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Not One of Us issue 84

I have a flash story in the current issue of Not One of Us, and what a great issue to be in! I'm sharing the table of contents with Patricia Russo, Sonya Taaffe, and Jeannelle Ferreira--all writers I've loved for a long time--along with Devan Barlow, whose work I've only gotten to know recently, but I enjoy, and others whose work is totally new to me but whose literary acquaintance I'm pleased to make, like Zary Fekete.

Let me share a little (and then a lot!) about my own story first, and then some about the other contributions. Mine is called "The Moon in His Eyes," about a young woman who marries a water buffalo, only to fall in love with the moon on her wedding night. Curious about what happens? Well, you can buy a copy of Not One of Us here.

... or, if you don't mind being read to... I read it aloud here. It's literally just me sitting in my study reading into my desktop computer's camera and microphone all in a single take because I know nothing of video editing and am much too lazy, at present, to learn.

And now let me say a few words about the rest of the zine.

( I really enjoyed this issue! )

So yeah! Get your hands on a copy of the zine here, and listen to me read "The Moon in His Eyes" here. ;-)

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community: thursday recs

Thursday Recs

Thursday Recs, let's go!

Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!

Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!

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2025

All Assignments Are In!

All assignments are in and we will open on time tomorrow, September 19th, at 9:59PM Eastern. Please ensure your works are ready to be seen and loved! As a reminder, you must comment on your gift before the start of next year’s exchange, or you will be banned.

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daily: check in

Check In: Day 18

Hello!

How did writing go today?

Stories are now revealed!

The collection is live! We got a total of 30 fics this time, the most we've ever had for a flash round — way to go, guys!

As usual, please do not check out the fics via the fandom list page on AO3. Only a couple of fandoms are listed there, due to AO3's wrangling policy, so most of the stories will not show up on said page. Instead, there's an alternative fandom list below. (You can also browse the collection via the works page on AO3, where all are accounted for.)

All stories, ordered alphabetically by fandom:

( behind the cut )

Thank you so much for taking part! I know these are all nonexistent fandoms, but I hope we can try to check out our fellow participants' stories and comment wherever possible. If you're not familiar with any of the fandoms, you can also try browsing the tag page to see if there are any themes/tropes/kinks that catches your eye.

Happy reading! And if this flash round got the better of you, just remember that the normal round isn't that far off :) I really hope to see all of you then ♥

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Star Wars Fic and Meta - From All The Spaces Between Times - Chapter 55

Title: From All The Spaces Between Times
Chapter: Chapter 55 — The Search For Answers Turns My Life Into a Dance
Author:

elrhiarhodan /

elrhiarhodan
Fandom: Star Wars, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars — Obi Wan Kenobi (TV), Star Wars — Jedi Apprentice Books
Characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, Watto, Quinlan Vos, Padmé Amidala, Sabé, Darth Maul, Yoda, Mace Windu, Adi Gallia, Quinlan Vos, Professor Huyang, The Force, Plo Koon, Vokara Che, Siri Tachi, Aayla Secura, Bant Eerin, Bruck Chun, Xanatos du Crion, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Hego Damask II | Darth Plagueis, Komari Vosa, Bail Prestor Organa, Bail Antilles Prestor, Rael Averross, Nim Piana, Ahsoka Tano, Sifo-Dyas, Reva Sevander, Lene Kostana (mentioned) Original Characters, Other Characters To Be Added
Pairings: Obi-Wan Kenobi & Shmi Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Qui-Gon Jinn, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon Jinn (yes, we’re arrived)
Word Count: ~ 6100 this chapter
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None

Summary: Obi-Wan Kenobi has never known it, but he has always been the Force’s Champion, destined to suffer infinite sadness in defense of the Light. On his last turn on the wheel, responsibility for The Chosen One, the false child of prophecy, had been thrust upon him with no warning, and Darkness held the upper hand.

But this time, the Force has marshaled its power and will protect its Champion until the time is right, no matter how long Obi-Wan has to wait and how much he has to suffer.

Or,

Obi-Wan is reborn as a twelve-year old.

He wakes up on a slavers’ ship, with all of his prior life’s memories intact, and he’s bound for Tatooine with a Force-inhibitor collar around his neck, a bomb implanted in his spine, and no way of knowing what state of the Galaxy is in.

Just another day in the life of the Force’s Champion.

Chapter Summary: Obi-Wan goes to Ilum for a second time in this lifetime, and he finds something unexpected.

Or actually several unexpected things.

Whether any of them solve his problem is yet to be seen.

Or, the Return of the Force-Cat.

From All The Spaces Between Times — Chapter 54 — When the Sun Sets, the Hope of the Night Rises in Me (On AO3)

( Meta — Chapter 55 — The Search For Answers Turns My Life Into a Dance )

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mountains,
water

Mount Shasta and Entering San Francisco

In our final few days we left Oregon, though stayed the night just outside its border in Mount Shasta. The mountain is clearly seen looming over the city but we could see it for many miles as we headed south and finally passed into California.

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glad tidings

1. Soulmate Goose of Enforcement is now a filterable tag on AO3: AO3 News post. It's a soulmate subtrope where an angry goose herds you toward your soulmate, and there are at least 626 fanworks about it.

2. I met my 2025 Goodreads reading goal (75 books), and the app gave me some digital confetti. I think book #75 was A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles.

3. Other books: I tried an audiobook narrated by Eric Schweig (Pike from Big Eden and the unnamed Inuit hunter from the Due South pilot): Tainna by Norma Dunning. It's award-winning literary fiction about present-day Inuit living in southern Canada--massive warning for rape, definitely showcasing the grim effects of colonization, but with added magical realism. I also read the first(?) Witcher novel, which is very similar to the first season of the show, but without the overarching plot. I stopped reading A Gentleman's Position by KJ Charles because the two characters already know the other one is interested and picked up A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking instead. So far, so hungry.

[ SECRET POST #6831 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6831 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 06 secrets from Secret Submission Post #975.
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.

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第四年第二百五十三天

部首
土 part 2
地, earth; 场, place/stage/event; 均, equal/even ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=32

词汇
运输, transport; 命运, fate; 幸运, lucky ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
黑袍使管完了地下的，还想来管管我们这些地上的, so the Black-Cloaked Envoy is out of stuff to manage underground and wants to run us here aboveground too?
我就是不太幸运的普通人, I'm just a rather unfortunate ordinary person

Me:
这就是他第一场演唱会。
因为昨天下大雨了，今天的运输比较晚点。

Thursday 18th September 2025

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Communities & Challenges

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Discussion and Miscellany

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2025

In Stars And Time, Mirabelle ~ Siffrin

title: There’s not a chance that you will be the one to break the spell (If that’s everything, then later, I’ve got things to do as well)
fandom: In Stars And Time
author: Chibi aka Siffrin aka Wilbur
ship: Mirabelle ~ Siffrin
wordcount: 5626
summary: Mirabelle finds Siffrin again while on a journey for the love that maybe wouldn't make her want to throw up? But what if Siffrin... wasn't Siffrin?

read on ao3!

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fediverse,
tech

AI poisons everything.

On algogen and trying to run a Mastodon instance with sign-up applications. This is something I’ve noticed more and more at f.ink too, and I’ve been fooled a couple of times. (Mastodon keeps a note of the text you used as your account application in the backend, incidentally, so yes as an admin I can see what spambots wrote that fooled me enough to manually approve them.)

It does suck because I 100% know I’ve rejected really real human beings who would’ve been great community members. But, like. I only have a very blunt instrument to be able to tell who is a who versus a what. And, well. This is where we’re at with it.

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, September 18th

Lorne: Well, I figured since you all managed to destroy my club - twice - that I wouldn't be imposing if I hit you up for a place to stay. (Sees the mess in the lobby) On second thought, maybe I should reconsider that standing offer I have from a marginally attractive Mulix demon.

~~Dad~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

An odd Christmas (Faith, Kendra, Buffy, Ensemble, G) by RotBlau
Playing with Magic (Xander, Giles, E) by susysmith

[Chaptered Fiction]

Second Time Is the Charm. That is The Saying, Right?, Chapter 9 (Spike/Andrew, Angel, Angelus, T) by Laqt15
Atelier, Chapter 170 (Multifandom, Faith/Buffy, M) by Hallowtide
What if you hadn't left? What if you hadn't stayed? What would have changed?, Chapter 4 (Angel/Drusilla/Spike/Buffy, Not Rated) by Laqt15
Red Xandra: Season Two, Chapter 5 (Xander, Ensemble, T) by Kickaha
Inside Man//Чоловік, що всередині, Chapter 4 (Ukrainian, Spike/Buffy, Ensemble, E) by Uraniya
The Leech, Chapter 10 (Complete) (Crossover w/ Twilight, T) by OGSamsa
Made For You, Chapter 38 (Spike/Buffy, Ensemble, M) by Missambermarie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Collection (Assorted Drabbles/One-Shots), Chapter 32 (BtVS & AtS Ensembles, T) by Supernatural_Artefact (Rosa_Inglese)

Girl's Girl, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, Ensemble, NC-17) by LadyInQuest
Band Candy Baby, Chapter 25 (Buffy/Spike, Giles, Dawn, Joyce, R) by Tikiriaaa

Anointed in Dawn, Chosen in Ash, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, Willow, NC-17) by Angelinasway

[Images, Audio & Video]

Moodboard: Dawn Summers mood board part 2: text edition (SFW) by adanseying
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Art: Through The Keyhole, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Claire, Geliot99

Tattoo: My first BtVS tattoo (SFW) by alishadstanz
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[Reviews & Recaps]

Review: Blood & Fog Review by CandidateHefty329

Review: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Reaction - Season 2. EP. 21 (FINALE PART 1) by Rossi Reacts
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[Recs & In Search Of]

ISO Buyers: Selling Complete S8 Comics ✌️DM with inquiries so we follow community rules put in place by the admin 😚🤝 by Speakerofthenerds

[Fandom Discussions]

most teen girls have been through the same by aphony-cree
The Pack: Slay or Nay, Part 2 by sunnydalememories
Ughhhh. You're an undead, soulless, hundreds-year-old creature of the night feared by all who knows your name. by dont-leafmealone
This was an earlier draft of my essay about Buffy’s relationships by kenz-eaye
some assorted notes about the wild at heart audio commentary by merelyspecters
Poll: I’m making a poll for this cause curious what the general consensus is: Are Angel and Angelus separate entities or the same? by angelusfangs
watching buffy in 2021 made me realize how wrong many popular takes from back in the day were by thenewaromantic
Just thinking about the age old “are angel/angelus the same/separate” debate. by angelusfangs
Thoughts on Rewatching S2E01, “When She Was Bad” by btvsfemslashenjoyer
it's not quite the same but it feels veryyyy similar. by camellcat
Poll: Fav Buffy Summers canon ship? by popculturepolls
kennedy pmo so bad holayyyy by camellcat
I love nikki I just want more of her by camellcat
please don't hate me for this but buffy summers died for your sins (twice). by no-resolution

What moments made you adjust your opinion of a character? by Stoney

Lack of decent housing made faith break bad...and the gang is culpable. by bchoonj
What do you think were the worst and best writing decisions directly influenced by fans? by sadhungryandvirgin
i'n on season 5 and.... by IngenuityBrave6952
Is this what Faith might have been referencing? by Careful-Criticism822
How many kills? by Ok_Particular_9549
Ryan Kiera Armstrong talks working with SMG by Excellent-Durian-509
HellmouthCon 2026! by MaterialSun2752
Continuity from Buffy to New Sunnydale by Buffyfan1991
Ryan talks about the sequel! by alecvoerman
The name Buffy. by Sure-Present-3398
I am sorry, Tara ! Please forgive me! by Adventurous-Series59
This is my favorite burn in the whole series. What's your favorite? by Sybil-Langford
Of the characters Buffy never got to meet on Angel - who would she like the most as a friend and ally? by jdpm1991

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Fic

I'm attempting to make this post on my phone, because I want to share the fic right now, but posting from phone isn't quite so easy it turns out. But very importantly I just finished posting my college AU fic (it's still set in drama canon universe though), and I'm really rather happy about it!

A World of Its Own (38986 words) by tinypinkmouse
Chapters: 11/11
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Characters: Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei (Guardian), Wu Xiaojun
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Pre-Canon, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, things diverge before canon starts, there are universities for dixingren, and everyone knows about dixing, Getting Together, Blow Jobs, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding, Drunkenness
Summary:

It's a stupid idea, but applying to a Dixingren university means Zhao Yunlan can say goodbye to any plans Zhao Xinci had for his future. And that has to be worth it, right? He really doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps.

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Big Bang: Serendipity Comes From Defying Expectations [Knives Out | T | Marta/Ransom]

Title: Serendipity Comes From Defying Expectations
Author:

jedibuttercup
Fandom: Knives Out (2019)
Rating: T/PG-13; Marta/Ransom
Warnings/Notes: For the 2025

iddyiddybangbang. A Harlan-Lives AU for Iddy Iddy Bang Bang 2025: an exercise in scheming seen through a limited POV, and warping someone else's path simply by being who you are. :)

Summary: Ransom was the only one of the Thrombeys who hadn't been haunting the patriarch's doorstep with demands and pleas ever since the party. Maybe there was a little more to him than the façade of a spoiled rich kid who valued nothing and no one besides himself. 10,500 words

( Serendipity Comes From Defying Expectations ) (or read at AO3)

Thursday, 18th September, 2025

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The Friday Five for 19 September 2025: Soulmates

These questions were originally suggested by

polypolyglot.

1. Do you believe you can have more than one soulmate in life?

2. Are you with that soulmate now?

3. If not, how long did your relationship with your soulmate last?

4. Do you still think about your soulmate, if you are not together?

5. If you're not together, do you think your soulmate still thinks about you?

Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.

If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so on DreamWidth or LiveJournal. Old sets that were used have been deleted, so we encourage you to suggest some more!

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Castiel!

It's seventeen years today since Castiiel made his first (and very memorable entrance) into Supernatural, and into our lives:

Here at Chez Disney we decided to mark the occasion in our own modest way, with mini Castiel, a fine autumn day and a glass of New Zealand's finest.
We're sure Castiel would approve!

Happy birthday Castiel!

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2025

Serendipity Comes From Defying Expectations [Knives Out | Marta/Ransom]

Title: Serendipity Comes From Defying Expectations
Author:

jedibuttercup
Fandom: Knives Out (2019)
Pairing: Marta Cabrera/Ransom Drysdale
Word Count: 10,500
Rating: Teen
Warnings: No archive warnings

Summary: Ransom was the only one of the Thrombeys who hadn't been haunting the patriarch's doorstep with demands and pleas ever since the party. Maybe there was a little more to him than the façade of a spoiled rich kid who valued nothing and no one besides himself.

Link to: Serendipity Comes From Defying Expectations (at AO3, or on DW)