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sovay) wrote2025-09-09 02:00 amA wreck of possibilities, a volatility of stars
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fandomweekly2025-09-08 11:12 pm[#272 | Choose Your Battles] Voting Post
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chazzbanner) wrote2025-09-08 08:48 pmrelieved sigh
I don't want to write about it, but it's a reaction I've been getting from someone, leading me to wonder what I did wrong. Yesterday there were tears.
Luckily, no such reaction tonight.
I'm working on renewing my passport. "Working" is right! I've divided the task into *twelve steps and have done the first three. I can do the rest tomorrow, or spread them over two days.
*purely a coincidence
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a_little_apocalypse) wrote in fandomweekly2025-09-08 08:54 pm[#272] Unspoken (Control)
Title: Unspoken
Fandom: Control
Rating/Warnings: M, Trench/Darling
Bonus: No
Word Count: 821
Summary: There are things, still, that Trench can't say to Darling.
( Unspoken )
a_little_apocalypse) wrote in fandomweekly2025-09-08 08:43 pm[#272] on the precipice (Control)
Title: On The Precipice
Fandom: Control
Rating/Warnings: PG13 | Spoilers
Bonus: No
Word Count: 997
Summary: Trench remembers his days on the field fondly.
( On The Precipice )
yhlee) wrote2025-09-08 06:15 pmalpaca processing: the adventure begins!
(Alternately, I have misidentified the bag and it's really mohair?!)
flemmings) wrote2025-09-08 06:36 pm(no subject)
Anyway, bag is now too heavy to lift so must drag it down the alleyway between houses for Thursday's pickup. I don't know if gardening counts as exercise but I'm sweating and panting as if I'd done a calisthenics class, so maybe it does. What becomes clearer is that I need to strengthen both my core and my 'good' left leg, because lower back and artificial knee are what hurt most when I garden.
Dentist's secretary calls. Insurance will give me one crown for 300 and change, which is a bargain, but will not give me the other crown she wants replaced. I might fork out the $1000+ that will cost me, or might try rolling it over into next year.
Finished Brokedown Palace and am unsure what the point of it was, aside from the grand Hungarian tradition of fratricide maybe? Not sure if there is a grand Hungarian fratricidal tradition, but what am I to make of the oldest brother half-killing the youngest at the book's start, and trying it again and again thereafter, and then saying You know I would never kill you? No, frankly, I don't know anything of the sort. And the fact that your brother says Oh yes I know, suggests that he's sustained some sort of brain trauma along the way. But is done, finally, and back at the library, and I can go on to other things.
mrissa) wrote2025-09-08 04:41 pmCapclave!
I have my schedule for Capclave! I'm doing three panels and a reading (should probably figure out what I'm reading...). Here's what we've got:
The Power of Places. Friday, 5:00. Every work of fiction has a setting. This is especially true of science fiction and fantasy where the settings are imaginary – other planets and fantasy realms. How do writers decide on a setting and communicate it to the reader? What makes some settings seem real while others mere painted backdrops? How does society help to shape the world around it? What writers have effective settings and what techniques do they use?
The Absolute Boss. Friday, 7:00. Much of SF/Fantasy has Galactic Emperors and Kings of fantasy kingdoms. We have Disney Princesses but not Disney Elected Leaders. Many plots feature the Return of the King. Why are there so few democracies in SF/Fantasy? What does it mean when our entertainments focus on absolute rulers?
Author Reading, Marissa Lingen. Saturday, 3:00.
Hopeful Fiction for Dark Times. Saturday, 4:00. The world seems to be in a dark place, such that "peddling hope" could appear irresponsible. Panelists will talk about hopepunk, cozy fantasy, and other forms of "lighter" fiction, giving examples, and talking about how hope is particularly important.
sovay) wrote2025-09-08 03:55 pmIn my time on earth, I said too much, but not nearly, not nearly enough
P.S. Stop the presses, Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson will be adapting Daniel Pinkwater's Lizard Music (1976)? They had better get the Surrealism.
umadoshi) wrote2025-09-08 05:20 pm
Quick and rather perfunctory reading catchup from last week
scruloose and I have started listening to Exit Strategy (Murderbot 4).Fiction: I finished and enjoyed The Future of Another Timeline (Annalee Newitz) and now I'm reading Saint Death's Daughter (C.S.E. Cooney), and am maybe halfway through? This one has a lot of detail going on on the worldbuilding front, and after reading the first chapter or two one night and then not getting back to it for a couple of days, I had to go re-skim right from the beginning before carrying on, which is unusual. (A glance or two back, sure. Actually rereading the whole beginning? Not so much.)
Non-fiction: I finished Goblin Mode (McKayla Coyle) and can't say I got much out of it; I'm still reading Daniel Sherrell's Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World.
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dorktower_feed) wrote2025-09-08 05:00 amWe’re Doing it Again!
HERE WE GO AGAIN! Insane Charity Bike Ride 2025is here!
There is much coolness to be grabbed…all for helping a GREAT cause!
dorktower_feed) wrote2025-09-08 05:00 amINSANE CHARITY BIKE RIDE 2025 – LUCKY 13!
This year will be different, however. IF we can hit the $20,000 goal:
(a) I will cycle with the Duck of Doom on my helmet, but more importantly
(b) That will bring the grand total of all Insane Charity Bike Rides (2011-2025) to A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS!
A few things to note:
- The original Munchkin card art at the $375 and above levels will be from a MAJOR upcoming Munchkin release. How major? I can’t say what it its, but it will be announced at Gamehole Con in October, and it should blow your socks off! You won’t want to miss it!
- I’ve added Sponsorship levels, so companies can pick up advertising at DorkTower.com that is 100% a charitable deduction, tax-wise. These may be added to any level.
- The 2024 swag went out later than I had hoped. This was entirely on me. I shall endeavor this year to have all swag sent off by US Thanksgiving, 2025.
- Due to a terribly busy summer, this is the latest I’ve ever launched an Insane Charity Bike Ride campaign, so I’m kind of worried about hitting the $20,000 goal. But I have hope…
SUPPORT LEVELS AND REWARDS
ANY donation – The 2025 Coloring Book PDF . Look, even simply getting the word out helps, but nothing beats cash. I realize money is tight these days all round, but any amount helps, no matter how small. Donate, and you will get a PDF of the brand-new coloring book (hopefully celebrating the $250,000 landmark).
$35 – The 2025 Munchkin Charity Postcard and the 2025 Coloring Book PDF.
$75 – The 2025 Army of Dorkness Sergeant Button, the 2025 Postcard the 2025 Coloring Book PDF
$125 – Kovalic’s Munchkin Miscellany – I’ve a few copies of this comic book left from the Munchkin BIG BOX Kickstarter, and Steve Jackson Games has graciously allowed me to use these for charity purposes.
There’s lots of nifty stories and favorite bits of art in this, and it’s a ton of fun! Also, you get the Button, 2025 Postcard, Munchkin Miscellany and the 2025 Coloring Book PDF (14 of 15 remaining)
$200 – All 12 prior Insane Charity Bike Ride Postcards, Munchkin Miscellany, the 2025 Button, 2025 Postcard, and the 2025 Coloring Book PDF (8 of 10 remaining)
$300 – The 2025 Gamehole Con plushie, Karlos the Kobold, Munchkin Miscellany, Button, 2025 Postcard, the 2025 Coloring Book PDF (20 of 20 remaining)
$375 – Original Munchkin Art!!! As always, I don’t sell original Munchkin art. This is the only way you can obtain a piece, and the upcoming release this year’s art will be selected from will be HUGE. Plus, Munchkin Miscellany, the 2025 Button, all 12 prior Postcards, 2025 Postcard, the 2025 Coloring Book PDF (16 of 20 remaining)
$600 – Be among the first to read THE DORK WEB, the new Dork Tower collection, along with a DORK WEB T-shirt and a Gilly the Perky Goth plushie along with a limited signed and sketched-in edition of the book itself, when it’s released in early 2026! Plus All Prior Postcards, Original Munchkin Art, Kobold plushie, Munchkin Miscellany, Button, Postcard the 2025 Coloring Book PDF (10 of 10 remaining)
$1000 – Appear in a Dork Tower Comic! You, your frtiend, your family, or even a pet will appear in a Dork Tower strip! We can talk about how best to fit you or your loved one into a strip. You also get Original Art, a pre-publication copy of The Dork Web PDF, T-shirt, Signed and Sketched limited edition copy of the Dork Web when published, Gilly the Perky Goth Plushie, All Prior Postcards, Original Munchkin Art, Kobold, Munchkin Miscellany, Button, Postcard the 2025 Coloring Book PDF (2 of 2 remaining)
$2,000 – Become an Official Munchkin Card! You, a friend, your family, or even a pet will become an official Munchkin card! You also get 100 printed cards and the card’s original art, along with a pre-publication copy of The Dork Web PDF, T-shirt, Signed and Sketched limited edition copy of the Dork Web when published, Gilly the Perky Goth Plushie, All Prior Postcards, Original Munchkin Art, Kobold, Munchkin Miscellany, Button, Postcard the 2025 Coloring Book PDF (2 of 2 remaining)
SPONSORSHIP LEVEL 1 – Add $1,250 to any level for six months of ads on DorkTower.com. The ads may be changed up to four times and may include Dork Tower characters. (4 of 4 remaining)
SPONSORSHIP LEVEL 2 – Add $2,000 to any level for a full year of ads on DorkTower.com. The ads may be changed up to eight times and may include Dork Tower characters. (2 of 2 remaining)
PLEASE NOTE, there may be an added cost for shipping the physical rewards outside of the United States, depending on the whims of the current US administration. We apologize deeply for this, and will contact supporters as the time approaches.
STRETCH GOALS
Hitting $5,000 – A sticker commemorating the 13th Insane Charity Bike Ride campaign will be included with all physical orders.
Hitting $10,000 – I’ll ride with the Steve Jackson Games Tentacles of Doom again!
Hitting $15,000 – A unique Munchkin card commemorating the 13th Insane Charity Bike Ride campaign will be included with all physical orders.
Hitting $20,000 – THE DUCK! THE DUCK! THE DUCK! I’ll ride with the Steve Jackson Games Duck of Doom on my helmet again!
Hitting $25,000 – (To be announced. Mmmmmmmmaybe the second duck? Hmmmmmmmm?)
- John
quicksilverfox3) wrote in fandomweekly2025-09-08 07:51 pm[#272] not my battle (JJK)
Title: not my battle
Fandom: Jujutsu Kaisen
Rating/Warnings: Mild violence
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 919
Summary: Geto is restricted in a way Gojo isn't.
( the strongest )