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These are the fics I received from the

hurtcomfortex exchange. :)

Title: Fleurs du Mal
Author:

Griddlebone
Fandom: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Pairing/Characters: Kimberly/Tommy
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 4,466
Summary: Shortly after breaking up with Tommy, Kimberly comes down with a strange illness.

Hanahaki + Kim/Tommy post breakup is such a great combo and I loved the way it was handled.

Title: and swear, a taste of sweetness to soothe your soul
Author:

forsworn
Fandom: The Princess Diaries (Movies)
Pairing/Characters: Mia/Nicholas
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 3863
Summary: Mia's been working too hard, but she's determined to enjoy her day off with Nicholas - and even if her exhausted body lets her down, Nicholas and his gourmet cooking skills can still lift her spirits.

This was so soft and sweet. I love Nicholas taking care of Mia and the banter/dynamic was perfect. :D

bluedreaming

Good thing: after starting several years ago, I finally got around to cataloguing more of my books!

A thing: I am not done the books in my bedroom and I’m already over 400. (And this is after I culled/donated a bunch of sff mass-market paperbacks a few years ago, mostly ones we’d gotten from an emptying-nester.) Some of these catalogued books are “family” books and not strictly mine but…most of them are mine.

Another thing: this was motivated by needing to double-fill shelves, so I figured I’d catalogue while reorganizing. And this way it matters less if I can see all the spines…I hope?

veronyxk84

Title: Dejar Todo Atrás / Leave Everything Behind
Fandom: Corazón Salvaje (TV, 1993, Mexico)
Characters/Pairing: Juan/Mónica
Rating: G
Word count: 483 / 488 (AO3)
Summary: Ten years later, Juan and Mónica’s past knocks on their door again. But there’s no more room for hatred and resentment.
Note: Written in Spanish and translated in English. Both versions are available.

Challenge: July This and That: Rare Fandoms by

sweetandshort

Read on AO3: Dejar Todo Atrás (ESP) / Leave Everything Behind (ENG)

In Loving Memory of
Eduardo Palomo 1962—2003 (Juan “del Diablo” Alcázar y Valle)
Edith González 1964—2019 (Mónica de Altamira Montero de Alcázar y Valle)

Current Mood: nostalgic

veronyxk84

Free stock illustration by HtcHnm on Pixabay

JANNIK SINNER AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD
1st ITALIAN PLAYER TO RAISE THE WIMBLEDON CUP
“I’m just living my dream”

Made with screen captures from live streaming.
For entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement intended.

I am speechless and overwhelmed with a whirlwind of emotions.
It’s been amazing.
Whatever comes next, this day will remain in the history of Italian tennis.

TUTTA L’ITALIA SOGNA CON TE.
GRAZIE JANNIK!

2025 Wimbledon Cup - Jannik Sinner

Current Mood: ecstatic

stonepicnicking_okapi

Challenge #3

Journaling prompt: What are your favorite summer-associated foods?
Creative prompt: Draw art of or make graphics of summer foods, or post your favorite summer recipes. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Mostly fruit and cold things and fair or picnic food.

1. Popsicles
2. Watermelon
3. Strawberries
4. Blackberries
5. Deviled eggs
6. Cherries
7. Funnel cakes
8. Ice cream
9. Lemonade
10. Snow cones

I had 2 cherry stickers, so I did this small collage.

enchanted_jae

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Current Mood: amused
Current Music: "Making the Bed" ~ Olivia Rodrigo

stonepicnicking_okapi

I was planning to post about The Hound of the Baskervilles in sections for the Sundays in the summer (i.e., before the boys return to school). I was intending to start last Sunday but my anxiety about the job was so high I could barely function so let's see if I can catch up a little but keep with the plan.

The Hound of the Baskervilles was published in The Strand from August 1901 - April 1902.

I actually managed to view a first edition (or at least an early edition) of it in an antique shop in one of the malls in Las Vegas when I visited there 2 years ago for the BTS concert.

It is the Sherlock Holmes work which has been most adapted, I think, into other media (film, TV, radio plays, etc.). I did a little research on the many adaptations but if you have a favorite, please drop it in the comments.

I only have the bandwidth to do the first chapter today.

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 we get a deduction (which is my favorite part of any story). A prospective client has left behind his walking stick (called a Penang lawyer) and Watson and Holmes deduce characteristics of its owner. In The Annotated Holmes one scholar remarks:

It is curious how frequenly Holmes' clients took insufficient care of their property. The result was always highly satisfactory for Holmes invariably made a reconstruction of the missing client from the missing article.

[We see this in "The Blue Carbuncle" with the hat.]

Here's Holmes looking at the stick.

We will meet the owner of the stick in Chapter 2 and learn what business he has with Holmes.

Chapter 1 page 2 of the manuscript

stonepicnicking_okapi

Adjusting to the job, I am behind on...everything. I am still figuring out when to do things and how to engineer motivation to do things and how to prioritize and what things will have to be cut from to the to-do list permanently because there simply isn't as much free time as there was. So please bear with me (I am speaking to myself more than you because I have discovered over and over again that my friends are MUCH kinder to me than I ever am to myself).

Journaling: The romance of summer! What do you love? Write about anything you feel sentimental about or that gets your heart pumping.
Creative: Write a love poem to anyone or anything you like

In 2023 and 2024, I did Fannish 50 so I have a nice list of things I like. Mysteries & detective stories, ghost stories, poetry, audiobooks, puzzles, collage, BTS, miniatures, art, libraries, coffee, chocolate, Christmas & Halloween, okapis & sea turtles, the ocean, the moon, tea, bees & honey, tarot, fireworks, autumn, Snoopy.

I watched the latest Venom movie last night. Parts of it were very good. I am glad they left The Girl out of it this time. I was glad Mrs. Chen got a beautiful cameo. I can't say it 'got my heart pumping' but I enjoyed it.

I finished the jigsaw puzzle below yesterday [Around the World in 50 Plants, 1000 pieces, art by Lucille Clerc, a decent puzzle, well-fitting pieces], and there is ALWAYS a satisfaction at putting the last piece in. Is it better than sex? My ace-spectrum self says YES. I also like poetry and this is poem #26 from Jo Bell's book 52: write a poem a week. Start now. Keep going. The prompt was erotica. I write PLENTY of explicit fic and have written explicit poetry, too, but I combined it with the journal prompt of the Sunshine Revival.

jigsaw by okapi

they spill into the lid. like shelling peas
like wheat from chaff. or sheep from goat.
soft noise, soft rhythm, fingers flick with ease
and satisfaction. bedlam’s antidote.

define fine boundaries and orient
the scene. an orgy. orifice and limb
are rife. there’s wanting and there’s turgescent
as error and trial make order of whim

But there. And there. And there. No. Yes. the frame
takes shape. union by union. head to tail
and tail to head. with time, the eye can name
the subtleties of hue and pattern scale

reward is the breath held ‘til the last piece
has found its way home, then sigh of release

delphi

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veronyxk84

Free stock illustration by HtcHnm on Pixabay

2025 Wimbledon Championships are almost over.
And the outcome for the Gentlemen’s Singles Final is exactly the one that I’d been equally dreading and hoping for: Jannik Sinner VS Carlos Alcaraz.

While I’m obviously rooting for our national champion, the stats for the past few head-to-head matches seem to lean heavily toward Alcaraz. I won’t lie, those finals at the Italian Open and especially at Roland Garros are still stinging. Bad.
Nothing is ever set in stone, but tomorrow I’ll be on pins and needles from the first serve to the match point.

Regardless of who’s going to win Wimbledon 2025 between the world number 1 Sinner and two-time defending champion Alcaraz, I gathered a few facts and stats about Jannik Sinner that highlight how meaningful this Wimbledon final is for our champion.

( Many Reasons to Celebrate )

These are all great results, of which the world of Italian tennis is certainly proud. Jannik Sinner has already earned a golden place in the history of tennis... and he certainly deserves to raise the Wimbledon Cup.
I don’t know if we’ll get to see that tomorrow or if we’ll have to wait at least another year, but I know that some day it’ll happen.

Forza Jannik! Facci sognare ancora!

Texture overlay from the Dark Sky set by kowhai [piata]

Current Mood: giddy

digthewriter

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veronyxk84

Title: Evil Lightbulb
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Spuffy
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Setting/Spoilers: Set post-S11 (comics) in an alternate reality where Buffy and Spike are an established couple.
Summary: Spike wants to fix a flickering light in the basement.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Prompt: #047 Shadow + #283 Piece of Cake + #356 Double/Triple Drabbles [Amnesty XLV] by

100words
Challenge: [July 10 out of 20] Shadow + Cake by

sweetandshort
Crossposted: Sunnydale After Dark

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( READ: Evil Lightbulb/Double drabble )

Current Mood: amused

ride_4ever

June postal mail from fen brought me a beautiful card from

elayna. It's colored by hand and she indicated that it was done in pencil -- must be some very special kind of pencil -- there's a depth of color and a shine to it that doesn't look like other pencil-work I've seen. And she pointed out that with one of the images being a compass and one of the images being a wolf or wolf-dog it made her think of due South. Also, she put a wolf sticker on it and used a maple-leaf postage stamp. I <3 everything about this card very much!

Current Mood: posty
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

enchanted_jae

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Current Mood: anxious
Current Music: Thunderstorm

walgesang

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Current Mood: hot

digthewriter

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stonepicnicking_okapi

I am much happier with this one. Imagine an author (typewriter) penning the scene of a Gorey Summer.

veronyxk84

Title: Guilt and Pain
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:

veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S7, during ep. 7x13 “The Killer in Me.”
Summary: Buffy feels helpless when Spike’s chip misfires.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenge: #484 Science by

fan_flashworks

Crossposted: Sunnydale After Dark

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Current Mood: worried

delphi

Fandom 50 #23

Untitled Daisuke and Monty by Julia Stark
Fandom: Dimension 20: Cloudward, Ho!
Relationship: Daisuke Bucklesby/Monty LaMontgomery
Medium: Art
Length: 1 piece
Rating: SFW
My Bookmark Tags: slice of life, happy ending, established relationship, then and now, clothing, nostalgia

Description:

Two full-colour images of Daisuke and Monty, one in the present and one in flashback to their younger days. The first is fully saturated and features the two walking close together with Monty in the lead. Daisuke's hat is tipped forward over his eyes as he looks down with a faint smile and puts away his flask. Monty is watching him over his shoulder, likewise smiling and seemingly mid-conversation with him. Above them, larger and more faded out, is a memory of them sitting together decades ago, Daisuke speaking while Monty watches him with soft-eyed attention.

( Very Minor Spoilers for Episode 6 )
This piece is just so sweet. The whole "getting the band back together" element of Cloudward, Ho! has been right up my alley, and I like that their separation was more about losing something that was holding them together rather than a big falling-out that created any ill will. It's made for a great story so far about some highly competent older characters reuniting warmly with old friends and working well together because of their shared history.

I love how the artist has captured this. The flashback looms large over the two men, creating a sense of those past conversations fuelling their present ease with each other and shared direction. It spot-on conveys Monty's wonderful attentiveness to people and suggests a lot in imagining the usually laconic Daisuke so engaged in talking to him. As someone who loves the aesthetics of this season, I'm also very much here for the details in their outfits and the little ways they've changed over the years.

stonepicnicking_okapi

At Noon by Reginald Gibbons

The thick-walled room’s cave-darkness,
cool in summer, soothes
by saying, This is the truth, not the taut
cicada-strummed daylight.
Rest here, out of the flame—the thick air’s
stirred by the fan’s four
slow-moving spoons; under the house the stone
has its feet in deep water.
Outside, even the sun god, dressed in this life
as a lizard, abruptly rises
on stiff legs and descends blasé toward the shadows.

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Drabbles for winter time.

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Page Summary

svgurl - h/c exchange gift fics (1 kim/tommy, 1 mia/nicholas)
bluedreaming - the downside to cataloguing your books
veronyxk84 - Ficlet: Dejar Todo Atrás / Leave Everything Behind — Corazón Salvaje (TV, 1993, Mexico)
veronyxk84 - Fannish 50 Special — 🎾 Wimbledon 2025: King Jannik
stonepicnicking_okapi - Sunshine Revival #3: Snack Shack
enchanted_jae - An Uncivilized Wizard
stonepicnicking_okapi - Sherlock Sunday: The Hound of the Baskerville Chapter 1
stonepicnicking_okapi - Sunshine Revival #2: Tunnel of Love
delphi - Six Sentence Sunday
veronyxk84 - 🎾 Wimbledon — Waiting for the Finals
digthewriter - Smoke and Bloom 2
veronyxk84 - Weekly Drabbles #262 — Evil Lightbulb — BtVS / Spuffy [PG-13]
ride_4ever - Fannish 50 Challenge 2025: Post # 21: Postal Mail from Fen
enchanted_jae - Gains 634
walgesang - Sunshine Revival Challenge #3: favorite summer foods
digthewriter - Fanart: Double Date.
stonepicnicking_okapi - Collage Journal: A Gorey Summer
veronyxk84 - Weekly Drabbles #261 — Guilt and Pain — BtVS / Spuffy [PG-13]
delphi - REC: Untitled Daisuke and Monty by Julia Stark (Cloudward Ho!, Daisuke Bucklesby/Monty LaMontgomery)
stonepicnicking_okapi - Poet's Corner: At Noon by Reginal Gibbons

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