Check In: Day 21
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Hello, hello!
Forgive me a few moments of astrology talk, but I promise it's leading somewhere.
Today was a partial solar eclipse (not visible in my part of the world, but holy cats, was it felt!) and the astro-weather has been, uh... well, it's been! And when you're in these kinds of times where brains might be buzzing less with ideas and more with static, it's important to give yourself grace if you're not "as productive" as you want to be, however that looks to you.
So make sure you take time to rest! If you've written anything at all today, congrats! Celebrate it and take some time to decompress. If writing hasn't happened at all today, that's fine! Read over a piece of your writing you're proud of (whether finished or a WIP) and do something fun as a reward for being kind to yourself.
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Today was a partial solar eclipse (not visible in my part of the world, but holy cats, was it felt!) and the astro-weather has been, uh... well, it's been! And when you're in these kinds of times where brains might be buzzing less with ideas and more with static, it's important to give yourself grace if you're not "as productive" as you want to be, however that looks to you.
So make sure you take time to rest! If you've written anything at all today, congrats! Celebrate it and take some time to decompress. If writing hasn't happened at all today, that's fine! Read over a piece of your writing you're proud of (whether finished or a WIP) and do something fun as a reward for being kind to yourself.
Prompt 2613: Game
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Today's prompt is: game
• You have 2 days time to submit an icon for this prompt (in other words, until prompt 2615 gets posted)!
• Prompt 2611 have been closed.
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FAKE: The Next Step [Challenge 468: One Step Closer]
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Title: The Next Step
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
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Characters: Bikky.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 468: One Step Closer.
Setting: Like Like Love.
Summary: Bikky is making progress towards achieving his dream.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
The Next Step
Trying the dreamwidth thing again!
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Name: Celestial
Age: 31
I mostly post about:
my personal life, thoughts, day to day stuff. Sometimes mental health/trauma related stuff. Crafts, occasional outfit photos. Cat pics. I also recently did a huge family photo archiving project, so I want to share some cool old photos and what I know about the people in them.My hobbies are:
I like dabbling in different types of crafts. Primarily into making beaded jewelry, but I've also been learning stained glass this year and that is really cool. Trying to get into reading again. Taking photos, doing home DIYs, watching a lot of movies and TV. I like fashion, but don't dress up much lately (trying to fix that).My fandoms are:
not a huge fandom head in the traditional sense anymore. I'm a diehard My Chemical Romance fan since I was literally 10 years old. Also a big Nicolas Cage fan, almost finished with a quest to see every single movie of his. Can't think of many others off the top of my head but I fixate on stuff for a while and then forget about it.I'm looking to meet people who:
are also neurodivergent (audhd here). have a wealth of different experiences and points of view. anyone who is willing to read and occasionally comment.My posting schedule tends to be:
I'm aiming for once a week this time around, but may be more or less depending on what's going on in my life.When I add people, my dealbreakers are:
No TERFs, no centrists or republicans, no Zionists. I don't care if you're personally religious but I'm not and don't appreciate that perspective in regards to my own life. No Harry Potter fans, it's lame if you're still into that given... everything. Don't be a shithead in general. And probably no one under 21.Before adding me, you should know: Hmm. As I said, there may be the occasional post about mental health/trauma stuff. I'm also regrettably a true crime enjoyer, i rarely talk about it but if I do I'll tag. Unsure about anything else that might be relevant
The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: A Difficult Decision
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Title: A Difficult Decision
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
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Characters: Dr Paul Jordan.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Setting: Vortex and Atlanteum.
Summary: Dr Paul Jordan has a difficult decision to make – let the Atlanteans send him back to his own time, or wait for his son to arrive in Atlanteum so they can return home together.
Word Count: 756
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 492: Wrench.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
Weekly Reminder
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Challenge #223 - Book-to-Film Adaptation
Challenge #222 Voting
[September 28th 2025 (4pm Central European Time)]
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[#274] CLOSE TO THE BONE (TORCHWOOD)
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Theme Prompt: #274 - Near-death experience
Title: Close to the bone
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: M. Contains suicide ideation.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Ianto is grappling with the trauma of what it really means to be a Torchwood field agent.
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Title: Close to the bone
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: M. Contains suicide ideation.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Ianto is grappling with the trauma of what it really means to be a Torchwood field agent.
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Ceramics Progress
Sep. 20th, 2025 08:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Contrary to my expectations, I managed to (effectively*) finish my yarn bowl on Wednesday after all!

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Here's the yarn bowl and also the fish, in their no-longer-current glory; they're in the "greenware" state in this photo, which means they haven't been fired even once yet. I'm pretty sure they're undergoing their first, or "bisque", firing this weekend, and that I'm going to get to do some glazing on Monday, but I'd need to check the schedule to be sure 😂
In any case, I'm pretty pleased with them so far! I'm looking forward to the fun things I'll get to do with them in the glazing stage 😁
I have been informed that the placement of the crochet hook holes and yarn catching wave on the bowl make it look "distressed", and that "it looks like it was dropped and having a crisis about it." I'm sure it'll appreciate all my hard work in the end, though 😜
* I did end up having to stop by very briefly on Thursday afternoon to touch up the base, but that's nowhere near as much work as I was expecting.

(Click for a larger version of the photo.)
Here's the yarn bowl and also the fish, in their no-longer-current glory; they're in the "greenware" state in this photo, which means they haven't been fired even once yet. I'm pretty sure they're undergoing their first, or "bisque", firing this weekend, and that I'm going to get to do some glazing on Monday, but I'd need to check the schedule to be sure 😂
In any case, I'm pretty pleased with them so far! I'm looking forward to the fun things I'll get to do with them in the glazing stage 😁
I have been informed that the placement of the crochet hook holes and yarn catching wave on the bowl make it look "distressed", and that "it looks like it was dropped and having a crisis about it." I'm sure it'll appreciate all my hard work in the end, though 😜
* I did end up having to stop by very briefly on Thursday afternoon to touch up the base, but that's nowhere near as much work as I was expecting.
Today I Learned That...
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The entirety of "Bill Nye the Science Guy" is available for streaming and download on the Internet Archive.
Challenge 492: Wrench
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Our new challenge is:
As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Wednesday, 1st October. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work with fandom and challenge. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.
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WRENCH
As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Wednesday, 1st October. No sign-up required.
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Admin: Challenge closed
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The Riddle challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:
The Iliad: Fanfic: Riddled by
drabblewriter
S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: HQ Fun by
darkjediqueen
Original: Poetry: What Am I? by
smallhobbit
The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Mysterious Messenger by
badly_knitted
Marvel Comics: Fanfic: The Coffee Riddle by
fadedwings
Riddle/Transformation/Identity: Harry Potter: Wallpaper: Tom Riddle's Shattered Identity by
infinitum_noctem
Anne of Green Gables: Fanfic: making the obvious into riddles (I will always love you) by
bluedreaming
Star Trek: Fanvid: The Riddle of a Federation Crew by
treonb
Guardian: fic: Experiments in Dynamic Translation by
china_shop
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Unaffected by
veronyxk84
Original: Poetry: little pig little pig by
teaotter
Torchwood: Fanfic: Target practice by
m_findlow
DC Comics: Fanfic: Incredibly Annoying by
rivulet027
White Collar : fanfic : Morning by
highlander_ii
Soapuppies: Art: riddle me this :3 by
himejoshiheart
Also, congratulations to those who earned badges and name tags this round:
teaotter earned the 25 Challenge Streak (SILVER)!
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The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.
Next challenge coming right up.
The Iliad: Fanfic: Riddled by
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S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: HQ Fun by
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Original: Poetry: What Am I? by
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The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Mysterious Messenger by
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Marvel Comics: Fanfic: The Coffee Riddle by
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Riddle/Transformation/Identity: Harry Potter: Wallpaper: Tom Riddle's Shattered Identity by
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Anne of Green Gables: Fanfic: making the obvious into riddles (I will always love you) by
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Star Trek: Fanvid: The Riddle of a Federation Crew by
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Guardian: fic: Experiments in Dynamic Translation by
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Unaffected by
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Original: Poetry: little pig little pig by
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Torchwood: Fanfic: Target practice by
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DC Comics: Fanfic: Incredibly Annoying by
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White Collar : fanfic : Morning by
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Soapuppies: Art: riddle me this :3 by
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Also, congratulations to those who earned badges and name tags this round:
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The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.
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Name: Nora Neurosismancer (they/she)
Age: 41
I mostly post about: Whatever is on my mind, also my daily poetry when I'm happy enough with it to share.
My hobbies are: Poetry, paganism, witchcraft, and so much music. I'm big into all things gothy: darkwave and coldwave, post-punk, synthpop, new wave, industrial, metal, and just outright werid shit. Oh, and I do competitive air guitar.
My fandoms are: Star Trek and Trek-adjacent stuff, also I'm deep in the fandom for various bands, especially DEVO.
I'm looking to meet people who: Post interesting stuff. Bonus points if you're trans or some other flavor of queer.
My posting schedule tends to be: I'm aiming for a couple posts a week.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: No minors, no TERFs, no Nazis, no Evangelical Christians, no Harry Potter.
Before adding me, you should know: I write some pretty emotional, and sometimes sexually oriented poetry. I've precious little filter about adult topics.
Age: 41
I mostly post about: Whatever is on my mind, also my daily poetry when I'm happy enough with it to share.
My hobbies are: Poetry, paganism, witchcraft, and so much music. I'm big into all things gothy: darkwave and coldwave, post-punk, synthpop, new wave, industrial, metal, and just outright werid shit. Oh, and I do competitive air guitar.
My fandoms are: Star Trek and Trek-adjacent stuff, also I'm deep in the fandom for various bands, especially DEVO.
I'm looking to meet people who: Post interesting stuff. Bonus points if you're trans or some other flavor of queer.
My posting schedule tends to be: I'm aiming for a couple posts a week.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: No minors, no TERFs, no Nazis, no Evangelical Christians, no Harry Potter.
Before adding me, you should know: I write some pretty emotional, and sometimes sexually oriented poetry. I've precious little filter about adult topics.