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get_knitted
[badly_knitted]
July 2nd, 2025 07:10 pm - Check-In Post - July 2nd 2025

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


This Week's Question: What do you like to listen to / watch while crafting?


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!




Current Mood:: [mood icon] tired

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everykindofcraft
[yourlibrarian]
July 2nd, 2025 12:27 pm - Some Recent Favorites
As part of the [community profile] sunshine_revival first challenge, thought I'd share some pictures here of recent favorites I'd made:

Read more... )

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dw_community_promo
[smuttymcsmutface]
July 2nd, 2025 03:36 am - Kink Hub Theme of the Month: "Sex on the Beach"
Kink Hub: A Sharing & Reccing Community for Kink Fics

Links:[community profile] kinkhub | Community Rules | Posting Guidelines | Monthly Themes & Free-For-All | July: Sex on the Beach

Description: Kink Hub is an 18+ comm for anything kink fic, where you can self-promote, share and rec fanfics of all fandoms and original works. RPF is welcome.

For the month of July, the theme for all shared fics is "Sex on the Beach", which means any kinks related to outdoor fun (no actual beach required) and/or alcoholic beverages (no cocktail required). If you've written or read fics featuring any related kink, you're very welcome to share the links to them in this comm.

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fandom_checkin
[starwatcher]
July 1st, 2025 06:07 pm - 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 Tuesday, July 1, to midnight on Wednesday, July 2. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #33314 Daily Check-in
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 26

How are you doing?

I am OK.
12 (46.2%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
14 (53.8%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
10 (38.5%)

One other person.
13 (50.0%)

More than one other person.
3 (11.5%)




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.
 

Tags:

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fan_flashworks
[china_shop]
July 2nd, 2025 11:25 am - Challenge 484: Science
Our new challenge is:

SCIENCE



As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.

Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Thursday, 10 July. No sign-up required.

Mods will tag your work with fandom and challenge. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.

All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.

Also, keep an eye out for the next [community profile] ffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the [community profile] ffw_social comm, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)

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fan_flashworks
[china_shop]
July 2nd, 2025 11:21 am - Admin: Challenge closed
Our eightieth Amnesty challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:

Je Ne Regrette Rien Challenge: Madagascar 3: wallpaper: no regrets by [personal profile] lilly_c
Background Challenge: S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: No Longer In The Background by [personal profile] darkjediqueen
Pink Challenge: FAKE: Fanfic: Pink Shirts by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Animal Challenge: FAKE: Fanfic: Animal by [personal profile] badly_knitted
enemies challenge: star trek voyager: wallpaper: prayin’ on my downfall by [personal profile] lilly_c
Resolutions challenge: star trek voyager: wallpaper: burned with desire by [personal profile] lilly_c
Restraints: Original Fiction: Inappropriate Use of Rune-Carved Cuffs by [personal profile] analogbasilisk
Yarn/Charity Challenges: Miss Marple: Fanfic: An Act of Charity by [personal profile] smallhobbit
Nap Challenge: FAKE: Fanfic: Different Strokes by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Trapped: due South: Fanfiction: Closeted by [personal profile] lucy_roman
Double: "Harry Potter": Fanart: Double Date by [personal profile] digthewriter
Teaching Challenge: Stargate SG-1: Fanfic: Necessary Skill by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Sign Challenge: FAKE: Fanfic: Just Married by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Nightmare: Original Fiction: The Past Lives In The Shadows by [personal profile] analogbasilisk
Dragon Challenge: Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Fanfic: A Tolerant Landlady by [personal profile] smallhobbit
Swallow: Original Fiction: A Question Older Than Time by [personal profile] analogbasilisk
Sorry Challenge: Stargate SG-1: Fanfic: Accepted by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Family Challenge: Adventure Time: Fanfiction: Families are Tricky by [personal profile] infinitum_noctem
Yellow Challenge: Stargate SG-1: Fanfic: Too Alien by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Diamonds and Pearls challenge: Law & Order: fic: strung together by [personal profile] lilly_c
The Last Word: xxxHoLiC: Fanfic: death as a perfect circle (that elusive object) by [personal profile] bluedreaming
Mischief Challenge: Stargate SG-1: Fanfic: Prank by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Spy Challenge: Spooks (MI5): Fanfic: The picture in Vogue by [personal profile] smallhobbit
Finger Challenge: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Battle Wounds by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Feed: Original Fiction: Melancholic, And Hungry by [personal profile] analogbasilisk
Nap: Tokyo Mew Mew Olé: Fanfic: Interrupted Cat Nap by [personal profile] soullessserenity
School Challenge: Torchwood: Fanfic: Treasured by [personal profile] m_findlow
Rainbow Challenge: FAKE: Fanfic: Pride At Work by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Cave + Nightmare + Spark Challenges: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Flicker of a Dream by [personal profile] veronyxk84
Bounce: Original Fiction: the key to bonding is at the base by [personal profile] analogbasilisk
Influences Challenge: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Bad Influences by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Dragon: The Double: Dragon and Phoenix by [personal profile] teaotter
Hit the Wall Challenge: Greek Myth: Fanfic: Be Well by [personal profile] drabblewriter
Borrowed Title: Guardian: fanfic: Pages for You by [personal profile] china_shop
Dust Challenge: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Dusted by [personal profile] badly_knitted
Red challenge : Iron Man comics : icons : Shiny Red by [personal profile] highlander_ii

Also, congratulations to [personal profile] bluedreaming, who earned a name tag.

\o/ \o/ \o/

Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.

New challenge coming right up.

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fancake
[kingstoken]
July 1st, 2025 06:38 pm - Sherlock Holmes: A lesson to live by RatTale
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (tagged both Books and Granada)
Pairings/Characters: Holmes & Watson
Rating: T
Length: 2743 words
Creator Links: RatTale
Theme: working together

Summary: After a long day of seeing patients, Doctor Watson is on his way home when he gets pulled into an alleyway to help one more patient for the night.

Reccer's Notes: When Watson has an unexpected patient, in an unexpected place, Holmes gets roped into helping.  They have to work together for the benefit of the patient.  It's very nice to read a story where Watson is the competent medical professional and is the one in charge instead of Holmes. 

Fanwork Links: AO3

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fan_flashworks
[highlander_ii]
July 1st, 2025 05:03 pm - Red challenge : Iron Man comics : icons : Shiny Red
Title: Shiny Red
Fandom: Iron Man / Marvel comics
Rating: PG
Content notes: None apply
Summary: icons of Tony Stark / Iron Man - armor, bath towels, even shirts for racquetball - all red


Shiny Red )

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fandomsecrets
[case]
July 1st, 2025 05:04 pm - [ SECRET POST #6752 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6752 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


01.


More! )


Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 20 secrets from Secret Submission Post #965.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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get_knitted
[badly_knitted]
July 1st, 2025 07:25 pm - Check-In Post - July 1st 2025

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


This Week's Question: What do you like to listen to / watch while crafting?


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!




Current Location:: my desk
Current Mood:: [mood icon] tired

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fancake
[runpunkrun]
July 1st, 2025 09:19 am - Round 176: Working Together
Photograph with added text: Working Together, at Fancake. Workers in India use wide wooden paddles with long handles to shove a huge yard of drying grains into big piles. The grain, most likely rice, is a beautiful golden color, and there's a mix of western and traditional clothing among the seven men and women.
Our theme for July is working together!

This round is for fanworks that feature characters working together to achieve a common goal or—and this is not necessarily the same thing—fanworks set in the workplace.

The tag for this round is: theme: working together

If you're just joining us, be sure to check out our policy on content notes. Content notes aren't required, but they're nice to include in your recs, especially if a fanwork has untagged content that readers may wish to know about in advance.

Rules! )

Posting Template! )

Promote this round! )


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agonyaunt
[minoanmiss]
July 1st, 2025 11:38 am - Ask A Manager: refusing to work for a customer for moral reasons,
[Be warned, the the main discussion of the post is s about #3, a letter about a coworker with gastric issues. At least people are being pretty good about labeling their responses. Beyond the ... details... it is fast descending into a fight between proponents and opponents of ableism. Thhs is letter #1] about the ethics of refusing service.Read more... )

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sid_guardian
[tehfanglyfish]
July 1st, 2025 09:01 am - Guardian Bonus Bingo July Prompts

Greetings Guardian Bingo Participants!


Somehow we have already made it through one month of Bonus Bingo and July is upon us. New prompts are listed below.

If you missed out on June, no worries! You can join the fest at any point. You can turn in fills for months you missed during our November grace period month.

July (I) Prompts:

Cake | Reconciliation | Emergency

As with last month, you only need to create for one of these prompts to earn a fill for this month, though you’re welcome to create more if you feel so inspired.

While the fest account is located on Tumblr, you don't have to be a Tumblr user to participate or to earn a badge at the end of the fest. (Filling one prompt per month over five months is what matters for earning the badge, not where you post your fills.)
 

Friendly Fest Reminders:

  • This is a low-stress fest. The point is to create fan works and have fun.
  • All modes of creation are accepted!
  • All ratings, all ships, rpf, Weilan derivatives, and even works based on other Priest novels are accepted. Please tag accordingly.
  • While each month will have three prompts listed, you only need to create for one prompt to earn a fill for that month. (You are, however, welcome to complete or combine all of them if you wish.)
  • Prompts are inspiration only – follow them as strictly or as loosely as you’d like
  • No min/max content requirements.
  • No works created using generative AI

About/FAQ - Contains full fest info

AO3 Collection - You may also post in other places (tumblr, Dreamwidth, etc.)

If you @ our tumblr account, we’ll happily reblog your fill.

Let us know if you have any questions. Have fun and happy creating!

Fest Prompt Master List:

June (B): Chase | Door Key | Respite

July (I): Cake | Reconciliation | Emergency



Tags:

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fan_flashworks
[badly_knitted]
July 1st, 2025 09:45 am - Dust Challenge: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Dusted

Title: Dusted
Fandom: BtVS
Author: [personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Buffy.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 200
Spoilers/Setting: Early Season 2.
Summary: Vampire dust goes everywhere.
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Challenge 483: Amnesty 80, using Challenge 439: Dust.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.



Dusted... )

Current Mood:: [mood icon] hot
Current Location:: my desk

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fan_flashworks
[china_shop]
July 1st, 2025 04:13 pm - Borrowed Title: Guardian: fanfic: Pages for You
Title: Pages for You
Fandom: Guardian (TV)
Rating: T-rated
Length: 1,767 words
Notes: Title from a novel by Sylvia Brownrigg. Much thanks to [personal profile] trobadora for beta. <3
Tags: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Post-Canon, Everyone Lives AU, Established Relationship, Domesticity, Fade to Black
Summary: Over the course of the evening, an impulse had taken root, and now Shen Wei submitted to it. He switched on his desk lamp, laid out several large sheets of paper and quietly ground some ink. If Zhao Yunlan wanted to read of their time together through the eyes of a Dixingren soldier, who better than Shen Wei to write an account—to show Zhao Yunlan exactly how much his arrival had meant to the war effort and to Shen Wei himself.

Pages for You )

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sid_guardian
[china_shop]
July 1st, 2025 03:22 pm - June fanworks round-up post!
This is the fanworks round-up post for June! Please link in the comments to any Guardian (or related fandoms) fanworks you created or enjoyed last month.
  • all kinds of fanworks are welcome – fic, art, vids, picspams, etc. - including those made for exchanges and events
  • new chapters of WIPs count
  • meta or discussion posts, too
  • whether or not you've already linked these in a post of their own, we still want them here!

If you're linking to fanworks you didn't create yourself, please clearly mark these "REC", so there's no confusion about authorship/creatorship.

(And please still do link your fanworks, meta, etc. separately, in their own post, at any time!)

So ... what Guardian and related fandoms works did you create or enjoy in June?

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fan_flashworks
[drabblewriter]
June 30th, 2025 07:49 pm - Hit the Wall Challenge: Greek Myth: Fanfic: Be Well

Title: Be Well
Fandom: Greek Myth / The Iliad
Characters: Paris, Hector
Rating: T
Warnings: injury, blood, vomiting
Length: 868
Summary: Paris comes running as soon as he hears about Hector's injury. (There was good Hector angst in Book 14, but I decided I needed more. :3)


Read more... )

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fan_flashworks
[teaotter]
June 30th, 2025 05:34 pm - Dragon: The Double: Dragon and Phoenix
Title: Dragon and Phoenix
Fandom: The Double (cdrama)
Length: ~700 words
Content notes: No warnings, implied power dynamics around political marriages

Summary: Xiao Heng and the emperor, playing games.


Read more... )

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fandom_checkin
[starwatcher]
June 30th, 2025 06:11 pm - 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, June 30, to midnight on Tuesday, July 1. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #33309 Daily Check-in
This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 27

How are you doing?

I am OK.
18 (66.7%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
9 (33.3%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
10 (37.0%)

One other person.
12 (44.4%)

More than one other person.
5 (18.5%)




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.
 

Tags:

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fandomsecrets
[case]
June 30th, 2025 06:32 pm - [ SECRET POST #6751 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6751 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


01.


More! )


Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 27 secrets from Secret Submission Post #965.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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