shadowsong26

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Name: Witness, Unseen
Story: Gloria Pearce
Colors: Electric Sky #17 (Blue Skies), Vienna Orange #4 (Your dream'll be a nightmare before too long)
Supplies and Styles: brushes, cut-away, nubs, parchment, seed beads, thread
Word Count: 268
Rating: general
Warnings: n/a
Summary: A moodpiece set in 1960s LA, shortly before a murder.
Notes: Bet you thought you'd seen the last of me...

( The sky never seemed quite so blue as in LA. )

thedarlingone

Lonesome Goalie (2450 words) by thedarlingone
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Men's Hockey RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Marc-Andre Fleury/Maxime Talbot
Characters: Marc-Andre Fleury, Maxime Talbot
Additional Tags: 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Soft Hockey Boys, Dumb Hockey Boys, Hockey Fights, Inspired by Real Events
Series: Part 9 of JT's Talbotober
Summary:

A bored Marc-André Fleury is a problem for everyone around him. A bored Marc-André Fleury in the goal crease during a game... is a special kind of problem.

***

Titles continue to defeat me. Every clump of quickly-posted fic on my AO3 has just the most shit titles. However, the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs are just full of fic inspiration for me.

bookblather posting in

rainbowlounge

Halloween approaches, and with it the pitter-patter of tiny and not-so-tiny feet searching for candy. Well, we can't share our candy, but we can share some prompts.

Start a thread in this post to attract trick or treaters, hand out some prompts, and then go trick-or-treating yourself! Feel free to write descriptions of yourself, your door, or anything you like. Prompts acquired in this post can be used as graffiti.

Happy Halloween!

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rainbowlounge

Both by paradoxcase:
Galactic Glam and Candlelight

With the addition of Candlelight, I've created the category 'light' and updated the palette Light Box to be 5 from that category. The Auto Count Form is also updated, with both the new category and the new colors.

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rainbowlists

Made by paradoxcase

Theme: Music

Today you sat up half asleep and stared into this cluttered empty apartment and died - Disconnect the Dots
Daddy's always gone and Mommy's on the sauce / Living in a mansion, it's easy to get lost - Nervous in the Alley
She says that these punks must go / I think we're gonna get the old heave-ho - Heave-Ho
Leave the singing to Sinatra and always keep your big trap shut / Capisce? - Padrino
Lying naked in a hail storm in the dark / You're my little tornado and I am your trailer park - Pet Names
Their kids were hippie chicks, all hypocrites / Because fashion was smashin' the true meaning of it - Walkin' on the Sun
I'm forever yours, temporarily - Beer Goggles
Why you doing what you doing? / You should be doing what you want / Who the fuck you think you're fooling? / She's the one, the one you want - Flo
Put away the crack before the crack puts you away / You need to be there when your baby's old enough to relate - Walkin' on the Sun
I've got a bed, I'd rather sleep on the floor / Screaming in my head, I don't like it anymore - Push

from the Fush Yu Mang album by Smash Mouth

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rainbowlists

Made by paradoxcase

Theme: Holidays

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thedarlingone

The Forfeits (37623 words) by thedarlingone
Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: Men's Hockey RPF
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Marc-Andre Fleury/Maxime Talbot
Characters: Marc-Andre Fleury, Maxime Talbot, Veronique Fleury
Additional Tags: background Flower/Vero, Dubious Consent, Alternate Universe, the dubcon is winner's-room-esque but intra-team and goalie-centric, AU: Max plays for the Pens in 2003, Blow Jobs, First Time Blow Jobs, Public Blow Jobs, Dubiously Consensual Blow Jobs, Cuddling & Snuggling, 2003-2004 NHL Season, Hand Jobs, NHL-Typical Homophobia (Hockey RPF), very brief use of the f slur (about oneself), Internalized Homophobia, Orgasm Delay, Developing Relationship, the author's complicated relationship with the concept of romance, Goalie Forfeits AU
Series: Part 7 of JT's Talbotober
Summary:

"I know I get my dick sucked if I make a shutout, or I win in relief, or the whole team plays like shit and the other goalie gets a shutout, or somebody takes a bad penalty and the power play scores on me. I just didn't expect it to be tonight."

In which Marc-André Fleury's rookie season with the Pens is made simultaneously worse by being in a hockey-dubcon AU and better by having Max Talbot already on the team.

***
This somewhat peculiar AU piece is now fully posted -- it was actually the first thing I started writing for this pairing, but in the course of research for it I got very attached to the actual history between these two idiots and mined out some of the original 55k document for inspiration, but there was a bunch that didn't work outside the AU setting because my character motivations and foreshadowing run pretty tightly plotted. So that's this.

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rainbowfic

Name: Role Reversal
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Bittersweet #7: The Way Things Were, Warm Heart #6: Comfort, Dolly White #2: Laughter through crying is my favorite emotion.
Styles and Supplies: Novelty Bead (opposite, given here), Life Drawing, Silhouette, Glitter (this poem), Glue (Today you might feel too overwrought to concentrate on whatever goals you're trying to reach, particularly if they're financial. Past issues might crop up at inopportune times but will still need to be released. If you aren't careful, this could get in the way of just about anything you need to do. Keeping cool is the most important thing to remember.)
Word Count: 1,201
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: Setsiana, Sapfita
In-Universe Date: 1912.6.5.6
Summary: The night before Qhoroali plans to go to kill Sapfita, Setsiana has a dream of her.
Notes:: I aten't dead! Sorry for the hiatus, I took a break after finishing the first draft of the Fulcrum, and then I got distracted and busy for a bit. But I've been making more time lately to work on post-Fulcrum writing, so I caught up to where my buffer should be, finally. There are five more posts after this one for the Fulcrum, and then it's done.

( Role Reversal )

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cereta posting in

agonyaunt

In response to copyright complaints from a frequently posted column, several people suggested locking the community to members only. As promised, I'm posting a poll to get a sense of how people feel about that.

To be clear, at the moment, the community is just being asked to change how we post about the column in question (post a brief excerpt and a link). We're not being asked to change our general practices, and there's no indication that our community is on the radar of other columns. Also, posters have the option of locking individual posts. However, I want people to feel comfortable posting. I love this community.

Please vote!

Poll #35233 Locking the Community

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 74

View Respondents

Should agonyaunt be locked to members only?

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Yes
45 (60.8%)

No
29 (39.2%)

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rainbowfic

Name: Letting Go
Story: Everwood
Colors: Dolly White #5 (We both know I'm not what you need), True Blue #8 (Friends to the end), Daffodil #4 (Planting)
Supplies and Styles: Thread (I tried to hide what these two are looking so distraught about a little!), Photography (Technically there's no speech in this, and I'm working towards several masterpieces right now... Let me know if a drawing is a little cheatery on this?), Sketch (I finally drew for this setting again!!)
Word Count: n/a (Illustration)
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Notes: n/a
Summary: There's a point at which Daphne reunites with Boyce after her copse takes her away to return an infant Vianne to Boyce's arms. He has no idea what to do with children, but is willing to do anything for Daphne.

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thedarlingone

Pulled (4629 words) by thedarlingone
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Men's Hockey RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Marc-Andre Fleury/Maxime Talbot, Evgeni Malkin & Maxime Talbot
Characters: Marc-Andre Fleury, Maxime Talbot, Evgeni Malkin
Additional Tags: Cuddling & Snuggling, Marc-Andre Fleury Needs a Hug, 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Inspired by Real Events
Series: Part 8 of JT's Talbotober
Summary:

'Marc is going to stand here for the last ten minutes of the game, and support his team, and not take the backup's seat because his pride won't quite let him admit that that's all he's good for. A perpetual backup. Not the guy you call on when it counts.'

The Pittsburgh Penguins' first game in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs goes very badly. Flower is pulled after allowing six goals, and doesn't know if he'll get another playoff start. Max takes care of him.

***
Titles continue to baffle me, but I've been somewhat erratically watching through the archived Pens playoff games I have access to, and making extensive notes on all the tiny driblets of ship-inspiring content I find in them. This is the first one that has turned into a finished fic. (I continue to be extremely charmed by Max and Geno's friendship as well.)

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agonyaunt

I just received notice that Ask a Manager has filed a copyright claim against our community over several columns. The individual posters should be notified as well.

At the request of Dreamwidth administration, I'm creating a community rule regarding posts about Ask a Manager posts:

Posts that discuss Ask a Manager columns may contain only a brief excerpt and a link back to the original column.

If you have questions, post them here, and I will relay them to Dreamwidth admin.

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agonyaunt

Dear Eric: What might one say (or not say) to our 28-year-old son (and brother) who is in a relationship with a 27-year-old woman about whom we (his siblings and parents) see all kinds of "red flags" with her?

After almost every interaction with her, we come away with a heavy heart. They live together, but their relationship remains undefined. She is extremely ambitious and career driven. Any talk of marriage is off limits because that would imply she wants to "settle down and have babies," which is the last thing she wants to do. This is because she wants to go back to school, earn a Ph.D, and eventually become a college professor. Which is fine and admirable, of course, but her self-centeredness and self-serving habits always override our son's plans or desires.

He plans to just "hang in there" with her in the hopes that someday she'll be ready to commit to marriage. Our son is handsome, funny, intelligent and hardworking, but he doesn't seem to realize his own self-worth. We feel like he could do so much better in a life partner. I believe if we tell him we see red flags with her, he will say to us, "Oh, you don't know her the way I know her; she's a wonderful person."

But I've lived long enough to know she would be trouble for him; it's obvious to us. Do we speak up, or just let him live his life as he has currently chosen (with a strong hunch that this will not end well for him)?

– Flagging Family

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agonyaunt

Dear Annie: This might seem a little weird for a 78-year-old man, but this really bothers me. When I was in elementary and high school, I wasn't liked by many of my fellow students. I was shy, a bit awkward and the target of bullying. I never fit in, and I thought high school would never end. Things were better in college. I graduated and went on to stand out in my profession, receiving honors and positive attention from my peers. It was the opposite of my high school experience.

I've only attended one high school class reunion, and that evening was the longest three hours of my life. I was again left out of conversations, and some memories centered around times I was bullied. Needless to say, I never went back. Now a group of my old high school classmates get together informally from time to time for breakfast, lunch, etc. I keep getting invited via email, but I haven't been able to bring myself to go.

In retirement, I've become friends with an old classmate who I never interacted with in high school. We were in different circles, but he was always friendly to me. He personally invited me to one of these gatherings. I gave in after many requests. The minute I entered the room and saw those faces, I was overwhelmed by the past. I made it through the event even though one classmate told a story about a bullying incident where I was the victim. Everyone laughed. I cried inside. The classmate who pushed me to go apologized after the gathering and said he had no idea that would happen. I'll never go back, but that awful experience is in my head every day.

I've talked with my pastor, which was helpful, but I'm still unhappy. I've never thought of hurting myself, but I've become somewhat of a recluse, afraid to leave my home or go anywhere I might run into an old classmate. My years are numbered, and I want them to be happy, but they're anything but. My wife is very supportive and understands my plight. She encourages me but doesn't push.

How can I get over this? I've thought of moving to another city where I won't run into anyone from high school, but that would mean taking my wife from her friends and family. -- Still Hurting

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agonyaunt

1. DEAR ABBY: My siblings and I have a niece and nephew, our late sister's children, both in their 40s. The niece is grounded, level-headed, and emotionally and intellectually strong. The nephew used to be like that but now can be a lot more sensitive and overly emotional and has a somewhat controlling wife.

Our problem is that months and months, sometimes years, go by without hearing anything from them. Our nephew doesn't return phone calls in general, but if we reach out when there's a death or a hospitalization in the family, the niece processes things normally. Our nephew turns into a bowl of emotional jelly. He cries and is emotionally draining when we all need to pull together for someone else. When we explain that we can make time for him but that he needs to answer our calls or return them, he promises to do so but never follows through. His mental health is not good (and perhaps his wife isolates him), but we are at our wits' end. How do we deal with this behavior? -- EXASPERATED UNCLE IN OHIO

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2. DEAR ABBY: I lost my brother last year to a brain aneurysm. We were very close, and I am still struggling with it. His birthday was this month, and I spent the day honoring him. However, other family members are telling me I should be "over it" by now. Am I wrong for still experiencing grief? I wasn't aware there is a time limit. -- PROCESSING IT IN ALASKA

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agonyaunt

DEAR HARRIETTE: My teenage daughter recently fell down the stairs and became paralyzed from the waist down. The adjustment has been difficult on her and the rest of our family. She used to be a very active girl who loved to play sports, and now she can't, which has caused her to become depressed. She has to watch from the sidelines, and I can tell she feels she is missing out on her adolescence.

I feel so guilty because she tripped on my shoes when she fell down the stairs, and now I worry she blames me. I know that the accident was not something I ever intended to happen, but I can't stop replaying that moment in my head and wondering whether I could have prevented it.

My daughter has become much quieter since the accident, and sometimes she gets angry when I try to encourage her to stay positive. As her mother, I want to be there for her without constantly reminding her of everything she has lost or making her feel like I am expecting her to be OK before she is ready. My husband tells me that I need to stop blaming myself, but it is difficult when I feel responsible for what happened. How can I support my daughter through this while also learning to forgive myself for what happened? -- The Fall

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minnarr

Hello, dear author! I have given possibly too much information. In each section, you will find fandom-specific DNWs at the top, and then discussion of what I enjoy about the fandom and what I might like to see in a fic (totally optional prompts).

I am willing to receive treats.

Long (non-fandom specific) list of favorite tropes and themes: family (found or birth) and friendship, platonic intimacy, polyamory, historical detail/period pieces, time travel and dimension-crossing, secret identity, political intrigue, AUs generally, loyalty, finally getting to live when you thought that was off the table, mutual pining, heists, only one bed, fake dating/marriage and arranged marriages, truth or dare (and other games that involve gambling your closely held heart), fleshing out minor characters, trying to explain the changes in your life since the last time you saw someone but it ends up sounding absurd because your life took some wild turns, interactive fiction/games/puzzles, found media/epistolary and other nontraditional narrative structures

( American Girls: Samantha - Various Authors )

( The Golden Slipper and Other Problems for Violet Strange - Anna Katharine Green )

( Twister (1996) )

( She's the Man (2006) )

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agonyaunt

My 9-year-old granddaughter feels bullied at her elementary school because a group of boys there won’t let her join their pickup soccer game on the playground after school. Her father wants to complain to the principal because he believes that any child enrolled in the school has a right to join in games that are played on its grounds. I support inclusion, but I was raised not to force my participation where it was not wanted. Thoughts?

GRANDMOTHER

This question is about so much more than soccer! Years ago, when I was a new lawyer, I went to work at a firm and found a superb mentor. But there was a hitch: Before I started working with his clients, he would sit me down in his office, call them — in front of me — and ask if it was OK to assign a gay lawyer to their team. It was humiliating! And I got the message: I was welcome for only as long as people tolerated me.

I never want your granddaughter to feel that way! She’s 9. She should be able to play on any elementary school team or in any regular pickup game that she wants to play in. Now, I assume she’s being excluded because of her sex, which is ridiculous. But even if the boys claim that their teams are full or that she’s not good enough, they should still find a way to include her. I doubt we’re talking about a posse of 9-year-old Lamine Yamals here.

Her father should speak to someone at school — maybe the principal or the school counselor — about how to include your granddaughter without making her feel any less welcome than she already does. I respect your concern about being pushy, but in my experience, if girls and members of other disempowered groups had to wait for invitations to join the party, we would be waiting forever! Your granddaughter needs to learn how to advocate on her own behalf, and for now that’s probably best done by watching her parents model that behavior for her.

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Electric Sky #17, Vienna Orange #4: Witness, Unseen (Gloria Pearce)

Fic: Lonesome Goalie (Men's Hockey RPF)

Trick or Treat!

Two New Colors

Galactic Glam

Candlelight

Fic: The Forfeits (Men's Hockey RPF)

Bittersweet #7, Warm Heart #6, Dolly White #2 [The Fulcrum]

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ADMIN: Poll: Locking the community

Dolly White #5, True Blue #8, Daffodil #4

Fic: Pulled (Men's Hockey RPF)

ADMIN: Ask a Manager

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Two letters about feelings

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Yuletide 2026 Dear Author Letter

Social Qs: pickup games

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