opalsong | Reading

1. 58 books read so far in 2025. My "Want to Read" bookshelf on Goodreads is now at 400+, but some of these are... aspirational. At least I can never complain that there's nothing left to read.

2. I finished The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. It's dated in a way that I now find interesting--part of the charm of old school sf is that the future it imagines looks like the past. At one point one character gives a lengthy explanation of how spacers have naive immune systems and would be killed by regular non-fatal Earth diseases, and I realized Asimov decided to include this because it was not common knowledge in 1953. The book espouses some very Malthusian ideas and concludes that the solution to overpopulation is to send more people to space. Also spotted: incredibly dated gender politics, positronic brains, the three laws of robotics (Asimov invented the term robotics; robot was coined by another sf author), and 60-mph moving walkways.

3. I was poking around the Wayback Machine copy of FanHistory.com and found a page on a 2009 sf drama I don't remember hearing about: The War on Science Fiction. Some misogynistic blog claimed that girls were ruining sf, and then a bunch of other sf blogs dunked on them. John Scalzi's response.

It reminded me that I'd recently listened to the audiobook of Women Destroy Science Fiction! (2014)--a short-story anthology by various female authors. With a title like that, I assumed there was a backstory, but I didn't know if it was inspired by a particular incident or just a general trend of sf fanboy whining. I just googled it and found the explanation: a deluge of sexist commentary in 2013. I wonder if they're referring to the first iteration of the sad puppies?

edenfalling

Trip planning is HARD, you know?

I will be leaving on either Sunday or Monday on an approximately 2-week trip. The main point is a gathering of fandom friends in western Alberta, but I have planned my approach so as to have time to do One Thing in Winnipeg (Manitoba) the afternoon of my first travel day, and One Thing in Regina (Saskatchewan) the afternoon of my second travel day. Then the gathering, and on Sunday the 20th I will head to Drumheller to visit the Royal Tyrell Museum.

I THINK I have my itinerary roughed out for the following week.

-Monday 7/21, drive south across the Canada/US border to Glacier National Park, hike an easy trail

-Tuesday 7/22, drive west to Yakima, WA; no stops planned

-Wednesday 7/23, drive to Olympic National Park, hike an easy trail, look for banana slugs, etcetera, then overnight in Forks or Oil City

-Thursday 7/24, drive south on US-101 and stop at some point to get out and dabble my feet in the Pacific Ocean, before heading inland and stopping short of Portland, OR, probably in Beaverton; might also visit Tillamook Creamery if time permits

-Friday 7/25, drive to Boise, ID, possibly stopping at a winery or two along the Columbia River valley (more research needed)

-Saturday 7/26, drive from Boise, ID to Bozeman, MD, skirting the western edge of Yellowstone en route; might stop for photos but more likely will just drive on through

-Sunday 7/27, drive from Bozeman, MD to probably Dickinson, ND, with a stop en route to sightsee in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and hopefully see some bison and/or prairie dogs

-Monday 7/28, head home to the Twin Cities; no stops planned

This feels generally doable to me. None of the driving days are excessively long, none of the activities are excessively strenuous, and I will return home before August. Now I have to research national park admission policies and also start making motel reservations. Argh.

Current Mood: stressed
Current Location: new brighton, mn

bluedreaming

With my second load of ordered danmei arriving,¹ I came to the bizarre realization that after so many years I’m…buying books with the intention of…reading them? What a paradigm shift!

This isn’t quite 100% accurate, but through my life I was first in the stage of borrowing books from the library and then buying them to keep if I really liked them, then a lot of ebooks, never mind my massive fic reading numbers, and all throughout I’ve also had a strong general practice of buying select books to have for whatever reason, often with not much intention of reading them, at least not anytime soon.²

I do have rules! I’m only “allowed” to collect things that fall within certain parameters, though some of the new ones (danmei, light novels that are horror/certain others) are a bit loose and will need to be tightened up eventually. I don’t have enough space for an infinity of books. I also generally buy ebooks if I can get them DRM-free, and after that, depending on the title, I may go for an audiobook instead if it exists.)

¹ These aren’t “large” publishers like 7seas that I can get via my local bookstore but rather Rosmei & Via Lactea etc. and are physical-only (somewhat limited run?) publications.
² i.e. I somehow randomly decided to start collecting C. J. Cherryh’s sci-fi books in hardcover, and now I’m too far in.

lydamorehouse

The library finally coughed up KD Edward's Tarot Sequence triology (Last Sun, The Hanged Man, and the Hourglass Throne.) I picked these up because Edwards is going to be one of our GoH's at Gaylaxicon. Have I read much of Last Sun yet? No, not really. I'm finding it a little difficult to get into. I'm hoping that will change? I'm giving this book a bit longer than I would normally because I want to give a GoH more than a fair shake, you know? Someone on ConCom loves his work! So, I guess we'll see if I ever warm to it.

Obviously, it's okay if I don't. But, I'm generally bummed that it's not dragged me in because I'm having some reading ennui. Do you ever get this? I have a ton of options of things to read, but nothing is looking appealing and nothing that I'm currently reading is grabbing me. I've also got Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Crusted Snow on audiobook and I can't seem to get past 10%. And I've heard good things about this book!

So, here's the other stuff I have in my Libby folder right now. Help me pick something?

When the English Fall by David Williams
The Future is Yours by Dan Frey
Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth
The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo

Anything look good to you? I noticed that Martha Wells recommended the worldbuilding in The Archive Undying to the New York Times in their "Let Us Help You Pick Your Next Book: Science Fiction" article. So maybe that's worth a go?

What are you reading?

bluedreaming

text: sunshine revival july 2025, image: fluffy white clouds in a summer blue sky and the hint of power lines like white foss

sunshine_revival

I have been working on the challenges, all signs to the contrary, so I figured I’d better just get this post up even if it’s on my phone (always a fun experiment when there’s more formatting than usual).

I’m not really a journalling person, so it seems like I’ll be going with the creative prompts.

As always, this is also a hello post 👋

( Friending Meme )

( Challenge #1 )

( Challenge #2 )

( Challenge #3 )

aethel

1. Found my third grade journal. In it I proudly announced how many books I had read, but mostly neglected to mention the titles. Thanks for nothing, asshole. Anyway, according to my updated spreadsheet I've read at least 776 unique titles, not including whatever Nate the Great rereads baby-me was probably using to pad her numbers. I still don't have any record for 8th or 9th grade, when I'm pretty sure I read some classic sf and Victorian novels, but also--let's face it--a lot of Star Trek tie-ins.

It is somewhat discouraging to read your own childish writing and realize essentially nothing has changed about you except your spelling.

2. I recently finished Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (so good!). Currently I'm rereading The Caves of Steel and Anne of Green Gables. I also started Station Eleven, but might not be in the mood for post-apocalyptic, and Beyond the Wall, a history of East Germany that I have so far failed to make much progress on.

3. Fic rec: The Co-Stars, A Romantic Comedy by Ryan Reynolds by cyclogenesis (addictedkitten)

lydamorehouse

I'm already having one of those weeks.

The only good news is that my family and I are getting a lot done around the house. Mason, at 21, has been aggitating for a new bed. To be fair to him, he was still sleeping on the bed we bought him as a toddler. His feet literally hung off the edges as he's grown. Shawn, my incredibly thrifty and clever wife, saw that someone on our local Buy Nothing group was offering up a mattress and box spring. My parents have been trying to get me to come down to LaCrosse for over a month now to pick up an old bed frame. So, clearly the stars had begun aligning.

Step one, was getting Keven to help us get the mattress and box spring to our house. We don't have a truck or a minivan or anything with any real cargo space, so we have to rely on what my brother-in-law likes to call Big Brother's Roadside Assistance. Mason and Keven went to the Buy Nothing address with the truck on Sunday and hauled it back to ours. Shawn, Mason and I struggled it into the living room because Keven needed to tap out. He says he feels fine since his diagnosis, but it's clear that his strength isn't what it used to be. I mean, he's also 70? So, there's a little bit of all of that going on.

At any rate, we sent Keven home as we always do these days with food. Shawn had made him a nice lasagna from their mother's recipe, but also froze it knowing that Keven's chemotherapy is coming up this week (tomorrow, I think.) And he might want something easy the day of or, even more likely, the day after.

After Keven left, my family and I started to negotiate what came next. Should we try to take apart Mason's bed the same day? Should we wait? What did we need to accomplish the next step? It was determined that Mason--who was up early to do the hauling--nap on the mattress on the living room floor while Shawn and I went to Target and JC Penny's in order to get fitted sheets, etc., for a full size bed. We actually had a full-size bed at some point, so we had SOME of these items, but we didn't have a mattress topper. So, Mason face planted and we shopped.

When we came back we still didn't really want to tackle the job of dismantling and hauling everything up our stairs, but Mason wisely pointed out that there was no good reason to wait. Shawn and Mason took apart the bed. I helped haul things to the garage--where we decided to store the old bed in the meantime, with the hopes of also passing it off on Buy Nothing (Shawn had already taken a picture of the stripped bed to show it off.) I also started dinner while all this was happening because my family gets notoriously cranky when we are hangry. Then, it came time to haul the box spring and mattress up the stairs and I do not know how we managed it, but the three of us did it. Mason is currently sleeping on the box spring and mattress on the floor, but we have an appointment to pick up a U-Haul truck on Friday for a trip to LaCrosse to collect the last item in this scavenger hunt!

Last night, Shawn got a ping on Buy Nothing. A young family was ready to move their toddler into a "big boy bed," and ours looked perfect. We made arrangements (I hauled everything back OUT of the garage and set it up near the alley so it would be easy for them to throw things into their truck.) We got a reply after delivery from the mom that read, "Thanks again! He just kept saying 'my bed is so huge!' Over and over as he was getting ready for bed tonight." Which makes everything worth it.

As part of all this, of course, we discovered a bunch of boxes we had stored under Mason's bed which we now have to figure out what to do with--but honestly, they'll probably end up in the attic with all the other things we'll need to sort "someday."

All and all a very productive set of days.

Today I recorded the next podcast with Ka1lban today, in which we talk about American Flagg. As often happens, I wonder what of substance we'll have to say and then suddenly we're having a deep discussion about corporate greed or whatever. Good times!

But, man, all I want to do is nap now!

How was your weekend?

Current Mood: accomplished

rockinham in

pod_together

Pod_Together participants,

Today is our first check-in! You can check in over email (pod.together@gmail.com), dreamwidth comment, or via discord message to klb, shmaylor, minnabird, or rockinhamburger --whichever feels most comfortable to you. A single person can check in for your entire group, although if each person wants to check in individually, that’s fine too. (If you signed up as a group and did not opt-in to check-ins, you obviously aren't required to check-in, but are certainly welcome to if you would like!)

Completed writing is due in 3 weeks, on Sunday July 27th. When you check in, let us know if you feel on track for that deadline so far. We'd also love to know what's going well in your group and any worries you may have about your group or your project.

In addition to checking in with us, make sure you check in with your partner(s). Sharing your work-in-progress with your partner(s) is mandatory, and the minimum requirement is once per check-in. That means that, if you haven't already shared what you have so far, now is the time to do so. Partners, don’t forget to give feedback/encouragement on the work-in-progress when you see it!

It's very early in the game, so if you are anticipating difficulty, this would be a great time to start discussing problem-solving options. We're happy to help in any way we can to ensure you and your partner(s) have as positive an experience as possible! And if everything’s going awesome, YAY, we can’t wait to hear all about it!

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bluedreaming

Maybe it’s just me, today, but I came across the word loach (which I’m positive I’ve heard before; it’s a type of fish after all, and sounds familiar) and the word is so delicious, it makes my mouth water.

Strong contender for next year’s word of the year? I guess we’ll see.

edenfalling

Note: I am repurposing my stock Yuletide letter here, which is why some of the sections may seem slightly off-topic for a single fandom exchange.

Hi, and thank you in advance for writing a story for me! I'm pretty easy to please -- unless you write context-free porn, I'll be thrilled just to get a response to one of my prompts. *grin* But I realize that's not terribly helpful, so here's the (very!) long version. (I am sorry for the tl;dr, but I like to talk about things I love and I figure more details are better than fewer.)

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( General Information )

Okay. On to specific prompts.

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( Jadis & the Gods of the Narnian World )

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( The Secret Life of Lasaraleen's Pet Monkey )

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( Arthuriana & Morgan Le Fay )

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( Telmarine Aeneid )

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( Journey to an Alternate Charn )

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And that is that.

Current Mood: excited
Current Location: new brighton, mn

edenfalling

Hey, quick update: I am IN MINNESOTA!

More specifically, I am in my parents' basement, because apparently this is my current millennial life milestone to hit. *wry*

Anyway, the U-boxes were delivered on Monday, we sorted and packed Tuesday and Wednesday, and then decided to order a third U-box because my dad was uneasy about the weight limits. So on Thursday the delivery guy (who is also apparently the local warehouse manager) picked up one box that we had completed and dropped off an empty replacement. We finished packing both boxes that afternoon and moved on to packing the cars and cleaning. Friday morning the delivery guy picked up the two remaining U-boxes, we finished cleaning, and I turned in my keys to Landlord Dude in return for my security deposit refund.

(I stayed in my parents' hotel room Wednesday and Thursday nights, since we packed my bed on Wednesday.)

Then we drove from Ithaca to the Twin Cities in two days (Friday and Saturday), which was kind of a lot and included two stints on local city streets in downtown Chicago because of a nasty traffic jam on I-90. My mom kept going through stoplights just as they turned yellow so I had to follow on red; it was extremely stressful. But we made it!

I have spent the past few days changing addresses with assorted companies and getting my license, car title, and car registration switched from NY to MN. Today I may or may not see about getting a local library card and visiting a Verizon store to see if they can clear some unwanted apps off my phone (I would do this myself but they came pre-installed and don't seem to have a delete option) and also ask about international calls to/from Canada. Also I will try switching my car insurance and AAA membership to MN -- I couldn't do either of those before I got my car paperwork dealt with.

We have been eating down some food brought from my fridge and freezer, since my parents' freezer was very full already. I have seen Vicky briefly when she picked up Alfie (her dog) Sunday evening -- my parents were watching him while Vicky and some friends were staffing a booth/table at a local Pride festival. Also my dad had a colonoscopy yesterday, my mom had a cardioversion this morning (for her afibrillation), and my aunt should currently be getting knee replacements. It has been a medically exciting week!

I believe I still have one refill left for both of my prescriptions, and my Ithaca pharmacy said that although they can't mail medications, I can have a Minnesota pharmacy contact them and they can transfer the authorization. So that is a relief, though I should still find a local primary care doctor sooner rather than later.

Oh! And signups for the 2025 Narnia Fic Exchange are open until July 11, so if you have any interest, please check that out over at

narniaexchange!

Current Mood: productive
Current Location: new brighton, mn

lydamorehouse

Once again, I have not been keeping up.

Sadly, I am still slogging my way through Cultish. As a dyslexic reader, I get into these weirdly stubborn things. I am SO freaking close to being done with this book that, even though I'm no longer enjoying it, I refuse to give up. Admittedly, this is incredibly stupid. Life it too short for books you aren't enjoying! But, here I am, anyway. To be fair to me, I did take a break to read the first several issues of a 1980s American comic book called American Flagg. I talked my co-host into reading this for our podcast and, I'm going to be honest. I kind of regret that. I had a VERY DIFFERENT memory of these comic books than what is apparently the reality. Oof, they do not stand the test of time! I have literally never seen the n-word (spelled out!) so many times in a mere 12 issues, holy shit.

It should be an interesting podcast, though!

Also, when I was volunteering out at Pride, Jason Tucker who is a comic book affectionado turned to me when I told him what I'd been reading, "Huh. Is American Flagg cyberpunk, though?" Not to spoil the upcoming episode because this is a question we regularly ask of whatever we're reviewing or discussing, but I do think I now know why I thought so having re-read them, at least. I mean, this is hardly a spoiler to the episode or the comics since it is revealed in the literal first panel, but Rueben Flagg did lose his acting job to AI, actually, so I mean, that's kind of prescient, in a way, cyberpunkly-speaking.

But, wow, also a hard read, albeit in a completely different way than Cultish.

Part of my absence here is due, in part, to the fact that we've gotten some really bad news from my brother-in-law, Keven. Keven's test results have come back and the cancer has spread to his bones. The doctors informed him that its incurable and have given him about a year, year and a half to live. I don't even know how to cope with this? I was telling Shawn that you always hear people asking the hypothetical, "What would you do if you found out you only had a year left to live?" But, like that's supposed to be a fun thought-experiment, not Real Life. And, as I have reported previously, Keven is the sibling of Shawn's that my family interacts with the most. He lives within striking distance of our house--just on the other side of the Mississippi in Minneapolis. So, we see him often. Mason has been Keven's odd job man for hire now and most of his in-between college summers. And, like, our relationship with Keven is, like with a lot of family, somewhat fraught? We've had some terrible fights in the past. However, for better or for worse, Keven has been a constant in our lives.

Yesterday, when we found out, Shawn was already at work. She decided that she was just not functional after talking to Keven and so I picked her up and brought her home. We spent much of the day yesterday just trying to wrap our heads arounds this--alternating between crying/staring into the middle distance and doing distracting things like, for her working on her quilt and watching mindless British detective shows, and me randomly coming up with panel ideas for Gaylaxicon (I wrote about ten yesterday! It was kind of soothing in a weird way?)

So, yeah, that's kind of been us.

I hope things are better wherever you are!

annapods

Personal info
Anna, she/they. Find me at:

Annapods on ao3,
Annapods on discord,
Annabelle-myrtille (main blog) and annapods (podfic sideblog) on tumblr,
Annapods on bskye,
Annapods @federatedfandom.net on mastodon,
annabelle.myrt@gmail.com by email,
Annapods on dreamwidth.

Media
I'm requesting visual and audio stuff only.
The exception is mixed formats, which I'd be delighted to receive.

Fandoms
This is a long list of fandoms where I'll be happy to receive stuff and able to at least vaguely understand what's going on, or fandoms I'm thinking of getting into soon. Please feel free to ask me to edit my requests to add characters or relationships! I couldn't nominate the "any" tags in all of them.

Bleach (Anime & Manga)
Katekyou Hitman Reborn!
Naruto (Anime & Manga)
Persona 4
SK8 the Infinity (Anime)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠[穿书] - 雪山肥狐 | The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish - Xuě Shān Féi Hú
괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work - Baek Deoksoo
내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo
데뷔 못 하면 죽는 병 걸림 - 백덕수 | Debut or Die - Baek Deoksoo
DCU
DCU (Comics)
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
ATEEZ (Band)
The Boyz (Korea Band)
SEVENTEEN (Band)
Stray Kids (Band)
Any Fandom I Agreed To On Discord
Original Work
KinnPorsche: The Series (TV)
White Collar (TV 2009)
Twisted-Wonderland
Zenless Zone Zero (Video Game)
原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)
鸣潮 | Wuthering Waves (Video Game)
Jeff Satur - Works & Related Fandoms
K.A.R.D (Band)
Club Icarus | ARTMS (Album)
OnlyOneOf (Band)
Triple H (Korea Band)
Mamamoo
방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
TOMORROW X TOGETHER | TXT (Korea Band)
IVE (Band)
K-pop

On top of these, you can do anything to my works, as long as any co-creators also give their approval:

Art of Any Works I've Posted To AO3
Fic Remix of Any Works I've Posted To AO3
Podfics of Any Works I've Posted To AO3
Recursive Works of Any Original Works I've Posted To AO3
Recursive Works of Any Works I've Posted To AO3

To add

Jeff Satur - Works & Related Fandoms.
My Hero Academia,
K-Pop,
Monsta X, TXT, BTS, Mamamoo, Triple H, KARD, OnlyOneOf, ARTMS, red velvet, IVE
The Next Prince

Story likes

Platonic affection and commitment
- Gen, or close to it
  - Pre-slash?
  - Only 100 words of romance in a sea of plot?
  - Filthy, tender and loving but totally platonic porn?
  - All good.
- Stuff that ~feels~ aro to me
  - QPRs,
  - Ace/aro stories,
  - Strong friendships,
  - Found and chosen family,
  - Sensual attraction,
  - Touch hunger,
  - Touch as a love language or a communication method,
  - Cuddling and snuggling,
  - Loneliness-induced angst and hurt/comfort..
- In terms of fic, this translates to:
  - A lot of group polya,
  - Gen fic or could-be-gen-could-be-polya fic,
  - Some supernatural or a/b/o AUs (pack, coven, etc),
  - All the skinship.
World exploration
- In general
  - Canon divergence,
  - What-if,
  - Trope in/subversion,
  - Crack and crack treated seriously,
  - Non-standard worldbuilding,
  - Meta disguised as fiction,
  - Take your fandom to work,
  - Deep dive into someone’s lived experience,
  - Take your fandom to therapy.
- That means I'll love anything about:
  - Fandom culture and/or media in-universe,
  - Culture, language, sociopolitics.

Story dislikes

These are dislikes, not DNW. I might skim your gift and leave a shorter comment, that's about it.

The expected romantic experience
- Kid fic (exception: the kid is canonically a kid and a main character), deaging,
- Pregnancy (including mpreg and impreg),
- Marriage and weddings,
- Proposals,
- Meeting the parents,
- Romantic milestones as a focus in general,
- Romantic curtain fic.
Gendered expectations
- Focus on traditionally “feminine” tasks like childcare, household chores, etc for female characters, omegas or whoever else stands in for women in this world,
- Unquestioned fantasy gender essentialism in a/b/o or D/s AUs.
Romance dubcon
- Soulmate AUs,
- Sneakily dating someone,
- “How could you not realize we were dating”,
- Dating under false pretenses,
- Fake dating or friends-with-benefits with pining and “it’s not enough but I’ll take what I can get”,
- Strong, unquestioned power imbalance,
- Betting on relationships.
Other random dislikes
- Homophobia as a quick relationship plot point,
- Mundane high school or college AUs,
- Religious (mostly christian lbh) themes,
- Miscommunication that could be solved by blurting it out, no character development in sight,
- Heavy psychological vi
- Case fic.

Do Not Wants

Apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic and dystopian AUs,
Internal POV of bigotted or cruel characters,
Dub/noncon that isn’t treated seriously by the narrative,
Unhappy endings,
Incest.

On smut

I like
- Praise,
- Edging,
- Oversensitivity,
- All the nice feelings.
- Pure porn is great, using sex to tell a story is also lovely.
I dislike
- Piss/scat,
- Daddy/mommy kink,
- Humiliation,
- Noncon or heavy dubcon that's supposed to be sexy, including as fantasy/role play,
- Pet play,
- Meh on role play in general.

Audio tastes

Experimental or non-traditional stuff
- Stuff that’s a personal challenge for you
  - Character voices,
  - Accents,
  - Other languages,
  - Music,
  - Sound effects,
  - Soundscaping,
  - Cover art,
  - Multivoice,
  - Collaborations,
  - …
- Non-traditional text formats
  - Phone calls,
  - Epistolary,
  - Poetry,
  - Script formats,
  - Made for audio,
  - Notfic and chatfic,
  - Dialogue-only or dialogue-heavy,
  - In-universe media,
  - Annotated versions,
  - Just plain interesting formatting,
  - …
- Non-traditional podfic formats
  - Podvids,
  - Adlib and oral notfics,
  - Color commentary,
  - Multiformat stuff,
  - Audio zines,
  - Remixes,
  - Playlists,
  - Filks,
  - Abridged versions,
  - Podfic excerpts,
  - Heavily adapting the text,
  - …
Low standard, low effort: I do not like the idea of you having a bad time with it, or feeling like you have to reach a certain length or quality. I do like the idea of a personal challenge to lower your own standards.
- Super short podfics,
- Unfinished WIPs,
- Random podfics recorded three months ago,
- Podfics you’re not that proud of,
- No cover,
- No music,
- No workskin,
- Raw unedited podfics,
- All the background noise,
- All the breaths,
- All the clicks,
- ...

Art tastes

I don't have a lot of experience with art as a medium in exchanges, so I'll leave this open to you.

askerian

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... uuuuuuuuuuuugh. i mean for 10 days of that i was on vacation in greece but i had so much free time AND air conditioning and the rest of the month was also dead, so what gives, self. maybe it's the heat... :/

upside, i posted quite a bit! nice, nice.

POSTED !!! :
-cosplaying in another dimension with my tamagotchi! Chapter 2 (svsss, shen yuan/original luo binghe, adventure, OCs. (42 words XD)
-in This Economy chapters 9 and 10 ( bleach suburban ot4), seriously self post them slower BUT i managed to edit/fluff up the biggest issues i had with chapter 10, so it does in fact count like i wrote it this month.

IN PROGRESS
-cosplaying in another dimension with my tamagotchi! Chapter 3 (481 words)
-bleach suburban ot4 chapter 21 (946 words)
-naruto - cherry wine - madatobiizu ABO (180 words, very cool bit buuuut it contradicts early canon so hrthghgmmghghgh if can't fix then might not keep. not gonna post it.)

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( teaserssss )

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