How’s it going today?  If you’re in the US and if you celebrate, are you ready for Thanksgiving?  I’m lucky in that my 78-year-old mother still insists on going all out for the holiday.  So my only responsibility is making sure my vegan child doesn’t starve.  (My mom, my brother, and sister-in-law do not understand that dairy is not vegan lol ( Read more... )

It's another Tuesday post from me, and this is a real fly-by as I am trying to use the stupid app, typing one fingered as us oldies often do!

Big Buddies should be at the 63% mark of their goals by now, so I hope you're all doing well! If not, how can we help?

Your flash challenge is: "Big shoes to fill". Do with that what you will! You'll have my ( Read more... )

I did it! I got a blackout bingo writing for Hawaii Five-0 and Teen Wolf.

I finished it in a month (based on when I first saved the bingo card).


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Happy November!

Man, it really cooled off here quick, but it’s kind of a relief, too.  Ninety degree days in October is a bit beyond, even for the desert.

Reminders:

1. Flash Challenge!  Your flash challenge prompt is: cloudy.  Give me 100 words or a graphic and I’ll reward you with my undying love and admiration ( Read more... )

We are about to enter day ten of our BINGO challenge as I post. Have you picked a card yet? A topic?

One of our card sets this year is all about Hurt/Comfort and Pining! Separate but equally engaging fandom genres with rich histories.

Fanlore defines Hurt/Comfort as "a fanwork genre that involves the physical pain or emotional distress of one ( Read more... )

Yesterday (Monday) was Labour Day in NZ, so I had a glorious long weekend - the first public holiday since June, which in these parts symbolises spring finally starting to turn towards summer! I am so ready for it! And of course, Christmas is now less than two months away, which means there's things to do to be ready for a relaxing Christmas Day ( Read more... )

Welcome to the next Long Challenge, in which we are all about BINGO!

The cards are ready to be dealt. I hope you'll enjoy them, and find prompts that bring you words and/or artwork. I plan to post 1x weekly with a few thoughts on the topics, and to maybe churn a bit of motivation if that is of help.

First, the Rules:
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THE RULES2x2 Bingo ( Read more... )

Yes, it's almost that time of year- starting mid-October, our long challenge will be BINGO!!!

Before the drawing up of lists, I wanted to put out a call for topics and prompts.

Have an idea for a card set? Or a prompt or five that you're hoping to write? Comment here, and let me know. Comments set to screened to preserve the surprise in October.

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Our latest round of Bingo draws to a close. Congrats to those who took part - including those who shared their posts and their line bingos/blackouts! Here they are:

HelsinkiBaby - Bingo Blackout 2x2 Sex/Kink Card
HelsinkiBaby - Single Line Bingo, Hurt/Comfort card
Apachefirecat - Bingo Blackout 'Sounds' 2x2 card
Shanachie_Quill - Bingo ( Read more... )