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The characters:

1. David Audley (espionage novels by Anthony Price)
2. DS Cambridge (Pie in the Sky)
3. Chrestomanci (Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones)
4. The Seventh Doctor (Doctor Who)
5. Dr Dinosaur (Atomic Robo)
6. Harley Quinn (Batman)
7. Jamie McCrimmon (Doctor Who)
8. Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart (Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch)
9. Kermit the Frog (The Muppet Show)
10. The Librarian (Discworld series by Terry Pratchett)
11. Margaret, Lord Lynn (Hellspark by Janet Kagan)
12. Miss Parker (The Pretender)
13. Daav yos'Phelium (Liaden Universe series by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller)
14. Samantha Stewart (Foyle's War)
15. Batman (Batman)

( Questions and answers )

An inspirational writing meme, which I got from lost_spook. Five fandoms, five random poetic prompts, 250 words.

( The instructions )

An interesting experience. The Doctor Who one leapt out immediately and more or less fully-formed, the rest took a while longer. (Speaking of longer, several of them wanted to be, and required careful and ruthless pruning.) When I saw the prompt that lined up next to The Muppet Show, I was worried about what might result, but I think it turned out all right.

( The fandoms )
( The prompts )

( Batman / 'but on the whole fifty was a mess as though' )

( Doctor Who / 'The laughing flowers that round them blow' )

( The Muppet Show / 'there I saw hope barbed as barbed wire.' )

( The Pretender / 'To lend an Ample Sinew' )

( The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club: 'Which helpless Nature drops' )

( Bonus: Sapphire & Steel / 'An' found myself in seven days of mostly atmosphere' )