Summary

The website content outlines a collaborative creative writing project titled "Two Headed Horse Tails," which involves a storytelling format with specific rules and contributions from an artist and a writer, with the eleventh installment recently published.

Abstract

"Two Headed Horse Tails" is a unique storytelling collaboration between Fox, a digital art expert, and Smillew, an author. The project unfolds through a series of short stories, with each participant contributing to the narrative in alternating paragraphs of 50 words, breaking their own established rules to allow for more creative freedom. The content on the website is part of a larger series of interconnected tales, which explores themes of conflict, responsibility, and the struggle to maintain control over one's destiny. The eleventh installment delves into the emotional turmoil of a character known as Sylvie, who appears to be caught in a personal and existential tug of war, reminiscent of the project's title. The stories are governed by a playful yet structured set of rules, which the creators have bent and adjusted over time, reflecting the dynamic nature of their partnership and the evolving narrative.

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The creators view their project as a creative challenge, pushing the boundaries of traditional storytelling.
Fox and Smillew believe in the importance of adaptability in creative endeavors, as evidenced by their willingness to modify the rules of their collaboration.
There is an underlying sentiment that the characters' struggles and the act of storytelling itself are reflective of real-life tensions and the need to balance personal desires with external responsibilities.
The creators encourage audience participation, inviting readers to engage with the series and even contribute to future installments.
The project is seen as a living entity, with the potential to grow and change with each new collaboration and reader interaction.

Two headed horse tails

Reckoning the Books

It’s not that funny; or is it?

Soon you all will see what is inside of me. It’s hideous, but it has to come out. It’s destroying my insides, and I can’t dam-keep it anymore.

Your protection was my mission.

I lasted as long as I could; it wasn’t enough. I failed. Now it’s your turn.

Chef,

We know why I took those photos with you. I knew some day my family might learn my indiscretions. I don’t know what to do for you, or what those others require. I know your future’s at stake. I’m willing to consider my part. Don’t recklessly involve me, please.

My future?!

My future isn’t relevant. I don’t have one anymore. And, believe me, I wish your family could be left out. But the stakes are so much higher.

If you don’t step in, the ship itself will be corrupted. We both know too well what would be the consequences.

Beloved Chef,

In your own right, you and that Circus were the love of my life — my beginning.

But those vows I made, the ones we made, beneath that tent, that isn’t the world we live in now, we’re not under Canopy Rules — at least I have risked forsaking them.

You knew this was temporary. I understand you hoped it would last forever. I was the same at your age.

But which are more important, your rights or your responsibilities?

The Canopy covers us all and needs you to stay alive. We need you. Are you sure about breaking chains?

Sylvie rose pre-dawn, gently stroked, but not woke, husband and children’s foreheads, wheeled out old-moped, donned some helmet. Engine-started down-road.

Early-morning traffic-guard, first to recognize ridiculous-hair, giant-nose, gargantuan-smile. T’was’nt a helmet.

Sylvie was returning to Big-Top. Clown-Society would reunite.

This story was co-written by Fox (the artist) and Smillew (YEAH!).

We call the concept the Two Headed Horse Tails. (and we did 11 times so far)

As Fox (digital art expert) describes it, Two Headed Horse Tails can be a tug of war. Two people (one of them could be YOU) are trying to get a tale into the corral, sometimes even against each other’s will.

Here are the rules (follow them to the letter):

200 words total. (we broke it, and made it 300. Aren’t we crazy?)
Each person gets 40 words for their paragraph/portion, where whoever starts a story would get 1,3,5 (120 words), and the second would get 2,4 (80 words). (we broke it, and made it 6x50 this time, it’s more fair)
And they can switch back and forth as to who starts it. (or not! We do.)

What about finding yourself another horse writer (!) and giving it a try? (Do try this at home!)

This was our eleventh tale! Here are the previous ones:

Have a great day! Except, Rocky. Have an amazing day, Rocky!

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