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settiai

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

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yuletide

One last batch in before reveals! Nine recs, all on my journal. Fandoms include:

The Long Walk (2025)
Carrie
The Odyssey
Philadelphia Flyers RPF
Crash (1996)
19th Century Poets RPF
True Detective
Jaws
The Blue Castle

sovay

That was the year that was no good. I kept up with my website and my presence on AO3 and slept rarely and spent six days in hospital.

I published one new piece of fiction, although a meaningful one to me:

"Hyperboloids of Wondrous Light" in Not One of Us #81, January 2025.

Very little new poetry:

"The Ghost Summer" in Weird Fiction Quarterly Winter 2025: Ghosts, April 2025.
"The Burnt Layer" in Not One of Us #84, September 2025.
"Below Surface" in Not One of Us #83, June 2025.

One reprint:

Twice Every Day Returning" in Afterlives: The Year's Best Death Stories 2024 (ed. Sheree Renée Thomas), Psychopomp, December 2025.

Nearly as much fanfiction as any of the above, counting the fills I transferred to AO3 and the one I left in place:

"Fall from the Sky" (Repeat Performance), January 2025.
"Floriography" (M*A*S*H), January 2025.
"A Good Accountant, All Right" (I Walk Alone), January 2025.

Very much less than I had wanted for Patreon:

Cover Up (1949), January 2025.
Decoy (1946), January 2025.
Grand Jury Secrets (1939), February 2025.
Lost Boundaries (1949), February 2025.
A Bomb Was Stolen (S-a furat o bombă, 1962), February 2025.
Black Kitten Micro-Thon 2025 [Final Offer (2018), "Come Back Mrs Noah" (1977), "Contact" (1981), Other Other (2024), Once in a New Moon (1934)], February 2025.
"Poison" (Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1958), March 2025.
No Publicity (1927), April 2025.
A Bell for Adano (1945), May 2025.
City of Fear (1959), June 2025.
Ladies (2024), June 2025.
The Sea Wolf (1941), July 2025.
None Shall Escape (1944), July 2025.
I Won't Play (1944), August 2025.
The Gaunt Stranger (1939), August 2025.
The Perfect Murder (1988), August 2025.
The Hot Rock (1972), September 2025.
The Innocents (1961), September 2025.
Heat and Dust (1983), September 2025.
The Immortal Story (1968), October 2025.
Marooned (1994), October 2025.
Girl Stroke Boy (1971), October 2025.
Fear in the Night (1972), November 2025.
Enys Men (2022), November 2025.
Blind Spot (1947), November 2025.
Defence of the Realm (1985), December 2025.
A View from a Hill (2005), December 2025.

My major achievement of the last twelve months looks like not dying. More than one member of my family could say the same. Happy New Year. A healthy year, a more than endured one. Mir zaynen af tselokhes.

Current Music: The Mountain Goats, "Through This Fire"

snickfic

My third and final recs post. Another great year full of great fic. Amazing work, everyone. <3

but first they must catch you, The Long Walk (2025), Stebbins & Garraty & McVries, 8k. The last three are rescued from the long walk and start trying to build a new life on a decrepit farm in Vermont. This is so lovely and aching and hopeful, full of small moments of Stebbins continuing to live that slowly grow into a life over the course of a fic, or at least the beginning of one.

Disspelled, Carrie - Stephen King, Sue Snell & Carrie White, 1.4k. Sue Snell is writing a history report on the Salem Witch Trials. A really intriguing little canon divergence fic about Sue cottoning on to some things about Carrie just a little bit earlier.

homophrosyne, The Odyssey, Penelope gen, drabble series. This is absolutely gorgeous, and every drabble here is a gem. Just spectacular.

cut it out and then restart, Hockey RPF, Carter/Richards, 4k. Finally, after hockey is over for both of them, they can begin. This ship is a real blast from the hockey past, and this is an achingly beautiful look at them, finally touching each other as they've wanted for twenty years.

vanishing point, Crash (1996), Catherine/James/Vaughan, 2.3k. All their interactions hinge around the moment of future collision. I am in awe of how well the author captures the feverish sensuality of the movie, lingering on all these physical details that somehow become erotic in combination and through the framing.

Hypnos on the Primrose Isle, 19th C Poets RPH, Keats/Shelley, 6k. John Keats seeks solitude on the Isle of Wight to work on Endymion... but neither his work, nor his sleep, will be as solitary as he expects. I enjoyed the overall poetic perspective here from both of them and how they are both so attuned to beauty and romantic framings of their experiences and surroundings. Poor peevish beleaguered Keats, who in the end so enjoys being courted and seduced. :')

burned in kind , True Detective, Marty/Rust, 13k. Post-canon, post-recovery, Marty comes to Rust for help with a case of group suicide, and it might not even just be because he wants to keep an eye on Rust. I always love a casefic that acts as character development for the characters as well, and some kind of creepy entity that lures people to suicide is both right in line with the series' ambiguously-supernatural darkness and laser-pointed at Rust's issues in particular. Great voices all around and a great character arc.

all men will be sailors then, Jaws, Martin/Matt, 4k. Martin survived. Now there was just the matter of learning how to live with it. I always love some good post-horror trauma, and this was a great look at Martin trying to find his way to some kind of normal, making the best out of some bad options. His hookup with Matt feels exactly right, and all their interactions are great.

of wild honey, The Blue Castle, Barney/Valancy, 8k. Five times Valancy Stirling surprises Barney Snaith. In which we get to relive some of the key moments of the book from Barney's point of view, beautifully told, with a lot of lovely lines and bits of insight.

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gelliaclodiana

What a fucking year, right? Every year, I'm like, hey, maybe next year will be better! But seriously, what the actual fuck was that?

jadelennox

The Clockwork Alarm (3058 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Old Kingdom - Garth Nix
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lirael (Old Kingdom), Imshi (Old Kingdom), The Disreputable Dog | Kibeth
Additional Tags: Yuletide 2025, The Great Library of the Clayr, and its many fun and exiting rooms
Summary:

An alarm sounds in the library while most of the staff have been called to the Watch. Typically a Third Assistant Librarian wouldn't be brought along to respond to an alarm, but when only Lirael and Imshi are left in the Reading Room....

Goalposts (7607 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Scholomance - Naomi Novik
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Galadriel "El" Higgins/Orion Lake, Orion Lake & Guo Yi Liu
Characters: Orion Lake, Scholomance (Scholomance - Novik), Guo Yi Liu
Additional Tags: POV Orion Lake, Post-The Golden Enclaves: Lesson Three of The Scholomance, The Golden Enclaves: Lesson Three of The Scholomance Spoilers, Orion gets a hobby, Back-To-School Night at the Scholomance, Poetry, (sort of), creative writing, Post-Canon, El is mentioned a whole lot but not actually present, Angst, the mortifying ordeal of becoming your own person
Summary:

At first Orion started with love poems.

whatever souls are made of (15800 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 3/3
Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks (Cartoon)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Brad Boimler/Beckett Mariner
Characters: Beckett Mariner, Brad Boimler, Crew of the Starship Cerritos (Star Trek)
Additional Tags: Episode: s05e01 Dos Cerritos (Star Trek: Lower Decks), Alternate Season/Series 05, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine References, Post-Dominion War (Star Trek), Friendship/Love, Identity Issues, discussion of the mirror universe, Angst, Pining, Comedy, Romance, Parallel Universes
Summary:

After the alternate-universe Becky Freeman tries to swap lives with Mariner in 5x01 "Dos Cerritos," Rutherford and T'Lyn decide to work out how to detect any further potential impostors from alternate universes.

This ends up being a not so great idea that stresses everybody out.

(Especially Boimler.)

soc_puppet

This. Is going to be tricky, perhaps.

Okay, so back in the day, there was an LJ community dedicated to a first-run anime FMA AU where Roy from another universe (possibly the movie universe?) made it to the canon universe. And lots of fun was had with that, but it mostly stayed a similar rating and level of romance to canon. Which, considering this is fandom, people wanted to play with. So then came an offshoot community,

houseofsmex, which had a fivesome between Roy, AU!Roy (Masuta Ichiro), Hawkeye, Ed, and Al. I wrote some fics for that AU. I am now moving them here, because I never cross-posted them to my original LJ account, and thus they never migrated over to this account. I'll be replicating the community's original labels, most (if not all of) my original author's notes, and we'll see what else.

Arc: Main: Smut, probably, though I doubt the content gets above PG-13
Summary: Roy needs to work on his calligraphy
Title: ( Learning Aid )

Arc: Main, Smut again, though still with a low rating.
Summary: Masuta likes showers in the rain, and sex in the shower, so the next obvious step is...
Title: ( Useless )

Arc: Main, Mei
Summary: Perhaps, Mei thought, she could do something to help.
Title: ( Pins and Needles )

Arc: Main, no idea; possibly Smut (though again, low rating)
Summary: Hot Springs fic!
Title: ( Rest and Relaxation )

Arc: Doubles, Traveling Companions continuity
Summary: Cats are naturally curious...
Title: ( The Feline Condition )

Arc: Doubles, Traveling Companions continuity (direct sequel to The Feline Condition)
Summary: Edward!kitty does some research
Title: ( Trial and Error )

Arc: Main, Pets
Summary: It was inevitable that they get one
Title: ( Inevitable )

Categories: Main, Smut (though for all I know, it'll grow into its own arc -_-), Pampering

ysabet
Summary: Return of the hot springs fic! Sequel to Rest and Relaxation
For Ysabet :)
Note: Please excuse my gross incompetence in failing to include this in the first one.
Title: ( Proper Attire )

Originally inspired by Breasts by

terrierlee
Arc: Twins
Summary: Edward is haunted by slightly more than memories. Possibly non-canon.
Fic: ( Echoes )

Phew! Okay, I think that's everything. And that should be all of the fics I left behind on LJ, minus maybe one that's in the comments of a friend's locked account. I'm pretty sure I could recreate that one in a hurry, though; it was pretty short, and I remember the punchline 😛

Current Mood: relieved

torachan

1. It's the start of another four day weekend! Very excited about that. I wish the forecast wasn't rainy for much of it, but hopefully it won't be too bad. It was supposed to rain from this morning, but didn't really end up raining until afternoon. Completely dry when I took my morning walk and drove to work, and only sprinkling slightly when I took my midday walk around eleven. It's been off and on the afternoon and evening, though it did stop long enough for us to take an evening walk (slightly sprinkly through the second half, though).

2. Our neighbor's cat has been missing for several days but she reported him back home today.

3. Look at that fluffy tum! He loves tummy rubs, no trap there!

erinptah

Earlier this year, I split off some AO3 "Christmas Sweaters" tags that were synned to "Holiday Sweaters" tags, and made them canonical subtags instead. For kicks, I made a note of the usage stats at the time:

Holiday Sweaters (canonical) - 229 uses (219 works)
Christmas Sweaters (syn) - 205 uses (195 works)
Ugly Holiday Sweaters (canonical) - 1478 uses (1437 works)
Ugly Christmas Sweaters (syn) - 102 uses (94 works)

Now that we've basically had a full Christmas season with all those tags canonical, here are the stats tonight

Holiday Sweaters - 284 uses - Up by 24%
Christmas Sweaters - 249 uses - Up by 21%
Ugly Holiday Sweaters - 1540 uses - Up by 4%
Ugly Christmas Sweaters - 175 uses - Up by 72%

So the plain "X Sweaters" tags each grew at about the same rate...but it looks like there's a lot of taggers who were only picking "Ugly Holiday Sweaters" because that's what showed up in the dropdown, and once "Ugly Christmas Sweaters" showed up as an option, they jumped for it.

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Fandom-dropping progress: down to 1222 fandoms. I've shed more than 300 since starting, and more than 100 since I last posted about it.

(The vast majority of them have been small webcomic fandoms. Vaguely curious what the exact breakdown is...but there's no auto-running those numbers, I'd have to do a lot of counting by hand, and I'm not that curious.)

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soc_puppet

I don't know much about what's going on, but I happened to be browsing the comments in the latest

dw_news post when this comment went live:

mithrillian: Well, in case you missed it, starting yesterday LJ made it near impossible for the people not resident in Russia to keep posting/commenting (payment and/or verification is now mandatory). Also, some Russian residents don't want to pay/verify just to be able to *comment*. That's why you had 1300+ new accounts yesterday in place of the usual 250 :)

I. Should probably find out if that one community ever got backed up to Dreamwidth. That, or I should go copy-paste my fics from said comm from a million years ago, so I don't lose them forever.

Edit: Fics officially moved! I wonder if the community moderator is still active and would be willing to import the comm over here... And especially the "parent" AU comm.

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agonyaunt

1. DEAR ABBY: My son has completely given up on dating. Whether it's blind dates, casual meetings with members from our church or dating events I pay for and make him go to, he still hasn't found a wife. At 36, he should already have children and a partner, but despite the best efforts of my wife and me, he remains unmarried.

Our son is 6 feet tall, athletic and godly, and he has his own apartment and clears $100k a year. Despite all this, he still doesn't have a wife. It's even reached the point that he gets angry at my wife and me for pressuring him. During a few of the blind dates we set up for him, I watched from afar, and each time he was stood up! How can I ensure my son gets a wife before I grow too old? -- DAD LOSING HOPE IN NEW YORK

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2. Dear Care and Feeding,

I have a wonderful son in his early 20s. He is intelligent, articulate, has a great sense of humor and taste in music, is very responsible (he’s even managed to save a sizable chunk of cash at a young age), and is very handsome. I realize I have a biased view here, but I get comments all the time about what a wonderful young man he is. In school and employment, his teachers, co-workers, and supervisors have always raved about him. I couldn’t possibly be prouder. There’s just one problem…

He is struggling socially, and more specifically on the romantic front. He’s not a drinker or partier, so he doesn’t engage in a lot of the typical activities that others in his age group do, and that leaves him going to work, then coming home. He’s lonely, unhappy, and has no confidence in himself. The one time he attempted to date in high school, he was met with some rejection, and he just hasn’t put himself out there again. I see how much it’s hurting him to see others his age dating, getting engaged, and even married, and I’ve heard him make comments about how he’d like those things for himself as well. I know that there would be lots of women who would love to date a young man like my son. I encouraged him to set up a profile on a dating site, and he did, but nothing has come of that either. I don’t want to meddle or interfere, but I hate to see how hurt he is.

We have talked over and over about how he will need to push outside of his comfort zone (our house) if he wants to meet someone. He has had professional counseling for social anxiety, which I’ve encouraged and helped facilitate. He’s so miserable being alone, and I want so badly to help him, that I’ve considered trying to set up a date for him myself, but I don’t want to be THAT mom. I love my son, and I want to help him find his happiness. What should I do here? How can I help him? I can’t help thinking that getting him out on one date to break the ice would maybe be just what he needs. Or maybe this is all none of my business? It’s hard to ignore when he lives in my home and shares with me how much this is hurting him. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

—Maybe Meddling Mama

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agonyaunt

1. DEAR ABBY: My 13-year-old son was getting off the school bus. His friend was in front of him. My son thought it would be funny to take his friend's water bottle out of his backpack and drop it on the pavement. A few days later, my son got sent to the principal's office, not because he was in trouble but because the parents had called the school to complain about their son's scuffed water bottle and wanted it replaced. They asked for $23.

I wrote a check and was tempted to add a snarky comment, but I didn't. Yes, my son should keep his hands to himself, but the water bottle is still functional. My son apologized. Am I living my life wrong, or is it OK that they just invoiced me like that? -- UNSURE IN ILLINOIS

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2. We own a cabin across the street from our rural home. We rent it out occasionally. Our latest renter was the son of a neighbor who was in town for the holidays. We welcomed him and gave him our “friends and family” discount. On his first day there, we noticed that he had plugged his car into the charging station in the cabin’s garage. I understand his need to charge his car — but not at someone else’s expense. His behavior struck me as rude and presumptuous. Your thoughts?

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3. My husband’s relatives are visiting from another country over Christmas. The two adults speak English fluently, but they haven’t taught their children — ages 3 and 5 — a word of it. This means that I will not be able to communicate with the children at all and they will be frightened by everyone they meet at holiday events since they won’t understand anything. The parents claim they haven’t taught their children English because they will learn it in school. But they planned this visit a year ago! So, because of their laziness, I will be excluded from many conversations in my own home. I see no point in learning their language since there is no language barrier among the adults. This is not the children’s fault, but their parents’ behavior is annoying and deliberate. How should I handle it?

HOSTESS

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4. A friend invited me to her New Year’s Eve party again this year, and again, she asked me to bring a dish to serve. A potluck! The food she offers herself is undistinguished. Granted, being a hostess is demanding, but my feeling is that if you can’t manage to feed your guests, you shouldn’t invite them. I would never ask mine to supply the repast. I am offended at the thought of buying and cooking food for her party. How can I decline her request to bring food but nevertheless attend the party?

GUEST

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5. Dear Eric: I own a few cars that I park on the street in front of my house. Some new toddlers and preschool kids are learning how to ride a bike. They circle constantly in front of my house instead of the house they rent next door to my house.

The neighbors park all over the street, and do not use the driveway. They have several cars and live in a cul-de-sac. They are not watching or teaching the kids how to ride or even stay out of the road as cars come through. But that's another issue. My question is, do I have any rights as a homeowner and county resident to ask the renters to stay away from the area in front of my house and the cars parked in front? My concern being the kids might hit my cars, and it's actually annoying to see them in front of my house for hours. People think these are my kids and think I'm not watching them.

What can I do?

– Neighborhood Watch

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aurumcalendula

February

Can't Help Falling In Love | 双兔 (Soul Sisters)

To Hell & Back | 双镜 (Couple of Mirrors)

July

Just To Ask A Dance | The Old Guard films

Total vids: 3 (not counting stuff for this year's Festivids or vids I'm planning to premiere at vidshows next year).

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