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Going through a lot of life transitions right now, why not do the thing I did last time that happened and make a Dreamwidth post?

Apartment hunting on a tight deadline is actual hell. Apartment hunting in one of the most expensive areas in the USA where I think a third of the listings are scams and the rest are like $5000 a month is worse. It's probably a marker of how wiped I am by this nonsense that I stared at a lease in my inbox for two days before twigging on to the fact that asking me to wire three months rent before seeing the apartment is sus (did not actually wire any money).

IDK how much y'all think the average single person income in the area is, but it's not enough for all these stupid luxury stainless steel apartments. I don't need a pet spa or three gyms on site or a saltwater pool(?!). I need a box with a fridge, an outlet for my desktop computer, and to not have to drive an hour each way to get to work. Housing is a nightmare.

Current Mood: tired

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Hello everyone! It's time for another writing prompt!

Do you think it's more likely that meta would be preserved and read if it were regularly included in other fanwork challenges? Would you take part if you had the chance?

Writing new meta this month is optional. If you do write something though, share a link to it in a future check-in post!

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Title: Umbrella Plant
Fandom: Original
Rating: G
Length: 5 photos and some text
Summary: Like its owners, our umbrella plant is unconventional

( Umbrella Plant )

renegadefolkhero

Tumblr's recent reblog change and subsequent rollback has led users to pick up alternate social media. THIS IS EXCELLENT. I'm a big advocate of spreading your internet footprint across multiple sites. I've been meaning to set up a centralized social RSS so I can keep up with friends wherever, not just when I occasionally poke my head into one dash or another. This gave me the push I needed to start collecting everyone's RSS feeds.

I use Feeder on Android and Feedbro on desktop.

AO3 - See [FAQ](- AO3 - See [https://archiveofourown.org/faq/subscriptions-and-feeds?language_id=en#subscribetag])
Bluesky - RSS automatically discoverable from the user's profile page. It's not human readable. Example:
- https://bsky.app/profile/ren.shittycasual.club
- https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k7w7qvflmokud2plbogjrsod/rss
Backloggd - Provides RSS for reviews at https://backloggd.com/u/(user)/reviews/
Dreamwidth - https://(user).dreamwidth.org/data/rss
Instagram - I wasn't able to find an official RSS feed, but Feedbro automatically grabs posts using the profile url
Mastodon - https://(server)/users/(user).rss
NeoCities - Provides a limited site update RSS for users who haven't built something more comprehensive at https://neocities.org/site/(user).rss
Pillowfort - Doesn't have RSS. You can use RSS Bridge by finding an instance that supports Pillowfort. I'm currently using rss-bridge.cheredeprince.net
Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/(subreddit).rss or https://www.reddit.com/u/(user).rss
Tumblr - https://(name).tumblr.com/rss

I use folders to create a master feed for each user.

Could I humbly suggest having a landing page?

Some people use NeoCities or sites like linktree for socials lists. Dreamwidth has a space for social links on the profile page.

Dreamwidth is my ground zero in the event other platforms go down.

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Challenge 293:
ROUGH SEAS

The ocean might be beautiful, but it isn’t safe.

Maybe there’s a storm rolling in, whipping the waves into peaks that tower higher than ships while ominous clouds gather overhead. Maybe the tide’s going out, pulling the waves along the shoreline into treacherous riptides. Maybe there’s something lurking in the depths, stirring up the surface. Whatever it is, right now, the seas are rough.

How do your characters handle it? Are they skilled sailors or swimmers, risking the waves easily? Or would they rather stay on shore and watch?

Write a story about rough seas.

BONUS GOAL: “Never turn your back on the sea.”

If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, March 23 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 293 – rough seas
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #292 – Daydreaming!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 3332

Congratulations to both of you, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!

autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those next week.

You may now post your Challenge 292 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!

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Title: stuck within my head
Fandom: Water the Roses by Flavor Foley
Rating: G
Content notes: Embedded images. Bright colors were utilized, which may cause eyestrain.
Artist notes: Drawn with Krita, page/canvas templates via Electric Zine Maker. Drawn in around an hour, mainly to practice using the convert (linework) to alpha color filter. Title is derived from the song lyrics.
Summary: Fanart of the GUMI design from Flavor Foley's song, Water the Roses.
Challenge: 509 - Plant

( stuck within my head )

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Title: Aberglasney Gardens - Magnolias & Camellias
Fandom: Original
Rating: G
Length: Collage of 9 photos
Summary: We visited Aberglasney Gardens in Wales on Monday, and the magnolias and camellias were blooming

( magnolias and camellias )

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Title: Holes
Fandom: BtVS
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Buffy.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 493: A Stitch In Time.
Setting: Season 2.
Summary: Slaying causes a lot of wear and tear.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.

Holes

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

rionaleonhart

Yet more fanfiction for The Goes Wrong Show!

Here's a game you can play: see if you can guess what Chris named the main characters in his play before you read this, on the assumption that Chris just asked himself 'what names do gay men have?'

Title: Ad Libitum
Fandom: The Goes Wrong Show
Rating: 14
Pairing: Robert/Chris
Wordcount: 1,800
Summary: Chris and Robert play lovers on stage. Things do not go as planned.

( Ad Libitum )