I'm a little behind, but I spent seven hours at the mall yesterday, so I don't feel I'm slacking that much! These ones are both totally obvious, anyway.

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I noticed that I hadn't got around to posting anything I'd done in... eh, awhile, so here are the fics I've written recently(ish) and not posted:

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I've discovered that I don't hate religion, per se, just mine. Um, yay.

But seriously. A teacher explaining that there has only ever been one universally accepted model of marriage until now as the lesson to be learned from Abraham's family is so horrifically wrong that, in retrospect, it starts coming around the other side. That family tree is the ( Read more... )

I keep running across a not-quite-trope -- an argument -- that I find immensely problematic. I'm going to talk about it now, through my own feminism, which may not be yours. Consider yourself warned for that, along with discussions of violence and sexual assault.

( A defense of double standards )

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Title: First Impressions (4/13, 5/13)

Fanverse: First Impressions

Blurb: Mr Collins chooses the companion of his future life, Mr Wickham tells of his tragic, tragic life, the Netherfield Ball happens, as does some minor inbreeding.

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( Chapter Four )

So, I’ve kind of fallen in love with the idea of girl!Darcy, and I’m trying to figure out how to write him.  Her.

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I read the oddest essay today.  It's rather old, dating (I think) from the 1880s.  The basic point of the essay was that, in terms of characterisation, the best character in Pride and Prejudice is Mr Collins.  The author went on to detail his many delightful quirks and foibles.  I have seen it argued that the relationship at the heart of the novel ( Read more... )