Stranger Things 501-504
Dec. 9th, 2025 05:59 pmThese episodes dropped during a busy time, so I'm only now caught up. ( Spoilers behind the cut )
Epistolary recs!
Dec. 9th, 2025 05:02 pmMy tree is up at
fandomtrees! I always have a blast with these kinds of events, so looking forward to perusing all the trees soon. :D
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A trio of epistolary recs for
rec_cember!
#toobadsosad by
DontStopHerNow
Selfie, Eliza/Henry, 1100 words, no archive warnings apply
This is a hysterical texting fic with sharp, funny character voices! And it makes excellent use of timestamps and emoji to add to the story.
A gentle man and a scholar by
isevsianne
Our Flag Means Death, Ed/Stede, 7500 words, no archive warnings apply
Modern AU consisting of a series of emails about letters. Contains outrageous flirting and even more outrageous obliviousness. Very cute and fun!
from the mortal realm by
mixtapestar
Dimension 20: A Court of Fey and Flowers, Lady Chirp & Lord Squak, 500 words, no archive warnings apply
Delightfully charming and fun post-canon letter, featuring excellent puns and an excellently frothy Chirp voice.
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A trio of epistolary recs for
#toobadsosad by
Selfie, Eliza/Henry, 1100 words, no archive warnings apply
This is a hysterical texting fic with sharp, funny character voices! And it makes excellent use of timestamps and emoji to add to the story.
Eliza 9:18pm : Freddy and I broke up again. #toobadsosad
Eliza 9:18pm : It's really for good this time.
(Read by Henry at 9:36pm)
A gentle man and a scholar by
Our Flag Means Death, Ed/Stede, 7500 words, no archive warnings apply
Modern AU consisting of a series of emails about letters. Contains outrageous flirting and even more outrageous obliviousness. Very cute and fun!
Stede Bonnet unearths potential evidence that his 18th century ancestor could be the Gentleman Pirate, and contacts a top pirate historian Edward Teach, an expert on the dreaded pirate Blackbeard, to get to the bottom of it. An email correspondence sparks something more than just academic research.
from the mortal realm by
Dimension 20: A Court of Fey and Flowers, Lady Chirp & Lord Squak, 500 words, no archive warnings apply
Delightfully charming and fun post-canon letter, featuring excellent puns and an excellently frothy Chirp voice.
Lady Chirp Featherfowl's letter to her dearest cousin, Lord Squak Airavis.
read later
Dec. 6th, 2025 02:38 pmjust dropping some links in here to things i've either read recently and might want to find again, or have been meaning to read and not gotten to yet, so i can close a couple tabs.
- The hardest working font in Manhattan: https://aresluna.org/the-hardest-working-font-in-manhattan/
- anarchism starts in the now: hope for a better future: https://maia.crimew.gay/posts/anarchism-in-the-now/
- Notes on Living a Translated Life: https://hyperallergic.com/notes-on-living-a-translated-life/
- The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.: https://karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washington-post-fired-me-but
- A Collective Bargain: https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/23/a-collective-bargain/
- The Endless Appetite for Fanfiction: https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/endless-appetite-fanfiction
- Open access collections on JSTOR: Advancing scholarship and visual literacy in 2025: https://about.jstor.org/blog/open-access-collections-on-jstor-advancing-scholarship-and-visual-literacy-in-2025/
- Plague Poems: https://jayhulme.com/blog/plague-poems
- The Trans & Autistic Guide to Cruising: https://drdevonprice.substack.com/p/the-trans-and-autistic-guide-to-cruising
- New archaeology at abandoned Oregon town reveals hidden lives of Black logging families: https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/17/maxville-archaeology-oregon-black-history/
- 40 ACRES AND A LIE: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/40-acres-and-a-lie/
- The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Exclusive Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined: https://www.wired.com/story/titan-submersible-disaster-inside-story-oceangate-files/
- How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More: https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/artificial-intelligence/turn-off-ai-tools-gemini-apple-intelligence-copilot-and-more-a1156421356/
Thirty Six Years
Dec. 6th, 2025 08:19 amThirty-six years ago today, a lone gunman murdered fourteen women at Polytechnique Montréal, before taking his own life.
The names of the women were:
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
CBC: Montreal to honour 14 victims of Polytechnique massacre at ceremony.
Globe & Mail: Progress on combatting intimate-partner violence stalling under new government, advocates fear.
The names of the women were:
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
CBC: Montreal to honour 14 victims of Polytechnique massacre at ceremony.
Globe & Mail: Progress on combatting intimate-partner violence stalling under new government, advocates fear.
Making it through with tea, puzzles, puppy cuddles, and gay hockey romance
Dec. 5th, 2025 10:20 pmSome things I've been up to:
Also, I got to cuddle an eight-week old puppy recently! What a bundle of wriggly, fluffy mischief.
- Watching Heated Rivalry, and having a complete blast! I enjoy escaping into m/m hockey romance books on occasion, so hearing that one was being adapted made me excited for the show - and it's been SO great so far!
- Holding off on watching Stranger Things Season 5 until I have time to watch properly. I'll probably be diving in this weekend.
- Feeling a bit wiped out at work, and so ready for the stretch of time off I've got over the holidays (soon, SOON).
- Enjoying two different advent calendars: a mini puzzle one we bought several years ago, and a tea one!
- Eagerly anticipating
ficinabox collection opening tomorrow :D
Also, I got to cuddle an eight-week old puppy recently! What a bundle of wriggly, fluffy mischief.
Rec-Cember #2: 2 Discworld fanart
Dec. 5th, 2025 09:30 pmContinuing
rec_cember with two pieces of adorable Discworld art, featuring dragons!
Lady Sybil by
flaggermousseart
SFW, super cute Sybil Ramkin with a dragon on her shoulder
[Vimes with a lumpy dragon] by
daxarvedraws
SFW, a grumpy-looking Sam Vimes cradling a dragon
Lady Sybil by
SFW, super cute Sybil Ramkin with a dragon on her shoulder
[Vimes with a lumpy dragon] by
SFW, a grumpy-looking Sam Vimes cradling a dragon


