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Poem: "Cakes and Ale"
This poem came out of the January 6, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from fuzzyred and nsfwords. It also fills the "Cakes and Ale" square in my 1-1-26 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series Fiorenza the Wisewoman.
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fuzzyred and nsfwords. It also fills the "Cakes and Ale" square in my 1-1-26 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series Fiorenza the Wisewoman.( Read more... )
Alis (alisx) wrote2026-01-13 12:18 pm
alisx) wrote2026-01-13 12:18 pmConvivial tools.
We have been asked to build the same B2B SaaS website with the same featureset n^∞ times, and our answers for the optimal way to do that are increasingly limited. We’ve penned all of our markup into JavaScript templates just in case a product manager needs the wrapper component to post JSON somewhere down the line, and we’ve whittled away at style code until it’s just a mechanism for deploying one of two border-radius-drop-shadow combos to divs. It’s an industrial, production-minded way of approaching a discipline that has all the hallmarks of being a great craft, and that’s understandably uninspiring to many of us.
Henry Desroches on .
TFW you get halfway down an online essay, see one single image, and your creepypasta-rotted brain immediately goes, “Wait. Wut.”
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fandom_checkin2026-01-12 06:00 pm
starwatcher) wrote in fandom_checkin2026-01-12 06:00 pmEntry tags:
Daily Check-In
This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Monday, January 12, to midnight on Tuesday, January 13. (8pm Eastern Time).
Poll #34077 Daily Check-in
This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 25
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 25
How are you doing?
I am OK.
16 (64.0%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
9 (36.0%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single.
9 (36.0%)
One other person.
11 (44.0%)
More than one other person.
5 (20.0%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
yourlibrarian (yourlibrarian) wrote2026-01-12 06:02 pm
yourlibrarian) wrote2026-01-12 06:02 pmEntry tags:
Three for the Memories Open Until January 24th
1) threeforthememories is off to a great start! You have until January 24th to make your own post. I made mine today about my 2025.
2) Speaking of things to rec, saw the film House of Dynamite and thought it was wonderfully done –- except for the ending. ( Read more... )
I do think that its structure was helpful, given that just 10 minutes in there is a lot starting to go on, and it helped to have it reinforced with repeated elements.
3) Another yes from me was for the series The Beast in Me. This is mostly because I thought it was particularly well done. I'm not a big fan of the murderous husband/neighbor type thriller because they're always guilty and one of my DNW is gaslighting elements. But I thought this was a particularly well developed story and one with less "shocking twist!" than unexpected surprises that relate to character development.
4) The documentary about the making of Frozen 2 was very interesting, and rather surprising, in seeing how Disney approaches making an animated film. I'd think that -- given the costs and enormous amount of labor -- they would have a script nailed down before starting. And not just a draft, but one that had been run past the internal focus groups, had a table reading done by the cast, etc. Instead they scrapped tons of work from animators, some of which took them a year, because they kept veering back and forth on elements of the story, rewriting the central songs, etc. ( Read more... )
5) The re-release of the Beatles Anthology on Disney+ promised a new episode and remastered footage. It certainly looked very good, but as I'd seen it during its 1990s release, I noticed more about the big gaps in it. ( Read more... )
threeforthememories is off to a great start! You have until January 24th to make your own post. I made mine today about my 2025.2) Speaking of things to rec, saw the film House of Dynamite and thought it was wonderfully done –- except for the ending. ( Read more... )
I do think that its structure was helpful, given that just 10 minutes in there is a lot starting to go on, and it helped to have it reinforced with repeated elements.
3) Another yes from me was for the series The Beast in Me. This is mostly because I thought it was particularly well done. I'm not a big fan of the murderous husband/neighbor type thriller because they're always guilty and one of my DNW is gaslighting elements. But I thought this was a particularly well developed story and one with less "shocking twist!" than unexpected surprises that relate to character development.
4) The documentary about the making of Frozen 2 was very interesting, and rather surprising, in seeing how Disney approaches making an animated film. I'd think that -- given the costs and enormous amount of labor -- they would have a script nailed down before starting. And not just a draft, but one that had been run past the internal focus groups, had a table reading done by the cast, etc. Instead they scrapped tons of work from animators, some of which took them a year, because they kept veering back and forth on elements of the story, rewriting the central songs, etc. ( Read more... )
5) The re-release of the Beatles Anthology on Disney+ promised a new episode and remastered footage. It certainly looked very good, but as I'd seen it during its 1990s release, I noticed more about the big gaps in it. ( Read more... )
Poll #34076 Kudos Footer-555
This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6
Want to leave a Kudos?
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2026-01-12 05:56 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2026-01-12 05:56 pmPoem: "Decreases"
This poem came out of the January 6, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from fuzzyred. It also fills the "Chasing Rainbows" square in my 1-1-26 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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fuzzyred. It also fills the "Chasing Rainbows" square in my 1-1-26 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
fthmods (fthmods) wrote in fandomtrumpshate2026-01-12 05:22 pm
fthmods) wrote in fandomtrumpshate2026-01-12 05:22 pmEntry tags:
Supported Nonprofits for FTH 2026
The links below go directly to the organizations’ websites. Over the next week, we will be posting detailed profiles of each organization over on Tumblr.
If you are a FTH creator and you want to ask your bidders to support an organization that’s not on the list, please read our policy on outside organizations here.
If you are a FTH creator and you want to ask your bidders to support an organization that’s not on the list, please read our policy on outside organizations here.
A4TE was formed when The National Center for Trans Equality merged with the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (a longtime FTH supported org!) Their mission is to fight for the legal and political rights of transgender people in America.
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Sued by Elon Musk (who lost!) CCDH protects human rights and civil liberties online by holding social media companies responsible for business practices that spread hate and disinformation.
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Disability Law United (formerly The Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center) is a nonprofit legal organization that fights for liberation and equity through the lens of intersectional disability justice.
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The Environmental Integrity Project investigates environmental problems and fights for average people facing David-vs-Goliath odds against well-connected energy companies and other polluters.
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The Freedom to Read Foundation was established to promote and defend the Constitutional right of individuals to express their ideas without governmental interference, and to read and listen to the ideas of others; to foster libraries as institutions wherein every individual’s First Amendment freedoms are fulfilled; and to support the right of libraries to include in their collections and make available any work which they may legally acquire.
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GSK, run by Gazans, has spent the past year and a half providing hot, nourishing meals to people in Gaza, feeding 3,000 people a day across ten kitchen sites.
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GPAHE believes that to protect and advance human rights, particularly those of marginalized and underrepresented communities, build inclusive democracies, and solve global challenges, we must expose and counter the far-right actors and movements that undermine those values.
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An environmental org and civic action org rolled into one, GA helps local people organize effectively in order to get clean energy projects built in their communities.
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A national-state partnership focused on lifting up the voices of Black women leaders at the national and regional levels in our fight to secure Reproductive Justice for all women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals, NBWRJA delivers proactive advocacy and policy solutions to address issues at the intersections of race, gender, class, sexual orientation and gender identity.
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NIJC provides legal services for immigrants seeing legal relief of various kinds, as well as engaging in advocacy work for immigrants’ rights.
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A Jewish-led mobilization against the persecution, detention, and deportation of immigrants in the United States, NAA takes on campaigns against detention centers and ICE training programs, and organizes mutual aid and deportation defense.
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OS is a non-partisan organization dedicated to tracking money in American politics.
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VoteBeat *
VB embeds journalists in nonprofit newsrooms around the US to cover important local elections. It aims both to educate voters about municipal and state level issues and to revitalize reporting at a local level.
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Umbrella: Anti-Poverty Direct Aid groups
For the past six years, FTH has supported one “umbrella” cause: we invite participants to donate to their own local grassroots organization, while also suggesting a handful of exemplary organizations working in communities where the need is especially acute. This year, our umbrella category is organizations providing direct aid to community members, including food, housing assistance, and other basic needs. When looking for an org to support, we encourage you to think about specific populations in your community who may be especially at risk.
- Echo Food Bank ** - Food bank situated among several Native nations in New Mexico. They also offer an affordable preschool program.
- Madison Countians Allied Against Poverty (MadCAAP) * - Provides food, education, clothing and other services in Madison County, Mississippi
- Peninsula Poverty Response * - Providing communities around Ocean Park WA with food assistance, clothing, laundry services, transportation assistance, and showers, offering immediate relief and a pathway to stability with dignity and compassion.
- Sisters PGH * - A Black Trans-led organization, Sisters PGH offers both basic resources and counseling to trans people in the Pittsburgh area, including safe, stable housing for Brown and Black trans folks.
- Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center * - Oakland, CA based org providing resources, meals, and a place to go for unhoused women and children.
- …or a similar organization working in your community!
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Organizations marked with an asterisk (*) allow for international donations directly through their websites; two asterisks (**) indicate limited international donations. The orgs without asterisks may take international donations through a paypal or venmo account. If you are a non-US-based bidder/donor and you are having trouble finding an organization to which you can donate, please email us directly at fandomtrumpshate @ gmail . com.
fthmods (fthmods) wrote in fandomtrumpshate2026-01-12 05:18 pm
fthmods) wrote in fandomtrumpshate2026-01-12 05:18 pmEntry tags:
Fandom Trumps Hate 2026
Below you'll find the calendar for the tenth (!) FTH auction. (What is FTH?)
Our list of supported organizations for 2026 is here. Over the next week, we'll be posting more in-depth profiles of each of these organizations on Tumblr to help creators and bidders can make thoughtful, informed decisions. You can also look at the Auction FAQ (which has lots of useful information for people thinking about signing up as creators, as well as dedicated sections on bidding and on nonprofit orgs.) If you’re raring to go, you can also look at our bidding policies. You'll also find the dates for our 2026 Crafts Bazaar, if you're interested in creating or receiving physical fanworks.
FTH 2026 Calendar
Monday, Jan 26th: creator signups open for both the auction and the craft bazaar
Sunday, Feb 8th: creator signups close for the main auction; craft bazaar signups remain open!
Friday, Feb 27th: browsing period begins, craft bazaar opens
Tuesday, March 3rd, 8am ET: auction bidding opens; craft bazaar signups close
Saturday, March 7th, 8pm ET: auction bidding closes
Wednesday, Mar 18th: auction donations due; craft stalls close
Thursday, Dec 31st: fanworks due
We're excited to be back for another round, and we hope you are too! After all, the world needs us more than ever: our donations, our community care, and our joyful and inspiring fanworks. We need one another right now, and FTH is a great way to make that happen.
trobadora (trobadora) wrote2026-01-12 10:53 pm
trobadora) wrote2026-01-12 10:53 pmWrite Every day 2026: January, Day 12
In yesterday's poll, third person limited was the most popular POV for writing by far - 89% of respondents like it, whereas only 32% like to write in first person and/or third person omniscient. For reading, there's much less of a gap - 79% like to read third person limited, 68% third person omniscient, and 53% first person. In both polls, second person is by far the least popular with only 16%.
Interestingly, most people have the same POV preferences for fanfic and original fic when reading (63%) or writing (53%)!
And 89% of respondents would like a story from a tickybox's POV. :D
For me, I'm not fond of second person in reading - I've come across no more than a handful of stories I actually liked, and I can't put my finger on what made those ones work for me when others didn't. So I've never tried to write it myself.
With first person, I like it much more in original fiction than in fanfic - unless it's epistolary fic or something like that, or the canon is already in first person. IMO it's already difficult to write first person well in general, to get a character's voice that consistently right in such a close way that it really feels like the character's voice telling the story. But in fanfic, to me first person makes it much more obvious when the author's view of the character's interiority differs from mine, so it often doesn't work for me for that reason.
I've written a bunch of first person stories, almost all for Sherlock Holmes and adjacent fandoms (out of 10 works, seven are in first person) - though not BBC Sherlock; as a TV canon, that's firmly in third person territory for me. *g* And I've tried omniscient POV once (The Finality Problem, Study in Emerald), which was a lot of fun. But the vast majority of what I read and write is limited third person. I really should experiment with POV more!
Today's writing
Progress on afandomtrees treat!
WED Question of the Day
Tally
( Days 1-10 )
Day 11:badly_knitted, brithistorian, china_shop, cornerofmadness, daegaer, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora
Day 12:trobadora
Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
Interestingly, most people have the same POV preferences for fanfic and original fic when reading (63%) or writing (53%)!
And 89% of respondents would like a story from a tickybox's POV. :D
For me, I'm not fond of second person in reading - I've come across no more than a handful of stories I actually liked, and I can't put my finger on what made those ones work for me when others didn't. So I've never tried to write it myself.
With first person, I like it much more in original fiction than in fanfic - unless it's epistolary fic or something like that, or the canon is already in first person. IMO it's already difficult to write first person well in general, to get a character's voice that consistently right in such a close way that it really feels like the character's voice telling the story. But in fanfic, to me first person makes it much more obvious when the author's view of the character's interiority differs from mine, so it often doesn't work for me for that reason.
I've written a bunch of first person stories, almost all for Sherlock Holmes and adjacent fandoms (out of 10 works, seven are in first person) - though not BBC Sherlock; as a TV canon, that's firmly in third person territory for me. *g* And I've tried omniscient POV once (The Finality Problem, Study in Emerald), which was a lot of fun. But the vast majority of what I read and write is limited third person. I really should experiment with POV more!
Today's writing
Progress on a
fandomtrees treat!WED Question of the Day
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 26
Are you a linear writer?
View Answers
yes, I start at the beginning and write until the end of the story
9 (34.6%)
yes, unless the story itself isn't linear
6 (23.1%)
no, I write bits and pieces all over the place and then stitch them together
8 (30.8%)
something else (see comments)
3 (11.5%)
tickyboxes are ...
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neatly lined up one after the other
7 (31.8%)
out of order
5 (22.7%)
beyond such human concerns
17 (77.3%)
Tally
( Days 1-10 )
Day 11:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, china_shop, cornerofmadness, daegaer, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 12:
trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
Lanna Michaels (lannamichaels) wrote2026-01-12 03:43 pm
lannamichaels) wrote2026-01-12 03:43 pm"Caryatid." (Wake Up Dead Man) G
Title: Caryatid.
Author:
lannamichaelsFandom: Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
Series: Part 2 of Pillar Of The Community
Rating: G
Archives: Archive Of Our Own, SquidgeWorld
Summary: "How did you know?" Jud asks Blanc.
( Coda )
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2026-01-12 03:25 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2026-01-12 03:25 pmEntry tags:
Economics
Christmas Cookie Inflation Index, 2025 Update
Cheaper sugar came at the cost of lower wages, fewer choices, and a community with less say over its own economic life. That tradeoff may not show up in national statistics, but it shows up clearly in places like mine.
In my locale, we lost JoAnn Fabrics, as everywhere did, making it much harder to do things like make your own if a needed item wasn't for sale commercially. We lost Big Lots, as most places did, which was the biggest and most diverse bargain store. We gained Michael's, which sells less craft supplies than JoAnn at much higher prices; Beal's and Five Below, which sell less bargain goods than Big Lots at similar prices. Two nearby towns got Ollie's, which is a big and excellent bargain store, but farther away and not quite the same stock as Big Lots. So yes, the economy is quietly collapsing toward a simpler state. That makes it much harder for people to adapt to pressures, because it's harder to find supplies -- especially things like fabric that aren't well suited to shopping online. :/
Cheaper sugar came at the cost of lower wages, fewer choices, and a community with less say over its own economic life. That tradeoff may not show up in national statistics, but it shows up clearly in places like mine.
In my locale, we lost JoAnn Fabrics, as everywhere did, making it much harder to do things like make your own if a needed item wasn't for sale commercially. We lost Big Lots, as most places did, which was the biggest and most diverse bargain store. We gained Michael's, which sells less craft supplies than JoAnn at much higher prices; Beal's and Five Below, which sell less bargain goods than Big Lots at similar prices. Two nearby towns got Ollie's, which is a big and excellent bargain store, but farther away and not quite the same stock as Big Lots. So yes, the economy is quietly collapsing toward a simpler state. That makes it much harder for people to adapt to pressures, because it's harder to find supplies -- especially things like fabric that aren't well suited to shopping online. :/
Lanna Michaels (lannamichaels) wrote2026-01-12 02:54 pm
lannamichaels) wrote2026-01-12 02:54 pmEntry tags:
[Daf Yomi] Hadran Alach, Maseches Zevachim!
After spending large parts of December getting behind and catching up and getting behind and catching up... I finished Zevachim two days early. The power of bamos! ;) On to Menachos!
My notes behind cut.
We're also about a year and a half out from the end of this cycle, which means I have already gotten one gentle "hey, do you know where you'll be on June 7, 2027"-type email from an org. No, I do not think this is too early, actually. Gotta make plans. Deeply hoping I can avoid being involved in organizing the in person thing here, but I have a suspicion that if I'm not involved, it may end up as unwelcoming as the women's siyum hashas I went to at the end of the last cycle. (I do trust a couple of the people likely to attend it, but I don't know who is going to be organizing anything here. So I may need to try to get involved against my will.) It wasn't actually that bad overall -- aside from how it's still, y'know, memorable 6 years removed from it -- but I am quite frankly more willing to get into an airplane and fly to a different city than go through that again. (okay more realistically if it ends up organized by a group I do not trust at all, I'd zoom in to a larger event and be done with it)
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ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2026-01-12 02:41 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2026-01-12 02:41 pmBirdfeeding
Today is partly sunny and chilly.
I fed the birds. I've seen a flock of sparrows.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 1/12/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 1/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 1/12/26 -- We finished a hardware project.
EDIT 1/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
Pretty sunset tonight, pink and peach and lavender. :D
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a flock of sparrows.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 1/12/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 1/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 1/12/26 -- We finished a hardware project.
EDIT 1/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
Pretty sunset tonight, pink and peach and lavender. :D
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2026-01-12 01:41 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2026-01-12 01:41 pmEntry tags:
Call for Themes
We've reached the end of scheduled themes for the Poetry Fishbowl project. It's time to brainstorm some new themes! These are a few that I've jotted down earlier, ones that I've thought up or people have suggested, to give you an idea what kind of stuff might be suitable:
* Activism and Collective Action
* Arts and Crafts
* Doomsday
* Escape
* Festivals and Faires
* Give Me a Reason
* Immigrants and Refugees
* Magical Girls
* Mermaids
* Peacework
* People of Color
* Plants and Flowers
* QUILTBAG
* Unicorns
* Unique Titles
* Veterans
* Whump
* Worldbuilding
What other themes would you like to see me write about? What would you like to buy? Suggest them in a comment below this post.
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* Activism and Collective Action
* Arts and Crafts
* Doomsday
* Escape
* Festivals and Faires
* Give Me a Reason
* Immigrants and Refugees
* Magical Girls
* Mermaids
* Peacework
* People of Color
* Plants and Flowers
* QUILTBAG
* Unicorns
* Unique Titles
* Veterans
* Whump
* Worldbuilding
What other themes would you like to see me write about? What would you like to buy? Suggest them in a comment below this post.
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rachelmanija (rachelmanija) wrote2026-01-12 11:45 am
rachelmanija) wrote2026-01-12 11:45 amEntry tags:
I got interviewed about Paper & Clay Bookshop
Audio and transcript here.
Kat Spada: Today, I’m talking to Rachel Manija Brown, a writer who’s published over 30 books, and opened up Paper & Clay Bookshop in late 2024. Rachel, will you tell me about why you decided to open a bookshop?
Rachel Brown: I had never intended to open a bookshop. I always thought it was one of those idle daydreams that people who love reading and books have. I never planned to actually do it because I didn’t think it would be successful—they frequently go out of business. But after I moved to Crestline, which is a very small town in the California mountains, the little town did not have a bookshop.
It had a shop that was kind of a bookshop. I would say about ten percent of its inventory was books, but it was primarily gifts and herbs and crystals and things like that. But it had a really great atmosphere, people loved it, the people who worked there were really great. And all the kids in town used to hang out there, especially the queer and trans and otherwise kind of misfit kids. And I used to hang out there.
[When it went] out of business, I was so sad at the idea of the mountain losing its only bookshop. Especially the thought that all the queer, trans, bookish, and otherwise misfit teenagers, like I had once been, were going to lose their safe space.
I started daydreaming about opening it myself, and I thought, I love this idea so much, maybe in a couple of years when I have actual preparation, I’ll open a bookshop. Then I realized it was at was such a good location, that I would never get that good of a location again. It’s smack in the middle of the tourist district, every person who visits Crestline walks right past it.
Unfortunately, this was all while I was in Bulgaria for a month. So, I spent some time frantically trying to take over the lease, which was extremely difficult from another country. I couldn’t take possession of the shop until November 1st, and I really wanted to open it in time to get all the Christmas customers. And I have a tiny house, so I couldn’t really buy very much, because I had no place to put it. So I took possession of the shop on November 1st, and I opened on November 14th.
I've posted the rest of the edited transcript below the cut. ( Read more... )
Kat Spada: Today, I’m talking to Rachel Manija Brown, a writer who’s published over 30 books, and opened up Paper & Clay Bookshop in late 2024. Rachel, will you tell me about why you decided to open a bookshop?
Rachel Brown: I had never intended to open a bookshop. I always thought it was one of those idle daydreams that people who love reading and books have. I never planned to actually do it because I didn’t think it would be successful—they frequently go out of business. But after I moved to Crestline, which is a very small town in the California mountains, the little town did not have a bookshop.
It had a shop that was kind of a bookshop. I would say about ten percent of its inventory was books, but it was primarily gifts and herbs and crystals and things like that. But it had a really great atmosphere, people loved it, the people who worked there were really great. And all the kids in town used to hang out there, especially the queer and trans and otherwise kind of misfit kids. And I used to hang out there.
[When it went] out of business, I was so sad at the idea of the mountain losing its only bookshop. Especially the thought that all the queer, trans, bookish, and otherwise misfit teenagers, like I had once been, were going to lose their safe space.
I started daydreaming about opening it myself, and I thought, I love this idea so much, maybe in a couple of years when I have actual preparation, I’ll open a bookshop. Then I realized it was at was such a good location, that I would never get that good of a location again. It’s smack in the middle of the tourist district, every person who visits Crestline walks right past it.
Unfortunately, this was all while I was in Bulgaria for a month. So, I spent some time frantically trying to take over the lease, which was extremely difficult from another country. I couldn’t take possession of the shop until November 1st, and I really wanted to open it in time to get all the Christmas customers. And I have a tiny house, so I couldn’t really buy very much, because I had no place to put it. So I took possession of the shop on November 1st, and I opened on November 14th.
I've posted the rest of the edited transcript below the cut. ( Read more... )
james_davis_nicoll (james_davis_nicoll) wrote2026-01-12 02:02 pm
james_davis_nicoll) wrote2026-01-12 02:02 pmEntry tags:
Bundle of Holding: Eichhorn Mork Borg
Diseased grimdark English-language sourcebooks by Christian Eichhorn for the artpunk tabletop fantasy roleplaying game Mörk Borg!
Bundle of Holding: Eichhorn Mork Borg
Oliver Moss (olivermoss) wrote2026-01-12 11:03 am
olivermoss) wrote2026-01-12 11:03 amEntry tags:
Hockey and HR overlaps
Sens could easily have a large chunk of the fastest growing demographic in hockey fall in their lap. Just, a giant pile of money fall in their laps, and they are working hard to make sure it doesn't happen.
The Sens, on top of everything else, signed a famous homophobe this morning. As a goalie, even!
( Spoilers for, uh, the synopsis of the upcoming Heated Rivalry sequel )
The Sens, on top of everything else, signed a famous homophobe this morning. As a goalie, even!
( Spoilers for, uh, the synopsis of the upcoming Heated Rivalry sequel )
