Poem: "Someone Who Was Trying to Be Sober"
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ysabetwordsmithtorc87. It also fills the "Escape" square in my 4-1-26 card for the Flower Fest Bingo. This poem belongs to the series One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis.( Read more... )
Birdfeeding
Apr. 7th, 2026 12:54 pmysabetwordsmithI fed the birds. I've seen a small mixed flock of sparrows and house finches plus a male cardinal.
I put out water for the birds.
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Poetry Fishbowl Open!
Apr. 7th, 2026 12:04 pmysabetwordsmithI'll be soliciting ideas for activists, rebels, Women Who Run with the Saberteeth, explorers, traitors, exes, people who escape domestic violence, refugees, runaway youth, escaped slaves or other captives, housemates, siblings, parents, teachers, clergy, leaders, superheroes, supervillains, teammates, alien or fantasy species, failure analysts, ethicists, stray or feral animals, other people who get into untenable situations, protesting, planning, throwing in the towel, escaping, running like someone left the gate open, adventuring, hitchhiking, quitting school, divorcing, disowning, betraying, teaching, leaving your comfort zone, discovering things, conducting experiments, observation changing experiments, troubleshooting, improvising, adapting, cleaning up messes, cooperating, bartering, taking over in an emergency, saving the day, discovering yourself, studying others, testing boundaries, coming of age, learning what you can (and can't) do, sharing, preparing for the worst, expecting the unexpected, fixing what's broke, upsetting the status quo, changing the world, accomplishing the impossible, recovering from setbacks, returning home, trails, sailing ships, campervans or RVs, distant lands, the forest primeval, prehistory, liminal zones, schools, homeless shelters, hotels, churches, sharehouses, campfires, laboratories, supervillain lairs, makerspaces, nonhuman accommodations and adaptations, stores, farmer's markets, starships, alien planets, magical lands, foreign dimensions, other places where the intolerable happens, unhappy relationships, protest rallies, slavery or captivity, locks or chains, travel mishaps, sudden surprises, the buck stops here, trial and error, weird food, secret ingredients, supplements that turn out to be metagenic, intercultural entanglements, asking for help and getting it, enemies to friends/lovers, interdimensional travel, Get a Life Program, lab conditions are not field conditions, superpower manifestation, the end of where your framework actually applies, ethics, innovation, problems that can't be solved by hitting, teamwork, found family, complementary strengths and weaknesses, personal growth, and poetic forms in particular.
EDIT 4/7/26 --
alatefeline offers this challenge:My /personal/ challenge, for myself and others, based on a recent conversation:
Think of the weirdest science fiction you're read (or watched, played etc) recently.
(Other speculative forms also welcome).
Now think of something WEIRDER.
Now go prompt /that./
Currently eligible bingo card(s) for donors wishing to sponsor a square:
Flower Fest Bingo Card 4-1-26
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One is developing its own neurovariant culture after rebelling against the Galactic Arms.
The Bear Tunnels introduces modern principles to people in the past.
A Conflagration of Dragons has the Six Races (plus the dragons) who all have different cultures and climates. This often poses challenges for the refugees.
Coracle Shores is about leaving a distressed world for somewhere better.
The Daughters of the Apocalypse has people trying to find enough resources to survive, when former cities are unsafe.
The Moon Door explores a women's chronic pain group and lycanthropy.
Not Quite Kansas deals with demons and angels, also characters dumped out of their original worlds.
The Ocracies has a wide variety of countries crammed together, each with a totally different government. Sometimes people leave their homeland to find something they like better.
One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis follows Shaeth as he works on becoming the God of Drunks after quitting as the God of Evili.
Path of the Paladins includes a few characters who have walked away from unbearable situations, like Johan.
Peculiar Obligations combines Quakers and pirates, the latter of whom are well versed in weighing anchor.
Polychrome Heroics has ordinary humans, supernaries, blue-plate specials, superheroes, supervillains, primal and animal soups all trying to get along and figure out how to make a functional society. The supervillains are the most likely to cut and run from a bad situation.
Schrodinger's Heroes has a lot of situations that people want to get away from including Chris avoiding some of his relatives, Morgan moving to a new dimension, and dimensions that just suck for everyone.
The Wandering is a series about fantasy time travel where people loop back within their own lifespan.
Or you can ask for something new.
Linkbacks reveal a verse of any open linkback poem.
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Touch-starvation fics
Apr. 7th, 2026 12:19 pmpi_rate posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
recthethingThe House on the Cerulean Sea
"A Better Hot Water Bottle"
Linus/Arthur
Hurt/comfort, sickfic, basically Linus has a stomach ache and Arthur uses his heat powers to help. Super cute and dialogue is very in character.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/81700936
MHA
Okay you guys get four here because I CAN'T CHOOSE LMAO
PLATONIC/PARENTAL:
"Scientifically proven and fact based"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64019350/chapters/164229040
touchstarved!shinso & parental erasermic
I LOVE THIS FIC Y'ALL the dialogue is SO GOOD and so CUTE and has me kicking my feet EVERY TIME. Very accurately captures the feeling of not knowing how to ask for help even for smth "stupid."
"Shut my eyes (run away from it all)"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37360591
touchstarved!izuku and parental mic
tbh I didn't think I would like this one as much as I did, basic premise is izuku asks mic for a hug and it becomes a regular thing, JUST TRUST ME ON THIS ONE guys it feels like it'll be pathetic and sappy and it is but it WORKS. Sometimes you're just in the mood for pathetic and sappy yk?
ROMANTIC:
"Under the Weather"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/60022777
oboro/aizawa (high school)
It's not too romantic if you're not a fan of the ship, it's just very centered on touch-starved aizawa. He gets adorably stubborn and cute and he's so soft but he tries to act tough kinda vibes. Good writing of internal monologue.
"resigned"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/60268267/chapters/153797866
erasermic
OBLIGATORY WARNING: 30K WORDS, UNFINISHED, INFREQUENT UPDATES (last one took 7 months)
but y'all it's WORTH IT. Only forced proximity fic I can find for erasermic, idiots in love, mutual pining. Basic premise is a quirk accident that forces them to stay within a certain distance of each other. And oh no! It keeps getting shorter! So they have to share a bed! And oh no! Hizashi hugs in his sleep! Aizawa is such a dork in this one guys. This is legitimately one of my all time favorite fics and I think about it all the time. 100000/10.
Death Note
"ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63630748
L/light
Cute, banter. A little ooc but any lawlight fic is gonna be ooc. "shut up and enjoy it" kinda vibes.
I had a great jjk one but apparently didn't bookmark it :(
That's all, hope y'all enjoy!
This Rough Magic: chapters 15-17
Apr. 7th, 2026 04:48 pmshewhostaples posting in girlmeetstroubleChapter 16, and more night time coastal wandering. ( Read more... )
Lucy spends pretty much all of chapter 17 searching ( Read more... )
Three short chapters, but plenty in them! Have at it in comments.
We'll take chapters 18 and 19 next time, and then finish off with the final three.
TV Tuesday: TV for Sloths or Rabbits
Apr. 7th, 2026 10:50 amyourlibrarian posting in tv_talk
Vince Gilligan was recently quoted as saying “[Slow storytelling] is a plus in a world of very fast-paced editing and TikTok videos that are only a minute long. If the whole world were to move at that pace...that would be very sad to me. I think there is a certain percentage of the viewership… is ready for a slower pace. It’s fast food versus home cooking.”
Have you found that the pace of TV storytelling has increased? Have you seen patterns in different time periods? And how slow is slow enough for your viewing taste?
sapid
Apr. 7th, 2026 08:21 amprettygoodwordThat last is an almost forgotten metaphoric extension, instead of the common pattern of the original literal meaning fading into the mists of time. Taken around 1630 from Latin sapidus, tasty, from sapere, to taste, and so a doublet of savory.
---L.
March 2026 Newsletter, Volume 209
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otw_news_feedI. AO3 IS EXITING OPEN BETA
In early April, we announced that AO3 is exiting open beta!
AO3 has grown and changed a lot since open beta launched in 2009! We’ve gone from 347 users to over 10 million and from 6,598 works to over 17 million. We’ve also introduced many features in that time, including the tag system and tag wrangling, additional privacy settings that allow creators to restrict their works or comments to logged-in users, downloads for offline access to fanworks, and more.
Since AO3’s software has been stable for a long time, this change is mostly cosmetic and doesn’t indicate everything is finalized or perfectly working. Our volunteer coders and community contributors will still be adding to and improving post-beta AO3 every day.
For more information on AO3 exiting open beta, check out the announcement for details.
II. ELSEWHERE AT AO3
In March, we celebrated AO3 reaching 17 million works! \o/
Beyond exiting beta, Accessibility, Design & Technology also performed two important upgrades in March: updating Elasticsearch to version 9 and Ruby on Rails to version 8.1. With these two upgrades, AO3 is on the latest version for two of its most important pieces of software. They also published January’s release notes.
Systems published a postmortem on early March’s AO3 downtime.
Open Doors announced the import of SlasHeaven, a Spanish-language slash fanfiction and fanart archive, as part of their Online Archive Rescue Project.
In February, Policy & Abuse (PAC) received 5,674 tickets, which is over 2,000 fewer tickets than the previous month and marks the first decrease in PAC’s backlog since 2024. PAC also coordinated with Communications on a news post describing various spambots seen on AO3 and how we’re combating them. Also in February, Support received 3,031 tickets, and User Response Translation completed 42 requests from PAC and Support.
Tag Wrangling announced 31 new “No Fandom” canonical tags in their March round-up. On the @ao3org Tumblr, they announced changes to Critical Role fandom tags, creating an overarching fandom metatag for the Exandrian Universe and having specific campaigns or other media split into subtags. They hope these changes will help users better tag and filter for the works they want to see.
In February, Tag Wrangling wrangled over 543,000 tags or approximately 1,200 tags per wrangling volunteer.
III. ELSEWHERE AT THE OTW
Communications has updated the OTW News by Email service! You can now subscribe specifically to recruitment posts. If you’re already subscribed to OTW News by Email and would like to change what emails you receive, please contact Communications via their contact form.
In March, Fanlore ran a monthly editing challenge inviting users to archive external links on a page.
Legal answered a number of questions about pending and newly enacted laws around the world, as well as dealing with internal requests from OTW committees.
TWC released No. 47 of Transformative Works and Cultures, a special issue on Gaming Fandom edited by coeditors Hayley McCullough and Ashley P. Jones.
IV. GOVERNANCE
Board and Board Assistants Team continued work on ongoing and newer projects, including making progress on the OTW website project with Communications, supporting Accessibility, Design & Technology with their documentation, and supporting Finance with streamlining messaging policies. They also began preparing for the next public Board meeting scheduled for April 18.
In March, Development & Membership caught up on their recurring donation gifts and put in more regular procedures for them going forward. In conjunction with Communications and Translation, they’re now preparing for April’s Membership Drive by getting graphics and new gifts ready.
V. OUR VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers & Recruiting conducted recruitment for three committees this month: Communications (News Post Moderation), Translation, and User Response Translation.
From February 21 to March 22, Volunteers & Recruiting received 160 new requests and completed 159, leaving them with 66 open requests (including induction and removal tasks listed below). As of March 22, 2026, the OTW has 992 volunteers. \o/ Recent personnel movements are listed below.
New Committee Chairs/Leads: Becca Bun and Jules Moon (Fanlore), Rebecca Tushnet and Stacey Lantagne (Legal)
New Communications Volunteers: LinnK, Jahnavi, and 3 other Social Media Moderators
New Fanlore Volunteers: 1 Policy & Admin and 1 Social Media & Outreach
New Open Doors Volunteers: Andrea T and 4 other Import Assistants; Kathy and 1 other Technical Volunteer; adyn, Seren, Claire M, and 2 other Administrative Volunteers; and 1 Liaison
New Organizational Culture Roadmap Workgroup Volunteers: 1 Volunteer
New TWC Volunteers: 1 Symposium Editor
New Volunteers & Recruiting Volunteers: miffmiff, PippaLane, and 2 other volunteers
Departing Committee Chairs/Leads: 1 Open Doors Chair, 2 Fanlore Chairs, and 1 Internal Complaint and Conflict Resolution Lead
Departing AD&T Volunteers: 1 Senior Volunteer and 1 Liaison
Departing Fanlore Volunteers: 1 Social Media & Outreach
Departing Finance Volunteers: 1 Bookkeeper
Departing Open Doors Volunteers: 1 Technical Volunteer
Departing Policy & Abuse Volunteers: 1 Volunteer
Departing Tag Wrangling Volunteers: 4 Tag Wranglers and Soppon (Tag Wrangling Supervisor)
Departing Translation Volunteers: Ito, Polyxeni Foutsitsi, and 3 other Translators; 1 Chair Trainee; and 1 Volunteer Manager
Departing User Response Translation Volunteers: 1 Translator
Departing Volunteers & Recruiting Volunteers: 2 Volunteers
For more information about our committees and their regular activities, you can refer to the committee pages on our website.
Miss Manners' guide to padawan seduction - Star Wars drabble
Apr. 6th, 2026 11:07 pmpetraChapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker
Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker
Additional Tags: Drabble, Bad form
Summary:
Obi-Wan judges Anakin's timing harshly.
Characters20in20 - Round 21 - Dylan Zhou
Apr. 6th, 2026 10:42 pmreeby10characters20in20. The famous painting I picked is Water Lilies by Claude Monet.
Preview:
*Icons are free for use.
*Credit and comments are nice.
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fuck yeah spaaaace
Apr. 6th, 2026 10:14 pmjadelennoxSo! Some people went around the moon! And are on their way back!
I know the live video feed was super compressed and low-res intentionally, but I hope there is high-res eclipse footage when they land.
Also I know returning to the moon is not necessarily the best use of limited resources from a science perspective, but (one) I want people to feel aspirational about people doing science in space again, so we're not just getting press about billionaire assholes who want to, I dunno, put a casino in orbit around venus; and (two) this was all a mission by and for The People. This isn't a damn SpaceX or Blue Origins launch, this is NASA (with an assist from ESA and CSA).
I am going to love good things when they happen and space is a good thing.
Monday night.
Apr. 6th, 2026 08:28 pmhannahIs it strange I'm looking forward to it? There's parts that are going to be slightly inconvenient, and I'm looking forward to some things more than others, and overall I'm liking the idea of having places to go, things to do. Things to get done, really.
I started the at-home cataloging gig today. I didn't do much, just a few entries, because I wanted to touch base with the client as soon as was possible within the timeline of the project. I'm waiting on a response to let me know if it's what he wants, or what he wants changed. Certainly having other things to occupy my time is going to make waiting for an email or a phone call that much easier. There's only going to be so much Lunar live footage before they have to come back to Earth.
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Space Exploration
Apr. 6th, 2026 05:29 pmysabetwordsmithAfter launching on April 1, 2026, the Artemis 2 mission has already passed the halfway point between the Earth and moon. It will enter the sphere of the moon’s gravitational influence — where lunar gravity begins affecting it more than earthly gravity — today, Sunday, April 5, 2026, aka Flight Day 5. Tomorrow, April 6, Flight Day 6, the 4-person crew will perform its closest flyby to the moon. The brave astronauts will pass approximately 4,600 miles (7,400 km) above the lunar surface.
During this loop around the moon’s far side, the astronauts will break the all-time human distance record from Earth. The crew of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission set this record at 00:21 UTC on April 15, 1970 (7:21 p.m. EST on April 14, 1970). At that moment, Apollo 13 was approximately 248,655 miles (400,171 km) away from Earth’s surface.
Exciting!
Nature
Apr. 6th, 2026 04:54 pmysabetwordsmith posting in common_natureThe King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP), originally and still commonly known as the England Coast Path, is a long-distance National Trail that follows the coastline of England. Opened on 19 March 2026 by King Charles III, the trail extends for 2,689 miles (4,328 km).
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Nature
Apr. 6th, 2026 04:51 pmysabetwordsmithThe King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP), originally and still commonly known as the England Coast Path, is a long-distance National Trail that follows the coastline of England. Opened on 19 March 2026 by King Charles III, the trail extends for 2,689 miles (4,328 km).
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What about the three Marcuses. Are there three Marcuses? If so you have one of the Forbidden Texts.
- And I, Claudius, generated all of them!
-- Et tu, Claude?
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