Creators Revealed

Jan. 25th, 2026 07:58 pm
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Creators for Wintertime Woes 2025-26 have been revealed! Thank you very much to all participants and pinch hitters. The collection will remain open indefinitely for treats.

music rec: Glorilla

Jan. 25th, 2026 04:52 pm
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I'm pretty uneducated about rap, but I go on a binge every so often, mostly of female rappers. Today I want to share one of my favorites.

Glorilla is from Memphis, Tennessee, and is primarily known for her party jams. She has released several EPs and mixtapes and finally last year her first proper album, Glorious, which is nominated for a Grammy for best rap album.

I find her charming for a bunch of reasons:
- Distinctive husky voice and a thick, delightful accent. (I love how many syllables she can put into "ass.")
- Smiley and doesn't take herself too seriously. She always comes across like she's having fun.
- Raps about a wide variety of topics in a wide variety of emotional registers. I appreciate the mix of bravado and vulnerability.
- Loves her female friends. Has them in her videos, does songs with them, does songs about them, mentions them casually in songs.
- She's also just very hot, okay. (See: Special)

Most of all, she feels effortlessly genuine. At no point does she come across like she's trying to be anyone other than who she is.

Some personal fave tracks of mine:
- TGIF, Tomorrow 2 (ft her cousin Cardi B), and F.N.F. As I said, her biggest songs are her party jams, and these are the best ones IMO. TGIF has a great beat that sounds almost apocalyptic, which makes perfect sense to me with the opening lines of It's 7pm Friday / It's 95 degrees. You're right, if it's still that hot by 7 in the evening, that DOES feel like the world is ending, lol.

- Intro to her album Glorious. It's short but really captures that sense of genuineness I get from her.

- Accent by Megan Thee Stallion ft Glorilla. Again, doesn't take herself too seriously. "I throw an R in any word that got a U in it" is an accurate description of her accent. Incredible.

- Don't Deserve is Glorilla rapping about and to a friend whose boyfriend doesn't treat her well. I really like how this isn't just a "he's shit, hurry up and dump him" song, but has lines like It's time to find yourself again, this n* got you lost / You can do it, friend, I know you can, my fingers crossed. There's a lot of empathy in it, along with the concern.

- Wrong One, a collab with Glorilla and four other female rappers. Another one where it feels like everyone's having a good time, and gave me some more female rappers to look up. The music video is delightful.
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Snowflake Challenge Day #13

Jan. 25th, 2026 07:24 pm
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An old-fashioned ornament of two young girls bundled up in coats and walking side by side is nestled amidst pine boughs.


Challenge #13

TALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE. It doesn’t need to be your favorite, or the one where you spend the most time (although it certainly can be). Maybe it’s even one that you’ve barely visited. But talk about that space and how it helps support fannish community.

Here a few communities I enjoy:

- Holmesian Mantelpiece - this one is over on Tumblr, and its a community for all Sherlock Holmes fandoms. We have fun sharing fanworks and voting on daily trivia
- [community profile] fancake - is a great reccing community, every month is a different theme, and members share fanworks related to the them
- Fanlore Discord - if you're a fanlore editor come join us on the discord, we chat mostly about editing articles, etc, but also greater fandom stuff
- [community profile] holmestice - if you're looking for a Hollmes related exchange I highly recommend holmestice, they run two exchanges a year, one in the spring and one in the winter, and its open to all Holmes adaptations.  I got a lovely Rathbone Holmes fic last round, plus a nice Granada treat.
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[Podfic] What I Wouldn't Give To See Your Ghost

Jan. 25th, 2026 11:51 pm
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Posted by Flowerparrish Pods (Flowerparrish)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/78317726

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[Audio Length: 9:07]

“Who are you?” Depa demanded, externally calm but internally frantic. “What is this place? And where is my padawan?”

The prone figure groaned, head turning. “...master...?” She stiffened, as familiar blue-green eyes opened, squinted up at her from an aged, unfamiliar face.

Podfic of What I Wouldn't Give To See Your Ghost by Triscribe.

Words: 43, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

https://archiveofourown.org/works/78317726

Amperslash Exchange reveals

Jan. 25th, 2026 07:22 pm
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After several delays, [personal profile] amperslashexchange has in fact revealed! This is a fest about ambiguous relationships that don't fall distinctly into platonic or romantic categories. Somewhere back in the ancient days (seriously, it was over a month ago) I wrote two pinch hits:

A New Course (1890 words) by pauraque
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Rating: General Audiences
Relationship: Beverly Crusher &/ Deanna Troi
Summary: Beverly knows what it's like to have a friend and want more. This is the first time she's ever wondered if she even knows what more means.

Five Things She Isn't (1295 words) by pauraque
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager
Rating: General Audiences
Relationship: Kathryn Janeway &/ Seven of Nine
Summary: In her early days aboard Voyager, Seven of Nine does not know what Janeway is. She only knows what she isn't.


(I almost wrote a third pinch hit, but by the time I finished the second one, someone else had snagged it. Now the world will never know what sort of ambiguous relationship I was going to write for I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Which... might actually be for the best.)
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[community profile] snowflake_challenge 2026: Day 13

Jan. 25th, 2026 06:55 pm
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Challenge #13

TALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE. It doesn’t need to be your favorite, or the one where you spend the most time (although it certainly can be). Maybe it’s even one that you’ve barely visited. But talk about that space and how it helps support fannish community.

There are so many great communities here on dreamwidth, such as [community profile] fancake, and so many others I could tout. But today I want to talk about [tumblr.com profile] socialshakespeare, a community that does audio-only cold readings of Shakespeare plays each month (*also a general note: the Shakespeare fandom on Tumblr is just fantastic, with amazing analysis and discourse).

I have not participated in a [tumblr.com profile] socialshakespeare reading yet, because: (a) time constraints; (b) utter lack of voice-acting talent; and (c) I'm chicken. But it's such a great, fun concept, and they often choose plays that are a bit more neglected -- performed less, not always on Shakespeare class syllabi, etc., which is cool. Here is a more detailed description of the community and here are the guidelines, with links to complete rules and expectations. Each month they announce the new play and there are sign-ups for which character part you want to read. They also post surveys so people can vote on the next play.

Maybe someday I will participate, lol. But for now, I'm passing the info along for others who might be interested because it sounds like so much fun.

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A Peek Outside

Jan. 25th, 2026 06:11 pm
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It snowed! I'm not going to go outside until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. Stay warm & safe, y'all.

Snow on the yard outside my apartment

why do you need two hands when you've got one that's like a suction cup

Jan. 25th, 2026 07:10 pm
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I would guess we got about 7-8" of snow today before it either stopped or turned to rain (I'm not sure which), and my phone lit up with work chats because they did not make the choice to close the office and make everyone remote on Friday like they should have (in past years, these big forecasts have sometimes turned into duds in reality), so they had to do it today. I was wfh regardless, so it didn't matter to me.

I hope all of you in the path are safe and warm.

More delightfully, I also got pics of Baby Miss L in her Minnie Mouse snowsuit with big smiles on her face - and a video from earlier when she was all, "go in the snow, Mama!" and her mama was like, "We will, but not yet." But Baby Miss L insisted, "But snow, Mama!" Super cute! 🥰🥰🥰

I spent the whole weekend in pajamas, and today I finally tried out a couple of recipes I'd had my eye on for a while: vegan chocolate cupcakes (always useful to have) and whipped ganache (not vegan but delicious) (pics). The cupcakes are okay - a little spongier, texture-wise, than I like, so I'll probably stick with my preferred recipe unless I have a need for ones that are vegan - but the whipped ganache is delicious. It also has butter in it, which I haven't seen before - previously when I've whipped ganache, it's just been the chocolate/cream/vanilla version. As for the cupcakes, I made minis instead of standard, and I swapped in coffee for the water, but otherwise followed the recipe. I got 40 cupcakes out of it, and probably could have gotten a few more, but 40 was more than enough, since I am not taking them anywhere.

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Posts claim man once jumped into LA's tar pits to save dog. They're misleading

Jan. 26th, 2026 12:00 am
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Posted by Joey Esposito

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/la-tar-pits-dog-rescue/

In June 1951, a man really did jump into the La Brea Tar Pits in an attempt to rescue a dog. This alleged photo of him is miscaptioned.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/la-tar-pits-dog-rescue/

Creator Reveals!

Jan. 25th, 2026 07:00 pm
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Creators have now been revealed!

Thank you to all our participants, especially our pinch hitters!
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Snowflake Challenge 13: Community

Jan. 25th, 2026 05:43 pm
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Snowflake Challenge 13: Community

We spend a lot of time in fandom talking about community, and we mean a lot of different things by it. And that’s okay! I’m always interested in what other people think about community in fandom, and especially – considering the online nature of so much of fandom -- what are the places and groups that create/allow/encourage that community. These could be flashfic or challenge communities that encourage fanwork creation, discords for talking about the latest episode of your favorite show, exchanges, promptfests, watch-alongs, live streams… whatever promotes community for you.

Today’s challenge:

TALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE. It doesn’t need to be your favorite, or the one where you spend the most time (although it certainly can be). Maybe it’s even one that you’ve barely visited. But talk about that space and how it helps support fannish community.


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The Werewolf at Dusk: And Other Stories

Jan. 25th, 2026 06:38 pm
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The Werewolf at Dusk: And Other StoriesThe Werewolf at Dusk: And Other Stories by David Small

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


One of my friends suggested David Small when I was asking for suggestions for this year's popsugar challenge for a Michigan author. I really wish GR had half star ratings because this was a 3.5 read but I really don't feel like rounding up because they just weren't memorable stories. Small is an illustrator and author. He did all the art for this and the art did have an eerie quality to them but I was wondering a bit about the choices of stories. One was Smalls and the other two were not. Based on the first two I thought the theme was aging which is scary enough but the last one was much more about the rise of Nazism and didn't feel like it fit.

The first short is the titular Werewolf at Dusk about an aging werewolf who no longer likes his appearance, getting pretty scruffy now that he's an old man. Moreover he regrets not the lives taken but the fact that he can't hunt any more. He enjoyed taking people down and now he's lucky if he can snag a squirrel. So it's dark not just in the effects of aging but his lament he can not longer kill like he once had.

The second is A Walk in the Old City written by Small based off a dream he had about an old man who's beginning to develop dementia and his beloved walks in the city often get him lost. And the man he thought was going to help him is anything but helpful. Again it was good but it's not going to stick with me.

The Tiger in Vogue was written probably around the time Hitler rose to power. It revolves around a man who used to love going to the theater but now doesn't want to go because of a certain act: a lady tamer and her tiger. The little man with eye bags is obviously Hitler (and Small draws him as such). It's clear the woman isn't controlling the tiger. He is with his mind and power, a not so subtle nod to how Hitler brought in followers and major world powers.

It's a well drawn collection if nothing else.



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Glad I stopped at the ATM yesterday morning

Jan. 25th, 2026 06:30 pm
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We had an enterprising kiddo who came to our door asking about snow shoveling. Was a little more than I thought it would be ($70) but google says that's fair. He did the steps, the sidewalk from the house, the sidewalk in front of the house and the area of the driveway behind the cars. Considering that we had probably 8 inches or more with a layer of sleet on top, he did a decent job.

Unfortunately there's still supposed to be some mixed precipitation through the evening but we'll see how it looks in the morning and if it's going to be too heavy, we do have the kid's number. If it's not too bad, we'll clear off the cars, do the sidewalks and salt, salt, salt.

As far as the heat, we're being very cautious and although they said it's ok to turn the heat back on, we're keeping it low at 62F as not to tax the patched pipes too much. Hopefully they can come in the next few days to replace the area of pipe that has worn out. Emily is checking regularly to make sure the expected dripping isn't too much which thankfully (fingers crossed) it's holding with only a small amount of drips.

They didn't close the University for tomorrow at the moment but they put out a statement to allow classes to be remote, cancel ones that can't be remote, and non-essential people to WFH. That will help.

Emily's going to do at least another night in her set up in the dining room which she is sleeping comfortably in.

I'm also glad my ass didn't freeze to the toilet. MAN was it cold in there. It's still somewhat chilly but not too horrible. Also, my baby wipes warmer is coming in clutch until I can be bothered to take a full shower. That won't be until we can turn up the heat.

Been one hell of a time lately. That's for sure. Hope y'all are doing ok and staying warm and dry.

Dreams of Dead Stars, Part III, ch. 23: Connections and Correlations

Jan. 25th, 2026 03:26 pm
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Next chapter will be posted Sunday, Feb. 8.

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Holly Poly 2025 Post Deadline Pinch Hits

Jan. 25th, 2026 07:43 pm
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Event: Holly Poly 2025
Event link: [community profile] holly_poly
Pinch hit link: Details and claims in this post
Due date: February 1st

#2: Riverdale (TV 2017), Glee (TV 2009), Person of Interest (TV)

#4: Dead by Daylight (Video Game), Borderlands (Video Games), Pocket Monsters: Black & White | Pokemon Black and White Versions

#7: Disco Elysium (Video Game), Final Fantasy VIII, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir

#17: Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022), Miraculous Ladybug, Bungou Stray Dogs, Nanatsu no Taizai | The Seven Deadly Sins - Suzuki Nakaba (Anime & Manga)
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FFA DW Post #2422 - If I can’t shake my ham hocks, I don’t want to be part of your revolution

Jan. 26th, 2026 11:39 am
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Post Deadline Pinch Hits

Jan. 25th, 2026 07:21 pm
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We have the following Pinch Hits looking for a loving home. See below for general details. More specific information can be found by clicking the links. All previous Pinch Hit posts are no longer being updated.

All current pinch hits are due by 11:00 AM UTC on 1 February 2026.

This year, we will do a pinch hitter treats sign-up post, so that anyone creating a pinch hit fanwork who is not signed up for the main exchange is able to potentially get a treat made for them - you can check this post for more info.

Before you start your assignment, please make sure to familiarise yourself with the exchanges rules, including fanwork minimums.


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Lego: First Fandom Mashup (Star Trek, Power Rangers, Mo Dao Zu Shi)

Jan. 25th, 2026 05:27 pm
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Title: First Fandom Mashup
Fandom: Star Trek, Power Rangers, Mo Dao Zu Shi
Character(s): Enterprise, Kim, Trini, Zack, Billy, Jason, Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji
Prompt Notes: First childhood fandom, first adult fandom, first Chinese fandom.
Image Summary: Lego mountains contain Power Rangers and Wei Wuxian climbing another apple tree while Lan Wangji waits below to catch him. The Enterprise is in the sky overhead.

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check in day 25

Jan. 25th, 2026 10:04 pm
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How is the writing going today?

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Discussion: what are you working on this week?

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