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Today I'm just linking to the fandom bounty that has come my way over the last few months.

pezzax_podfics has again podficced bunch of my fics and I love her reading So Much, she has such a great way of conveying character voice and mounting tension where it's needed like in the last one linked here
Solar Couture (Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Geurami/Youngwoo)
Vernal (Wheel of Time, Aviendha)
Patience (Wheel of Time, Bair & Egwene)
Renascent (Wheel of Time, Rand/Mat)
Temptation (Seventeen, Jihoon/Soonyoung)

pushkin666 is dropping so much fic goodness for me I can't keep up but I am feeling loved. These are like just the ones I've managed to read so far...!
Enduring the Torture (SGA, McBeck, adorable teasing)
Where Your Eyes Land (The Lost Boys, Michael/Sam, slowburn siblingcest mmhmhmhmhmhmmmhhng?)
The World Can Wait (Stray Kids, Chan/Minho, submission as caretaking awwwww)
Held in the Quiet (H50, Danny/Steve, tender d/s dynamics that had me melting into a puddle)
The Song Between the Realms (Stray Kids, Chan/Felix, fae au with forbidden love and Disney musicals)

Years ago

pushkin666,

dreamersdare and I wrote a little P!ATD round-robin and then this year

pushkin666 decided to expand it into a full on series that is full of yearning and hurt and one of the most romantic things I have ever read. I was clutching my heart the entire time. The language alone is worth the read even if you don't care about the fandom. The description of the magic and how it winds through nature and hearts is breathtaking. There is a happy OT4 ending but it's earned the hard way. Highly recced! Here is a link to the whole series: Dancing's Not a Crime

I got lovely things via the

seasonsofdrabbles too
all you by lovedays (Ateez, San & Wooyoung, sweet sofa cuddles)
You Like What You See? by

facethestrange (Guardian RPF, Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong, sexual tensionnnnnnnnnnn)
Unspoken Care by

pushkin666 (SGA, Radek/Rodney, care-taking and feels)

Finally, not fandom but extremely lovely and evocative, was this poem from

trialia storm from a Salford bus stop

In conclusion: I am spoiled!

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linky

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Current Mood: tired

sef1029

FROM BLOSSOMS
by Li-Young Lee

From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches
we bought from the boy
in the bend in the road where we turned toward
signs painted Peaches.

From laden boughs, from hands,
from sweet fellowship in the bins,
comes nectar at the roadside, succulent
peaches we devour, dusty skin and all,
comes the familiar dust of summer, dust we eat.

O, to take what we love inside,
to carry within us an orchard, to eat
not only the skin, but the shade,
not only the sugar, but the days, to hold
the fruit in our hands, adore it, then bite into
the round jubilance of peach.

There are days we live
as if death were nowhere
in the background; from joy
to joy to joy, from wing to wing,
from blossom to blossom to
impossible blossom, to sweet impossible blossom.

haunted_cherries

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svgurl

This is what I wrote for the

hurtcomfortex. :)

Title: what are you to me (everything)
Fandom: MCU
Pairing/Characters: Steve/Tony
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 2391
Summary: Another close call makes Steve realize he can't run from his feelings anymore.

svgurl

These are the fics I received from the

hurtcomfortex exchange. :)

Title: Fleurs du Mal
Author:

Griddlebone
Fandom: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Pairing/Characters: Kimberly/Tommy
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 4,466
Summary: Shortly after breaking up with Tommy, Kimberly comes down with a strange illness.

Hanahaki + Kim/Tommy post breakup is such a great combo and I loved the way it was handled.

Title: and swear, a taste of sweetness to soothe your soul
Author:

forsworn
Fandom: The Princess Diaries (Movies)
Pairing/Characters: Mia/Nicholas
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 3863
Summary: Mia's been working too hard, but she's determined to enjoy her day off with Nicholas - and even if her exhausted body lets her down, Nicholas and his gourmet cooking skills can still lift her spirits.

This was so soft and sweet. I love Nicholas taking care of Mia and the banter/dynamic was perfect. :D

dr_zook

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badly_knitted

Title: Lonely For You
Fandom: BtVS
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Willow, Xander, Oz.
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Lover’s Walk and the first half of season three.
Summary: Willow had thought that pining over Xander was as painful as it got. She was wrong.
Word Count: 538
Written For: scytale’s prompt ‘any, any, intense pining,’ at

threesentenceficathon.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.

( Lonely For You... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Decorative
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Owen, Jack, Ianto, Tosh, Gwen.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 810
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: It’s difficult to retain any dignity when you work for Torchwood.
Written For: The prompt ‘any, any, underwear/pajamas covered in little..?’, at

threesentenceficathon.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.

( Decorative... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

bluedreaming

Good thing: after starting several years ago, I finally got around to cataloguing more of my books!

A thing: I am not done the books in my bedroom and I’m already over 400. (And this is after I culled/donated a bunch of sff mass-market paperbacks a few years ago, mostly ones we’d gotten from an emptying-nester.) Some of these catalogued books are “family” books and not strictly mine but…most of them are mine.

Another thing: this was motivated by needing to double-fill shelves, so I figured I’d catalogue while reorganizing. And this way it matters less if I can see all the spines…I hope?

haunted_cherries

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Current Mood: ecstatic

oracne

I’ll be at Readercon 34 this weekend after spending most of the last couple of weeks doing massive re-reads.

If you’ll be there, please feel free to stop and say hello! My schedule is below.

The Works of P. Djèlí Clark
Salon I/J Friday, July 18, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT
Andrea Hairston [moderator]; Leon Perniciaro; Rob Cameron; Tom Doyle; Victoria Janssen
Our Guest of Honor P. Djèlí Clark rounded out his first decade as a published author with a Nebula and a Locus for his fantasy police procedural novel, The Master of Djinn, and both those awards plus a British Fantasy Award for his monster-hunting novella Ring Shout. His short story “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” is short-listed for the Hugo this year. As a History professor at University of Connecticut, he investigates the pathways leading from West African storyteller/poets (griots, a.k.a. djèlí) to the American abolitionist movement. Help us celebrate the works of our honored guest!

The Purposes of Memorable Insults in Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Salon I/J Friday, July 18, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
Storm Humbert [moderator]; Anne E.G. Nydam; Charles Allison; Ellen Kushner; Victoria Janssen
Some of the most quotable lines in science fiction and fantasy are zingers. Wit can do a lot to build a character, a world, and a universe, and has the ability to either support or undermine reader expectations. This panel aims to explore and elaborate on the use of wit—and especially takedowns—in literature, exposing how a verbal jab can serve as more than just a punchline.

Moving from Traditional Publishing to Self-Publishing
Salon G/H Friday, July 18, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT
Victoria Janssen [moderator]; Cecilia Tan; Jedediah Berry; Sarah Smith; Steven Popkes
It’s becoming increasingly common to hear of authors whose self-published work was so successful that they were picked up by a traditional publisher. But what of the authors who have gone the other way, by turning their backs on traditional publishing and going into self-publishing? Panelists will survey the varying reasons for making this transition, how authors have navigated it, and what this might say about the state of publishing overall.

Kaffeeklatsch: Victoria Janssen
Suite 830 Friday, July 18, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT

The Works of Cecilia Tan
Salon I/J Saturday, July 19, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Victoria Janssen [moderator]; Charlie Jane Anders; Laura Antoniou; Cecilia Tan (i)
Our Guest of Honor, Cecilia Tan, has a publication history that spans Asimov’s, Absolute Magnitude, Ms. Magazine, Penthouse, and Best American Erotica, among others. Writer and editor of science fiction and fantasy, especially as they intersect with erotica and romance, she is also the founder of Circlet Press, an independent publisher that specializes in speculative erotica. Her own writing earned a Lifetime Achievement for Erotica in 2014 from Romantic Times magazine. She also contributes to America’s other pastime, baseball, in her role as Publications Director for the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Come hear our panel discuss Cecilia’s many talents and accomplishments.

Un-Kafkaesque Bureaucracies
Salon I/J Saturday, July 19, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT
Victoria Janssen [moderator]; Alexander Jablokov; J.M. Sidorova; Laurence Raphael Brothers; Steven Popkes
In fiction, bureaucracies are generally depicted as evil in its most banal form, yet many of the actual bureaucracies that shape our lives exist to protect us from corporate greed. How can—and should—we tell other stories about bureaucrats and bureaucracies, particularly as the U.S. stands on the precipice of disastrous deregulation? And might fantasies of bureaucracy (such Addison’s The Goblin Emperor and Goddard’s The Hands of the Emperor) be the next cozy subgenre?

The Endless Appetite for Fanfiction
Create / Collaborate Saturday, July 19, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
Kate Nepveu [moderator]; Claire Houck/Nina Waters; Laura Antoniou; Victoria Janssen
In an article of the same name (https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/endless-appetite-fanfiction), Elizabeth Minkel discussed how “2024 was the year [fanfic] truly broke containment—everyone seemed to want a piece of the fanfiction pie, leaving fic authors themselves besieged on all sides.” Attempts to steal and monetize fanfic proliferated, as did reviews treating living authors as distant and unreachable. What do these trends say about larger changes in attitudes toward stories and creators? How can fans of all kinds nurture supportive connections to authors?

andersenmom

Weekly Score: 57.6% (19/33)

Goal 1: Declutter house and take care of family. 55% (12/22)

Review: This was harder than I expected it would be, Probably because I didn't schedule time to recover from the trip. That was something I should know by now.

Goal 2: Catch up on Fannish50. 67% (4/6)

Review: I got the three posts written, but only got one posted. I'll work on that better as things go on.

Goal 3: Prep for writing retreat. 60% (3/5)

Review: I could probably redo this one, as I really only needed to look for a couple of poms. I found a few ideal places, and I sent a second email as well. Still not getting all of the people to answer. But we do have a little bit more time.

Intentions for the future: G1: Get working on my house. I'm tired of it looking the way it is. This week's zone is the Main bathroom and one extra room, and I'll focus on my office. G2: Same as before, write three posts, post three of them. G3: I'm going to start working on the menu, and figure out what else we might need.

Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: Pretty Boy - P1Harmony

lea_hazel

Caught up on Murderbot!

Time to go back and read some plot recaps, reviews, etc. I read the books long enough ago that I don't quite remember enough to be sure of what they changed for the show.

tropicsbear

Ballerina (2025) (8/10)

Ballerina is set between John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4, though the story focuses on new character Eve Macarro and her quest for revenge.

We were introduced to the Tarkovsky Theater, one of the Ruska Roma's bases, in John Wick: Chapter 3. There we see what John's childhood was supposedly like and where he probably had his training. What I, personally, found most intriguing about the theater were the ballerinas. Based on what we were shown, all the women in the Ruska Roma were trained in ballet, while all the men were trained in judo. But everyone was also an assassin, and everyone was tatted up and had gnarly injuries from harsh training. A female assassin who relied less on her looks and more on her physicality? Color me intrigued.

And Eve definitely didn't disappoint. Action-wise, I thought this was every bit as good as the main films in the John Wick franchise. It's actually a bit gorier because while John favors guns, Eve seems to have a fondness for grenades. (Let's not get caught up in the physics of whether you can blow someone up in close quarters without also getting blown up. Grenade-fu!)

( Cut for length and mild spoilers. )

Random stuff:

Hard to pick a favorite fight, but I think I'll go with the flamethrower vs. firehose one. The primal scream Eve let out was 👌🏽 (Not counting this as a spoiler since the scene was in one of the trailers.)
I will admit that there's something the movie doesn't quite pull off that's in the main films, but I can't quite put my finger on what's missing. Which isn't to say that this is a bad movie—I think it's great—but there's something in the vibes.

vexed_wench

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spikedluv

I just saw this show mentioned and the poster alone reminded me of another show I'd watched so I checked out the summary on IMDb. Are they just doing a remake of The Pretender, or what?

kantayra

My first Officially Super-Busy Week at Work (TM) went better than expected. I have a second super-busy week this week, and then hopefully work will quiet down. Unfortunately, the week after this is a competition week, so that will be busy for entirely different reasons. But after that I am going to have a break and look very much forward to it! 😊

Here is where I stand, fandom-wise:

Exchanges due in May/June (hurtcomfortex, pickmeupexchange, idproquo, seasonsofdrabbles, diegetic_exchange + mystery pinch-hits and treats): I am going to move fandom5k out to July/August because otherwise this bullet will linger through the end of July. So now this is still done at 11/11, and the final reveals have happened! Here are the things I wrote:
- Untouchable was my assignment for hurtcomfortex, Hannibal/Will, more post-fall fun.
- A Thousand Meetings was my assignment for pickmeupexchange, Charles/Erik X-Men movie-verse, and turned into a monster that was tons of fun to write.
Exchanges due in July/August (fandom5k now, caseficexchange, nonconex, justmarriedexchange, Terrible Temperature Troubles flash + mystery pinch-hits and treats + future stuff): With fandom5k moved over, I am now at 5/7. I did, indeed, finish The Shiny Thing That Ate My Brain last week, hooray! I didn't get any of my other assignments done, but I did get a start on one of them. My goal this week is to finish at least one of the remaining two, and crystallize my ideas for the other one. I'm also eyeing several pinch hits, although I'm not going to set a goal for any of them while my schedule is so busy.

Also, I got two gifts for Temperature Flash! I love that one of them is heat-focused and the other is cold-focused, the best of both worlds:

The Beast and I Are One: Hannibal/Will post-fall escaping from Chesapeake Bay and huddling together for warmth while wet and naked, YUM!

Too Hot for Work: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan trying to stay cool in the summer heat by taking advantage of Shen Wei's naturally cool body, also YUM!

Potentials for July/August...and even September/October: I see some things shaping up on the distant horizon! As predicted, I skipped raremaleslashex (although may check out pinch hits), and I think I'm sitting out iddyiddybangbang. However! The following things are all coming up and look relevant to my interests: enemiestoloversex (I've already nominated), Grief/Mourning Flash, classicfilmex, fallingforyoufallexchange, ficinabox(!!!), & seasonsofdrabbles. There's also rarepairexchange, although that's more debatable, and then I remain vaguely tempted by scaldinghotcibingo. So I should keep myself busy for the foreseeable future. 😊

Once again again again, no updates on Femslash Salad Bar (shocking!).

I'm now 1/4 through BNHA S3. I'm going to hit a problem with my current episode source at the halfway mark, but I think I've found a back-up solution. Aiming to watch more of this, this week.

I still haven't picked up any books. I'm waiting for the next item in my library queue to come up, unless I change my mind before then.

Goals for this week: 1) Survive work moar, 2) Finish 1 of my remaining assignments, 3) Figure out my other assignment, 4) Watch some BNHA, 5) ???, 6) Profit!

sabotabby

You are not prepared.

( many )

spikedluv

I left for mom’s a little before 10am; but before I left I did a load of laundry (Pip’s uniforms; washed, dried and hung in the closet), hand-washed dishes, cut up chicken for the dogs’ meals, and scooped kitty litter.

I stayed until my new usual time of 3pm and stopped at Stewart's on the way home. I didn’t have to make supper because, again, Pip didn’t want anything hot, so he had leftover steak, cold. I hand-washed more dishes and showered.

I watched the current ep of Countdown, read more in Amelia Peabody, and started a different cozy on my Kindle app.

Temps started out at 70.0(F) and reached 93. It was hot. Thankfully I didn’t have to deal with it because I was inside at mom’s the hottest part of the day, until I got home.

Mom Update:

I left for mom’s a little early to help her stir up cookies for my brother’s birthday because I didn’t think she could do it on her own. Spoiler alert: she did it on her own. ( more )

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kat_lair - Julé! 14/31
linky - 2025 Sunshine Revival Post #3 & #4
sef1029 - A poem for summer
haunted_cherries - Sunshine Revivial Prompt #4: What Love Leaves Behind
svgurl - fic: what are you to me (everything) - steve/tony
svgurl - h/c exchange gift fics (1 kim/tommy, 1 mia/nicholas)
dr_zook - sunshine revival challenge #4: fun house
badly_knitted - BtVS Ficlet: Lonely For You
badly_knitted - Ficlet: Decorative
bluedreaming - the downside to cataloguing your books
haunted_cherries - "Crying About OCs" o'Clock!!
oracne - Readercon 2025
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tropicsbear - Media consumption: Ballerina (2025) 📽️
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Julé! 14/31

2025 Sunshine Revival Post #3 & #4

A poem for summer

Sunshine Revivial Prompt #4: What Love Leaves Behind

fic: what are you to me (everything) - steve/tony

h/c exchange gift fics (1 kim/tommy, 1 mia/nicholas)

sunshine revival challenge #4: fun house

BtVS Ficlet: Lonely For You

Ficlet: Decorative

the downside to cataloguing your books

"Crying About OCs" o'Clock!!

Readercon 2025

12 Week Year WAM Week 03

(no subject)

Media consumption: Ballerina (2025) 📽️

Ballerina (2025) (8/10)

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Whale photos (and one puffin)

The Day in Spikedluv (Sunday, July 13)

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