Short-Form Fiction and Poetry 2025
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yuletideThank you to donutsweeper for finding many of these! Feel free to ask me to add canons that would fit.
Ballad of the Mari Lwyd - Vernon Watkins
Benlian - Oliver Onions
Casting the Runes - M. R. James
The Changeling - psychomachia
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came - Robert Browning
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Den lille Havfrue | The Little Mermaid - Hans Christian Andersen
Fandom For Robots - Vina Jie-Min Prasad
FAQ: The "Snake Fight" Portion of Your Thesis Defense - Luke Burns
For Sale: Baby Shoes Never Worn - Anonymous
Goblin Market - Christina Rossetti
The Green Hills of Earth - Robert Heinlein (Short Story)
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers - Alyssa Wong
Jorinde und Joringel | Jorinde and Joringel (Fairy Tale)
La Barbe bleue | Bluebeard - Charles Perrault
Ladies of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke (short story collection)
The Library of Babel - Jorge Luis Borges
Little Red Riding Hood (Fairy Tale)
Lucifer's Wife - Eleanor M. Ingram
mulberry down!! - Nicole Kornher-Stace
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad - M. R. James
Sandkings - George R. R. Martin
Seventy-Two Letters - Ted Chiang
Solitude - Ursula K. Le Guin
Sonata for Harp and Bicycle - Joan Aiken
A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman
There is No Antimemetics Division - qntm
Two Loves - Lord Alfred Douglas (Poem)
The Very Pulse of the Machine - Michael Swanwick
Wind Will Rove - Sarah Pinsker
Wulf and Eadwacer (old English, modern English)
Yudah Cohen Series - Rebecca Fraimow (one, two, three)
Ballad of the Mari Lwyd - Vernon Watkins
Benlian - Oliver Onions
Casting the Runes - M. R. James
The Changeling - psychomachia
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came - Robert Browning
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Craobh-Òir agus Craobh-Airgid | Gold Tree and Silver Tree (Fairy Tale)
The Day Before the Revolution - Ursula K. Le Guin
Den lille Havfrue | The Little Mermaid - Hans Christian Andersen
Fandom For Robots - Vina Jie-Min Prasad
FAQ: The "Snake Fight" Portion of Your Thesis Defense - Luke Burns
For Sale: Baby Shoes Never Worn - Anonymous
Goblin Market - Christina Rossetti
The Green Hills of Earth - Robert Heinlein (Short Story)
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers - Alyssa Wong
Jorinde und Joringel | Jorinde and Joringel (Fairy Tale)
La Barbe bleue | Bluebeard - Charles Perrault
Ladies of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke (short story collection)
The Library of Babel - Jorge Luis Borges
Little Red Riding Hood (Fairy Tale)
Lucifer's Wife - Eleanor M. Ingram
mulberry down!! - Nicole Kornher-Stace
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad - M. R. James
Sandkings - George R. R. Martin
Seventy-Two Letters - Ted Chiang
Solitude - Ursula K. Le Guin
Sonata for Harp and Bicycle - Joan Aiken
A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman
There is No Antimemetics Division - qntm
Two Loves - Lord Alfred Douglas (Poem)
The Very Pulse of the Machine - Michael Swanwick
Wind Will Rove - Sarah Pinsker
Wulf and Eadwacer (old English, modern English)
Yudah Cohen Series - Rebecca Fraimow (one, two, three)
Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne | East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Fairy Tale)
Sapphic September 2025
Oct. 18th, 2025 02:32 pmtjs_whatnotI swear that it was just coincidence that I started off September reading a few lady-lovin’ diddies. But once I remembered Sapphic September, I leaned in, HARD.
( September 2025 ) So, what lady lovin’ story should I read next?
( September 2025 ) So, what lady lovin’ story should I read next?
[ SECRET POST #6861 ]
Oct. 18th, 2025 05:01 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6861 ⌋
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[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #981 ]
Oct. 18th, 2025 04:54 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #981 ]
The first secret from this batch will be posted on October 25th.
The first secret from this batch will be posted on October 25th.
| RULES: 1. One secret link per comment. 2. 750x750 px or smaller. 3. Link directly to the image. More details on how to send a secret in! Optional: If you would like your secret's fandom to be noted in the main post along with the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret. If your secret makes the fandom obvious, there's no need to do this. If your fandom is obscure, you should probably tell me what it is. Optional #2: If you would like WARNINGS (such as spoilers or common triggers -- list of some common ones here) to be noted in the main post before the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret. Optional #3: If you would like a transcript to be posted along with your secret, put it along with the link in the comment! |
Wrapping Paper 2025
Oct. 18th, 2025 02:45 pmkaranguni posting in yuletideThe Wrapping Paper art challenge for Yuletide is an opportunity for those who love art to opt-in to giving and receiving art treats! Comment here to request art, and/or read the comments to find someone to treat.
Please be sure to post your treats to the Madness Collection; art is not permitted in the main collection. Please respect your recipient's wishes as to whether they'd like art as a treat. Tag your treats with "Wrapping Paper" to help them be found!
If you want to receive art, please provide this info in the comments:
Happy treating!
(If you're here from the future in 2026 and want to post Wrapping Paper yourself because it's taken a while to go up: feel free!)
Pumpkin Autumn Challenge : Les 7 chevaliers du royaume des marrionniers (Iwamoto Nao)
Oct. 18th, 2025 08:03 pmflo_neljaCatégorie : La Bonne Auberge de la Pierre Levée (Fantasy - Quête - Médiéval - JDR - Livre dont vous êtes le héros - Voyageur - Musique)
Le premier tome d'un manga que j'ai lu parce qu'il était sur la sélection du prix Mangawa, dans la catégorie shôjo.
Les sept filles de la générale Baribara, qui ont grandi ensemble et s'aiment beaucoup, sont envoyés dans les sept pays voisins du royaume pour empêcher une nouvelle guerre ; le pays est au centre et la dernière guerre entre ses voisins était une mauvaise nouvelle.
Je suis un peu confuse. Il y a des points que je trouve complètement simplistes (les sept chevaliers qui ont un trait de personnalité chacun, qui sont leurs noms ; les sept pays ont des noms tout aussi évidents). Mais finalement, dans les deux personnages qui sont développés dans ce tome - Frileux qui a one relation compliquée avec la princesse déguisée en homme, et Insomniaque qui fait un mariage arrangé et part en ambassade avec sa femme - les histoires sont plutôt matures, ou au moins plus que ça en avait l'air au début. Mais bon, pas au point de me donner envie de continuer.
Le dessin est un peu brouillon, imprécis, de façon volontaire mais ce n'est pas mon style non plus.
Le premier tome d'un manga que j'ai lu parce qu'il était sur la sélection du prix Mangawa, dans la catégorie shôjo.
Les sept filles de la générale Baribara, qui ont grandi ensemble et s'aiment beaucoup, sont envoyés dans les sept pays voisins du royaume pour empêcher une nouvelle guerre ; le pays est au centre et la dernière guerre entre ses voisins était une mauvaise nouvelle.
Je suis un peu confuse. Il y a des points que je trouve complètement simplistes (les sept chevaliers qui ont un trait de personnalité chacun, qui sont leurs noms ; les sept pays ont des noms tout aussi évidents). Mais finalement, dans les deux personnages qui sont développés dans ce tome - Frileux qui a one relation compliquée avec la princesse déguisée en homme, et Insomniaque qui fait un mariage arrangé et part en ambassade avec sa femme - les histoires sont plutôt matures, ou au moins plus que ça en avait l'air au début. Mais bon, pas au point de me donner envie de continuer.
Le dessin est un peu brouillon, imprécis, de façon volontaire mais ce n'est pas mon style non plus.
a comic exists
Oct. 18th, 2025 01:01 pmyhleeProof copies.
Meanwhile, I've obtained a secondhand wide-format color printer locally so we'll see how setup goes.
ETA: Wide-format printer (up to 13"x19") is go! (See comments for test printouts.) I'm currently (still) setting up via Ka-Blam + Indyplanet for print on demand because I refuse to deal with fulfillment because my health is f*cked, but for DIY home zines + comics for friends & family or or prototypes or for selling locally, this should be more than sufficient.
Meanwhile, I've obtained a secondhand wide-format color printer locally so we'll see how setup goes.
ETA: Wide-format printer (up to 13"x19") is go! (See comments for test printouts.) I'm currently (still) setting up via Ka-Blam + Indyplanet for print on demand because I refuse to deal with fulfillment because my health is f*cked, but for DIY home zines + comics for friends & family or or prototypes or for selling locally, this should be more than sufficient.
Drawtober 2025 Prompt 18. Daydream
Oct. 18th, 2025 11:03 pmleecetheartist posting in drawesomeTitle: Daydream
Artist:leecetheartist
leecetheartist Rating: G
Fandom: original work
Content Notes: Dip pen, usual, just straight pen to paper. An exercise in doodling and daydreaming, I don't know what other people daydream about but my mind took me to the sun and the moon, to rainbows and opinicus and unicorns and dragons and dinosaurs and numbats and sailboats, just sketching away in Diamine's Buck's Fizz chameleon ink. The photo doesn't do the tangerine hue justice, and the sparkle isn't picked up either. Huh, tangerine dream...
Anyway, a fun one, and pretty much just daydreaming on paper.
Anyway, a fun one, and pretty much just daydreaming on paper.
Interactive Fiction in the 2025 Tagset
Oct. 18th, 2025 07:59 ammoontyger posting in yuletideThis is a roundup of IF in the tagset, with links and nominated characters. There aren't many, but they're spread over a few categories, so can be hard to find. There are a few things I weren't sure if they counted or not, so this is just the ones I was certain of. Let me know if I've missed something and I'll add it.
16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds
1. Claire (16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds)
2. Lucy (16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds)
Changeling Charade on Choice of Games website or Steam
1. Alistair Farrington
2. Rowan Forester
3. Valentine Dupont
4. Worldbuilding (Changeling Charade)
Freshman Magic: Spellbooks and Tangled Sheets Choice of Games website or Steam
1. Alistair (Freshman Magic)
2. Halim (Freshman Magic)
3. Main Character (Freshman Magic)
4. Worldbuilding (Freshman Magic)
Keeper Series - Brynn Chernosky (tumblr link, but it has links to places to play in the sidebar)
1. Astrid Adtaz (Keeper Series)
2. Cressida Monroe (Keeper Series)
3. Female Main Character (Keeper Series)
Stay? - E. Jade Lomax
1. Esteban
2. Myka
3. Jo
4. Worldbuilding
Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives - Jeffrey Dean Choice of Games website or Steam
1. Arundel
2. Qui
3. Robert Ward
16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds
1. Claire (16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds)
2. Lucy (16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds)
Changeling Charade on Choice of Games website or Steam
1. Alistair Farrington
2. Rowan Forester
3. Valentine Dupont
4. Worldbuilding (Changeling Charade)
Freshman Magic: Spellbooks and Tangled Sheets Choice of Games website or Steam
1. Alistair (Freshman Magic)
2. Halim (Freshman Magic)
3. Main Character (Freshman Magic)
4. Worldbuilding (Freshman Magic)
Keeper Series - Brynn Chernosky (tumblr link, but it has links to places to play in the sidebar)
1. Astrid Adtaz (Keeper Series)
2. Cressida Monroe (Keeper Series)
3. Female Main Character (Keeper Series)
Stay? - E. Jade Lomax
1. Esteban
2. Myka
3. Jo
4. Worldbuilding
Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives - Jeffrey Dean Choice of Games website or Steam
1. Arundel
2. Qui
3. Robert Ward
Write Every Day: Day 18
Oct. 18th, 2025 05:51 pmchina_shop"I used to wonder if it wouldn't be better just to haul off and quit hoping. Just protect my own inner brain, my own mind and heart, by drawing it up into a hard knot, and not having any more hopes or dreams at all. Pull in my feelings, and call back all of my sentiments... and, yet … the pleasures, and the displeasures, the good times and the bad, are really all there is to me.
[They] are the yeast that always starts working in your mind again... and then, all at once, no matter what has happened to you, you are building a brand new world again, based and built on the mistakes, the wreck, the hard luck and trouble of the old one."
– Woody Guthrie, in A Race Of Singers by Bryan K Garman
My day 18: My routine falls apart at the weekend (which is fine). I wrote a short meta post for
sid_guardian and left a meta comment on it. That'll do. Having a quiet night tonight, too.The tally
Day 16:
badly_knitted, china_shop, cmk418, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 17:
badly_knitted, china_shop, cmk418, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraWhen you check in, please say what day(s) you’re checking in for. You can join in or take a break at any time; you’re always welcome back. And please let me know if I’ve missed you.
Yuletide Letter posted
Oct. 17th, 2025 08:26 pmpetraBloody Jack Adventures - L. A. Meyer, The Expanse - James S. A. Corey, Galavant, Rivers of London - Aaronovitch, Slow Horses (TV)
I am contemplating cross-listing The Expanse TV and Slough House the books, as I have also experienced those. Thoughts, anyone in either set of fandoms?
I am contemplating cross-listing The Expanse TV and Slough House the books, as I have also experienced those. Thoughts, anyone in either set of fandoms?
Podcasts/Audio Series in the 2025 Tagset
Oct. 17th, 2025 06:39 pmelidelio posting in yuletideI started listening to so many great things last year thanks to making this list, so I'm back at it again with a compilation post for podcasts, audio dramas, actual plays, and radio shows in the tagset with links on where to find them on the internet (they can usually be found in your favourite podcatcher with little issue). I've also included links to transcripts when available.
Please comment with anything I've missed!
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Please comment with anything I've missed!
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[ SECRET POST #6860 ]
Oct. 17th, 2025 07:06 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6860 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #979.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Round 180 Theme Poll
Oct. 17th, 2025 09:50 amrunpunkrun posting in fancakePoll #33735 round 180 theme poll
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 80
Pick the next theme of fancake:
Mystery & Suspense
36 (45.0%)
Protest & Revolt
25 (31.2%)
Whump
19 (23.8%)
Watercolor: North German Essentials XD
Oct. 17th, 2025 05:08 pmellerIf there is one color that defines the North German autumn, that would be this one.
Okay, technically, heather season is already over, but... It's definitely not a coincidence that I decided to produce this particular shade of granulating purple.
In case you were wondering: yes, the Lüneburg Heath has some heather. XD That's a bit of an understatement, actually: heather bloom is such a spectacular view that people track it online so you can find the best spots for heather-viewing... (Oh, and they have pretty pictures, too.) Ah, unique North German hobbies. XD
By the way, the weather models predict the year's first frost for this weekend. Kale, YAY! (The kale plants need frost before they can be harvested and eaten.) I'm so looking forward to kale season! :)
Okay, technically, heather season is already over, but... It's definitely not a coincidence that I decided to produce this particular shade of granulating purple.
In case you were wondering: yes, the Lüneburg Heath has some heather. XD That's a bit of an understatement, actually: heather bloom is such a spectacular view that people track it online so you can find the best spots for heather-viewing... (Oh, and they have pretty pictures, too.) Ah, unique North German hobbies. XD
By the way, the weather models predict the year's first frost for this weekend. Kale, YAY! (The kale plants need frost before they can be harvested and eaten.) I'm so looking forward to kale season! :)