Unpacking the Male Privilege Jockstrap with a decent eye toward intersectionality. Absolutely worth the read.

If you're like me and can do characters without thinking but HAVE NO LIVING IDEA HOW TO PLOT, here are 25 ways to do that.

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rarewomen is live :D

My author wrote me Gillian-centric Toby Daye fic (<333) which explores what life was like for Gillian during the long years her mother was missing, presumed dead. There are some gorgeous little insights into the character and a bonus guest appearance from 'Uncle' Sylvester :D It's called Family History.

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A few nights ago, I asked my Twitter feed to help me choose between two projects. On their advice, I finished writing a fill for the second Female Character Trope Comment Fic Meme \o/

Title: Coffee Filters
Writer: Cantarina
Beta: unavoidedcrisis/sunspot
Characters: Annie, Britta, Shirley, Craig Pelton
Rating: General audiences
Word Count: 862
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1) I'm on vacation! I'm on the left coast, lazing about, visiting with friends, and introducing my brother to giggle-fest that is season one of Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's so odd to see them all back at the start of their journeys! Aang is so young, Katara so unskilled and unsure (seriously, Toph would have loved the Katara who stole the ( Read more... )

Title: Beginner Partner Dance
Author: Cantarina
Rating: G
Length: 412 words
Fandom: Community
Pairings: Troy/Britta
Summary: In junior year, they enroll in a swing dance class.

Notes: Written for bluediamond412 for fandom_stocking. Many thanks to the lovely
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Now that the Kaleidoscope collections have had their authors revealed, I can now share my "Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl" ficlet!

Title: The Interview
Author: Cantarina
Rating: G
Length: ~600 words
Pairings: Gen, J-centric
Summary: J's trying to work up the nerve to start her first day at Gutbusters.

Notes: Written as a treat for
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Interesting post on the Tor website about writing queer sex into speculative fiction.

Not that fandom hasn't had this kind of discussion six ways to Sunday, but it's interesting to see a mainstream take on it.