DoingI spent May working 24/7 on the vid; did little but watch TV in June; then spent three-quarters of July working 24/7 on an article for my job. Now it's back to chillin' out, by which I mean doing the minimum at work while visiting friends and family, consuming media, daydreaming and going for the occasional swim. Things will achieve balance ( Read more... )

I churned through the short story collection The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories (2017) in the past few days because it was due back at the library. A decent read with lots of Middle Eastern, Asian and cross-cultural perspectives. Hardly any romance despite the title, which was fine. The first story, Kamila Shamsie's "The Congregation," came ( Read more... )

Title applies to:

1) The conclusion of His Dark Materials. I might have tossed The Amber Spyglass across the floor in distaste if
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The Golem and the Jinni is over, leaving me filled with  :,(  :)  <3.

Their personalities and physical descriptions are different, but there were times when the Jinni reminded me of other characters I have loved. ( Marius, Dustfinger, Odo. Behind a cut for vague not-really-spoilers but just in case. )

AO3 | LJ | DW

Title: Through sinful choice, or dread necessity
Fandom: Inkheart
Pairing: Dustfinger/Meggie
Rating: In the PG-13 to R range
Word Count: 2,020
Summary: What might have happened after Meggie refused to read out the Shadow for Capricorn.
Content notes: Sexual threat and nonconsensual sexual activity, of the villains-make-them-do-it ( Read more... )