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I loved seeing Rex and the team, but I'm really upset and a bit depressed. spoilers )

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Sep. 23rd, 2025 11:59 am
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The power went out last night, then it came back on. The hot water is still out, I don't know if these two incidents have anything to do with eachother.

Check-In Post - Sept 23rd 2025

Sep. 23rd, 2025 07:13 pm
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Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

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Contact email: darcylewis3534@gmail.com
AO3 username: flowing_river
Treat preference: Treats are welcome!

I will create:
A fanwork of the following type(s): fic

In one or more of the following parts of fandom:
TV/Film: Granada TV Show
Videogames: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (remake)

For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes & Watson

I like working with one or more of the following categories: Hurt/Comfort; Friendship; Post-Reichenbach; Whump; Sickfic; Angst (with a happy ending)

With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes

I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks: Torture; Graphic Violence; Rape/Non-Con (not between the main pairing)



I want to receive:
A fanwork of the following type(s): fic, art

In one or more of the following parts of fandom:
Books: Doyle - Canon; A Study in Emerald
TV/Film: Granada TV Show
Videogames: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (remake)

For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes & Watson; I am happy to have Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft, and/or Lestrade also featured!

I like stuff in the following categories: Hurt/Comfort; Friendship; Post-Reichenbach, Whump; Sickfic; Humor; Angst (with a happy ending); Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Domestic Fluff

With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes

I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks: Torture; Graphic Violence; Rape/Non-Con (not between the main pairing, can be done by OCs or canon bad guys); Alcohol/Drug Abuse; Self-Harm; Suicidal Ideation

Please include further details about what you’d like to receive:
Best Friends, Queerplatonic Relationships, Platonic Life Partners, Undefined Relationships and/or Aspec Characters very welcome!

ACD Likes/Prompts: Holmes and Watson’s comfortable friendship, Reichenbach aftermath/trauma after Holmes returns, Watson’s chronic pain, Watson having trauma from his time in the military (from war, his injuries, and/or his illness that almost killed him), Chronically ill Watson, Holmes getting sick after neglecting his health, Watson getting sick, Holmes or Watson getting hurt on a case (I love Reigate Squire, Illustrious Client, and Dying Detective and would love to see aftermaths where they take care of each other), Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Retiring to Sussex together, Holmes being bored/depressed between cases, Past trauma from a case gone wrong, A criminal that got caught because of Holmes coming back for revenge, Aspec Holmes and Watson (I especially love AroAce Holmes and AroAllo or AroAce Watson), Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson, Domestic life at Baker Street

Study in Emerald Likes/Prompts: Watson’s chronic pain, Chronically ill Watson, Holmes getting sick after neglecting his health, Watson getting sick, Holmes or/and Watson getting hurt on a hunt, Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Aspec Holmes and Watson (I especially love AroAce Holmes and AroAllo or AroAce Watson), Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma, Eldritch Horrors, Hunting together, Hunts gone wrong, Finding happiness despite the horrors, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson

Granada Likes/Prompts: Holmes and Watson’s comfortable friendship, Reichenbach aftermath/trauma after Holmes returns (both Holmes and Watson have so much trauma from Reichenbach here), Watson’s chronic pain, Watson having trauma from his time in the military (from war, his injuries, and/or his illness that almost killed him), Chronically ill Watson, Holmes getting sick after neglecting his health, Watson getting sick, Holmes or Watson getting hurt on a case (I love Illustrious Client, Dying Detective Mazarin Stone, and Three Gables and would love to see aftermaths where they take care of each other), Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Holmes being bored/depressed between cases, Past trauma from a case gone wrong, A criminal that got caught because of Holmes coming back for revenge, Aspec Holmes and Watson (I especially love AroAce Holmes and AroAllo or AroAce Watson), Wrapping Holmes (and Watson!) in blankets, Mrs. Hudson fussing over Holmes and Watson, Holmes having touch/sensory issues (I love how he’s comfortable with Watson and Mrs. Hudson touching him but so uncomfortable with everyone else), Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson, Domestic Life at Baker Street

The Awakened Likes/Prompts: Watson’s chronic pain, Watson having trauma from his time in the military (from war, his injuries, and/or his illness that almost killed him), Chronically ill Watson, Holmes getting sick after neglecting his health, Watson getting sick, Holmes or/and Watson getting hurt on a case (Eldritch or otherwise!), Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Aspec Holmes and Watson (I especially love AroAce Holmes and AroAllo or AroAce Watson), Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma (they both have so much trauma here), Eldritch Horrors, Creepy Rituals, Holmes struggling to hold on to reality, Rituals gone wrong, Aftermath of rituals, Aftermath of canon, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson, Domestic life at Baker Street

Do Not Wants: Sad, Hopeless, or Inconclusive Ending | Hurt no Comfort | Setting Change AUs (adding elements to canon like wings, eldritch horror, supernatural elements etc. welcome!), Omegaverse, Genderswap | Major Character Death | Smut/Porn (on screen rape as a form of hurt is okay) | Non-con between Requested Pairing (unless caused by Third Party/Sex Pollen/Outside Force) | Unaddressed/Unsolved Conflict between Requested Pairing | Break Ups | Abuse between Requested Pairing | 2nd Person POV | Vomiting | Pet Injury/Death | Cancer, Terminal Illness | Unrequested Kids (mentions/inclusions of canonical kid characters fine as long as they’re not the focus) | A Focus on Religion | Works ending while Holmes is “dead” after Final Problem (okay to feature it as long as Holmes and Watson are reunited by the ending)

Special requests: N/A
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I hit Walmart and Agway while I was downtown and got in a walk around the park. I also picked up Chinese for lunch.

I did three loads of laundry (the third got left in the dryer), hand-washed dishes, went for a couple of walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, scooped kitty litter, and shaved.

I had a video call with a dermatologist about a bump that keeps forming on my cheek. It used to stay for about 6 weeks, then leave for a couple of months, then come back . . . (My PCP said it had to do with poor drainage, but it's just weird that it suddenly started happening and the timing is so strange, so I finally decided I wanted a second opinion.)

Now that I've scheduled an appointment, of course it only stays for a week or so. Naturally it wasn't showing when I had the video call, but I had thought to take some photos of it, so sent them to the doctor. He's going to get back to me. May have already, but I haven't seen a notification for the my chart thingie.

I read some fanfic and started the next Amelia Peabody.

Temps started out at 47.8(F) (still cold, but 10 degrees warmer than yesterday!) and reached 80.1!! I wore capris and a t-shirt this morning because I knew it was going to get hot later on. After having the forecast show zero rain, we suddenly have five days of rain coming up, starting tomorrow. We need it, but I still hate having to do my errands and running around in the rain.


Mom Update:

Mom was doing pretty good today. more back here )

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Sep. 23rd, 2025 06:52 am

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Sep. 23rd, 2025 04:25 am
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Contact email: chekovrules@hotmail.com
AO3 username: EdosianOrchids901
Treat preference: Treats very welcome!

I will create:
A fanwork of the following type(s): fic
In one or more of the following parts of fandom:
Books: Doyle - Canon; A Study in Emerald
TV/Film: Granada TV Show
Videogames: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (remake)
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes & Watson, Holmes & Watson & Mrs. Hudson
I like working with one or more of the following categories: Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Hurt/Comfort; Friendship; Case Fic; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 2) non-explicit sexual content; 3) explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes
I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks: Torture, graphic violence, noncon not between main pairing. Alcohol/drug abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation.


I want to receive:
A fanwork of the following type(s): art, fic
In one or more of the following parts of fandom:
Books: Doyle - Canon; A Study in Emerald
TV/Film: Granada TV Show
Videogames: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (remake)
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes & Watson. I also have a soft spot for Holmes & Watson & Mrs. Hudson for Granada, and am happy to see any other canon characters show up in any version.
I like stuff in the following categories: Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Hurt/Comfort; Friendship; Case Fic; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 2) non-explicit sexual content; 3) explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes
I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks: Torture, graphic violence, noncon committed by OCs or canon bad guys. Alcohol/drug abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation.

Please include further details about what you’d like to receive:
Happy to see them as best friends or in a non-traditional relationship like a QPR! I love Holmes as aspec, especially aroace, and love aspec characters in general. Also very fond of neurodivergent Holmes, and I’m up for transmasc Holmes as well! I just really love the devotion and friendship between him and Watson in any universe, and am happy with anything from just the two of them hanging out together, to dealing with canon trauma or new trauma, to a casefic.

ACD likes/prompts: Reichenbach trauma for both Holmes and Watson, Watson’s chronic pain, Holmes repeatedly wrecking his health due to self-neglect/overwork. Quiet moments at 221B, moments together during cases, the intimacy of holding hands and hiding together while robbing someone’s house. Holmes struggling with boredom and depression between cases. Holmes and his violin. The fact that they both write, do they ever help each other with their projects? Early developing friendship, more cases together. Sussex retirement together, beekeeping, finding new interests. Holmes happily rambling about his interests while Watson happily listens. Aspec Holmes (especially aroace), neurodivergent Holmes.

Study in Emerald likes/prompts: More hunts together, day in the life of Holmes’ and Watson’s work, exploration of how they interact with this world. Worldbuilding, general eldritch horror, looks into how this society functions. Hunts gone wrong and putting each other back together (mentally or physically), blood everywhere, fragile sanity. Quiet moments between the horrors, finding joy in dark moments, keeping each other company. Watson writing plays, Holmes performing them. Is Watson keeping a chronicle of their work in this world too? How does Holmes use his deductive skills as a hunter? Aspec Holmes (especially aroace), neurodivergent Holmes.

Granada likes/prompts: Reichenbach trauma for both Holmes and Watson, dealing with fallout from other traumatic cases. Watson’s chronic pain, Holmes completely annihilating his heath because he can’t take care of himself. Holmes not wanting to eat/sleep/do commonplace tasks and having sensory/touch issues. Wrapping Holmes in lots of blankets and scarves. Early developing friendship, more cases, domestic moments at Baker Street. Holmes and his violin, scattering papers wildly everywhere, and generally having weird coping mechanisms especially when depressed. Watson getting to be a doctor while respecting boundaries. Mrs. Hudson taking care of both of them. Aspec Holmes (especially aroace), neurodivergent Holmes.

The Awakened likes/prompts: Early developing friendship and getting to know each other. Cases with or without eldritch horror (and for ones without, do they worry about what they might run into?). Holmes struggling to hold onto reality, Watson taking care of him, them taking care of each other. Cases gone wrong and putting each other back together (mentally or physically), blood everywhere, fragile sanity. Quiet moments between the horrors, finding joy in dark moments, keeping each other company. Grappling with cults and horrors and being compelled to do creepy rituals. Aspec Holmes (especially aroace), neurodivergent Holmes.

Do Not Wants: Permanent character death (temporary fine, killing minor OCs fine. Villain death great!). Focus on death-related grief/mourning (fine for presumed dead or temporary death as long as there’s a happy ending). Pet death. Sad/hopeless endings. Setting change AU (adding elements like wings etc welcome!). Pregnancy, focus on unrequested kids, breakups between requested characters. Therapy. Hospitalization longer than a week, cancer/terminal illness. Noncon between requested characters. Omegaverse. Scat, mommy/daddy kink, ageplay. Genderswap.

Special requests: N/A
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Contact email: kingstoken6@gmail.com
AO3 username: [archiveofourown.org profile] kinsgtoken
Treat preference: Yes, I'm happy to receive treats

I will create:
A fanwork of the following type(s): fic, vids, graphics,
In one or more of the following parts of fandom: TV/Film: Granada TV Show; Rathbone Films; Sherlock & Daughter: The Great Mouse Detective
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes/Watson or Holmes & Watson
I like working with one or more of the following categories: Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Friendship; Case Fic; First Time; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence;
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 2) non-explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes;
I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks: I'm okay with canon-level violence


I want to receive:
A fanwork of the following type(s): art, fic, vids, graphics, podfic,
In one or more of the following parts of fandom: TV/Film: Granada TV Show; Rathbone Films; Sherlock & Daughter: The Great Mouse Detective;
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes/Watson, I also enjoy the characters of Lestrade and Mycroft so feel free to include them in your fanworks.
I like working with one or more of the following categories: Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Alternate Universe; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Case Fic; First Time; Friendship; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence;
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 2) non-explicit sexual content; 3) explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes
I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks: I'm okay with canon-level violence, mild torture for hurt/comfort situations,

Please include further details about what you’d like to receive:
Do Not Want: Non-con, Permanent character death, Detailed descriptions of gore like blood, viscera, etc. Anything involving feces or urine, cheating, 2nd person POV, tragic endings

General Holmes/Watson prompts:
-Holmes & Watson having to pretend to be a couple for a case, I'm not sure quite how this would work with the Victorian era boys or the 1940s era lads, but I would love to see someone take a crack at it
-Holmes’ enemies hurt Watson to get back at Holmes. So they kidnap him, or beat him up, or something else, to send Holmes a message. You can make it a canonical enemy like Moriarty and his gang, Baron Gruner, etc, or you can make up your own evil villain.
-someone is trying to blackmail Watson. Watson in the past has written a romance story between two men, somehow someone has gotten a hold of it and is threatening to expose Watson to the authorities. Watson, knowing about the dangers of blackmail from working cases, turns to Holmes for help.
-Holmes is investigating a case, without Watson, which takes him to an underground gay men's club, he is surprised to see Watson there
-Watson gets drugged in some fashion (by accident? by some villain?) and it makes him overly affectionate and amorous with Holmes. Also, maybe cue scene after he has sobered up and poor Watson is so embarrassed, but maybe it leads to them having a discussion around their feelings for each other?
-Watson has made the acquaintance of a widow woman on a neighbouring street, and somehow Holmes has discovered that every once and awhile Watson and this woman engage in “intimate relations” i.e. sex. This greatly disturbs Holmes, but he has a hard time understanding why at first, it takes some introspection for Holmes to realize it’s because he has romantic feelings for his Watson (About the widow, I see her being an independent woman about the same age as Watson, and she has no interest in marrying Watson, they just like to have a little fun on occasion)
-Watson sustains a severe head injury, and afterwards he has trouble concentrating or experiences mood swings, or anything else you can think of, and Watson is afraid he is no longer a fit companion for Holmes

Granada prompts:
-if doing something visual like art, a vid, etc, I usually prefer Hardwicke's Watson over Burke's, not that I don't love Burke!Watson, it's just that I almost always picture Hardwicke in my head now
-any exploration of the aftermaths of "The Empty House" or "The Devil's Foot". Also I love the idea of them becoming "a couple" or just having discussions/exploring their relationship in The Devil's Foot cottage, it is such an introspective time for Holmes, and they are away from "normal" society.

Rathbone Holmes prompts:
-anything about the two of them surviving the real trials of WWII together, like The Blitz, rationing, in one film we saw that Watson had gone to the country to volunteer at a home that looked after wounded soldiers so if you would like to explore Watson's medical service that would be good too. Also, assuming in this universe Watson's army service would have been in WWI, does he have any truma or PTSD around that, and having to go through another war? Maybe going through all of this together convinces them to stop hesitating and get together.
-in The Spider Woman the villain set it up so that Watson would kill Holmes and not even realize it, we can assume that Watson found out about this afterwards, how did he feel about this? How did Holmes feel knowing that his beloved companion would be the instrument of his own death?
-in The Woman in the Green Dress, hypnotism is used on both Watson and Holmes at different points, and I really thought Moriarty was going to have Watson hypnotized and he would be sent to harm, kill, (or in my fanfic brain) possibly seduce Holmes. Also, what if Holmes had actually been hypnotized and hadn't just been pretending? How does Watson care for Holmes after he was recused from Moriarty?
-Mycroft never makes an appearance in the Rathbone films, but he is mentioned so we know he exists, show me what you think 1940s Mycroft is like

The Great Mouse Detective prompts:
-any hurt/comfort is appreciated. Maybe Dawson patches Basil up after his encounter with Rattigan, or maybe Dawson gets hurt/ill and needs to be cared for
-a villain goes after Dawson for some reason (to get back at Basil, because Dawson helped someone the villain hates, etc) and Basil goes into protection mode, no one hurts his companion!
-Dawson adjusting to living with Basil, with his constant experiments, his bouts of melancholy, etc., and maybe Basil having to learn to have a little consideration for his new flatmate. Also, how chuffed is Basil that he has a companion now just like Holmes has Watson, I'm sure he's very pleased about it.
-If you're an artist and want to show me what you think the mouse versions of Lestrade or Mycroft look like, and what their names would be, that would be delightful

Sherlock & Daughter prompts:
-Watson was so huggy and clingy when Holmes found him because he was drugged, I would love to see more of that, maybe during the carriage ride back or at their return to Baker St. Just Watson not wanting to let Holmes go.
-if you want to explore any internal angst either felt during their separation that would be great, and maybe once they are together again it leads to the two of them revealing their feelings for each other
-Holmes and Watson trying to co-parent Amelia in some fashion, like they have a young woman living with them that might need some guidance on occasion, are they good at it? Bad? Somewhere in between?

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Sep. 23rd, 2025 04:33 am
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Sep. 23rd, 2025 08:22 am
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The wide spread objections won through, and Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air, making zero concessions/bullshit apologies.
Kimmel’s show to return Tuesday, but Sinclair will continue to keep it off its ABC stations.
But not all of ABC’s affiliated stations will be carrying Kimmel’s comeback show. Sinclair, one of the country’s biggest owners of local TV stations, said its ABC affiliates will preempt the show “beginning Tuesday night.” Sinclair said it will air news programming in the time slot instead.

“Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return,” a Sinclair spokesperson told CNN.

Sinclair’s conservative owners condemned Kimmel last week and contributed to ABC parent Disney’s decision to pull the show from the airwaves.


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And then the trailer for The Mandalorian dropped!
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My preferences below the cut! )

I'm finally back.

Sep. 22nd, 2025 10:54 pm
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Wow, I'm back from Greece. I don't think I'm meant to be a world traveler. It was a 15-hour trip to Greece and back, and I still had to drive two hours to get back to Tucson, AZ. We loved Greece, but I learned an essential thing. When you're on oxygen, it becomes borderline frightening, in need of air. I had six batteries for my machine, and they are supposed to last four or more hours each. It should have been more than enough. I ran out there and back. Not something I would suggest anyone do. It was a nightmare. I'll never fly again. Too scary for me. And I also learned that most of Greece is at an incline. Something else, my lungs didn't appreciate.

I didn't get to go on the excursions with my hubby and daughter because they told us I wouldn't do well. We decided to take a chance, and it didn't end well at all. So, I only did an excursion in Turkey and a small one in Crete, Greece. I found things to do on the ship, but I found myself somewhat depressed at fucking up their trip. It was a costly trip to end up on the ship for the most part.

I now know that I will only travel by car from now on.

And would you like to know what happened on the way back, in a packed 450-person flight? We got Covid. We are now sicker than a dog. Boy oh boy, the fun keeps rolling in.

Okay, I'm done whining now. I'll post some pictures when I finally go through all of them. Hugs, Patt.

Happy Equinox

Sep. 22nd, 2025 10:45 pm
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It's Mabon here in the north. It's my favorite time of year. It was not off to a good start today but you know what? It's all just minor work stuff and it'll work itself out.

I don't understand what Rybelsus did to me but ever since I took it just for those 3 days (and it took another 3 to recover) it seemed to reset me. My diabetes is doing good, blood sugar down to normal levels. I know it won't last and it makes me sad I couldn't deal with the side effects. It would be nice not to have to worry about all the damage done from the high sugars.

Had the authors' zoom tonight. It was a short one but that's okay because storms were raging around and I got a lot of words and I finished my second [community profile] wipbigbang which is great. Now to get moving on other things. Too much to do.

And I got a request for my bio and buy links from the cryptid anthology I'm in. Finally. Still no release date.

So Mothman festival (pictures like all my pictures coming eventually). Last year I went on Saturday but my friend TH wanted to come with me this year and he couldn't go until Sunday. You know what, SO much better. On Saturday even getting there are 830 (it starts at 10) there was NO parking. Had to park blocks away (for some reason I wish I knew why, pre covid we had to park 2.5 miles in Krodel park but there were buses to the fest, now you still have to park there and WALK to town. No way)

But since Sunday had no 5K mothrun we got to park in the handicapped lot (which I doubt anyone knew existed because very few others asked the boys to move the blockage and let them in. I'm not shy about that). Last year everything was open before 10 (thank you racers) but yesterday no one was expect Silver Bridge coffee (my local favorite brand) I got caught and me and TH sat at a sidewalk table talking until things opened.

It was cool then (ended up around 90 by noon though) We left before 1 and the talks started but let's face it, I'm getting old and TH is several years older than me and it was getting hot. How many Bigfoot talks can we go to?!? We dipped out on that.

So it was a nice few hours of shopping around (and me showing him the new stores because he's a homebody and didn't even know about these stores) It's good. The town is recovering a little and it's great to see and for perspective, Point Pleasant has about 4,000 people. The festival had nearly 40K. Yeah.

Did I get much? No, oddly enough not as much as I usually do but again how much more crap do I need? I got some pins from the guy with popculture stuff, a couple fridge magnets, one book on creepy florida (ha, didn't expect that!) and two more cds from Nox Arcana whom I love. And some more infused maple syrup from the sellers I buy from every year.

I ran into a former student and we'll hopefully by hiring her on as part of the wellness committee to teach yoga.

Lunch was special...bad special, delicious but bad from coal miner diner, a hot dog with cheese, bacon, fried pickles and slaw. I felt SO much better after that and that caused me concern. I think my BP has been low (another sign I might have a slow bleed ulcer) I mean think of all the salt in that. It made me feel good so it raised my pressure up.

I saw storm troopers, ghost busters, men in black, mothmen, the hodag (another cryptid I lived in his town) and the hot new cryptid this year was the Squonk! That's right, the one I was going to his festival in July but had to house sit. He's also in the other cryptid story I wrote that I'm still waiting to hear (I hope they're not one of those we're never telling you you didn't get in) I didn't buy any squonk stuff. Maybe next year if my story gets taken in.

TH is looking at me like I'm crazy because I'm like hey Vendor, saw you at the Kecksburg fest, yo how was the bigfoot fest. No, not crazy but I am deeply weird.


It's just a free for all Music Monday share whatever makes your weird little heart happy. I'll go first.

For Mabon -



and here's the album I bought

Yuletide nominations

Sep. 22nd, 2025 11:20 pm
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I swore off exchanges after last year, ESPECIALLY yuletide, but I keep getting obsessed with weird little movies and so i have submitted nominations.

username: Likeadeuce
Did you add this to the spreadsheet already?: Yes
Nomination OR Request?: Nomination
Fandom: A History of Sound (2025)
Character 1: Lionel Worthing
Character 2: David White
Character 3: Belle White Sinclair
Character 4: Vincent (The History of Sound)

Fandom:Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Character 1: Llewyn Davis
Character 2: Jean Berkey
Character 3: Mike Timlin (Inside Llewyn Davis)
Character 4: Al Cody

Fandom: A Complete Unknown (2024)
Character 1: Bob Dylan (A Complete Unknown)
Character 2: Johnny Cash (A Complete Unknown)
Character 3: Joan Baez (A Complete Unknown)
Character 4: Pete Seeger (A Complete Unknown)

Fandom: Babygirl (2024)
Character 1: Romy Mathis
Character 2: Samuel (Babygirl)
Character 3: Esme Smith
Character 4: Jacob Mathis

Fandom: Saltburn (2023)
Character 1: Oliver Quick
Character 2: Felix Catton
Character 3: Venetia Catton
Character 4: Farleigh Start

Winter 2025 Signups Are Open!

Sep. 22nd, 2025 09:14 pm
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The sign-ups are now open!

Treats Policy: As of February 2022, AO3 has introduced a setting to let users opt out of receiving additional gifts outside of formal exchanges (in Holmestice terms, "treats"). Please indicate whether you are or are not open to receiving additional fan works based on your sign-up. Also be sure to check your AO3 account preferences, under "Collections, Challenges and Gifts". AO3 accounts made before February 2022 default to ALLOW gifts, whereas new accounts default not to. Because signups are not handled through AO3, you MUST turn on treat ability if you want your gift posted to AO3. More information regarding this setting is available on AO3.

If you have a Dreamwidth account, join the Dreamwidth community and create a new post using the template below with your offer and request. The template is designed to be used with the HTML editor (not the Rich Text editor).

If you do not want a Dreamwidth account, you can leave your sign-up as a comment on this post using the "Anonymous" option. If you choose to use the Anonymous option, please make sure you correctly fill in all the identifying info in the template, so we know who signed up and how to contact you.



The sign-up template below includes ratings for what you're willing to create and would like to receive. Sexual content is deliberately separated from violence and other mature themes, so if you are someone who enjoys PWP but not violence, you have an easy way of indicating that (or vice versa) for the mods and other Holmestice participants.

The template also includes a list of suggested Holmesian fandoms and iterations. This is not an exhaustive list -- if you have another fandom in mind, please include it in your sign up! Alternatively, if you're open to offering or receiving any Holmesian fandom, please feel free to say so. (Although do make clear what you mean by "any" -- very few people truly can offer every pastiche, film, television, radio, and graphic novel adaptation ever made!)

Please note when putting down relationships:
  • "/" (e.g., "Holmes/Watson") indicates a romantic or sexual relationship
  • "&" (e.g., "Holmes & Watson") indicates a friendship or other platonic/fraternal/non-sexual/non-romantic relationship

Do please make sure you're using / and & correctly in your sign-ups, as we use it to determine matches, and your match will use it to determine what sort of relationships to write for you.

Matches will be made on fandom, characters/pairings, categories, and ratings. All other details you include (besides any "do not wants") are optional; i.e., your gift-maker may take inspiration from any specific prompt you include, but they are not required to use them.

By popular request original music has been added to gift type! You can offer or request this along with fic, art, podfic, graphics, vids, etc.



Sign-up Template )




You can edit your post until sign-ups close on October 14. Anything you add or delete after that will not be taken into account.

All stories must be a minimum of 1,000 words in length; icon posts must contain at least 10 icons; vids must be at least one minute in length. Any type of fanwork is required to go through some kind of beta process. All finished fanworks must be posted to AO3 and/or sent to the mods at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com on or before November 24. Directions on how to post/submit your work will be posted to the community later in the round. If you don't submit your work by the due date and have not contacted us for an extension, we will automatically look for a pinch hitter.

If you need your recipient to clarify their prompt or if you want to ask whether they're all right with that one particular thing you'd like to include, please contact us at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com, and we'll forward the question for you to preserve your anonymity.

Please remember that if you sign up to receive a gift, it'll only be fair if you create one as well. That said, if you have to drop out of the exchange for any reason, please contact one of the moderators as soon as possible by e-mailing us at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com so we can find a pinch hitter to create a gift for your intended recipient.

If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out!

New for this round: AI-generated pieces are not welcome in this exchange.

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