) - I swear, I have been trying to get a new post out for the old dual-boxing druid pair of Pattern and Recognition, but Blizz has been having a field day with Druids! Every time I think I have a post ready to go (I've redone them as Bear and BoomTree) they go back and muck | Martha.net - [Alterac Valley: Knowledge is Power](https://martha.net/2012/04/alterac-valley-knowledge-is-power/) - And Power Corrupts,So Study Hard, Be Evil. After the last five levels of uninteresting leveling grinds, I've committed to throwing Illysu and Illysa into PvP play as my endgame. I know that's going to be a hard grind, but I figure if I focus on learning one battleground at a time and putting some solid | Martha.net - [Bartender4 : Stringtheory](https://martha.net/2010/03/bartender4-stringtheory/) - Bartender4 is a bar modification addon that allows you to position, resize, and do just about anything actually, to the action bars. Since it has nine thousand settings, I'm only covering the changes from default settings. Bars 1 through 3 - enabled and set to a 3x4 instead of straight lines. (Although at the low | Martha.net - [SQUEEEEEE! :D :D](https://martha.net/2012/08/squeeeeee-d-d/) - Guess who I got to see on Fizzcrank tonight? Guess who I got to Bear Dance with? (and cat dance, and night elf dance-- and good gravy I'd forgotten how bad the Nelf dance looks. :p) Guess who I got to be really really silly at? Heh. ;) It was an awesome end to an | Martha.net - [Of Holidays and Warcraft](https://martha.net/2013/06/of-holidays-and-warcraft/) - I may have stopped posting, but I've been getting a lot better about getting on the treadmill and playing WoW on a daily basis. Which means not only are the stepcounts going up, but so are my achievements! Sadly, I still would have forgotten about the Midsummer Fire Festival yet again if I hadn't run | Martha.net - [Fat Corgis #001-003](https://martha.net/2017/01/fat-corgis-001-003/) - The first three of the handcrafted resin Pembroke Welsh Corgi magnets are a go! Tricolor, tan and white, and a flaming fire corgi for reasons (aka Blizzard)! | Martha.net - [Fat Corgi Magnet #6](https://martha.net/2018/11/fat-corgi-magnet-006-magenta-and-pink-tricolor/) - Tricolor Welsh Corgis are quite dapper, but if you shift the hue through rose-colored glasses, Pembrokes look even more awesome! | Martha.net - [Laws of the Claws](https://martha.net/2012/10/laws-of-the-claws/) - This week's Blog Azeroth Shared Topic comes from Mataoka of Sugar & Blood and runs from October 15-21. The Rules of Me: What are your personal rules you wish others would know about you? Hmm, this is an interesting one! I'm torn between making a really long list of everything that people need to know | Martha.net - [Live From the Chaotic Workbench](https://martha.net/2018/10/live-from-the-chaotic-workbench/) - The blog has been mostly writing recently, but if you've been following my Instagram you would have been buried in art! :D Which means I've been starting a lot of stuff... and then not getting proper photos for blog posting. *hangs head in shame* October 27th UCP Craft Fair! A lot of what I've been | Martha.net - [Avast! It's a Writing Desk!](https://martha.net/2019/06/avast-its-a-writing-desk/) - Dear 2019 writing goals... I haven't forgotten you! A little bit of retrospective on the first half of the year and a bunch of plans for the second half. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.11.30]](https://martha.net/2013/11/saturday-story-prompts-209/) - Muses being stubborn? Try bribing them with downy winters, criminal disappointments, sandblast showers, punchbuggy hardmodes, and reluctant choices! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.11.03]](https://martha.net/2012/11/saturday-story-prompts-128/) - Swiftly bypass your writer's block with prompts about fading skies, timeless waits, GPS apocalypses, near-infinite information, and stubborn draft animals! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.10.01]](https://martha.net/2011/10/saturday-story-prompts-77/) - Daydream your way past Writing Blocks with prompts about anonymous loss, unexpected kittens, patchwork lives, heartwrenching told-you-so's, and stupid questions! | Martha.net - [vss365 River](https://martha.net/2021/02/vss365-river-2/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word River. | Martha.net - [vss365 River](https://martha.net/2021/02/vss365-river-3/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word River. | Martha.net - [vss365 Forever](https://martha.net/2019/08/vss365-forever/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Forever. | Martha.net - [Fractal Irrationality (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2017/01/fractal-irrationality-stargate-atlantis/) - Originally Posted: Apr. 30th, 2008Length/Rating: 625 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -- Albert Einstein. Written for sga_flashfic Must Be Dreaming challenge. She knows she's dreaming, but she can't wake up. Sam opens eyes she never closed and finds the city has shifted again. The moves | Martha.net - [Evangelina (Custom Breyer Stablemate Cantering Foal)](https://martha.net/2016/10/evangelina/) - This little gal has been a looooong time in the making! Evangelina was a custom order that I started back in March but one thing led to another and I didn't get her finished until September. From her teeny tiny spots to her striped hooves, this little gal took a lot of cross-eyed nights to | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.06.08]](https://martha.net/2013/06/saturday-story-prompts-144/) - Kick those plot bunnies into overdrive with prompts about childhood alibis, foodie faux-pas, imitation humans, false-magic mayhem, and impossible bugs! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.11.01]](https://martha.net/2014/11/saturday-story-prompts-240/) - Ready to start off on a new writing adventure? Try some distracting dragons, magic silences, umbrella anticipation, colony cooking, and inherited tunes! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.06.02]](https://martha.net/2018/06/saturday-story-prompts-2018-06-02/) - Get your Muses unstuck with this week's writing prompts! Try heirloom animals, cheerfully feathered dragons, wartime weather, fog, and really bored immortals! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.12.29]](https://martha.net/2012/12/saturday-story-prompts-142/) - Start your Muses off on a new adventure with writing prompts about truthful lies, missing endings, ancient creations, refused adventures, and exhaled shadows! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.07.07]](https://martha.net/2018/07/saturday-story-prompts-2018-07-07/) - Wordcounts starting to wane? Bust your writer's block with flipped hunts, unfunny business, overly creative history, greedy neighbors, and chasing whys! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2009.10.17]](https://martha.net/2009/10/saturday-story-prompts-31/) - Plot bunnies love a prompt to nibble on, so try feeding them grand promises, obnoxious messengers, traveling stews, habitual hope, and sidekick ever-afters! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.12.15]](https://martha.net/2012/12/saturday-story-prompts-126/) - Questing for the perfect prompt to get your Muses going? Try out colony woes, invisible killers, colorless curses, deep tunnel drinks, and waterless waves! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.03.19]](https://martha.net/2016/03/saturday-story-prompts-312/) - Lost in a blank page and need a way out? Try writing prompts about vampiric vines, hi-def sidekicks, lost beauty, homestead flavors, and spun-sugar magic! - [Checkerbox Tequila](https://martha.net/2011/12/checkerbox-tequila-needs-new-photos/) - Custom painted resculpted Breyer Stablemate Saddlebred in red chestnut hackney pony. - [Live From The Workbench](https://martha.net/2012/01/live-from-the-workbench-4/) - Now that Poptop, Suicide Kings, Money to Burn, and D'Lembrança are off to Etsy, it's time to restock the workbench. Feuer Tanzer is still hanging on, but he's the last of the origonal herd. I scooped up one more body from the old pile (blue warmblood) and everyone else is from January's body order. It | Martha.net - [Sincity Cowboy (Custom Breyer Mini Whinnie Standing Quarter Horse Stallion)](https://martha.net/2013/02/sincity-cowboy/) - I don't know what it is about horses picking their own colors-- but this little guy pulled the same trick Rhymer did and refused the chrome I had planned. I think he would have made a cute little tovero, but he had much simpler ideas! Cowboy was painted with a base of shaded turquoise and | Martha.net - [Key Lime Limbo (Custom Breyer Mini Whinnie Cutting Stock Mare)](https://martha.net/2013/08/key-lime-limbo/) - This little gal sat on the workbench for a while after she was done because I couldn't think of a good name... thank goodness for the awesomeness that is my Facebook group! 😁 (The runner-up name, Shamrockstar, was snagged by another horse who hasn't been finished yet). This little gal is a refugee from the | Martha.net - [Cryptoquine (Custom Breyer Mini Whinnie Cantering Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding)](https://martha.net/2013/03/cryptoquine/) - I might, possibly, maybe, have made an addition to Doodle Ponies. ...Maybe. Once again proving to myself that full-body doodles horses TAKE FOREVER, this little guy spent many an hour with me on the couch zoning out to whatever random reality 'war' was on the TV (cake, storage, duck, etc.). Cryptoquine is my first true | Martha.net - [Doodlebug (Custom Breyer Mini Whinnie Walking Arabian Mare)](https://martha.net/2012/07/doodlebug/) - She was painted in a dark blue metallic paint, most likely FolkArt Acrylics but that paint was one that was lost during the artistic hibernation so I'm not sure. The doodles are done in Pigma pens, just like Little Miss Margins and I have to say they're a heck of a lot easier to work | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.06.15]](https://martha.net/2013/06/saturday-story-prompts-145/) - 1. Magic was in everything. Seeped into the very heart of life, it permeated every aspect of our lives— but here, inside the ancient circle, the voices were finally gone. 2. "If you wanted me to stay, you should have said so." "Fine, I want you to stay." "Should have said so then, it's too | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.08.16]](https://martha.net/2014/08/saturday-story-prompts-231/) - Need a carrot to lure out your plot bunnies? Why not try some liquid realities, sea-deep wisdoms, ashes and bone, ratrace catnaps, and maternal goalposts! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.12.10]](https://martha.net/2016/12/saturday-story-prompts-16-12-10/) - Break down your Writer's Block with this week's prompts! Reluctant homebodies, desiccating deserts, terrifying tubers, lost memories, and beggar's bargains. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.12.05]](https://martha.net/2015/12/saturday-story-prompts-294/) - Nothing breaks Writer's Block like new plot bunnies! Check out unkeepable promises, ethical magic, unnatural forests, consumed immortality, and nautical mists! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.03.24]](https://martha.net/2018/03/saturday-story-prompts-2018-03-24/) - Need a push to get your story flowing again? Try prompts about silent minds, heavy worlds, rainwashed Mondays, toxic mothering, and fair weather fog! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.02.27]](https://martha.net/2016/02/saturday-story-prompts-309/) - Beat Writer's Block with this week's story prompts! Try out yarn hoards, unused wishes, magic cupboards, streetsmart dogs, and endless tides of paperwork. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.02.16]](https://martha.net/2013/02/saturday-story-prompts-164/) - Set your plot bunnies hopping with writing prompts about terrified rebirth, taunting castles, draconic appetites, dead zones, and monsoon memories! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.02.04]](https://martha.net/2017/02/saturday-story-prompts-2017-02-04/) - Chase down a new plot bunny with writing prompts about menacing embroidery, hotspot hovering, clumsy assistants, cursed valleys, and dire alien warnings! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.11.19]](https://martha.net/2016/11/saturday-story-prompts-16-11-19/) - Looking for a prompt (or two) to spark your muses? Why not try musical history, automotive miracles, hunting lessons, toasty adventures, and psychic siblings! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.04.15]](https://martha.net/2017/04/saturday-story-prompts-2017-04-15/) - Rekindle your Muses and escape Writer's Block with deadly reflections, homesick voids, dramatic entrances, unicorn theorems, and well-timed questions! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.04.01]](https://martha.net/2017/04/saturday-story-prompts-2017-04-01/) - Lure your story out of the page with prompts about creeping liquefaction, tunneling nightmares, starvation budgets, heavenly choices, and phantom equines! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.07.27]](https://martha.net/2013/07/saturday-story-prompts-2013-07-27/) - 1. Five minutes after the dogs arrive there's fur everywhere and Aunt Miriam is cursing up a storm. 2. Sports are sports no matter what planet you're on. Some places are more circumspect about the fact that it's a placeholder for war-- others not so much. 3. For a few days, the magic watch meant | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.04.02]](https://martha.net/2016/04/saturday-story-prompts-16-4-2/) - Win your way free of the blank page with writing prompts on healthy skepticism, void exploration, hidden magic, forest changelings, and smartphone apocalypses! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.02.18]](https://martha.net/2017/02/saturday-story-prompts-2017-02-18/) - Find seeds for a new story (or five!) in this week's prompts about biological warfare, busy seasons, involuntary heroes, cleansing fires, and muddy dreams! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.02.11]](https://martha.net/2017/02/saturday-story-prompts-2017-02-11/) - Open the door to new stories with help from prompts about telepathic warfare, inherited demons, decaying spaceships, fairy-proofing, and flammable commutes! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.11.29]](https://martha.net/2014/11/saturday-story-prompts-248/) - Fill up the blank page with writing prompts about robotic heartbreak, midnight terrors, backward stories, blinding penance, and sidewinding seasickness! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.11.17]](https://martha.net/2012/11/saturday-story-prompts-130/) - Overcome your mid-story doldrums with prompts about golden downsides, leisurely promises, optimistic shenanigans, rose-colored regrets, and murderous boredom! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.12.23]](https://martha.net/2017/12/saturday-story-prompts-2017-12-23/) - Just in time to break weekend Writing Blocks, here are canny valleys, offended masters, black tides, magical learning curves, and noisy migrations! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.04.07]](https://martha.net/2018/04/saturday-story-prompts-2018-04-07/) - Fight your way free from the blank page with dead worlds, mudbrick survival, immortal love stories, planetside detentions, and accidental floralcide! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.11.10]](https://martha.net/2012/11/saturday-story-prompts-129/) - Pondering the emptiness of a blank page? Try filling it with nameless immortals, ignoble predators, hangry dragons, vengeful lifespans, and angelic antagonists! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.05.05]](https://martha.net/2018/05/saturday-story-prompts-2018-05-05/) - This weekend's writing prompts include: a steampunk elephant, frankenstein spaceships, extreme couponing, a magical migration, and desperate refugees! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.11.24]](https://martha.net/2012/11/saturday-story-prompts-127/) - A little bit of writing prompt goes a long way! Try out hunting exhaustion, perpetual secrets, belated storm chasers, changeling woes, and pyrrhic defeats! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.06.09]](https://martha.net/2018/06/saturday-story-prompts-2018-06-09/) - Break down Writer’s Block with this week’s prompts! We’ve got exiled immortals, alien honeybees, impatient deserts, sibling magic shenanigans, and snowy skies! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.10.04]](https://martha.net/2014/10/saturday-story-prompts-236/) - Fight off the terror of a blank page with infinite optimism, urban jungles, leonine royalty, family traditions, and devouring voids! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.05.19]](https://martha.net/2012/05/saturday-story-prompts-114/) - Looking for a few good prompts? Try out an unnerving breeze, fairground generosity, amphibian alarms, newbie safeguards, and finding sealegs-- err, fins? | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.02.10]](https://martha.net/2018/02/saturday-story-prompts-2018-02-10/) - Fight off the writing doldrums with prompts about nightmare journals, warm beds, binary traffic accidents, disappearing trees, and impromptu orchestras! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.05.19]](https://martha.net/2018/05/saturday-story-prompts-2018-05-19/) - Get your plot bunnies hopping with a desperate search for a home, annoyed forest magic, overgrown pasts, hauntingly safe travels, and wise old dogs! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.04.21]](https://martha.net/2018/04/saturday-story-prompts-2018-04-21/) - Do you need a Muse pick-me-up? Try out some magical forests, lucky numbers, survival semantics, distributed wealth, and early earthling warning systems! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.12.01]](https://martha.net/2012/12/saturday-story-prompts-123/) - Chase away the blank page with writing prompts about automotive catastrophes, mortal reflections, overeager nanny states, wild horses, and seafoam serpents! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.10.31]](https://martha.net/2015/10/saturday-story-prompts-282/) - Give your stuck story a push with unexpected glory days, violent beginnings, technicolor felines, shattered pasts, and last-first chances! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.12.24]](https://martha.net/2016/12/saturday-story-prompts-16-12-24/) - Lure your plot bunnies out to play with stubborn farmers, survival instincts, homegrown regrets, suspiciously friendly fog, and bland Fairy architecture! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.02.20]](https://martha.net/2016/02/saturday-story-prompts-308/) - All's quiet on the western writing desk? Then check out some curdled clouds, non-profit adventures, magical clockwork, legacy chases, and impossible songs! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.04.08]](https://martha.net/2017/04/saturday-story-prompts-2017-04-08/) - Here's a few more prompts for the fire! Have mysterious strangers, tickets to freedom, alien crickets, self-rescuing princesses, and ghostly echoes. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.07.01]](https://martha.net/2017/07/saturday-story-prompts-2017-07-01/) - Even plot bunnies needs some help now and then… Try instant notoriety, ritual dinners, magical necessity, stormy aftermaths, and the depth of the void! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.03.17]](https://martha.net/2018/03/saturday-story-prompts-2018-03-17/) - Writer's Block got you stuck in the swamp of sorrows? Win free with suburban ley lines, financial allegiances, bread and circuses, and death from above! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.03.31]](https://martha.net/2018/03/saturday-story-prompts-2018-03-31/) - Have a lull in your story you want to fill? Sneak in some sandblasting storms, overpowered AIs, goldfish familiars, lazy death rituals, and societal chains! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.08.03]](https://martha.net/2013/08/saturday-story-prompts-192/) - This weekend's writing prompts include fatal regrets, disastrously muddy slogs, the art of clutter, demonic bargains, and professionally curious children! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.12.30]](https://martha.net/2017/12/saturday-story-prompts-2017-12-30/) - You never know when a new plot bunny might strike! Check out devouring forests, calls to worship, magical theory, escaping orbit, and dead dreams. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.04.22]](https://martha.net/2017/04/saturday-story-prompts-2017-04-22/) - Need a plot bunny or two? This weekend's writing prompts include: broken pasts, number hunting, ocean storms, muffled violence, and birdsong cacophony. - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.02.24]](https://martha.net/2018/02/saturday-story-prompts-2018-02-24/) - Looking for a few good prompts to get your story unstuck? Try frozen treetops, fallen rebels, irritated demons, office disasters, and pampered prisoners! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.02.03]](https://martha.net/2018/02/saturday-story-prompts-2018-02-03/) - Another five plot bunnies are ready to rumble this week! We've got party glamours, vicious whispers, unimpressed robots, lost ships, and stubborn seedpods! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.05.12]](https://martha.net/2012/05/saturday-story-prompts-110/) - 1. A thin bank of clouds is all that separates them from the sea. 2. Safety in numbers is a fallacy they've learned to guard against, but humans have never been good at keeping to themselves. 3. "Before you ask, before you think about asking, remember that in this world you are considered a burden. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.12.19]](https://martha.net/2015/12/saturday-story-prompts-297/) - For all those Weekend Writing Warriors, here's a few prompts to aid in battle! try lost loves, violent idioms, rat races, harsh realities, and long hauls... | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.03.03]](https://martha.net/2018/03/saturday-story-prompts-2018-03-03/) - Need a Muse-jumpstart? Grab a prompt from the piles of smokey workshops, low-sodium situations, muddled daydreams, fiery falconry, and eternal love! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.10.07]](https://martha.net/2017/10/saturday-story-prompts-2017-10-07/) - Trapped under a pile of Writer's Blocks? Dig on out with colorful insults, eroding spaceships, last words, damp birds, and dangerous shadows! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.06.30]](https://martha.net/2018/06/saturday-story-prompts-2018-06-30/) - Nothing feeds hungry plot bunnies like nice juicy writing prompts! Have motherless monsters, nixed tips, winter winds, clever clockwork, and human failsafes! | Martha.net - [vss365 Languor](https://martha.net/2020/06/vss365-languor/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Languor. | Martha.net - [vss365 Inure](https://martha.net/2020/06/vss365-inure/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Inure. - [UCP Craft Fair! October 27th](https://martha.net/2018/10/ucp-craft-fair-october-27th/) - The U.C.P. Fourth Annual Fall Art and Craft Fair is being held on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Reston, Virginia. | Martha.net - [Construction Dust from the Writing Desk](https://martha.net/2018/12/construction-dust-from-the-writing-desk/) - I have not been keeping up at all with the update posts this year, but better late than never? (I hope!) I haven't been writing much this year, even with the various NaNoWriMos. After a few stabs at a daily writing goal, I'm no closer to a consistent word count than I was when the year | Martha.net - [In the Silence (Stargate Atlantis)](https://martha.net/2018/05/in-the-silence-stargate-atlantis/) - Stargate Atlantis fan fiction: John's used to being alone with his thoughts. (100 words, PG, Gen. Includes MuseFic of the rewrite, 1,687 words). | Martha.net - [Lost (Skipping Stones)](https://martha.net/2006/05/story-snippit-skipping-stones/) - Space travel takes its tithe in years. (Science Fiction drabble,100 words, PG, Gen) | Martha.net - [Golden Star (Custom Breyer Stablemate Friesian)](https://martha.net/2014/05/golden-star/) - Golden Star is a custom order done on a Breyer Stablemate G3 Friesian and this handsome fella is the other half of the custom order with Silverheart. He's a golden extended blanket appaloosa with gold/silver/bronze striped hooves, amber eyes, and a diamond star on his forehead. His white markings have a painted layer of matte | Martha.net - [Suicide Kings (Custom Breyer Stablemate Andalusian)](https://martha.net/2012/01/suicide-kings/) - Custom painted Breyer Andalusian in liver chestnut minimal splash overo. - [Pimped Rides Live (Custom Breyer Stablemate Andalusian)](https://martha.net/2013/04/pimped-rides-live/) - (I can't believe I didn't notice this didn't post when it was scheduled back in Feb! *sighs* This year is really getting away from me... Anywho.) This handsome fella is my first official donation horse of 2013! 😁 He was painted as a donation to Pimped Rides Live held in Knoxville, TN on 2/23/2013. The | Martha.net - [Whatchamacallit (Custom Breyer Stablemate G2 Andalusian)](https://martha.net/2010/06/whatchamacallit-2001/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate in Andalusian in multi-colored doodle. - [Southern Gentleman (Custom Breyer Stablemate Standardbred)](https://martha.net/2011/01/southern-gentleman/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Standardbred in liver chestnut. - [Everyday Joe (Custom Breyer Stablemate Standardbred)](https://martha.net/2011/04/everyday-joe/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Standardbred in bay. - [Indigo Thunder (Custom Breyer Stablemate Standardbred)](https://martha.net/2011/05/indigo-thunder/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Standardbred in fantasy dark purple bay. - [Blood Royale (Custom Breyer Stablemate Standardbred)](https://martha.net/2011/08/blood-royale/) - Custom painted Breyer Standardbred (Pacer) in fantasy purple-bay with silver-gold tobiano markings. - [Feuertänzer (Custom Breyer Stablemate Standardbred)](https://martha.net/2012/02/feuer-tanzer/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Standardbred in fantasy Red, Orange, Yellow doodle pony. - [Alamode (Custom Breyer Mini Whinnie Cutting Stock Mare)](https://martha.net/2012/06/alamode/) - This little gal was painted in-between work on the show donations and turned out pretty darned nifty! Her working name was Lil'Apple Tart, but I figured Alamode (à la mode) was more accurate once the chrome appeared. She's painted a shaded green faux-bay with a nice high gloss and solid black eyes. The eyes on | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.12.26]](https://martha.net/2015/12/saturday-story-prompts-280/) - Waiting for inspiration to spark? Try out artificial suns, immortal oversights, early morning emptiness, research highs, and lifetime commitments! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.03.05]](https://martha.net/2016/03/saturday-story-prompts-310/) - In need of a few prompts to break your block? How about empty channels, war cows, rainswept regrets, laser-focused hobbies, and new beginnings! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.03.10]](https://martha.net/2018/03/saturday-story-prompts-2018-03-10/) - Waiting for inspiration to strike a blank page? Why not try sacrificial haircuts, bitter memories, magical corruption, unexpected love, and eerie silences! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.07.12]](https://martha.net/2014/07/saturday-story-prompts-226/) - Need a Muse-jumpstart to get the words rolling? Try out prompts about childhood hauntings, molecular multiplication, sheepish wolves, and mental pictionary! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.05.12]](https://martha.net/2018/05/saturday-story-prompts-2018-05-12/) - Another Saturday, another round of writing prompts! Horse magic, roadtrip regrets, space tourism, true friendship, and why killing dragons is a bad idea. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.11.11]](https://martha.net/2017/11/saturday-story-prompts-2017-11-11/) - Escape from the blank page with writing prompts about mad amateurs, prismatic aftermaths, botanical nightmares, winter burials, and perspective shifts! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.12.03]](https://martha.net/2016/12/saturday-story-prompts-16-12-03/) - Need a Muse-jumpstart to get your story rolling? Try out fabric whisperers, magical hermitage, barn sour dragons, stairwell hell, and sideways apologies! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.05.05]](https://martha.net/2012/05/saturday-story-prompts-106/) - Have a story that's a bit stuck? Work it loose with predatory songs, making memories, ancient mechanicals, makeshift hospitals, and equine exchanges! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.07.02]](https://martha.net/2016/07/saturday-story-prompts-16-07-02/) - Don't despair! Grab a plot bunny snack instead! Nibble on dragonic eclipses, MacGyver sidekicks, deep ocean magic, childish optimism, and misplaced blame. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.01.18]](https://martha.net/2014/01/saturday-story-prompts-168/) - Need a writing prompt (or five)? Come check out gravity-defying kingdoms, wasted wishes, well-ment meddling, cityscape congestion, and calming oceans! | Martha.net - [Big Orange Bash Donation Fat Pony Magnets (#004-014)](https://martha.net/2017/06/big-orange-bash-donation-fat-pony-magnets-004-014/) - Normally I donate custom model horses to model horse live shows, but this time around I figured a small herd of Fat Pony magnets might be more fun! :) | Martha.net - [Adventures in Aluminium Lost Wax Casting (Part I)](https://martha.net/2015/09/adventures-in-aluminium-lost-wax-casting-part-i/) - A friend of mind built a DIY forge to melt aluminum cans and play with casting things. They didn't mind if I played along... but to cast aluminum you need sand and plaster molds. Thankfully that's something right up my alley! Or at least in the same neighborhood. ;) Previously I've made plaster positive casts | Martha.net - [vss365 Mine](https://martha.net/2022/07/vss365-mine/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Mine. | Martha.net - [vss365 Lead](https://martha.net/2022/07/vss365-lead/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Lead. | Martha.net - [vss365 Stigma](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-stigma/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Stigma. | Martha.net - [vss365 Reflection](https://martha.net/2021/01/vss365-reflection/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Reflection. | Martha.net - [How to Make Aged or Stained Model Fencing](https://martha.net/2015/01/how-to-make-aged-or-stained-model-fencing/) - This is a continuation of the previous post on how to make Model Horse Fencing, which itself was a continuation of how to make Model Horse Display Bases. I think I'm starting a theme here! ;) You would think with all the scale model hobbies out there that finding instructions on how to age scale | Martha.net - [Building a Stablemate Grass Display Base](https://martha.net/2014/10/building-a-stablemate-grass-display-base/) - This is the companion page to the Model Horse Bases listings I've now got up on on the shop. This post covers the basics of creating (and repairing!) the simple grass bases. I'll do some other ones later that cover making the fencing and doing more complex ground cover (sand, shrubs, water, sawdust, mud, etc.) | Martha.net - [How to Make Cheap Model Horse Holders from Index Cards](https://martha.net/2017/08/how-to-make-cheap-model-horse-holders-from-index-cards/) - Index Card Model Horse Holders, gogogo! Every so often I get the urge to be crafty and make storage containers for the various things on my art desk. I've made craft paint storage and tool/brush caddies and a stab at Stablemate shelving before... but I needed something better to hold my models-in-progress. Thankfully my workbench hoarding | Martha.net - [How to Build Simple Wooden Craft Paint Shelving](https://martha.net/2018/06/how-to-build-simple-wooden-craft-paint-shelving/) - Many moons ago (aka January 2016) I created a shelving system for my craft paint using cardboard boxes. It's served me quite well as my hoard expanded, but I've finally reached the point where I want something little sturdier and a little more woody. The total cost for this project was .80 for the wood, | Martha.net - [Using Old Smooth-On OOMOO 30 Silicone Mold Making Rubber](https://martha.net/2018/03/using-old-smooth-on-oomoo-30-silicone-mold-making-rubber/) - Have some older pink Smooth-On OOMOO 30 mold making rubber that's gone a bit, well, rubbery, but it still a bit liquid (like warm sticky taffy or silicone caulk)? Don't throw it out! Well, okay, if you want to use it the way you'd use pourable fresh OOMOO, then definitely throw it out. If you are | Martha.net - [How to Make a Net Profit Product Worksheet](https://martha.net/2018/11/how-to-make-a-net-profit-product-worksheet/) - A step-by-step guide on creating a worksheet in Google Sheets or Excel for figuring out the true net profit of a product! | Martha.net - [Friesian/Saddlebred Custom - Part I](https://martha.net/2012/06/friesiansaddlebred-custom-part-i/) - This little gal has been quite the learning curve so far. From epoxy that never hardened to bent legs, every time I thought I had her sorted out something new would pop-up. I originally estimated a month for the whole sculpting and painting process on this one, which went out the window pretty quickly. I'd | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.10.13]](https://martha.net/2018/10/saturday-story-prompts-2018-10-13/) - Do you need some story prompts for a Muse pick-me-up? Try out abandonment issues, malevolent cities, feral twins, nuisance dragons, and computer evolution! | Martha.net - [Of Turkeys And Blogs](https://martha.net/2011/11/of-turkeys-and-blogs/) - In honor of the 2011 Blog Azeroth Thanksgiving event, I give you yet another reason why I should not be allowed to do anything creative when I'm away from my main computer. And Paint Shop Pro. (not an official entry-- I want to play, but not the prizes! *grin*) Of Turkeys and Blogs Avast my | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.07.20]](https://martha.net/2013/07/saturday-story-prompts-150/) - Looking for a prompt (or two) to spark your muses? Have a gander at treetop travels, stormcloud perspectives, fast-twitch wargames, and very bad plans! | Martha.net - [Live From the Workbench!](https://martha.net/2016/01/live-from-the-workbench-23/) - It's a little terrifying to realize that the last time I did a LFtW post it was over a year ago... I meant to start posting these on Sunday at the beginning of the year, but January has been a bit of a chaotic mess. For the most part I've kept up by posting photos | Martha.net - [Fat Pony #34](https://martha.net/2018/08/fat-pony-magnet-034-orange-and-yellow-polka-dots/) - Sporting a coat of bright yellow and a red-orange mane and tail, this Fat Pony Magnet is wearing a pop of dots and is ready to Polka the night away! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.07.14]](https://martha.net/2018/07/saturday-story-prompts-2018-07-14/) - Camp NaNoWriMo is halfway done, so if your Muses are stuck in the Deadly Middles try adding some alien crops, tiny death knives, farmboy's daydreams, secret scientists, or foxy lies! | Martha.net - [Casting in Silicone molds using Plaster of Paris and Wood Glue](https://martha.net/2014/06/casting-in-silicone-molds-using-plaster-of-paris-and-wood-glue/) - Update: Come check out the experimentation that led to my current recipe! At last, the casting post (that isn't Hot Glue) is upon us! As you probably guessed from my Making a 100% Silicone Caulk Mold and the follow-up post, I've been happily dabbling in the world of 'making art desks messy' for a few | Martha.net - [Silicone Caulk and Cornstarch Molds - Take 2!](https://martha.net/2016/03/silicone-caulk-and-cornstarch-molds-take-2/) - I tried combining caulk and cornstarch back at the beginning of my 100% Silicone Caulk mold making adventures... and it was dismal failure. It never set completely and ended up sticking to the sculpture. But the more I did research into the casting and molding world the more I came across articles and YouTube videos | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.10.27]](https://martha.net/2012/10/saturday-story-prompts-133/) - 1. Every time she died there was less of her to bring back. 2. "Ah, you mean the other dog," she said, trailing off into an awkward pause. "I'm neither blind nor stupid," he snapped. "And the day I call that a dog--" he glared down at her terrier who returned the favor. "Where did | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.12.20]](https://martha.net/2014/12/saturday-story-prompts-246/) - Searching for the right spark to light up a story? Why not dead worlds, primitive escapes, aviation slime time, warm illusions, and childhood breaking points! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.02.13]](https://martha.net/2016/02/saturday-story-prompts-307/) - Every Writer's Block can be broken, so give a try to virtual lives, terrifying stonemasons, feral unicorns, salt-less suffering, and starlost years! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.03.18]](https://martha.net/2017/03/saturday-story-prompts-2017-03-18/) - 1. The walls of the canyon are steep but rough and he has no problems finding handholds as he works his way to the top. The magic may have barred him from the path itself, but it can't keep him from following alongside. 2. Generations of dragons have worn deep claw marks into the mountainside as they catch | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.04.14]](https://martha.net/2018/04/saturday-story-prompts-2018-04-14/) - Every Writer's Block can be broken, so try midday heat waves, patient ghosts, unspoken devotion, terrified retreats, and picturesque haunted houses! | Martha.net - [Tales From the Writing Desk](https://martha.net/2018/05/tales-from-the-writing-desk/) - It's been several weeks since the last update, so time to check the progress on my Write, Rewrite, and Read goals and do some recalibrating! | Martha.net - [Step 1.0.0: AWS Visual Novel GameDev](https://martha.net/2021/05/step-1-0-0-aws-visual-novel-gamedev/) - So, the whole reason I was running into problems during NaNoWriMo was that it was really hard to create/edit/delete the rooms and actions. This led to me doing a lot of the writing and map-building on paper-- and then it was a pain and a half to get the new data back into the program. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2021.12.11]](https://martha.net/2021/12/saturday-story-prompts-2021-12-11/) - Fight free of your Writer's Block with sparks of toxic pride, supernatural catastrophies, abruptly friendly robots, slow rolling tides, and foreboding futures! | Martha.net - [Memo to Self](https://martha.net/2010/06/memo-to-self-2/) - Daily Writing Exercise: Urban Fanasty. One morning Henry awoke to find a particularly odd message scrawled on his ceiling in lipstick. 115 words. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2022.07.23]](https://martha.net/2022/07/saturday-story-prompts-2022-07-23/) - Searching to spice up your story? Add a dash of interstellar afterlives, unremarkable mysteries, optical accessories, curious executioners, and magical coverups! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2017.03.11]](https://martha.net/2017/03/saturday-story-prompts-2017-03-11/) - Dive into a new story (or five!) with the help of botanical sundials, impractical magic, adaptive spaceships, devolving weaponry, and windy wanderings! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.09.17]](https://martha.net/2011/09/saturday-story-prompts-74/) - Chase off your Writer's Block with prompts about ancient magics, bored immortals, unsatisfying storylines, aerial tipping points, and societal cheat sheets! | Martha.net - [Kazimar Storybuilding](https://martha.net/2008/01/kazimar-storybuilding/) - So the girl is after the wolves in one of the blue winters... why? There has to be something pretty severe driving her. Hmmm... probably wants something from them, but not something she could just wait until the magic has reversed to take. So there has to be a push to get it now rather | Martha.net - [Daily Snippit: High/Second World Fantasy](https://martha.net/2005/11/daily-snippit-29/) - Jhora had spent centuries trying to die. He'd tried drowning, burning, decapitation, magic swords, god-blessed spears, demons, poisons, the checklist was endless and he was getting frustrated. The prophecy had been quite clear, only with his death would true peace come to the land. Back when he'd been one of the evil Warlords of Trian, | Martha.net - [Daily Snippit : Urban/Suburban Fantasy](https://martha.net/2009/07/daily-snippit-suburban-fantasy-7/) - This is a rough of something, I think... *pokes story* -------------------------------------------------------------- "They found her in a room tied to a chair watching this whole bank of tvs; sports channels, pay per view matches, everything and anything you can bet on." The officer shook his head as he led them through the hallways. "She had a | Martha.net - [When Good is Dumb : Day 19 Draft Post (2027 words)](https://martha.net/2009/11/when-good-is-dumb-day-19-draft-post-2027-words/) - Yet another lunchtime rough draft! I'm not sure if I'm getting better or worse at using the smaller keyboard, but readers will notice my mild dyslexia gets a lot worse the further in you go. *sighs* But I'm also polishing up these random ramblings into actual posts which I will start posting later tonight. They | Martha.net - [When Good is Dumb : Day 18 Draft Post (2185 words)](https://martha.net/2009/11/when-good-is-dumb-day-18-draft-post-2185-words/) - This is a rough draft (read: really really rough draft) that has yet to be edited so it can be read by people who are not me. I figured since I had to put it up here anyways, I might as well let folks see what an unedited lunch writing spree really looks right. I | Martha.net - [When Good is Dumb : Day 11 Draft Post (3041 words)](https://martha.net/2009/11/when-good-is-dumb-day-11-draft-post-3041-words/) - Once again this is the rough draft from lunch, this time a little more incoherent-- but I'm many thousands of words behind and it looks like my free time may be going into a crunch with work kicking into overtime next week. So it may need a LOT of work later, but it's words on | Martha.net - [When Good is Dumb : Day 10 Draft Post (2089 words)](https://martha.net/2009/11/when-good-is-dumb-day-10-draft-post-2089-words/) - This is a rough draft (read: really really rough draft) that has yet to be edited so it can be read by people who are not me. I figured since I had to put it up here anyways, I might as well let folks see what an unedited lunch writing spree really looks right. I | Martha.net - [Corgiloaf Magnet #1](https://martha.net/2016/11/corgiloaf-sleeping-pembroke-welsh-corgi-001/) - Behold the corgiloaf! Nothing beats the cuteness of a sleeping corgi in full belly flop and this little gal is no exception. | Martha.net - [Corgiloaf Magnet #2](https://martha.net/2016/11/corgiloaf-sleeping-pembroke-welsh-corgi-002/) - This little guy is deep in puppy dreams of quantum rabbits, so you can can safely sneak in a bit of paperwork without waking him up... | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.12.31]](https://martha.net/2016/12/saturday-story-prompts-16-12-31/) - Battle the blank page with prompts about misplaced silences, drifters purgatory, Shetlands vs. Shires, war-weary immortals, and bioluminescent ballets! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.02.06]](https://martha.net/2016/02/saturday-story-prompts-306/) - Lure your plot bunnies out of hiding with writing prompts about parasitic bonds, decaffeinated mornings, mandatory autumns, faint faith, and watery stars! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.12.13]](https://martha.net/2014/12/saturday-story-prompts-245/) - Build worlds from blank pages with prompts about saltwater marshes, gesture etymology, internet fairy tales, tugboat teams, and piloting split personalities! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.10.20]](https://martha.net/2012/10/saturday-story-prompts-131/) - Escape your weekend writing woes with prompts about avoided mortality, hoarding perfection, musical tolls, culinary heartstrings, and fanon extrapolations! - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.01.10]](https://martha.net/2015/01/saturday-story-prompts-250/) - Prop up a flagging plotline with writing prompts about spicy magic, royal breeding, traveling nightmares, opting out of life, and the point of prophecies! - [vss365 Materfamilias](https://martha.net/2022/07/vss365-materfamilias/) - Flash fiction response to the #vss365 (Very Short Stories 365) prompt word Materfamilias. | Martha.net - [The Thirteenth Hour (Labyrinth)](https://martha.net/2016/02/the-thirteenth-hour-labyrinth/) - Originally Posted: Mar. 3rd, 2007Length/Rating: 100 words, PG, GenPairing/Warnings: noneSummary: He didn't actually turn children into goblins, no matter how hard their siblings wished. Written for drabbles 30 Days of Drabbles: Day 24 Prompts: Noun/Object: Teacher (Sense/Weaponsmaster/Tutor/Adviser) He didn't actually turn children into goblins, no matter how hard their siblings wished. The rules governing Underground were | Martha.net - [Footnotes](https://martha.net/2022/07/footnotes/) - Science Fiction. Relationships grown in the margins. A reply to a r/WritingPrompts post. 799 words. | Martha.net - [Bargains](https://martha.net/2020/05/bargains/) - Daily Writing Exercise: Science Fiction. Beware of Fae bearing gifts. A sort of sideways reply to a r/WritingPrompts post, but the plot bunny bit and I had to follow! 519 words. The planet is perfect in a way that twitches my ruff and slicks the poison in my fangs, but we're out of choices. Ship's | Martha.net - [Sin Eaters](https://martha.net/2020/07/sin-eaters/) - Daily Writing Exercise: Superhero/Urban Fantasy. Crime has always been about paying your debts, one way or another. Yet another r/WritingPrompts reply. 867 words. They'd been trying to kill Shadow for far longer than I'd been alive. Guns, knives, poisons, radiation, drowning, lava, vacuums-- there's little that villains, super and otherwise, hadn't tried. He's taken down corrupt | Martha.net - [Folk Tales and Family Legends](https://martha.net/2020/06/folk-tales-and-family-legends/) - Daily Writing Exercise: Science Fiction. History's rewritten by the victors. Yet another r/WritingPrompts reply. 895 words. "You're old enough now to know the truth," his grandfather said as they sat on the back porch watching the starflies blink in the growing dusk, "not just the smooth-edged lies they teach in school. I'm not the best | Martha.net - [The Place Where I Am Lying](https://martha.net/2020/07/the-place-where-i-am-lying/) - Daily Writing Exercise: Historical Fantasy. Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling... Another r/WritingPrompts reply. 384 words. | Martha.net - [For Glory](https://martha.net/2022/06/for-glory/) - High Fantasy. There's an evil that lurks in the woods beyond the castle's walls. A sort of sideways reply to a r/WritingPrompts post, but I still like how it turned out. 420 words. | Martha.net - [Too Old for Neverland](https://martha.net/2022/02/too-old-for-neverland-2/) - 1,131 words. PG-13, Urban Fantasy. Summary: Children who dreamed of going Away sometimes had their wishes answered. - [Unnamed Custom Foal](https://martha.net/2011/03/unnamed-custom-foal-5/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Scrambling Foal in fantasy purple extended blanket appaloosa. - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 82](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-82/) - It's time for the war to end. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 80](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-80/) - Time for the Good Guys to be a little Bad. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 79](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-79/) - An answer that isn't an answer is better than nothing at all. In theory. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 81](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-81/) - Growing Up isn't always all bad. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 78](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-78/) - Flame is officially 'too old for this shit' and is going to enjoy things while they last. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 74](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-74/) - Wordcount: 186 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 72](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-72/) - Wordcount: 445 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 73](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-73/) - Wordcount: 234 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 71](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-71/) - Wordcount: 204 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 69](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-69/) - Wordcount: 245 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 67](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-67/) - Wordcount: 921 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 68](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-68/) - Wordcount: 81 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 66](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-66/) - Wordcount: 736 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 60](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-60/) - Wordcount: 380 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 58](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-58/) - Wordcount: 206 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 57](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-57/) - Wordcount: 349 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 55](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-55/) - Wordcount: 302 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 56](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-56/) - Wordcount: 749 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 54](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-54/) - Wordcount: 313 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 53](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-53/) - Wordcount: 210 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 50](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-50/) - Wordcount: 364 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: The aftermath of the storms is not at all fun, but life goes on. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ Cavalry Has Arrived The reinforcements from Pine Reach arrived two days later. They’d been on the road since the first runner had alerted them to the storm, but had | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 52](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-52/) - Wordcount: 702 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 51](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-51/) - Wordcount: 551 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 49](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-49/) - And then things went horribly wrong. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 48](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-48/) - Wordcount: 528 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: A second storm rolls in. Same song, second verse, a little bit louder but a lot less worse. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ The Second Storm Four days after they had started to recover from the first storm the horizon turned black again. They didn’t need any other | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 47](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-47/) - Wordcount: 414 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: Softpaw makes a choice. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ Softpaw and Claire May had expected Softpaw to turn up as soon as Claire’s foxhawk realized they had survived, but the foxhawk was not with either of the groups that came over to the camp. She worried that the | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 45](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-45/) - Wordcount: 468 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: The elders try to convince Omen to come home. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ Not According To Plan When the elders of the warren finally came to see Omen, he refused to see them. May ended up playing nursemaid to try and get him to talk. "They tried | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 46](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-46/) - Wordcount: 557 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: Omen gives the Elders a talking to. They are less than pleased. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ The Enemy Unknown "If this is war, then who is attacking us? We’ve been at peace with the other kingdoms for as long as we can remember. Which is not that | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 44](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-44/) - Wordcount: 453 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: They find the other foxhawks and start the process of cleanup. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ After The Rain Once the rain stopped the three fledglings took to the skies to try and find the rest of the warren and any other survivors. Dog and Winter’s riders came | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 42](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-42/) - Wordcount: 626 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: Omen yells at Baron for a bit. He sort of has a point. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ After The Storm Baron realizes the shield that protects them is dying when he starts to feel the rain again. The storm has passed, mostly, the terrifying winds are over | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 37](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-37/) - Wordcount: 319 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: May infodumps about the foxhawk training and starts planning new plans. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ School Daze Classes are not as bad as she had thought they would be, even from Aaron’s letters she had a good idea of what to expect. They learned basic care for | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 35](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-35/) - The trainees learn flying is not quite as easy as it looks. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 36](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-36/) - Wordcount: 165 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: Baron awaits the golden foxhawk's arrival from Pine Reach. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ Delayed Confrontations The hatchlings would not stay in Pine Reach long and Baron was not looking forward to the arrival of the golden hatchling, who may or may not still be holding a grudge. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 34](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-34/) - May is only a little homesick, she swears. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 33](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-33/) - A small sidenote on the military uniforms, for reasons. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 32](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-32/) - Wordcount: 960 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: Aaron stops by to talk. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ This Was not The Plan Aaron finally stopped by two days later, turning up at the door to the girl’s dorm and asking one of the girls at the door if she was in. Boys were not allowed | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 30](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-30/) - Wordcount: 329 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: Baron and May suffer the consequences of their choice. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ Shunning Initially the older foxhawks were friendly towards Baron and May, but gossip ran quickly through the rank and she found that the mood had changed even before they had finished lunch. She sighed, | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 29](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-29/) - More description of the Academy and May settling into her new life. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 31](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-31/) - Minder has a chat with Baron over what he's done wrong and why it was so bad. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 27](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-27/) - In which May discovers that everyone meets their foxhawks differently. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 28](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-28/) - Exposition dump, thy name is The City! Err-- Oak Grove! | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 26](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-26/) - Traveling to the start of their news lives. In the rain. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 25](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-25/) - May meets her new classmates! | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 43](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-43/) - Surviving the storm is only the beginning of their problems. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 41](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-41/) - Wordcount: 668 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: A hurricane hits the town and May and Baron (and their team) struggle to survive. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ Death From Above! It’s a normal afternoon, when a storm rolls in from nowhere. it’s big and massive the thunderheads forming a black rolling beachhead as they move | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 89](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-89/) - In which a choice is demanded. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 91](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-91/) - In which, life goes on. | Martha.net - [Bunnies Always Lie (2/3)](https://martha.net/2018/06/bunnies-always-lie-camp-nanowrimo-july-prequel-2/) - The Writer, her Muse, and three brand new fictives have hashed out an idea for the July Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) event. Now it's time to do some worldbuilding to figure out just what sort of world the wedding will take place in... | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 19)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-19/) - In which the Writer and Muse try and make sense of it all. And succeed. A little bit. (MuseFic only) | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 18.3)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-18-3/) - In which the gang visits Dragon’s mentor and is given exposition and sandwiches. (Well, maybe not the sandwiches.) | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 18.2)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-18-2/) - In which everyone attempts to make sense of the mess caused by the last chapter. | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 20)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-20/) - In which Writer figures out more worldbuilding by accident, the bad guy gets a POV, and there is a Cool Training Montage. | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 18)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-18/) - In which the Writer prepares for ENOWE, there is Unexpected Villainy, and the plot only derails a little bit. | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 24)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-24/) - In which magic gets some explanation and the dragon from the City By the City does some waiting. | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 22)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-22/) - In which all the little piggies go to town… | Martha.net - [Flinging Words at Paper (The Wolves We Are)](https://martha.net/2011/12/flinging-words-at-paper-the-wolves-we-are/) - So far all I've managed to accomplish is gathering the whole story into one document (3,234 words) and opening Q10 to stare morosely at the screen. Not quite the 750 words a day mini-NaNo I was hoping for. With no change in wordcount, it hasn't been that good of a week. I'd blame the fact | Martha.net - [A Tunnel at the End of the Light : Part 1](https://martha.net/2018/03/a-tunnel-at-the-end-of-the-light-part-1/) - Day -16 : In which the Writer and Muse both have no idea what is going on, but it's NaNo Prep so that's pretty much par for the course. A plot bunny is chosen and an idea is had! | Martha.net - [A Tunnel at the End of the Light : Part 3](https://martha.net/2018/03/a-tunnel-at-the-end-of-the-light-part-3/) - Day -5 : In which the Writer, Muse, and fictives hash out (in vague terms) where they live, why they agree to the quest, and just what sort of fantasy they are in. | Martha.net - [Half Past Never - Part 2](https://martha.net/2016/08/half-past-never-part-2/) - In which we continue with the beginning, but there may now be a plot. Sneaky things, those plots! - [Revamping the Gallery](https://martha.net/2011/08/revamping-the-gallery/) - I've been using the Wordpress plugin NextGEN Gallery to automatically create my model horse galleries, but I've finally given up on it. It's constantly resizing the pictures incorrectly, has no built-in 'back to gallery', 'back to main' options, and has a rather annoying way of creating the thumbnails. From what I can find in the | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.08.06]](https://martha.net/2016/08/saturday-story-prompts-16-08-06/) - 1. The southern forests were perpetually on fire, faint yellow flames dancing along each evergreen bough in unnatural symbiosis. 2. Ghosts use memories as currency. 3. The ink was bespelled so only vampires could read the warning. To everyone else, the painting in my mother's foyer was just unsettling, although they could never pinpoint why. 4. To | Martha.net - [The Dread Human Jessica!](https://martha.net/2022/05/the-dread-human-jessica/) - Daily Writing Exercise: Modern day fantasy about why summoning humans is a bad idea. Prompt response. 576 words. Written September 18, 2018. "Wait, were you seriously going to summon her with that? I thought you said you'd done this before!" The bat-winged demon hurridly snuffed out the coffee scented candle and scuffed through the pumpkin spice | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2018.10.06]](https://martha.net/2018/10/saturday-story-prompts-2018-10-06/) - Searching for a spark to light up the blank page? Have some mastercraft castles, unexpected lethality, endgame bosses, magical eclipses, and space coasting! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.08.13]](https://martha.net/2016/08/saturday-story-prompts-16-08-13/) - 1. When she was too young to know better she made the mistake of telling people she could see the creatures in the fog. 2. The roads are hard-packed clay, roasted under the summer sun, and worn smooth by the herds. When the monsoons arrive they’ll turn to mud but for now, the way is | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.05.25]](https://martha.net/2013/05/saturday-story-prompts-186/) - 1. Rain is coming. He watches the dark line of clouds slink forward across the horizon and curses in a language he's too young to know. 2. Lies grow bolder in the dark. 3. Short dense fur so thick that it feels like a brush, sharp and stinging against her skin. 4. "Why can't you | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.06.21]](https://martha.net/2014/06/saturday-story-prompts-222/) - 1. Tiny leaves encircle the vines like fur, ruffling in the soft spring breezes. 2. "But-- I thought I loved you," he sounded so honestly confused that for a moment she felt guilty. 3. Vacant hallways are all that's left of the victory celebration. The victors are thoughtfully tidy in their conquest, if nothing else. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.01.14]](https://martha.net/2014/06/saturday-story-prompts-223/) - 1. Victory is for our grandchildren, for us and our children there is only war. 2. There are no standard punishments for breaking the laws in the western kingdoms. Court cases are elaborate dances of protocol and each verdict is unique and tailored to the individual as well as the crime. 3. There's no better | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.04.21]](https://martha.net/2012/04/saturday-story-prompts-108/) - 1. There were no streams here, nor rivers or lakes or even ponds. The water they needed to survive was stored in the vegetation and he was still getting used to grabbing a cucumber when he wanted a drink. 2. Fish made poor mounts, since they never need to come up for air, but sperm | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2009.08.15]](https://martha.net/2009/08/saturday-story-prompts-21/) - 1. In space, things very rarely settle for going 'a little bit' wrong. 2. The trip was plagued with constant rain, from drizzles to downpours and back without a smidge of blue sky in-between. 3. Life might be greener on the other side of the fence, but Chuck had learned a thing or two about | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2008.12.13]](https://martha.net/2008/12/saturday-story-prompts-9/) - Get your Muses unstuck with this week's batch of prompts! We've got abandoned hopes, stormy scents, perfect circles, gaming the systems, and acrobatic wildlife! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2021.12.25]](https://martha.net/2021/12/saturday-story-prompts-2021-12-25/) - Mired in a blank page? Why not try prompts about sky-high futures, fugitive footwear, fanatically faithful cars, seeds of doubt, and mathematical magic! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2015.07.25]](https://martha.net/2015/07/saturday-story-prompts-269/) - Awkwardly staring at a blank page? Kick off your wordcount with treasured pawns, crushed expectations, edible magic, alien critters, and deceptive sunshine! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.06.28]](https://martha.net/2014/06/saturday-story-prompts-221/) - Dream up a new story with writing prompts about identifiable voids, superhero bantering, temporal atonement, hidden luxuries, and torturous foresight! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2013.06.01]](https://martha.net/2013/06/saturday-story-prompts-143/) - Wading through writer's block and need a nudge? Grab ahold of candied diets, graveyard beaches, resurrected fads, summer suffering, and magical explanations! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2011.04.02]](https://martha.net/2011/04/saturday-story-prompts-48/) - Hunting for a plot bunny to spark a story? Try prompts about cyclical silences, intangible borders, uncanny allies, peaceful technicalities, and deadly bonds! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2016.08.20]](https://martha.net/2016/08/saturday-story-prompts-16-08-20/) - Caught up in Writer's Block? Prompt your way free with undead annoyances, New York minutes, misplaced loves, scrapwood magic, and murderous ambitions! - [Alternative Polka](https://martha.net/2011/05/alternative-polka/) - Custom painted Black Horse Ranch Shetland in blue roan tobiano. - [Unnamed Custom Arabian](https://martha.net/2011/03/unnamed-custom-arabian/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Arabian in amber champagne overo. - [Unnamed Custom Foal](https://martha.net/2011/02/unnamed-custom-foal-3/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Scratching Foal in amber champagne overo. - [Blood Money (Custom Breyer Stablemate Warmblood)](https://martha.net/2011/05/blood-money/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Warmblood in blood bay. - [Model Horse Sales Pages : Listing Rotations](https://martha.net/2012/04/model-horse-sales-pages-listing-rotations/) - I've managed to roll into the second quarter without selling anything so it's time to get serious about making a profit from the model horses—and that means getting serious about marketing! The Model Horse Sales Pages (MH$P) website is the default sales/listing arena for the model horse hobby. No matter where or how people are | Martha.net - [Model Horse Sales Pages Rotation: Take 2](https://martha.net/2012/05/model-horse-sales-pages-rotation-take-2/) - I wasn't paying attention when I created the first listing plan for Model Horse Sales Pages (MH$P) and I didn't notice that the minimum length for the renew feature to work was 1 month. So instead of running on a two week rotation, now I've got to shuffle things around a bit. I've finally gotten | Martha.net - [January 2012 Balance Sheet](https://martha.net/2012/02/january-2012-balance-sheet/) - January wasn't the best way to start off the year, as you can see below, but I did get the underlying structure of the business settled into place, so it wasn't a total wash. I have the rest of the year left for things to sort themselves into working order, so there's lots of room | Martha.net - [Money to Burn](https://martha.net/2012/01/money-to-burn/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Saddlebred in fantasy dappled red buckskin. - [ROL Blue By You](https://martha.net/2011/11/rol-blue-by-you/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Saddlebred in fantasy blue roan tovero. - [Finnegan's Wake (Custom Breyer Stablemate Shire)](https://martha.net/2011/11/finnegans-wake/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Shire in fantasy green bay sabino. - [Éire's Pride (Custom Breyer Stablemate Shire)](https://martha.net/2011/05/eires-pride/) - Custom painted Breyer Stablemate Shire in fantasy blue-green bay sabino. - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 87](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-87/) - Omen has a choice he needs May to make. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 83](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-83/) - The fleet commander reflects on what got him here and where he'll go next. | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 11, Part 1)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-11-part-1/) - In which Jashn gets a name and an epic backstory! | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 6)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-6/) - In which there is a pause to describe the setting. Because reasons…. | Martha.net - [Last Steps](https://martha.net/2022/02/last-steps/) - 100 words. PG, Gen, Urban/High Fantasy. Summary: Every step is a choice. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 90](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-90/) - In which May makes a choice. Possibly not the best one, but a choice nonetheless. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 88](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-88/) - Omen explains what's going on and it's... not good. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 86](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-86/) - The politics of Happily Ever After. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 85](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-85/) - Sometimes compromise isn't an option. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 84](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-84/) - May and the Fleet Commander have a talk about fairy tales and archetypes. | Martha.net - [Bunnies Always Lie (1/3)](https://martha.net/2018/06/bunnies-always-lie-camp-nanowrimo-july-prequel-1-4/) - It's time once again to prepare for a NaNo... so the Writer, her Muse, and assorted new fictives are banding together to hash out a world and a story! | Martha.net - [Bunnies Always Lie (3/3)](https://martha.net/2018/08/bunnies-always-lie-camp-nanowrimo-july-prequel-3-3/) - The Writer, her Muse, Jenn, Mika, and Niall are up to their elbows in plotting! Racing against time to get an outline in place before July Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) begins, they are making it up as they go... | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 28)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-28/) - In which Dragon invents lots of things, pool magic is poked at (again), and the battle resumes! | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 29.a)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-29-a/) - In which the general shape of the story is reviewed, the final battle is tweaked, and magic is worldbuilt just a little bit more. | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 25, Part III)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-day-25-part-iii/) - In which there is magical tube travel, flying, and retcon’ing in said magical tubes. | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 25)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-25/) - In which Jashn and the dragon of the City By the Sea plot evil plots, Khany gets more random backstory, and Dragon becomes Tony Stark. For reasons. | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 16)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-16/) - In which there is a smidge more dragonic worldbuilding and the plot timeline takes a sudden left… and then gets better. | Martha.net - [[YANS] (NaNoWriMo Day 23)](https://martha.net/2017/11/yans-nanowrimo-day-23/) - In which they try and convince the dragon from the City By the City and the FIGHT BEGINS! | Martha.net - [A Tunnel at the End of the Light : Part 2](https://martha.net/2018/03/a-tunnel-at-the-end-of-the-light-part-2/) - Day -10 : In which the Writer, Muse, and wolpertinger start hashing out descriptions and plot points. | Martha.net - [A Tunnel at the End of the Light : Part 4](https://martha.net/2018/03/a-tunnel-at-the-end-of-the-light-part-4/) - Day -1 : In which the Writer panics with last minute worldbuilding late at night, the Muse attempts to point out the obvious, and the rest of the fictives have already thrown in the towel. | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2014.06.07]](https://martha.net/2014/06/saturday-story-prompts-224/) - Wishing for a plot bunny to fill the empty pages? Why not try blissful warmth, campus stalkers, daydream rebellions, stoic witnesses, and fields of vision! | Martha.net - [Saturday Story Prompts [2012.04.14]](https://martha.net/2012/04/saturday-story-prompts-102/) - Triumph over the blank page with writing prompts about smothered told-you-so's, helpful hallucinations, adrift horizons, average failures, and uncanny planets! | Martha.net - [Temporal Dowries](https://martha.net/2022/05/temporal-dowries/) - Daily Writing Exercise: Science Fiction. Prompt response. 195 words. Written August 25, 2018. She's up to five future husbands now. I've never been quite sure if I should ask which husband they are, or if telling them will fracture the future... the same way it does when they tell me how I'll die. I was upset | Martha.net - [Biological Warfare](https://martha.net/2008/05/story-snippit-science-fiction-10/) - Length/Rating: 191 words, PG, GenPairings/Warnings: NoneSummary: Highways wound through the abandoned countryside like fractures, carving the land into easily defined territories. Highways wound through the abandoned countryside like fractures, carving the land into easily defined territories. Some of them were still maintained, although the days of blacktop and tar had long since passed. They were patched | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 77](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-77/) - Wordcount: 489 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 76](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-76/) - Wordcount: 632 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 75](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-75/) - Wordcount: 179 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 70](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-70/) - Wordcount: 523 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 65](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-65/) - Wordcount: 70 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 64](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-64/) - Wordcount: 132 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 63](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-63/) - Wordcount: 1,186 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 62](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-62/) - Sneak, sneak, sneak... omgrun! | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 61](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-61/) - Wordcount: 235 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [Playing Kevin Bacon with the Internet](https://martha.net/2011/05/playing-kevin-bacon-with-the-internet/) - The wild and wooly world of the internet is like playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon-- the point isn't where you are, but where you can go from here to that matters. And right now, I'm not offering my visitors much in the way of a map... The blogroll is a list of the websites | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 59](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-59/) - Wordcount: 1,194 words Rating/Warnings: PG-13 Summary: Please note, this is currently a very rough draft. There will be spelling and grammatical errors afoot as well as flat out bad writing, info dumps, plot holes, flat out contradictions, and uneven characterization and pacing. (Content is also subject to constant change as I take an editing chainsaw | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 40](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-40/) - Wordcount: 370 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: May and Baron graduate training a little better off than they started. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ Graduation Day It’s spring again and this time she’d graduated with something that feels harder won than her secondary education. They’re standing out on a field with the other hatchlings from | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 39](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-39/) - Wordcount: 112 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: Timeskip! One year of foxhawk training comes to a close and graduation is right around the corner. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ The New Normal The spring days rolls slowly into summer and then to fall, whatever dread doom the golden hatchling foretells is at least two years | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 38](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-38/) - Wordcount: 363 wordsRating/Warnings: PG-13Summary: The kingdom gets ready for war and May gets ready to be a foxhawk rider. < Previous | Index | Next > ~*~*~*~*~ Make New Friends May might be working primarily with her group of four hatch mates, but there was a lot of cross-contamination between the groups. She lived with | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 24](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-24/) - In which the reality of what's happening next starts to settle in, whether May wants it to or not. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 23](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-23/) - Refusing to save the world has consequences. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 22](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-22/) - I need a Hero! | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Book I (Editing)](https://martha.net/2012/08/that-dont-impress-me-much-book-i-editing/) - Thankfully this project is much more solid than the other NaNo's, so it's more about pulling out the extraneous bits and filling in the gaps. I've broken the overall story into Books that each end with a climactic event. Mostly likely they'll get broken down further into posts, but for now I'm just getting each | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 21](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-21/) - May's day suddenly gets more protagonisty! | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 20](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-20/) - Baron's day goes from Worse to Even Worse. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 19](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-19/) - What it says on the tin. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 18](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-18/) - Baron tries again. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 17](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-17/) - Baron is done with this whole 'finding a partner' stupidness. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 16](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-16/) - Baron rues the day. A lot. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 15](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-15/) - May breaks up the fight and is Not Pleased. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 14](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-14/) - Baron starts to Get Ideas and Flame is having none of that. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 13](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-13/) - May babysits Farris as he attempts to snuggle every hatchling he can, including Baron. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 12](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-12/) - Baron explores the fairgrounds and looks for a rider. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 11](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-11/) - Baron goes looking for a rider. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 10](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-10/) - Baron and the other fledglings arrive at the fair, ready to find their riders. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 09](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-09/) - May checks out the hatching grounds (to escape a rain shower) and is generally not impressed. | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much : Part 07](https://martha.net/2011/07/that-dont-impress-me-much-part-07/) - May gets to the hatching day fair and helps her family unpack. | Martha.net ## Pages - [Martha's Muses](https://martha.net/) - Looking for my Custom Model Horses? Saturday Story Prompts? Magnets? Feral Druid macros? Plaster Casting in DIY Silicone molds? A massively unorganized pile of all my Stories and Poems?Then come take a dive into the creative chaos that is my messy workbench! 😂 | Martha.net - [Artwork & Writing Shop](https://martha.net/sales-paddock/) - eBooks, Printables, MiniBooks Looking for the Saturday Story Prompt collections? Find my ebooks on Amazon and printables (and PDF ebooks) on Etsy! I am in the middle of revamping the MiniBooks, but they should be back up shortly. Artwork I do take custom orders and not everything is back up in the shop yet, so | Martha.net - [Books](https://martha.net/books/) - In addition to my online archive of stories, I also have collections of the Saturday Story Prompts! 😁 My books can be found on: Amazon - 31 Days of and Yearly collections Etsy - 31 Days of (ebooks and printable workbooks) And thanks to Draft2Digital lots and lots of other places! 31 Days of... These | Martha.net - [Flat Cat Head Magnet Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/flat-cat-head-magnet-gallery/) - Available cats are listed in my shop! The Flat Cat Heads were sculpted in Super Sculpey, then molded using silicone caulk. They are cast in a mixture of plaster and wood glue and ceramic magnets (round or flat) were glued to the back. | Martha.net - [Model Horse Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/model-horse-gallery/) - Available models are listed in my shop. I am not currently taking commissions because I take too long to paint things. I have painted several hundred horses over the years and am in the process of rebuilding the gallery. I don't have the best records of the early years, but I'm untangling things as best | Martha.net - [Stories](https://martha.net/online-novels/) - The archive for all original fiction (from drabbles and flash to much longer stories). Includes rough drafts, poetry, finished works, NaNoWriMo novels... - [Blackguards and Plaster Saints](https://martha.net/online-novels/blackguards-and-plaster-saints/) - Near Future, Soft Science Fiction One morning the Earth woke to an alien ultimatum: tithe its children to the Fleet in exchange for defense against the interstellar war that was coming or face annihilation alone. They had a year to decide. Twelve months that lasted forever –that lasted a heartbeat– but in the end, | Martha.net - [Wooden Butterfly Magnet Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/wooden-butterfly-magnets/) - Available butterflies are listed in my shop! Clicking on the images below will take you to a page with more photos of the artwork and a description of how/why it was made. | Martha.net - [Safari Ltd. Model Horse Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/safari-ltd-model-horse-gallery/) - Available models are listed in my shop. Clicking on the images below will take you to a page with more photos of the artwork and a description of how/why it was made. These are 'just for fun' models and are not intended to be Live Show (LSQ) or Photo Show (PSQ) quality. | Martha.net - [Unaffiliated Science Fiction](https://martha.net/online-novels/unaffiliated-stories-science-fiction/) - These are all the stories that are unconnected to a specific universe. Many of them were written as prompt fills for various challenges and most are Soft Science Fiction with a few darts into unabashed Science Fantasy. Someday I will pull off a Hard SciFi story… but not yet (darnit). Stories are listed in order - [Fan Fiction](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/) - All of the fanfiction on this website, both old and new, is dedicated to the memory of Kielle and to all my friends from TiC. All rights reserved to the original creators and copyright holders. No copyright infringement is intended nor implied and works will be removed upon request. I highly recommend all of these | Martha.net - [Starcrossed](https://martha.net/online-novels/starcrossed/) - Near Future, Soft Science Fiction Space in the future is vast and populated with more anthropomorphic species that you can shake a stick at! (And oddly anachronistic technologies, because this was originally drawn back in 2000 and I am bad at predicting the future.) The Alliance of Holst (canine), Khriss (feline), Hr'n'ti (avian), Quan (quan!), | Martha.net - [Refund and Returns Policy](https://martha.net/refund_returns/) - Since most of the things I sell are custom created one-of-a-kind artwork, my refund and returns policy depends on the item. Refunds & Returns For most items, you may ask for a full refund up until the item has shipped. This includes custom orders (photos will always be provided for approval before shipping) that could | Martha.net - [About](https://martha.net/about/) - My Privacy Policy Hello World! Programming jokes aside, I’ve had the Martha.net domain since 1998 and it’s been a bit of a grab-bag ever since. Currently, this blog is a happy mash-up of all my hobbies and interests into one Mega-Blog of Martha-flavored whimsy. My posting habits and frequency are dictated by said whims, so | Martha.net - [Circle Birds](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/circle-birds/) - Available bird circles are listed in my shop! These bits of whimsy were a one-off thing and as such they are not signed or numbered. Just a bit of Random Art! 😂 | Martha.net - [500 Words](https://martha.net/online-novels/500-words/) - You are what you do on a regular basis… so I'm getting back in the habit of writing little bits of story! These aren't polished pieces, nor will they necessarily belong to a larger story or an established universe. They are just creative brain dumps of a minimum(ish) of 500 words. Stories are listed in | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Labyrinth](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-labyrinth/) - Fantasy Labyrinth is a 1986 British-American adventure musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, executive produced by George Lucas, and based upon conceptual designs by Brian Froud. The film revolves around 15-year-old Sarah's quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, who has been kidnapped by Jareth, the | Martha.net - [Wooden Whale Magnet Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/wooden-whale-magnets/) - Available whales are listed in my shop! Clicking on the images below will take you to a page with more photos of the artwork and a description of how/why it was made. | Martha.net - [Blank Slates - NaNoWriMo 2022](https://martha.net/online-novels/blank-slates-nanowrimo-2022/) - Welcome to the homepage for my November 2022 NaNoWriMo MuseFic! Over the next 30 days I'm going to try and get 50,000 words of a decent rough draft down on paper. After the mess that was Preptober I've embraced the idea that I have no ideas, no plan, and am going into this blind. 🤦‍♀️ I’m trying | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Stargate Atlantis](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-stargate-atlantis/) - Science Fantasy/Soft Science Fiction Stargate Atlantis is a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1 and follows the adventures of Lt. Colonel John Sheppard and his military team from Earth that, along with two dozen other teams, explore distant planets in the Pegasus Galaxy. They use an alien device known as a Stargate that was built millions of years ago | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Harry Potter](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-harry-potter/) - Real-world/Urban Fantasy Harry Potter is a series of seven novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the life of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's struggle | Martha.net - [Unaffiliated Stories - Urban Fantasy](https://martha.net/online-novels/unaffiliated-stories-urban-fantasy/) - These are all the stories that are (as yet) unconnected to a specific universe. Most of these were written as part of the Daily Snippits so the word count is all over the place, but some are prompt fills for more orderly challenges. Stories are listed in order of newest to oldest, so it’s easy - [A Tunnel at the End of the Light (a 2018 April Camp NaNoWriMo Prequel)](https://martha.net/online-novels/null-camp-nanowrimo-april-2018/a-tunnel-at-the-end-of-the-light-a-2018-april-camp-nanowrimo-prequel/) - As has become my normal insanity, I am spending part of the month before the 2018 April Camp NaNoWriMo using MuseFic to world and story build for my project. There will be snark and sass and lots of chaos as the Writer, Muses, and Fictives-Yet-To-Be try and get a handle on their new world. You have been | Martha.net - [Bitter Mint and Chocolate](https://martha.net/online-novels/bitter-mintverse/bitter-mint-and-chocolate/) - Mostly Modern/Near Future, Empaths, Werewolves Eighth has spent his whole life in hiding, but an accident in a tunnel sets the clock ticking on his freedom. Can he escape back into anonymity before the Agency catches him or was that web of lies his last? Genre: Urban/Suburban Fantasy (and MuseFic)Universe: Bitter Mint'verseRating/Warnings: PG-13, Cursing & ViolenceTotal | Martha.net - [Worldbook: Bitter Mint and Chocolate](https://martha.net/online-novels/bitter-mintverse/bitter-mint-and-chocolate/worldbook-bitter-mint-and-chocolate/) - This page helps me keep the story tidy and is ever changing. It functions as an informal Wiki for the 'verse and will expand and contract as I work through the edits. Spoilers abound! Go back to the Story Page! This is a story-specific worldbook. If you are looking for the combined worldbooks that covers | Martha.net - [Worldbook: The Happily Never After](https://martha.net/online-novels/the-happily-never-after/worldbook-the-happily-never-after/) - This page helps me keep the universe tidy and is ever-changing. It functions as an informal Wiki for the 'verse and will expand and contract as I work through the edits. Spoilers abound! Go back to the Story Page instead! Index LocationsBriarberry DownsPeopleBriarberry DownsRegret (Amie's mother)AmieSai (greenwich)Book (greenwich)SmithCarolee's MotherNight's EndEchoRacesMagicMathmagics (Greenwitch magic) Locations The main | Martha.net - [Synopsis: Bitter Mint and Chocolate](https://martha.net/online-novels/bitter-mintverse/bitter-mint-and-chocolate/synopsis-bitter-mint-and-chocolate/) - This page helps me keep the non-MuseFic bits of the story tidy and is ever-changing. It will expand and contract as I work through the edits. Spoilers abound! Go back to the Story Page! Eighth's POV - explosion in the tunnel and his panicked sinking of the areanot-Bond's POV - helping not-Alec take out the bad | Martha.net - [Bunnies Always Lie (a 2018 July Camp NaNoWriMo Prequel)](https://martha.net/online-novels/goodbye-july-camp-nanowrimo-2018/bunnies-always-lie-a-2018-july-camp-nanowrimo-prequel/) - July is creeping up over the horizon, which means it's time for the next Camp NaNoWriMo MuseFic prequel! In the grand tradition that began with Chasing Falling Stars and [Placeholder], I will be using June to world and story build for the coming NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) adventure. As with past prequels, the story and settings | Martha.net - [[YANS] : NaNoWriMo 2017](https://martha.net/online-novels/yans-nanowrimo-2017/) - The only thing she knows is true anymore is that the dragon needs to die. Welcome to the homepage for my 2017 NaNoWriMo novel! YANS stands for 'Yet Another New Story' because I have a much better track record winning NaNo with new 'verses. Since last year worked out well, this year's attempt will also be a | Martha.net - [Words Before Worlds](https://martha.net/online-novels/yans-nanowrimo-2017/words-before-worlds/) - Welcome to the uncoordinated posting of the world/plot/story-building for my 2017 NaNoWriMo Novel! In which, the Writer, her Muse, and various Fictives (characters) attempt to make some sort of plan for November. This is shameless MuseFic, so there will be snark and world-building and lots of spoilers. Of course there is also a very good chance that | Martha.net - [Dead Roses'verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/dead-rosesverse/) - Once upon a never-after there was a Beast that no one loved in time. An immortal monster doomed to haunt the decaying remnants of his life, forgotten as anything other than a misremembered fairy tale... - [Worldbook: Bitter Mint'verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/bitter-mintverse/worldbook-bitter-mintverse/) - This page helps me keep the universe tidy and is ever changing. It functions as an informal Wiki for the 'verse and will expand and contract as I work through the edits. Spoilers abound! Go back to the Story Page instead! This is a combined worldbook and there are story acronyms noting which ones have | Martha.net - [Sifting Silver Bones (a 2019 NaNoWriMo Prequel)](https://martha.net/online-novels/sifting-silver-bones-a-2019-nanowrimo-prequel/) - It's October and that means it's time for another MuseFic prequel! In the grand tradition that began with Chasing Falling Stars, I will be using this month to world and story build for the coming NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) adventure. The things (places/fictives) planned out in this story may never be used, but sometimes | Martha.net - [Art Galleries](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/) - These are galleries for all of the various artwork I've created over the years. I'm in the process of trying to gather all the photos together and create blog pages for each piece. This section of the website is currently under reconstruction, so mind the mess! 😁 Resin | Plaster | Wooden | Model Horses | Martha.net - [Plotstorming - July Camp NaNoWriMo 2019](https://martha.net/online-novels/plotstorming-july-camp-nanowrimo-2019/) - Welcome to the homepage for my July 2019 Camp NaNoWriMo adventure! Life has been all sorts of crazy in 2019, so my goal is to sit down and write for at least 10 minutes every day. I'm leaving the content of the writing up in the air (existing works, new works, worldbuilding, etc.) to make things seem | Martha.net - [Dead Roses and Crossbows](https://martha.net/online-novels/dead-rosesverse/dead-roses-and-crossbows/) - High Fantasy, Beauty and the Beast Parody(ish) Rose's day goes from annoying to very annoying when she's tossed over the wall into the lair of a very grumpy cursed... person? She's pretty sure it was a person. Probably. Genre: High Fantasy (Fairy Tale-ish)Universe: Dead Roses'verseTotal Posted Wordcount: 949 (In Progress) Chapters Bruised Beginnings 949 wordsIn which | Martha.net - [Thursday’s Child Has Far to Go](https://martha.net/online-novels/too-old-for-neverland/thursdays-child-has-far-to-go/) - This is the story of how a Writer and a Fictive dreamed up a world! or: That time when the Writer thought it would be an awesome idea to make a proper... - [Bitter Mint'verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/bitter-mintverse/) - Mostly Modern/Near Future, Empaths, Werewolves Come take a look through the Worldbook! Author's Notes This 'verse popped into being one day while I was pondering the idea of how to weaponize psychic vampires (you know, normal lunchtime ponderings). How it ended up shanghaied by the James Bond fictives, I'm still not sure-- but once Q | Martha.net - [Worldbook: Too Old For Neverland](https://martha.net/online-novels/too-old-for-neverland/worldbook-too-old-for-neverland/) - This page helps me keep the universe tidy and is ever-changing. It functions as an informal Wiki for the 'verse and will expand and contract as I work through the edits. Spoilers abound! Go back to the Stories Page instead! Index LocationsSídhe/Neverland/Álfheimr/Elf-hameThe GatesThe ForestThe MistsThe Castle/Mansion/ManorHumans in NeverlandWendy's CompoundPeopleWendy and the unLostWendyArchie Normal HumansFae/Elves/Faries/Tylwyth Teg/Aes | Martha.net - [Worldbook: Dead Roses'verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/dead-rosesverse/worldbook-dead-rosesverse/) - This page helps me keep the universe tidy and is ever-changing. It functions as an informal Wiki for the 'verse and will expand and contract as I work through the edits. Spoilers abound! Go back to the 'Verse Page instead! Locations So far the stories take place in the decaying castle/manor, with a minor mention | Martha.net - [Half Past Never : July 2016 Camp NaNoWriMo](https://martha.net/online-novels/tales-of-the-drunken-unicorn-2/half-past-never-july-2016-camp-nanowrimo/) - Welcome to the not-really-weekly posting of my Camp NaNoWriMo July 2016 NaNoWriMo ‘Novel’! In which my Fictives and their Writer attempt to bring some sort of sanity to the pile of in-progress stories in the Tales of the Drunken Unicorn 'verse. This is unabashed MuseFic, so there will be snark and world-building and lots of spoilers. We'll | Martha.net - [Baron'verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/baronverse/) - Werewolves, Modern Day, Magic Realism (very limited magic) Centuries ago a dying witch cursed an evil Baron and his seven sons… but the curse didn’t go quite as planned. Generations later the Baron’s descendants (by blood or adoptive oath) roam an increasingly urban world. In this 'verse, becoming a werewolf is sometimes all about embracing | Martha.net - [The Happily Never After](https://martha.net/online-novels/the-happily-never-after/) - Welcome to the homepage for my April 2020 Camp NaNoWriMo adventure! In order to cheer myself up during the Pandemic Apocalypse of Utter Doom... I'm writing a silly trope-heavy fluffy cotton candy tale about a Totally Boring Normal Girl and the Demon Lord who loves her. For reasons. So... yes. Onwards! ? Come take a look through | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Random Fandom](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-random-fandom/) - All of the above! What follows are the fandoms in which my Muses paused only for a moment. If I someday come back around for another pass, I'll bump them up to their own pages. For now they'll just hang out here and mingle. *pats plot bunnies fondly* All rights reserved by the copyright owners. | Martha.net - [Too Old For Neverland](https://martha.net/online-novels/too-old-for-neverland/) - Fairy Tale-ish, Mostly Modern/Near Future, Limited Magic The girl who isn’t Wendy traded away her name for immortality and a chance to stop the man who wasn’t Peter Pan from stealing any more children. PETER PAN is partially still under copyright to Sir James Matthew Barrie and the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Peter Pan](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-peter-pan/) - Fantasy & Magical Realism Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up. Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies, pirates, mermaids, Native | Martha.net - [Sleeping Corgi (Corgiloaf) Magnet Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/sleeping-corgi-corgiloaf-gallery/) - Available corgis are listed in my shop. You can also purchase custom paint jobs or paint-your-own raw and prepped magnets! I sculpted the sleepy corgi in Super Sculpey and created molds using 100% silicone caulk. The corgis are cast in a mixture of plaster and wood glue and then individually prepped and painted. | Martha.net - [[ NULL ] - Camp NaNoWriMo April 2018](https://martha.net/online-novels/null-camp-nanowrimo-april-2018/) - Welcome to the homepage for my April 2018 Camp NaNoWriMo MuseFic novella/novelette in which I will try to whip up a decent rough draft of a fantasy story over the course of 30 days. Right now I'm aiming for a short novella, but we'll see where the story takes me... I'm trying to take a slightly more | Martha.net - [Clydesdale Horse Head Magnet Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/clydesdale-horse-head-sculpture/) - Click on the image to go to the individual post for each piece! | Martha.net - [Model Horse Gallery (2014)](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/model-horse-gallery-2014/) - I didn't paint as much as I would have liked in 2014, but I did get a few custom orders and show donations done. The dappled bay donation was actually the first time I tried for a realistic dapple... and I felt quite accomplished afterward! ;) | Martha.net - [Of Demons, Dark Magic, and Kibble - NaNoWriMo 2018](https://martha.net/online-novels/of-demons-dark-magic-and-kibble-nanowrimo-2018/) - Welcome to the homepage for my 2018 NaNoWriMo MuseFic novel in which I will try to whip up 50,000 words or rough draft for a fantasy story over the course of 30 days! 50,000 Goal - 8888 Current wordcount Summary and Theme One Sentence Summary: A cat and a dog have to save the world.Pitchline/Setting: Err, Homeward Bound... only not?Central | Martha.net - [Fat Corgi Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/fat-corgi-gallery/) - Available corgis are listed in my shop! The Fat Corgis were sculpted by me and then cast in resin from OOMOO 30 molds. They are sold as raw castings, prepped castings ready to paint, and fully finished magnets! 😁 Clicking on the images below will take you to a page with more photos of the artwork | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Stargate SG-1](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-stargate-sg-1/) - Science Fantasy/Soft Science Fiction Stargate SG-1 is an adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such | Martha.net - [Leaping Horse Magnet Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/leaping-horse-magnet-gallery/) - Available leaping horse magnets are listed in my shop! Clicking on the images below will take you to a page with more photos of the artwork and a description of how/why it was made. The leaping horse was sculpted in Super Sculpey, molded using silicone caulk molds, and cast in a mix of plaster of paris | Martha.net - [Wooden Dolphin Magnet Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/wooden-dolphin-magnet-gallery/) - Available dolphins are listed in my shop! Clicking on the images below will take you to a page with more photos of the artwork and a description of how/why it was made. | Martha.net - [Fat Unicorn Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/fat-unicorn-gallery/) - Available unicorns are listed in my shop. You can also purchase custom paint jobs or paint-your-own raw and prepped magnets! The Fat Unicorns were sculpted by me and then cast in resin from OOMOO 30 molds. They are sold as raw castings, prepped castings ready to paint, and fully finished magnets! 😁 Clicking on the | Martha.net - [Fat Pony Magnet Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/fat-pony-magnet-gallery/) - The gallery is always running a bit behind as I tend to paint these guys faster than I photograph them! 🤦‍♀️ Available ponies are listed in my shop. You can also purchase custom paint jobs or paint-your-own raw and prepped magnets! Fat Ponies were sculpted in Super Sculpey original from which I created OOMOO 30 | Martha.net - [Sleeping Cat (Kittenloaf) Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/sleeping-cat-kittenloaf-gallery/) - | Martha.net - [GoodBye (July Camp NaNoWriMo 2018)](https://martha.net/online-novels/goodbye-july-camp-nanowrimo-2018/) - It's time once again for Camp NaNoWriMo! ...or at least it was. July was not a great month for writing so the story actually got started in August (whoops!). The short story idea has been outlined in Bunnies Always Lie and now it's time to get some words on paper... err, screen! In the grand | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Narnia](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-narnia/) - High Fantasy/Suburban Fantasy The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven high fantasy novels by author C. S. Lewis. Set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts, and talking animals, the series narrates the adventures of various children who play central roles in the unfolding history of that world. | Martha.net - [Unaffiliated Stories - High Fantasy](https://martha.net/online-novels/unaffiliated-stories-high-fantasy/) - These are all the stories that are (as yet) unconnected to a specific universe. Many of them were written as prompt fills for various challenges so you'll find a lot of drabbles and half-drabbles among the chaos. Stories are listed in order of newest to oldest, so it's easy to find stuff you haven't read | Martha.net - [Model Horse Gallery (2013)](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/model-horse-gallery-2013/) - I got a lot of horses done in 2013! From micro minis to a couple of traditional scale custom orders, there was a lot of horses trotting off the workbench. A lot of them were old half-finished customs that were started almost a decade ago! :) | Martha.net - [That Don't Impress Me Much](https://martha.net/online-novels/foxhawkverse/that-dont-impress-me-much/) - A second-world fantasy novel written for Camp NaNoWriMo July 2011 session. - [Model Horse Gallery (2002)](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/model-horse-gallery-2002/) - 2002 was the first year I have business records for, but there were some horses painted prior to this. As I sort them out, some of these guys may move to older galleries... Indigo Dreams (Missing Photo) Purple Moon (Missing Photo) | Martha.net - [Privacy Policy](https://martha.net/privacy-policy/) - This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit martha.net (the “Site”). PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on | Martha.net - [SunRunner Stables](https://martha.net/sunrunner_stables/) - Looking for SunRunner Stables and/or custom models horses painted by Martha Bechtel (or Martha McMahon)? Well look no further! Well, almost no further-- you'll still need to either click on the Model Horse Gallery page link or on the Arts & Crafting link in the header. I've recently merged all of my websites into one | Martha.net - [Model Horse Gallery (2015)](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/model-horse-gallery-2015/) - Most of the horses painted in 2015 were commissions or show donations. Only the doodle pony Coal Miner's Chrome was done without outside prompting. | Martha.net - [When Good is Dumb](https://martha.net/online-novels/whistling-in-the-dark/when-good-is-dumb/) - Welcome to the homepage for my 2009 NaNoWriMo novel! Per the 20-word summary thread on the NaNoWriMo forums, the story can currently be summed up as: Anti-Heroes and Likable-Villains Save Part of the World (10) Surviving The End of the World with Duct Tape and Catsuits (11) Alec and Kat Take a Road trip to | Martha.net - [Worldbook for MuseFics](https://martha.net/online-novels/worldbook-for-musefics/) - MuseFics are meta stories about the Writer, her Muse, and assorted Fictives (and pets). For the most part, they are set in the faux-living room in the Endless Story Mists, so I figured it was time they had a worldbook! Since these fics are scattered about across the 'verses, they can most easily be found | Martha.net - [Fat Pegasus Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/fat-pegasus-gallery/) - Available pegasi are listed in my shop. You can also purchase custom paint jobs or paint-your-own raw and prepped magnets! The Fat Pegasus was sculpted by me and then cast in resin from OOMOO 30 molds. They are sold as raw castings, prepped castings ready to paint, and fully finished magnets! 😁 Clicking on the images below | Martha.net - [Reindeer Ornament Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/reindeer-ornaments/) - Available reindeer are listed in my shop. You can also purchase custom paint jobs or paint-your-own raw and prepped ornaments! The reindeer ornaments were sculpted by me and then cast in resin from OOMOO 30 molds. They are sold as raw castings, prepped castings ready to paint, and fully finished ornaments. Clicking on the images below | Martha.net - [Wooden Cross Magnet Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/wooden-cross-magnets/) - Available crosses are listed in my shop! Clicking on the images below will take you to a page with more photos of the artwork and a description of how/why it was made. | Martha.net - [In Dreams of Trees](https://martha.net/online-novels/in-dreams-of-trees/) - Welcome to the homepage for my 2011 NaNoWriMo novel! During October I’ll be building up the bones of the novel (crockpot plotting at its best!) so there will be lots of outlines and plotting and whatnot in this space in the days to come. I’ll be blogging the apocalypse during November, so you can expect | Martha.net - [Tales of the Drunken Unicorn](https://martha.net/online-novels/tales-of-the-drunken-unicorn-2/) - More Talking Animals than you can shake a stick at! Magic everywhere. The last thing Samantha had expected when she went to Delta Sigma Phi’s Halloween Party was that she’d end up the proud owner of a magical companion animal. But one drunken Ouija board adventure later, she’s got an annoyed unicorn following her around | Martha.net - [The Wolves We Are](https://martha.net/online-novels/baronverse/the-wolves-we-are/) - Centuries ago a dying witch cursed an evil Baron and his seven sons... but the curse didn't go quite as planned. Generations later the Baron's descendants --by blood or adoptive oath-- roam an increasingly urban world. The Southside dump pack is a loose collection of accidental werewolves, created by someone else's oath. Existing on the | Martha.net - [Whistling in the Dark](https://martha.net/online-novels/whistling-in-the-dark/) - Near Future, Apocalyptic, Urban Fantasy/Soft Science Fiction Five thousand years ago Good cheated and their victory in the millennial battle for control lasted a bit longer than it was supposed to. Now Evil has finally set things right, but no one told Good that the game was on. A thousand years of darkness are on | Martha.net - [Silverwitch](https://martha.net/online-novels/baronverse/silverwitch/) - For two hundred years the town of Rockfall has been home to something more than human... and no one has noticed. Werewolves go missing now and then, but like outdoor cats they almost always come back. When Zee goes looking for a lost pack member he find himself following a string of disappearances that go | Martha.net - [Blue Jay Christmas Ornament](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/blue-jay-christmas-ornament/) - Available blue jays are listed in my shop! Clicking on the images below will take you to a page with more photos of the artwork and a description of how/why it was made. The blue jay was sculpted in Super Sculpey, molded using OOMOO 30, and cast in white resin. | Martha.net - [Cardinal Christmas Ornament](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/cardinal-christmas-ornament/) - Available cardinal Christmas ornaments are listed in my Etsy shop. You can also purchase custom paint jobs or paint-your-own raw and prepped ornaments! - [Camp NaNoWriMo June 2012](https://martha.net/online-novels/camp-nanowrimo-june-2012/) - Welcome to the homepage for my June 2012 Camp NaNoWriMo novel-thingy! (Also known as: Seven Stories and MovieNovel) Unlike last year's Camp, this time I'll be working on a collection of short stories that add up to 50k instead of a novel. (I'm planning for 10 stories at 5k each, but am hoping for six | Martha.net - [Fat Fox Gallery](https://martha.net/arts-crafting/fat-fox-gallery/) - Available foxes are listed in my shop. You can also purchase custom paint jobs or paint-your-own raw and prepped magnets! The Fat Foxes were sculpted by me and then cast in resin from OOMOO 30 molds. They are sold as raw castings, prepped castings ready to paint, and fully finished magnets! 😁 Clicking on the | Martha.net - [And Then There Was War](https://martha.net/online-novels/foxhawkverse/and-then-there-was-war/) - High Fantasy/Second World, Magical Companion Sentients, War Long ago the Writer brain-dumped a story about heroes who didn't so much refuse the Call To Adventure as the Call To Adventure refused them... but went ahead and saved the world anyway. This is the MuseFic in which that story is hammered into something more coherent. Hopefully. | Martha.net - [Foxhawk'verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/foxhawkverse/) - High Fantasy/Second World, Magical Companion Sentients, War Come take a look through the Worldbook! Author's Notes This verse started with the first-ever Camp NaNoWriMo back in July 2011. It was a non-serious parody of the dragonrider trope and a comfort food generic fantasy of 'normal person saves the world.' Of course, as soon as I | Martha.net - [Synopsis: And Then There Was War](https://martha.net/online-novels/foxhawkverse/synopsis-and-then-there-was-war/) - This page helps me keep the non-MuseFic bits of the story tidy and is ever-changing. It will expand and contract as I work through the edits. Spoilers abound! Go back to the Story Page! ??? | Martha.net - [Worldbook: Foxhawk'verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/foxhawkverse/worldbook-foxhawkverse/) - This page helps me keep the universe tidy and is ever changing. It functions as an informal Wiki for the 'verse and will expand and contract as I work through the edits. Spoilers abound! Go back to the Universe Page instead! This is a combined worldbook and there are story acronyms noting which ones have | Martha.net - [Paper Wolves](https://martha.net/online-novels/baronverse/paper-wolves/) - Welcome to the homepage for my 2012 NaNoWriMo novel! Much like last year's novel, I'm going to be spending October plotting and planning. This page will grow as I do, hopefully including a relatively detailed map of where I'm going once November rolls around. Then once pen can finally hit paper, I'll be posting the | Martha.net - [[Placeholder] : NaNoWriMo 2016](https://martha.net/online-novels/placeholder-nanowrimo-2016/) - Welcome to the homepage for my 2016 NaNoWriMo novel! And yes, I really am calling it [Placeholder]. I had a lot of fun with One-Word Title and I figured I might as well embrace the literal this year. (Plus it does sort of fit the storyline at this point. ;) ) Much like past years attempts, I'm going | Martha.net - [Dogs of the Never Never'verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/dogs-of-the-never-neververse/) - Ghost Dogs and Deer (and people), Minimal magic usage There is a Veil that divides Life from Death and keeps the dead at bay. Ghostly packs of hunting hounds patrol the border, drawing power from their human anchors. Their bond is a tradition nearly as old as Life itself, but that is about to change... Welcome | Martha.net - [Woven](https://martha.net/online-novels/woven-2008-nanowrimo-novel/) - Welcome to the homepage for my 2008 NaNoWriMo novel! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWiMo) 2008 is now over and I'm happy to say that I broke 50k for the first time! Fourth time's the charm apparently. *grin* This page is currently under construction, I wrote the 2008 novel offline and am only now starting to | Martha.net - [Skipping Stones](https://martha.net/online-novels/skipping-stones/) - Nearish Future, Soft Science Fiction Humans found a way to travel in space, skipping through time... but it doesn't always work. About | World-building | Stories ~*~*~*~ About the 'Verse I was playing around with ideas on how to get folks from point A to point B in the universe and this little plot bunny popped | Martha.net - [Rabbit'verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/rabbitverse/) - Far Future, Soft Science Fiction Firsts have the knack of shedding their mental humanity to slip into alien ways of thinking, which makes them perfect candidates for convincing sentient races we're something more than animals. But once that's done they have to find their way back again… and sometimes they need a helping hand to | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Marvel](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-marvel/) - Urban Fantasy/Superhero/Science Fiction The X-Men are a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the characters first appeared in The X-Men #1 (Sept. 1963). They are among the most recognizable and successful intellectual properties of Marvel Comics, appearing in numerous books, television shows, films, and video games. (Wikipedia) The Marvel Universe is the shared universe where the stories in most American | Martha.net - [Chasing Falling Stars](https://martha.net/online-novels/placeholder-nanowrimo-2016/chasing-falling-stars/) - Welcome to the haphazard posting of the world/plot/story-building for my 2016 NaNoWriMo Novel! In which my Fictives and their Writer attempt to shape the rough outline of a story from the void. All of which will probably be tossed out the window when November 1st hits, but... that's half the fun, right? ;) This is shameless MuseFic, so there | Martha.net - [Camp NaNoWriMo April 2016 : Couch to 1.667K!](https://martha.net/online-novels/camp-nanowrimo-april-2016/) - Welcome to the official log for the Couch to 1.667K adventure! I didn't want to spam the blog with daily updates, so I'm making this thread to keep track of the minutia. There is no coherent plan for this Camp other than 'write words' so there's bound to be a bunch of different projects in the | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Torchwood](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-torchwood/) - Urban Fantasy/Science Fiction Torchwood is a spin-off from the 2005 revival of long-running science fiction program Doctor Who, Torchwood aired four series between 2006 and 2011. Torchwood follows the exploits of a small team of alien hunters, who make up the Cardiff-based, fictional Torchwood Institute, which deals mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials, often tracking down aliens and defending the | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Doctor Who](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-doctor-who/) - Urban Fantasy/Science Fiction Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of the Doctor, a Time Lord—a space and time-travelling humanoid alien. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-travelling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a | Martha.net - [Songs of the Summer God](https://martha.net/online-novels/songs-of-the-summer-god/) - High Fantasy, Magical Companion Monsters For as long as anyone can remember, otherworldly Goldens and Binders have roamed the land, feasting on magical stones as they appear. Humans with a knack for finding the stones are prized by both sides, but only the Goldens have integrated themselves into human society. Goldens work with their human companions | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : House M.D.](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-house-m-d/) - Reality House (also called House, M.D.) is an American television medical drama that originally ran on the Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004 to May 21, 2012. The show's main character is Dr. Gregory House, a pain medication-dependent, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius who leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro | Martha.net - [One-Word Title](https://martha.net/online-novels/one-word-title/) - Day 1 - In which the Writer and Jon hammer out the basics of Life, the Veil, and Death. Day 2 - In which the Writer was sick and napped. Day 3 - In which the Writer, Jon and Akela/Winjya/Winnie figure out the basic plot of the story Day 4 - Where the Writer writes | Martha.net - [Fan Fiction : Buffy the Vampire Slayer](https://martha.net/online-novels/fan-fiction/fan-fiction-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/) - Urban Fantasy Buffy the Vampire Slayer follows Buffy Summers, the latest in a line of young women known as "Vampire Slayers", or simply "Slayers". Slayers are "called" (chosen by fate) to battle against vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness. This mystical calling endows her with dramatically increased physical strength, endurance, agility, accelerated healing, intuition, and | Martha.net - [Listener’verse](https://martha.net/online-novels/listenerverse/) - This universe is based off the world from The Mists of Haiyts, which is yet another unfinished short story from my archives (gotta catch 'em all!) Basic premise is that some people can hear people's ghosts when they are close enough to the bones of someone who was not laid to rest properly. Listeners travel | Martha.net - [Three Tequila, Floor](https://martha.net/online-novels/three-tequila-floor/) - Samantha was never fond of unicorns, but after last year's drunken jaunt with a Ouija board she's got one following her around 24-7. College was complicated enough before adding 'monster slaying' to her curriculum… even if most of the monsters are more worried about midterms than causing trouble. ~*~*~*~*~ There’s a vampire on the loose | Martha.net - [Dogs of the Never Never](https://martha.net/online-novels/dogs-of-the-never-neververse/dogs-of-the-never-never/) - Jonathan Black has spent his life fighting for the right to just be Jon. Hounded by teachers, his boss, and even his fast tracking big sister, to stop 'wasting his potential', Jon is bound and determined to reject the corporate rat race and everything that it stands for. Akela's pack has just lost its Huntsman | Martha.net - [The Sundering](https://martha.net/online-novels/the-sundering-2010-nanowrimo-novel/) - Welcome to the homepage for my 2010 NaNoWriMo novel! This novel was written offline and the current plan is to upload it as a serial story in 2012 (edited of course!). The Plot The Earth and Not-Earth are in the midst of a Sundering, growing spiral patterns that swap chunks of one planet for another. | Martha.net - [The Gate to Fenrith Lei](https://martha.net/online-novels/the-gate-to-fenrith-lei/) - In the land of Velanon, in the kingdom of Teravail, lies the fair city of Fenrith Lei... so begins each daring adventure told over picnic lunches on lazy summer afternoons. Stories spun first by Wendy's husband and then, after his death, by their daughter, turn the woods out back into a glimpse of Somewhere Else. | Martha.net - [To The Greenwood Go](https://martha.net/online-novels/to-the-greenwood-go/) - Abby Thistil is a werewolf in a world that's always had werewolves... and a hundred other were-species to boot. Well outnumbered by their human cohabitants, weres have used the centuries to work out methods of peaceful coexistence. They aren't hated or hunted, but they aren't human either and neither side forgets that. For Abby, things | Martha.net - [The Phoenix Colony](https://martha.net/online-novels/the-phoenix-colony-2011/) - Welcome to my Camp NaNoWriMo August 2011 Novel! The Plot Three prison ships have been sent to colonize a new world. If they succeed in establishing a foothold their reward is a forgiveness of their crimes and a fresh start with their new homesteads. If they fail, they will be destroyed by the second wave | Martha.net - [Sixteen Tons of Light](https://martha.net/online-novels/sixteen-tons-of-light/) - Nearish Future, Soft Science Fiction Humans have expanded into the universe and the Company makes good profit off supplying the far flung colony worlds with supplies, service personnel, and technology. Carson is one of those personnel (a xenobiologist with a knack for fauna control) and Ship is, well his Ship. "You load sixteen tons, what | Martha.net - [Revenge, Regret, and Kittens](https://martha.net/online-novels/revenge-regret-and-kittens/) - Welcome to the homepage for my July 2013 Camp NaNoWriMo novel-thingy! | Martha.net ## Categories - [Microbusiness](https://martha.net/category/microbusiness/) - Covers a wide variety of topics as I meander through the fun of running a microbusiness selling writing prompts, model horses, magnets, and other random stuff! - [Arts & Crafting](https://martha.net/category/arts-and-crafting/) - This category covers all things crafty (and artistic)! From custom model horses to plaster casting and mold making, this section has a little but of everything. - [Treadmill Gaming](https://martha.net/category/treadmill-gaming/) - This category is all about my hobby of playing games while on a treadmill. It will sometimes wander off into theorycrafting (depending on what game I’m playing at the time). Older posts in this category deal with World of Warcraft and Dual-boxing. - [Writing](https://martha.net/category/writing/) - This category covers my original fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.) and fan fiction. My muses are a crazy bunch, so you’ll find everything from poetry and songs, to 50k NaNoWriMo insanity. - [Coding and Blog Design](https://martha.net/category/coding-and-blog-design/) - This category deals with the joys of hammering together a Wordpress based website. It may also wander off into other coding adventures, but for the moment it’s all CSS, Themeing, traffic management, and blog design. - [View From the Molehill](https://martha.net/category/view-from-the-molehill/) - My general rambling about life—covers habit building, decluttering, cooking, goal setting, and random other topics as they come to mind. - [Custom Model Horses](https://martha.net/category/arts-and-crafting/custom-model-horses/) - These are posts regarding the finished (or in-progress) customized model horses. - [Saturday Story Prompts](https://martha.net/category/writing/story-prompts/) - Saturday Story Prompts are a weekly collection of five short snippits of story meant to spark a story and send your plot bunnies hopping! - [Stories in Progress](https://martha.net/category/writing/stories-in-progress/) - The Stories category contains all of the unfinished fantasy and science fiction stories ranging from flash fiction to novels. - [Daily Snippits](https://martha.net/category/writing/daily-snippits/) - Short, normally unconnected pieces of writing that function as my ‘write something every day!’ exercise. - [Stories](https://martha.net/category/writing/stories/) - The Stories category contains all of the finished fantasy and science fiction stories ranging from flash fiction to novels. - [How-To's](https://martha.net/category/how-to/) - These are all the How-To posts I’ve written covering a variety of subjects. - [Custom Magnets](https://martha.net/category/arts-and-crafting/custom-magnet/) - These are posts regarding the finished (or in-progress) customized plaster, resin, wooden, or metal magnets. - [Fan Fiction](https://martha.net/category/writing/fan-fiction/) - Looking for a proper archive page? Click on the Online Stories/Novels in the Writing drop down and scroll to the bottom! :) Stories written with someone else’s universe as a starting point. (Some are closer to losing their serial numbers than others…) - [Webcomics](https://martha.net/category/writing/webcomics/) - What it says on the tin! - [Molds and Casting](https://martha.net/category/arts-and-crafting/molds-and-casting/) - These are the posts about working with plaster, resin, aluminum and other fancy stuff! Casting in a variety of molds, from plaster to 100% Silicone Caulk, and various retail products. - [Other Artwork](https://martha.net/category/arts-and-crafting/other-artwork/) - This is the catch-all category for all other artwork. - [NaNoWriMo](https://martha.net/category/writing/nanowrimo-events/) - NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is an event held three times a year. There are two Camp sessions in April and July and a ‘real’ event held in November. The November goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days, but the Camp events are choose-your-own goals. - [World of Warcraft](https://martha.net/category/treadmill-gaming/world-of-warcraft/) - These are posts about the World of Warcraft and my treadmill based adventuring! (Quite a bit of dual-boxing as well.) - [Serial Stories](https://martha.net/category/writing/serial-stories/) - [Prompt Responses](https://martha.net/category/writing/prompt-responses/) ## Tags - [Genre: Science Fiction](https://martha.net/tags/science-fiction/) - All works of Science Fiction and Science Fantasy (or: Light SciFi). - [Color: Doodle](https://martha.net/tags/fantasy-doodle/) - Just when you thought they couldn’t get any odder… behold the doodle horses! - [Sculptor: Breyer](https://martha.net/tags/breyer/) - Model horses (and other animals) manufactured by Breyer Animal Creations. - [Mold: Standing Foal (G1)](https://martha.net/tags/standing-foal/) - Breyer G1 Stablemate Standing Foal - [Mold: Mini Whinnies](https://martha.net/tags/mini-whinnies/) - Mini Whinnies are a size of plastic model horses made by the Breyer modeling company. They are normally roughly one inch tall and 1:64 scale, but there is some variation between the molds. - [Color: Other Color](https://martha.net/tags/fantasy-other/) - This is my catch-all category for color patterns that just don’t fit anywhere else. - [Artist Resin](https://martha.net/tags/resin/) - Resin (or pewter) models created by individual artists and normally done in limited production runs (but sometimes in open editions) - [Mold: Scrambling Foal (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/scrambling-foal/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Scrambling Foal - [Mold: Morgan (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/morgan/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Morgan - [Mold: Paso Fino (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/paso-fino/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Paso Fino - [Mold: Quarter Horse (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/quarterhorse/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Quarter Horse - [Mold: Saddlebred (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/saddlebred/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Saddlebred - [Mold: Thoroughbred (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/thoroughbred/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Thoroughbred - [Mold: Andalusian (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/andalusian/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Andalusian - [Mold: Arabian (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/arabian/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Arabian - [Mold: Cantering Foal (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/cantering-foal/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Cantering Foal - [Color: Dappled](https://martha.net/tags/dappled/) - [Color: Flaxen](https://martha.net/tags/flaxen/) - [Portrait](https://martha.net/tags/portrait/) - [Mold: Clydesdale/Shire](https://martha.net/tags/clydesdale-shire/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Clydesdale/Shire - [Color: Tobiano](https://martha.net/tags/tobiano/) - This category covers any horse with the Tobiano pattern, from minimal to maximal expression. (No solid colors.) - [Dual-Boxing](https://martha.net/tags/dual-boxing-perish-twice/) - These are posts specifically related to dual-boxing in World of Warcraft. If they are pair specific they are split out further down the tree. - [Hunter-Hunter](https://martha.net/tags/hunter-hunter/) - Dual-boxing a team of two Hunters in World of Warcraft - [User Interface](https://martha.net/tags/user-interface/) - Tweaking the World of Warcraft User Interface via addons - [Mage-Mage](https://martha.net/tags/mage-mage/) - Dual-boxing a team of two Mages in World of Warcraft - [Druid-Druid](https://martha.net/tags/druid-druid/) - [Live From the Writing Desk](https://martha.net/tags/live-from-the-writing-desk/) - Status updates on various writing works-in-progress including NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and Novel_in_90 projects. - [Storybuilding](https://martha.net/tags/storybuilding/) - [Other Fiction](https://martha.net/tags/other-fiction/) - Fictional writings that are not Fantasy or Science Fiction. - [Ponderings](https://martha.net/tags/ponderings/) - General posts on various writing topics not specifically related to another category. - [Cover Blurbs](https://martha.net/tags/cover-blurbs/) - [Painting](https://martha.net/tags/painting/) - Posts about painting models, from specific techniques or materials to general overviews - [Planning](https://martha.net/tags/planning/) - [Mold: Standardbred (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/standardbred/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Standardbred (or Pacer) - [Mold: Morgan Mare (G1)](https://martha.net/tags/morgan-mare/) - Breyer G1 Stablemate Morgan Mare - [Mold: High Stepping Saddlebred Mare](https://martha.net/tags/high-stepping-saddlebred-mare/) - Breyer Mini Whinnies High Stepping Saddlebred Mare - [Resculpt](https://martha.net/tags/resculpt/) - [Mold: Swaps (G1)](https://martha.net/tags/swaps/) - Breyer G1 Stablemate Swaps - [Sculptor: Maggie Bennett](https://martha.net/tags/maggie-bennett/) - Mandi Hickman’s equine sculptures - [Work-in-Progress](https://martha.net/tags/work-in-progress/) - These are posts of unfinished horses that detail the process used to create them - [Mold: Mule (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/mule/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Mule - [Mold: Arabian Mare (G1)](https://martha.net/tags/arabian-mare/) - Breyer G1 Stablemate Arabian Mare - [Color: Liver Chestnut](https://martha.net/tags/liver-chestnut/) - [Mold: Standing Quarter Horse Stallion](https://martha.net/tags/standing-quarter-horse-stallion/) - Breyer Mini Whinnies Standing Quarter Horse Stallion - [Mold: Trotting Foal (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/trotting-foal/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Trotting Foal - [Mold: Scratching Foal (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/scratching-foal/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Scratching Foal - [Mold: Traditional](https://martha.net/tags/traditional/) - [Mold: Nursing Foal](https://martha.net/tags/nursing-foal/) - Breyer Traditional Nursing Foal - [Color: Frame Overo](https://martha.net/tags/frame-overo/) - [Sculptor: Mandi Hickman](https://martha.net/tags/mandi-hickman/) - Mandi Hickman’s equine sculptures - [Mold: Hanoverian](https://martha.net/tags/hanoverian/) - Breyer G3 Stablemate Hanoverian - [in memoriam](https://martha.net/tags/in-memoriam/) - [Challenge: micronano](https://martha.net/tags/micronano/) - [Challenge: NaNoWriMo](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-all/) - [Story: Super Sekrit Project](https://martha.net/tags/super-sekrit-project/) - [Poetry/Songs](https://martha.net/tags/poetrysongs/) - Poems or Songs in any genre (although normally comedic). - [Wordpress Coding](https://martha.net/tags/wordpress-coding/) - [Color: Purple](https://martha.net/tags/purple/) - [Starcrossed](https://martha.net/tags/starcrossed/) - [SubVerse: Third Kingdom](https://martha.net/tags/third-kingdom/) - [Marketing](https://martha.net/tags/marketing/) - [Universe: Songs of the Summer God](https://martha.net/tags/songs-of-the-summer-god/) - [Universe: Skipping Stones](https://martha.net/tags/skipping-stones/) - [Universe: Tales of the Drunken Unicorn](https://martha.net/tags/tales-of-the-drunken-unicorn/) - [Shiny Happy Sparkle Ponies](https://martha.net/tags/shiny-happy-sparkle-ponies/) - [Universe: Dogs of the Never Never](https://martha.net/tags/dogs-of-the-never-never/) - [Genre: MuseFic](https://martha.net/tags/musefic/) - [Universe: The One With the Mice](https://martha.net/tags/the-one-with-the-mice/) - [Universe: Kazimar](https://martha.net/tags/kazimar/) - [Story: The Gate to Fenrith Lei](https://martha.net/tags/the-gate-to-fenrith-lei/) - [Universe: Sixteen Tons of Light](https://martha.net/tags/carson-and-ship/) - [Story: Into Darkness](https://martha.net/tags/into-darkness/) - [Universe: Blackguards and Plaster Saints](https://martha.net/tags/blackguards-and-plaster-saints/) - [Story: Rise and Walk](https://martha.net/tags/rise-and-walk/) - [Story: The Wolves We Are](https://martha.net/tags/the-wolves-we-are/) - [Blog Azeroth](https://martha.net/tags/blog-azeroth/) - Shared topics from the Blog Azeroth community. Sometimes I can spin them to a dual-boxing slant… but not always. - [Color: Champagne](https://martha.net/tags/champagne/) - [Universe: The Hounds of Winter](https://martha.net/tags/the-hounds-of-winter/) - [Universe: Would You Like Fries With That?](https://martha.net/tags/would-you-like-fries-with-that/) - [Story: Knight of Wands](https://martha.net/tags/knight-of-wands/) - [Story: Silverwitch](https://martha.net/tags/silverwitch/) - [Mold: Show Pose Saddlebred Stallion](https://martha.net/tags/show-pose-saddlebred-stallion/) - Breyer Mini Whinnies Show Pose Saddlebred Stallion - [Universe: Clockwork Sparrow](https://martha.net/tags/clockwork-sparrow/) - [Story: The Mists of Haiyts](https://martha.net/tags/the-mists-of-haiyts/) - [SubVerse: The Nine Kingdoms](https://martha.net/tags/the-nine-kingdoms/) - [Story: The Ace of Spades](https://martha.net/tags/the-ace-of-spades/) - [Story: We Come in Peace Shoot to Kill!](https://martha.net/tags/we-come-in-peace-shoot-to-kill/) - [Eyes of Darkness](https://martha.net/tags/eyes-of-darkness/) - [Story: Dragon Mists](https://martha.net/tags/dragon-mists/) - [NaNoWriMo 2010](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2010/) - [NaNoWriMo 2009](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2009/) - [NaNoWriMo 2008](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2008/) - [Story: The Rabbit Who Ate the Moon](https://martha.net/tags/the-rabbit-who-ate-the-moon/) - [Story: When Good is Dumb](https://martha.net/tags/when-good-is-dumb/) - [Great Blog Noblegarden Egg Hunt](https://martha.net/tags/great-blog-noblegarden-egg-hunt/) - [Gaming Ramblings](https://martha.net/tags/gaming-ramblings/) - Ramblings about whatever game I happen to be playing at the moment (most commonly World of Warcraft). - [Color: Dun](https://martha.net/tags/dun/) - [WikiFictive](https://martha.net/tags/wikifictive/) - [Online Writing Workshop](https://martha.net/tags/online-writing-workshop/) - [Color: Dark Bay](https://martha.net/tags/dark-bay/) - [Mold: Big Lick Tennessee Walking Horse Stallion](https://martha.net/tags/big-lick-tennessee-walking-horse-stallion/) - Breyer Mini Whinnies Big Lick Tennessee Walking Horse Stallion - [Universe: Pencil](https://martha.net/tags/pencil/) - [Challenge: Novel_in_90](https://martha.net/tags/novel_in_90/) - [Story: Patterns in Stone](https://martha.net/tags/patterns-in-stone/) - [Story: Traveling Songs](https://martha.net/tags/traveling-songs/) - [Story: The Wolves of Winsor Dorm](https://martha.net/tags/the-wolves-of-winsor-dorm/) - [NaNoWriMo 2005](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2005/) - [Universe: Urban Fantasy Thingamabob](https://martha.net/tags/urban-fantasy-thingamabob/) - [Photography](https://martha.net/tags/photography/) - Photographing model horses for sale and for photo shows, from techniques to general overviews - [Mold: Reining Stock Mare](https://martha.net/tags/reining-stock-mare/) - Breyer Mini Whinnies Reining Stock Mare - [Color: Sabino Roan](https://martha.net/tags/sabino-roan/) - [Color: Black Chestnut](https://martha.net/tags/black-chestnut/) - [Story: To The Greenwood Go](https://martha.net/tags/to-the-greenwood-go/) - [NaNoWriMo 2007](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2007/) - [Universe: Aashin Radio](https://martha.net/tags/aashin-radio/) - [NaNoWriMo 2006](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2006/) - [Story: Dreamer's Call](https://martha.net/tags/dreamers-call/) - [Story: Talking to Mrr](https://martha.net/tags/talking-to-mrr/) - [Story Outline](https://martha.net/tags/story-outline/) - [Story: Simple Equations](https://martha.net/tags/simple-equations/) - [Story: Three of Wands](https://martha.net/tags/three-of-wands/) - [Mold: Unknown](https://martha.net/tags/unknown/) - Molds and models from unknown manufacturers in various scales - [Home Herd](https://martha.net/tags/home-herd/) - [Rules & Reg](https://martha.net/tags/rules-reg/) - [Plugins](https://martha.net/tags/plugins/) - [Sculptor: Black Horse Ranch](https://martha.net/tags/black-horse-ranch/) - Model horses manufactured by the Black Horse Ranch company from 1982 to 2000. - [Mold: Shetland Pony Stallion](https://martha.net/tags/mold-shetland-pony-stallion/) - Black Horse Ranch Shetland Pony Stallion - [Color: Gray/Grey](https://martha.net/tags/gray/) - [Painter: Other Artist](https://martha.net/tags/other-artist/) - These artworks are collaborations between myself and an unknown artist. Most of the time this is a result of artwork that I bought that was damaged or was sold to me unfinished. - [Priest-Priest](https://martha.net/tags/priest-priest/) - Dual-boxing a team of two Priests in World of Warcraft - [Muleycorn](https://martha.net/tags/muleycorn/) - [Link Love](https://martha.net/tags/link-love/) - [Story: Woven](https://martha.net/tags/woven/) - [Color: Pink/Rose](https://martha.net/tags/pink/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo August 2011](https://martha.net/tags/august-2011-camp-nanowrimo/) - [Color: Palomino](https://martha.net/tags/palomino/) - [Color: Stripes](https://martha.net/tags/stripes/) - [Color: Buckskin](https://martha.net/tags/buckskin/) - [Color: Roan](https://martha.net/tags/roan/) - [Color: Stencil](https://martha.net/tags/stencil/) - [Color: Splatterpaint](https://martha.net/tags/splatterpaint/) - [Color: Turquoise/Teal](https://martha.net/tags/turquoise/) - [Color: Rainbow](https://martha.net/tags/rainbow/) - [Color: Smutty](https://martha.net/tags/smutty/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo July 2011](https://martha.net/tags/july-2011-camp-nanowrimo/) - [Ornament](https://martha.net/tags/ornament/) - [Story: Night Without End](https://martha.net/tags/night-without-end/) - [Mold: Thoroughbred Lying Foal (G1)](https://martha.net/tags/thoroughbred-lying-foal/) - Breyer G1 Stablemate Thoroughbred Lying Foal - [Pembroke Welsh Corgi](https://martha.net/tags/pembroke-welsh-corgi/) - Breyer Companion Animals Pembroke Welsh Corgi - [NaNoWriMo 2011](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2011/) - [Story: The Sundering](https://martha.net/tags/the-sundering/) - [Mold: CollectiBulls](https://martha.net/tags/collectibulls/) - [Mold: Little Yellow Jacket](https://martha.net/tags/little-yellow-jacket/) - Breyer CollectiBulls Little Yellow Jacket - [Mold: Thoroughbred Mare (G1)](https://martha.net/tags/thoroughbred-mare/) - Breyer G1 Stablemate Thoroughbred Mare - [Sculptor: Morgen Kilbourn](https://martha.net/tags/morgen-kilbourn/) - Morgen Kilbourn’s equine sculptures - [Mold: Elmhurst Medallion](https://martha.net/tags/elmhurst-medallion/) - Morgen Kilbourn’s resin Elmhurst Medallion created for Our Mims Retirement Haven - [Medallion](https://martha.net/tags/medallion/) - [Donation](https://martha.net/tags/donation/) - [Mold: MH Copyright](https://martha.net/tags/mh-copyright/) - Mandi Hickman’s pewter Micro Mini MH Copyright - [Mold: MH Goliath](https://martha.net/tags/mh-goliath/) - Mandi Hickman’s resin Micro Mini MH Goliath - [Mold: Reining Horse](https://martha.net/tags/reining-horse/) - Maggie Bennett’s petwer Micro Mini Reining Horse - [Story: In Dreams of Trees](https://martha.net/tags/in-dreams-of-trees/) - [Mold: Grazing Foal](https://martha.net/tags/grazing-foal/) - Breyer Mini Whinnies Grazing Foal - [Mold: Cantering Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding](https://martha.net/tags/cantering-tennessee-walking-horse-gelding/) - Breyer Mini Whinnies Cantering Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding - [Mold: Little Bits/Paddock Pals](https://martha.net/tags/little-bitspaddock-pals/) - [Treadmill Gaming](https://martha.net/tags/treadmill-gaming/) - Covers playing World of Warcraft on a treadmill as well as my World of Treadcraft status updates. - [Traffic Analysis](https://martha.net/tags/traffic-analysis/) - [Color: Brindle](https://martha.net/tags/brindle/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo June 2012](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-june-2012/) - [Posting Schedules](https://martha.net/tags/posting-schedules/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo August 2012](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-august-2012/) - [Color: Pintaloosa](https://martha.net/tags/pintaloosa/) - [Live From The Workbench](https://martha.net/tags/live-from-the-workbench/) - This is the in progress updates from the workbench! Model horses, plaster and resin casting, mold making, papercrafts… I’ve got a little bit of everything going on! :) - [Mold: Calf](https://martha.net/tags/calf/) - [Illysa and Illysu](https://martha.net/tags/illysa-and-illysu/) - [Universe: Avenshark](https://martha.net/tags/avenshark/) - [Universe: Rabbit'verse](https://martha.net/tags/rabbitverse/) - [Color: Cremello](https://martha.net/tags/cremello/) - [Script Frenzy 2012](https://martha.net/tags/script-frenzy-2012/) - [Mold: Andalusian (G3)](https://martha.net/tags/andalusian-g3/) - Breyer G3 Stablemate Andalusian - [Mold: Warmblood (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/warmblood/) - Breyer Stablemate G2 Warmblood - [Story: Three Tequila Floor](https://martha.net/tags/three-tequila-floor/) - [Macros](https://martha.net/tags/macros/) - [Mold: Highland Pony](https://martha.net/tags/highland-pony/) - Breyer G3 Stablemate Highland Pony - [PvP](https://martha.net/tags/pvp/) - [Virginia Taxes](https://martha.net/tags/virginia-taxes/) - [Story: Everyday Wolves](https://martha.net/tags/everyday-wolves/) - [Sixth Meme](https://martha.net/tags/sixth-meme/) - [Stablemate Body Replacement Costs](https://martha.net/tags/stablemate-body-replacement-costs/) - [Diablo III](https://martha.net/tags/diablo-iii/) - [Universe: Listener’verse](https://martha.net/tags/listenerverse/) - [Universe: Baron'verse](https://martha.net/tags/baronverse/) - [Mold: Cutting Stock Mare](https://martha.net/tags/cutting-stock-mare/) - [Universe: Danny the Grumpy Immortal](https://martha.net/tags/danny-the-grumpy-immortal/) - [Mold: Jog Trot Quarter Horse Mare](https://martha.net/tags/jog-trot-quarter-horse-mare/) - [Mold: Mustang](https://martha.net/tags/mustang/) - [Mold: Walking Arabian Mare](https://martha.net/tags/walking-arabian-mare/) - [Genre: Dark/Horror](https://martha.net/tags/darkhorror/) - [Genre: High/Second-world](https://martha.net/tags/highsecond-world/) - [Length: Drabble (100 words)](https://martha.net/tags/drabble/) - Fiction that is 100 words long. - [Length: Short Story (2k-7.5k words)](https://martha.net/tags/short-story/) - Fiction longer than 2,000 words (Flash Fiction) and less than 7,500 words (Novelette) - [Length: Novelette (7.5k-17.5k words)](https://martha.net/tags/novelette/) - Fiction longer than 7,500 words (Short Story) and less than 17,500 words (Novella) - [Length: Novel (>40k words)](https://martha.net/tags/novel/) - Fiction longer than 10,000 words (Novella) - [Worldbuilding](https://martha.net/tags/worldbuilding/) - [Format: Comic](https://martha.net/tags/comic/) - [Universe: Whistling in the Dark](https://martha.net/tags/whistling-in-the-dark/) - [Challenge: MenageMonday Challenge](https://martha.net/tags/menagemonday-challenge/) - [Challenge: 55 Word Challenge](https://martha.net/tags/55-word-challenge/) - This is a now defunct challenge comm, 55wordchallenge.blogspot.com. - [Challenge: ThursThreads](https://martha.net/tags/thursthreads/) - [Mold: Standing Stock Horse (G3)](https://martha.net/tags/stock-horse/) - [Blogversary](https://martha.net/tags/blogversary/) - [NaNoWriMo 2012](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2012/) - [Monthly Balance Sheet](https://martha.net/tags/monthly-balance-sheet/) - [World of Treadcraft](https://martha.net/tags/world-of-treadcraft/) - Weekly updates on my treadmill gaming adventure, focusing on tracking how many miles I walk, how often, and how fast. - [Story: Paper Wolves](https://martha.net/tags/paper-wolves/) - [ePublishing](https://martha.net/tags/epublishing/) - [City of Newport News](https://martha.net/tags/city-of-newport-news/) - [Challenge: Six Sentence Sunday](https://martha.net/tags/six-sentence-sunday/) - [Mold: Running Walk Tennessee Walking Horse Mare](https://martha.net/tags/running-walk-tennessee-walking-horse-mare/) - [Show: Pimped Rides Live](https://martha.net/tags/pimped-rides-live/) - [Shadows of a Dream](https://martha.net/tags/shadows-of-a-dream/) - [First Draft](https://martha.net/tags/first-draft/) - [Color: Silver Bay](https://martha.net/tags/silver-bay/) - [Color: White](https://martha.net/tags/white/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo April 2013](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-april-2013/) - [Mold: Rearing Mustang](https://martha.net/tags/rearing-mustang/) - [Keybinds](https://martha.net/tags/keybinds/) - [Firefall](https://martha.net/tags/firefall/) - [Sculptor: Safari Ltd.](https://martha.net/tags/safari-ltd/) - [Mold: White Wolf](https://martha.net/tags/white-wolf/) - [Mold: Trotting Cob](https://martha.net/tags/trotting-cob/) - [Mold: Romping Foal](https://martha.net/tags/romping-foal/) - [Feral Druid](https://martha.net/tags/feral-druid/) - [NaNoWriMo 2013](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2013/) - [Mold: Giselle](https://martha.net/tags/giselle/) - [Federal Taxes](https://martha.net/tags/federal-taxes/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo April 2014](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-april-2014/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo July 2014](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-july-2014/) - [Other Art Stuff](https://martha.net/tags/other-art-stuff/) - [Challenge: Intentional Blogging Challenge](https://martha.net/tags/intentional-blogging-challenge/) - [Mold: Morgan Stallion (G1)](https://martha.net/tags/morgan-stallion/) - [Etsy Listings](https://martha.net/tags/etsy-listings/) - [Mold: Classic](https://martha.net/tags/classic/) - [Mold: Warmblood Stallion](https://martha.net/tags/warmblood-stallion/) - [NaNoWriMo 2014](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2014/) - [Listing Rotations](https://martha.net/tags/listing-rotations/) - [Model Horse Props](https://martha.net/tags/model-horse-props/) - [World of Warcraft](https://martha.net/tags/world-of-warcraft/) - [Final Fantasy XIV](https://martha.net/tags/final-fantasy-xiv/) - [NaNoWriMo 2015](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2015/) - [Book Covers](https://martha.net/tags/book-covers/) - [Shadowhalves](https://martha.net/tags/shadowhalves/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo July 2015](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-july-2015/) - [Genre: Fantasy](https://martha.net/tags/fantasy-fiction/) - [Mold: Stablemate](https://martha.net/tags/stablemate/) - Stablemates are a size of plastic model horses made by the Breyer modeling company. They are normally roughly three inches tall and 1:32 scale, but there is some variation between the molds. - [Color: Tovero](https://martha.net/tags/tovero/) - This category covers any horse with the Tovero pattern, from minimal to maximal expression. (No solid colors.) - [Color: Appaloosa](https://martha.net/tags/appaloosa/) - All variations of the appaloosa pattern, realistic or fantasy. - [Mold: Shetland Pony (G2)](https://martha.net/tags/shetland-pony/) - Breyer G2 Stablemate Shetland Pony - [Color: Black](https://martha.net/tags/realistic-black/) - [Color: Blue](https://martha.net/tags/blue/) - [Color: Yellow](https://martha.net/tags/yellow/) - [Color: Overo](https://martha.net/tags/overo/) - This category covers any horse with the Overo pattern, from minimal to maximal expression. (No solid colors.) - [Color: Bay](https://martha.net/tags/realistic-bay/) - This category covers everything from the dark black-bays all the way up to the flashy red-bay colorings. - [Leveling](https://martha.net/tags/leveling/) - [Color: Chestnut](https://martha.net/tags/realistic-chestnut/) - This category covers all chestnut variations including flaxen and black chestnut. - [Customizing](https://martha.net/tags/customizing/) - Posts about customizing model horses, from specific techniques to general overviews - [Color: Sabino](https://martha.net/tags/sabino/) - This category covers any horse with the Sabino pattern, from minimal to maximal expression. - [Unicorn](https://martha.net/tags/unicorn/) - [Color: Splash Overo](https://martha.net/tags/splash-overo/) - [Color: Metallic](https://martha.net/tags/metallic/) - [Universe: Too Old For Neverland](https://martha.net/tags/too-old-for-neverland/) - [Challenge: Camp NaNoWriMo](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo/) - [Wolf](https://martha.net/tags/wolf/) - [Story: That Don't Impress Me Much](https://martha.net/tags/that-dont-impress-me-much/) - [Color: Copper](https://martha.net/tags/copper/) - [Color: Gold](https://martha.net/tags/gold/) - [Color: Silver](https://martha.net/tags/silver/) - [Color: Green](https://martha.net/tags/green/) - [Color: Red](https://martha.net/tags/red/) - [Color: Orange](https://martha.net/tags/orange/) - [Color: Darwin](https://martha.net/tags/darwin/) - [Color: Glossy](https://martha.net/tags/glossy/) - Most of the things I do are matte finish, so this tag denotes the shiny! - [Shadow Priests](https://martha.net/tags/shadow-priests/) - [Accounting](https://martha.net/tags/accounting/) - [Script Frenzy](https://martha.net/tags/script-frenzy/) - [Color: Bronze](https://martha.net/tags/bronze/) - [Mold: Friesian (G3)](https://martha.net/tags/friesian/) - [Length: Flash Fiction (101-2000 words)](https://martha.net/tags/flash-fiction/) - Fiction between 101 and 2,000 words (Short Story) - [Genre: Urban/Near-Future](https://martha.net/tags/urbannear-future/) - [Website Design](https://martha.net/tags/website-design/) - [Smashwords](https://martha.net/tags/smashwords/) - [Mold: Warmblood Jumper (G3)](https://martha.net/tags/warmblood-jumper/) - [Color: Landscape](https://martha.net/tags/landscape/) - [Mold: Tennessee Walking Horse](https://martha.net/tags/tennessee-walking-horse/) - [Pricing](https://martha.net/tags/pricing/) - [Color: Solid Color](https://martha.net/tags/solid-color/) - [Materials Cost](https://martha.net/tags/materials-cost/) - [Mold: Warmblood (G3)](https://martha.net/tags/warmblood-g3/) - Breyer Stablemate G3 Warmblood - [Mold: Toob](https://martha.net/tags/toob/) - [Mold: Walking Pony](https://martha.net/tags/walking-pony/) - [Fanfic: Labyrinth](https://martha.net/tags/labyrinth-fanfic/) - [Fanfic: Peter Pan](https://martha.net/tags/peter-pan-fanfic/) - [Story: Camera Angles!](https://martha.net/tags/camera-angles/) - [Fanfic: Narnia](https://martha.net/tags/narnia-fanfic/) - [Story: Hushed and White With Snow](https://martha.net/tags/hushed-and-white-with-snow/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo April 2016](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-april-2016/) - [Fanfic: House M.D.](https://martha.net/tags/house-m-d-fanfic/) - [Fanfic: Stargate Atlantis](https://martha.net/tags/stargate-atlantis-fanfic/) - [Universe: Imaginary Gate Team 5](https://martha.net/tags/imaginary-gate-team-5/) - [Fanfic: Stargate SG-1](https://martha.net/tags/stargate-sg-1-fanfic/) - [Fanfic: Torchwood](https://martha.net/tags/torchwood-fanfic/) - [Fanfic: Doctor Who](https://martha.net/tags/doctor-who-fanfic/) - [Fanfic: Harry Potter](https://martha.net/tags/harry-potter-fanfic/) - [De-fandoming](https://martha.net/tags/de-fandoming/) - [Penguin](https://martha.net/tags/penguin/) - [Star Trek](https://martha.net/tags/star-trek/) - [Fanfic: ElfQuest](https://martha.net/tags/elfquest-fanfic/) - [Fanfic: Buffy the Vampire Slayer](https://martha.net/tags/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-fanfic/) - [Story: The Secret Lives of Superheroes](https://martha.net/tags/the-secret-lives-of-superheroes/) - [Archiving](https://martha.net/tags/archiving/) - [Wordpress](https://martha.net/tags/wordpress/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo July 2016](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-july-2016/) - [Fiction University Challenge](https://martha.net/tags/fiction-university-challenge/) - [NaNoWriMo 2016](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2016/) - [Mold: Leaping Horse](https://martha.net/tags/leaping-horse/) - [Story: Chasing Falling Stars](https://martha.net/tags/chasing-falling-stars/) - [Story: Placeholder](https://martha.net/tags/placeholder/) - [Mold: Corgiloaf (Pembroke Welsh Corgi)](https://martha.net/tags/corgiloaf/) - [Color: Tricolor](https://martha.net/tags/tricolor/) - [Color: Black and Tan](https://martha.net/tags/black-and-tan/) - [Mold: Clydesdale Horse Head](https://martha.net/tags/clydesdale-horse-head/) - [Mold: Kittenloaf](https://martha.net/tags/kittenloaf/) - [Dolphin](https://martha.net/tags/dolphin/) - [Story: Where the Ocean Meets the Sky](https://martha.net/tags/where-the-ocean-meets-the-sky/) - [Sentient Atlantis](https://martha.net/tags/sentient-atlantis/) - [Format: Screenplay/Script](https://martha.net/tags/screenplay/) - [War Paint](https://martha.net/tags/war-paint/) - [Mold: Adios](https://martha.net/tags/adios/) - [Challenge: 52 in 52](https://martha.net/tags/52-in-52/) - This is a year-long challenge where you attempt to write 52 short stories in 52 weeks. - [Fat Animal Magnets](https://martha.net/tags/fat-animal-magnets/) - [Mold: Fat Orca](https://martha.net/tags/fat-orca-magnet/) - [Pony](https://martha.net/tags/pony/) - [Mold: Hedgehog](https://martha.net/tags/hedgehog/) - [Mold: Hawk](https://martha.net/tags/hawk/) - [Rabbit](https://martha.net/tags/rabbit/) - [Mold: Dog](https://martha.net/tags/dog/) - [Mold: Hippo](https://martha.net/tags/hippo/) - [Mold: Dragon](https://martha.net/tags/dragon/) - [North American Wildlife](https://martha.net/tags/north-american-wildlife/) - [Mold: Pronghorn Buck](https://martha.net/tags/pronghorn-buck/) - [Cat](https://martha.net/tags/cat/) - [Mold: Fat Cat](https://martha.net/tags/fat-cat-magnet/) - [Mold: Fat Dog](https://martha.net/tags/fat-dog-magnet/) - [Mold: Fat Armadillo](https://martha.net/tags/fat-armadillo-magnet/) - [Buffalo](https://martha.net/tags/buffalo/) - [Mold: Fat Buffalo](https://martha.net/tags/fat-buffalo-magnet/) - [Mold: Fat Hippo](https://martha.net/tags/fat-hippo-magnet/) - [Mold: Fat Pony](https://martha.net/tags/fat-pony-magnet/) - [Mold: Fat Hedgehog](https://martha.net/tags/fat-hedgehog-magnet/) - [Mold: Fat Dragon](https://martha.net/tags/fat-dragon-magnet/) - [Mold: Fat Songbird](https://martha.net/tags/fat-songbird-magnet/) - [Mold: Fat Hawk](https://martha.net/tags/fat-hawks-magnet/) - [Common Black Hawk](https://martha.net/tags/common-black-hawk/) - [Red-tailed Hawk](https://martha.net/tags/red-tailed-hawk/) - [Mold: Fat MinPin (Miniature Pinscher)](https://martha.net/tags/fat-minpin-magnet/) - [MinPin (Miniature Pinscher)](https://martha.net/tags/minpin-miniature-pinscher/) - [Color: Brown](https://martha.net/tags/brown/) - [Color: Spotted](https://martha.net/tags/spotted/) - [Color: Blue Sable](https://martha.net/tags/blue-sable/) - [Broken](https://martha.net/tags/broken/) - [Mold: Fat Rabbit](https://martha.net/tags/fat-rabbit-magnet/) - [Story: The Short End of Forever](https://martha.net/tags/the-short-end-of-forever/) - [Mold: Fat Corgi (Pembroke Welsh Corgi)](https://martha.net/tags/fat-corgi/) - [Color: Tan and White](https://martha.net/tags/tan-and-white/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo April 2017](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-april-2017/) - [52 in 52: 2017](https://martha.net/tags/52-in-52-2017/) - This is the 2017 attempt at the 52 in 52 challenge. - [Sculptor: Ertl](https://martha.net/tags/sculptor-ertl/) - Model horses (and other animals) manufactured by the Ertl company. - [Mold: Farm Country (Collectible Animals)](https://martha.net/tags/mold-farm-country-collectible-animals/) - [Mold: Shetland Pony Foal](https://martha.net/tags/mold-shetland-pony-foal/) - [Mold: Shetland Pony Mare](https://martha.net/tags/mold-shetland-pony-mare/) - [Challenge: dailyprompt](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-dailyprompt/) - [Challenge: sga_flashfic](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-sga_flashfic/) - [Challenge: Froday Flash Fiction](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-froday-flash-fiction/) - [Challenge: drabble_zone](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-drabble_zone/) - [Mold: Penguin](https://martha.net/tags/mold-penguin/) - [Writing Challenges List](https://martha.net/tags/writing-challenges-list/) - [Show: Big Orange Bash](https://martha.net/tags/show-big-orange-bash/) - [Show: Jackson County 4-H and Open Model Show](https://martha.net/tags/show-jackson-county-4-h-and-open-model-show/) - [Show: M.O.M. Live](https://martha.net/tags/show-m-o-m-live/) - [Show: Hampton Roads Classic](https://martha.net/tags/show-hampton-roads-classic/) - [Show: Sweet Onion Live](https://martha.net/tags/show-sweet-onion-live/) - [Show: Park Color Craze Live](https://martha.net/tags/show-park-color-craze-live/) - [Pets](https://martha.net/tags/pets/) - [Challenge: fic_promptly](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-fic_promptly/) - [Fanfic: Ranma 1/2](https://martha.net/tags/fanfic-ranma-12/) - [Mold: Wooden Dolphin](https://martha.net/tags/mold-wooden-dolphin/) - [Color: Tuxedo](https://martha.net/tags/color-tuxedo/) - [Color: Tabby](https://martha.net/tags/color-tabby/) - [Plaster](https://martha.net/tags/plaster/) - [Story: Ashes Ashes](https://martha.net/tags/story-ashes-ashes/) - [Packaging](https://martha.net/tags/packaging/) - [Color: Faux Stone](https://martha.net/tags/color-faux-stone/) - [Challenge: occhallenge](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-occhallenge/) - [Challenge: 100words](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-100words/) - [Sculptor: Hartland](https://martha.net/tags/hartland/) - Model horses manufactured by the Hartland company from the 19040’s to 2007. - [Challenge: drabbles](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-drabbles/) - [Fanfic: Highlander](https://martha.net/tags/fanfic-highlander/) - [NaNoWriMo 2017](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2017/) - [alt.comics.fan-fiction](https://martha.net/tags/alt-comics-fan-fiction/) - [Fanfic: X-Men](https://martha.net/tags/fanfic-x-men/) - [Pinterest](https://martha.net/tags/pinterest/) - [Mold: Flat Cat Head](https://martha.net/tags/mold-flat-cat-head/) - [Story: Words Before Worlds](https://martha.net/tags/story-words-before-worlds/) - [Story: [YANS]](https://martha.net/tags/story-yans/) - [Mold: Fat Dolphin](https://martha.net/tags/mold-fat-dolphin/) - [Fanfic: Valdemar](https://martha.net/tags/fanfic-valdemar/) - [Mold: Reindeer Ornament](https://martha.net/tags/mold-reindeer-ornament/) - [Reindeer](https://martha.net/tags/reindeer/) - [Fanfic: Marvel Movieverse](https://martha.net/tags/fanfic-marvel-movieverse/) - [Story: Words Words Words](https://martha.net/tags/story-words-words-words/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo April 2018](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-april-2018/) - [Story: A Tunnel at the End of the Light](https://martha.net/tags/story-a-tunnel-at-the-end-of-the-light/) - [Mold Making](https://martha.net/tags/mold-making/) - [Mold: Belgian](https://martha.net/tags/mold-belgian/) - [Mold: Peruvian Paso](https://martha.net/tags/mold-peruvian-paso/) - [Mold: Loping Quarter Horse / Dungaree (G4)](https://martha.net/tags/mold-loping-quarter-horse-dungaree/) - [Story: [NULL]](https://martha.net/tags/story-null/) - [Mailing List Freebies](https://martha.net/tags/mailing-list-freebies/) - [Show: Jolts Jubilee](https://martha.net/tags/show-jolts-jubilee/) - [Mold: Pembroke Welsh Corgi](https://martha.net/tags/mold-pembroke-welsh-corgi/) - [Mold: Companion Animals](https://martha.net/tags/mold-companion-animals/) - [Materials: 100% Silicone Caulk](https://martha.net/tags/materials-100-silicone-caulk/) - [Materials: Hot Glue](https://martha.net/tags/materials-hot-glue/) - [Casting](https://martha.net/tags/casting/) - [eBooks](https://martha.net/tags/ebooks/) - [Color: Faux Polka Dots](https://martha.net/tags/color-faux-polka-dots/) - [Materials: Cornstarch](https://martha.net/tags/materials-cornstarch/) - [Materials: Plaster of Paris](https://martha.net/tags/materials-plaster-of-paris/) - [Materials: Wood Glue](https://martha.net/tags/materials-wood-glue/) - [Materials: Aluminium](https://martha.net/tags/materials-aluminium/) - [Materials: Wax](https://martha.net/tags/materials-wax/) - [Materials: Resin](https://martha.net/tags/materials-resin/) - [Materials: OOMOO](https://martha.net/tags/materials-oomoo/) - [Crafting Storage](https://martha.net/tags/crafting-storage/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo July 2018](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-july-2018/) - [Universe: Placeholder](https://martha.net/tags/universe-placeholder/) - [Story: Bunnies Always Lie](https://martha.net/tags/story-bunnies-always-lie/) - [Color: Other Pattern](https://martha.net/tags/color-other-pattern/) - [Story: 500 Words](https://martha.net/tags/story-500-words/) - [NaNoWriMo 2018](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2018/) - [Random Roll](https://martha.net/tags/random-roll/) - [Social Media](https://martha.net/tags/social-media/) - [NaMoPaiMo](https://martha.net/tags/namopaimo/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo July 2019](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-july-2019/) - [Universe: Bitter Mint'verse](https://martha.net/tags/universe-bitter-mintverse/) - [Story: Bitter Mint and Chocolate](https://martha.net/tags/story-bitter-mint-and-chocolate/) - [Painted: 2014](https://martha.net/tags/painted-2014/) - [Mold: Cardinal Ornament](https://martha.net/tags/mold-cardinal-ornament/) - [Mold: Fat Unicorn](https://martha.net/tags/mold-fat-unicorn/) - [Color: Aquamarine](https://martha.net/tags/color-aquamarine/) - [Color: Amethyst](https://martha.net/tags/color-amethyst/) - [Mold: Fat Pegasus](https://martha.net/tags/mold-fat-pegasus/) - [Mold: Butterfly](https://martha.net/tags/mold-butterfly/) - [Universe: Open Windows](https://martha.net/tags/universe-open-windows/) - [Story: Thursday's Child Has Far to Go](https://martha.net/tags/story-thursdays-child-has-far-to-go/) - [Challenge: vss365](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-vss365/) - [Universe: Dead Roses](https://martha.net/tags/universe-dead-roses/) - [Story: Dead Roses and Crossbows](https://martha.net/tags/story-dead-roses-and-crossbows/) - [Length: Serial Story (ongoing)](https://martha.net/tags/length-serial-story/) - [Story: Half Past Never](https://martha.net/tags/story-half-past-never/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo April 2020](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-april-2020/) - [Story: The Happily Never After](https://martha.net/tags/story-the-happily-never-after/) - [Length: Micro Flash Fiction (<100 words)](https://martha.net/tags/micro-flash-fiction/) - Stories under 100 words. - [Genre: Historical](https://martha.net/tags/genre-historical/) - [The State of the Store](https://martha.net/tags/the-state-of-the-store/) - [Challenge: WeirdVSS](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-weirdvss/) - [Story: Dark Lord VSS365](https://martha.net/tags/story-dark-lord-vss365/) - [Challenge: SciFiFri](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-scififri/) - [Challenge: vssmurder](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-vssmurder/) - [Mold: Fat Fox](https://martha.net/tags/mold-fat-fox/) - [Color: Red Fox](https://martha.net/tags/color-red-fox/) - [Mold: Blue Jay Ornament](https://martha.net/tags/mold-blue-jay-ornament/) - [NaNoWriMo 2020](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2020/) - [Mold: Circle Birds](https://martha.net/tags/mold-circle-birds/) - [Color: Calico](https://martha.net/tags/color-calico/) - [Resto Druid](https://martha.net/tags/resto-druid/) - [Featherpaw](https://martha.net/tags/featherpaw/) - [Mold: Wooden Cross](https://martha.net/tags/mold-wooden-cross/) - [Universe: Deepwoods](https://martha.net/tags/universe-deepwoods/) - [Universe: Foxhawk'verse](https://martha.net/tags/universe-foxhawkverse/) - [Mold: Rearing Pony](https://martha.net/tags/mold-rearing-pony/) - [Camp NaNoWriMo April 2021](https://martha.net/tags/camp-nanowrimo-april-2021/) - [Mold: Standing Pony](https://martha.net/tags/mold-standing-pony/) - [Color: Beach](https://martha.net/tags/beach/) - [Mold: Running Pony](https://martha.net/tags/mold-running-pony/) - [Mold: Drafter](https://martha.net/tags/mold-drafter/) - [GetPut Adventures](https://martha.net/tags/getput-adventures/) - [Mold: Sleeping Fox](https://martha.net/tags/mold-sleeping-fox/) - [Paint Chip Ponies](https://martha.net/tags/paint-chip-ponies/) - [Mold: Palomino](https://martha.net/tags/mold-palomino/) - [Genre: Superhero](https://martha.net/tags/genre-superhero/) - [Mold: Trotting Morgan Stallion](https://martha.net/tags/mold-trotting-morgan-stallion/) - [Mold: Wooden Whale](https://martha.net/tags/mold-wooden-whale/) - [Universe: Borrowed Wings](https://martha.net/tags/universe-borrowed-wings/) - [Challenge: writingprompts](https://martha.net/tags/challenge-writingprompts/) - [Mold: Arabian (G4)](https://martha.net/tags/mold-arabian-g4/) - [Mold: Trotting Warmblood (G4)](https://martha.net/tags/mold-trotting-warmblood-g4/) - [Mold: Quarter Horse (G4)](https://martha.net/tags/mold-quarter-horse-g4/) - [NaNoWriMo 2021](https://martha.net/tags/nanowrimo-2021/) - [Farmhand](https://martha.net/tags/farmhand/)