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Per the dw_news post regarding the MS/TN blocks, we are doing a small code push shortly in order to get the code live. As per usual, please let us know if you see anything wonky.
There is some code cleanup we've been doing that is going out with this push but I don't think there is any new/reworked functionality, so it should be pretty invisible if all goes well.
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fan_flashworks2025-08-31 06:14 pm
drabblewriter) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-31 06:14 pmEntry tags:
Guest Challenge: Greek Myth: Fanfic: Trauma Shared
Title: Trauma Shared
Fandom: Greek Myth (post-Odyssey, post-Oresteia)
Characters: pre-Telemachus/Orestes
Rating: G
Length: 844
Summary: "I don’t think it's madness to hurt when you're been through something awful." / Telemachus and Orestes have too much in common.
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Fandom: Greek Myth (post-Odyssey, post-Oresteia)
Characters: pre-Telemachus/Orestes
Rating: G
Length: 844
Summary: "I don’t think it's madness to hurt when you're been through something awful." / Telemachus and Orestes have too much in common.
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smallhobbit (smallhobbit) wrote2025-08-31 08:54 pm
smallhobbit) wrote2025-08-31 08:54 pmEntry tags:
Writing - August 2025
I've written 11K words this month, bringing me up to 88K for the year, so ahead of schedule.
The main thing I've been writing is my entries forno_true_pair which starts posting tomorrow. I've drafted 20 of the 28 days.
My contribution to Watson's Birthday Prompt Fest, organised bykingstoken was An Unexpected Catch
And forwhatif_au Heaven & Hell challenge, I wrote Guardian Angels which is set in Sherlock Holmes (ACD) fandom.
The main thing I've been writing is my entries for
no_true_pair which starts posting tomorrow. I've drafted 20 of the 28 days.My contribution to Watson's Birthday Prompt Fest, organised by
kingstoken was An Unexpected CatchAnd for
whatif_au Heaven & Hell challenge, I wrote Guardian Angels which is set in Sherlock Holmes (ACD) fandom.Mississippi site block, plus a small restriction on Tennessee new accounts
A reminder to everyone that starting tomorrow, we are being forced to block access to any IP address that geolocates to the state of Mississippi for legal reasons while we and Netchoice continue fighting the law in court. People whose IP addresses geolocate to Mississippi will only be able to access a page that explains the issue and lets them know that we'll be back to offer them service as soon as the legal risk to us is less existential.
The block page will include the apology but I'll repeat it here: we don't do geolocation ourselves, so we're limited to the geolocation ability of our network provider. Our anti-spam geolocation blocks have shown us that their geolocation database has a number of mistakes in it. If one of your friends who doesn't live in Mississippi gets the block message, there is nothing we can do on our end to adjust the block, because we don't control it. The only way to fix a mistaken block is to change your IP address to one that doesn't register as being in Mississippi, either by disconnecting your internet connection and reconnecting it (if you don't have a static IP address) or using a VPN.
In related news, the judge in our challenge to Tennessee's social media age verification, parental consent, and parental surveillance law (which we are also part of the fight against!) ruled last month that we had not met the threshold for a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing the law while the court case proceeds.
The Tennesee law is less onerous than the Mississippi law and the fines for violating it are slightly less ruinous (slightly), but it's still a risk to us. While the fight goes on, we've decided to prevent any new account signups from anyone under 18 in Tennessee to protect ourselves against risk. We do not need to block access from the whole state: this only applies to new account creation.
Because we don't do any geolocation on our users and our network provider's geolocation services only apply to blocking access to the site entirely, the way we're implementing this is a new mandatory question on the account creation form asking if you live in Tennessee. If you do, you'll be unable to register an account if you're under 18, not just the under 13 restriction mandated by COPPA. Like the restrictions on the state of Mississippi, we absolutely hate having to do this, we're sorry, and we hope we'll be able to undo it as soon as possible.
Finally, I'd like to thank every one of you who's commented with a message of support for this fight or who's bought paid time to help keep us running. The fact we're entirely user-supported and you all genuinely understand why this fight is so important for everyone is a huge part of why we can continue to do this work. I've also sent a lot of your comments to the lawyers who are fighting the actual battles in court, and they find your wholehearted support just as encouraging and motivating as I do. Thank you all once again for being the best users any social media site could ever hope for. You make me proud and even more determined to yell at state attorneys general on your behalf.
stonepicnicking_okapi (stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2025-08-31 01:07 pm
stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2025-08-31 01:07 pmEntry tags:
Puzzle: Hitchcock
This is Murder Mystery Party's Alfred Hitchcock 1000 pieces. It comes with a little booklet and a scenario. The tricky party is there isn't a picture from which to do the puzzle so you are flying without a map. The key to any puzzle (but especially this type) is to carve out enough time (and have enough good light) to let your eyes adjust and figure out what they are looking at. So we have The Birds, Psycho, and one I've not seen, Frenzy referenced here. So the story is there is a murdered psychiatrist, this is the crime scene photo, 3 suspects, 3 interviews, who did it?
stonepicnicking_okapi (stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2025-08-31 11:52 am
stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2025-08-31 11:52 amEntry tags:
The State of the Ficcery: August 2025
Word Count for August: 20,692
Writing:
I missed two weeks updating my soap opera, and that makes me very disappointed in myself. I didn't do hardly any comm fills. In fact, I un-susbscribed from a couple of comms simply because I was feeling guilty about not participating. So writing isn't going so well. I really need to sit down and map out the rest of the story plot-wise (soap opera).
Poetry: Even worse for poetry. I completely abandoned my project to use Jo Bell's prompt book 52 and write a poem a week. I managed 29 poems but as the missed weeks piled up, I began to feel so bad and just had to cut bait. Sadness. I do have any idea for posting other people's poems on Thursday which I am going to try this Thursday.
Reading: I finished the book bingo. 6 books this month. I am currently reading: Miles Davis' autobiography, The Clocks by Agatha Christie (which I haven't opened), and Inspector Rebus #21.
Crafting: 6 collages. I have a new project which will be taking up my time and will be presented later in the autumn. 1 jigsaw which I will post about shortly today.
Fitness: No movement on the scale :( But I am committed to a long run on the weekend and two treadmill sessions at the YMCA during the week. Minor thinks I should shoot for a 40 minute 5k (our annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot). Considering I'm at 48 minutes right now that seems unrealistic. Yesterday I got up at 530 and went to the lake in the dark to run. It was nice. Nobody was there. I got to see the sun rise and 2 herons, 2 rabbits, deer, and a beaver.
Maybe someone Out There knows of a good book, Youtube channel, etc. on how to cut out processed foods from one's diet. I understand that's what I need to do but I am sort of stuck in the few dishes I know how to cook that my family will actually eat and they are all super-processed. I don't know how to make the transition to less processed foods without domestic revolt (and myself included to a degree. I am very used to frozen lasagna and hot dogs, too.) I need something easy. And none of the books I've read so far or Youtube channels I've browsed so far present any kind of foods that is actually easy. It just isn't. It's not easy. Or food my family will actually eat. I hate cooking. I really do. I feel very stuck in an eating pattern that is not good, but I can't see a way out.
Personal: Survived the first week of school for the boys. Gosh I have to get up very early to get everyone's lunch and breakfast made. And I took the new car for a real test drive yesterday morning to the grocery store. It's fine.
I have been depressed this week, but so what? Life goes on.
Writing:
I missed two weeks updating my soap opera, and that makes me very disappointed in myself. I didn't do hardly any comm fills. In fact, I un-susbscribed from a couple of comms simply because I was feeling guilty about not participating. So writing isn't going so well. I really need to sit down and map out the rest of the story plot-wise (soap opera).
Poetry: Even worse for poetry. I completely abandoned my project to use Jo Bell's prompt book 52 and write a poem a week. I managed 29 poems but as the missed weeks piled up, I began to feel so bad and just had to cut bait. Sadness. I do have any idea for posting other people's poems on Thursday which I am going to try this Thursday.
Reading: I finished the book bingo. 6 books this month. I am currently reading: Miles Davis' autobiography, The Clocks by Agatha Christie (which I haven't opened), and Inspector Rebus #21.
Crafting: 6 collages. I have a new project which will be taking up my time and will be presented later in the autumn. 1 jigsaw which I will post about shortly today.
Fitness: No movement on the scale :( But I am committed to a long run on the weekend and two treadmill sessions at the YMCA during the week. Minor thinks I should shoot for a 40 minute 5k (our annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot). Considering I'm at 48 minutes right now that seems unrealistic. Yesterday I got up at 530 and went to the lake in the dark to run. It was nice. Nobody was there. I got to see the sun rise and 2 herons, 2 rabbits, deer, and a beaver.
Maybe someone Out There knows of a good book, Youtube channel, etc. on how to cut out processed foods from one's diet. I understand that's what I need to do but I am sort of stuck in the few dishes I know how to cook that my family will actually eat and they are all super-processed. I don't know how to make the transition to less processed foods without domestic revolt (and myself included to a degree. I am very used to frozen lasagna and hot dogs, too.) I need something easy. And none of the books I've read so far or Youtube channels I've browsed so far present any kind of foods that is actually easy. It just isn't. It's not easy. Or food my family will actually eat. I hate cooking. I really do. I feel very stuck in an eating pattern that is not good, but I can't see a way out.
Personal: Survived the first week of school for the boys. Gosh I have to get up very early to get everyone's lunch and breakfast made. And I took the new car for a real test drive yesterday morning to the grocery store. It's fine.
I have been depressed this week, but so what? Life goes on.
smallhobbit (smallhobbit) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-31 04:32 pm
smallhobbit) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-31 04:32 pmEntry tags:
School/Midnight Challenge: Sherlock (BBC): Fanfic: The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Title: The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (BBC)
Rating: G
Length: 423 words
Summary: Victor Trevor has asked John Watson for assistance with their plan
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (BBC)
Rating: G
Length: 423 words
Summary: Victor Trevor has asked John Watson for assistance with their plan
Entry tags:
Upcoming fall shows preview
It's that time of year again -- the "best new shows of the fall" preview time! The Guardian has a "50 Best TV shows to watch this autumn" listing, with the usual caveat that the Guardian is a UK paper so many are British productions that may never air outside of the UK (and also lists where the show will be available to watch in the UK, so it may be a different streaming service outside of the UK -- e.g. HBO productions tend to air on Sky Atlantic in the UK). That said, I think this year's listing includes more non-British shows than in previous years. Are there any here that look interesting to you?
stonepicnicking_okapi (stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2025-08-31 07:30 am
stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2025-08-31 07:30 amEntry tags:
Sherlock Sunday: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Chapters 14 &15
And we come to the end. Watson begins chapter 14 by saying:
One of Sherlock Holmes's defects - if, indeed, one may call it a defect - was that he was exceedingly loth to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment. Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him. Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances. The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants. I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.
Very much a theme. So Holmes sets a trap using Sir Henry as bait and the hound attacks Sir Henry and Holmes shoots it. And we discover it's a real canine painted with phosphorus. Then they find Mrs. Stapleton and head into the mire where Stapleton has been keeping the hound, and it is assumed that he (Stapleton) died there. He was the heir to the Baskerville estate and had been conniving at the deaths of his rivals for the fortune. Poor Sir Henry gets a brain fever and has to be nursed by Dr. Mortimer back to himself.
Chapter 15 is spent summing things up. I couldn't help thinking of Miss Marple's words 'If I were to commit a murder, I shouldn't leave it up to fright,' specifically with regard to Sir Charles' Baskerville's death. Frightening someone to death (even someone with a bad heart) is not a reliable method of disposal.
For all its holes, inaccuracies, and improbabilities, however, it is a wonderful story and deserves to be the jewel in the crown of canon, in my opinion.
I am going to take September off and get back at Sherlock Sundays (with The Empty House) in October.
One of Sherlock Holmes's defects - if, indeed, one may call it a defect - was that he was exceedingly loth to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment. Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him. Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances. The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants. I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.
Very much a theme. So Holmes sets a trap using Sir Henry as bait and the hound attacks Sir Henry and Holmes shoots it. And we discover it's a real canine painted with phosphorus. Then they find Mrs. Stapleton and head into the mire where Stapleton has been keeping the hound, and it is assumed that he (Stapleton) died there. He was the heir to the Baskerville estate and had been conniving at the deaths of his rivals for the fortune. Poor Sir Henry gets a brain fever and has to be nursed by Dr. Mortimer back to himself.
Chapter 15 is spent summing things up. I couldn't help thinking of Miss Marple's words 'If I were to commit a murder, I shouldn't leave it up to fright,' specifically with regard to Sir Charles' Baskerville's death. Frightening someone to death (even someone with a bad heart) is not a reliable method of disposal.
For all its holes, inaccuracies, and improbabilities, however, it is a wonderful story and deserves to be the jewel in the crown of canon, in my opinion.
I am going to take September off and get back at Sherlock Sundays (with The Empty House) in October.
badly_knitted (badly_knitted) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-31 11:22 am
badly_knitted) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-31 11:22 am
Entry tags:
Relief Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Exhausted
Title: Exhausted
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Varian, Fred, Scott, Il-tar.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Setting: Atlanteum.
Summary: The Source is destroyed, and Scott is safe, but shutting down the forcefield was exhausting.
Word Count: 400
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 489: Amnesty 81, using Challenge 317: Relief.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Mods, please tag with f: tv (category)
( Exhausted... )
VeroNyxK84 (veronyxk84) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-31 11:02 am
veronyxk84) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-31 11:02 amEntry tags:
24 Hours: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Overpowered
Title: Overpowered
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike, Dawn/Xander (mentioned)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set post-series (comics) in an alternate reality where Buffy and Spike are an established couple.
Summary: Comedy/crack! Buffy and Dawn leave Spike and Xander to babysit little Joyce while they’re away. The result is… Toddler shenanigans!
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #489 [Amnesty 81] + #204 - 24 Hours
Also for: #465 - Away bydrabble_zone
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Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:
veronyxk84Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike, Dawn/Xander (mentioned)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set post-series (comics) in an alternate reality where Buffy and Spike are an established couple.
Summary: Comedy/crack! Buffy and Dawn leave Spike and Xander to babysit little Joyce while they’re away. The result is… Toddler shenanigans!
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #489 [Amnesty 81] + #204 - 24 Hours
Also for: #465 - Away by
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( READ: Overpowered/Double drabble )
m_findlow (m_findlow) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-31 12:16 pm
m_findlow) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-31 12:16 pmEntry tags:
Spicy Challenge: Torchwood: Spicing things up
Title: Spicing things up
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 620 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 489 - Amnesty, using Challenge 54 - Spicy
Summary: Ianto is having difficulty enjoying Jack’s cooking.
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Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 620 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 489 - Amnesty, using Challenge 54 - Spicy
Summary: Ianto is having difficulty enjoying Jack’s cooking.
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trobadora (trobadora) wrote2025-08-31 02:05 am
trobadora) wrote2025-08-31 02:05 amDear FIAB creator(s)
Dear ficinabox creator(s),
thank you so much for creating a gift for me! I'll be absolutely thrilled about anything you can create about the relationships or worldbuilding themes I requested. Here are all my request details and prompts, as well as general preferences/likes etc.!
My AO3 account is![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
Trobadora, and it's set to welcome treats.
General Preferences
( Likes & Dislikes/DNWs )
Fandoms, relationships, worldbuilding
In somewhat alphabetical order:
Jump directly to:
( Christabel/Grimm crossover: Christabel/Geraldine in Grimm )
( Grimm: Nick/Renard/Juliette, Worldbuilding )
( 镇魂 | Guardian (TV): Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Ya Qing/Zhu Hong, Shen Wei & Ya Qing, Worldbuilding )
( Grimm/Guardian crossovers: various combinations of Shen Wei, Zhao Yunlan, Ya Qing, Sean Renard, Juliette Silverton, Nick Burkhardt )
( Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling: Kashtiliash & Raupasha )
( Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: Anastasia/Jabberwocky )
( Sherlock (BBC): Sherlock Holmes/Jim Moriarty )
( 山河令 | Word of Honor: Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu, Worldbuilding )
ficinabox creator(s),thank you so much for creating a gift for me! I'll be absolutely thrilled about anything you can create about the relationships or worldbuilding themes I requested. Here are all my request details and prompts, as well as general preferences/likes etc.!
My AO3 account is
General Preferences
( Likes & Dislikes/DNWs )
Fandoms, relationships, worldbuilding
In somewhat alphabetical order:
Jump directly to:
- Christabel/Grimm crossover: Christabel/Geraldine in Grimm
- Grimm: Nick/Renard/Juliette, Worldbuilding
- 镇魂 | Guardian (TV): Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Ya Qing/Zhu Hong, Worldbuilding
- Grimm/Guardian (TV) crossovers: various combinations of Shen Wei, Zhao Yunlan, Ya Qing, Sean Renard, Juliette Silverton, Nick Burkhardt
- Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling: Kashtiliash & Raupasha
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: Anastasia/Jabberwocky
- Sherlock (BBC): Sherlock Holmes/Jim Moriarty
- 山河令 | Word of Honor: Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu, Worldbuilding
( Christabel/Grimm crossover: Christabel/Geraldine in Grimm )
( Grimm: Nick/Renard/Juliette, Worldbuilding )
( 镇魂 | Guardian (TV): Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Ya Qing/Zhu Hong, Shen Wei & Ya Qing, Worldbuilding )
( Grimm/Guardian crossovers: various combinations of Shen Wei, Zhao Yunlan, Ya Qing, Sean Renard, Juliette Silverton, Nick Burkhardt )
( Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling: Kashtiliash & Raupasha )
( Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: Anastasia/Jabberwocky )
( Sherlock (BBC): Sherlock Holmes/Jim Moriarty )
( 山河令 | Word of Honor: Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu, Worldbuilding )
yuletidemods (yuletidemods) wrote in yuletide_admin2025-08-30 03:24 pm
yuletidemods) wrote in yuletide_admin2025-08-30 03:24 pmYuletide 2025 Schedule & New Year's Resolutions
It’s time to start thinking about Yuletide! Here is our schedule for this year. Please note that the time of some deadlines has changed from last year. This may mean the date in UTC has also changed, or that the date relative to your own time zone may have changed.
Tuesday 14 to Friday 24 October: Sign-ups (end 9pm UTC 24 October)
Sunday 26 October: Assignments out (may be earlier)
Wednesday 10 December: Default deadline (9pm UTC)
Wednesday 17 December: Assignment deadline (9pm UTC)
Wednesday 24 December: Main collection works reveals (9pm UTC)
Thursday 25 December: Madness collection works reveals (9pm UTC)
Thursday 1 January: Author reveals, end of event (9pm UTC)
Please check back closer to the time if you want to be sure about deadlines! Deadlines in other timezones may be closer than they appear. If your region has a seasonal time shift during the above dates, your relationship to the deadline will also change. We recommend using timeanddate.com to check when each deadline is for you before it occurs.
We use the email that's associated with your AO3 account. This is a good time to check what that email is! If you have any doubts about whether you received it, you're welcome to check your status with us by emailing yuletideadmin@gmail.com. Please include your AO3 name.
See the rules for defaulting on AO3
If you defaulted in a previous year, we will not have sent you a new reminder. We issued a general amnesty for ordinary defaults before the 2023 round, but if you were told you needed to complete a NYR due to turning in a placeholder story or a similar problem, you are probably still on our NYR list. Please check with us if you aren’t sure!
If you had to default in a past year, we are aware that this may have been for a carefully-considered reason or in a difficult time. Needing to complete a NYR does not mean we think you're terrible. Even members of the mod team have needed to write NYRs in the past. We hope you use it as an opportunity to write something you enjoy.
People are also welcome to write NYR stories just for fun! The collection will stay open for late fills until Yuletide 2025 sign-ups close (approx Oct 24).
Prompts for Yuletide 2010-2024 can be found through the relevant individual collections and the NYR collections (see the Yuletide parent collection).
Contact Mods | Participant DW | Participant LJ | Pinch Hits | Discord
Please either comment logged-in or sign a name. Unsigned anonymous comments will be left screened.
2025 Schedule
Monday 15 to Friday 26 September: Nominations (end 9pm UTC 26 September)Tuesday 14 to Friday 24 October: Sign-ups (end 9pm UTC 24 October)
Sunday 26 October: Assignments out (may be earlier)
Wednesday 10 December: Default deadline (9pm UTC)
Wednesday 17 December: Assignment deadline (9pm UTC)
Wednesday 24 December: Main collection works reveals (9pm UTC)
Thursday 25 December: Madness collection works reveals (9pm UTC)
Thursday 1 January: Author reveals, end of event (9pm UTC)
Please check back closer to the time if you want to be sure about deadlines! Deadlines in other timezones may be closer than they appear. If your region has a seasonal time shift during the above dates, your relationship to the deadline will also change. We recommend using timeanddate.com to check when each deadline is for you before it occurs.
New Year's Resolutions
We just sent an email to everyone who took part in Yuletide 2024 and who needs to complete a New Year's Resolution story before signing up again.We use the email that's associated with your AO3 account. This is a good time to check what that email is! If you have any doubts about whether you received it, you're welcome to check your status with us by emailing yuletideadmin@gmail.com. Please include your AO3 name.
Who needs to complete a New Year's Resolution
If you took part in Yuletide and defaulted after the default deadline, or you submitted an incomplete story at the posting deadline, or you defaulted in Yuletide twice in a row, we generally ask you to complete a New Year’s Resolution story before you sign up again.See the rules for defaulting on AO3
If you defaulted in a previous year, we will not have sent you a new reminder. We issued a general amnesty for ordinary defaults before the 2023 round, but if you were told you needed to complete a NYR due to turning in a placeholder story or a similar problem, you are probably still on our NYR list. Please check with us if you aren’t sure!
How to fulfil the requirement
Stories written for the purpose of re-qualifying for Yuletide must be posted to the New Year's Resolutions 2025 collection before you sign up to Yuletide 2025. They must be over 1,000 words, written for a specific person's past Yuletide prompt, and given to that person. You can write for any Yuletide 2024 prompt, or you can choose an older Yuletide prompt as long as the fandom in which you write is small enough to still qualify for Yuletide (that is, there are fewer than 1,000 fics on AO3 that are in English, complete, and over 1,000 words long).Purpose of New Year's Resolutions
The NYR system exists for several reasons:- It's an incentive to encourage people either to default early, or, to push on through and post something
- It works as a warm-up, or as practice, or as a way of proving to yourself you can finish a story to a prompt
- It's a contribution to the project of getting more stories written in tiny fandoms
- It's a way of ensuring that past prompts don't get entirely forgotten.
If you had to default in a past year, we are aware that this may have been for a carefully-considered reason or in a difficult time. Needing to complete a NYR does not mean we think you're terrible. Even members of the mod team have needed to write NYRs in the past. We hope you use it as an opportunity to write something you enjoy.
People are also welcome to write NYR stories just for fun! The collection will stay open for late fills until Yuletide 2025 sign-ups close (approx Oct 24).
2024 prompts
- On AO3
- In an app
- In a text file
- From pinch hitters
- As part of the Someday My Fic Will Come mini-challenge
Prompts for Yuletide 2010-2024 can be found through the relevant individual collections and the NYR collections (see the Yuletide parent collection).
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badly_knitted (badly_knitted) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-30 07:09 pm
badly_knitted) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-08-30 07:09 pmEntry tags:
Letter Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Left Behind
Title: Left Behind
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Scott, Varian, Fred, Paul Jordan.
Rating: PG
Setting: Atlanteum.
Summary: Scott is hurt that his dad went back to their own time without him.
Word Count: 300
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 489: Amnesty 81, using Challenge 354: Letter.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Mods, please tag with f: tv (category)
( Left Behind... )