Jano 27, 2024

On our card — titled Lose the Cavalry — we see an arrow-studded bugler looking mournfully toward the ground. The card’s writing challenge is to “Take away the allies and support. Leave your hero to fend for himself.”

(Is it possible he forgot the batteries, too?)

The dice show us an oriental-style gate with an arched, decorative crosspiece on top; a single rose beginning to bloom; and an unbalanced scale. What’s at stake here, and where is it happening? Are we entering a garden or an arena? Do the scales represent justice? Or are they simply scales weighing something important to the battle? Is the rose about to be trampled in the fight or awarded to the victor?

So many ideas to explore today.

And so few days left to get into that daily writing habit. Five …

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