For my own reference as much as anything.

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+ New entries over at the hug fest including fic for The Hunger Games, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek XI, Harry Potter, Soul Eater, BBC Sherlock and XMFC. All are lovely. <3333

+ The current challenge over at
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As LJ's latest mess has displaced some more people, it seems as good a time as any to post a quick recap on Places I Am On The Internet:


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I always appreciate cleolinda's posts about living with mental illness, and today's resonated: A cheerful way to start December (discussion of depression, mention of eating disorders, eta: also discusses the perceived 'legitimacy' of physical illness in a way that does not reflect everyone's experiences). This stood out to me particularly as words to live ( Read more... )

Note: both posts contain discussion of and graphic examples of threatening online harassment.

+ Skud at Geek Feminism on On being harassed: a little GF history and some current events.

+ s.e. smith at Tiger Beatdown on On Blogging, Threats, and SilenceI have to admit, I didn't know. I honestly didn't know it was quite so widespread and quite so ( Read more... )

+ tw_unpaired, a Torchwood genfic fest, has prompts for claiming. There are many awesome things there!

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+ pocky_slash is hosting a Not My Fandom Fest - you go and write for fandoms you don't know based on what you've absorbed through fannish osmosis. Hilarity no doubt ensues.

+ Festivids sign-ups close tomorrow.

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On Robin Hobb, mental illness and medication:

ignipes: why is this soapbox starting to feel so familiar?


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