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New fic: Touching the Fire
I've been writing all month for the Elysian Fields Artistic Challenge Month. This year it's a banner-based challenge, and there were so many to choose from! In the end I chose this one, by fellow-Brit AlloSpoike
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Spike, the Buffybot and the meaning of "Human".
After some discussion on EF about Spike and the Buffybot I found myself thinking about the thematic importance of Warren's short-lived creation. This is the result - comments would be welcome, especially if you want to engage with or rebut my ideas, but if meta isn't your thing, feel free to pass on by.
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Snowflake Challenge
As I sorta accidentally volunteered to help the mods, I thought I'd better try to do the challenge this year, perhaps get a little further on than before.
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This is just a delight
So many actors from the Buffyverse, gathering on Vimeo to thank an anaesthetist/anesthiologist. Her responses are just adorable, but by the end she's a wreck. Well, I would be too.
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Wilfred Owen, 1893-1918
Today is the centenary of the death of he young poet, Wilfred Owen. ONE WEEK before the Armistice he was shot by a sniper ( Read more... ) -
Wilfred Owen, 1893-1918
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Bloody hell
It gets worse. The sodding Home Office destroyed the landing cards of the Windrush generation, collected when they arrived here 50-60 years ago, despite protests by civil servants who pointed out that it could make it harder to establish the immigration status of that generation ( Read more... ) -
Sunshine, snowflakes, dust and ashes
We have winter weather here - unheard of for late February, according to the more hysterical media. (Daily Express, I'm glaring at you.) In Scotland it's actually serious, but here it's a light dusting and temperatures only a few degrees below freezing ( Read more... )
