Poetry Fishbowl on Tuesday, September 2
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Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One is developing its own neurovariant culture with unique communication quirks.
The Bear Tunnels introduces modern principles to people in the past, including literacy.
The Blueshift Troupers travel to different planets solving problems.
A Conflagration of Dragons has the Six Races (plus the dragons) who all have different cultures, making it challenging for refugees to communicate with each other.
The Daughters of the Apocalypse has people trying to find enough resources to survive, with a distinct split between Before and After dialects.
Eloquent Souls presents a setting where soulmarks are common, leading to many odd expressions as people try to make their Words distinctive.
Frankenstein's Family features two scientists running a valley in historic Romania, along with a pack of werewolves, a couple of vampires, and a mummy.
Hart's Farm is a free love community with lots of interesting relationships and ways to communicate.
Monster House is suburban fantasy with a diverse household.
Not Quite Kansas includes an awkard trio of a college student, a former cop, and their demon who often encounter challenges with communication.
One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis follows Shaeth as he works on becoming the God of Drunks, with a surprising amount of heartfelt conversations.
Path of the Paladins involves a lot of communication between humans but also deities.
Peculiar Obligations features Quakers and pirates trying to get along.
Polychrome Heroics has ordinary humans, supernaries, blue-plate specials, superheroes, supervillains, primal and animal soups all trying to get along and figure out how to make a functional society.
Quixotic Ideas has a more positive world with integrated magic, where people usually manage to solve problems with communication rather than violence.
Schrodinger's Heroes is about saving the world from alternate dimensions. The group is very diverse in background and communication styles.
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