Poem: "Eyes Wide, Mind Open"
Dec. 31st, 2025 12:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithThis poem came out of the January 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "Daughter of Earth" square in my 1-1-25 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Frankenstein's Family.
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dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "Daughter of Earth" square in my 1-1-25 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Frankenstein's Family.( Read more... )
December Monthly Post
Dec. 31st, 2025 12:02 amysabetwordsmith posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
allbingoThis is the December community post for allbingo. What were your bingo activities during December? What are your plans for January?
For December we had:
[recurring]
Amnesty Fest by
Fill out extra squares from previous cards.
Posting will be December 1-31.
For January we will have:
[recurring theme, but all new prompts each year]
Public Domain Day Bingo hosted bycornerofmadness
Many new works are entering the public domain. Use them with great enthusiasm!
Posting will be January 1-31.
Check out the 2026 Community Calendar. Plenty of months remain open, including March and April if you want to run a fest early in the year.
You might also like some of the signup posts over atgoals_on_dw such as Fannish 50 or Writing Challenges.
allbingo was created on January 6, 2014. We're coming up on our 12th anniversary! \o/ Thank you all for making this such an exciting ride.
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allbingo. What were your bingo activities during December? What are your plans for January?For December we had:
[recurring]
Amnesty Fest by
Fill out extra squares from previous cards.
Posting will be December 1-31.
For January we will have:
[recurring theme, but all new prompts each year]
Public Domain Day Bingo hosted by
cornerofmadness Many new works are entering the public domain. Use them with great enthusiasm!
Posting will be January 1-31.
Check out the 2026 Community Calendar. Plenty of months remain open, including March and April if you want to run a fest early in the year.
You might also like some of the signup posts over at
goals_on_dw such as Fannish 50 or Writing Challenges.allbingo was created on January 6, 2014. We're coming up on our 12th anniversary! \o/ Thank you all for making this such an exciting ride.Comments Received: 6,704
Journal Entries: 1,250
Tags: 734
Memories: 9
Icons Uploaded: 1
Interests: 85
Members: 557
Subscribers: 562
Good News
Dec. 31st, 2025 12:01 amysabetwordsmithGood news includes all the things which make us happy or otherwise feel good. It can be personal or public. We never know when something wonderful will happen, and when it does, most people want to share it with someone. It's disappointing when nobody is there to appreciate it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our joys and pat each other on the back.
What good news have you had recently? Are you anticipating any more? Have you found a cute picture or a video that makes you smile? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your life a little happier?
What good news have you had recently? Are you anticipating any more? Have you found a cute picture or a video that makes you smile? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your life a little happier?
Day 30 | MCU | Darcy/Jessica & Matt | "The Christmas Lights Betrayal (or not)"
Dec. 31st, 2025 12:57 amflareonfury posting in adventdrabblesTitle: The Christmas Lights Betrayal (or not)
Fandoms: MCU
Pairings: Darcy Lewis/Jessica Jones
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: Language. AU - established couple.
Summary: Darcy puts up Christmas lights.
Notes: Written formcu100 prompt old prompts - lights/winter holiday & monthly prompt Jessica & Matt, adventdrabbles prompt Day 30-Christmas Lights, 100ships prompt purple and femslashfete prompt Betrayal. First time writing this ship ♥ It was just gonna focus on both of them, but Matt snuck in there.
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The Christmas Lights Betrayal (or not)....
Fandoms: MCU
Pairings: Darcy Lewis/Jessica Jones
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: Language. AU - established couple.
Summary: Darcy puts up Christmas lights.
Notes: Written for
mcu100 prompt old prompts - lights/winter holiday & monthly prompt Jessica & Matt, adventdrabbles prompt Day 30-Christmas Lights, 100ships prompt purple and femslashfete prompt Betrayal. First time writing this ship ♥ It was just gonna focus on both of them, but Matt snuck in there.[...Table...]
The Christmas Lights Betrayal (or not)....
Svaha / scam alert
Dec. 31st, 2025 01:50 pmfred_mouseI've just done a Svaha order, because we really like their stuff, it lasts well, and in general I've had good results (the skirt that turned out not to work on me looks fabulous on ariaflame, for example). Also, they have pockets.
If you are a texture sensitive person who wears dresses/skirts (they do some other things but I've never bought anything else, so can't speak to their quality), very much recommend. Watch out for where they list 'waist seam' or 'not waist seam' if that matters (it very much matters to me; the A-line dress with no waist seam that I have is one of the most comfortable dresses I own). Dresses go up to 5XL; I have no idea how that works for tall people.
As to the scam alert: there are scam sites that have ripped off significant amounts of the imagery. Svaha have info on it here. ariaflame spotted this, when I commented that I seemed to have two sites and I couldn't work out why.
(the only thing I was disappointed by was the fact that there is a pride flags dress in the style I want to wear, but it didn't have the intersex flag on there. I got something else instead)
MCU: Darcy/Jessica & Matt: "The Christmas Lights Betrayal (or not)"
Dec. 31st, 2025 12:13 amflareonfury posting in harpiewritingTitle: The Christmas Lights Betrayal (or not)
Fandoms: MCU
Pairings: Darcy Lewis/Jessica Jones
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: Language. AU - established couple.
Summary: Darcy puts up Christmas lights.
Notes: Written formcu100 prompt old prompts - lights/winter holiday & monthly prompt Jessica & Matt, adventdrabbles prompt Day 30-Christmas Lights, 100ships prompt purple and femslashfete prompt Betrayal. First time writing this ship ♥ It was just gonna focus on both of them, but Matt snuck in there.
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Fandoms: MCU
Pairings: Darcy Lewis/Jessica Jones
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: Language. AU - established couple.
Summary: Darcy puts up Christmas lights.
Notes: Written for
mcu100 prompt old prompts - lights/winter holiday & monthly prompt Jessica & Matt, adventdrabbles prompt Day 30-Christmas Lights, 100ships prompt purple and femslashfete prompt Betrayal. First time writing this ship ♥ It was just gonna focus on both of them, but Matt snuck in there.[...Table...]
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Progress on a long-stalled project & med testing
Dec. 31st, 2025 12:28 ampetraI have managed to unfuck a story I haven't progressed on in months by chopping off a chapter, changing my view on what the pairing situation was, and digging back in.
\o/ 30K on that one so far! Let's see what happens next.
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In other news, Journavx, a new med, appears to do a pretty good job on my migraine pain. Now if I can figure out how to get more than 15 of the buggers, we'll be in business. It's only prescribed for acute pain, and mine is chronic, so prior authorization isn't a thing my insurance company is going for.
Given that, I am going to go back to the old standby painkiller for the evening. Another dance with Mary Jane.
\o/ 30K on that one so far! Let's see what happens next.
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In other news, Journavx, a new med, appears to do a pretty good job on my migraine pain. Now if I can figure out how to get more than 15 of the buggers, we'll be in business. It's only prescribed for acute pain, and mine is chronic, so prior authorization isn't a thing my insurance company is going for.
Given that, I am going to go back to the old standby painkiller for the evening. Another dance with Mary Jane.
Animated Series - Visions
Dec. 30th, 2025 11:31 pmcolls posting in swbookclubStar Wars: Visions is an animated anthology from artists and production studios from across the world full of original stories set in, or inspired by, the Star Wars Universe.
What are your thoughts on the series?
Favorite episodes?
Favorite characters?
Christmas gift - cross stitch project bag
Dec. 31st, 2025 03:28 pmmerrileemakes posting in everykindofcraftMy partner and I don't really do Christmas because of our combined childhood and family trauma. But I suspected she'd gotten me a little gift and I was struggling to think of something to gift her in return. Then the December check in here prompted the idea to make her something.
Partner had mentioned that she wanted to do some cross stitching over the holidays, and I've always wanted to make a cross stitch project bag. So that's what I did!
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Partner had mentioned that she wanted to do some cross stitching over the holidays, and I've always wanted to make a cross stitch project bag. So that's what I did!
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gamechangerhr | Game Changers/Heated Rivalry
Dec. 30th, 2025 11:22 pmflareonfury posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
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gamechangerhr is a Game Changers Book series/Heated Rivalry TV series dreamwidth community. We also accept Rachel Reid's other Hockey Romance books! :)
Fanworks, discussions, meta, recs, etc are welcomed here!
Rules are on the profile!
many Yuletide recs
Dec. 30th, 2025 11:16 pmgingicat posting in yuletideMany Yuletide recs in many fandoms, getting them in before reveals tomorrow January 1!
https://gingicat.dreamwidth.org/1872341.html
<3, tigerbright
https://gingicat.dreamwidth.org/1872341.html
<3, tigerbright
Romance on the High Seas by Anagrrl (T)
Dec. 31st, 2025 04:44 amcassiope25 posting in stargateficrecShow: SGA
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney, Radek, John, Evan, Laura, Chuck
Pairings: /
Categories: gen, multi, romance, humor
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: 4,588
Author's Journal:anagrrl
Author's Website: Anagrrl on AO3
Link: Romance on the High Seas
Author’s summary: "Where did all these flowers come from?" Rodney asks. They're everywhere. On tables. On desks. Large, blousy flowers, small pointed flowers, round edged flowers. Bunches of them in plain, clear vases, or in tall planters that have suddenly appeared in corners and crannies. They're even in the transporters, little bouquets affixed to the wall.
Or - Atlantis has a plan. A romance plan.
Why This Must Be Read: This lovely story by Anagrrl revolves around a sentient Atlantis that is trying to figure out what it takes to bring people together and, ultimately, increase its population. It’s endearing, heartwarming, and utterly delightful to read about all the different plans for getting under people’s skin and into their heads—or rather, their hearts. And it’s surprising, or perhaps not surprising at all, that Rodney, normally considered insensitive to subtleties, is the one who senses that Atlantis is seeking contact and wants to take care of it :)
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Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney, Radek, John, Evan, Laura, Chuck
Pairings: /
Categories: gen, multi, romance, humor
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: 4,588
Author's Journal:
anagrrlAuthor's Website: Anagrrl on AO3
Link: Romance on the High Seas
Author’s summary: "Where did all these flowers come from?" Rodney asks. They're everywhere. On tables. On desks. Large, blousy flowers, small pointed flowers, round edged flowers. Bunches of them in plain, clear vases, or in tall planters that have suddenly appeared in corners and crannies. They're even in the transporters, little bouquets affixed to the wall.
Or - Atlantis has a plan. A romance plan.
Why This Must Be Read: This lovely story by Anagrrl revolves around a sentient Atlantis that is trying to figure out what it takes to bring people together and, ultimately, increase its population. It’s endearing, heartwarming, and utterly delightful to read about all the different plans for getting under people’s skin and into their heads—or rather, their hearts. And it’s surprising, or perhaps not surprising at all, that Rodney, normally considered insensitive to subtleties, is the one who senses that Atlantis is seeking contact and wants to take care of it :)
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Dec. 30th, 2025 10:44 pmshati2025 retrospective: I think there's a strong argument to be made that this has been the worst year of my life, but it's not going to keep the title, so actually making it seems too much like giving too much of an invitation to that Simpsons meme. (This one. Like I'm already in the that Simpsons meme zone but I don't have to set the table for it.) So I'm going to ignore the year and just try to finish random book posts before it actually ends.
I read these ones over the last year, several of them literally last winter, so this post is a mix of sentences I barely remember typing and sentences I typed while barely remembering the books. I should probably also mention that I have no actual knowledge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild
A library book sale had this a while back, and I'd been meaning to read it for a while. It's a sort of meandering narrative approach to the PR rise and PR fall of Leopold's atrocities in the Congo: the book follows the figures warring over public opinion around the Congo more than the rubber terror itself, which is bad enough seen around the edges. ( the rest under a cut )
( The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination )
( No Enchanted Palace: the End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United Nations )
( Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: the Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa )
( Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives )
I read these ones over the last year, several of them literally last winter, so this post is a mix of sentences I barely remember typing and sentences I typed while barely remembering the books. I should probably also mention that I have no actual knowledge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild
A library book sale had this a while back, and I'd been meaning to read it for a while. It's a sort of meandering narrative approach to the PR rise and PR fall of Leopold's atrocities in the Congo: the book follows the figures warring over public opinion around the Congo more than the rubber terror itself, which is bad enough seen around the edges. ( the rest under a cut )
( The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination )
( No Enchanted Palace: the End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United Nations )
( Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: the Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa )
( Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives )
Nancy Drew Games
Dec. 30th, 2025 10:40 pmaurumcalendulaHer Interactive (and other places) have their seasonal sale going on (although annoyingly it's only 35% off this year instead of 50% off like before), so I picked up some older games I didn't have anymore (I used to get these from the library all the time) and some newer ones I hadn't played yet.
Nancy Drew #32: The Sea of Darkness:
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Nancy Drew #27: The Deadly Device:
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I'm currently poking at Warnings at Waverly Academy and trying to remember if I liked The Haunted Carousel and The Secret of the Old Clock enough to buy them.
Nancy Drew #32: The Sea of Darkness:
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Nancy Drew #27: The Deadly Device:
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I'm currently poking at Warnings at Waverly Academy and trying to remember if I liked The Haunted Carousel and The Secret of the Old Clock enough to buy them.