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I'm polyfanamourous: An incredibly long but now rather outdated list of my fandoms is here ; particular past and current favourites include The Borgias, Da Vinci's Demons, Firefly, Legend of the Seeker, Revenge, V (2009), early Black Sails, The Orville, Deception (2018), Blood & Treasure.

All of my fanworks and most of my entries, including some original fic pieces are public. F-locked are more personal posts, and occasional discussions on things such as sexuality, as well as some original fic pieces.

My interests include reading, television and film, fanfiction, mythology and folklore, wine, walking, pets, digital photography, and I dabble in various crafts. I believe my bodily autonomy is paramount. I'm neither left nor right now, instead feeling more libertarian/pro-freedom than authoritarianism.

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.” C S Lewis


Original Fic masterpost ~ Disclaimer and Transformative Works Statement ~ Graphics & Resources post


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Hope everyone is enjoying "Twixmas" that time between the frantic lead up to Christmas and the New Year's return to work/school. I've done some in store and online sale shopping/browsing and some tidying/sorting. Taken down some decorations so it's all at once. Leaving the lights until last.
In lieu of writing posts I just seem to be dumping All the Thoughts about things like Beyond Paradise Christmas special and Lord of the Rings nostalgia in other people's posts. My own posts are sporadic but I do try and read my circle on a semi regular basis, and I'm committed to [community profile] seasons_of_fandom which keeps me active in making icons, writing drabbles, playing games, and commenting on other user's works.

I received a truly lovely Yuletide gift fic in the Rivals fandom ♥ Look, I'm Emotionally Bankrupt First Bas had the brilliant idea of dressing them all up like the four musketeers for a fancy dress fundraiser; now he won't stop interfering in whatever's between Rupert and Taggie.
If this keeps up, Rupert swears someone's going to get run through with a dull sword.

My recipient seemed to enjoy the fic I gifted them. though another fic given as a treat (so same parameters) got more comments. Even when I write the explicit fic it's not quite good enough sigh

Upcoming is the Snowflake Challenge. Let's see how many/how late I do the challenges! Click the banner below to visit the comm.

Snowflake Challenge: A flatlay of a snowflake shaped shortbread cake, a mug with coffee, and a string of holiday lights on top of a rustic napkin.
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From [personal profile] kitarella_imagines, this is a fiction meme, First and Last Line game.

Take your last 5* fanfics and copy their first and last lines. We have to guess what the story is about!
*you can go back as far as you like to find fanfics where it's not obvious what's happened.

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The Winter Solstice has been and gone, and the daylight is returning slowly. Not that you'd know today, I haven't seen anything but grey skies! Wrapping is done. Cookies have been baked. Christmas is approaching. Season's greetings and happy Christmas!



(made in Canva)
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Quick post as I finally did some festive baking!
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Light yellow graphic reading 'Get Your Words Out 2026,' featuring the GYWO logo, a hand drawn chameleon clutching a variety of writing utensils.
GetYourWordsOut: Year Eighteen!
Pledges & Requirements | getyourwordsout.net


I've signed up with the same pledge, a habit pledge for 180 days. It's always worth signing up for me because of access to the shiny spreadsheet trackers :)
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Seen via [personal profile] kitarella_imagines a January art and comment bingo-styledfest

Link here: https://fanartfrenzy.tumblr.com/post/799939912764997632/introducing-fanart-frenzy

"Fanart Frenzy is a month-long bingo event designed to bring a wave of fanfiction-inspired fanart into the community, entirely free and unsolicited, as fandom is supposed to be, in order to stem the flow of these scammers, encourage our favorite fic writers, and liven up our fandoms. This event is anti-AI - real, human-made art only! Our first event will take place from January 1-31, 2026."

After visiting that page and using the sign up link you'll be in the queue for a bingo card.
"Then throughout January, you can make as few or as many pieces of art as you like - you can aim for a bingo, a blackout, or just pick one fic you really want to make art for. This event is about all kinds of art, not just traditional art - everything from playlists to gif sets to cookies to fiber arts, memes, and more. Anything artistic you can do inspired by a fanfic is perfect for this event.

If you don’t enjoy making art, the event also includes a Comment Challenge! During sign up, you can choose a bingo card with only art-related prompts, only commenting-related prompts, or a mix of the two. Non-artists can participate alongside artists by following the prompts to find fics in their fandoms in need of thoughtful, kind comments. (Ex. Leave a comment on a fic you’ve reread.)

You can also help us out by spreading the word! Please tell your friends and fandom communities about our event!"
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I haven't done much crafting this year but what better time than Christmas? Under the cut are three projects, a needle felted bauble, a 'snowglobe' with papercraft and another 'snowglobe' with modelling clay.
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12 icons of Jay Hernandez as characters in uniform.
1-5 Magnum PI
6-9 Max (2015)
10 Takers (2010), 11 Lakeview Terrace (2008), 12 Bright (2017)

Teasers:
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A fun video digging into the etymology of words we use for time like hour, why it's called a clock, and lost words like overmorrow.
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I got this meme from [personal profile] flareonfury with details in this post

"The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well let's see.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.

2) Italicize those you intend to read.

3) Underline the books you LOVE."

I bolded titles where I was sure I read them. I bolded numbers where I've read part of the book/book series. I did not bother to underline any. There are a couple of repeats (The Complete Works of Shakespeare but also Hamlet for example) and some odd omissions I think.

The list is included in a textbox in case you want to play
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Everyone seems to be doing this meme so why not!
Go to your AO3 page and choose "sort by title", then pick one fic per letter of the alphabet (A and The don't count as first words) and make a list. Post how many letters out of 26 you managed. Bonus points if you have a fic for every letter of the alphabet. Kidding, there are no bonus points, just bragging rights :)

I managed 24, let down by X and Z. [personal profile] kitarella_imagines has got a post where you can reply when you complete, because many of us are missing the "difficult letters" Q X Y Z but now feel inspired to try and title fics so we can have a whole alphabet :)

Gosh, some letters I had lots of other options, some none. Pages of A's and M's for example.
Also two fics named "At Your Side", one named "Adjustment" and another "Adjustments", two named "Lies", two named "Punishment"!
Lots of nostalgia here for fics I had forgotten I had written, fandoms long gone. I've tried to pick a variety of fandoms and genres!
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DW issues?

Oct. 20th, 2025 09:08 am
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Morning everyone. A wet autumnal day this morning for me.
I'm able to read my inbox and I've posted to a community and my journal so fa. But I'm having trouble replying to messages and comments. A Dreamwidth glitch? Hopefully this will be resolved soon!
update: while slow things do seem to be going through eventually. Plus I can't log into https://ellipsus.com/ with it returning an internal server error.
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20 icons for a [community profile] seasons_of_fandom challenge, Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice movies and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Nightmare Before Christmas.
Teasers:


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I took a cup of tea outside in the afternoon sunshine and saw a bee, a butterfly and then this butterfly:



A comma! I've never (knowingly) seen one in real life before so this was special :)
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On the back of more censorship like the disastrous Online Safety Act, the mass data breeches (from the Afghan data leak to the Tea app scandal) and people being arrested and even jailed for tweets, and after 5 years of creping surveillance and control, next is the push is for Digital ID in the UK.
No, this is not like your passport number. Yes, there are horrific implications for data breeches and ID theft. Yes, there are horrific implications for privacy, anonymity and freedoms. Call it conspiracy theory but ask yourself this: do you trust this and every subsequent government to access and control every detail of your life and data?

I'm not going to go into detail about the threats but I am going to share this from the Together Declaration (
"By the people, for the people – Together is a grass roots movement fighting to take back democracy, advocating for a better future, shaped by our guiding principles"values statement)

Why A Compulsory Digital ID Card Is Nothing Like Your Passport - And Far More Dangerous

You can click through to Twitter (X) or there's an archived copy: https://archive.ph/gqPGq

The article ends with this summary:
In short:

👉 Your UK passport or driving licence is a bit like a library card - you use it for one specific job, then put it away.

👉 Compulsory digital ID cards could be like a GPS tracker on your life, recording and linking everything you do.

👉 With powerful modern technology, the risks aren’t just bigger than a passport - they’re on a completely different scale…

...and far greater even than the last time Tony Blair tried to impose compulsory ID cards, scrapped in 2010 at a cost of up to £20bn to the taxpayer.


At the Together Declaration website they have a page outlining the need for a Digital Bill of Rights instead of Digital ID with information and tools to help you contact your MP.
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Aside from the fic I've been posting to AO3 this should be the last of the Lands of Magic stuff to be crossposted!

Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a western - fic and graphic.
Some silly Star Wars (sequels) election campaign posters.
A Musketeers (BBC) themed tarot card
Some The Borgias tumblr graphics
Nolan Ross (Revenge) NYE outfit
Meta: Mary Poppins is related to Merlin
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Made for a Lands of Magic challenge, where you pair a screencap from one fandom with a quote from another.
I've always loved seeing and making the incorrect quote/texts from last night graphics on LJ/DW and Tumblr so this was a fun one! Each fandom for both the picture and the quoted text is listed beneath each one.
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This year we've got the "Bulls in the City" in Birmingham. It's raising awareness and selling themed souvenirs (everything from pencils and pin badges to tote bags and t-shirts) to support Birmingham Hospice. After the events the sculptures will be auctioned off too.


About the Event

photos and more after the cut )
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The 10,000-word big bang for small fandoms is coming soon!
Author Sign-Ups Open Sept 1 | Artist Sign-Ups Open Nov 1



Opening soon. Any fandom excluding RPF that has less than 2k fics on AO3 qualifies. Artists always needed!
I'm thinking about signing up again. I completed round 13 but didn't participate in round 14.

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