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Photo round up

Wed, 13 May 2026 13:33:53 GMT

Some personal photos of scenery, sculpture and animals (pets and wildlife).
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May icon round up

Sat, 09 May 2026 14:14:35 GMT

Various icons made for seasons_of_fandom
Westworld (TV), stock - other, stock - cats and dogs, School Spirts season 1

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into a bar 2026 promo

Tue, 05 May 2026 09:59:26 GMT

I missed it last year but have signed up this year.

intoabar is back for 2026.
To join in, visit the community and sign up
How to play:
1. Pick a character, any character.
2. Pick one to six fandoms that you feel comfortable writing in. They cannot be the fandom that your character is from, or a fandom related to it. They can be related to one another if you choose, however.

You will receive a random character from one of the other fandoms to create a crossover fanwork. The fanwork must be one of the following:
- a story of at least 500 words
- a complete piece of art of a reasonable size (manips and graphics yes, banners and icon sets no)
- a vid of at least forty-five seconds
- a podfic, the text/script of which must be written specifically for this challenge, five minutes long OR five hundred words
- a comic that is at least one page and/or six panels

Further rules and examples at the community. Have fun :)

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Unconventional Courtship promo 2026

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:36:39 GMT

I love this fest and thanks to a new mod (aflaminghalo) stepping up, it is running again this year.
Visit unconventionalcourtship or go directly to the sign-up post; read the rules, pick a day you'd like to post on and comment with your chosen date. 1k minimum fic, romance novel summary used for inspiration, any and all pairings (or moresomes if the prompt allows) are welcome. There's a link to a generator in that post which gives you plot summaries for inspiration, or you can find your own summary.

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Craft project round up

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:46:37 GMT

I know I haven't been around much lately. But Easter is nearly here and here are two craft projects I've completed.
One needle felted sheep bauble, one cross-stitch/needlework Easter card

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Seasons of Fandom landcomm promotion

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:07:27 GMT

Round 2 of seasons_of_fandom is opening soon! Multifandom challenge community with original fic and stock icons welcome. Challenges include graphics, writing, and puzzle games.

Please check it out, and if you join tell them I sent you :)
Some no pressure pre-round challenges are already posted but the community and challenges open fully in April.

sign up post

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Miscellaneous graphics and entries from Seasons of Fandom round (season) 1

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:38:46 GMT

Miscellany from seasons_of_fandom round (season) one.
Tumblr grapics, 2 animated: (Nikolai Lantsov (Shadow and Bone); Han Solo (Star Wars); Dean Winchester (Supernatural); John Sheppard (Stargate: Atlantis), Magnum P.I. (1980 & 2018), stock
Icons - stock
Desktop wallpaper - stock
Other graphics: bounding (fandom inspired outfits The Ark, The Witcher, Relic Hunter), triptych (Star Wars movies, stock), Font name illustrations (stock), fanmix cover art (Venom movies, Buffy TV, stock), bookmark (stock), personalised trading card
Other - book title poetry
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Graphics - incorrect quotes crossover graphics

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:57:53 GMT

14 tumblr graphics made for Seasons of Fandom - my favourite challenge, taking quotes or song graphics and pairing them with a different fandom.

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Icons various from round (season) 1 of Seasons of Fandom

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:07:27 GMT

Part one of seasons_of_fandom entries from round one, icons!
Some were my personal choice, some were in response to certain prompts/challenges.
Fandoms: The Librarians, ST: DS9, MCU, from, Hellboy, DCEU (various Superman), Stargate: Atlantis, Leverage, Almost Paradise, Revenge, Legend of the Seeker, Rivals (TV), Red Sonja, Luke Pasqualino, stock
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End of Year Fic Meme

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:12:06 GMT

End of year fic meme snagged from flareonfury

Questions if you want to play:

Fics Posted 2025: 16 fics including a couple that I'd previously written some time back for Lands of Magic and finally got around to polishing and posting, one Yuletide fic, an unconventionalcourtship fic, and a fic for bethefirst which I'd started the previous summer but finally used the challenge as a push to complete and post it.

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New Year's Eve

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:23:18 GMT

Thinking ahead to next year. I've signed up to GYWO of course.
The Fannish 50 is running again but I didn't go great with it previously. I might pick it up again on my terms.

smallhobbit has come up with 26 photos for the year which a lovely way to record the year and post regularly and in this post has an impressive list of courses completed. I've checked out the free courses and identified a couple of Open University ones that looked interesting. My new job has a subscription to National College and are keen for me to do some sort of Continuing Professional Development next year, so at some point I guess I'm be learning something in a structured way :)

I would like to finish the 100 prompts LiveJournal table, started a lifetime ago. And make in-roads on the 100 fandoms. I might ask for help with encouragement/brainstorming for the LJ table. And of course more crafting. Nephew loved the sheep bauble I made for his grandparents that he wants one for his March birthday so that's on the list.

Best wishes as we approach 2026!

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December update/ Snowflake Challenge promo

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:15:59 GMT

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 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.

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Fic Meme: Guessing game (1st and last lines)

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:30:52 GMT

From 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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Festive Greetings

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:09:47 GMT

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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Christmas Cookies

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:19:25 GMT

Quick post as I finally did some festive baking!
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Get Your Words Out sign ups are open

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:20:15 GMT

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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Fanart Frenzy

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:07:29 GMT

Seen via 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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December Craft post

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:38:41 GMT

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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Icons: Jay Hernandez as characters in uniform

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:39:33 GMT

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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Vid rec: Noon Is Not 12 o clock, Time Words Explained

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:32:00 GMT

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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The Big Read meme

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:37:03 GMT

I got this meme from 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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Alphabet Fic Meme

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:17:23 GMT

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. 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?

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:10:41 GMT

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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Spooky Icons

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 07:55:42 GMT

20 icons for a seasons_of_fandom challenge, Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice movies and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Nightmare Before Christmas.
Teasers:

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Photo: Butterfly

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:46:01 GMT

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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