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05/15/2026	06/15/2026	ficlet_zone (DW)	Fanworks	Multifandom: Challenge 98: Reverse Fandom - iZombie	click here for details
05/15/2026	05/31/2026	sweetandshort (DW)	Fanworks	Multifandom: May: Rare Words Challenge	click here for details
05/16/2026	06/13/2026	ygobigbang (Tumblr)	Fanworks	Yu-Gi-Oh: Signup period for writers for the Yu-Gi-Oh Big Bang 2026.	click here for details
05/16/2026	09/13/2026	ygobigbang (Tumblr)	Fanworks	Yu-Gi-Oh: Signup period for artists for the Yu-Gi-Oh Big Bang 2026.	click here for details
05/22/2026	06/05/2026	aromanticbuckybarnes (Tumblr)	Prompt Fest	Marvel MCU: Prompt submission period for Aromantic Bucky Barnes Fest 2026	click here for details

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05/11/2026	05/18/2026	ahorseofcourseexchange (DW)	Fanworks	Multifandom: Signup period for A Horse Of Course Exchange	click here for details
05/10/2026	05/20/2026	fan_flashworks (DW)	Fanworks	Multifandom: Challenge 515: Avalanche	click here for details
04/09/2026	05/20/2026	moodthemeinayear (DW)	Fanworks	Minimual Mood Theme Track 3 period	click here for details
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05/16/2026	05/23/2026	mdzsxchange (DW)	Fanworks	MDZS: Signup period for MDZS: Oops! All AUs!	click here for details

NOTE: Here are a few challenge communities that (can) have challenges that (usually) aren't part of the list:

Harry Potter fandom challenges can be found at PotterFests

The Vocab Drabbles Community does weekly challenges

The AU Challenge Community offers multiple AU challenges with no deadlines

The Froday Flash Fiction Challenge has weekly & other challenges

The Fic Promptly Community has daily prompts

The MCU100 Community offers weekly drabble challenges for the MCU fandom

The XMEN100 Community offers weekly drabble challenges for the X-Men fandom

The 10TrueLoves Community offers multifandom character prompts

althea_valara

In about two hours, to be exact!

If you're unfamiliar with it: RPG LB is a charity event where people speedrun RPG video games while raising money for NAMI. Being mentally ill and neurodivergent myself, this is a cause near and dear to my heart, so I try to support them by at least watching some of the runs. This year, I'm financially stable enough to finally be able to make a small donation myself.

The list of games being run is here: https://tracker.rpglimitbreak.com/runs/rpglb2026

I will be watching as many Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts runs as I can! Not Tactics though, since I am currently playing that myself.

I used to go to monthly NAMI meetups, and it was a help at a time when I was severely depressed, so I appreciate the good work they do.

Current Mood: thankful

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Six-ish sentences from 'Angry Kitten', which I would really like to finish sometime soon.

(Oh hey, I got the thing to format!)

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It's challenge time!

Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished!

Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

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45 Doctor Who icons from The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone
Eleventh Doctor. I found a particular scene inspiring and made about 38 variations.

Teasers:

see them all here @ my journal

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1) Dinner at my parents’s place

2) Possible return to the air show should the weather improve, otherwise I’ll enjoy the heath of their woodburner

3) The cat of my neighbour always makes me smile ♥

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Apology Workshop
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 2
Word count (story only): 1080
[Monday, midmorning, 13 November of 2017]

:: Jules slips into a “workshop” announced on the embassy’s employee group chat, and gets several shocks in a row. Part of the Lodestar story arc within the Polychrome Heroics universe, this story was written for the May of 2026 Magpie Monday, from a prompt by

wispfox, with my deep thanks! ::

At two minutes until ten in the morning, Jules stepped into the dining room, surprised to find extra chairs crowded around the long table, except for the far short end, which had been left free. Pitchers of water stationed along the gleaming rosewood surface like sentinels. The thing that shocked him still, however, was the sight of Loudmouth near the empty end of the table, pacing in front of an easel holding a pad of presentation paper. Her lips were moving soundlessly, but even as he watched, she rolled her eyes, spun on her heel, and seemed to begin again.

She caught sight of Jules and beckoned him in. “Are you here for the workshop? It’s encouraged, and no, you don’t have to make up the hour and a half. Did you see the note about an early lunch, starting as soon as the workshop ends? It’ll run an extra half hour to allow more casual conversation and decompression time.”
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Current Mood: accomplished

hannah

I know it's odd of me to not do the baby-talk voice to my niece A. when she's around, and I'm sticking with my usual register and cadence just the same.

Her mother didn't show, but she did call once when I was around to hear it - checking in to find out if my brother J. had fed A., and then hanging up. He'd apparently send her a text earlier, but she'd called, and after getting what she wanted, quickly hung up. I don't know her week's schedules, and I don't know what her day looked like. I can only state the events as I witnessed them.

Current Mood: indifferent
Current Music: nothing now

senmut

accessing archived data (1045 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Tron - All Media Types, Tron (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tron/Yori (Tron)
Characters: Tron (Tron), Yori (Tron), Alan Bradley, Lora Baines-Bradley
Additional Tags: Epistolary, Established Relationship, Fluff and Angst, Long-Distance Relationship, Pre-Canon, Movie: Tron (1982), background rising fascism bc of the MCP, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Slice of Life
Summary:

Two paired programs communicate between their work cycles, and unknowingly document the beginning of a new era on the Encom System.

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x122 Agott
x168 Coco
x43 Olruggio
x108 Qifrey
x29 Richeh
x87 Tetia

290 agott & coco & 267 olruggio & qifrey & richeh & tetia

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Three generations of strong, independent women living together in the small farm town embark on an enlightening journey none of them could have imagined, as they learn how to find their way back to each other....

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Found via

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There are so many posts I want to write, but this one is easy and also about books, so! I think everyone should do it so I can spy on your bookshelves.

Take five books off your bookshelf.

(I pulled everything from my physical TBR bookcase, in hopes that it will encourage me to read it.)

Book #1 -- first sentence: "Anyone can write about a large city--large cities are open to everyone--but small cities can only be portrayed by people who love them."

(Already ambiguities: I skipped the preface because this line is better.)

Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty: "However, I haven't yet read V.W.'s book."

Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred: "What amazing childishness these old people were content to live in!"

(Unexpected challenge: do I pick the second sentence or the second complete sentence?)

Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty: "'I know.' Verna dropped the packages. A hard, harsh sob pressed at her throat. 'I hate him.' "

(Yes, I am treating one paragraph of dialog plus action as a single sentence for the purposes of the meme. Fight me!)

Book #5 -- final sentence of the book: "Eunice picked up her bag and guitar and closed the door to the storm."

Make the five sentences into a paragraph:

Anyone can write about a large city--large cities are open to everyone--but small cities can only be portrayed by people who love them. However, I haven't yet read V.W.'s book. What amazing childishness these old people were content to live in! 'I know.' Verna dropped the packages. A hard, harsh sob pressed at her throat. 'I hate him.' Eunice picked up her bag and guitar and closed the door to the storm.

I promise it wouldn't make any more sense if I chose another option for step 5.

Book #1: Friendly City by Sofia Samatar
Book #2: The Diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner, ed. Claire Harman
Book #3: Ready or Not by Mary Stolz
Book #4: The Room Opposite and Other Stories by F.M. Mayor
Book #5: Mojo Hand: An Orphic Tale by J.J. Phillips

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Current Music: Passionate Duelist

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GILES: "Have you heard of a group called the gentlemen?"
SPIKE: "Group of what?"
GILES: "The gentlemen."
SPIKE: "Dunno."
GILES: "You certain?"
SPIKE: "No. We're out of Weetabix."
GILES: "We are out of Weetabix because you ate it all - again."

~~BtVS 4x10 “Hush”~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Believe in Angels (Angel/Spike, G) by SolarMane
Bleeding Sun: Death Itself (Spike/Drusilla, M) by victorfreakenstein
The Devotion of Schoolgirls (Watchers Council, Angel/Buffy, not rated) by Eliza_hazeleyes
those with bathrobes and those without (Faith/Tara, E) by TechnicolorRevel
A brute, an angel and a madwoman. (Spike/Drusilla, M) by tolivedeliciously
Bully Me (Buffy/Faith, E) by bladeinthenorth
stake to the heart (Buffy/Faith, E) by wlwfabray

Death Itself (Spike/Drusilla, M) by victorfreakenste1n

[Chaptered Fiction]

Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 426 (Xander, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer

Stake Me Baby One More Time, Chapter 13/? (Buffy/Faith, M) by Moonlit_Illusion
Spike Becomes Hogwarts’ Problem, Chapter 4/? (Spike, unrated, Harry Potter xover) by faewm
Once More Into The Woods, Chapter 2/2 (Buffy/Spike, Buffy/Riley, T) by Kazfox
Segue, Chapter 13/? (Xander/Cordelia, T) by Francis_Eugene
Taking the Initiative, Chapter 2/? (Buffy/Riley, Tara/Willow/Buffy, T) by storiwr
What Remains of Hope, Chapter 2/27 (Buffy, Star Wars xover, M) by Angelinasway
The Problem With Angelus, Chapter 36/? (Angelus & Xander, T) by Desiree_2026
The Shape of Staying, Chapter 7/? (Buffy/Giles, E) by andhetakesandhetakes
Ashes to Amber, Chapter 12/41 (Buffy/Jacob Black, Twilight xover, not rated) by Aya1600
And Then There Was One, Chapter 2/2 (Buffy, Faith, Spike, Giles, Willow, G) by Isobel_Sharp
Coffee Beans and Best Sellers, Chapter 1/? (Buffy/Giles, E) by Storygirl82
I Love You (and The Horizon Hides You in Vain), Chapter 14/? (Buffy/Spike, Willow/Tara, M) by ConcernedReader

Wrong, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Kazfox
Chasing Happily Ever After, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
Get Well Soon, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
Die, Die My Darling, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
Once More Into The Woods, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Kazfox
Seducing the Slayer, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten
Eclipse, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
Aphrodite Blossoms, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Safire
Seducing the Slayer, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten

I'll Return to You in Time, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Penny1880
Eclipse, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
Wrong, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Kazfox
Revelations, Chapter 78 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Niamh

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: buffy the vampire… um.. *looks at my hand* …layer? (Buffy/Spike, mildly NSFW) by rabbitmotifs
Artwork: More smoochin‘ (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by sanshofox
Artwork: woe, catified spuffy upon ye (worksafe) by xaeyrnofnbe
Artwork: also more cat!spike specifically (worksafe) by xaeyrnofnbe
Gifset: btvs | becoming pt. 2 (worksafe) by lovebvffys
Artwork: and blood play once again (Spike/Giles, NSFW) by mmhhch
Gifset: From Script to Screen Day 5 - Character descriptions (Buffy, Willow, Giles, Xander, worksafe) by buffycaps
Textpost: weslah/lilah morgan text posts part 5 (Wesley/Lilah, worksafe) by brutal4you
Fanvid: Good Sister - Bad Sister — Hole (Willow, worksafe) by arentyounaturallybuffbuff
Textpost: jenlah has like three (3) dedicated fans in this world and I AM ONE OF THEM (Lilah/Jenny, worksafe) by lenaluthorssuitcollection

Podfic: [Podfic] The Man Who Looked Like Peter Salter (Willow/Kennedy, Spooks xover, G) by Meomyr Pods (Meomyr)

[Reviews & Recaps]

HOW DOES BUFFY DEFEAT THE GENTLEMEN? Hush w/Major Slayage by All Bronze, No Brains!

[Community Announcements]

Announcing... Ultra Rarepair Bingo, 2026! by otherworldly_chemistry
Post Check-in Pinch Hits #11-25 [#23 about BtVS] by fandom5k

last day of the Spangel Fanwork Marathon 2026 | Believe In Angels (Angel/Spike, G) by SolarMane by spangel-fanwork-marathon
Wrapping up the 2026 marathon by spangel-fanwork-marathon

[Event] The Return of Mystery Month by elysianfieldsarchive

[Fandom Discussions]

Have we given any thought to hunger games fuffy? by uhicareforcharacters
I need to know how many nights Buffy laid awake replaying fights she and Faith had by uhicareforcharacters
it is kinda fascinating to me that Sid and Nancy were said to be inspirations for Spike and Drusilla by themonstrousother
I like to think that the Buffyverse vampires’ demon forms have those ridges and bumps all over their bodies by evilvampire
buffy spinoff set between buffy’s death in season 5 and her resurrection in season 6 where kendra gets revived by balalaijka
further on my buffy/faith/kendra agenda by balalaijka
it was really symbolically cool that buffy got that scythe that was a magically linked ancient slayer weapon by harrowingearth
love it so much when the gang is all together fighting by buffygifs
it truly surprises me how xander wasn’t a more toxic boyfriend to anya tbh. by theslayerfest

My top 3 episodes as someone who just started watching Buffy last year by Trick-Vehicle-7282
What moments in Buffy broke your suspension of disbelief? by TutorComprehensive28
Is there anyone here who actually likes Willow nowadays? by Background-Neat-8906
Say something unpopular/controversial about fan favorite: Cordelia Chase by itsascreambaby96
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Viewers Demographic by ProfessorTurtzo
I’m still pissed they didn’t do a photoshoot for Buffy season 7 by Buffyfan1991
I think I would've preferred a Spike spin-off series (maybe a prequel) rather than an Angel one by koken_halliwell
How have your opinions on characters changed as you got older? by Far-Translator5889
made two friends watch BTVS with me, we're on S3E3, these are our flop ten! by ___d0d0___

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

CONVENTION: James Marsters FAN EXPO Philadelphia 2026 Schedule by dontkillspike

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dhampyresa

I recently bought (the French version of) this Tarot deck because it is extremely pretty and shiny. I know how to play Tarot -- been ages, though -- but never done any divination. Does anyone have spreads that they like?

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I am not dying for six college credits!

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Resident Evil Requiem (2026)
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Reading: I thought Sarah Rees Brennan's All Hail Chaos was a very satisfying followup to Long Live Evil, which is always a relief. One more to go! (The third book's title has been announced as Kill Your Darlings; I don't think a release date has been set yet?)

Someday I'll learn to properly make note of whether an ebook is a novella. Fonda Lee's Untethered Sky? A novella. Hopefully I got it on sale, given novella pricing in general, but I did really enjoy it.

Current read: To Ride a Rising Storm (Moniquill Blackgoose), just a few chapters in.

I also read The Vegetable Gardener's Bible (10th anniversary/2nd edition) up to the point where it starts going vegetable by vegetable, and then only read about the ones we're planting. (And I skipped the chapter on compost, because it's about making compost, and WOW do we not have space for that, even if we had the inclination.)

Watching: Another episode or two each of Justice in the Dark and Witch Hat Atelier.

Growing:

scruloose got the planter assembled last weekend (IIRC) and we put a fair amount of soil in at the time (enough to keep it solidly in place, basically), but today we finally got out and finished filling it with the veggie-friendly soil and compost and actually planted the various lettuce and spinach seeds, leaving room for (we hope) a basil plant and a cabbage to go in.

scruloose also got the frame for the planter's covers assembled and installed (the mesh cover is in place now).

We still haven't decided the ultimate fate of the disappointing Bloomerang lilac, but while we were out there

scruloose gave it an aggressive pruning back so that it isn't taking up such a large proportion of our very limited space.

I just checked out the window, and as of 3:10 PM, the shade line is riiiiight at the edge of the planter and about to start creeping over it. (Any tomatoes we buy and the other type of cabbage will be going in pots on the other side of it, so hopefully will get at least a bit more sunlight each day.) I don't know yet what time that space starts getting direct sunlight in the morning.

ETA: By 3:40 PM, the planter is completely shaded, and the shade line is hitting the edge of the pot we had the Tiny Tim tomato in last year.

Current Mood: okay

The Chronicles of Charlie Waterman		The Haward Mysteries	Vampires: The New Age	The Soul Reader Series

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The Chronicles of Charlie Waterman		The Haward Mysteries	Vampires: The New Age	The Soul Reader Series

Dark Reflections	My Stand Alone Short Stories/ Novelettes/ Novellas			My Anthologies

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RPG Limit Break starts today!

Six Sentence Sunday

Just one thing: 17 May 2026

45 Doctor Who icons from the Weeping Angels two-parter

a thought for Sunday

Sunday 17/05/2026

miscellanea make a post

Apology Workshop (part 1 of 2)

Family gathering.

Unsent Letters: My Gift

557 witch hat atelier

18 The Way Home Icons

3W4DW book meme

Yu-Gi-Oh! Big Bang Event 2026

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, May 16

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Darcy Lewis icons (plus a couple Darcy/Wanda icons!)

Resident Evil Requiem [2026]

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