At the Name of Jesus

At the Name of Jesus, every knee shall bow,
Every tongue confess Him King of glory now;
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vignettes

This week's prompt is:
quartz 🪨

Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.

Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen 3

Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen 3 by Hiromi Satō

The idylls continue. Minor emergencies and crises require improvising, and new ingredients inspire new dishes.

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Manga, Vol. 5

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Manga, Vol. 5 by Matsuri Akai

The story goes on. Spoilers for the earlier books ahead.

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settings and symbolism

Recently read a post talking about the symbolic significance of settings.

There is no such thing. Some settings lend themselves better to some symbolism than to others, but no setting is intrinsically symbolic in story. The story has to tell what it means. (And it may tell what it means without your intention.)

A labyrinth can, on one hand, indicate a journey through difficulties. It can also mean a prison preventing journeys.