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My Yuletide gift is amazing! The Changeling by Zilpha Keatley Snyder was one of my favorite books and someone wrote me a perfect post-canon Martha/Ivy story:

The Doorway to Home (3677 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Changeling - Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Martha Abbott/Ivy Carson
Characters: Josie Carson (The Changeling)
Additional Tags: it's pre-relationship but I very much intend it to be pre-, Post-Canon, theater kids having theater kid feelings, and friendship feelings and gay feelings
Summary:

The idea of college felt very large and overwhelming, and much farther away than Cath seemed to think it was. Cath continued, "I suppose you'll be looking mostly at New York or L.A., of course, since you love acting so much."

Martha’s mother said “Yes, it does seem likely, doesn’t it?” and her father said “New York is awfully far away, though,” and her mother said “But the drama schools are famous there,” and everybody chewed over the idea while Martha sat stock still and stared down at her plate. The entire world was rearranging itself inside her head.

Current Mood: happy

kalloway

Happy Thursday to all who celebrate! I hope any holidays currently or recently celebrated have been good to you. While I still have a couple of local exchanges to do, and a box to mail, the bulk of Xmas is already behind me and I am very ready for that. I have received many lovely things already, both in person and via secret santas and other internet-based things.

As the bulk of Xmas is behind me, I'm spending the day watching Gundam Wing and working on HG Calibarn. It is a strange kit, and since I'm unfamiliar with the source material, I am getting fun little surprises.

The weather is set to change overnight, which I think is contributing to both a headache and my general lethargy. This week, and I think I mean starting from last Friday, has just been brutal and busy and I am exhausted. I also have the faintest scratch in my throat so I've likely picked up a bit of crud from somewhere. Also not surprising.

Hopefully I am a little more lively tonight and can do some needed pickup and chores.

scifirenegade

Title: Pretense
Rating: General
Fandom: The Last Performance
Pairing(s) / Character(s): Julie Fergeron, Erik the Great
Warnings: n/a
Spoilers: n/a

Note: For

fic_prompt, prompt was "any, any, "pretend I'm someone you like"".

On AO3
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Title: my heart still brims with hope
Rating: General
Fandom: Anders als die Andern (1919)
Pairing(s) / Character(s): Kurt Sivers/Paul Körner
Warnings: n/a
Spoilers: n/a

Note: For

comment_fic, prompt was "Any, any, an AU where everything is happy and nice".
The title comes from The Tales of Ise.
AU where everyone lives and is happy yay!

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Title: A Minor Mistake
Rating: General
Fandom: Anders als die Andern (1919)/Orlacs Hände (1924)
Pairing(s) / Character(s): Paul Orlac, original characters, mentioned Paul Körner and Yvonne Orlac
Warnings: n/a
Spoilers: n/a

Note: For

comment_fic, prompt was "author's choice, any two characters with the same name, there's been a (minor? major?) mix-up".
Silly crack crossover.

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ysabetwordsmith

These are the location notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement."

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vriddy

Wow, vriddy wrote a fic? Wonder what fandom it could be about...............

Good luck, Yuu-san | K-9 | Fujimaru Jin/Hizuki Ren/Kagari Yukito/Oboro Yuushirou | <700 words | rated T

Summary: Fujimaru accidentally discovers a new weakness of Oboro.

Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.

ysabetwordsmith

Here are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 4 Last 13.

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ysabetwordsmith

Here are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 3 Group of 11

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vriddy

Community Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.

Over the last week...

Posted and commented on bnha_fans. The comm is really active in all sorts of good ways, which is LOVELY! :D

Commented on goals_on_dw.

Posted & commented on getting_started about whether image links also get redirected when using a rename token. The answer is YES which is pretty cool and good to know :D

Signal boosts:

Someone is asking about the kind of CSS allowed on Dreamwidth over at newcomers, in case any of you have more tips and paths to share.

ysabetwordsmith

Here are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 2 Ecovillage Founders

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ysabetwordsmith

Here are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 1 Soups.

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ysabetwordsmith

This poem came out of the May 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from

siliconshaman and

wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Crisis" square in my 5-1-24 card for the Superhero Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with

fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One and Kraken threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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dialecticdreamer

Networking and Net Growth
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 2 of 3
Word count (story only): 1311

:: Cassie’s landlord gave her a rent increase which will make her homeless. Her medical needs and food allergy makes the standard dormitory living and communal meals in homeless shelters a nightmare rather than a temporary solution. Word spreads, and… Gentle fiction for the December 2025 prompt event, with great thanks to the reader who suggested it. ::

Only two days after leaving the doctor’s office, Cassie’s phone rang every five minutes for half an hour. With her hands finally set in the bracers, she could answer on the third ring of the seventh call. “Hello?”

“Cassie! I was starting to worry,” Doctor Brian Mitchell began. “What did I interrupt?”

“I had to wash the wrist braces,” she grumbled. “They didn’t dry the first time, and I’ve been running up and down to the laundry room to check on them, because I can’t not be answering chat questions for work, but I also can’t afford to have the braces stolen.”
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Current Mood: awake

theradicalchild

My sleep was better last night, although I had slight headaches in the morning perhaps due to my withdrawal from my Vimpat. I did take a Naproxen due to it and my continuing right shoulder issues, and am still trying to strengthen my right shoulder through exercise.

This morning as well when moving around my beanbag there was a roach that freaked me out and I had to stomp. Always scares the shit out of me.

I walked around my neighborhood a bit after breakfast for exercise and it was warm enough, but not hot, that I could wear one of my tanktops.

I had some of my leftover spaghetti and meatballs with that carrot/pea sauce and it was okay, though I don't have a good stomach for leftover noodles as I did when I was still living with my parents.

I wasn't looking forward to the meeting with my family, but I went after lunch, and my older brother and his wife and younger brother were there and we took a photo, I got my presents, and I made my egress with no emotional scars. I got a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates, $250 in Amazon gift cards, a bag of Reese's miniatures, Truffles from my older sister, and two tins of popcorn--which I had to return a little afterward since Mom forgot to give them to me. She bought one for herself but gave me hers.

I went shopping afterwards and bought a pot so I can cook noodles separately, though there was some weird issue with the self-checkout when I tried using my debit card that necessitated they reboot the machine, but it eventually worked.

I've largely been sitting at my computer on and off for the rest of the day wondering what the hell to do for next year, slowly typing up my novel from my notebooks--I skipped over a large portion largely due to being unable to read my handwriting. I opened a Spreadshop storefront using some of my designs from my Zazzle store, which has yet to get any sales other than mine, but I don't have the backbone to promote it heavily due to my exodus from most social media sites aside from Facebook, and even they're toxic, but there are AI art communities where people link to their designs. I dunno.

I think that's it...

Current Mood: okay

silver_chipmunk

Got up this morning at 9:30 and got a phone call from Middle Brother's group home to make sure of our plans. Got everything straight and then I had breakfast and coffee and cleaned the cat pan. Then I showered and dressed.

I took the dirty kitty litter out and proceeded to the bus stop, where I got the 20 and went to the Jamaica LIRR station. I just missed a train at 12:50 because of having to wait so long for the elevator to the platforms. But the next train to Hicksville was at 1:02 so I didn't have to wait too long.

I called the group home from the train, and when I got to Hicksville it was only a few minutes waiting til they got there.

The trip home was uneventful. We got here a little after 3:00 and I put Christmas music on Pandora until 5:00 when we Ubered to the Neptune Diner.

It was very epty, hardly anyone there which surprised me, and they weren't playing Christmas music. We had a good meal, Middle Brother got his usual cheeseburger and fries and I had apple cinnamon French toast. We both had the chocolate cake for dessert.

Then we took an Uber home, and I put Christmas music on for half an hour, and then put the Clancy Brother's cds on the cd player while I Teamed the FWiB.

mashfanficchick called while we were talking so that was nice.

Now Middle Brother is listening to the end of the Clancy Brothers cds, an after it's over I'll inflate the air mattress and either we'll listen to Christmas music or else he'll go to sleep and I'll go to my bedroom.

Happy Christmas Eve to all!

Oh, the Kid texted, they were on their way to the airport.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Got another card today.

3. Middle Brother was successfully gotten and is happy.

4. Nice weather to do this in.

5. The Neptune Diner.

6. All my friends and friends of friends.

Current Mood: content

scrubjayspeaks

She had been told not to go into the adult part of the library, even though she had read everything in the children’s section already--twice--but someone was whispering. Mean Mrs. Jordan worked on Wednesdays and had once kicked someone out for sneezing too loud, so she really just wanted to warn whoever it was to stop talking before Mrs. Jordan found them instead. By the time she noticed just how very long the aisles in the adult section seemed to be, she had been walking too long to see the way back to the rest of the library anymore, the books on the shelves had artifacts mixed in with them, and the whispering was definitely getting louder.

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ysabetwordsmith posting in

goals_on_dw

TRY NEW THINGS THIS YEAR: 28 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION IDEAS

The best New Year’s goals are all about getting out of your comfort zone or routine! Even if you love setting resolutions that are practical—like saving money or decluttering—it’s great to dedicate yourself to trying something new this year. Here’s some inspiration for your 2026 goals!

Mixing fun or adventurous goals into your list along with practical ones makes it easier to accomplish things.

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petra

Galavant:

Note the part where this is tagged as Original Music Composition! I GOT A GALAVANT SONG FOR YULETIDE!

There is a bug de-anonymizing the collection, so with any luck, my author will be willing to post more than the sheet music and save me from my current predicament of "I can sorta sight-read but not that well." I love the Madalena voice in this, so perfectly discontent with her amazing lot! and there's MUSIC!

Madalena's Ballad of Vast Success (1264 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Galavant (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Madalena (Galavant), Brief ensemble Galavant cast appearance
Additional Tags: Character Study, Inspired by the song What Am I Feeling (Galavant), Original music composition, Post-Canon
Summary:

Madalena stood on her balcony, in her castle perched high on a cliffside overlooking her vast and endless empire. "This is the best life has ever been. Everything I wanted is now mine... Yet sometimes it seems that there's something out there that eludes me, something I can neither buy nor take. But that's crazy! Who would dare deny me? Deceive or defy me? None at all! Well, almost none!"

Galavant 2:

The share button isn't working on Tad Cooper, a Life, which is an adorable summation of the life and times of Tad Cooper, as one can imagine from the title. I enjoyed the POV the author chose!

Slow Horses + Rivers of London:

My other Yuletide author took me up on my deep and soulful desire for Slow Horses + Rivers of London, and does great things with the interaction of law enforcement and Regent's Park, and the various characters. Spoilers for Diana Taverner's fate if you've only done the first book/show, but nothing that will surprise anyone. I love the way the mundane and magical intersect here:

The Spirit of Regent's Park (2370 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Slow Horses (TV), Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Thomas Nightingale, Diana Taverner, Jackson Lamb (Slow Horses), Emma Flyte, Molly Doran
Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Yuletide Treat, add some magic to your spy show
Summary:

Newly minted First Desk Diana Taverner visits the Folly to find out who this Thomas Nightingale fellow is, and learns a few things about London that are closer to home than she expects.

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What I wrote:

2 stories!

Spot either and I'll write you a drabble. One of them is so me it hurts and the other is less obviously so but still extremely Petra.

Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: Bear McCreary and sight reading

merrileemakes

A few little projects to finish off the year.

Back in August I went to a workshop led by a local artist. His art involves embroidering with repurposed textiles, which he uses to express his queer identity. Honestly, as a workshop it was pretty rubbish. The artist gave a 10 minute rundown of his approach and then pretty much left us to it for the next few hours. More of a 'make and take' session than an actual workshop. The organiser did hire a photographer to take photos for a solid half hour though, and splashed the images all over their socials and local newspapers. It felt very performative, like the goal of the workshop was to rainbow-wash themselves rather than provide an actual experience to the people who paid to be there. So I'm really fucking salty about that.

I did finally finish my project through.

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Current Mood: anxious

greghousesgf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF_rKE3nIoI

Current Music: Hugh Laurie

ysabetwordsmith

What you eat could decide the planet’s future

What we put on our plates may matter more for the climate than we realize. Researchers found that most people, especially in wealthy countries, are exceeding a “food emissions budget” needed to keep global warming below 2°C. Beef alone accounts for nearly half of food-related emissions in Canada. Small changes—less waste, smaller portions, and fewer steaks—could add up to a big climate win.

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deifire - Yuletide!
kalloway - Happy Thursday!
scifirenegade - Fanfic: Three Drabbles
ysabetwordsmith - Location notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement"
vriddy - New K-9 fic: Good luck, Yuu-san (Ren/Oboro/Fujimaru/Kagari)
ysabetwordsmith - Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 4 Last 13
ysabetwordsmith - Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 3 Group of 11
vriddy - Community Thursday
ysabetwordsmith - Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 2 Ecovillage Founders
ysabetwordsmith - Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 1 Soups
ysabetwordsmith - Poem: "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement"
dialecticdreamer - Networking and Net Growth (part 2 of 3)
theradicalchild - Christmas Eve
silver_chipmunk - Christmas Eve early post
scrubjayspeaks - Lake Lewisia #1347
ysabetwordsmith in goals_on_dw - TRY NEW THINGS THIS YEAR: 28 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION IDEAS
petra - Yuletide Haul 2025
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Yuletide!

Happy Thursday!

Fanfic: Three Drabbles

Location notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement"

New K-9 fic: Good luck, Yuu-san (Ren/Oboro/Fujimaru/Kagari)

Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 4 Last 13

Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 3 Group of 11

Community Thursday

Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 2 Ecovillage Founders

Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 1 Soups

Poem: "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement"

Networking and Net Growth (part 2 of 3)

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve early post

Lake Lewisia #1347

TRY NEW THINGS THIS YEAR: 28 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION IDEAS

Yuletide Haul 2025

From little things

(no subject)

Food

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