Issue 1004 Discussion Thread - Happy Illusen Day!

[Twillie]

Issue 1004

He finally arrived in the dungeons, where the laments of the prisoners mingled and resonated in a sinister melody. But what used to be an unbearable sound had become such a part of his routine that he didn't even hear it anymore.

~chlo26

Articles

Illusen Day: Telling History Through Food by remidica

Earthy Petpets This Month of Running! by _brainchild_

White-winged Wonder: Weewoo Migration by Carolyn

Grab These Good Luck Charms Around Neopia by tamimarieb

Illusen's Best and Worst Morsels by spukl1

Steal Illusen's Look with These 10 Items! by oi_tio_to_na_globo and gurase

What's your Secret Faerie Type? by magyk4

Illusen Day Matcha Cheesecake Brownies Recipe by sportyangel3338

Short Stories

A Trip to the Marketplace by midnightswish

The Spring Storm by greencheese79

Seasons Change by surging and clorox

Managing a Move to Meridell by dennykins

Illusen's Treasures by maddie_bangz

Forgotten and Remembered by tatyanne

The Magic Tree by rachu816

Another Faerie Festival by starbiology

Comics

Illusen's Jiggybugs by twinkle_jazz

Sutek Muffin by thegreenmooseofdoom

Royal Pain: Pick Your Own - Part 3 by winner19955 and mistyqee

Purrposterous 1 by sonderponder

Life Improvised: Full Moon Glow Part 3 - Epilogue by Kengplant

The Goth Usul's Shoppe: Illusen by the_anonymous_ninja

Illusen's Glade: Behind the Scenes by pikcel

Illusen's Glade after the Faerie Festival by aquaantoni and lyndsey4657

Every Year... by logical_loophole

Proxi's Problems- Hiatus Homecoming by meggyness

Burlap Mishap by speckthechihuahua

It's not a phase! by rascle90

Hidden Items: Illusen Edition by lunensis and slashmastahz

Illusen's Mystery Scroll by Euphemia

Something's Not Adding Up... by truebrony and i_lovee_icecream

An Illusen Day Conundrum by trilliem and spitfyre_momma

The Floating Islanders - Uni's Clothing by Themeguy

Space Faerie's generosity by nikkibun

Wearing Green by antonia22301

Anyone can look fabulous on Illusen's Day! by dehoot

New Series

The Timeless Tale - Part 1 by chlo26

Continued Series

Nuria and the Sands of Time - Part 3 by Gray

A Hero's Journey: Squire - Part 3 by Kat

Salem of the Sway - Part 3 by skittleskit09

Taming the Beast - Part 2 by Serene

And finally- the Editorial!

If I missed tagging anyone, please let me know and I can fix! Feel free to leave a review on any story above, and if you'd like a review for your own piece, and you can let people know below!

[Kyn]

Taming the Beast - Part 2 by Serene

SPOILER: Click to show

Leah is sus Her attitude is unusually contemptuous for a professional sports reporter looking for new material to cover. I have a theory that

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she was actually sent by one of Nate's relations as part of a campaign to shame him into giving up kayaking.

Time will tell whether my theory holds.

On a related note, it was a clever idea to provide further information about kayaking culture via an in-story interview. This chapter really brought to the fore the challenges you must have faced trying to decide how technical you were going to get. Overall, I think you did a pretty good job. I like that apart from outright definition, you also used context clues to organically let readers figure out the meaning of certain terms (e.g. 'put-in' and 'walk the [river section]').

Sounds like there might be a climax next chapter. I wish Nate the best of luck, but at the same time I can't help but get this ominous feeling about his attempt to run the Beast >>



P.S. Based on the context clues, I'm inferring that

1) put-in: the place where a kayaker puts their kayak in before setting off
2) walk the [river section]: to disembark and carry your kayak while walking next to the [river section]

Please enlighten me if I'm off in any of my interpretations

[Serene]

I'm a but behind. Past few weeks have been hectic. Still have a few entries from this issue I plan to look at.

Mar 31, 2024 8:06:44 GMT -5 Kyn said:

Taming the Beast - Part 2 by Serene

SPOILER: Click to show

Leah is sus Her attitude is unusually contemptuous for a professional sports reporter looking for new material to cover. I have a theory that

SPOILER: Click to show

she was actually sent by one of Nate's relations as part of a campaign to shame him into giving up kayaking.

Time will tell whether my theory holds.

On a related note, it was a clever idea to provide further information about kayaking culture via an in-story interview. This chapter really brought to the fore the challenges you must have faced trying to decide how technical you were going to get. Overall, I think you did a pretty good job. I like that apart from outright definition, you also used context clues to organically let readers figure out the meaning of certain terms (e.g. 'put-in' and 'walk the [river section]').

Sounds like there might be a climax next chapter. I wish Nate the best of luck, but at the same time I can't help but get this ominous feeling about his attempt to run the Beast >>



P.S. Based on the context clues, I'm inferring that

1) put-in: the place where a kayaker puts their kayak in before setting off
2) walk the [river section]: to disembark and carry your kayak while walking next to the [river section]

Please enlighten me if I'm off in any of my interpretations

Thank you for reading the second part and giving me your thoughts on it. You are correct about "put-ins" and "walking" a rapid/section.