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lannamichaelsI am so tired of having chronic pain. It fucking hurts and I did everything right this week and yet here we are, here we've been. It fucking hurts.
lannamichaelsI am so tired of having chronic pain. It fucking hurts and I did everything right this week and yet here we are, here we've been. It fucking hurts.
[#319] Everybody Loves Ianto (Torchwood)
Oct. 24th, 2026 10:08 pmbadly_knitted posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fandomweeklyTheme Prompt: #319 – Popularity
Title: Everybody Loves Ianto
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1000
Summary: A piece of alien tech arriving through the Rift makes Ianto suddenly popular with everyone.
Print culture things
Oct. 24th, 2026 04:10 pmoursinNow I want somebody to write the actual history (now that Virago has been done, and the history of Silver Moon bookshop, is anyone doing Pandora Press or Sisterwrite on Upper Street?), given that websites can vanish, but this is good to be going on with: The Women’s Press (1977-2003): and to this global online, ongoing ARCHIVE. The Women's Press were perhaps rather more demotic in their selection of materials than Virago and had strong sff and crime lines, I am sure I am not the only one who still has their distinctive black and white striped spines adorning my shelves.
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While as long-time flaneuse of Fitzrovia I am saddened by what appears to be the demise of Pollock's Toy Museum at that historic location, though it seems to still be flourishing in Leadenhall Market, and, of all places, Croydon, Persephone Books are apparently moving in to those premises - having moved out of the metropls to Bath some years ago.
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Gay Print Culture: A History of Gay Magazines in Mexico, Canada, and the United States:
I became interested in the history of gay periodicals in 2015, as an M.A. student at the University of Toronto. My readings and coursework at that time focused mostly on the histories of gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ+ activism, and they sparked my curiosity about the role of print media in the formation of gay identities and communities.
Friday meh after dangers untold and hardships unnumbered
Oct. 23rd, 2026 04:33 pmoursinAnd in Dept, il ne manque que ca, for this week, I was obliged to make a phone-call to my GP practice because there is significant delay on getting a repeat prescription going on. Their site not helpful. Apparently my designated pharmacy has submitted an order which is awaiting approval. It would help if this sort of thing was indicated.
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While in Dept, price of everything, value of nothing: Claude Monet's 'Iris' becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France, Sotheby's says
Yes, I am earwormed with Money and copy/pasting Monet to the words.
I observe that a) some of those links are dead and that b) horrors, I did not include the stonking version by the divine Smokey Robinson and the Miracles:
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Dept of, author has form for being cringe-makingly awful: He has clearly done lots of research, but has chosen to put it at the service of creating a Wilde who is fatally less interesting and moving than the original.
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Dept of, What, ONLY ONE: that thing (can't find it online, was in today's Guardian Life and Arts section about The Book That Changed Your Life. Let me sit down and start working on a list....
Season’s Treatings
Oct. 23rd, 2026 09:26 amsuzy_queue posting in yuletideDo you love receiving or writing end of year holiday stories? Are you prompting a snowed in Hanukkah celebration or an Australian New Year's beach party? Season's Treatings may be for you!
This mini-challenge is all about November, December and January holidays, traditions, and cultural celebrations big and small and all over the globe--and perhaps some fantasy worlds, who knows. If you want to prompt it, someone may want to write it.
When you comment, please include:
AO3 Name:
Letter Link (if applicable):
Holiday(s) Requested:
Fandom and character(s):
Prompts:
When you upload, tag it as Season's Treatings so we can all find them.
This mini-challenge is all about November, December and January holidays, traditions, and cultural celebrations big and small and all over the globe--and perhaps some fantasy worlds, who knows. If you want to prompt it, someone may want to write it.
When you comment, please include:
AO3 Name:
Letter Link (if applicable):
Holiday(s) Requested:
Fandom and character(s):
Prompts:
When you upload, tag it as Season's Treatings so we can all find them.
Family Matters 2026
Oct. 23rd, 2026 12:26 amdauntlessshadowice posting in yuletide What is Family Matters?
Unrelated to the sitcom (or anything else, actually), Family Matters is a mini challenge focused on sibling relationships. Whether that be traditional, half, foster/adoptive, or step siblings, siblings of all kinds are welcome. For the purposes of this mini challenge, I am excluding found family (unless there are sibling relationships within) and “I see them as a sibling” relationships (unless, of course, that statement is meant to be literal.) As I won’t be policing anything, please use your best interest and feel free to ask me any questions in the comments.
What about incest?
This is NOT the incest mini challenge. Someone made a couple of years ago and I'm hoping, for all interested, that it's continues on. However, nothing and no one is stopping you from signing up to both if that’s what you want.
What if [character]’s sibling isn’t in the tagset?
Good news! As long as at least one sibling is in the tagset (and you’re requesting them), this won’t be a problem.
How do I participate?
Leave a comment with the following details:
<strong>AO3 Username:</strong>
<strong>Letter Link (if applicable):</strong>
<strong>Fandoms & Requested Characters + Their Siblings (not necessary, but it might help to put if they’re in the tagset or not/if you’re requesting them):</strong>
<strong>Prompts (optional):</strong>
<strong>Any Other Details:</strong>
How do I tag for this?
The challenge, specifically? Yuletide Family Matters
But in general, try some of these, if applicable: Siblings, Sibling Rivalry, Brother-Brother Relationship, Brother-Sister Relationship, Sister-Sister Relationship, Adopted Sibling Relationship, Step-Siblings
Unrelated to the sitcom (or anything else, actually), Family Matters is a mini challenge focused on sibling relationships. Whether that be traditional, half, foster/adoptive, or step siblings, siblings of all kinds are welcome. For the purposes of this mini challenge, I am excluding found family (unless there are sibling relationships within) and “I see them as a sibling” relationships (unless, of course, that statement is meant to be literal.) As I won’t be policing anything, please use your best interest and feel free to ask me any questions in the comments.
What about incest?
This is NOT the incest mini challenge. Someone made a couple of years ago and I'm hoping, for all interested, that it's continues on. However, nothing and no one is stopping you from signing up to both if that’s what you want.
What if [character]’s sibling isn’t in the tagset?
Good news! As long as at least one sibling is in the tagset (and you’re requesting them), this won’t be a problem.
How do I participate?
Leave a comment with the following details:
<strong>AO3 Username:</strong>
<strong>Letter Link (if applicable):</strong>
<strong>Fandoms & Requested Characters + Their Siblings (not necessary, but it might help to put if they’re in the tagset or not/if you’re requesting them):</strong>
<strong>Prompts (optional):</strong>
<strong>Any Other Details:</strong>
How do I tag for this?
The challenge, specifically? Yuletide Family Matters
But in general, try some of these, if applicable: Siblings, Sibling Rivalry, Brother-Brother Relationship, Brother-Sister Relationship, Sister-Sister Relationship, Adopted Sibling Relationship, Step-Siblings
NeuroTide: neurodivergence and mental illness fics
Oct. 22nd, 2026 10:04 pmquailfence posting in yuletideWhat is NeuroTide?
NeuroTide is a mini-challenge for fics that involve neurodivergence and/or mental illness. This challenge uses a deliberately broad definition of neurodivergence and mental illness - anything and everything from autism, to depression, to plurality, to Narcissistic Personality Disorder, to fictional conditions. As long as it involves someone who has a brain/mind that doesn't work "normally", it's eligible. Both headcanons and canon are allowed
How to participate
If you'd like to receive fic with neurodivergent and/or mentally ill characters, leave a comment on this post with the following information:
AO3 name:
Letter link: (optional)
Fandom:
Character(s) requested:
What kinds of neurodivergence and/or mental illness you want to explore with them: (this can be as short or as long as you like!)
(repeat last three lines for as many fandoms as you want to request)
When posting, please include the "NeuroTide" tag, as well as "Neurodivergence", "Mental Illness" and/or tags for the specific conditions/symptoms you are including, so that other people interested in neurodivergence and/or mental illness can find your fic more easily
NeuroTide is a mini-challenge for fics that involve neurodivergence and/or mental illness. This challenge uses a deliberately broad definition of neurodivergence and mental illness - anything and everything from autism, to depression, to plurality, to Narcissistic Personality Disorder, to fictional conditions. As long as it involves someone who has a brain/mind that doesn't work "normally", it's eligible. Both headcanons and canon are allowed
How to participate
If you'd like to receive fic with neurodivergent and/or mentally ill characters, leave a comment on this post with the following information:
AO3 name:
Letter link: (optional)
Fandom:
Character(s) requested:
What kinds of neurodivergence and/or mental illness you want to explore with them: (this can be as short or as long as you like!)
(repeat last three lines for as many fandoms as you want to request)
When posting, please include the "NeuroTide" tag, as well as "Neurodivergence", "Mental Illness" and/or tags for the specific conditions/symptoms you are including, so that other people interested in neurodivergence and/or mental illness can find your fic more easily
NS: ‘Clayface’ discussion
Oct. 22nd, 2026 09:35 pmcyberghostface posting in scans_daily
What did people think of ‘Clayface’?
I thought it was a solid film overall. Tom Rhys Harries is great as Matt Hagen. It’s very much a body horror film with a bit of gore and gruesome imagery so it’s not for everyone though.
At minimum I think it shows the potential going forward in the DCU that we can have films like this exist in the same universe as ‘Superman’. I would love to see more comicbook horror films going forward.
MultiLingYule 2026
Oct. 23rd, 2026 09:45 ammorbane posting in yuletideThe MultiLingYule mini-challenge is for works in languages other than English.
Maybe there are very few fanworks in your first, second, etc language, and you'd love to connect with a fellow speaker who's also a fellow fan.
Maybe you're learning a new language and getting a gift in it would be a delightful way to improve your fluency.
Maybe you just want to talk about how much you love conlangs and invite someone to incorporate conlangs into your gift.
The possibilities are multi-ple!
On the creation side: unless someone has clearly indicated that a non-English work would suit as their only gift, gifts of that kind need be posted in Yuletide Madness, regardless of length. Works can only go in the main collection if they fulfil all the same requirements as an assigned gift.
Similarly, someone may be delighted to get a gift in a language you've just started to learn, and connect with you over enthusiasm for that language, but if you're posting a gift in the Main rather than the Madness collection, it should probably either be in a language you're fluent in or in a language you can call on fluent help for.
If you would have to use automatic translation in order to give a gift in a particular language, please don't give that gift. Please either translate your work yourself, or reach out to another person for help with translation and polishing.
Finally, people who can check text snippets, lines of dialogue, etc, in multiple languages are extremely valuable and appreciated, and if you can offer this service, or offer to help translate, please consider volunteering when the beta post goes up.
Maybe there are very few fanworks in your first, second, etc language, and you'd love to connect with a fellow speaker who's also a fellow fan.
Maybe you're learning a new language and getting a gift in it would be a delightful way to improve your fluency.
Maybe you just want to talk about how much you love conlangs and invite someone to incorporate conlangs into your gift.
The possibilities are multi-ple!
Comment here to let people know
-if you are interested in receiving gifts in languages other than English
-what languages those are
-what you're prompting (link your letter; if you don't have a letter, you can link your prompts on the app after requests are revealed)
-any other useful notes.
With a Mod Hat On
On the requesting side: if you would be happy if a gift in a different language were your only gift, please also note this in the optional details of your sign-up form. This prevents mod panic when we go to check assignments and need to figure out if someone can actually read their gift!On the creation side: unless someone has clearly indicated that a non-English work would suit as their only gift, gifts of that kind need be posted in Yuletide Madness, regardless of length. Works can only go in the main collection if they fulfil all the same requirements as an assigned gift.
Similarly, someone may be delighted to get a gift in a language you've just started to learn, and connect with you over enthusiasm for that language, but if you're posting a gift in the Main rather than the Madness collection, it should probably either be in a language you're fluent in or in a language you can call on fluent help for.
If you would have to use automatic translation in order to give a gift in a particular language, please don't give that gift. Please either translate your work yourself, or reach out to another person for help with translation and polishing.
Finally, people who can check text snippets, lines of dialogue, etc, in multiple languages are extremely valuable and appreciated, and if you can offer this service, or offer to help translate, please consider volunteering when the beta post goes up.
Everything happening at once
Oct. 22nd, 2026 06:07 pmoursinThis was one of those weeks when several things come along making demands upon one's time and energies and while some of this might be considered to be what one has let oneself in for -
- really could have done without all of it having expectations of me Doing Something with a fair degree of expedition, even if some of this was pressure I was putting on myself.
It was really just as well that I found that the rescheduled postponed seminar - which I learnt about very late in the day - was already booked up so I couldn't get to it.
Not the week to have been smitten with a little story idea that I'd like to work on.
[#319 | Popularity] Challenge Post
Oct. 21st, 2026 10:49 pmfanweeklymod posting in fandomweekly| Challenge 319: POPULARITY |
Who doesn’t want to be popular? Well, quite a lot of people, it turns out! Being well-liked, whether that’s by your classmates, your coworkers, or the general public, has its perks, but it’s not all fun and games. There’s a lot of pressure in needing to be someone that everyone can like, and you might find yourself hiding important parts of yourself. On the other hand, being unpopular has some serious downsides, too. Being liked by everyone might come with pressure, but being overlooked – or worse, disliked – by everyone can make your life miserable, even if no one acts on it. Are your characters popular (in whatever setting they’re in)? How do they feel about that? Write a story about popularity. If your submission includes this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting! |
| Challenge ends Monday, November 2 at 9:00PM EST. Please note that due to your mod’s real-life commitments, this will be a two-week challenge! • Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile • Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 319 – popularity • If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here |
[#318 | Espionage] Results Post
Oct. 21st, 2026 10:48 pmfanweeklymod posting in fandomweeklyHere are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #318 – Espionage!
( This week's finalists are... )
Total Challenge Words Written: 4727
Congratulations to all this week's participants, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those.
You may now post your Challenge 318 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there.
( This week's finalists are... )
Total Challenge Words Written: 4727
Congratulations to all this week's participants, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!
autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those.You may now post your Challenge 318 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there.
