Online gathering for MM tomorrow
Apr. 11th, 2026 05:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gossThe online memorial for minoanmiss (Ny/Rubynye) will take place tomorrow - Sunday, April 12, 1:00PM EDT (GMT -4).
Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83615091699?pwd=Goa5p0EbNbbl2Msd2GAQscu5uyWttd.1
Meeting ID: 836 1509 1699
Passcode: MinoanNy
You can sign up at the link below to indicate if you'll be attending:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448A8A62BA6FBC34-63233152-nys/195490464#/
minoanmiss (Ny/Rubynye) will take place tomorrow - Sunday, April 12, 1:00PM EDT (GMT -4).Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83615091699?pwd=Goa5p0EbNbbl2Msd2GAQscu5uyWttd.1
Meeting ID: 836 1509 1699
Passcode: MinoanNy
You can sign up at the link below to indicate if you'll be attending:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448A8A62BA6FBC34-63233152-nys/195490464#/
Dear Fandom5k Creator
Apr. 11th, 2026 09:49 pmtrobadoraDear ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandom5k writer,
thank you so much for writing a story for me! I've requested and received all of these fandoms before - some for many, many years, and often with the same prompts, because when I really enjoy something, I immediately want fifty more takes on the same thing. *g* So if that's what we matched on, don't worry about repeating things! I'll be absolutely thrilled about anything you can create about the relationships I requested.
Everything important is in the requests themselves, but if you'd like even more info, general likes etc., here you go.
My AO3 account is![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
Trobadora, and it's set to welcome treats.
General Preferences
( Likes & Dislikes/DNWs )
Fandoms and relationships
In somewhat alphabetical order - note that some sections are expanded compared to the sign-up form:
Jump directly to:
( 镇魂 | Guardian (TV): Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Ya Qing/Zhu Hong, Shen Wei & Ya Qing )
( Grimm/Guardian crossovers: Nick Burkhardt & Sean Renard & Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan, Sean Renard & Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan, Juliette Silverton & Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan, Juliette Silverton & Shen Wei, Sean Renard & Shen Wei, Sean Renard & Ya Qing, Sean Renard/Ya Qing )
( Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling: Kashtiliash & Raupasha )
( Sherlock (BBC): Jim Moriarty/Sherlock Holmes )
( 山河令 | Word of Honor: Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu )
fandom5k writer,thank you so much for writing a story for me! I've requested and received all of these fandoms before - some for many, many years, and often with the same prompts, because when I really enjoy something, I immediately want fifty more takes on the same thing. *g* So if that's what we matched on, don't worry about repeating things! I'll be absolutely thrilled about anything you can create about the relationships I requested.
Everything important is in the requests themselves, but if you'd like even more info, general likes etc., here you go.
My AO3 account is
General Preferences
( Likes & Dislikes/DNWs )
Fandoms and relationships
In somewhat alphabetical order - note that some sections are expanded compared to the sign-up form:
Jump directly to:
- Grimm: Nick/Renard/Juliette
- 镇魂 | Guardian (TV): Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Ya Qing/Zhu Hong, Shen Wei & Ya Qing
- Grimm/镇魂 | Guardian (TV) crossovers: Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan & Sean Renard & Nick Burkhardt, Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan & Sean Renard, Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan & Juliette Silverton, Shen Wei & Sean Renard, Shen Wei & Juliette Silverton, Sean Renard & Ya Qing, Sean Renard/Ya Qing
- Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling: Kashtiliash & Raupasha
- Sherlock (BBC): Sherlock/Moriarty
- 山河令 | Word of Honor: Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu
( 镇魂 | Guardian (TV): Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Ya Qing/Zhu Hong, Shen Wei & Ya Qing )
( Grimm/Guardian crossovers: Nick Burkhardt & Sean Renard & Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan, Sean Renard & Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan, Juliette Silverton & Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan, Juliette Silverton & Shen Wei, Sean Renard & Shen Wei, Sean Renard & Ya Qing, Sean Renard/Ya Qing )
( Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling: Kashtiliash & Raupasha )
( Sherlock (BBC): Jim Moriarty/Sherlock Holmes )
( 山河令 | Word of Honor: Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu )
Check-In Post - April 11th 2026
Apr. 11th, 2026 07:31 pmbadly_knitted posting in get_knittedHello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.
Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?
There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.
This Week's Question: Where do you do most of your crafting?
If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.
I now declare this Check-In OPEN!
Calming the Wind and the Waves (定风波): Review
Apr. 11th, 2026 05:05 pmdouqi posting in baihe_mediaYu Huan (于欢) has a good reputation as an author who specialises in the decidedly niche subgenre of serious historical baihe novels, so I've been meaning to read something by her for some time. For a long time I was put off by the sheer length of most of her novels: her most popular titles are in the one million word plus range. Which is why I settled eventually on Calming the Wind and the Waves (定风波, pinyin: ding feng bo), which is a manageable 543K words. The title is a name of a popular tune to which ci poems were set.
The novel is set very specifically in the Tang Dynasty during the Wu Zetian's reign, starting just before she elevated herself to the throne. Our protagonist is Wang Jinyu, who comes from a respected literary (though not politically influential) family, and was raised as a boy by her parents for reasons I found deeply unconvincing (of which more below). As a child, she was playmates with Xiao Wanyin, daughter of a powerful and politically well-connected family. The plot fundamentally revolves around their long-running attempt to get married. There are many obstacles in the way, chief among them Wang Jinyu's relatively lower social status (her mother is her father's concubine, not his principal wife) and the Wang clan's lack of status at court. The situation is further complicated by the multiple proposals each of our leads receives from other quarters. Xiao Wanyin is pursued by sons of high-ranking nobles seeking an advantageous family connection, Wang Jinyu by young women who find her refreshingly and unconventionally courteous and gentle. Things come to a head when Wang Jinyu decides that the only way for her to achieve her aim of marrying Xiao Wanyin is to gain sufficiently high political office before Xiao Wanyin is married off to someone else. This is against the wishes of her parents, who're concerned about the whole 'the entire clan will be put to death if anyone, especially the emperor, ever discovers that you're a woman' thing.
I found this an incredibly frustrating read for a number of reasons.
( possible general spoilers )
( major ending spoiler )
This is one of those cross-dressing books where the protagonist's gender is very non-salient. Socially, politically and materially, very little of the story would have changed had Wang Jinyu been a boy instead.
I read the Chinese original of the novel here on JJWXC.
The novel is set very specifically in the Tang Dynasty during the Wu Zetian's reign, starting just before she elevated herself to the throne. Our protagonist is Wang Jinyu, who comes from a respected literary (though not politically influential) family, and was raised as a boy by her parents for reasons I found deeply unconvincing (of which more below). As a child, she was playmates with Xiao Wanyin, daughter of a powerful and politically well-connected family. The plot fundamentally revolves around their long-running attempt to get married. There are many obstacles in the way, chief among them Wang Jinyu's relatively lower social status (her mother is her father's concubine, not his principal wife) and the Wang clan's lack of status at court. The situation is further complicated by the multiple proposals each of our leads receives from other quarters. Xiao Wanyin is pursued by sons of high-ranking nobles seeking an advantageous family connection, Wang Jinyu by young women who find her refreshingly and unconventionally courteous and gentle. Things come to a head when Wang Jinyu decides that the only way for her to achieve her aim of marrying Xiao Wanyin is to gain sufficiently high political office before Xiao Wanyin is married off to someone else. This is against the wishes of her parents, who're concerned about the whole 'the entire clan will be put to death if anyone, especially the emperor, ever discovers that you're a woman' thing.
I found this an incredibly frustrating read for a number of reasons.
( possible general spoilers )
( major ending spoiler )
This is one of those cross-dressing books where the protagonist's gender is very non-salient. Socially, politically and materially, very little of the story would have changed had Wang Jinyu been a boy instead.
I read the Chinese original of the novel here on JJWXC.
2612 / Fic - The Pitt
Apr. 11th, 2026 01:18 pmsiriaSaw My Colours
The Pitt | ~1500 words | Duke, Gen | Episode fic for 2.14.
(Also on AO3)
( Time was, Duke had a lot of firsts on Fourth of July weekends. )
The Pitt | ~1500 words | Duke, Gen | Episode fic for 2.14.
(Also on AO3)
( Time was, Duke had a lot of firsts on Fourth of July weekends. )
The first-worldest problem
Apr. 11th, 2026 11:18 ampetraI thought I had a problem with the brakes on my electric vehicle, which I have had for 4 years. Apparently the problem is that I don't hit the brakes hard enough thanks to the regenerative braking, so they're rusted, but the pads are fine. 75% brake life remaining; 52K miles on the car.
Best car vet visit ever.
*
What do Transformers call the people who help them with their medical/mechanical issues?
Best car vet visit ever.
*
What do Transformers call the people who help them with their medical/mechanical issues?
[ SECRET POST #7036 ]
Apr. 11th, 2026 10:28 amcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #7036 ⌋
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[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #1006 ]
Apr. 11th, 2026 10:23 amcase posting in fandomsecrets[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #1006 ]
The first secret from this batch will be posted on April 18th.
The first secret from this batch will be posted on April 18th.
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Halfway through "What We Are Seeking"
Apr. 11th, 2026 04:00 pmrydra_wongand oh god it's so good, that unique polished authorial confidence of The Fortunate Fall is so back, and like The Fortunate Fall it's a book that's somehow slipped out of time, not exactly in sync with the present moment in sf/f but maybe both older and newer, and it's very quiet and calm except for that bit in a recent chapter which actually made me make an involuntary noise of shock and alarm out loud, and I have no idea where it's going and I hope she sticks the landing but right now the vibes are Stars In My Pocket Like Grains Of Sand and The Left Hand of Darkness, and what with those being two of my favourite novels ever, I'm having a very good time.
Books Received April 4 — April 10
Apr. 11th, 2026 09:19 amjames_davis_nicoll
10 works new to me: five fantasy, and five science fiction, of which at least three are series (if magazines count as series). I have not see that high a fraction of SF in quite a while.
Books Received April 4 — April 10
Poll #34466 Books Received April 4 — April 10
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 32
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
Demonology for Overachievers by Lily Anderson (September 2026)
8 (25.0%)
All Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan (May 2026)
13 (40.6%)
The Faith of Beasts by James S. A. Corey (April 2026)
3 (9.4%)
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue 38 published by FIYAH Literary Magazine (April 2026)
10 (31.2%)
House Haunters by KC Jones (October 2026)
5 (15.6%)
The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee (May 2026)
15 (46.9%)
A Wall Is Also a Road by Annalee Newitz (October 2026)
19 (59.4%)
There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs by Jason Pargin (November 2026)
13 (40.6%)
A Kiss of Crimson Ash by Anuja Varghese (May 2026)
6 (18.8%)
Teddy Bears Never Die by Cho Yeeun (May 2026)
7 (21.9%)
Some other option (see comments)
1 (3.1%)
Cats!
22 (68.8%)
PSA update regarding the Dreamwidth notifications
Apr. 11th, 2026 05:23 amvriddyI was growing really antsy about the missing notifications because day after day the tickets were piling up yet the problem didn't seem to get acknowledged anywhere (not in the known issues on the support page, not on ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png)
dw_maintenance, no replies to those tickets... I even went to check the dreamwidth github issues but crickets there too :C).
Anyway, behold! A few of the (many, many) tickets about notifications were updated with the following:
I can't wait! Thanks to the "Recent Comments" page which I'm checking first like a kinda inbox, I'm fairly sure I'm not missing anything posted anywhere on my journal. Unfortunately, because I have a couple of active posts at the moment, the "Recently Posted" page isn't as useful to me and if someone replies a couple of weeks later to a comment I left on their journal, which is usually one of Dreamwidth's strengths, I'm unlikely to see it if the notification gets dropped :C
Glad a fix is on the way and hope it's coming to us soon!! To all the chit-chat and associated notifications!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😆 (Yes I'm constantly trying to get my inbox under control but not like this 😱 XD)
dw_maintenance, no replies to those tickets... I even went to check the dreamwidth github issues but crickets there too :C).Anyway, behold! A few of the (many, many) tickets about notifications were updated with the following:
"Our developers have been looking into this and finally figured out what was going on. There's a fix in, and notifications should start flowing again. I can't say if you'll get the old ones, but new ones should be fine."
I can't wait! Thanks to the "Recent Comments" page which I'm checking first like a kinda inbox, I'm fairly sure I'm not missing anything posted anywhere on my journal. Unfortunately, because I have a couple of active posts at the moment, the "Recently Posted" page isn't as useful to me and if someone replies a couple of weeks later to a comment I left on their journal, which is usually one of Dreamwidth's strengths, I'm unlikely to see it if the notification gets dropped :C
Glad a fix is on the way and hope it's coming to us soon!! To all the chit-chat and associated notifications!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😆 (Yes I'm constantly trying to get my inbox under control but not like this 😱 XD)
That was nice
Apr. 10th, 2026 11:18 pmcornerofmadnessSF, one of our wildlife profs stops me on the way to lab to tell me our mutual friend PQ was here to do a guest lecture. He was partially the inspiration for Josh in These Haunted Hills PQ was a naturalist in the Hocking Hills (which is how SF knows him) and is part of my steampunk group and also loves ghost hunting and beer making (how I know him) I didn't get to hear the lecture because I had lab but I did get to talk to him about our upcoming Steampunk con in Lousiville.
The cheater finally came to lab pretending like it's all alright. It is not and I do feel a little bad that she doesn't seem to know how much trouble she's in. Ah well.
Any of my British mystery fans know Whistable Pearl? I'm starting it tonight.
My coffee shop has this month a new latter Almond Joy. This one is very good. I'll need to make it myself.
So The Amazing Digital Circus dropped a teaser trailer today for the 9th episode which is the last one and it will also be released in the theater early. this worked out horribly for Hazbin, just saying. I didn't know where to get tickets because I'll be traveling at that time. I dicked around and by the time 3 hours went by Pittsburgh was sold out. However, Huntington barely sold ANY tickets. So yeah I have tickets now.
I did a little writing. This was forspikesgirl58's 6 words challenge. It's a potential chapter in my new novel. It may or may not happen. I'm thinking about it. It has seen zero editing so be warned.
Speaking of warnings, there is a minor mention of drug addiction, also mentioned (in no detail) child sexual abuse and PTSD. Also minor blood, mentions of sex work
( Brush with death )
And the Friday Fannish rec for Fannish 50
Coming Back Inspector George Gently
Making A Splash Torchwood
Safe And Sound Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Miss Mabel Make Plans Teen Wolf
On His Level Hazbin Hotel
Eggsplanations Torchwood
Mysterious Messenger The Fantastic Journey
Curious Hazbin Hotel
Munch Ado about Cookies The Owl House
A Narrow Escape Inspector George Gently
I May Have Hurt Your Head, But You Hurt My Heart Hazbin Hotel
Multiple Signals Hazbin Hotel
no exit (huis clos) The Amazing Digital Circus
Belief Torchwood
Head Over Heels Starsky & Hutch
Gently Going Undercover Inspector George Gently
The Perils of Paperwork Teen Wolf
The Past Reconfigured Stargate Atlantis
Who Needs Sleeping Nettles The Owl House
Lost Souls MCU
Black/Blue Hazbin Hotel
The cheater finally came to lab pretending like it's all alright. It is not and I do feel a little bad that she doesn't seem to know how much trouble she's in. Ah well.
Any of my British mystery fans know Whistable Pearl? I'm starting it tonight.
My coffee shop has this month a new latter Almond Joy. This one is very good. I'll need to make it myself.
So The Amazing Digital Circus dropped a teaser trailer today for the 9th episode which is the last one and it will also be released in the theater early. this worked out horribly for Hazbin, just saying. I didn't know where to get tickets because I'll be traveling at that time. I dicked around and by the time 3 hours went by Pittsburgh was sold out. However, Huntington barely sold ANY tickets. So yeah I have tickets now.
I did a little writing. This was for
spikesgirl58's 6 words challenge. It's a potential chapter in my new novel. It may or may not happen. I'm thinking about it. It has seen zero editing so be warned.Speaking of warnings, there is a minor mention of drug addiction, also mentioned (in no detail) child sexual abuse and PTSD. Also minor blood, mentions of sex work
( Brush with death )
And the Friday Fannish rec for Fannish 50
Coming Back Inspector George Gently
Making A Splash Torchwood
Safe And Sound Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Miss Mabel Make Plans Teen Wolf
On His Level Hazbin Hotel
Eggsplanations Torchwood
Mysterious Messenger The Fantastic Journey
Curious Hazbin Hotel
Munch Ado about Cookies The Owl House
A Narrow Escape Inspector George Gently
I May Have Hurt Your Head, But You Hurt My Heart Hazbin Hotel
Multiple Signals Hazbin Hotel
no exit (huis clos) The Amazing Digital Circus
Belief Torchwood
Head Over Heels Starsky & Hutch
Gently Going Undercover Inspector George Gently
The Perils of Paperwork Teen Wolf
The Past Reconfigured Stargate Atlantis
Who Needs Sleeping Nettles The Owl House
Lost Souls MCU
Black/Blue Hazbin Hotel
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Apr. 10th, 2026 11:05 pmaurumcalendulaI tuned in to NASA's YouTube stream a little bit before Integrity's communication blackout ended. I remember the loss of the Columbia, so it was such relief they came home safe!
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Sighs Queen
Apr. 10th, 2026 10:58 pmmarginalianaVarious Opinions:
--The hour-long Dimension 20: On A Bus was a delight but probably would have been more of a delight at half the length. I think the concept couldn't quite carry that much time and the humor of 'everyone is losing their shit' got repetitive after a while. That said, Brennan's "I'm sad because of capitalism" made me choke on my own spit.
--I've been re-watching my favorite playthrough of Hollow Knight and we just got to the episode that makes me choke up as we learn that ( spoilers )
--This is the absolute smallest of the horrible things JKR has done, but remember when it used to be a fun little fan game to chat about your blorbos and assign them Hogwarts houses? It's not fun anymore. I hate that.
--I'm writing a smut fic and I might actually have to go watch some porn to work out the logistics of how the bodies fit together for this particular situation. Not something I've done before!
--Iceland was magnificent, by the way. We went inside a tunnel in a glacier!
--The hour-long Dimension 20: On A Bus was a delight but probably would have been more of a delight at half the length. I think the concept couldn't quite carry that much time and the humor of 'everyone is losing their shit' got repetitive after a while. That said, Brennan's "I'm sad because of capitalism" made me choke on my own spit.
--I've been re-watching my favorite playthrough of Hollow Knight and we just got to the episode that makes me choke up as we learn that ( spoilers )
--This is the absolute smallest of the horrible things JKR has done, but remember when it used to be a fun little fan game to chat about your blorbos and assign them Hogwarts houses? It's not fun anymore. I hate that.
--I'm writing a smut fic and I might actually have to go watch some porn to work out the logistics of how the bodies fit together for this particular situation. Not something I've done before!
--Iceland was magnificent, by the way. We went inside a tunnel in a glacier!
