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Trying to be more consistent this year!

HOME: I've started the Great Bedroom clear up. It's going to take a while!

HEALTH: my sleep patterns have been a bit erratic this last week and a bit. I'm waking around 3am and finding it difficult to get back to sleep.

LIFE ADMIN: nope.

DIGITAL DECLUTTER: email is down to 11,000, phone images desperately need sorting.

GARDENING/ALLOTMENTING: nope - too cold!

COOKING/EATING: I've eaten most of the Christmas food. Today I'm making a big veg curry with leftover veg and a big batch of bolognese sauce which will feed me most of the coming week. Then there's half a pannetone, a small Christmas pudding and a bowl of fruit to go.

READING/LISTENING: read Lessons in Love, book 1 of the Cambridge Fellows Mysteries by Charlie Cochrane. Edwardian murder mysteries. She's describes her books as "mysteries with a dash of slash". I wanted a gentle, short, fun read to get me back into the habit and these are it.

WATCHING: Still not caught up on Stranger Things and haven't started Heated Rivalry. I sort of watched the most recent Ghostbuster's film, Ghostbuster's Frozen Empire and found it very formulaic.

CREATING/LEARNING: crochet club recommences on 9th. I've got one round to do to finish my current blanket. Then I need to block the original granny square and Halloween blankets and stich them together. Then I can start on the utterly mad boho blanket.

CATS: all good.

VOLUNTEERING: first meeting of 2026 is tonight.

SOCIALISING: Zoom catch up with friends online but no in person socialising.

WORK: none since 19 December and I really, really needed the break!

goddess47 posting in

sweetandshort

Title: Ritual Magic
Author:

goddess47
Character(s): Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Bill Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom
Pairing(s): Harry Potter & Severus Snape
Rating: PG
Length: 400

Summary:

Harry called for help with this ritual.

Notes:

For

harry100 prompt #530 - solemn

For

sweetandshort January 2026 prompt - dust

For Writer's Choice prompt #149 - books

Ritual Magic on AO3

snopes_feed

Posted by Taija PerryCook

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-lake-michigan-baby/

The alleged incident reportedly occurred in 1984, although evidence indicates Trump and Epstein didn't meet until at least 1985.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-lake-michigan-baby/

trobadora

New Year Book Meme, via

calliopes_pen:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Turn to page 126
3. The 6th full sentence is your life in 2026.

I'm quoting the sentence in context, just for additional fun:

Schließlich sagte Fidelma in ruhigem und vernünftigem Ton: "Ich bin wieder in Ordnung, Grian. Du kannst mich loslassen."

Definitely happy to take that for 2026!

(The book is Peter Tremayne's Tod auf dem Pilgerschiff - the German translation of Act of Mercy, one of the Sister Fidelma mysteries. I happen to also have the English version in ebook form - there, the paragraph in question reads, "Finally Fidelma said in a quiet and reasonable tone: ‘I am all right now, Grian. You may let go.’")

trobadora posting in

sid_guardian

And here are the answers to the hands quiz!

There were some very excellent guesses, and almost all characters and scenes were guessed in some fashion. The only one where no one came close to guessing the scene was 8d, which is a not very recognisable flashback. I'm totally impressed with everything else, though! Congrats! :D

( 44 answers behind the cut )

And that's it! Thank you all for playing, and/or enjoying the picspam! ♥

snopes_feed

Posted by Anna Rascouët-Paz

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rfk-jr-health-department-nurses/

The rule was supposedly set to take effect on Feb. 2, 2026.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rfk-jr-health-department-nurses/

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Fanfic Projects

Dreams of Her Own - https://archiveofourown.org/works/71432751

Sequel prompts from

ukiacatdragon - Eilistraee, the shroud of Lolth, Corellon, Arvandor's overwhleming goodness, plotting to nullify Lolth's plots via Sharr, the raid being brought up, Tall Ones finding Ellifain early, closure for drow and elf child, quest

0 words

Vierna Resurrection:

Wulfgar not die, it's Vierna in Errtu's grasp, Passage to Dawn plot

almost 1700 words

Something for Rex/Fives/Echo:

save Fives from his fate, save Echo, Rex throwing himself into helping them adapt.
~ Potential angst - "I'm the last one of my batch standing. You just got one back. Don't throw that away because you can't help but see what's lost instead of helping find a future."
~ Other idea is Ahsoka doesn't make it out of the Citadel but Echo does. Evolution of the trio with guilt over losing one of their Jedi. (Side note of Tarkin died there, Ahsoka isn't dead)

450 words

Padme and the Force Baby

Anakin's visions send HER to the temple where she declares there is no father, must be the force, cue shenanigans.

0 words

Poetry Fiction entry: Set against Legacy of the Silver Marches - https://squidgeworld.org/series/1870

Drizzt and Alustriel, under their disguises, before they reach Silverymoon.

350 words

Exchange Assignment

REDACTED

0 words

10trueloves - ~~2/10~~ 3/10 written /

genprompt_bingo 0/25 written

Original projects

No progress on the original projects

Myth of Man - https://sylph-and-asp.dreamwidth.org/tag/universe:+myth+of+man

"it's dangerous they've advanced so much" / "The reasons were grave" / "We are merely protecting our many peoples"

Unwanteds - https://sylph-and-asp.dreamwidth.org/tag/universe:+unwanteds

~ Decide if the two bits I managed to write so far for the sequel work, continue if so
~ prequel dammit, for the crystal and the Bright Flames origin story

alexcat

Ratings: 1 star=worst, 5 stars=best (previously 4 stars)

Books

Current Book(s):

Books to Read:
The Silence of the Library - Miranda James
A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske
Witch - Barbara Michaels
Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott
Four Leaf Cleaver - Maddie Day
Wretched Waterpark - Kiersten White
Hither Page - Cat Sebastian
Together We Burn - Isabel Ibañez
Arsenic and Old Books - Miranda James
Six Feet Deep Dish - Mindy Quigley

Fanfics Written this year to date:

Word Counts:

Films
Films @ Home:

Films @ Cinema:

Films to see:

TV Shows:

A Challenge for myself:
Sunday - Give thanks. Talk about something in your life you're thankful for. Even if it's tiny.
Monday - Music Monday. Anything about the music you listen to or like; artist profiles, recs, reviews, anything
Tuesday - Artistic stuff like fiction writing or writing of any sort, knitting, sewing, carpentry... whatever you do or have done.
Wednesday - Reading
Thursday - Throwback Thursday. Childhood memories, old photos, old blog posts...stuff from the past
Friday - Fandom stuff. Faves, new ones, actors, musicians, anything you're a fan of want to talk about.
Saturday - somebody, anybody. Your best friend, the Pope, Julius Caesar.. anyone at all

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Other Places to find me on the internet:

Dreamwidth:
http://alexcat.dreamwidth.org/

Slashy Santa Tolkien slash challenge:
http://www.slashysanta.com/eFiction/viewuser.php?action=storiesby&uid=9 (alexcat)

AO3:
http://archiveofourown.org/users/alexcat

Facebook:
Comment and I’ll send you my info. Or you can friend Alex Cat HERE: https://www.facebook.com/alex.cat.9862?fref=ts

Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/alexcat45

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Dragons
My Scroll

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⌈ Secret Post #6939 ⌋

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

01.

[Pluribus]

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 38 secrets from Secret Submission Post #991.
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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It's Sunday! How did the weekend go, writing-wise (or non-writing-wise)?

Question of the day: what is your process for creating original characters in fanfic?

trobadora

Going by yesterday's poll, most people only sometimes know how the story will end when they start writing. I envy the ones who usually do - I used to be like that; the ending was what I started out with, long before I came up with the beginning. But in recent years that's changed more and more: I come up with a fun beginning, and then end up flailing because I don't really know where to take it. /o\ I'd really like to change that again, but I'm not sure how.

Also, most people in the poll said that if they don't know the ending, they'll just write the story until it gets there. More envy! But at least I'm not the only one who can only write bits and pieces until I know what I'm aiming for.

Today's writing

I've been having a headache all day, and if it weren't for

fandomtrees reveals approaching, I probably wouldn't have written more than an alibi sentence. As it is, I worked a little on the treat I started yesterday, and I think I'm figuring out the ending, so it's good that I did.

WED Question of the Day

Poll #34042

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 20

View Respondents

Do you find deadlines helpful for writing?

View Answers

yes, they help me write
4 (20.0%)

yes, they help me finish things
11 (55.0%)

no, they only make me nervous/anxious
1 (5.0%)

no, they don't do anything for me
4 (20.0%)

it's more complicated; I'll explain in comments
3 (15.0%)

tickybox is not a writer/has never had deadlines
0 (0.0%)

Tally

Day 1:

alightbuthappypen,

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddess47,

luzula,

philomytha,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 2:

alightbuthappypen,

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddess47,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 3:

alightbuthappypen,

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddess47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 4:

china_shop,

trobadora,

ysilme

Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)

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Chapter 4 Main Quest - Less is More

Go H E R E to see the rest of the icons @ my journal. :)

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stonepicnicking_okapi posting in

sweetandshort

Title: Just ramen
Rating: Gen
Fandom: BTS
Characters/Pairing: RM/Jin
Prompt: loser
Notes: also for

emotion100 prompt 47: adoration.
Summary: Jin applies first aid.

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alexcat

Challenge #2: Pets of Fandom

Loosely defined! Post about your pets, pets from your canon, anything you want!

I actually have no pets, being allergic to both digs and cats.

I have written a few pets but Stevie the goat stands out. He's from a Big Bang I wrote in 2020 featuring Steve Rogers/Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes. Bucky lives in Wakanda and has a little goat friend named Stevie. The artist who did fanart for the fic even made a drawing of Stevie. You can meet him Here.

I have WIP in which a cat adopts Steve and Tony in Stark Tower. Maybe that one will be done someday.

Snowflake Challenge: A warmly light quaint street of shops at night with heavy snow falling.

maju

Apparently the cat caught a mouse sometime in the early hours of this morning. My son in law told me he was up (it was 3 or 4 am) and she brought it to him in the living room. He took it outside and left it in the snow (hoping that some predator would eat it), and the cat was running around seeming all upset that he had taken it away. I sincerely hope there was only one mouse.

I went for a shortish walk yesterday afternoon and in theory could do the same today as it's just on 0C/32F and there's no wind so it wouldn't be too unpleasant outside, but today I'm unmotivated. However, it was snowing this morning and the roads might be icier than they were yesterday. I've been using the rebounder every day, so I'm not lacking exercise.

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Page Summary

ruric - Week 1/52 - roundup
goddess47 in sweetandshort - (10 out of 20) Ritual Magic - Harry Potter (PG)
snopes_feed - Unverified FBI tip claims Trump witnessed Epstein victim's baby being killed, dumped in Lake Michiga
trobadora - 2026 Prediction Meme
trobadora in sid_guardian - Picspam/Quiz: Hands - answers
snopes_feed - Why RFK Jr.'s Health Department repealed rule for 24/7 nurses in nursing homes
shipperslist - top 9 for December
shipperslist - 2025 reading stats
senmut - Project Round Up
alexcat - My list - 2026
case in fandomsecrets - [ SECRET POST #6939 ]
shipperslist - The Dryad by Chris Howard
topaz_eyes - 2025 Fic Roundup
igenlode in writethisfanfic - CHECK IN: DAY 4
trobadora - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 4
shipperslist - Fandom Snowflake 2026: #2
narnialover7 in retro_icontest - Quest 3 - narnialover7
stonepicnicking_okapi in sweetandshort - (no subject)
alexcat - Snowflake Challenge #2
maju - (no subject)

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