meridian_rose

I haven't had as much time the last couple of days so I'm going to come back to prompt 4 (which I think will take more time to write up) and do prompt 5, Fulfill a wish today.

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Crossposts: https://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/658744.html

That photo is one I took the other day when we had sun rather than rainstorms, of my annual grain "crop". I replant an ear every year. This year the weather and my slightly late planting of the ear means the grain hasn't turned golden yet in time for Lammas.

Lammas occurs on the first or second of August. It is also celebrated as Lughnasadh. It is believed that Lammas comes from the Saxon phrase hlaf maesse, or "loaf mass."

Lammas is primarily a wheat harvest. It is a cross quarter day, falling between the midsummer solstice of Litha and the autumnal equinox of Mabon.

For those in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the time of Imbolc, a spring festival associated with the goddess Brigid.

Lughnassadh means “the commemoration of Lugh” and appears in variant spellings across the Celtic languages. The Lughnasadh festival is sometimes said to have been begun by the god Lugh, Lord of all the Arts, as a funeral feast and games commemorating his foster-mother, Tailtiu.

You can read more at my previous Lammas post which includes more about symbolism, celebration, and links to further reading.
And last year I posted original fic, Ficlet: Harvest Celebration inspired by some prompts at from one_sentence_only (Table 25b), a summer themed ficlet for Lammas/Lughnasagh/Lunasdagh, as a priestess prepares to lead the ritual for the harvest celebration.
As this is a festival related to Lugh, I'll also mention my Fiction: All the Arts post from December last year, a modern au featuring the Lord of All the Arts.

Crossposts: https://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/656950.html

In your own space, post self-recs for at least three fanworks that you created. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I did a few for this question last year of some of my favourites. This time I'll pick things I completed last year. 2018 was a rough year and I didn't write much, though I did finally achieve 100k for Get Your Words Out. So there aren't as many fanworks to pick from!

Four fics + bonus 2017 rec below the cut!

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Crossposts: https://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/631707.html

meridianrosewrites dreamwidth blog because DW is far easier to update regularly with links.

I've got the aforementioned Will (TNT/Jamie Campbell Bower sideblog: https://kit-is-my-main-concern.tumblr.com/

I've got a Texts From Last Blog where I post and reblog TFLN+fandom graphics: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/tflnvariousfandoms
(My Midnight Texas tfln, Texts From Midnight are all at this tag: http://meridianrose.tumblr.com/tagged/textsfrommidnight)

My Black Sails blog is: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/voilesnoir

While I'm here, my Borgias sideblog is still running: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/knifecesarehappeneding
As is my Da Vinci's Demons sideblog: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/leonardo-artista

And remember I have my original fic blog on DW (

lmdee) (fic/poetry only), tumblr (fic and other things I've made such as prompts/photos, reblogs about writing and themes I write about), wordpress (fic/poetry and other things I've made including prompts/photos, occasional reviews), and I also have a Twitter (links to my wordpress posts, occasional retweets), Facebook page, and Pinterest account.

Crossposts: https://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/607746.html

Day 9: Rec 3 or more fanworks you've created
Day 10: Share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme
Day 11: Share something media related that changed your life
Day 12: Create a fanwork

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Crossposts: https://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/598640.html

It's been eight months since, in addition to my personal/fandom blogs and social media, I set up my professional offerings. I write non-fiction articles and meta, flash fiction and poetry, and I'm working on two novels. I maintain a number of sites linked to my professional name/id, lmdee (at some sites as itslmdee).
For new followers, or those with new social media accounts at any of these sites, it seems an opportune time to remind you of these sites with the hopes that you'll follow some of them if you have not already done so.

As such, I'm re-posting the information post I made when I first set up these accounts.

Thank you to everyone who has already liked/subscribed to any of my professional sites. These are not the same as my fannish sites which you may already be subscribed to. I maintain the Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, etc, separately to my meridianrose accounts.

Website: http://meridianrose.wix.com/lmdee

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lmdeewriter

Wordpress for non-fiction and fic blog: https://lmdee.wordpress.com
rss*:https://lmdee.wordpress.com/feed/ Open-ID**: yes

Fiction only site: http://lmdee.dreamwidth.com
rss*: http://lmdee.dreamwidth.org/data/rss Open-ID**: yes

Tumblr: http://itslmdee.tumblr.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/itslmdee

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lmdee0014/

*If you need more information about rss readers, check out: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/rssandlivewebfeeds/f/rss.htm
I personally use feedly:https://feedly.com/ but there are other rss readers available

**Signing up for some services allows you to access other sites without getting an account and allows you to to leave non-anonymous comments via OpenID. You can find more information at http://openidexplained.com/ which includes a list of the better known sites using it: http://openidexplained.com/get#providers-table
As an LJ/DW user you already have an OpenID account.

I will also follow back you back, as I will follow back almost any Twitter or Tumblr that is non-pornographic :) You can also leave a comment at this post, mentioning a site you would like my professional blogs to follow in return.

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/504931.html

Day 08
Comment to someone you haven't ever interacted with before
Within this year's challenge I've done that, commenting on other people's entries, as well as leaving comments on fanfic at AO3 for authors who are new to me.

Day 03

In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator.

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Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/495179.html

Thank you to everyone who has liked/subscribed to any of my professional sites. I've made a plain text version to add to my Facebook page and, given that a couple of people on FB and at LJ seemed to be confused, I'm adding them here. These are not the same as my fannish sites which you may already be subscribed to. I maintain the Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, etc, separately to my meridianrose accounts.

Website: http://meridianrose.wix.com/lmdee

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lmdeewriter

Non-Fiction blog: https://lmdee.wordpress.com
rss*:https://lmdee.wordpress.com/feed/ Open-ID**: yes

Fiction site: http://lmdee.dreamwidth.com
rss*: http://lmdee.dreamwidth.org/data/rss Open-ID**: yes

Tumblr: http://itslmdee.tumblr.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/itslmdee

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lmdee0014/

*If you need more information about rss readers, check out: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/rssandlivewebfeeds/f/rss.htm
I personally use feedly:https://feedly.com/ but there are other rss readers available

**Signing up for some services allows you to access other sites without getting an account and allows you to to leave non-anonymous comments via OpenID. You can find more information at http://openidexplained.com/ which includes a list of the better known sites using it: http://openidexplained.com/get#providers-table
As an LJ/DW user you already have an OpenID account.

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/462806.html

Yuletide and the Legendland Gift Exchange

For the sixth year running I participated in Yuletide, and also in December/January, the one-off gift exchange held at Legendland. Here are recs for the wonderful gifts I received, and promos for the gift fics I wrote.

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Current Mood: busy
Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/443833.html

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"In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator. "

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Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/403630.html

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"In your own space, create a love meme for yourself. Let people tell you how amazing and awesome and loveable you really are...This is the challenge I most want to read because this kind of emotional bravery is really inspiring. It's not easy claiming your lovable qualities, asking people to love you, letting that love surround and fill you. Sometimes it's the hardest thing in the world."

So come and leave me a nice comment or a gif if you're so inclined? :)

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