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Jo Freitag

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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“And on Wednesday evening I am supposed to attend a viewing of the Work in Progress of the Opera about Tristan and Isolde” Little Plump Jo told her five canine writing companions, the overexcitable Dabrowski Dogs.“ You should attend that!” barked Intellectual Dabrowski. “It is good manners to encourage your fellow creatives. You might actually learn something about serious scholarly research and high quality academic compositions; an area in which you are clearly lacking! And Malory Tennyson will be expecting you to write the Tale of Sir Tri...

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And then what?

Weekly Contest #305

Half way through the year and with twenty-five Reedsy Prompts written , Little Plump Jo felt she was ready to compile a book of Arthurian short stories. She would title it Cloudbank Cabin : The Reedsy Prompts Tales. She even had in her mind the page layouts, pen and ink illustrations, and the cover photograph of Cloudbank Cabin she would like to use. But the best publishing method to use was still a complete mystery to her.It was definitely not the book that her mentor Malory Tennyson, the owner of Malory Tennyson’s Cloudbank Cabin for Arthu...

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What do we want? Back stories! When do we want them? Now! The Halfway House for Disgruntled Characters Pt 3.

It all started with little, golden-haired Limpet asking with childish innocence ‘Where did I come from?’ which could have been dismissed as a Birds and the Bees question.It all started when Thurifer Dwarf the Exwyrminator needed a birth certificate to register his cart.It all started when Portly Scribe Aforementioned needed more information about an applicant for King Arthur’s Medical Benefits Scheme and realized he did not have any of that information about himself.It all started when the merchant asked the tavern owner “so were you born in...

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The Show Must Go On : The Halfway House for Disgruntled Characters Pt 2

Weekly Contest #304

“Contractual obligations, Merlin!”“Loopholes, Malory! In your material it says Cloudbank Cabin will provide Arthurian epic re-enactments, in chronological order, in the Fog Lake and Cloudbank, within clear view of the porch of Malory Tennyson’s Cloudbank Cabin for Arthurian Studies, at all times when hosting an Artisan in Residence , except in extraordinary circumstances.And Sir Lancelot du Lac disappearing completely is definitely an extraordinary circumstance!”“If you know where he is, Merlin, I insist that you magic him back to the Fog La...

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The Halfway House for Disgruntled Characters

Weekly Contest #304

“Consider the rear suite of rooms in Cloudbank Cabin for Arthurian Studies occupied until further notice,” announced Imaginational Dabrowski, one of the five overexcitable Dabrowski Dogs, who were Little Plump Jo’s writing companions. “But you must not breathe a word to anyone!”“I did not even know that there was a rear suite of rooms!” Jo replied.“Every problem has a solution, if you apply some imagination to it!” Imaginational declared. “I think you will find this is a most satisfactory solution.”“I do not know what the problem is.”“Proble...

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Level of Autonomy

Weekly Contest #303

This story contains mention of suicide.“You walked right into it, Lance. You did not even have your sword in your hand. You know suicide is a mortal sin! What were you thinking?”“I had no choice,” Sir Lancelot du Lac whispered to his cousin Sir Bors, who was kneeling beside him in the dust of the combat arena.Sir Bors concern for Lancelot was being expressed as an angry tirade. Bors was angry with the circumstances which dictated that he must forever watch his cousin strive against himself, body, soul and heart, to do the right, just, and he...

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Portly Scribe Aforementioned : Canon Fodder

Weekly Contest #302

“Portly Scribe Aforementioned requests admittance in order to complete parchment entries relating to King Arthur’s Medical Benefits Scheme for one Jenner Sapper.”Intellectual Dabrowski, one of the five overexcitable Dabrowski Dogs, (who were Little Plump Jo’s writing companions), had organized an audition to determine the characters Jo would be needing for her Arthurian stories. Ever since the audition there had been a steady stream of visitors to Malory Tennyson’s Cloudbank Cabin for Arthurian Studies by characters who were not part of the ...

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The Audition.

Weekly Contest #301

“This is not how I understood the terms of the Artisan in Residence agreement, Malory!” declared Little Plump Jo.When she had signed the agreement she had been under the impression that as Artisan in Residence in Malory Tennyson’s Cloudbank Cabin for Arthurian Studies she would be able to live rent free in the cabin for the time it took her to write her books. From the cabin porch she would have a prime viewing position for the legendary events being played out in the Fog Lake below the cabin (which was fed by the Arthuriana Stream). All she...

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Poatina Shelter

Weekly Contest #300

I would like to acknowledge the people who are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I write today; on the border of the Big River and Stoney Creek nations.I respect and value their thousands of years of creativity and their care for the land.I appreciate their artists and storytellers.I pay my respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.The name of our village, Poatina, means cave or shelter. It lies in the shelter of the foothills of The Great Western Tiers mountain range. For many thousands of years the people of the Ty...

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The Jester’s Tale

Weekly Contest #299

Chocolate and cheese Are sure to please The maddest dreams Are made of theseThere was Dagonet, King Arthur’s jester, cartwheeling around the room while balancing a platter of cheese and chocolate and singing!Little Plump Jo had always been subject to vivid dreams. Sometimes she could remember them in detail; but mostly they vanished at the call of the alarm clock. Sometimes they were scary, sometimes heartwarming, sometimes amusing.Often her dreams were based on incidences of the previous day or solving problems in her current life situatio...

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The Scarlet Sleeve.

Weekly Contest #299

At Malory Tennyson’s Cloudbank Cabin for Arthurian Studies, Little Plump Jo, the current Artisan in Residence and her writing and editing companions, the five overexcitable Dabrowski Dogs were watching from the porch as a scene unfolded in the Fog Lake.Lancelot was talking to Elaine“I was thinking about you the other day,”“Were you?”“Yes, I was resting after the land dispute tourney and a little white dog, who looked like a lamb, came and sat on the bed beside me.“That was me!” Imaginational Dabrowski announced to the Porch Watchers . “I was...

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The All New Elaine

Weekly Contest #298

Lady Charlotte-Elaine of Shalott, formerly known as Elaine the Fair, Elaine the Lovely, the Lily Maid of Astolat was still not content with her new role. She had taken advantage of Little Plump Jo (the current Artisan in Residence in Malory Tennyson’s Cloudbank Cabin for Arthurian Studies) and her inept storytelling to escape from the duty of nursing Sir Lancelot du Lac for months and then having to die when he refused to return her love. Heather Dale had sung it so well With trembling hands I held your life inside you But failed to earn y...

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The Eleventh Hour

Weekly Contest #297

Those who wait to repent until the eleventh hour often die at ten thirty. What time is it now? Little Plump Jo, the current Artisan in Residence in Malory Tennyson’s Cloudbank Cabin for Arthurian Studies had fallen asleep sitting up on her couch, early in the evening after a very busy day, She was wakened by Imaginational Dabrowski, one of her five overexcitable Dabrowski Dog canine writing companions, who was tugging at the rug over her legs and barking urgently. “Wake up! Wake up! Sir Bors is here arguing with Malory Tennyson. He wants to ...

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Who, when, where?

Weekly Contest #296

Lancelot, King’s Son, Galahad, Red Knight, Black Knight, Le Chevalier Malfait, Jenner Sapper – whoever he was supposed to be at this particular present moment – was pacing in the writing room of Malory Tennyson’s Cloudbank Cabin for Arthurian Studies. There was not much room to pace – five steps – turn- five steps- turn. The fifth step in one direction inevitably brought him to the window. And every time he reached it he felt a strong urge to climb over the bookshelf and exit the cabin through that window. Of course it would be much simpler ...

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Clouds and Fog

Weekly Contest #295

To most people clouds are just clouds and fog is just a nuisance.But for Artisans in Residence at Malory Tennyson’s Cloudbank Cabin for Arthurian Studies, the Cloudbank and the Fog Lake can hold great significance.There are prompting hints to be found scattered around the cabin; from the ‘Clouds in my coffee’ cloud pictures on the mugs, to the cloud pictures on the pens in the jar on the writing desk, to the picture titled Cloud Camelot with its exhortation to ‘Search the clouds’.Little Plump Jo, the current Artisan in Residence, was no stra...

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