Book 11, 2026

Feb. 1st, 2026 03:58 pm
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Hooked on Ewe (Scottish Highlands, #2)Hooked on Ewe by Hannah Reed

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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After cleaning house today, I sat down and finished my spare book, Hooked on Ewe by Hannah Reed. It’s the second in her “Scottish Highlands” mystery series. The main character is Eden Elliott, an American author who’s moved to Scotland for inspiration.

Eden is putting the finishing touches on her book and wibbling about sending it to a publisher. In the meantime, there’s the local sheepdog competition to raise money for the hospice to keep her occupied. Eden has nominally been assisting with the volunteer committee, but she isn’t fond of the woman who runs it with an iron fist. When Isla is found dead at the end of the competition, the constable appoints Eden as a special constable so she can assist with the investigation. Soon Eden is putting her keen mind to sifting through clues and questioning those who may have information about Isla’s whereabouts before she was murdered. The trick will be getting the notoriously close-mouthed locals to share what they know.

A fun book. I wasn’t lost for starting with the second in the series. Characters were three-dimensional. I did find Eden to be impulsive at times. I definitely thought there were some things she should have shared with the Inspector, rather than haring off on her own to investigate. The plot moved quickly and in a sensible fashion.

Favorite lines:
♦ Life is too short to let others drag you down.
♦ “Perhaps ye should accompany me tae the loo. Ye could hold me private parts so the aim is more tae yer liking.”
♦ “What Harry saw in the likes o’ her, I donnae have a Scooby.”


And, the infamous ‘holding my breath line’: The breath I hadn’t realized I was holding rushed out.

Interesting and entertaining; four stars

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Feb. 1st, 2026 04:34 pm
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Rabbit, rabbit.

Slightly warmer today, with sun, and I had thoughts about going out and shovelling more snow off the bins, but instead sat on the couch with hot beanbag wraps and finished Flora's Fury. I'm a little sad that she didn't finish the series but on balance, maybe not. Flora is really hard to take for long. Impetuous characters who never stop to think are so not my bag.

I distinctly remember buying lean hamburger once and registering it as a mistake because it was too dry to make good fried rice with. Something must have changed in the rubrics because I used lean to make beef stroganoff on Friday and it was so fat I had to soak it up with paper towels. Couldn't drain it because I added it to the vegetables I'd sauteed first-- mushrooms, onions, broccoli and cabbage. If I eat meat, it's going to be well padded with veg. Maybe if I'd served it with rice or noodles but I'm still trying to keep the starches low.

To which end it seems I lost 5.7 pounds in January (that's 2.5 kilos more or less), so my modifications are working. Yes, no alcohol works wonders. No, I still hate it.
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I decided to do character study drabbles this year. "The Innocent" made me think of characters wrongly accused or wrongly imprisoned, so Suki came to mind for this one

Title: Steady on her feet
Fandom: Avatar the Last Airbender
Character: Suki
Rating: G
Length: 150 words
Summary: Suki arrives at Boiling Rock prison
Link: here on ao3 or you can read it under the cut below

Read more... )

February reccers

Feb. 1st, 2026 11:04 pm
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Many thanks to [personal profile] cassiope25, [personal profile] goddess47, [personal profile] mific, and [personal profile] nuh_s for all their January recs! We had 10 recs this past month, including my own.

Our February reccers are:

[personal profile] cassiope25: Rodney McKay
[personal profile] goddess47: Jack O'Neill

Reccers, you all have access and can start posting at any time. Remember that you have committed yourself to reccing at least two fics over the course of the month, although of course we will be happy with more. Feel free to use the copy-and-paste template from the reccer's FAQ for your convenience.

If you wanted to volunteer for this month and didn't have a chance to sign up, drop a comment here and I'll happily add you to the list.
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Title: Flight

author: [personal profile] cornerofmadness

Fandom Hazbin Hotel

Characters/Pairings Emily, Molly (and Sir Pentious)

Summary: After her injury, Emily has to adjust to having a new wing. The prospect of using it turns out to be scarier than she expected. Luckily she has friends at her side.

Rating: teen

Warnings: mentions of injury, anxiety

Find the story here on AO3.

Safety

Feb. 1st, 2026 02:58 pm
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Middle age is becoming a breaking point in the U.S.

For many Americans, midlife is no longer a plateau—it’s a pressure point.

Middle age is becoming a tougher chapter for many Americans, especially those born in the 1960s and early 1970s. Compared with earlier generations, they report more loneliness and depression, along with weaker physical strength and declining memory. These troubling trends stand out internationally, as similar declines are largely absent in other wealthy nations, particularly in Nordic Europe, where midlife well-being has improved
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The article actually said most of what I would've said regarding causes and solutions. One thing it missed: the sandwich effect. Middle-age adults, mostly but not exclusively women, often become responsible for aging parents as well as children. It's actually worse for the few male caregivers: almost all of the rare support programs serve only female caregivers.  Even if they're permitted in, being the only man in a group of women can feel more isolating than just staying home.
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📝 Оригинальный текст записи
В тот вечер мороз опустился до −10. Выпало много снега, а проблемы с энергетикой всё так же тяжело и безысходно висели над городом.
Во время воздушных тревог вызвать такси почти невозможно: большинство водителей приезжие, они работают по навигатору, а во время тревоги он просто не работает.
Я давно не видел, как люди останавливают машины, «голосуя рукой», как раньше - ещё в детстве. Сейчас, когда кто-то так делает, я почти всегда понимаю: что-то случилось. Или человеку очень срочно.
И я стараюсь остановиться.
Так было и в тот вечер.
В свете встречных фар - без уличных фонарей и светофоров - я увидел девушку на остановке. Она ловила машину рукой.
Время было не самым поздним: вечерний час пик почти закончился, а из-за гололёда дороги были непривычно свободны. Я остановился, открыл окно - но она сразу села в машину. Это удивило: она даже не спросила, по пути ли нам.
Так совпало, что я ехал именно в её сторону.
Только когда она села, я заметил: осенние сапоги, очень кроткая юбка, одежда совсем не для зимы.
Так одеваются не потому, что не думают.
Дороги никто не спешил расчищать, поэтому я ехал очень осторожно - боялся не столько машин, сколько внезапно появляющихся пешеходов, которые то и дело перебегали дорогу в темноте. Всё это - под тихую инструментальную музыку, как будто кто-то специально поставил фон для разговора, который ещё не начался.
Девушка быстро разговорилась. Она была взволнована: опаздывала на встречу, такси не приехало, она просто замёрзла, стоя на остановке и ожидая неизвестно чего. Тепло в машине быстро согрело её - и за пять минут я услышал огромный поток жизни: откуда она, где живёт, что у неё происходит и чего она на самом деле хочет.
Я верю, что такие встречи не случайны.
Иногда именно они дают начало движению - не внешнему, а внутреннему. Когда что-то внутри наконец сдвигается с места.
В тот момент я и сам был не в лучшей форме.
Я был в состоянии, когда слова даются тяжело, а мысли слишком громкие. Когда внутри холоднее, чем снаружи, и ты уже не очень понимаешь, зачем продолжаешь держаться ровно. Я почти не говорил о себе, мне не хотелось, да и нужды небыло.
Я слушал. А потом начал задавать ей самые простые вопросы - не поучая и не убеждая, а будто вслух думая вместе с ней:
- почему ты ищешь опору в ком-то, заранее делая себя зависимой?
- зачем тебе одобрение со стороны, если решение уже принято?
- если есть страх - значит, там, куда ты хочешь, есть опыт. Почему бы не попробовать?
- если есть цель, зачем сейчас думать о сложностях, до которых ещё далеко? Главное - начать. Дальше будет видно.
Ехать пришлось больше сорока минут - сквозь темноту, лёд, дымящиеся канализационные люки.
Она рассказывала, что хочет выехать с ребёнком за границу. Даже имея здесь неплохую работу, она понимает: можно дать больше - и себе, и ребёнку. В хорошем возрасте начать новую жизнь. Перестать сидеть в квартирах и подвалах без света и тепла. Нормально спать. И, в конце концов, почувствовать, что значит - когда уважают то, что ты человек.
Она преподаватель в частной школе. Я знаю один очень удачный пример - близкий мне человек уже больше трёх лет живёт в Эстонии с ребёнком, начав там практически с нуля и имея сегодня больше, чем за всю жизнь здесь.
Мне просто хотелось поддержать эту девушку / женщину.
Через полчаса мне казалось, будто мы знакомы давно: столько она успела рассказать о себе. Но сути это не меняло. Я продолжал задавать простые вопросы, иногда просто молчал и слушал, не ставя перед собой никакой цели.
Ближе к месту назначения она сказала, куда едет, и что ребёнок остался с соседями - в том самом одесском доме, где соседи как родные. Где могут прийти без приглашения на обед или ужин, принести еды, поддержать.
Она ехала вечером заработать немного денег, чтобы всё-таки воплотить своё стремление в реальность. Начать жизнь заново.
Я мог лишь поддержать её.
В ответ она сказала, что очень эмпатична, и хоть я почти ничего не говорил о себе, она почувствовала: у меня внутри погода намного хуже, чем на улице.
Глаза, сказала она, это выдают даже в темноте.
Иногда достаточно просто остановиться.
Когда я довёз её до нужного дома, она улыбалась. Просто поблагодарила за то, что я остановился - и за то, что помог ей поверить в себя и свои силы. Наверное, это и правда важно.
Мне самому очень не хватает таких разговоров.
Когда можно с кем-то, кроме котов, просто поговорить о том, что тревожит внутри.
Такие встречи появляются в самый нужный момент.
И, может быть, мой ещё впереди.

Note translated in assistance with AI.

That evening the temperature dropped to −10. A lot of snow fell, and the problems with energy supply were still hanging heavily and hopelessly over the city.
During air raid alerts it’s almost impossible to call a taxi: most drivers are from out of town, they work using navigation, and during an alert it simply doesn’t work.

I hadn’t seen people stopping cars by “raising a hand” for a long time — like before, back in childhood. Now, when someone does this, I almost always understand: something has happened. Or it’s very urgent for them.
And I try to stop.

That’s how it was that evening.

In the light of oncoming headlights — without streetlights or traffic signals — I saw a girl at a bus stop. She was trying to catch a car with her hand.

It wasn’t very late: the evening rush hour was almost over, and because of the ice the roads were unusually empty. I stopped and opened the window — but she got into the car right away. That surprised me: she didn’t even ask if we were going in the same direction.
It just so happened that I was heading exactly where she needed to go.

Only after she got in did I notice: autumn boots, a very short skirt, clothes completely unsuited for winter.
People dress like that not because they don’t think.

No one was in a hurry to clear the roads, so I drove very carefully — afraid not so much of cars as of pedestrians suddenly appearing and running across the road in the dark. All of this was accompanied by quiet instrumental music, as if someone had deliberately chosen a background for a conversation that hadn’t yet begun.

She started talking quickly. She was agitated: she was late for a meeting, the taxi didn’t arrive, she had simply frozen while standing at the bus stop and waiting for who knows what.
The warmth of the car quickly warmed her up — and within five minutes I heard a huge stream of life: where she was from, where she lived, what was happening in her life, and what she truly wanted.

I believe such meetings are not accidental.
Sometimes they are exactly what gives rise to movement — not external, but internal. When something inside finally shifts.

At that moment, I myself wasn’t in the best shape.
I was in a state where words come with difficulty and thoughts are too loud. When it’s colder inside than outside, and you no longer quite understand why you keep holding yourself together. I hardly talked about myself — I didn’t want to, and there was no need.

I listened. And then I began asking her the simplest questions — not teaching, not convincing, but as if thinking out loud together with her:

— why do you look for support in someone else, making yourself dependent in advance?
— why do you need approval from others if the decision has already been made?
— if there is fear, it means that where you want to go there is experience. Why not try?
— if there is a goal, why think now about the difficulties that are still far ahead? The main thing is to start. The rest will become clear.

The drive took more than forty minutes — through darkness, ice, and steaming manholes.

She talked about wanting to leave the country with her child. Even having a decent job here, she understands: it’s possible to give more — to herself and to the child. To start a new life at a good age. To stop sitting in apartments and basements without light and heat. To sleep properly. And finally, to feel what it means when being a human being is respected.

She is a teacher at a private school. I know a very successful example — someone close to me has been living in Estonia with a child for more than three years now, having started almost from zero there and today having more than in an entire lifetime here.

I simply wanted to support this girl / woman.

After half an hour it felt as if we had known each other for a long time — she had managed to tell me so much about herself. But that didn’t change the essence. I continued to ask simple questions, sometimes just silently listening, without setting any goal for myself.

Closer to the destination she told me where she was going, and that her child was staying with neighbors — in that very Odesa building where neighbors are like family. Where they can come over for lunch or dinner without an invitation, bring food, offer support.

She was going out that evening to earn a little money in order to finally turn her aspiration into reality. To start life anew.

All I could do was support her.

In response she said that she was very empathetic, and although I had almost said nothing about myself, she felt that the weather inside me was much worse than outside.
The eyes, she said, give it away even in the dark.

Sometimes it’s enough just to stop.

When I drove her to the right building, she was smiling. She simply thanked me for stopping — and for helping her believe in herself and her own strength. Maybe that really matters.

I myself really lack such conversations.
When you can talk to someone — other than cats — about what worries you inside.
Such meetings appear at exactly the right moment.
And maybe mine is still ahead.

February check-in poll

Feb. 1st, 2026 03:14 pm
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After a very quiet couple of months on this community, there were 16 posts in January. I’m not posting a round-up: this is a check-in poll, including space in the comments to discuss reither what you’ve done recently, or what you’re planning to do.

Also, I just noticed the comment from a month ago that we would probably need a Venezuela tag. If you need a tag added, please DM me.


Poll #34160 February check-in
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7


In the last couple of months, I

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called one or both of my senators
5 (71.4%)

called my member of Congress
3 (42.9%)

called my governor
3 (42.9%)

called my mayor, state representative, or other local official
0 (0.0%)

voted
1 (14.3%)

did get-out-the-vote work, such as postcarding or phone banking
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/letter/email/fax to a government official or agency
1 (14.3%)

went to a protest
3 (42.9%)

attended an in-person activist group
2 (28.6%)

went to a town hall
0 (0.0%)

participated in phone or online training
2 (28.6%)

participated in community mutual aid
4 (57.1%)

donated money to a cause
5 (71.4%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did text banking or phone banking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
4 (57.1%)

not a US citizen, but worked in solidarity in my community
0 (0.0%)

committed to action in the current month
2 (28.6%)

did something else--tell us in comments
2 (28.6%)



As usual, you can comment on the pinned post or DM me if you want a tag added or other help with the community.

3SP ficlet: Just the Rain (any)

Feb. 1st, 2026 03:08 pm
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For the prompt, any/any kissing in the rain, at [community profile] threesentenceficathon 

This one can be readers' choice of fandom even though I definitely had a specific ship in mind when I wrote it. 😉

Author: Cat Moon
Words: 129
Rating: G
Summary: They don’t notice the rain, only each other
Note: In one of those weird coincidences, as I read this prompt and started writing it, "It's Just the Rain" by Journey came on randomly, lending atmosphere and title (but not thematic inspiration).


Just the Rain )


Starfall Stories 51

Feb. 1st, 2026 08:08 pm
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I continue to make slow progress with recovering, which is very dull, but still generally in the right direction, however hard it is to be patient. I haven't been able to keep up much at all here, only in bits and pieces.

However, I realised I was behind with crossposting [community profile] rainbowfic pieces, and I can do that:

Name: Turn To Dust
Story: Starfall
Colors: Warm Heart #25 (Spite); Azul #9 (Willpower); Colour of the Day - 30/10/2025 (Wheedle)
Supplies and Styles: Charcoal + Chiaroscuro + Graffiti (for October Challenge incl. bonus prompt "Psychological Horror") + Novelty Beads ("But I am alive. And I am not afraid." from [personal profile] bookblather for Birthday Prompts 2021).
Word Count: 3808
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Mental manipulation, threat, injury, death.
Notes: Portcallan, 1313. Leion Valerno, Donn Chiulder, Tana Veldiner. (This isn't Psychological Horror as a genre per se, but I thought taken as a prompt, it fitted too perfectly not to use for this).
Summary: Leion faces his worst nightmare.

An ancient desire fulfilled!

Feb. 1st, 2026 02:54 pm
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I am learning to knit! I am very proud of my casting on, and am working on the tension while actually knitting. Today, I did multiple rows for the first time; I got up to row four before I tangled something too badly to continue and started over.

I am currently using a giant pair of kids' plastic needles that C. had from a kit she did last year, and some neon purple acrylic yarn. I also have a nice pair of circular needles that [personal profile] drinkingcocoa helped me to pick out at our local yarn store; I started with those, but am now seeing how a longer row works.

I have no idea how long it will take for me to knit something that I'd actually wear, but the point for me is the process. It requires some concentration plus being in the moment, and will be a good thing to do while waiting for things or, potentially, getting back into listening to audioplays and the like. Plus, it's more mobile than doing a puzzle.

My many friends who knit are so excited..

Birdfeeding

Feb. 1st, 2026 01:50 pm
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Today is partly cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a large flock of sparrows, two starlings, a male cardinal, and a wren.  The sparrows are widely foraging on the ground under bushes. 

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/1/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I refilled the hopper feeder.

EDIT 2/1/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I put out more birdseed.

EDIT 2/1/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Birdfeeding

Feb. 1st, 2026 01:49 pm
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Today is partly cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a large flock of sparrows, two starlings, a male cardinal, and a wren.  The sparrows are widely foraging on the ground under bushes. 

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/1/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I refilled the hopper feeder.

EDIT 2/1/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I put out more birdseed.

EDIT 2/1/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

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This time I have nothing to talk about but things from my pile of graphic novels from the library. I picked up another set of holds, and then put in even more holds, but I’m getting to the end of things I want to check out so it's possible the pile will diminish eventually.

I read so many books in January, after so long of not reading very much. It’s nice but my brain sure confuses me.

Estranged by Ethan M. Aldridge—I really liked this author’s other book, The Pale Queen, so I thought I’d look into other graphic novels he created. This one is good too! The same lovely art, cool world building and some nice found family feelings.

The Lost Sunday by Iléana Surducan—A sweet kids graphic novel inspired by fairy tales. It’s very short. As a non-christian I don’t love the association of Sunday with the day of rest, but it is otherwise lovely. The art is very fun, very expressive with good use of colors.

Gotham Academy, issues 1-18 by Becky Cloonan et al.— I was always going to love a story about plucky girl investigators at a boarding school who are friends with each other! The fact that this is set in Gotham and features appearances by members of the bat family is just a bonus. It’s got kinda a spooky vibe but it’s not really scary. I've been reading comics from the 90s, so it was fun to check out something more recent, and nice to have some different art styles. (I’m not really a fan of 90’s comic art styles even if the city scapes are good)

Mia “Maps” Mizoguchi is so much fun! She's clever and excitable and so enthusiastic about everything! I love her! I'm going to have to track down all the stories she appears in so I can read them.

Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman—A fun queer western adventure – I appreciated the author’s historical notes in the back. The subdued but warm color plate for this really added a nice touch.

Sanity & Tallulah, Field Trip,and Shortcuts by Molly Brooks—The first two of these were rereads, as I read them a while back and didn't remember them that well. These graphic novels are fun! Sanity and Tallulah are two girls living on a space station. They are friends with each other and have slightly madcap adventures. I also liked how this handled worldbuilding with each book showing a larger and more complicated section of Sanity and Tullaulah’s universe, especially the way the earlier books drop hints about the larger situation but you don’t fully see it until the third book.
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Title: Red and Cold
Fandom: Frankenstein 2025
Pairing/Characters: Elizabeth Harlander, light Elizabeth/the Creature 
Rating: PG
Summary: More than a ghost.
A/N: I've been wanting to write something about Elizabeth since I saw the movie, and the prompt "The Innocent" really reminded me of her. Also fills my 100ships table prompt #09 (Arctic).

Red and Cold )
  

This Year 365 songs: February 1st

Feb. 1st, 2026 01:44 pm
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 We start the month of February with Alpha Gelida


This is another song in the alpha couple series, though as Darnielle indicates in the annotations, that wouldn't be clear without the title.

I don't have a lot to say about this track or the annotation, so this is a short post Sunday.

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I want to jot down a couple notes to myself about things before moving on to other projects.

As the subject line notes, this weekend's cooking is a bit different from the usual. For one thing, I am cooking up a bean soup from a mix given to me by a family member for Christmas. I don't usually cook things from mixes like this one, but on the other hand, since I have it, I might as well cook it up and eat it. I'm not going to be adding the "optional" ham hock, however. I'll also bake some cornbread from an accompanying cornbread mix. Good enough for dinner for the week.

I also prepared a batch of homemade mustard. I need to record some notes to myself about that. I have a recipe in my recipe files for "Spicy Beer Mustard," which I think I found and first tried out back when I was living in Texas. I can't remember how many times I used it then, but I do remember obtaining horseradish specifically for the recipe, and being underwhelmed by the result.

This time around, since I've already been experimenting with other homemade mustard recipes (albeit rather unsuccessfully so far), I know enough to know I can just go ahead and omit the horseradish. I also got partway through and realized I don't have any of the onion powder the recipe called for, either. Whoops. So I swapped in a quarter of an actual onion, even though the recipe maker noted they couldn't make a real onion work in mustard. (unfortunately I didn't save information on where I got this recipe to begin with; I guess I downloaded it before I got in that habit). I used a breakfast stout, which may very well wind up imparting an odd flavor, and I used black mustard seeds instead of brown, since that's what I had (I did have the called-for mustard powder and yellow mustard seeds). So, a multidimensional experiment.

I have to figure it can't be worse than some of my other recent attempts. All the better if it's actually better. And even if it's simply "different," I'll probably continue this long-term mustard-making experiment because I haven't found any storebought options around here that are good enough to make me quit my experiments. I should note my mustard experiments are motivated by a combination of cheaper cost, reduction of disposable container use/generation, and flavor.
The best mustard I've ever had was made by someone in Arizona, and it no longer exists.

For the next time, perhaps a brown ale, and perhaps I'll actually get some brown mustard seeds and onion powder going. I'll have to stock up again on yellow mustard seeds and mustard powder, too. People say the mustard powder itself can be a major determinant of the end result. I was mostly just using the black mustard seeds because I wound up with a crap-ton of them from a shopping trip to an Indian grocery store at one point.

Day 1 - Fic - Warrior Nun - Yasmine

Feb. 1st, 2026 07:13 pm
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Title: Finding Yourself in a New World – Chapter one: The Innocent
Day/Prompt: Day 1 / The Innocent
Fandom: Warrior Nun (TV)
Character/Pairing: Yasmine, Shannon, Mary, Camila, Lilith, Beatrice
Rating/Warning(s): non-graphic depictions of violence
Word Count: 4508
Summary: Yasmine, a librarian who used to be a nun, drives home one evening and suddenly finds herself in a new world. A world with spaceships and aliens, where she's expected to help her team fight monsters. After the initial shock, Yasmine finds that this world not only holds the adventures she had always dreamed about but that her team also becomes the family she had never had before.
Author's Notes: I decided to approach this year's Halfamoon a little unconventionally and am going to write an overarching fic for all the prompts, one chapter per prompt. The prompts really felt connected to me and it immediately brought an isekai to mind, which I then combined with a litrpg. It's my first time writing both and it's not following the rules for them very strictly, my goal is to have fun more than to follow the genre conventions meticulously.

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Come From Away

Feb. 1st, 2026 06:09 pm
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 I just got a subscription to Amazon and the extra for Apple TV, so that I could watch Murderbot - which was every bit as good as I had hoped.

 

Though I'm not sure the 20min episode format was the right choice.  I'd have liked them a bit longer.

 

Having got the subscription for a three month trial, I'm seeing what else are must-watches.

I've just watched the musical 'Come From Away' which was brilliant, and I highly recommend.  I had no idea what it was about, just took a punt on it.

It followed what happened in Gander, Newfoundland, when masses of planes got diverted after 9/11.  

 

It's a stage production, hardly any scenery apart from a dozen chairs, but some great singers!

 

'Pluribus' is probably next on my list - any other suggestions?

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