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Jan. 29th, 2026 02:35 am
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Nature is looking particularly fractal this morning.
Original is here on Pixelfed.scot.

Community Thursdays

Jan. 29th, 2026 12:24 am
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This year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...


* Posted "How to cope with broken resolutions and the mid-January slump" in [community profile] goals_on_dw.

* Posted "Finding Art in 2026" on [community profile] art.

* Commented on the January 28 post in [community profile] awesomeers.

Alien Romance

Jan. 29th, 2026 12:21 am
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[personal profile] gs_silva made a post pointing to the Patreon post in which he answers one of my questions about Maurice.  It's just such a unique backstory for the character, and I love it.  :D
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[personal profile] kingstoken's 2026 Book Bingo: An Author's Debut/First Book

Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park is a 2025 spy novel about six people forced to examine their loyalties and choices over the course of an eventful 24 hours or so in Oxford. Several of the principal characters have more than one moniker, but at a high level they include a North Korean spy, his mentor, their handler, a Korean-American spy, and the owner and cook at a Korean restaurant that finds itself the site of a post-assassination rendezvous.

The story starts with a bang, with the killing of a veteran spy who falls victim to the foreseen "clean-up" of a regime change, and while it very much keeps its forward momentum throughout, its focus is more on identity than espionage. It plays with the overlap between the tropes of being a spy and the experience of being an immigrant, drilling into what it means to be an individual, a citizen, a member of an ethnicity, or a member of a family.

I found this a highly satisfying and engaging read, and while I can see why it didn't make the Canada Reads shortlist this year (there being no connection to Canada in the book, only through the author), I'm very glad the longlist put this on my radar. This is a great debut, and I hope it's one of many novels for Park if he's so inclined.

An Excerpt )
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Fandom: Lord of the Rings

Pairings/Characters:

Celeborn/Haldir of Lothlórien, Celeborn/Galadriel | Artanis, Orophin/Rúmil of Lothlórien, Boromir/Théodred, Aragorn | Estel/Elrond Peredhel, Arwen Undómiel/Éowyn, Frodo Baggins/Sam Gamgee, Elladan/Elrohir/Erestor (Tolkien), Gandalf | Mithrandir/Saruman | Curunír, Gimli (Son of Glóin)/Legolas Greenleaf, Sauron | Mairon/Witch-King Of Angmar, Éomer Éadig/Faramir (Son of Denethor II), Gollum/Gríma Wormtongue, Elrond Peredhel/Glorfindel, Denethor II/Théoden Ednew

Rating: Mature

Length: 7,126 words

Creator Links: AO3 Profile

Theme: Crack Treated Seriously

Summary: Théoden and Denethor hunt the elusive Slash Fairy after she makes them... do things. Over and over. Featuring the horses of Middle Earth, with music by Fountains of Wayne, Celine Dion and Kenny Loggins.


Reccer's Notes: This month's theme is "ideas that are very, very bonkers, but approached with the utmost dedication to making it work within whatever passes for reality in that fandom." Author's dedication is key in this humorous tale of slash spreading like a glorious spready thing in the LOTR world and you'll believe that Denethor and Théoden-King need each other whether they realize it or not. The fairy is merely the mechanism. Just check out the other pairings and revel the night away! I especially liked that femmeslash was included, and also horses.

Fanwork Links: The Slash Fairy Cometh

RIP (Read In Progress) Wednesday

Jan. 28th, 2026 10:37 pm
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Happy Wednesday (it's still Wednesday here)! What are you reading?

Still Here...

Jan. 28th, 2026 10:05 pm
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...and am keeping busy.

I used to do long-form writing reasonably well.

Website Updates

Jan. 28th, 2026 08:58 pm
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Thanks to [personal profile] nsfwords, both Arts and Crafts America and The Bear Tunnels are now up to date. \o/  

recipe & collage: kitchen raktajino

Jan. 28th, 2026 08:14 pm
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Title: Kitchen Raktajino Adventure
Fandom: Star Trek
Medium: Recipe & Collage
Summary: Experimental recipe for the Star Trek drink raktajino, with celebratory collage; a collaboration with [personal profile] starandrea

link to dreamwidth

Daily Check-In

Jan. 28th, 2026 05:59 pm
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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Wednesday, January 28, to midnight on Thursday, January 29. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34143 Daily Check-in
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 20

How are you doing?

I am OK.
11 (55.0%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
9 (45.0%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
8 (40.0%)

One other person.
9 (45.0%)

More than one other person.
3 (15.0%)




Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
 
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Continued liveblog as I read Seven Seas’ new print edition of PSOH, and make sporadic comparisons to the original Tokyopop translation.

I’m posting the individual reactions on Mastodon and Bluesky, then rounding them up in the blog. Previous roundups in my PSOH fandom tag. You can pick up the books with my affiliate links here. (I now have Collector’s Edition 1-4 on my shelf!)

Only 2 chapters this post. I got a little long-winded. It’ll probably happen again.

Cover art of D with a dragon-embroidered cheongsam and white flowers

 

 


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