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Nepal Relief Auction
One thing I have found is that fandom is a powerful force. Usually, it’s a force that empowers creativity, but from time to time, it steps out of that area and becomes even more effective in the real world. The fandom auctions for causes like relief in Haiti are a prime example of that ( Read more... ) -
My article on the OTW and Fanworks
Here's the article I wrote about fanfic and other fanworks, and the OTW. Tell me what you think when you get a chance.
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A call for meta
My husband and I are working together on a new journalism endeavor started by three enthusiastic men in New York. The focus is 'all things nerdy.' One of the things that I am most nerdy about is my fanworks (fanfiction / fanart, etc). You all who know me know that it's a huge portion of my life. And, through it, I have met many of you. So, here's ( Read more... ) -
Random update because I'm bored
So, I've been feeling a little out of things, and I came to the realization why: I semi-consciously pulled myself out of communities because I didn't have time to invest in them. however, I realized that I was gettin a lot of my adult socialization from those communities, even if it was in tiny doses at a time. Between us all being sick for six ( Read more... ) -
A first collaborative story: ThingLit
DH found a board that is used with a LeapFrog Tag pen. We don't have one of those. However, we bought the board anyway. The reason we bought the board was that it had rows of adjectives, adverbial phrases, nouns and verbs with which to make sentences. My children have taken to this like they take to sugary substances, that is to say, extremely ( Read more... ) -
Motherbrain: Check your privilege
I am on Tumblr, though not as commonly recently as I had been for a while. Today on another site, I was reminded of something they say often on Tumblr. I will preface my post with two things: firstly, I understand their point. I get what they're trying to say. They're trying to say that often, in many parts of our country, things are radically ( Read more... )
