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Jenifer Jorgenson's avatar

The title definitely set an expectation the piece didn't quite meet. That said, I loved it.

Verdant Butterfly's avatar

LOL, have I ever mentioned that I’m terrible at naming things? Seriously, it’s always the very last thing I do, and then suddenly I’m sitting there thinking, “Oh crap, I need to post this and it doesn’t even have a title.” So I end up calling it whatever pops into my head first, sometimes the prompt name, sometimes the last line of the poem, sometimes something completely random with absolutely no reason behind it. It’s usually a desperate last minute decision. 😄

I’ve even gone back later and changed titles because I’ll look at one, tilt my head, and think, “Well… that’s shite.” Some poor reader is probably out there thinking, “I swear there used to be a story called Blah Blah Blah,” while I’ve quietly renamed it in the middle of the night like a name thief.✨🦋

Jenifer Jorgenson's avatar

I do titles the same way. Sometimes they just magically come to me. Other times I scrape the bottom of my brain pain and come up empty, so I just throw something out there. I've ended up with some seriously crap titles that way. But hey, it keeps things interesting right?

Verdant Butterfly's avatar

Aye, and it keeps our readers guessing, maybe about our sanity but …LOL

Jenifer Jorgenson's avatar

I don't think anyone "guesses" about my sanity... 🫠

Verdant Butterfly's avatar

We’re all mad here. 😁✨🦋

CKS's avatar

A well-crafted piece! Lovely! :)

Verdant Butterfly's avatar

thank ye kindly, i appreciate the comment and engagement.✨🦋

Nimita Kaul's avatar

How lovely 🤩

Verdant Butterfly's avatar

i wanted to do a humorous or absurd piece i found myself circling in and out of melancholy topics. ✨🦋

Gary L Taylor's avatar

That's wonderful. I loved this.

Verdant Butterfly's avatar

Thank ye kindly Gary, I appreciate you taking a moment to comment, I'll be over later this week to catch up on my reading. Honestly the hardest part if this challenge is getting to all the stories in a timely fashion. ✨🦋

Gary L Taylor's avatar

Indeed, trying to keep up with the prompts, reading, and juggling real life and work too is pretty exhausting and hard to juggle at times :)

Vonnie G. Clemens Jr.'s avatar

More solarpunk in fantasy and scifi please!

Verdant Butterfly's avatar

Ye liked my space ships with sails did ye?

Vonnie G. Clemens Jr.'s avatar

verily space merrily!

Hallie Jules's avatar

Awww I love these festive luau aliens!

Verdant Butterfly's avatar

I hope, should space aliens come to Earth they are the luau loving kind. 😁✨🦋

Ridley Dragonheart's avatar

Oh how charming and fun!!! Need me a flower shirt and Mai Tai!!!

Verdant Butterfly's avatar

aye, maybe some weather to go with it. Thanks for reading 😁 ✨🦋