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#PennedPossibilities 1
"Randall is destined to lead a team of journalists. I know he doesn't think so, but that's what he's really good at.He's a great journalist himself, mind. But he has the nose for the audience, he sees the possibilities in topics, especially if they rub politicians the wrong way, he is brave and stubborn enough to go for it, and he has the uncanny ability to make his team mad at him, bringing them together by doing so. He balances their personalities without them noticing."

#PennedPossibilities 2
"I know he doesn't look that part, but Randall was always a risk-taker. A taker of calculated risks, but still... he was reckless to the core. So was I. And we were edging each other on. Together we were dynamite, back in Spain. But, apparently, after we split up, he was even worse. Nearly sought death at the front lines. Sure, he brought back the best stories because of this, which helped him after the war, but was it worth the effect it had on his health? I doubt it."

#PennedPossibilities 3
"Little things..." *Liz heaves a big sigh* "For me, I know there is not much, lately. I work, I get drunk, I work again. Work keeps me upright. I enjoy it. Always have. Yeah, working with the team and finding stuff out, the evil scheming behind the scenes of the big politics... that makes life worth living. But I forgot this shouldn't be about me, so... Randall..."
*takes a big swig*
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#PennedPossibilities 3
"Randall... he likes a good book. And clothes. He always had a thing for a good cloth. Or expensive silk ties. I know touching it brings him joy. He once said it put order to his brain." *snorts unhappily* "As if anything about him was chaotic. Anyway, I hope it makes his life worth living. At times, I am truly worried he lost his will to live when we found Sophia has died. He wanted to find her, I didn't. I knew why. A mother always knows."
*takes another swig*
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#PennedPossibilities 4
I have to warn you that I am so obsessed with songs that a while ago @doctorwanderer and I created the hashtag #PaintingSongsWithWords and have an own collection for it on AO3. It never inspired other writers, but dare I say we didn't care?
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/PaintingSongsWithWords
I won't do every single story I have ever written, but for some there is definitely a song, either in the story or one that has meaning for a character in there. Filter #PennedSongs to avoid the avalanche.

#PennedPossibilities 4
Story: Martha
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/PaintingSongsWithWords/works/38862993
POV: Martha Craig
"Gosh, I can't hear this song anymore! If you read the story, you will know why."
Narrator: it is 'Martha' by Tom Waits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Mse62NFl4
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#PennedPossibilities 4
Story: The Dancing Floor
https://archiveofourown.org/works/41000106/chapters/103169391
POV: Lix
"Cheek to cheek. I have been through a lot, war, conflict...I never needed a knight in shining armor, thank you very much. I can fend for myself. But when Randall challenged my cousin Herb after what he did to me, challenged him in this unique, quirky way only Randall can, in front of everybody...I felt like a princess. Still do when I hear this song."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOYzFKizikU
Art https://ko-fi.com/illustory/commissions
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#PennedPossibilities 4
Story: Hallelujah
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/PaintingSongsWithWords/works/37847488
POV: Randall
"I didn't know this song. As I understand it, it is often misinterpreted, and that's sad, because it is powerful, deep, and full of innuendo. For me, it is connected with Lix visiting me. Finally. I am old, now. Only a few days to go, I think. My old friend death is sneaking around my bed constantly. Still, this song... It makes my final... days? Hours? Minutes? worth living."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q
#PennedSongs