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Speak Up Saturday
Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?
Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?
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duckprintspress) wrote2026-02-07 09:29 am
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January Created Works Round-Up!
Duck Prints Press’s monthly “created works round-ups” are our opportunity to spotlight some of the amazing work that people working with us have done that ISN’T linked to their work with Duck Prints Press. We include fanworks, outside publications, and anything else that creators feel like sharing with y’all. Inclusion is voluntary and includes anything that they decided “hey, I want to put this on the created work’s round-up!”
Visit our Created Works Round-Up Master Post to see all the works our creators have shared since September, 2022!
And check out what they’ve shared with us this month…
In the Heart of the Lake by Shadaras
art || original work || platonic or familial || teen & up || no major warnings apply || complete
summary: Any time he can skip out of work to hold his child, he does.
other tags: Father-Child Relationship, Underwater Setting, Non-Sexual Nudity
After the Moon Rose Anew by Shadaras
fiction || the spear cuts through water – simon jimenez || m/m || jun ossa/keema of the daware tribe || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 1,048 || complete
summary: After the curtains close on the Inverted Theater, there are still moments of interest in the lives of these two young heroes who are no longer gods but mortals seeking contentment in their second lives.
This is one such moment.
other tags: Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Introspection
I Am Haunting Your House by Mindful Wrath
audio || original work || no ships || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 00:25:17 || complete
summary: I AM HAUNTING YOUR HOUSE is a dark alternative concept album with deeply layered vocal harmonies and a rich but restrained palette of instrumentation, Evanescence meets Will Wood, equal parts manic and dreamlike. It’s a ghost story. It’s a confessional. It’s screaming defiance at the people who want you dead while knowing you can’t outlive them all. I AM HAUNTING YOUR HOUSE is a story of grief, rage, hope, and exhaustion, dredged from my heart and sung with my whole chest.
Long, long ago, in the faraway land of Deimos… by EvilToTheCore13
fiction || warframe || m/m || loid/albrecht || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 12,376 || work in progress
summary: A cursed sorcerer-prince. A clever and brave servant who becomes a prisoner in the beast’s enchanted castle.
Nothing is ever quite so clear or quite so easy as it is in fairytales. Can love truly break a curse? And even if it can–will Albrecht Entrati ever accept it?
other tags: Alternate Universe – Beauty and the Beast FusionAlternate Universe – FantasyAlternate Universe – Historical, Some Whump, Eventual Romance, Human/Monster Romance
If You Don’t Have Your Own Deathworlder, Homegrown Is Fine by Pherryt
fiction || witcher || no ships || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 22,317 || complete
summary:
Lambert’s gone missing and Geralt’s not going to let that go without an investigation. While chances are slim, there’s always hope his brother is still alive.
Meanwhile, Lambert wakes up in a strange metal cage, face to face with the largest cat he’s ever seen – and it’s wearing clothes!
Aka: Witchers in space – brought to you by the author getting inspired by multiple Deathworlder fics and all those humans are space orcs posts from Tumblr.
other tags: blood and injury (non graphic), imprisoned, impled past torture, nothing graphic
A Little Fun by Terra P. Waters
fiction || stranger things || m/m || jonathan byers/steve harrington || explicit || no major warnings apply || 7,808 || complete
summary: After their return from the Abyss, Jonathan takes Steve up on an offer to crash at his and Robin’s apartment.
other tags: Season/Series 05, Spoilers, Pre-Time Skip, Wound Care, Getting Together, Life-Affirming Sex, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Bisexual Jonathan Byers, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington Has a Big Dick, There Was Only One Bed, Come Eating
To Lay Worship Upon the Altar of His Body by unforth
fiction || tian guan ci fu || m/m, poly (multiple genders) || hua cheng/xie lian, xie lian/anonymous others || explicit || no major warnings apply || 7,211 || complete
summary: Xie Lian realizes that the strange feeling that’s been growing within him presages a heavenly tribulation, one different than any he’s experienced before or heard about.
Now he has to figure out how to overcome the tribulation… but first, he has to figure out how to tell San Lang.
other tags: Canon divergent, gang bang, massive overstimulation
The Way of House Sparrows by Vee Dragonmuse
fiction || ted lasso || poly (multiple genders) || roy kent/jamie tartt/keeley jones || explicit || no major warnings apply || 147,736 || complete
summary: In which, Jamie continues his journey to be a better man while still embracing his inner prick and Roy whenever he stands still long enough. Keeley finds that kind of personal growth very appealing.
other tags: Post S3, domestic life, discussion of past child abuse, PTSD
Parallel Park by Linnea Peterson
micro-memoir || original work || m/nb || general audiences || no major warnings apply || 100 || complete
summary: A micro-memoir piece about re-learning to parallel park on a first date.
Mosaic Haiku, Chapter 20: Snow Days at the Mosaic by EliotQueliot
Mosaic Haiku, Chapter 21: Time Is an Illusion by EliotQueliot
poetry || the magicians (lev grossman, syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || general audiences || creator choses not to use warnings || 1,565 || work in progress
chapter 20 summary: Have fun playing in the snow
chapter 21 summary: In this episode of Mosaic Haiku, Eliot and Quentin reflect on the very first smoldering days of their friendship. These moments are both their past—and their future, somewhere, since they’ve time-traveled to the past of Fillory.
The events we see in Season 1, Episode 1, include some of their favorite moments from their first days together, and they reflect on these and remember them to one another over the years at the Mosaic. (Being armchair time-travelers has become a favorite pastime.)
Please note: The Tumblr post has the photoscenes from the show in place. The AO3 chapter has some of the art (there will be more added over time).
other tags: Haiku, Poetry, Mosaic, Beauty Of All Life, Episode: s03e05 A Life in the Day, Mosaic Timeline (The Magicians: A Life in the Day), Watercolors, Drawings
chapter 20: TUMBLR – AO3 | chapter 21: TUMBLR – AO3
Mosaic Haiku (Art and Poetry), nine new paintings and a drawing by EliotQueliot
art || the magicians (lev grossman, syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || general audiences || creator choses not to use warnings || work in progress
summary: Mosaic Haiku celebrates the lifetime of love between Eliot and Quentin that yielded the “key to greater magic” in “A Life in the Day.” For the Time Is an Illusion event held by Magicians Fanworks Extravaganza, I added nine paintings to Mosaic Haiku, in Chapters 5, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 on AO3 (specifics about which art are listed in the chapter notes). For links to the works of art as individual pieces, see @eliotqueliot on the creators list for the Time Is an Illusion event (the Tumblr link for this post) and click the titles of the artworks to see the individual Tumblr posts. Additionally, following the event, I added a drawing to Chapter 6. The Instagram link takes you to that drawing (with links in the post to the individual Tumblr post).
other tags: Haiku, Poetry, Mosaic, Beauty Of All Life, Episode: s03e05 A Life in the Day, Mosaic Timeline (The Magicians: A Life in the Day), Watercolors, Drawings
The First Duty of All Magicians Is to Save Their Friends, Chapter 7: Soulmate Cards by EliotQueliot
The First Duty of All Magicians Is to Save Their Friends, Chapter 8: Soulmate Cards (Part 2) by EliotQueliot
The First Duty of All Magicians Is to Save Their Friends, Chapter 9: Striptease or Fashion Fight? (Or, Cats and Kittens) by EliotQueliot
fiction || the magicians (lev grossman, syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || explicit || creator choses not to use warnings || 9,480 || work in progress
chapter 7 summary: In Quentin’s room, Eliot does his best to move the mission along (specifically: to bang one Quentin Coldwater). But he doesn’t want to hurt Quentin, and he actually has feelings for the boy that make him wish that other life Margo told him about could be real again. So the route proves more circuitous than one might expect from one Eliot Waugh.
chapter 8 summary: Eliot and Quentin choose to talk this time, and things go better. Part of that may be due to Eliot realizing how important it is to share his feelings… …and to a tiny, beautiful magic that lives in Quentin now. The magic which made the soulmate cards…
chapter 9 summary: Eliot’s mission: seduce one Quentin Coldwater to save his life. But really, who’s seducing whom?
other tags: Horomancy, Post-Mosaic Timeline (The Magicians: A Life in the Day), Fix-It, POV Eliot Waugh, Character Death Fix, Alternate Universe – Canon Divergence, Time Shenanigans, Episode: s03e05 A Life in the Day, Physical Kids Cottage (The Magicians), Rescues, Eliot Waugh Is Smart, Margo Hanson is a Good Friend
chapter 7: TUMBLR – AO3 | chapter 8: TUMBLR – AO3 | chapter 9: TUMBLR – AO3
…Baby One More Time, Chapter 12 to 15 by EliotQueliot
fiction || the magicians (lev grossman, syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || mature || creator choses not to use warnings || 19,715 || work in progress
chapter 12 summary: “If at first you don’t succeed, try and try until you give up the ghost, because I’m not giving up on Quentin.”
chapter 13 summary: Quentin meets Quentin. Eliot confronts his truth.
chapter 14 summary: Eliot and Mosaic Quentin both need time to rest and reunite before returning to the quest to save Quentin 40. Of course, coming up with a new plan means reviewing a painful past.
chapter 15 summary: They’re both “his Quentin.” Please don’t make Eliot choose.
other tags: Time Loop, Alternate Universe – Canon Divergence, Quentin Coldwater Lives, Time Travel Fix-It, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Memories, horomancy, Mosaic Timeline (The Magicians: A Life in the Day), Age Difference, The Clock Barrens (Fillory), the mosaic, Post-Mosaic Timeline (The Magicians: A Life in the Day)
chapter 12: TUMBLR – AO3 | chapter 13: TUMBLR – AO3 | chapter 14: TUMBLR – AO3 | chapter 15: TUMBLR – AO3
Merry Christmas to my Dog by ShannonXL
video || original work || no ships || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 00:00:39 || complete
summary: Did you know that animals can talk on midnight on Christmas eve? Something about Jesus dying for capitalism makes them chatty.
Need by ShannonXL
fiction || the vampire diaries (tv) || f/m || elena gilbert/damon salvatore || explicit || creator choses not to use warnings || 4,373 || complete
summary:
Elena gets hit by a curse and Damon is the one who’s there.
other tags: fuck or die
Never Pegged You For a Good Guy by ShannonXL
fiction || the vampire diaries || f/m || elena gilbert/damon salvatore || explicit || no major warnings apply || 5,824 || complete
summary: Elena finds Damon’s strap-on harness and fucks him like he badly needs.
other tags: Pegging, Established Relationship, Fluff and Smut
Take Care of Me by ShannonXL
fiction || the vampire diaries || f/m || elena gilbert/damon salvatore || explicit || no major warnings apply || 3,375 || complete
summary: Alternate ending of the argument in S5E10.
other tags: Established Relationship, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Non-Sexual Intimacy
james_davis_nicoll (james_davis_nicoll) wrote2026-02-07 09:15 am
james_davis_nicoll) wrote2026-02-07 09:15 amEntry tags:
Books Received, January 31 — February 6
With two books new to me, this just barely qualifies as books received. One SF, one fantasy and the SF novel is from a series.
Books Received, January 31 — February 6
Poll #34194 Books Received, January 31 — February 6
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
A City Dreaming by Maurice Broaddus (June 2026)
16 (43.2%)
Lord of the Heights by Scarlett J. Thorne (July 2026
5 (13.5%)
Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.7%)
Cats!
28 (75.7%)
conuly (conuly) wrote2026-02-06 01:44 am
conuly) wrote2026-02-06 01:44 am
JMA-PSOS (ionelv) wrote2026-02-07 08:56 am
ionelv) wrote2026-02-07 08:56 amTrump impact on EV industry and sales
As expected, Trump had it in for EVs as Battery Technology reports. Excerpts:
At a Glance
* Tariffs on EV components raised costs for manufacturers and slowed infrastructure development nationwide
* Federal EV tax credits terminated in September 2025 reducing consumer purchase incentives significantly
* NEVI charging program froze approvals delaying corridor fast-charging station deployment across states
Exactly one year ago today, Donald Trump was inaugurated as US President for the second time. One year on, it’s worth noting how his 2025 policy reset has reshaped the US EV landscape. Tariffs lifted costs across vehicles, batteries, and charging hardware. Federal infrastructure momentum stalled. Regulatory drivers that encouraged EV adoption were weakened. And incentives that helped close price gaps for consumers and fleets were curtailed or timed out.
In aggregate, these moves narrowed near‑term competitiveness for domestic EV makers as Chinese OEMs continued scaling volumes and cutting costs abroad—pressuring US incumbents at precisely the moment the global market is accelerating.
Here is the timeline of eleven specific government actions undertaken last year that worked against the interests of EV developers and customers.
1. January 20, 2025: Day‑One executive order reorients energy and EV policy
2. February 6–7, 2025: FHWA freezes NEVI plan approvals and new obligations
3. Early March 2025: Federal fleet retreat from EVs; charger deactivations
4. April 2, 2025 (effective April 5): Global “reciprocal” tariff regime
5. April 18, 2025 (effective May 19): FHWA repeals highway GHG performance measure
6. June 11, 2025: NHTSA “resets” CAFE, excluding EVs and credit trading
7. June 12, 2025: CRA resolutions target California’s EPA waivers
8. July 4, 2025: “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” curtails EV credits; removes CAFE penalties
9. July 30, 2025 (effective August 29): De minimis duty‑free entry suspended
10. August 1, 2025 — EPA Proposes to Rescind the Endangerment Finding and Tailpipe GHG Standards
11. December 5, 2025 — NHTSA Proposes SAFE Rule III, Weakening Light‑Duty CAFE and Ending Credit Trading
2026: The rest of the world moves forward as US automakers navigate constraints
The 2025 data paint a clear gap: EVs were roughly 11% of U.S. new‑car sales versus nearly one in four across Europe (EU BEV share 16.9% year‑to‑date by November) and about 60% in China—evidence that mainstream adoption is advancing faster abroad. Charging infrastructure tells the same story: China added hundreds of thousands of public fast chargers in 2024–2025, lifting public charging capacity per EV above 3 kW, while the US reached only about 65,000 DC fast‑charging ports by November 2025. And mature markets such as Norway are already near‑fully electric—95.9% of new‑car sales in 2025—underscoring how much ground the US must make up.
And just this week, Canada signed a strategic agreement with China that opens the door to higher-range, lower‑cost Chinese‑made EVs entering the Canadian market under a 6.1% MFN tariff, with an initial quota of 49,000 vehicles and an affordability target that reserves half of the quota for EVs priced under CAD $35,000 by 2030. This development increases competitive pressure at America’s doorstep.
The race for EV market share was never going to be easy for US automakers. It’s too bad the federal actions of 2025 make it even harder for them to keep pace.
conuly (conuly) wrote2026-02-07 08:48 am
conuly) wrote2026-02-07 08:48 amThe Dreamer by Dulcie Deamer
The wave yearns at the cliff foot: its pale arms
Reach upward and relapse, like down-dropped hands;
The baffled tides slip backward evermore,
And a long sighing murmurs round the sands . . .
My heart is as the wave that lifts and falls:
Tall is the cliff—oh! tall as that dim star
That crowns its summit hidden in a cloud—
Tall as the dark and holy heavens are.
The sad strange wreckage of full many ships
Burdens the bitter waters’ ebb and flow:
Gold diadems, like slowly falling flames,
Lighten the restless emerald gulfs below;
And withered blossoms float, and silken webs,
And pallid faces framed in wide-spread hair,
And bubble-globes that seethe with peacock hues,
And jewelled hands, half-open, cold and fair.
Sea creatures move beneath: their swift sleek touch
Begets sweet madness and unworthy fire—
Scaled women—triton-things, whose dark seal eyes
Are hot and bloodshot with a man’s desire.
Their strange arms clasp: the sea-pulse in their veins
Beats like the surf of the immortal sea—
Strong, glad and soulless: elemental joys
Bathe with green flame the sinking soul of me.
Downward and down—to passionate purple looms,
Athrill with thought-free, blurred, insatiate life,
Where the slow-throbbing sea-flow sways like weed
Dim figures blended in an amorous strife—
I am enclasped, I sink; but the wave lifts,
With all its freight of treasure and of death,
In sullen foamless yearning towards the height
Where the star burns above the vapour-wreath;
And a deep sob goes up, and all the caves
Are filled with mourning and a sorrow-sound.
The green fire fades: I rise: I see the star—
Gone are the triton arms that clipped me round.
Hope beats like some lost bird against the cliff—
The granite cliff above the burdened wave,
Whose fleeting riches are more desolate
Than gems dust-mingled in a nameless grave . . .
When all the wordless thirsts of Time are slaked,
And all Earth’s yearning hungers sweetly fed,
And the Sea’s grief is stilled, and the Wind’s cry,
And Day and Night clasp on one glowing bed—
Oh! in that hour shall clay and flame be blent—
Love find its perfect lover, breast on breast—
When dream and dreamer at the last are one,
And joy is folded in the arms of jest.
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Reach upward and relapse, like down-dropped hands;
The baffled tides slip backward evermore,
And a long sighing murmurs round the sands . . .
My heart is as the wave that lifts and falls:
Tall is the cliff—oh! tall as that dim star
That crowns its summit hidden in a cloud—
Tall as the dark and holy heavens are.
The sad strange wreckage of full many ships
Burdens the bitter waters’ ebb and flow:
Gold diadems, like slowly falling flames,
Lighten the restless emerald gulfs below;
And withered blossoms float, and silken webs,
And pallid faces framed in wide-spread hair,
And bubble-globes that seethe with peacock hues,
And jewelled hands, half-open, cold and fair.
Sea creatures move beneath: their swift sleek touch
Begets sweet madness and unworthy fire—
Scaled women—triton-things, whose dark seal eyes
Are hot and bloodshot with a man’s desire.
Their strange arms clasp: the sea-pulse in their veins
Beats like the surf of the immortal sea—
Strong, glad and soulless: elemental joys
Bathe with green flame the sinking soul of me.
Downward and down—to passionate purple looms,
Athrill with thought-free, blurred, insatiate life,
Where the slow-throbbing sea-flow sways like weed
Dim figures blended in an amorous strife—
I am enclasped, I sink; but the wave lifts,
With all its freight of treasure and of death,
In sullen foamless yearning towards the height
Where the star burns above the vapour-wreath;
And a deep sob goes up, and all the caves
Are filled with mourning and a sorrow-sound.
The green fire fades: I rise: I see the star—
Gone are the triton arms that clipped me round.
Hope beats like some lost bird against the cliff—
The granite cliff above the burdened wave,
Whose fleeting riches are more desolate
Than gems dust-mingled in a nameless grave . . .
When all the wordless thirsts of Time are slaked,
And all Earth’s yearning hungers sweetly fed,
And the Sea’s grief is stilled, and the Wind’s cry,
And Day and Night clasp on one glowing bed—
Oh! in that hour shall clay and flame be blent—
Love find its perfect lover, breast on breast—
When dream and dreamer at the last are one,
And joy is folded in the arms of jest.
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sisterdivinium) wrote in halfamoon2026-02-07 10:53 amEntry tags:
Day 7: fanart, Bad Sisters - Angelica Collins
Title: The lover
Fandom: Bad Sisters
Characters: Angelica Collins (hinting at Angelica/Grace)
Rating: G
Notes: Done with felt tip pens, Chinese ink and graphite.
Summary: At the end of the day, whatever Angelica's actions, the truth behind them is only one. It bears Grace's name.
Over here, at my journal!
Fandom: Bad Sisters
Characters: Angelica Collins (hinting at Angelica/Grace)
Rating: G
Notes: Done with felt tip pens, Chinese ink and graphite.
Summary: At the end of the day, whatever Angelica's actions, the truth behind them is only one. It bears Grace's name.
Over here, at my journal!
nverland (nverland) wrote in recipecommunity2026-02-07 06:44 am
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Cowboy Mashed Potatoes
Cowboy Mashed Potatoes
Total Time: 45 mins Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 lbs. Yukon gold or russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups frozen fire-roasted whole kernel corn
4 strips bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 fresh jalapeño, seeds removed and diced (1/4 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces and softened
1/4 to 1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 cup sliced green onions
Directions
In a 5 to 6 qt. Dutch oven, add potatoes, 1 teaspoon salt and enough water to cover. Bring to boiling, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 12 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Add frozen corn and cook for 2 minutes to heat through. Drain potatoes and corn, return to Dutch oven.
Meanwhile in a medium skillet over medium heat, cook bacon, flipping halfway, 7 to 8 minutes, or until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with tongs and set aside on a paper towel lined plate, reserving bacon fat in skillet. Add onion, jalapeño and garlic. Cook and stir until tender and onions just begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Add onion mixture, butter and 1/4 cup sour cream to the potato mixture. Mash with a potato masher until desired consistency (it should still be chunky.) Stir in cheese, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Add more sour cream, if desired. Transfer to a serving dish. Crumble cooked bacon overtop and sprinkle with green onions.
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Day 7: Fic - Kamen Rider Gotchard - Kyoka/Lachesis
Title: Stargazing
Fandom: Kamen Rider Gotchard
Pairing/Characters: Kyoka/Lachesis
Rating: G
Word count: 1109
Author's note: Also for both thetokufemslash prompt meme prompt of "any: any/any - blurry photos taken mid laughter" and my Fresh Femslash Salad Bar prompt of stargazing & 900 words!
Summary: Lachesis didn't understand the appeal of stargazing.
Also on Ao3, or read below the cut:
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Fandom: Kamen Rider Gotchard
Pairing/Characters: Kyoka/Lachesis
Rating: G
Word count: 1109
Author's note: Also for both the
tokufemslash prompt meme prompt of "any: any/any - blurry photos taken mid laughter" and my Fresh Femslash Salad Bar prompt of stargazing & 900 words!Summary: Lachesis didn't understand the appeal of stargazing.
Also on Ao3, or read below the cut:
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luthien (luthien) wrote2026-02-08 12:11 am
luthien) wrote2026-02-08 12:11 amEntry tags:
Writing, writing, writing
There was the story I was planning to write, and then there was the much more out there (and potentially much longer) story idea that came up in conversation with a friend last night - when I foolishly said: "I could write that."
Guess which one I've now got 1500 words of?
*sigh*
The word "fuck" has been coming up in my online conversations quite a bit today, mostly coupled with "you". She's an utter menace.
Guess which one I've now got 1500 words of?
*sigh*
The word "fuck" has been coming up in my online conversations quite a bit today, mostly coupled with "you". She's an utter menace.
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Day 7 Theme - The Lover
Today's theme is The Lover.
Here are some ideas to get you started: She is the type of person that people want to be around. She has a passion for life and wants to connect with others. How does she express this love? What is her love language? Or conversely, is love something that she shies away from?
Just go wherever the Muse takes you. If this prompt doesn't speak to you, feel free to share something that does. You can post in a separate entry or as a comment to this post.
Want to get a jump start on tomorrow's theme? Check out the prompt list in the pinned post at the top of the page. Please don't post until that day.
Here are some ideas to get you started: She is the type of person that people want to be around. She has a passion for life and wants to connect with others. How does she express this love? What is her love language? Or conversely, is love something that she shies away from?
Just go wherever the Muse takes you. If this prompt doesn't speak to you, feel free to share something that does. You can post in a separate entry or as a comment to this post.
Want to get a jump start on tomorrow's theme? Check out the prompt list in the pinned post at the top of the page. Please don't post until that day.
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apod_feed) wrote2026-02-07 06:54 am
apod_feed) wrote2026-02-07 06:54 amSupernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
conuly (conuly) wrote2026-02-05 10:14 am
conuly) wrote2026-02-05 10:14 amWatched A Man on the Inside with Jenn
That's a pretty good show, although she ruined it by guessing all the plot twists.
( Teensy spoiler for second season )
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( Teensy spoiler for second season )
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thistle in grey (thistleingrey) wrote2026-02-06 10:19 pm
thistleingrey) wrote2026-02-06 10:19 pmEntry tags:
friday five
1. What did you want to be when you were a kid?
A kid. Really.
2. What is your proudest accomplishment so far?
I've lived long enough that surely there could be more than one? Perhaps it's knowing when not to respond directly to this question, which invites humblebrags.
3. What is your dream job?
Something lower stress than my previous jobs.
4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I've always found this question (common in certain kinds of interview) to say more about the asker than the answerer. It's bullshit. Ten years before I passed my PhD quals, I had no idea I would apply to grad schools. Ten years before I was part of a team that published an award-winning scholarly bestseller, I had no idea I would work as libstaff. Those were good things to do, but I didn't plan for them.
5. What does it take to make you happy?
Accidental inversions or juxtapositions, and bits of space for contemplation. When I'm very busy, it's harder to notice anything---a thing I noticed after I began protecting time during grad school to take walks and look at random plants.
A kid. Really.
2. What is your proudest accomplishment so far?
I've lived long enough that surely there could be more than one? Perhaps it's knowing when not to respond directly to this question, which invites humblebrags.
3. What is your dream job?
Something lower stress than my previous jobs.
4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I've always found this question (common in certain kinds of interview) to say more about the asker than the answerer. It's bullshit. Ten years before I passed my PhD quals, I had no idea I would apply to grad schools. Ten years before I was part of a team that published an award-winning scholarly bestseller, I had no idea I would work as libstaff. Those were good things to do, but I didn't plan for them.
5. What does it take to make you happy?
Accidental inversions or juxtapositions, and bits of space for contemplation. When I'm very busy, it's harder to notice anything---a thing I noticed after I began protecting time during grad school to take walks and look at random plants.
rfemod (rfemod) wrote in rarefemslashexchange2026-02-06 10:12 pm
rfemod) wrote in rarefemslashexchange2026-02-06 10:12 pmEntry tags:
Deadline has passed!
The deadline has officially passed. Anyone who does not have an extension or have submitted a completed work will be defaulted. There will be a list of post deadline pinch hits posted within the next 24 hours.
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Fan Art, Day 6, Frances Neagley from Reacher
Title: Tough as They Come
Fandom: Reacher
Character: Frances Neagley
Prompt: Day 6-Her own personal code.
Rating: Teen (Just because she’s tough as nails.)
Summary: I love her even more than Reacher.
Need Tag for Reacher.
( Neagley )
Fandom: Reacher
Character: Frances Neagley
Prompt: Day 6-Her own personal code.
Rating: Teen (Just because she’s tough as nails.)
Summary: I love her even more than Reacher.
Need Tag for Reacher.
( Neagley )
kerk_hiraeth (kerk_hiraeth) wrote in halfamoon2026-02-07 04:15 am
kerk_hiraeth) wrote in halfamoon2026-02-07 04:15 amDay Three Theme - Like the first dewfall on the first grass (BtVS)
TITLE: Like the first dewfall on the first grass https://kerk-hiraeth.dreamwidth.org/22329.html
PROMPT: Day Three - The Caregiver
FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer {AU}
AUTHOR: kerk_hiraeth
RATING: PG-13
LENGTH: 1,000
CHARACTERS: OCs; Fatima El-baz & Sofia Blazhevich
SUMMARY: The duties of a Chaplain, whatever their religion are many and varied; sometimes causing reflection on their own lives.
A/N: This story is dedicated to Father Francis Mulcahy, as played by William Christopher on M*A*S*H between 1972 and 1983. That character heavily influences my conception of the Muslim, appointed by Buffy to be Chaplain to all the Slayers; (full name ~ Fatima Amastan Sultana Sara Tirzah Elbaz (or El-baz).
The background to her full name and their histories will, should my muse permit, be revealed in further stories but briefly, her family is from the Atlas Mountains of Tunisia; has mostly Amazigh & Hebrew origins, with some Arab threads as well. Her wife is Jewish from a conservative Orthodox sect. The Slayer is Russian but Roman Catholic, rather than Russian Orthodox.
Goddess be with you,
Father Francis Mulcahy, as portrayed by William Christopher
kerk